50 Years of Music w/ 50 Year Old White Guys
288 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago -Travel back in time, year by year, with three 50 year olds to find out what was happening back in the day and which song is actually the best song for each year they've been alive.
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347. The Best Song of 2023
April 25, 2024 22:03 - 1 hourWe look at Morgan Wallen's #1 hit, Billie Eilish's Grammy winner, and our own picks for the best song of 2023: Lana Del Rey, Ben Folds, and Big Thief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
346. Seattle, Part 2
April 19, 2024 16:37 - 53 minutesOur three picks!! Jeff takes Jimi, Ben grabs Pearl Jam, and I come out of left field with some Quincy Jones love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
345.Seattle, Part 1
April 05, 2024 11:14 - 38 minutesWe travel to the Northwest for our last stop of this music road trip. We need some coffee and a shower!! That would be Nirvana. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
345. Seattle, Part 1
April 05, 2024 11:14 - 38 minutesWe travel to the Northwest for our last stop of this music road trip. We need some coffee and a shower!! That would be Nirvana. :) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
344. San Francisco, Part 2
March 21, 2024 23:10 - 39 minutesBen heads back to high school with The Steve Miller Band, Jeff plays Sports with Huey Lewis, and I go with my no-brainer--Counting Crows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
343. San Francisco, Part 1
February 21, 2024 13:00 - 1 hourOur Musical Road Trip travels up the coast to San Francisco, where we encounter Otis Redding, an easy Torture Basement, and The Grateful Dead. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
342. L.A., Part 2
January 26, 2024 01:00 - 56 minutesFinish up our trip to L.A. with a VARSITY Torture Basement, Ben's Ice Cube, Tim's Beach Boys, and an all-time, you're-never-gonna-guess-it, pick from Jeff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
341. L.A. Part 1
January 17, 2024 13:00 - 47 minutesOur Musical Road Trip comes back stateside and we dig in to why we love L.A., why we have two torque basements, and why the Eagles inhabit both of them. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
340. Ireland, Part 2
January 03, 2024 13:31 - 33 minutesBen goes with some contemporary Irish punk while Jeff relies on the oldest Irish pub song one can find--not a dry eye in the house!! And Sinead will have her say!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
339. Ireland, Part 1
December 20, 2023 13:30 - 47 minutesOur Musical Road Trip takes us to Ireland, the Emerald Isle, the magical land of my people, where the Guinness flows and Hothouse Flowers grow! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
338. Gas Up--Liverpool, England
December 06, 2023 13:00 - 1 hourWe do a deep dive in all things Beatles! It's John, Paul, George, and Ringo for the next hour of our lives! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
337. London, Part 2
November 22, 2023 13:10 - 53 minutesWe get to listen to Nina's London soundtrack, do a deep dive into Jeff's attachment to The Who, have a mumbling good time with Baxter Drury, and kick Squeeze to the curb for a little One Direction love! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
336. London, Part 1
November 15, 2023 12:00 - 1 hourOur Musical Road Trip takes on London, where they took our guitar rock and made it that much better--like what we did with football. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
335. Birmingham Part 2
October 25, 2023 13:00 - 51 minutesWe bring Duran Duran and the 80s back to life, hit The Streets w/ British hip hop, and show a little love and affection for Joan Armatrading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
334. Birmingham, England
October 13, 2023 13:09 - 57 minutesWe're staying in England to discover Dexy's Midnight Runners are English, Ozzy owes a debt James Watt, and Judas Priest might not be all that great, but might be better than Godflesh. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
333. Manchester, Part 2
October 05, 2023 12:49 - 36 minutesWe do a deep dive into The Stone Roses, explore the influence of the Buzzcocks, and pay tribute to Manchester's Favorite Son, Davy Jones of the Monkees. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
332. Manchester, Part 1
September 27, 2023 12:09 - 53 minutesOur Musical Road Trip finally goes across the pond to Manchester, England. Where do 50-year-old white guys place Oasis? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
331. The Midwest, Part 2
September 20, 2023 12:13 - 59 minutesWe do a deep dive into John Mellencamp, explore the three-headed monster of 1970s symbol bands (Kansas, Styx, and REO Speedwagon), and end with a look at the career of Omaha native Conor Oberst. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
330. The Midwest, Part 1
September 14, 2023 18:56 - 47 minutesWhat's the music scene like in the Midwest--outside the five cities we've already visited? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
329. Gas Up--Detroit, MI
September 05, 2023 12:00 - 49 minutesOur journey brings us to a deep dive into Bob Seger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
328. Detroit
August 30, 2023 12:56 - 1 hour--The Detroit Arrival Song (Alice Cooper) --The Detroit Torture Basement! --Detroit's Favorite Son (Eminem) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, and Bob Seger) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
327. Minneapolis Part II
August 17, 2023 13:04 - 55 minutes--The Minneapolis Arrival Song (The Gear Daddies) --The Minneapolis Torture Basement! --Minneapolis's Favorite Son (Prince) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Prince, The Replacements and Husker Du, and The Hold Steady) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
326. Minneapolis, Part I
August 13, 2023 11:30 - 1 hour--The Minneapolis Arrival Song (The Gear Daddies) --The Minneapolis Torture Basement! --Minneapolis's Favorite Son (Prince) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Prince, The Replacements and Husker Du, and The Hold Steady) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
325. Chicago
July 13, 2023 13:24 - 1 hour--The Chicago Arrival Song (The Blues Brothers) --The Chicago Torture Basement! --Chicago's Favorite Son (Sam Cooke) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Wilco, Chance the Rapper, and Cheap Trick) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
324. St. Louis
June 28, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour--The St. Louis Arrival Song (Chingy) --The St. Louis Torture Basement! --St. Louis's Favorite Daughter (Tina Turner) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Miles Davis, Chuck Berry, and Stagger Lee) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
323. Gas Up--Gainesville, FL
May 24, 2023 14:13 - 1 hourA gas detour brings us into a deep dive on Tom Petty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
322. Texas, Part I
May 03, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour--The Texas Arrival Song (ZZ Top) --The Houston Torture Basement! --Texas's Favorite Daughter (Beyonce) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Stevie Ray Vaughn, The Geto Boys, and Archie Bell & the Drells) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
321. New Orleans
April 19, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour--The New Orleans Arrival Song (Steve Earle) --The New Orleans Torture Basement! --New Orleans's Favorite Son (Louis Armstrong) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Mahalia Jackson, The Meters, and Little Richard) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
320. The Deep South
April 08, 2023 15:43 - 1 hour--The Deep South Arrival Song (Lynyrd Skynyrd) --The Deep South Torture Basement! --The Deep South's Favorite Daughter (Britney Spears) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Muscle Shoals, Robert Johnson, and John Lee Hooker) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
319. Memphis
March 23, 2023 19:14 - 1 hour--The Memphis Arrival Song (The Hold Steady) --The Memphis Torture Basement! --Memphis's Favorite Son (Elvis Presley) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Booker T. and The M.G.'s, Otis Redding, and Otis Redding) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
318. Nashville
March 08, 2023 13:33 - 58 minutes--The Nashville Arrival Song (The Old 97's) --The Nashville Torture Basement! --Nashville's Favorite Daughter (Taylor Swift) --Our Three Songs/Artists/Albums! (Duane Allman, Steve Earle, and John Hiatt) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
317. The Southwest A.i.R.
February 28, 2023 18:53 - 23 minutesJoin us for a conversation with Brad Brooks, an ol' Tucson hand whose latest album, "God Save the City," offers some cinematic rockers and a whole lot of contemplative gems. Like what would you do if you came across Lee Marvin's uzi?! You can also walk with us through that old Tucson music scene with house parties and the greatest-named band in the world, Pollo Elastico. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
316. The Southwest
February 16, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour--The Southwest Arrival Song (The Rolling Stones) --The Southwest Torture Basement! --The Southwest's Favorite Daughter (Stevie Nicks) --Our Three Songs! --Artist in Residence: Brad Brooks (check out our Southwest A.i.R. podcast!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
315. Gas Up--Hibbing, MN
February 01, 2023 16:11 - 1 hourAn episode detour that becomes a Bob Dylan deep dive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
314. Philadelphia
January 18, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour--The Philly Arrival Song (Hall and Oates) --The Philly Compilation --Philly's Favorite Daughter (Pink) --Our Three Songs! --Artist in Residence: G. Love (check out our Philly A.i.R. podcast!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
313. Philadelphia A.i.R.
January 11, 2023 13:00 - 27 minutesJoin us for a conversation with G. Love as he focuses in on growing up in Philadelphia, how the neighborhoods shaped him, and how South Street legend Waco Smith gave him his first guitar lesson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
312. Boston
December 30, 2022 14:10 - 1 hour--The Boston Arrival Song (The Standells) --The Boston Compilation --Boston's Favorite Sons (Aerosmith) --Our Three Songs! --Artist in Residence: Tanya Donelly (check out our Boston A.i.R. podcast!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
311. Boston A.i.R.
December 28, 2022 13:00 - 26 minutesJoin us for a conversation with Tanya Donelly, whose music career binds our youth (when we were cool) to our present (when we are so much cooler than we thought we could be). Tanya's been in Throwing Muses, The Breeders, and Belly to name a few bands, and she'll talk through the Boston music scene, the community of artists who've become family, and then highlight one particularly memorable night at The Rat. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
310. New England Jam
December 14, 2022 13:00 - 1 hourRich and Clint from The Age Old Question Podcast join us to break down Vermont's favorite jam band, Phish. We tried to have a mature, measured conversation, but tempers did flare, insults did fly, and hackies were sacked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
309. New England A.i.R.
December 02, 2022 13:00 - 40 minutesJoin us for a conversation with Electracast CEO Mark Netter as he focuses in on Providence, Rhode Island and one of the great music venues in the country, Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
308. New England (But Not Boston!)
November 30, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour--The New England Arrival Song (Barry Manilow) --The New England Compilation --New England's Favorite Sons (Phish) --Our Three Songs! --Artist in Residence: Mark Netter (coming out on Friday in its own pod!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
307. Cleveland A.i.R.
November 18, 2022 13:00 - 41 minutesJoin us for a conversation with Train keyboardist Jerry Becker as he talks all things Cleveland--the influence of Cleveland radio, the heartiness of a Cleveland-forged personality, and an artist's obligation to their fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
306. Cleveland
November 16, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour--The Cleveland Arrival Song (Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) --The Cleveland Compilation --Cleveland's Favorite Son (Kid Cudi) --Our Three Songs! --Artist in Residence: coming out on Friday in its own pod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
305. Toronto A.i.R.
November 04, 2022 12:00 - 22 minutesA conversation about Toronto, "the Chorale Capital of North America." Adam discusses who gets to call Toronto home, the wonder of Massey Hall, and the life-changing profitability of buying lots and lots of vinyl. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
304. Toronto
November 02, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour--The Toronto Arrival Song (The Beaches) --The Toronto Compilation --Toronto's Favorite Son (Drake) --Our Three Songs! --Artist in Residence: coming out on Friday in its own pod! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
303. New York City
October 19, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour--The NYC Arrival Song (Jay-Z) --The New York City Compilation --NYC's Favorite Son (Billy Joel) --Our Three Songs --Artist in Residence: Jack Rabid Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
302. Australia
October 05, 2022 12:00 - 2 hours--The Australia Arrival Song (Men At Work) --The Australia Compilation --Australia's Favorite Sons (AC/DC) --Our Three Songs --Artist in Residence: Emma Swift Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
301. Pittsburgh
September 21, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour--Pittsburgh's Favorite Daughter --The Pittsburgh Compilation --The Pittsburgh Arrival Song --Our Three Songs --Artist in Residence: Amy Rigby Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
258. The Best Album of 2022
August 03, 2022 14:00 - 1 hourOur Three Albums: American Heartbreak by Zach Bryan; Misadventures of Doomscroller by Dawes; Harry's House by Harry Styles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
257. The Best Album of 2021
July 27, 2022 11:00 - 1 hourOur Three Albums: Solar Power by Lorde; various works from Daniel Romano; Sour by Olivia Rodrigo Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices