Podcast Episodes

Give the Drummer Some

Episode 951

What role do drums play in Rock? Should that be keeping the beat or leading from the front? Who are some of the greatest drummers in rock music? The beat goes on as Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot focus o…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

RIP Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las

In this bonus episode we pay tribute to Mary Weiss, the leader of the Shangri-Las, who died in January. 

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Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Songs About Getting Away on Vacation & Opinions on Kali Uchis

Episode 950

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are taking a sonic vacation from another dreary winter by sharing their favorite songs about getting away! They also hear selections from the production staff and the…

Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Riot Grrrl-Adjacent From 1993

In this bonus episode, Jim adds a song to the Desert Island Jukebox that a rock critic colleague just rediscovered on "a CD odyssey."

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Published on 1 year, 4 months ago

Buried Treasures & RIP Mary Weiss of The Shangri-Las

Episode 949

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some new music that’s flying underneath the mainstream radar - buried treasures! They’ll also pay tribute to Mary Weiss of The Shangri-Las.

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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

RIP Les McCann

In this bonus episode, Greg adds a song to the Desert Island Jukebox in honor of jazz pianist Les McCann, who died in late December. 

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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Jamila Woods, Opinions on André 3000 & MJ Lenderman

Episode 948

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with artist, singer, songwriter and poet Jamila Woods about her third album, Water Made Us. They also review new music from André 3000 and MJ Lenderma…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

A Nepo Baby Band From 1973

Episode 947

In this bonus episode, Jim adds a song featuring his teenage crush in a nepo baby band long before her acting career included WKRP In Cincinnati. 

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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Best TV Show Theme Songs & Opinions on Peter Gabriel

Episode 947

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share favorite songs that they loved as TV show theme songs. Plus the hosts review the new album from Peter Gabriel.

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A Great American Record Label

In this bonus episode Greg adds a song to the Desert Island Jukebox in honor of Rounder Records, which is memorialized in a new book by David Manconi. 

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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago