Writer/Cartoonist/Illustrator Olivia de Recat (The New Yorker) talks Fleetwood Mac, The Chicks, Taylor Swift, Gillian Welch, Eliot Smith & more!
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
2. Walking On Broken Glass - Annie Lennox
3. Goodbye Earl - The Chick
4. Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift
5. A Fond Farewell - Eliot Smith
6. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell
Legendary metal rock singer John Bush (Armored Saint/Anthrax) talks Black Sabbath, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, UFO, Gogo Bordello & more!
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath
2. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (album/Led Zeppelin II)
3. Duece - KISS (album/Kiss Alive!)
4. Sing A Song - Earth, Wind & Fire (album/Gratitude)
5. Golden Lady - Stevie Wonder
6. Call On Me - Chicago
7. Back In The Saddle - Aerosmith (album/Rocks)
8. John performing The Four Horseman with Mettalica
9. Start Wearing Purple - Gogol Bordello
Mark Pieper is CEO & agent of one of the top and longest running baseball agency's in the business, ISE Baseball. They've represented some of the best players in the game like Justin Verlander, Mariano Rivera, David Ortiz, Jim Thome and tons more.
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis
2, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls
4. Detroit Rock City - Kiss
5. Changes - Tupac
6. Can't Truss It - Public Enemy
7. Fight The Power - Public Enemy
8. True Fuschnick - FU-Schnickens
9. If It Ain't Ruff - NWA (MC Ren)
10. Sara Smile - Hall & Oates
11. Just Breathe - Pearl Jam
12. Sirius - The Alan Parsons Project
Washington Nationals MLB pitcher Michael Soroka talks Alterbridge, Elton John, Burton Cummings, Hans Zimmer & more!
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. Blackbird - Alter Bridge
2. Still Counting - Volbeat
3. Candle In The Wind - Elton John
4. Clair de lune - Claude Debussy
5. Break It To Them Gently - Burton Cummings
6. Final Ascent - Hans Zimmer
7. If We Were Vampires - Jason Isbell
PITCHING PLAYLIST
A. Dream On - Aerosmith
B. Like A Stone - Audioslave
C. One Of These Nights - Eagles
D. Take It To The Limit - Eagles
E. Even Flow - Pearl Jam
F. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple Pilots
G. Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
H. Rocket Man - Elton John
Actor Max Chernin ('Parade' Broadway tour) talks Laura Marling, Lianne La Havas, Chet Baker, Amos Lee, Nick Drake, Stephen Sondheim, Emily King & more!
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. Blues Run The Game - Laura Marling
2. What You Don't Do - Lianne La Havas
3. Everything Happens To Me - Chet Baker
4. Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight - Amos Lee
5. Pink Moon - Nick Drake
6. Chromolume #7 - Stephen Sondheim (Sunday In The Park With George)
7. Distance - Emily King
8. Post Tropical - James Vincent McMorrow
Actor/Comedian Peter S. Kim (A Nice Indian Boy) talks Britney Spears, Emancipator, Seot Taiji, John Mayer, Sylvan Esso & more!
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What did 3 year old Cleto Escobedo III (bandleader for Jimmy Kimmel Live) do when he met one of his father’s “female co-workers” at the Sahara? What store primed Cleto to know exactly what 501 jean & Le Tigre shirt combo would go well together? What song did Cleto’s Dad see his own father perform on the Johnny Carson show? What do the lead singer of Men at Work and Cleto’s old bandmate have in common? What was Cleto and his mom’s favorite 8 track to drive around to? Why didn’t Cleto end up in choir with John Greene for 6th grade centers and instead switch to saxophone?
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LIAM YORGENSEN / lead singer (Sarah & The Sundays)
How was the store Hot Topic integral in the musical development of 13 year old Liam? What famous song did he cover and record for his Dad’s 60th birthday? How does Liam’s experience prove that truck stop bathrooms are an underrated meet and greet location for musical heroes? How did Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister” end up on Liam’s mom’s LG enV2 phone? What significance does the TV show “How I Met Your Mother” play in Liam’s life?
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
2. Frampton Comes Alive! - Peter Frampton
3. These Days - Jackson Browne
4. Aphasia - Pinegrove
5. Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan
6. Looking Like You Just Woke Up - The Front Bottoms
7. Hey, Soul Sister - Train
8. Don't Know Why - Norah Jones
9. About You Now - Miranda Cosgrove
10. Cursed Romantics - Maude Latour
11. Art School Wannabe - Sorority Noise
12. 1901 - Phoenix
Actor Julie Dretzin (The Handmaid's Tale, Preacher, Dirty John) What did Julie always wear as a child when running through her house singing Sondheim? What did the TV show The Hardy Boys have to do with Julie’s first record purchase? Why was her first experience with the music of Led Zeppelin during an ecstasy trip in a mattress store? What band did Julie go hard in the paint with in college and never go back to again once she graduated? What artist made her almost pee her pants when she saw him in Gelson’s?
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. At Seventeen - Janis Ian
2. Teen Dream - Shaun Cassidy
3. What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers
4. The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin
5. Not While I'm Around - Sweeney Todd (Stephen Sondheim)
6. Never Stop - Brand New Heavies
7. Hey Ladies - Beastie Boys
8. Faithfully - Journey
9. Secret O' Life - James Taylor
KCRW DJ Chris Douridas talks about how the first album he owned came by way of a melted 45. How his mother's record collection has influenced the choices he makes as a DJ. He explains his disdain for classifying music by genre, gives us a sneak peak into how he assembles a set list for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic and imparts wisdom on the future telling power of toilet paper placement.
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. Our House - Crosby, Stills & Nash & Young
2. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John
3. Painted From Memory - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach
4. Love at the Five & Dime - Nanci Griffith
5. North & South Main Title - Bill Conti
NFL wide receiver Jordan Whittington (LA Rams)
According to Jordan, the Texas Longhorns were the first college team to listen to what artist? If you grew up in Cuero, Texas in the early 2000’s, who was your go to for music CD’s? What song did a 7th grade classmate play for Jordan over the phone because she said he HAD to hear how sad it was? What album does Jordan believe is a top 5 album of all time? What is his top 3 ranking of singers in his family? And how does Jordan use music to take himself on an emotional roller coaster before games?
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. Love T.K.O. - Teddy Pendergrass
2. Where I Wanna Be - Donell Jones
3. Running Out Of Lies - Johnnie Taylor
4. For All We Know - Donny Hathaway
5. I Can't Get Over You - The Dramatics
Actor Spencer Garrett (The Residence, Winning Time, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)
What Broadway legends dressing room was Spencer in on opening night when he was 7 years old? Walking back from what concert did he think everyone was covered in algae? How did Spencer’s then college girlfriend save him from a trip to the emergency room…or possibly the morgue? What television homicide detective made Spencer several mix tapes and got him into MC 900 ft. Jesus? Who has Spencer seen in concert more than any other artist? What was the significance of a quirky kid in a pork pie hat at a school in the woods in Maine?
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. Peter Pan (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
2. CSN - Crosby, Stills & Nash
3. I Don't Want Set The World on Fire - The Ink Spots
4. All Shook Down - The Replacements
5. Imperial Bedroom - Elvis Costello & The Attractions
6. Small Change - Tom Waits
7. Closing Time - Tom Waits
8. Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder
9. Water of Love - Dire Straits
10. Space - Grateful Dead
11. Buried At Sea - MC 900 Ft. Jesus
12. Stewart's Coat - Rickie Lee Jones
13. Valentine's Day - Steve Earle
14. The More I See You - Julie London
15. Feels Like Rain - John Hiatt
16. Cherry Bomb - The Runaways
Actor David Magidoff (Dexter: New Blood, The Morning Show, American Crime Story) How did David find himself at a Sting concert in Scranton at 12 years old and smelling weed for the first time? What did Jerry Seinfeld say to David about where he grew up in Long Island? What did BUNAC and summer camp have to do with David's introduction and eventual deep love of the band Oasis? What is David's favorite comic book and why? And what song did Paul not recognize that broke David's brain?
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Jeannie Klisiewicz (The Ellen Degeneres Show, Happy You're Here!) How does Jeannie currently rank the members of *NSYNC? What was the specific month/day window that Jeannie planned to marry JC Chasez? Whose t-shirt did she stand in line for at a Nordstrom? What amount of money would Jeannie pay for an *NSYNC ticket with zero hesitation? What does she think is the best Disney soundtrack? What two albums would Jeannie and her parents listen to nonstop on their 18 hour drive from Chicago to Disney World? What Nirvana lyric stuck out to Jeannie when she was little?
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. With Or Without You - U2
2. Where The Streets Have No Name - U2
3. Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty
4. Piano Man - Billy Joel
5. Here We Go - *NSYNC
6. Zero to Hero - Hercules soundtrack
7. Go, Go, Go Joseph - Jospeh and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
8. Lithium - Nirvana
Tuc Watkins (Paradise, Criminal Minds, Uncoupled) How did a phone call get Tuc out of jail in Morocco? What cassette did Tuc’s Dad throw out the window? Why did Tuc pull of the road and buy 2 copies of a Jon Secada tape on the way to his high school reunion? Why does his friend Brooke think he cheated when he ran a marathon? What were the 3 songs/albums that Tuc played in the 90’s when he was feeling frisky?
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. Life's Been Good - Joe Walsh
2. Dreamweaver - Gary Wright
3. Let It Be - The Beatles
4. Funeral For A Friend - Elton John
5. Bolero - Ravel
6. Smalltwon Boy - Bronski Beat
7. Any Way You Want It (From Captured) - Journey
8. I Saw The Sign - Ace of Base
9. Sadeness - Enigma
10. Floating Into The Night - Julee Cruise
11. Passion: Music For The Last Temptation of Christ - Peter Gabriel
12. Only Time - Enya
13. Just Another Day Without You - Jon Secede
14. Ghost - Indigo Girls
15. Express Yourself - Madonna
16. Blue Monday - Orgy
17. The Queen And The Soldier - Suzanne Vega
18. A Boy Named Sue - Johnny Cash
Jordan Black (Community, Last Man Standing, Curb Your Enthusiasm) How did a duet by Don Johnson and Barbara Streisand unlock Jordan's childhood? What artist’s greatest hits cassette did Jordan discover when working a graveyard shift and how did it become one of his favorite artists? What artist was he late to because he wouldn’t let go of Michael Jackson? And who is the only artist Jordan doesn’t remember discovering because their music was there since birth?
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. Thriller - Michael Jackson
2. Till I Loved You - Barbara Streisdand & Don Johnson
3. Erotic City - Prince
4. Factory - Bruce Springsteen
5. Rocket Love - Stevie Wonder
6. Cold Feet - Tracy Chapman
7. Silver Springs - Fleetwood Mac
8. Silver Springs (Live performance on YouTube...moment Jordan talked about around 4:10) - Fleetwood Mac
Actor Rainn Wilson (The Office, Lessons in Chemistry, The Geography of Bliss)
What musical genre makes Rainn want to scream and pull his skin off? What band's songs were on a mix tape given to him in 1981 that led to a new way of being in the world? Who did he see perform in the MIT cafeteria in the early 80’s? After moving from Seattle to Chicago, why did Rainn drag his turntable and speakers into week 2 of his new drama class? And what song did he lip sync there, only to convey the story of that moment 40 years later to the artist that sang it?
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Actor Jay Lund (Hacks, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, True Blood)
Why did Jay turn down a career as a 6 year old Elvis impersonator who dabbles in ventriloquy? How was Jay’s Dad duped by Sad Eyes singer Robert John? What 90’s band did Jay party with at his friend’s house after their concert at South Dakota State? How did managing a strip club lead Jay to discover a Pearl Jam song that always calms him down?
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. Sad Eyes - Robert John
2. So Lonely - The Police
3. Black - Pearl Jam
4. Please, Please Baby - Dwight Yoakam
5. Waiting For My Real Life To Begin - Colin Hay
6. With Or Without You - U2
7. She's A Runaway - Bodeans
8. Snow Days - Trip Shakespeare
Actor Drew Droege (Grey's Anatomy, Queer, Search Party)
How did Columbia House Record Club conspire to get ‘Hey Mickey’ by Toni Basil into the hands of a young Drew? Why was Drew the guy to go to for tickets to the band Snot Rockets? What artist did the movie Trading Places introduce to him? What is the connection between Drew’s favorite Groundling’s sketch and Thurston Howell from Gilligan’s Island?
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1. Hey Mickey - Toni Basil
2. Mandinka - Sinead O'Connor
3. Do You Wanna Funk - Sylvester
4. You Oughta Be Here With Me - Big River
5. In The Night - Pet Shop Boys
6. Delicious - Jim Bakus & Friend
7. Double Penetration - Jackie Beat
8. Lady, You Shot Me - Har Mar Superstar
Writer Liz Tuccillo (Sex and The City, Divorce, He's Just Not That Into You, How To Be Single)
Why did Liz get death threats as a receptionist at NYC's Area nightclub in the 80's? When did Christmas officially begin in the Tuccillo house? What eventual Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famer did Liz work next to at the Christopher Street ice cream shop 'Creamed Again First' in NYC? Where does she stand with Flash mobs? And, Madison Square Garden and the power of the crotch shot.
Liz talks David Cassidy, Miriam Makeba, Beastie Boys, Jesus Christ Superstar, Crosby, Stills & Nash and more!
EPISODE PLAYLIST
1.My Christmas Card to You - David Cassidy
2.Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba
3.Brass Monkey - Beastie Boys
4.I Don't Know How to Love Him - Jesus Christ Superstar
5.Trial Before Pilate- Jesus Christ Superstar
6.Carry On - Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
