Podcast Episodes

Episode 48: Heart's "Little Queen"

Season 6

Take a moment to appreciate Ann and Nancy Wilson, who kicked down the doors of rock ‘n’ roll’s boys’ club with their peerless guitar work, soaring so…

4 years, 1 month ago

Episode 47: Tangerine Dream's "Phaedra"

Season 6

When you think of “electronic music,” what comes to mind may not be a genre you deeply love — hip-hop, house, new wave, or even dub reggae — but all …

4 years, 1 month ago

Episode 46: Olivia Rodrigo's "SOUR"

Season 6

Did you catch one of 2021’s biggest albums, or like us, did you almost overlook it? If you have any expectations of pop music, "SOUR" will likely sub…

4 years, 2 months ago

Episode 45: Fela Kuti's "Expensive Shit"

Season 6

The story of Fela Kuti — one of the most famous people on an *entire continent* passionately struggling to liberate power to more people — is absolut…

4 years, 2 months ago

Episode 44: Meshuggah's "ObZen"

Season 6

Meshuggah’s "ObZen"—an artifact of human creativity pushing the limits of what’s possible—will quite literally make you hear music differently. If yo…

4 years, 3 months ago

Episode 43: mewithoutYou's "Catch For Us the Foxes"

Season 6

A misunderstood wise man once said “Let him who seeks continue seeking until he finds.” In our most personal and vulnerable episode yet, we do some s…

4 years, 3 months ago

Episode 42: Erykah Badu's "Mama's Gun"

Season 6

Y’all tryna raise your vibrations? Erykah Badu is here to help. Season 6 kicks off with a meditation on realness and what being on “your own waveleng…

4 years, 4 months ago

Season 6 Trailer

Season 6

Season 6—featuring our most eclectic selection of albums yet—kicks off Friday, March 11, with new episodes every other Friday through July. This trai…

4 years, 4 months ago

Episode 41: Miles Davis's "Bitches Brew"

Let’s be clear: "Bitches Brew" is a challenging record, even to some of the best musicians in the world — but all of them say it’s worth the investme…

5 years, 1 month ago

Episode 40: Fiona Apple's "Tidal"

On the heels of one of 2020's most acclaimed albums — Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters — we revisited Apple’s debut Tidal and wound up working to…

5 years, 1 month ago