Podcast Episodes

Sound Opinions' Holiday Spectacular 2024

Episode 994

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot welcome Andy Cirzan, their favorite collector of offbeat holiday music, for their annual celebration of all things strange and festive.

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Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago

New Context for a Familiar Song

Jim is whistling a different tune after considering this song in a new context.

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Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Best Albums of 2024

Episode 993

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share their highly-anticipated “Best Albums” of 2024. Plus, they’ll also hear selections from production staff.

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Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

An Underground Pioneer from Berlin

Jim shares a noisy track from Germany circa 1979.

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Published on 6 months, 4 weeks ago

40 Years of Prince's Purple Rain

Episode 992

40 years ago, Prince released the psychedelic pop masterpiece, Purple Rain. Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit their classic album dissection of Purple Rain for the anniversary.

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Published on 7 months ago

A Song's Legacy in Samples

Greg digs up a Belgian pop song from 1969 that became a popular sample amongst musicians for decades.

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Published on 7 months ago

Verböten, Opinions on The Cure, Tyler, the Creator & Amyl and the Sniffers

Episode 991

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Jason Narducy and Tracey Bradford of Verböten, a band from Chicago's early '80s punk rock scene who recently reformed and released their debut album. The ho…

Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

A Sweet Song with a Sour Meaning

Jim shares a Swedish dance pop gem for the one-hit wonder fans.

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Published on 7 months, 1 week ago

World Tour: South Africa

Episode 990

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit their tour of South African music with journalist and author Lior Phillips.

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Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago

RIP Quincy Jones (feat. Sound Ops Interview w/ Quincy)

Jim and Greg pay tribute to the late legend, Quincy Jones, who died November 3 at age 91. They revisit their interview with him and Greg plays a deep cut track that Quincy arranged featuring a baseba…

Published on 7 months, 2 weeks ago