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Political Beats

94 episodes

Scot Bertram and Jeff Blehar discuss ask guests from the world of politics about their musical passions.

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Episode 130: Jay Cost / The Kinks [Part 1]

Published: Jan. 2, 2024, 3:09 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 38 minutes 28 seconds

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Episode 129: Mike Long / Joe Jackson

Published: Nov. 20, 2023, 4:34 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 9 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 128: Hannah Rowan / Blondie

Published: Oct. 23, 2023, 2:10 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 38 minutes 14 seconds

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Episode 127: Eric Kohn / Huey Lewis & the News

Published: Oct. 2, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 7 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 126: Rory Cooper / Simon & Garfunkel

Published: Sept. 5, 2023, 1:45 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 11 minutes 25 seconds

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Episode 125: Matt Murray / Nick Lowe

Published: July 31, 2023, 1:40 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 31 minutes 11 seconds

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Episode 124: Dave Weigel / Pet Shop Boys

Published: July 6, 2023, 2:03 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 50 minutes 1 second

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Episode 123: Dominic Green / The Jam

Published: June 12, 2023, 3:36 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 10 minutes 19 seconds

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Episode 122: Eric Garcia / Black Sabbath

Published: April 18, 2023, 1:39 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 2 minutes 18 seconds

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Episode 121: Adam Wollner / My Morning Jacket

Published: March 23, 2023, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 53 minutes 12 seconds

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Episode 120: Mark Hemingway / Big Star

Published: Feb. 27, 2023, 11:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 6 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode 119: Noam Blum / Tool

Published: Jan. 31, 2023, 4 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes 55 seconds

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Episode 118: Phil Wegmann / The National

Published: Dec. 19, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 35 minutes 50 seconds

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Episode 117: Andrew Fink / Otis Redding

Published: Nov. 7, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 10 minutes 19 seconds

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Episode 116: Noah Weinrich / Weezer

Published: Oct. 20, 2022, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 44 minutes 29 seconds

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Episode 115: Jesse Walker / Willie Nelson [Part 2]

Published: Sept. 26, 2022, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 11 minutes 43 seconds

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Episode 115: Jesse Walker / Willie Nelson [Part 1]

Published: Sept. 5, 2022, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 13 minutes 45 seconds

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Episode 114: Steve Miller / Mott The Hoople

Published: Aug. 15, 2022, 11:43 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 22 minutes 7 seconds

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Episode 113: Andrew Heaton / 'Weird Al' Yankovic

Published: July 4, 2022, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 58 minutes 20 seconds

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Episode 112: Scott Immergut / Squeeze

Published: June 13, 2022, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 2 minutes 21 seconds

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Episode 111: Eli Lake / Prince [Part 3]

Published: May 23, 2022, 12:10 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 53 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 110: Eli Lake / Prince [Part 2]

Published: April 18, 2022, 1:19 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 11 minutes 57 seconds

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Episode 109: Eli Lake / Prince [Part 1]

Published: April 4, 2022, 12:02 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 55 minutes 48 seconds

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Episode 108: Mike Long / Robbie Fulks

Published: March 14, 2022, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 5 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 107: Rory Cooper / Paul Simon

Published: Jan. 31, 2022, 1:25 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 12 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 106: Andrew Prokop / Kate Bush

Published: Jan. 10, 2022, 11:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 49 minutes 53 seconds

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Episode 105: Bruce Edward Walker / Warren Zevon

Published: Dec. 13, 2021, 4:05 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 39 minutes 18 seconds

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Episode 104: Charles C. W. Cooke / Fleetwood Mac [Part 2]

Published: Nov. 15, 2021, 1:17 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 13 minutes 20 seconds

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Episode 103: Charles C. W. Cooke / Fleetwood Mac

Published: Oct. 25, 2021, 8:35 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 15 minutes 25 seconds

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Episode 102: Daniel Gullotta / Michael Jackson

Published: Oct. 4, 2021, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 39 minutes 8 seconds

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Episode 101: Matt Lewis / John Mellencamp

Published: Aug. 30, 2021, 2:49 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 34 minutes 21 seconds

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Episode 100: Andrew Fink / The Allman Brothers Band

Published: Aug. 16, 2021, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 33 minutes 56 seconds

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Episode 99: Randy Barnett / Traffic & Steve Winwood

Published: Aug. 9, 2021, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 19 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 98: Jeff Dufour / Neil Young [Part 3]

Published: June 21, 2021, 12:06 p.m.
Duration: 4 hours 18 minutes 58 seconds

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Episode 97: Jeff Dufour / Neil Young [Part 2]

Published: May 31, 2021, 4:15 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 28 minutes 21 seconds

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Episode 96: Jeff Dufour / Neil Young [Part 1]

Published: May 17, 2021, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 46 minutes 32 seconds

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Episode 95: Helaine Olen on Rilo Kiley/Jenny Lewis

Published: May 3, 2021, 12:28 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 59 minutes 58 seconds

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Episode 94: John J. Miller on The Afghan Whigs/The Twilight Singers

Published: March 29, 2021, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 35 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 93: Christopher Scalia / Spoon

Published: March 15, 2021, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 9 minutes 31 seconds

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Episode 92: Mark Hemingway / Nirvana

Published: Feb. 15, 2021, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 37 minutes 50 seconds

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Episode 91: Damon Linker / David Bowie [Part 3]

Published: Jan. 18, 2021, 12:42 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 19 minutes 40 seconds

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Episode 90: Damon Linker / David Bowie [Part 2]

Published: Jan. 11, 2021, 1:58 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 36 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 89: Damon Linker / David Bowie

Published: Dec. 21, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 11 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 89: Damon Linker / David Bowie [Part 1]

Published: Dec. 21, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 11 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 88: Steve Singiser / Living Colour

Published: Nov. 23, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 22 minutes 38 seconds

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Episode 87: Brad Birzer / Genesis [ Part 2]

Published: Nov. 2, 2020, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 28 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 86: Patrick Frey / Genesis [Part 1]

Published: Oct. 19, 2020, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 23 minutes 52 seconds

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Episode 85: Christian Schneider / Ramones

Published: Sept. 28, 2020, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 49 minutes 34 seconds

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Episode 84: Steven Levy / The Doors

Published: Aug. 31, 2020, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 54 minutes 43 seconds

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Episode 83: Andrew Feinberg / Husker Du

Published: Aug. 17, 2020, 1:59 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 15 minutes 58 seconds

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Episode 82: Dan McLaughlin / Bruce Springsteen [Part 2]

Published: Aug. 4, 2020, 2:13 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 41 minutes 49 seconds

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Episode 81: Dan McLaughlin / Bruce Springsteen [Part 1]

Published: July 20, 2020, 1:55 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 21 minutes 2 seconds

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Episode 80: Randy Barnett / The Zombies and Argent

Published: June 29, 2020, 3:22 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 27 minutes 40 seconds

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Episode 79: Lynyrd Skynyrd / Mark Davis

Published: June 15, 2020, 1:14 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 42 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 78: Jeff Pojanowski / Crowded House

Published: May 18, 2020, 1:48 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 31 minutes 20 seconds

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Episode 77: Nick Gillespie / The Byrds

Published: April 27, 2020, 12:48 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 50 minutes 45 seconds

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Episode 76: Cam Edwards / Fountains of Wayne

Published: April 13, 2020, 1:43 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 75: Ben Domenech / The Who [Part 2]

Published: April 6, 2020, 2:06 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 55 minutes 46 seconds

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Episode 74: Ben Domenech / The Who [Part 1]

Published: March 30, 2020, 9:30 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 5 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode 73: Alfred Schulz / The Pogues

Published: March 16, 2020, 2:40 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 14 minutes 27 seconds

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Episode 72: Sean Hackbarth / Tears for Fears

Published: Feb. 24, 2020, 1:26 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 71: Brad Birzer / Rush

Published: Jan. 20, 2020, 2:15 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 35 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 70: Vincent Caruso / Roxy Music

Published: Dec. 23, 2019, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes 41 seconds

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Episode 69: Jane Coaston / Jimi Hendrix

Published: Dec. 9, 2019, 10:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 26 minutes 43 seconds

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Episode 68: James Poulos / The Smashing Pumpkins

Published: Nov. 11, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes 49 seconds

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Episode 67: Ben Jacobs / Gram Parsons

Published: Oct. 7, 2019, 2:47 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 14 seconds

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Episode 66: Kevin Madden / The Cars

Published: Sept. 23, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 54 minutes 21 seconds

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Episode 65: Anthony Fisher / Elvis Costello [Part 2]

Published: Aug. 26, 2019, 2:15 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 17 minutes 27 seconds

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Episode 64: Anthony Fisher / Elvis Costello [Part 1]

Published: Aug. 12, 2019, 12:55 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 16 minutes 16 seconds

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Episode 63: Jeff Dufour / Rolling Stones [Part 2]

Published: July 29, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 23 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 62: Harry Khachatrian / Rolling Stones [Part 1]

Published: July 22, 2019, 9 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 25 minutes 10 seconds

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Episode 61: Matt Welch / The Beach Boys [Part 2]

Published: July 8, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 6 minutes 46 seconds

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Episode 60: Matt Welch / The Beach Boys [Part 1]

Published: June 24, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 53 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode 59: Scot Bertram & Jeff Blehar / Soundtracks

Published: June 11, 2019, 1:54 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 59 minutes 38 seconds

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Episode 58: Matt Murray / Randy Newman

Published: May 20, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 29 minutes 1 second

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Episode 57: Michael Brendan Dougherty / Ben Folds Five

Published: May 6, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode 56: Kmele Foster / Marvin Gaye

Published: April 22, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 15 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 55: Tim Miller / LCD Soundsystem

Published: April 8, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes 26 seconds

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Episode 54: Cameron Joseph / Jackson Browne

Published: March 25, 2019, 11:02 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes 47 seconds

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Episode 53: Jay Cost / The Black Crowes

Published: March 11, 2019, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 29 minutes 17 seconds

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Episode 52: Jeff Pojanowski / Pavement

Published: Feb. 18, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 29 minutes 12 seconds

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Episode 51: Stephen Miller / U2

Published: Feb. 4, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 51 minutes 10 seconds

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Episode 50: Jack Butler / The Electric Light Orchestra (ELO)

Published: Jan. 21, 2019, 11 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 46 minutes 44 seconds

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Episode 49: CJ Ciaramella / The Clash

Published: Dec. 17, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 39 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 48: Adam White / Queen

Published: Dec. 3, 2018, 11 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 12 minutes 33 seconds

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Episode 47: Molly Ball / Radiohead

Published: Nov. 19, 2018, 2:42 p.m.
Duration: 3 hours 16 minutes 46 seconds

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Episode 46: Jamie Kirchick / Elton John

Published: Oct. 29, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 39 minutes 41 seconds

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Episode 45: David Lowery / Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker

Published: Oct. 15, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 27 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 44: Jessie Opoien / Old 97s

Published: Oct. 1, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 39 minutes 3 seconds

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Episode 43: Dave Weigel / King Crimson

Published: Sept. 17, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 21 minutes 20 seconds

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Episode 42: Robert VerBruggen / Guns N Roses

Published: Sept. 3, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 36 seconds

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Episode 41: Andrew Kirell / Bob Dylan [Part 3]

Published: Aug. 20, 2018, 1:31 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 56 minutes 22 seconds

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Episode 40: Andrew Kirell / Bob Dylan [Part 2]

Published: Aug. 13, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes 54 seconds

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Episode 39: Andrew Kirell / Bob Dylan [Part 1]

Published: Aug. 6, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 55 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 38: Charles C. W. Cooke / The Beatles [Part 2]

Published: July 16, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 3 hours 14 minutes 11 seconds

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Episode 37: Charles C. W. Cooke / The Beatles [Part 1]

Published: July 9, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 53 minutes 13 seconds

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Episode 36: Christopher J. Scalia / Cheap Trick

Published: June 18, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 39 minutes 25 seconds

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Episode 35: Jon Gabriel / New Order

Published: May 28, 2018, 12:21 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes 26 seconds

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Episode 34: Mark Joseph Stern / The Velvet Underground

Published: May 14, 2018, 6:37 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes 19 seconds

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Episode 33: Kevin Madden / Wilco

Published: May 7, 2018, 2 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 18 minutes 30 seconds

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Episode 32: Ellen Carmichael / Dire Straits

Published: April 23, 2018, noon
Duration: 1 hour 53 minutes 9 seconds

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Episode 31: Christian Schneider / Pixies

Published: April 16, 2018, 11:39 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 2 minutes 39 seconds

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Episode 30: Matt Murray / Talking Heads

Published: April 9, 2018, 12:08 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 37 minutes 12 seconds

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Episode 29: Terry Teachout / The Band

Published: April 2, 2018, 1:02 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 37 minutes 54 seconds

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Episode 28: Mark Davis / Paul McCartney and Wings

Published: March 25, 2018, 1:54 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 39 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 27: The Cover Version Special

Published: March 19, 2018, 12:07 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes 47 seconds

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Episode 26: Jay Caruso / Foo Fighters

Published: March 12, 2018, 10:42 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 11 minutes 37 seconds

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Episode 25: Ezekiel Kweku / Talk Talk

Published: March 5, 2018, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 17 minutes 57 seconds

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Episode 24: Eric Garcia / AC/DC

Published: Feb. 19, 2018, 11:59 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 10 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 23: John J. Miller / The Police

Published: Feb. 12, 2018, 1 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 35 seconds

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Episode 22: Eli Lake / Steely Dan

Published: Feb. 5, 2018, 9:22 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 56 minutes 53 seconds

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Episode 21: Bruce Walker / The Monkees

Published: Jan. 29, 2018, 10 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 48 minutes 15 seconds

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Episode 20: Guy Benson / Billy Joel

Published: Jan. 22, 2018, 11:07 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 12 minutes 1 second

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Episode 19: Karol Markowicz / Pulp

Published: Jan. 15, 2018, 3 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 42 minutes 56 seconds

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Episode 18: Julie Roginsky / Led Zeppelin

Published: Dec. 25, 2017, 9:05 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 37 minutes 54 seconds

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Episode 17: Stephen Miller / Oasis

Published: Dec. 18, 2017, 12:59 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 38 seconds

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Episode 16: Josh Jordan / Pearl Jam

Published: Dec. 11, 2017, 7:28 a.m.
Duration: 2 hours 23 minutes 13 seconds

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Episode 15: Philip Wegmann / Creedence Clearwater Revival

Published: Dec. 3, 2017, 11:37 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 21 minutes 50 seconds

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Episode 14: Nicholas Confessore / Ryan Adams

Published: Nov. 20, 2017, 7:08 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 57 minutes 1 second

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Episode 13: Michael C. Moynihan / The Smiths

Published: Nov. 13, 2017, noon
Duration: 2 hours 7 minutes 1 second

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Episode 12: Anthony Fisher / Pink Floyd

Published: Nov. 6, 2017, 12:44 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 44 minutes 10 seconds

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Episode 11: Robert Dean Lurie / Hall and Oates

Published: Oct. 30, 2017, 4:36 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 5 minutes 24 seconds

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Episode 10: Jane Coaston / Nine Inch Nails

Published: Oct. 23, 2017, 1 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 32 minutes 41 seconds

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Episode 9: Mark Hemingway / The Replacements

Published: Oct. 16, 2017, 7:38 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 33 minutes 54 seconds

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Episode 8: Dan McLaughlin / Tom Petty

Published: Oct. 5, 2017, 8:26 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 46 minutes 42 seconds

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Episode 7: Jay Cost / The Kinks

Published: Oct. 1, 2017, 11 p.m.
Duration: 2 hours 8 minutes 54 seconds

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Episode 6: James Poulos / The Eagles

Published: Sept. 25, 2017, 1 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 17 minutes 10 seconds

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Episode 5: Chris Hayes / Beck

Published: Sept. 17, 2017, 10:27 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 5 minutes 10 seconds

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Episode 4: Matt Welch / R.E.M.

Published: Sept. 11, 2017, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 1 hour 55 minutes 36 seconds

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Episode 3: Tim Miller / Arcade Fire

Published: Sept. 3, 2017, 10 p.m.
Duration: 1 hour 31 minutes 50 seconds

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Episode 2: Bob Costa / Dave Matthews Band

Published: Aug. 28, 2017, 3 a.m.
Duration: 56 minutes 1 second

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Episode 1: Sean Trende / Van Halen

Published: Aug. 18, 2017, 4:27 p.m.
Duration: 59 minutes 16 seconds

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