Podcast Episodes

Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks

Episode 946

In 1975, Bob Dylan released "Blood on the Tracks," an album about relationship conflict that has since become a benchmark in his illustrious discography. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot do a classic…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

An Enthusiastic Disease

In this bonus episode, Jim adds a track to the Desert Island Jukebox from a German band named for a disease with an exclamation mark after it. 

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Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

Greg's Annual Mixtape, Jim's Favorite Singles & Obituaries

Episode 945

Every year, host Greg Kot makes a mixtape of new songs to express his feelings about the past year. Greg shares a selection of that mix and the rest of the show staff look at other top singles of 202…

Published on 1 year, 5 months ago

A Prescient Song From 1978

Episode 944

In this bonus episode, Jim adds a prescient song about AI from 1978 to the Desert Island Jukebox.

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus & Julien Baker) Plus Supergroups

Episode 944

Host Jim DeRogatis and producer Alex Claiborne talk with the indie rock supergroup, Boygenius. Group members Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker talk about making their first full-length alb…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

RIP John Hyatt

In this bonus episode, Greg pays tribute to John Hyatt of the post-punk band The Three Johns from Leeds, England. One of the other "Johns" was Jon Langford of The Mekons. 

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

Andy Cirzan's Annual Holiday Spectacular

Episode 943

Our most mirthful musical meeting of each year- holiday music collector Andy Cirzan's spectacular yearly collection of strange tunes. This year the theme is song poems, which came from an odd corner …

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

A Late-Breaking Great Album

In this bonus episode, Jim highlights an album he came to late in the year that maybe would have made his top 10 list if he'd heard it earlier.

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The Best Albums of 2023

Episode 942

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their highly-anticipated “Best Albums” of 2023. Plus, they’ll also hear selections from production staff.

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Published on 1 year, 6 months ago

A Sneak Peek At Our Holiday Spectacular

In this bonus episode, we hear the song that set our crate-digging Kris Kringle, Andy Cirzan, on his epic quest to collect the strangest holiday music ever created. (Our Holiday Spectacular comes out…

Published on 1 year, 6 months ago