The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers
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The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers counts down Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time with comedians, actors, and musicians.
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Jan 8, 2020 • 1h 12min
439 - Sam Cooke - Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963 - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson blows the minds of everyone who has ever thought of Sam Cooke as just another crooner, using the soul singer's second live album, Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, to unravel the mysteries of the universe. Get Neil's book Letters From An Astrophysicist. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 1, 2020 • 1h 15min
440 - The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy & The Lash - James Fearnley
The Pogues' legendary accordion-player James Fearnley regales with the tales of how the Irish folk punk band began and, in some ways, ended using their second album, 1985's Rum, Sodomy & the Lash, as a guide through the back-alleys and barrooms of music history. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 25, 2019 • 1h 19min
441 - Suicide - Fahim Anwar
Comedian Fahim Anwar shares the highs and lows of his life and career over the soundtrack of Suicide’s influential self-titled debut. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 18, 2019 • 1h 16min
442 - DEVO - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO - Josh Freese
DEVO's drummer since 1996 Josh Freese shares stories from inside the studio and on the road focusing on the band's 1978 album 'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO'. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 11, 2019 • 1h 13min
443 - Cheap Trick - In Color - Annie Lederman
Comedian Annie Lederman shares her hilariously raw account of growing up to the sounds of Cheap Trick’s 1977 album ‘In Color’. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 4, 2019 • 1h 12min
444 - WAR - The World is a Ghetto - Caron Butler
NBA Champion Caron Butler shares his rollercoaster ride of a life story through the prism of WAR’s 1972 number one record ‘The World is a Ghetto’. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 27, 2019 • 1h 13min
445 - Steve Miller Band - Fly Like An Eagle - Wayne Federman
Comedian Wayne Federman finds connections between the 1976 release of Steve Miller Band's hit-laden space rock record Fly Like An Eagle and his storied life and career. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 20, 2019 • 1h 15min
446 - MC5 - Back in the USA - Adam Ray
Comedian Adam Ray's spirits are raised by the electrifying proto-punk of MC5's sophomore album, 1970's Back in the USA. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 13, 2019 • 1h 7min
447 - Stan Getz João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto - Jade Catta-Preta
Comedian Jade Catta-Preta gushes with Brazilian pride over the bossa nova-infused jazz tracks co-created by legends Stan Getz and João Gilberto on their iconic 1964 collaboration Getz/Gilberto. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 6, 2019 • 1h 14min
448 - The Police - Synchronicity - Dan Soder
Comedian Dan Soder mercilessly mocks the maudlin pretentiousness of Sting on The Police's final studio album, 1983's Synchronicity. This episode was recorded live at Just For Laughs 42 in Toronto. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
