Explore every episode of the podcast I Wanna Hold Your Band
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| Jessalyn Gilsig | 13 Nov 2024 | 00:32:10 | |
Actress/Artist Jessalyn Gilsig (Glee, Vikings, Big Shot) talks about how she accesses music and plots the future tattoo she is destined to get. Song links: 1. Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division 2. VCR - The xx 3. Alors On Danse - Stromae 4. Never Tear Us Apart - INXS | |||
| Craig Wolynez | 04 Nov 2024 | 00:30:35 | |
Acorn Technologies CEO Craig Wolynez talks about his early days of crime and stealing Beatles records from his neighbor. Episode #104 song links: 1. No Reply At All - Genesis 2. Matte Kudasai - King Krimson 3. Miami 2017 (live) - Billy Joel 4. Devils Haircut - Beck 5. Goodbye Girl - Squeeze 6. Scarlet Begonias - Grateful Dead | |||
| Louise Rozett | 23 Oct 2024 | 00:40:40 | |
Writer Louise Rozett (Confessions series published by HarlequinTEEN) talks about her love for music, as well as her complicated relationship with it. Episode #103 song links: 1. Last Train to Clarksville - The Monkees 2. Dawna - Morphine 3. The Things That I Used To Do - G. Love & Special Sauce 4. Dance Yrself Clean - LCD Soundsystem 5. All Saints - Toussaint Morrison 6. Take California - Propellerheads 7. Block Rockin' Brothers - The Chemical Brothers 8. I Can't Make You Love Me - Bonnie Raitt 9. Babylon - David Gray 10. Love Interruption - Jack White | |||
| Matt Piedmont | 18 Nov 2024 | 00:36:51 | |
Emmy winning Writer/Director Matt Piedmont (SNL, The Spoils of Babylon, Carpet Bros.) talks about how Gigantes Del Pop from the local Pay 'n Save set him in motion and the resetting power of psychedelics. Song links: 1. Pleadin' - Mercy Baby 2. 96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians 3. Gold Soundz - Pavement 4. Gold Star for Robot Boy - Guided by Voices 5. You Gotta Know Whatcha Doin' - Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band 6. Late for the Sky - Jackson Browne | |||
| Jay Huguley | 09 Dec 2024 | 00:22:22 | |
Actor Jay Huguley (Walking Dead, True Detective, 12 Years A Slave) talks about The B-52's, Talking Heads, The Cure & seeing Aimee Mann and 'Til Tuesday at the Danceteria in NYC. Episode playlist:
I WANNA HOLD YOUR BAND QUESTIONAIRRE - Jay Edition Favorite songs
Favorite albums
Favorite bands
Surprising or obscure songs you like
Feel your sadness songs
Pump up songs
Love songs
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| Mitch Silpa | 02 Dec 2024 | 00:32:13 | |
Actor Mitch Silpa (Bridesmaids, All Rise, David Blaine Street Magic) talks about Blondie, Barry Manilow, Cindi Lauper, Harry Nilsoon and more! Song links: 1. Atomic (Blondie) 2. Weekend in New England (Barry Manilow) 3. She's So Unusual (Cyndi Lauper) 4. Sound of Silver (LCD Soundsystem) 5. Night Swimming (REM) 6. Without You (Harry Nilsson) | |||
| John Quaintance | 25 Nov 2024 | 00:30:10 | |
Writer John Quaintance (Will & Grace, Workaholics, Ben & Kate) talks about how Grand Theft Auto unlocked a whole world of country music & how he bluffed his way into writing about blues music. His new show 'Good Cop/Bad Cop' airs on the CW in February. Song links: 1. Honky Tonk Heroes - Waylon Jennings 2. Children of the Grave - Black Sabbath 3. A Song For You - Donny Hathaway 4. Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley - Robert Palmer 5. Aquemini - Outkast 6. Thirteen - Big Star | |||
| Amy Brenneman | 16 Dec 2024 | 00:23:57 | |
Actor Amy Brenneman (The Old Man, Judging Amy, Private Practice, Goliath) talks about Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Ani DiFranco & more! Episode playlist:
I WANNA HOLD YOUR BAND QUESITONNAIRRE - Amy Brenneman edition What are 5-10 of your favorite bands or artists? 1 Ani DiFranco 2 Florence and the Machine 3 Peter Gabriel 4 Kate Bush 5 Van Morrisson 6 Beyonce 7 David Byrne/Talking Heads 8 Brandi Carlyle 9 Crosby Stills Nash and Young 10 Joni Mitchell
What are 5-10 of your favorite songs? 1 In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel 2 Free by Florence and teh Machine 3 32 Flavors by Ani DiFranco 4 Can't Find My Way HOme 5 Sweet Thing by Van Morrison 6 Chinese Cafe by Joni Mitchell 7 Freedom by Beyonce 8 Bodyguard by Beyonce 9 Burning Down the House by Talking Heads 10 Broken Horses by Brandi Carlile
What are 5-10 of your favorite albums? 1 Court and Spark 2 Speaking in Tongues 3 So 4 Hounds of Love 5 Hejira 6 Lemonade 7 4 Way Street 8 Silver and Gold 9 Ceremonials 10 Handel's Messiah
What are 5-10 songs you Love that are either obscure or not what you would think you like? 1 Candy Shop 2 What's New -- MIles Davis Quintet 3 B Minor Waltz -- Bill Evans 4 Olafur Arnalds 5 Dofana by Ali Farka Toure 6 Sastanaqqam by Tinariwan 7 WAking the Witch by Kate Bush 8 Escape Artist by Zoe Keating 9 O Happy Day by the Edwin Hawkins Singers 10
What are some of your pump up songs? 1 Give Up the Funk 2 Higher Ground 3 Pride and Joy 4 Mysterious Ways 5 Gold On the Ceiling 6 Everyday People 7 Wanna Be Starting Something 8 Sir Duke 9 Sledgehammer 10 Freedom!
What are some of your i want to feel my sadness songs? 1 More Than This 2 With or Without You 3 Anything by Nina Simone 4 The Blood of Eden 5 Biko
What are some of your love songs? 1 The Book of Love 2 Moonlight Mile 3 In Your Eyes 4 Come Talk to Me 5 Everywhere -- Fleetwood Mac
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| Liz Tuccillo | 12 Feb 2025 | 00:24:27 | |
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 | |||
| Jill Lover | 05 Feb 2025 | 00:28:45 | |
Actor Jill Lover (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Based on a True Story, The Young & the Restless) explains what Madonna, Garfield’s dog Odie & french kissing have in common? What is Jill’s relation to former MTV DJ Ed Lover? Why were they heightists at the community theater in Jill’s hometown? And was Tiffany just a copycat of Lover & the Hearts? Jill talks the Annie soundtrack, Cyndi Lauper, The Jets, Donny Osmund, Styx & more! 1. Maybe - Annie 2. Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper 3. You Got It All - The Jets 4. Crush On You - The Jets 5. Come To The Manger - Donny Osmund 6. Could've Been - Tiffany 7. Show Me The Way - Styx | |||
| Pete Gardner | 27 Jan 2025 | 00:26:27 | |
Actor Pete Gardner (Crazy Ex Girlfriend, Our Flag Means Death, Never Have I Ever) How did Pete being drunk with a guy named ‘The Worm’ lead to discovering Ella Fitzgerald and how did she keep him from getting arrested? Why does the Mills Brothers “Be Life’s Companion” unlock the depth of his romanticism? And why are fantasy sequences a part of how Pete listens to music? Pete talks Bobby Short, Cake, David Bowie, Ella Fitzgerald, the Mills Brothers & more! 1. Puff the Magic Dragon - Peter, Paul & Mary 2. I'll Give You a Daisy - Jud Strunk 3. I'm In Love Again - Bobby Short 4. The Distance - Cake 5. Queen Bitch - David Bowie 6. Love for Sale - Ella Fitzgerald 7. Be My Life's Companion - The Mills Brothers | |||
| Merrin Dungey | 20 Jan 2025 | 00:24:43 | |
Actor Merrin Dungey (Big Little Lies, Shining Vale, Bob’s Burgers, The Fix, Alias) Why did Merrin and I shop in different sections of Spencer's Gifts in the 80’s? How did growing up in Sacramento influence her musical taste? Who is her Mom’s favorite member of Duran Duran? And what are her true feelings about the band Wings? We talk Duran Duran, Elton John, Van Halen, Bonnie Hayes, the Valley Girl soundtrack & more! Hot Line - The Sylvers Car Wash - Rose Royce 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover - Paul Simon Hold Back The Rain - Duran Duran Girls Like Me - Bonnie Hayes Leave - REM Rio - Duran Duran Empty Garden - Elton John Panama - Van Halen | |||
| Stephanie Courtney | 06 Jan 2025 | 00:26:50 | |
Actor Stephanie Courtney (The Groundlings, 'The Goldbergs’, 'Mad Men', Flo from Progressive) Why did young Stephanie use nail scissors to create bangs after a $5 beautician school perm her Mom found? How did a sketchy bus driver on a trip to Quebec City become a bridge from Duran Duran to the Ramones? Why did the Los Angeles Lakers winning force Stephanie to switch from a Walkman to the radio and discover The Tubes ‘Talk To Ya Later’? We talk Howard Jones, Missing Persons, Jonatha Brooke & The Story, The Tubes, Billy Bragg & more! Episode playlist:
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| Jeffrey Nicholas Brown | 30 Dec 2024 | 00:32:44 | |
Actor/Musician Jeffrey Nicholas Brown (Blue Man Group, True Blood, Henry Danger) How did performing puppet shows at Phish concerts come to be? How did Blue Man Group lead to a friendship with Robin Finck of Nine Inch Nails? And when did Joan Jett awaken a classical music slumber? This and more! Jeffrey talks English Beat, Nine Inch Nails, Miles Davis, Aphex Twin & more! Episode playlist:
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| Drew Droege | 17 Feb 2025 | 00:27:23 | |
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 | |||
| Jordan Black | 12 Mar 2025 | 00:25:28 | |
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 | |||
| Rainn Wilson | 05 Mar 2025 | 00:26:14 | |
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? EPISODE PLAYLIST
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| Jay Lund | 26 Feb 2025 | 00:25:07 | |
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 | |||
| Spencer Garrett | 09 Apr 2025 | 00:27:13 | |
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 | |||
| David Magidoff | 02 Apr 2025 | 00:25:44 | |
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? EPISODE PLAYLIST
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| Jeannie Klisiewicz | 26 Mar 2025 | 00:27:46 | |
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 | 19 Mar 2025 | 00:27:35 | |
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?
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 | |||
| Peter S. Kim | 25 Jun 2025 | 00:26:59 | |
Actor/Comedian Peter S. Kim (A Nice Indian Boy) talks Britney Spears, Emancipator, Seot Taiji, John Mayer, Sylvan Esso & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST
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| Cleto Escobedo III | 18 Jun 2025 | 00:29:01 | |
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? EPISODE PLAYLIST
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| Liam Yorgensen | 07 May 2025 | 00:31:43 | |
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 | |||
| Julie Dretzin | 30 Apr 2025 | 00:30:34 | |
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 | |||
| Chris Douridas | 23 Apr 2025 | 00:37:17 | |
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 | |||
| Jordan Whittington | 14 Apr 2025 | 00:22:01 | |
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 | |||
| Max Chernin | 02 Jul 2025 | 00:24:43 | |
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 | |||
| Lennon Parham | 18 Feb 2026 | 00:27:04 | |
Actor Lennon Parham (Somebody Somewhere, Minx, Veep) talks Indigo Girls, Chess, Prince, James Ingram, Everything But The Girl & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Prince of Darkness - Indigo Girls 2. Someone In The Dark - Michael Jackson 3. I've Got A Crush On You - Linda Ronstadt 4. Terrace Duet - Chess 5. Nobody's Side - Chess 6. Gett Off - Prince 7. Any Time Any Place - Janet 8. She Just Wants To Dance - Keb' Mo' 9. Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram 10. Missing - Everything But the Girl 11. Weak - SMV 12. Whatever You Say - Martina McBride 13. Broken Wing - Martina McBride 14. Waiting For My Dearie - Brigadoon | |||
| Roxana Jullapat | 04 Feb 2026 | 00:25:39 | |
James Beard finalist author of “Mother Grains” and baker/owner of Friends & Family restaurant in Los Angeles, the wonderful Roxana Jullapat talks The Cure, Cafe Tacvba, Nick Cave, Juan Luis Guerra and more! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Las Flores - Cafe Tacvba 2. Wish - The Cure 3. Drinking In L.A. - Bran Van 3000 5. A Pedir Su Mano - Juan Luis Guerra 6. When The Pawn... - Fiona Apple 7. Into My Arms - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds 8. Three White Horses - Andrew Bird | |||
| John Bush | 23 Jul 2025 | 00:25:51 | |
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 | 16 Jul 2025 | 00:30:04 | |
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 | |||
| Michael Soroka | 09 Jul 2025 | 00:25:45 | |
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 | |||
| Chris Baio | 21 Jan 2026 | 00:30:52 | |
Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio talks Depeche Mode, Underworld, The Pharcyde, Junior Boys, Public Enemy, La Femme d'argent & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST
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| Held Songs Mixtape (2025) | 22 Dec 2025 | 00:02:06 | |
Each guest's questionnaire is filled with so many songs, albums & artists that I now love. But in the spirit of year end music lists, here is one song from each 2025 guest that really stuck with me. Order based on flow. HELD SONGS MIXTAPE (playlist on Spotify) So Lonely - The Police (Jay Lund) Pata Pata - Miriam Makeba (Liz Tuccillo) Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Inara George) Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead (Rainn Wilson) St. Swithin’s Day - Billy Bragg (Stephanie Courtney) Cherry Bomb - The Runaways (Spencer Garrett) If It Ain’t Ruff - NWA (Mark Pieper) I Can Let Go Now - Michael McDonald (Cleto Escobedo III) Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield (Alexander Straus) Running Out Of Lies - Johnnie Taylor (Jordan Whittington) Goodbye Earl - The Chicks (Olivia de Recat) Verdi Cries - 10,000 Maniacs (Sam Catlin) Aphasia - Pinegrove (Liam Yorgensen) Mandika - Sinead O’Connor (Drew Droege) Letter to Hermione - Robert Glasper (Jamila Glass) If We Were Vampires - Jason Isbell (Mike Soroka) Girls Like Me - Bonnie Hayes (Merrin Dungey) The Distance - Cake (Pete Gardner) Come To The Manger - Donny Osmond (Jill Lover) Blues Run The Game - Laura Marling (Max Chernin) The Queen And The Soldier - Suzanne Vega (Tuc Watkins) Song 2 - Blur (David Magidoff) Never Stop - Brand New Heavies (Julie Dretzin) The Foggy Dew - Chieftains/Sinead (Rory O’Malley) Come Back Home - Seo Taiji Boys (Peter Kim) Start Wearing Purple - Gogol Bordello (John Bush) Here We Go - N’Sync (Jeannie Klisiewicz) Painted From Memory - Elvis and Burt (Chris Douridas) Cold Feet - Tracy Chapman (Jordan Black) | |||
| Alexander Straus | 10 Dec 2025 | 00:26:32 | |
LA Angel City Head Coach Alexander Straus talks New Order, Prefab Sprout, The Pogues, Dexys Midnight Runners, Bruce Springsteen, Alice In Chains, Curtis Mayfield & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. The River - Bruce Springsteen 2. Purple Rain - Prince 3. Infidels - Bob Dylan 4. Ghost In The Machine - The Police 5. Ceremony - New Order 6. The Perfect Kiss - New Order 7. Bonny - Prefab Sprout 8. Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield 9. Nutshell - Alice In Chains 10. A Rainy Night In Soho - The Pogues 11. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues 12. Searching For The Young Soul Rebels - Dexys Midnight Runners | |||
| Jamila Glass | 26 Nov 2025 | 00:26:42 | |
LA Contemporary Dance Company Artistic Director Jamila Glass talks Robert Glasper, Lauryn Hill, The Temptations, Frankie Beverly & more! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Letter To Hermione - Robert Glasper 2. Everything Is Everything - Lauryn Hill 3. Lost Ones - Lauryn Hill 4. The Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica 5. Here's Where I Stand - 'Camp' Original Soundtrack 6. Give Love On Christmas Day - The Temptations 7. Before I Let Go - Maze with Frankie Beverly 8. This Too Shall Pass - India.Arie | |||
| Rory O'Malley | 12 Nov 2025 | 00:28:34 | |
Tony nominated actor Rory O'Malley (Book of Mormon, Hamilton) talks The Beach Boys, Beauty and the Beast, Sarah McLachlan, Green Day & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Turn It Off - Book of Mormon 2. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys 3. Beauty and the Beast - Original movie soundtrack 4. Surfacing & Mirroball - Sarah McLaughlin 8. Dookie - Green Day 9. American Idiot - Green Day 10. Everybody Loves Louis - Stephen Sondheim 11. Sunday - Stephen Sondheim | |||
| Sam Catlin | 29 Oct 2025 | 00:32:04 | |
Writer Sam Catlin (Breaking Bad, Preacher, Sugar) talks The Beatles, U2, Van Morrison, Alanis Morissette, 10,000 Maniacs & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. The Beatles - Greatest Hits - (Red album) ( Blue album) 3. No Guru, No Method, No Teacher - Van Morrison 4. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette 5. Live! - Bob Marley & The Wailers 6. Verdi Cries - 10,000 Maniacs 7. Alive & Kicking - Simple Minds 8. Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy | |||
| Inara George | 15 Oct 2025 | 00:34:01 | |
Singer/songwriter Inara George talks Prince, Rickie Lee Jones, X, The Meters, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Judee Sill & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. A Little Girl From Little Rock - Marilyn Monroe 2. Thanks, I'll Eat It Here - Lowell George 4. Condition Of The Heart - Prince 5. Pirates - Rickie Lee Jones 7. Los Angeles - X 8. The Meters - The Meters 9. Cannonball - The Breeders 10. Oh! You Pretty Things - David Bowie 12. Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs 13. The Kiss - Judee Sill 14. All Rise - Inara George 15. An Invitation - Inara George w/ Van Dyke Parks | |||
| Olivia de Recat | 30 Jul 2025 | 00:28:16 | |
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 | |||
| Justin Brown | 04 Mar 2026 | 00:29:19 | |
Drummer Justin Brown (Thundercat, Ambrose Akinmusire) talks Art Blakey, Mint Condition, Miles Davis, Tony Williams & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST 1. Caravan - Art Blakey 2. Definition Of A Band - Mint Condition 3. Black Radio - Robert Glasper Experiment 4. Nefertiti - Miles Davis Quintet 5. Ego - Tony Williams 6. Oysters - Meshell Ndegeocello 7. Esperanto - Sean Jones 8. Betcha By Golly, Wow - The Stylistics 9. Lady - D'Angelo 10. I Found My Smile Again - D'Angelo 11. Workinonit - J Dilla 12 Sailin' On - Bad Brains | |||
| Caroline McFarlane-Watts | 18 Mar 2026 | 00:27:19 | |
Movie minitaruist Caroline McFarlane-Watts talks The Doors, Salif Keita, Jethro Tull, Talking Heads, Bad Company & more! 1. Teddy Bear's Picnic - Henry Hall 2. The Doors - The Doors 3. Cono - Salif Keita 4. Seven Brides For Seven Brothers Movie Soundtrack 5. Life Is A Long Song - Jethro Tull 6. Remain In The Light - Talking Heads 7. Two Socks - Dances With Wolves Soundtrack 8. Polovtsian Dance - Alexander Borodin (Prince Igor) 9. The Model - Kraftwerk 10. Wild Fire Woman - Bad Company | |||