The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

The premise is simple and ambitious: count down every single album on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list, one episode at a time, with a different guest each week. Josh Adam Meyers is a comedian, and the rotating guests include other comedians (Maria Bamford, Jim Norton, Greg Proops), actors (Wil Wheaton, Martha Plimpton, Eric Roberts), and musicians. That mix keeps things unpredictable. With 386 episodes and a projected completion date of May 2028, the show is deep into the countdown and has built a community of listeners following along. Episodes run 60 to 90 minutes, and the recent coverage of The Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo is typical of the show's approach: genuine appreciation mixed with the kind of tangential stories and arguments that happen when smart people who love music sit around and talk about it. The 4.6-star rating from over 1,200 reviewers speaks to how well the format works. Some listeners note that the comedy side occasionally overtakes the music analysis, but that balance is also what makes it different from a straight music criticism podcast. If you're the kind of person who likes working through a list and having opinions about album rankings, this is basically built for you.