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Renewing your passion, five songs at a time. Each week on Extended Play, hosts E and Tank - friends for over 30 years - give you a five-song playlist, recommend an album, and give a new Top 10 list of everything from Best Hair Metal Bands to Worst Concert Offenses.
Music discovery in the age of streaming - and, let's face it, at our advanced age - can be overwhelming. Let us do the dirty work for you. It's time to remember why you fell in love with music.
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Too Country? Kacey Musgraves' "Middle of Nowhere" + Our Top 10 Side Projects
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May 16, 2026 |
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Time To Call It Quits? Foo Fighters “Your Favorite Toy” + A New Album Rating Scale
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May 11, 2026 |
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How Can Musicians This Good Make Music This Bad?! Dream Theater's "Octavarium" + Record Store Day 2026 Recap
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May 02, 2026 |
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Uncovering the Origins of Hardcore - 1st Listen to Black Flag's "Damaged" + Problematic Artists
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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Robyn *REALLY* Lets Her Body Talk - Reviewing "Existentialism" + Our Ten Bucket List Concerts
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Apr 17, 2026 |
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Our Only Hope Against AI or Just Hype? Angine de Poitrine + Top 10 Weird Songs by "Normal" Artists
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Apr 12, 2026 |
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Under-appreciated Masterpiece? First Listen to Fiona Apple's "The Idler Wheel..." + Top 10 Canadian Songs
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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Remember When Country Was Country? Willie Nelson's "Red Headed Stranger" + Songs That Make Us Laugh
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Is This Album Too Metal For Us?! First Listen to Gojira's "From Mars to Sirius" + Songs To Drive To
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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First Listen to Frank Ocean - "Channel Orange" + Songs to Fall Asleep To
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Mar 07, 2026 |
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From "Brat" to Avant Garde Pop?! "Wuthering Heights" by Charli XCX + The Top 10 Movie Soundtracks
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Feb 27, 2026 |
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Minds Blown! 🤯 1st Listen to Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the Key of Life," + Top 10 Artists of the 90s
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Is Bad Bunny For Us? First Listen to ""Debí Tirar Más Fotos" + Super Bowl Halftime Show Review
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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Middle-Aged Dudes Watch(?) The 2026 Grammys
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Feb 06, 2026 |
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Style Over Substance? "DON'T BE DUMB" by A$AP Rocky + Our Top 10 Vocalists
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Jan 29, 2026 |
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The Radiohead of Metal? First Listen to Tool's "Lateralus" + A Playlist For Your Enemies
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Does the New De La Soul Album Live Up to Their Legacy? Plus Terrible Songs on Otherwise Great Albums
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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It's Influential, But Is It Any Good? Bad Brains 1st Listen + 2025's Best Songs & Albums
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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What Makes This Album an All-Time Classic? - "Who's Next" by The Who | Plus 10 Awesome Australians
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Reaction: Tyler the Creator's "Igor" - Why Is He Such a Big Deal? | Plus Songs to Work Out To
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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Album of the Year Contender? 1st Listen to Rosalía - "LUX" | Plus, Terrible Wedding Songs!
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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Steely Dan’s "Aja" — Our Honest First Impressions (No Nostalgia Attached)
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Album of the Year? "Getting Killed" by Geese + Top 10 Songs You Didn't Want to Hear
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Avant-Garde or Just Odd? Our First Listen to The Velvet Underground & Nico + Top 10 Instrumentals
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Hip-Hop for Dorks? Aesop Rock's "The Impossible Kid" + Nostalgic 80s Songs
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Hayley Williams's New Album Made Us Poptimists, the Best Trios, & 5 Songs to Renew Your Passion
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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What Are We Missing? Earl Sweatshirt's "Live Laugh Love" & The Best Duets
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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RIP Ozzy Osbourne - We Listen to Black Sabbath for the First Time! - Plus 1997’s Best Albums
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Is This Album Vital? Liz Phair’s “Exile in Guyville”
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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THIS IS HARDCORE(!?) - Turnstile’s “NEVER ENOUGH,” Ranking Hair Metal Bands, and a New Playlist
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Hip-Hop Is NOT Dead - Clipse’s “Let God Sort ‘Em Out,” Ranking 90s Rock Bands, and a New Playlist
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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Turnstile - “NEVER ENOUGH” Visual Album Review
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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1st Listen: “Pet Sounds” by the Beach Boys - Catching Up on Classic Albums [Audio Only]
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Jun 21, 2025 |
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Bonus Episode: Favorite Live Shows & Desert Island Picks - Crossover with the Two Dudes and Killer Tunes Podcast
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Re-Ranking our Top 10 Music Artists
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Review: David Bowie - “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust…” - Catching Up on Classic Albums We Missed
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May 28, 2025 |
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Great Songs by Bands with Weird Names - The Playlist Challenge
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May 22, 2025 |
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First Listen - Joni Mitchell: “Blue” - Catching Up on Classic Albums
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May 14, 2025 |
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When Are You Too OId to Go to a Rock Show? - When Artists and Fans Age Together
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May 07, 2025 |
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1st Listen: Elton John - “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road” - Catching Up on Classic Albums
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Our Top 10 Guilty Pleasure Songs
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Album Review: Bon Iver - “SABLE, fABLE”
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Are The Beatles *REALLY* The Greatest Band of All Time?
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Music Trivia: Who Are The Best Rock Frontmen/women Of All Time?
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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When Athletes Try To Make Music: The L.A. Rams’ “Let’s Ram It” 😳
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Video Reaction Roulette - “Booty Up Down 4K”
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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Album Review: Bob Mould - “Here We Go Crazy”
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Album Review: Jason Isbell - “Foxes in the Snow”
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Drake’s Dad is an MC?! Video Reaction: Dennis Graham - “That on That”
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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100th Episode Spectacular! Our 100 Favorite Music Moments
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Art or Entertainment? Analyzing Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Playlist Challenge: “Cold” Songs
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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We Watched the 2025 Grammys (So You Didn’t Have To)
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Mac Miller’s “Balloonerism” - Album Review
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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We Predict the 2025 Grammy Winners
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Does Musicianship Even Matter Anymore? Virtuosos, AI, and The Future of Music
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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2024 Year in Music - Best Albums, Biggest Stories, and a Few Gripes
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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The 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime - The Top 10!
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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The 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime (The Contenders) - The EP 100
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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The 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime (#20-#11)
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Nov 27, 2024 |
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Musical New Year’s Resolutions - How’d We Do in 2024? What Are Our Resolutions for 2025?
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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The 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime (#30-#21)
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Nov 13, 2024 |
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Album Review - “Moon Music” by Coldplay
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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The 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime (#40-31)
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Reaction: Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Music Video
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Oct 16, 2024 |
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The 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime (#50-#41)
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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Playlist Challenge - Songs about Comebacks
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Video Reaction: Vince Neil (Motley Crue) - “Sister of Pain”
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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The 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime (#60-#51)
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Album Review - “NO NAME” by Jack White
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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The 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime (#70-#61)
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Sep 11, 2024 |
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The Top Selling Artists and Soundtracks - The 10 Before 5 Music Quiz
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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The 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime (#80-#71)
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Killer Mike & The Mighty Midnight Revival: “Songs for Sinners and Saints” - Rapid Review
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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What Makes a Great - or a Bad - Live Show?
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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The 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime (90-81) - The EP 100
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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2-for-1 Album Review: New Albums from Zach Bryan and Johnny Blue Skies (Sturgill Simpson)
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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The 100 Best Albums of Our Lifetime - The EP 100 - #100-#91
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Eminem - “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce)” Album Review
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Building a Career in Music - Interview with Musician, Songwriter, and Producer B.K. Barone
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Jul 10, 2024 |
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Waxahatchee - “Tigers Blood” Album Review
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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What Are Our Favorite Music Videos?
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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Top Touring Country Musicians vs. Highest Grossing Biopics - The 10 Before 5 Music Quiz
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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The Smile - “Wall of Eyes” Album Review
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Album Review - “S.O.S.” by SZA
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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The Apple Music 100 Best Albums List is F&@*ing Terrible
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May 30, 2024 |
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Our Favorite Summer Songs - “My Five”
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May 28, 2024 |
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Playlist Challenge - “Medical”
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May 21, 2024 |
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Kendrick & Drake Got BEEF
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May 14, 2024 |
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A.I. & Its Impact on Music
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May 07, 2024 |
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Underrated Songs, Artists, and Albums — “My Five”
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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Authenticity - Gatekeeping, Keeping it Real, and “Cowboy Carter”
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Playlist Challenge - Songs about States
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Music and Money
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Our Favorite Cover Songs
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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Playlist Challenge - Songs About Clothing
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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The 200 Best Albums of the Past 25 Years (According to Pitchfork Readers)
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Mar 19, 2024 |
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Playlist Challenge - “Clones” (Songs with Identical Titles)
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Review - “The Greatest Night in Pop”
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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Challenging Music - What Makes Music Approachable (or Unapproachable)?
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Playlist Challenge - “Featuring”
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Feb 20, 2024 |
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The Mostaccioli of Music Festivals
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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(Bonus Episode) Rapid Reaction - 2024 Grammy Awards
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Feb 10, 2024 |
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Playlist Challenge - “Q” (No, Not That “Q”)
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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What’s the Connection Between Sports and Music?
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Musical New Year’s Resolutions
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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2023 - What Was Our Favorite Music of the Year?
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Relegation - Who (For Now) Are Our Favorite Artists? (Rebroadcast)
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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Hip-Hop (Part Two) - What’s Still Great About Hip-Hop? (Rebroadcast)
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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Hip-Hop (Part One) - What is Hip-Hop at 50? (Rebroadcast)
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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Fringe - What’s the Point in Genre?
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Eighties - What are the Best Songs of the Eighties?
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Holidays - What are Our Favorite Holiday Songs?
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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Shift - Can Artist Evolution Go Too Far?
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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Experiences - What Does it Take for a Concert to Live up to our Expectations?
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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"Class" - Are Some Kinds of Music Inherently "Cooler" Than Others?
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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"Fandom" - What Does it Mean to be a Fan?
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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"Fidelity" - How Important is Audio Quality?
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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"Names" - What Are Our Favorite (and Least Favorite) Band Names?
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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"Documentaries" - What Makes a Great Music Documentary?
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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"Relegation" - Who (For Now) Are Our 10 Favorite Artists?
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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"Hip-Hop" (Part Two) - What's Still Great about Hip-Hop?
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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"Hip-Hop" (Part One) - What Is Hip-Hop at 50?
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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(Rebroadcast) Country (Part Two) - Who's Doing it Right?
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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(Rebroadcast): Country (Part One) - Why Is Country Music So Popular?
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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Inter-Season Announcement!
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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"Separation" - Why Do Bands Break Up?
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Discovery - How Do You Find Music?
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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Befuddlement (Part Two) - Three-Way Playlist Challenge
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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Befuddlement (Part One) - Are There Some Artists You Just Don't Get?
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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Villains - Can You Separate Art from the Artist?
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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Critics - How Are Our Opinions on Music Formed?
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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"B" - What Makes a Great Non-Album/Cover Song?
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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Popularity - What’s the Current State of Pop Music?
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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Live - What Do We Love About Live Music?
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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Situations - What is Music's Role in Our Day-to-Day Lives?
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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Country (Part Two) - Who's Doing It Right?
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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Country (Part One) - Why Is Country Music So Popular?
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May 26, 2023 |
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500 - What Are the Greatest Albums of All Time?
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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Albums - Why is the Album Format Still a Thing?
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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Lyrics - How Important Are Song Lyrics Anyway?
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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Taste - Why Do We Care So Much About Music?
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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Introducing: The Extended Play Podcast
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Mar 23, 2023 |