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| 426. Colorful Language | 18 Aug 2026 | 01:10:03 | |
Ben, Jeff, and Tim explore songs that come at us with some strong language. Is this our first "expilcit" designation in the history of our podcast? Yes, yes it is.
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| 425. Integrity | 09 Jul 2026 | 01:32:52 | |
Ben, Jeff, and Tim celebrate Tim's new book with an episode devoted to integrity. What is the music that has taught us not to lie, cheat, or steal?!
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| 424. Story Pod | 27 May 2026 | 01:27:13 | |
Ben, Jeff, and Tim dive into story songs and even hold a draft to put together the best team of story songs from each genre of music. Tim wins the draft in a runaway!! They then pick their favorite story songs to share with their listeners.
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| 423. Envy Pod | 31 Mar 2026 | 01:42:47 | |
We keep exploring the seven deadly sins and we keep churning out bangers! Other podcasts are becoming, quite obviously, a wee bit envious. Jeff picks the Violent Femmes, Ben picks Olivia Rodrigo for the kids and *checks notes* Marcy Playground for the old folks. Tim has Prince bring down the house with "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
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| 422. Time Travel | 14 Mar 2026 | 01:23:16 | |
Ben, Jeff, and Tim explore songs with an evocative power, sharing songs that immediately transport them back to a time and a place.
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| 421. Best Albums of 2025 | 03 Feb 2026 | 01:12:52 | |
Jeff, Ben, and Tim welcome some young folks to talk Zach Bryan and then continue their review of 2025. Jeff picks Sam Fender, Ben picks Haim, and Tim gets a little vibe going with Olivia Dean.
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| 420. Best Songs of 2025 | 21 Jan 2026 | 01:07:24 | |
What a year for music!! Ben picks "I'm Feeling Good," by Big Chief Romeo Bougere and Dawn Richards, Jeff goes with Frank Jupiter and "Empire," and Tim picks Sam Fender with Olive Dean, "Rein Me In." We also have our Grammy Song of the Year predictions.
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| 419. Covers | 27 Dec 2025 | 01:39:37 | |
What is the best cover song of all time? What's the worst? We've got 'em on this podcast--and everything in between!
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| 418. Wrath | 27 Nov 2025 | 01:30:15 | |
The fellas cover the deadly sin of wrath and where they've seen it on music!! But sometimes they're just gonna celebrate good, old-fashioned rage.
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| 417. Long Songs | 19 Nov 2025 | 01:33:30 | |
What's your favorite long song? Stairway to Heaven? Highlands? Don't say some ridiculous Pink Floyd song!! Jeff!!! Don't do it!! Don't say it!!!!
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| 416. Sax Solos | 26 Oct 2025 | 01:12:21 | |
The fellas take a look at some of the best sax solos of all time, celebrating one of rock's most iconic sounds. They also listen to "Careless Whisper."
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| 415. Gas Up--Hicksville | 06 Sep 2025 | 01:36:39 | |
We look at the new tunes from Jeff Symonds and Bruce Springsteen, close out our Greed podcast, and go deep, deep, deep into the career of Billy Joel.
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| 414. Greed | 21 Aug 2025 | 01:35:11 | |
A fascinating look at the deadliest of the seven deadly sins: greed! We explore greedy stories from recording history and then play three super fun songs that'll make anyone feel better about their financial situation!
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| 413. Live Music | 25 Jul 2025 | 01:42:56 | |
Jeff hosts an exploration of all things live in the world of music; from favorite concerts to the power of bootlegs, this pod gets you grooving. The fellas also picks their favorite live tracks of all time.
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| 412. Wedding Songs | 29 Jun 2025 | 01:24:59 | |
What's the song that gets everyone out on the dance floor?
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| 410. Sloth | 02 Jun 2025 | 01:20:54 | |
A musical journey through the seven deadly sins!! Who's up for a little sloth in their lives??!
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| 409. Spin-offs | 06 May 2025 | 01:40:51 | |
Jeff leads us through a look at spin-offs and we choose our favorite bands or artists that had their start in another band.
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| 408. One Hit Wonders | 04 Apr 2025 | 01:16:36 | |
Tim sips brandy and picks "Brandy" by Looking Glass, Jeff melts with the listeners and Modern English, and Ben, that old romantic, picks The Romantics! Twice!
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| 407. Best Albums of 2024 | 08 Mar 2025 | 01:28:58 | |
The Grammys chose Beyonce and the people chose Taylor. Who did we choose?! Well, we were on brand:
Jeff--Daniel Romano
Ben--Kendrick Lamar
Tim--Waxahatchee
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| 406. Best Songs of 2024 | 12 Feb 2025 | 01:10:23 | |
The Grammy Winner: Not Like Us by Kendrick Lamar
The #1 Hit: Lose Control by Teddy Swims
Ben's Pick: Shithouse by Big Special
Jeff's Pick: Creeping on the Dance Floor by the Zutons
Tim's Pick: Burial Ground by The Decemberists
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| 405. Lust | 22 Jan 2025 | 01:11:18 | |
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| 404. Car Songs | 29 Dec 2024 | 01:12:14 | |
Jeff takes a turn as the host and brings us some car radio nostalgia and then we all take the mic to sing our little hearts out.
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| 403. Walk-Up | 10 Dec 2024 | 01:04:23 | |
Ben takes over the hosting duties and dishes up some hot stove music talk. And each of us reveals their walk-up song to get themselves excited for baseball, or teaching, or life!
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| 402. Asheville | 19 Nov 2024 | 01:23:04 | |
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| 401. The Election Pod | 01 Nov 2024 | 01:21:01 | |
In this episode we pick a campaign song for each candidate, test our knowledge of past presidential campaign songs, and choose our all-time favorite political songs. Make sure you vote!
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| 348. The Best Album of 2023 | 21 May 2024 | 01:26:40 | |
Taylor Swift cleaned up with album sales, Grammys, and concerts, but let's not sleep on Margaret Glassy, Corinne Bailey Rae, and boygenius!
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| 347. The Best Song of 2023 | 25 Apr 2024 | 01:11:54 | |
We look at Morgan Wallen's #1 hit, Billie Eilish's Grammy winner, and our own picks for the best song of 2023: Lana Del Rey, Ben Folds, and Big Thief.
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| 346. Seattle, Part 2 | 19 Apr 2024 | 00:53:42 | |
Our three picks!! Jeff takes Jimi, Ben grabs Pearl Jam, and I come out of left field with some Quincy Jones love!
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| 345. Seattle, Part 1 | 05 Apr 2024 | 00:38:11 | |
We travel to the Northwest for our last stop of this music road trip. We need some coffee and a shower!! That would be Nirvana. :)
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| 344. San Francisco, Part 2 | 21 Mar 2024 | 00:39:02 | |
Ben heads back to high school with The Steve Miller Band, Jeff plays Sports with Huey Lewis, and I go with my no-brainer--Counting Crows.
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| 343. San Francisco, Part 1 | 21 Feb 2024 | 01:01:33 | |
Our Musical Road Trip travels up the coast to San Francisco, where we encounter Otis Redding, an easy Torture Basement, and The Grateful Dead.
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| 342. L.A., Part 2 | 26 Jan 2024 | 00:56:03 | |
Finish up our trip to L.A. with a VARSITY Torture Basement, Ben's Ice Cube, Tim's Beach Boys, and an all-time, you're-never-gonna-guess-it, pick from Jeff.
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| 341. L.A. Part 1 | 17 Jan 2024 | 00:47:11 | |
Our Musical Road Trip comes back stateside and we dig in to why we love L.A., why we have two torque basements, and why the Eagles inhabit both of them.
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| 340. Ireland, Part 2 | 03 Jan 2024 | 00:33:44 | |
Ben goes with some contemporary Irish punk while Jeff relies on the oldest Irish pub song one can find--not a dry eye in the house!! And Sinead will have her say!!
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| 339. Ireland, Part 1 | 20 Dec 2023 | 00:47:32 | |
Our Musical Road Trip takes us to Ireland, the Emerald Isle, the magical land of my people, where the Guinness flows and Hothouse Flowers grow!
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| 338. Gas Up--Liverpool, England | 06 Dec 2023 | 01:13:59 | |
We do a deep dive in all things Beatles! It's John, Paul, George, and Ringo for the next hour of our lives!
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| 337. London, Part 2 | 22 Nov 2023 | 00:51:13 | |
We get to listen to Nina's London soundtrack, do a deep dive into Jeff's attachment to The Who, have a mumbling good time with Baxter Drury, and kick Squeeze to the curb for a little One Direction love!
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| 336. London, Part 1 | 15 Nov 2023 | 01:00:38 | |
Our Musical Road Trip takes on London, where they took our guitar rock and made it that much better--like what we did with football.
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| 335. Birmingham Part 2 | 25 Oct 2023 | 00:49:35 | |
We bring Duran Duran and the 80s back to life, hit The Streets w/ British hip hop, and show a little love and affection for Joan Armatrading.
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| 334. Birmingham, England | 13 Oct 2023 | 00:55:26 | |
We're staying in England to discover Dexy's Midnight Runners are English, Ozzy owes a debt James Watt, and Judas Priest might not be all that great, but might be better than Godflesh.
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| 333. Manchester, Part 2 | 05 Oct 2023 | 00:34:08 | |
We do a deep dive into The Stone Roses, explore the influence of the Buzzcocks, and pay tribute to Manchester's Favorite Son, Davy Jones of the Monkees.
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| 332. Manchester, Part 1 | 27 Sep 2023 | 00:51:04 | |
Our Musical Road Trip finally goes across the pond to Manchester, England. Where do 50-year-old white guys place Oasis?
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| 331. The Midwest, Part 2 | 20 Sep 2023 | 00:57:10 | |
We do a deep dive into John Mellencamp, explore the three-headed monster of 1970s symbol bands (Kansas, Styx, and REO Speedwagon), and end with a look at the career of Omaha native Conor Oberst.
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| 330. The Midwest, Part 1 | 14 Sep 2023 | 00:45:40 | |
What's the music scene like in the Midwest--outside the five cities we've already visited?
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| 329. Gas Up--Detroit, MI | 05 Sep 2023 | 00:47:07 | |
Our journey brings us to a deep dive into Bob Seger.
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| 328. Detroit | 30 Aug 2023 | 01:12:05 | |
--The Detroit Arrival Song (Alice Cooper)
--The Detroit Torture Basement!
--Detroit's Favorite Son (Eminem)
--Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Bob Seger)
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| 327. Minneapolis Part II | 17 Aug 2023 | 00:54:11 | |
--The Minneapolis Arrival Song (The Gear Daddies)
--The Minneapolis Torture Basement!
--Minneapolis's Favorite Son (Prince)
--Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Prince, The Replacements and Husker Du, and The Hold Steady)
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| 326. Minneapolis, Part I | 13 Aug 2023 | 01:01:03 | |
--The Minneapolis Arrival Song (The Gear Daddies)
--The Minneapolis Torture Basement!
--Minneapolis's Favorite Son (Prince)
--Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Prince, The Replacements and Husker Du, and The Hold Steady)
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| 324. St. Louis | 28 Jun 2023 | 01:32:05 | |
--The St. Louis Arrival Song (Chingy)
--The St. Louis Torture Basement!
--St. Louis's Favorite Daughter (Tina Turner)
--Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Miles Davis, Chuck Berry, and Stagger Lee)
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| 323. Gas Up--Gainesville, FL | 24 May 2023 | 01:14:14 | |
A gas detour brings us into a deep dive on Tom Petty.
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