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Political Beats

Political Beats
'Political Beats: when ear candy meets mind candy. Hosting this brain-tickling extravaganza are two MASSIVE nerds, Scot Bertram and Jeff Blehar. Despite their day jobs as respected political analysts, these guys decided to moonlight as podcast hosts. Why, you ask? To share their love for music and politics simultaneously, of course! Perfect for audiophiles and politicos alike, Political Beats walks you through the discography of the greatest music stars while cleverly weaving in political commentary. Fancy an episode where they dissect The Beatles’ White Album while drawing parallels to the Nixon Administration? It's just another day on Political Beats! So, tune in for your double dose of melody and policy. It's the podcast version of moshing at a Parliament meeting!'

Latest Political Beats Episodes

Episode 146: Jeff Pojanowski / Turnpike Troubadours

Tue, 3 Jun 2025 10:30:00 +0000
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Episode 145: Andrew Stuttaford / Brian Eno

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:25:18 +0000
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Episode 144: Steve Singiser / Def Leppard

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:30:00 +0000
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Episode: 143: Eli Lake / Stevie Wonder [Part 2]

Wed, 5 Feb 2025 19:24:53 +0000
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Episode 142: Eli Lake / Stevie Wonder [Part 1]

Thu, 2 Jan 2025 13:18:41 +0000
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Episode 141: Mary Chastain / Stone Temple Pilots

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 13:17:48 +0000
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Episode 140: Andrew Fink / ZZ Top

Mon, 14 Oct 2024 13:39:55 +0000
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Episode 139: Peter Suderman / Dismemberment Plan

Mon, 23 Sep 2024 14:25:12 +0000
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Episode 138: Nick Lowe

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 16:00:00 +0000
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Very Special Episode: Most Essential/Necessary Compilations [137]

Mon, 19 Aug 2024 10:30:00 +0000
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Episode 136: Brad Birzer / Yes [Part 2]

Mon, 1 Jul 2024 17:34:44 +0000
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Episode 135: Brad Birzer / Yes [Part 1]

Mon, 3 Jun 2024 15:02:59 +0000
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Episode 134: Guy Denton / Echo & The Bunnymen

Mon, 6 May 2024 14:18:40 +0000
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Episode 133: Joshua Treviño / Matthew Sweet

Mon, 8 Apr 2024 10:30:00 +0000
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Episode 132: Tom Nichols / Boston

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:30:00 +0000
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Episode 131: Jay Cost / The Kinks [Part 2]

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 19:31:45 +0000
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Episode 130: Jay Cost / The Kinks [Part 1]

Tue, 2 Jan 2024 15:09:02 +0000
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Episode 129: Mike Long / Joe Jackson

Mon, 20 Nov 2023 16:34:44 +0000
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Episode 128: Hannah Rowan / Blondie

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 14:10:52 +0000
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Episode 127: Eric Kohn / Huey Lewis & the News

Mon, 2 Oct 2023 10:30:00 +0000
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Episode 126: Rory Cooper / Simon & Garfunkel

Tue, 5 Sep 2023 13:45:40 +0000
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Episode 125: Matt Murray / Nick Lowe

Mon, 31 Jul 2023 13:40:00 +0000
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Episode 124: Dave Weigel / Pet Shop Boys

Thu, 6 Jul 2023 14:03:06 +0000
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Episode 123: Dominic Green / The Jam

Mon, 12 Jun 2023 15:36:50 +0000
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Episode 122: Eric Garcia / Black Sabbath

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 13:39:08 +0000
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Episode 121: Adam Wollner / My Morning Jacket

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:30:00 +0000
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Episode 120: Mark Hemingway / Big Star

Mon, 27 Feb 2023 11:30:00 +0000
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Episode 119: Noam Blum / Tool

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 16:00:51 +0000
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Episode 118: Phil Wegmann / The National

Mon, 19 Dec 2022 11:30:00 +0000
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Episode 117: Andrew Fink / Otis Redding

Mon, 7 Nov 2022 11:30:00 +0000
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Episode 116: Noah Weinrich / Weezer

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:30:00 +0000
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Episode 115: Jesse Walker / Willie Nelson [Part 2]

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:30:00 +0000
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Episode 115: Jesse Walker / Willie Nelson [Part 1]

Mon, 5 Sep 2022 10:30:00 +0000
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Episode 114: Steve Miller / Mott The Hoople

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 11:43:39 +0000
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Episode 113: Andrew Heaton / 'Weird Al' Yankovic

Mon, 4 Jul 2022 10:30:00 +0000
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Episode 112: Scott Immergut / Squeeze

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 10:30:00 +0000
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Episode 111: Eli Lake / Prince [Part 3]

Mon, 23 May 2022 12:10:24 +0000
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Episode 110: Eli Lake / Prince [Part 2]

Mon, 18 Apr 2022 13:19:52 +0000
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Episode 109: Eli Lake / Prince [Part 1]

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 12:02:06 +0000
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Episode 108: Mike Long / Robbie Fulks

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:30:00 +0000
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Episode 107: Rory Cooper / Paul Simon

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 13:25:19 +0000
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Episode 106: Andrew Prokop / Kate Bush

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 11:30:00 +0000
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Episode 105: Bruce Edward Walker / Warren Zevon

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:05:12 +0000
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Episode 104: Charles C. W. Cooke / Fleetwood Mac [Part 2]

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:17:42 +0000
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Episode 103: Charles C. W. Cooke / Fleetwood Mac

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:35:00 +0000
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Episode 102: Daniel Gullotta / Michael Jackson

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 09:30:49 +0000
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Episode 101: Matt Lewis / John Mellencamp

Mon, 30 Aug 2021 14:49:49 +0000
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Episode 100: Andrew Fink / The Allman Brothers Band

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 09:30:09 +0000
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Episode 99: Randy Barnett / Traffic & Steve Winwood

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 09:30:51 +0000
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Episode 98: Jeff Dufour / Neil Young [Part 3]

Mon, 21 Jun 2021 12:06:12 +0000
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Episode 97: Jeff Dufour / Neil Young [Part 2]

Mon, 31 May 2021 16:15:43 +0000
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Episode 96: Jeff Dufour / Neil Young [Part 1]

Mon, 17 May 2021 09:30:56 +0000
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Episode 95: Helaine Olen on Rilo Kiley/Jenny Lewis

Mon, 3 May 2021 12:28:42 +0000
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Episode 94: John J. Miller on The Afghan Whigs/The Twilight Singers

Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:30:36 +0000
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Episode 93: Christopher Scalia / Spoon

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:30:51 +0000
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Episode 92: Mark Hemingway / Nirvana

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:30:26 +0000
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Episode 91: Damon Linker / David Bowie [Part 3]

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:42:32 +0000
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Episode 90: Damon Linker / David Bowie [Part 2]

Mon, 11 Jan 2021 13:58:52 +0000
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Episode 89: Damon Linker / David Bowie [Part 1]

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 10:30:29 +0000
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Episode 88: Steve Singiser / Living Colour

Mon, 23 Nov 2020 10:30:09 +0000
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Episode 87: Brad Birzer / Genesis [ Part 2]

Mon, 2 Nov 2020 10:30:07 +0000
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Episode 86: Patrick Frey / Genesis [Part 1]

Mon, 19 Oct 2020 09:30:43 +0000
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Episode 85: Christian Schneider / Ramones

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:30:30 +0000
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Episode 84: Steven Levy / The Doors

Mon, 31 Aug 2020 09:30:24 +0000
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Episode 83: Andrew Feinberg / Hüsker Dü

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 13:59:44 +0000
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Episode 82: Dan McLaughlin / Bruce Springsteen [Part 2]

Tue, 4 Aug 2020 14:13:57 +0000
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Episode 81: Dan McLaughlin / Bruce Springsteen [Part 1]

Mon, 20 Jul 2020 13:55:11 +0000
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Episode 80: Randy Barnett / The Zombies and Argent

Mon, 29 Jun 2020 15:22:38 +0000
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Episode 79: Lynyrd Skynyrd / Mark Davis

Mon, 15 Jun 2020 13:14:13 +0000
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Episode 78: Jeff Pojanowski / Crowded House

Mon, 18 May 2020 13:48:55 +0000
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Episode 77: Nick Gillespie / The Byrds

Mon, 27 Apr 2020 12:48:42 +0000
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Episode 76: Cam Edwards / Fountains of Wayne

Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:43:02 +0000
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Episode 75: Ben Domenech / The Who [Part 2]

Mon, 6 Apr 2020 14:06:02 +0000
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Episode 74: Ben Domenech / The Who [Part 1]

Mon, 30 Mar 2020 09:30:03 +0000
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Episode 73: Alfred Schulz / The Pogues

Mon, 16 Mar 2020 14:40:48 +0000
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Episode 72: Sean Hackbarth / Tears for Fears

Mon, 24 Feb 2020 13:26:29 +0000
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Episode 71: Brad Birzer / Rush

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 14:15:27 +0000
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Episode 70: Vincent Caruso / Roxy Music

Mon, 23 Dec 2019 10:30:23 +0000
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Episode 69: Jane Coaston / Jimi Hendrix

Mon, 9 Dec 2019 10:30:26 +0000
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Episode 68: James Poulos / The Smashing Pumpkins

Mon, 11 Nov 2019 10:00:24 +0000
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Episode 67: Ben Jacobs / Gram Parsons

Mon, 7 Oct 2019 14:47:35 +0000
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Episode 66: Kevin Madden / The Cars

Mon, 23 Sep 2019 09:00:19 +0000
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Episode 65: Anthony Fisher / Elvis Costello [Part 2]

Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:15:21 +0000
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Episode 64: Anthony Fisher / Elvis Costello [Part 1]

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:55:48 +0000
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Episode 63: Jeff Dufour / Rolling Stones [Part 2]

Mon, 29 Jul 2019 09:00:27 +0000
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Episode 62: Harry Khachatrian / Rolling Stones [Part 1]

Mon, 22 Jul 2019 09:00:03 +0000
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Episode 61: Matt Welch / The Beach Boys [Part 2]

Mon, 8 Jul 2019 10:00:52 +0000
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Episode 60: Matt Welch / The Beach Boys [Part 1]

Mon, 24 Jun 2019 10:00:24 +0000
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Episode 59: Scot Bertram & Jeff Blehar / Soundtracks

Tue, 11 Jun 2019 13:54:02 +0000
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Episode 58: Matt Murray / Randy Newman

Mon, 20 May 2019 10:00:20 +0000
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Episode 57: Michael Brendan Dougherty / Ben Folds Five

Mon, 6 May 2019 10:00:05 +0000
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Episode 56: Kmele Foster / Marvin Gaye

Mon, 22 Apr 2019 10:00:31 +0000
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Episode 55: Tim Miller / LCD Soundsystem

Mon, 8 Apr 2019 10:00:42 +0000
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Episode 54: Cameron Joseph / Jackson Browne

Mon, 25 Mar 2019 11:02:40 +0000
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Episode 53: Jay Cost / The Black Crowes

Mon, 11 Mar 2019 10:00:06 +0000
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Episode 52: Jeff Pojanowski / Pavement

Mon, 18 Feb 2019 11:00:19 +0000
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Episode 51: Stephen Miller / U2

Mon, 4 Feb 2019 11:00:50 +0000
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Episode 50: Jack Butler / The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 11:00:20 +0000
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Episode 49: CJ Ciaramella / The Clash

Mon, 17 Dec 2018 11:00:31 +0000
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Episode 48: Adam White / Queen

Mon, 3 Dec 2018 11:00:42 +0000
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Episode 47: Molly Ball / Radiohead

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 14:42:52 +0000
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Episode 46: Jamie Kirchick / Elton John

Mon, 29 Oct 2018 10:00:49 +0000
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Episode 45: David Lowery / Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker

Mon, 15 Oct 2018 10:00:27 +0000
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Episode 44: Jessie Opoien / Old 97s

Mon, 1 Oct 2018 10:00:43 +0000
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Episode 43: Dave Weigel / King Crimson

Mon, 17 Sep 2018 10:00:42 +0000
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Episode 42: Robert VerBruggen / Guns N’ Roses

Mon, 3 Sep 2018 10:00:47 +0000
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Episode 41: Andrew Kirell / Bob Dylan [Part 3]

Mon, 20 Aug 2018 13:31:29 +0000
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Episode 40: Andrew Kirell / Bob Dylan [Part 2]

Mon, 13 Aug 2018 10:00:41 +0000
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Episode 39: Andrew Kirell / Bob Dylan [Part 1]

Mon, 6 Aug 2018 10:00:25 +0000
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Episode 38: Charles C. W. Cooke / The Beatles [Part 2]

Mon, 16 Jul 2018 10:00:03 +0000
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Episode 37: Charles C. W. Cooke / The Beatles [Part 1]

Mon, 9 Jul 2018 10:00:22 +0000
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Episode 36: Christopher J. Scalia / Cheap Trick

Mon, 18 Jun 2018 10:00:07 +0000
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Episode 35: Jon Gabriel / New Order

Mon, 28 May 2018 12:21:49 +0000
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Episode 34: Mark Joseph Stern / The Velvet Underground

Mon, 14 May 2018 06:37:16 +0000
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Episode 33: Kevin Madden / Wilco

Mon, 7 May 2018 14:00:14 +0000
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Episode 32: Ellen Carmichael / Dire Straits

Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:00:09 +0000
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Episode 31: Christian Schneider / Pixies

Mon, 16 Apr 2018 11:39:46 +0000
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Episode 30: Matt Murray / Talking Heads

Mon, 9 Apr 2018 12:08:23 +0000
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Episode 29: Terry Teachout / The Band

Mon, 2 Apr 2018 13:02:36 +0000
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Episode 28: Mark Davis / Paul McCartney and Wings

Sun, 25 Mar 2018 13:54:59 +0000
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Episode 27: The Cover Version Special

Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:07:32 +0000
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Episode 26: Jay Caruso / Foo Fighters

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 10:42:48 +0000
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Episode 25: Ezekiel Kweku / Talk Talk

Mon, 5 Mar 2018 12:30:20 +0000
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Episode 24: Eric Garcia / AC/DC

Mon, 19 Feb 2018 11:59:13 +0000
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Episode 23: John J. Miller / The Police

Mon, 12 Feb 2018 13:00:43 +0000
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Episode 22: Eli Lake / Steely Dan

Mon, 5 Feb 2018 09:22:44 +0000
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Episode 21: Bruce Walker / The Monkees

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:00:47 +0000
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Episode 20: Guy Benson / Billy Joel

Mon, 22 Jan 2018 11:07:24 +0000
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Episode 19: Karol Markowicz / Pulp

Mon, 15 Jan 2018 15:00:50 +0000
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Episode 18: Julie Roginsky / Led Zeppelin

Mon, 25 Dec 2017 09:05:55 +0000
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Episode 17: Stephen Miller / Oasis

Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:59:00 +0000
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Episode 16: Josh Jordan / Pearl Jam

Mon, 11 Dec 2017 07:28:05 +0000
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Episode 15: Philip Wegmann / Creedence Clearwater Revival

Sun, 3 Dec 2017 23:37:22 +0000
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Episode 14: Nicholas Confessore / Ryan Adams

Mon, 20 Nov 2017 07:08:52 +0000
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Episode 13: Michael C. Moynihan / The Smiths

Mon, 13 Nov 2017 12:00:20 +0000
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Episode 12: Anthony Fisher / Pink Floyd

Mon, 6 Nov 2017 00:44:26 +0000
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Episode 11: Robert Dean Lurie / Hall and Oates

Mon, 30 Oct 2017 16:36:38 +0000
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Episode 10: Jane Coaston / Nine Inch Nails

Mon, 23 Oct 2017 13:00:52 +0000
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Episode 9: Mark Hemingway / The Replacements

Mon, 16 Oct 2017 07:38:08 +0000
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Episode 8: Dan McLaughlin / Tom Petty

Thu, 5 Oct 2017 08:26:19 +0000
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Episode 7: Jay Cost / The Kinks

Sun, 1 Oct 2017 23:00:23 +0000
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Episode 6: James Poulos / The Eagles

Mon, 25 Sep 2017 01:00:18 +0000
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Episode 5: Chris Hayes / Beck

Sun, 17 Sep 2017 22:27:19 +0000
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Episode 4: Matt Welch / R.E.M.

Mon, 11 Sep 2017 00:30:32 +0000
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Episode 3: Tim Miller / Arcade Fire

Sun, 3 Sep 2017 22:00:15 +0000
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Episode 2: Bob Costa / Dave Matthews Band

Mon, 28 Aug 2017 03:00:16 +0000
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Episode 1: Sean Trende / Van Halen

Fri, 18 Aug 2017 16:27:14 +0000
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