The Draft Squad assembles for one of our best annual episodes: the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominee Ballot Draft! Will reigning champion River hold onto the crown? Will Joe use his Rock Hall expertise to climb back to the top? Will Kristen completely whiff it again? Will Jimmy follow his classic rock heart to the detriment of his score? Will Joey even show up? Listen and find out! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 2
After a brief hiatus, Joe and Kristen return to the podcast for their annual "Name That Tune" episode featuring artists newly eligible for the Rock Hall! And they're joined by their pals, the comedians behind the podcast "Football Friends Who Are Gambling" Cullen Crawford and Joe McAdam. It's a fun one-- play along at home! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 59 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Joe & Kristen discuss the future of the show. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 01, 2022•23 min•Season 4Ep. 46
Friend of the show Joey Devine (Roundball Rock) returns to the show for a recap of HBO's epic 4-hour broadcast of this year's induction ceremony. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 41 min•Season 4Ep. 45
Joe & Kristen talk to listener Josh Kitchen about his unique experience as an audience member sitting on the stage at the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 17, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 44
Podcaster Pat Francis (Rock Solid) returns to the show to recap his experience attending the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 10, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 4Ep. 43
Writer Ann Powers (NPR Music) returns to the show for a discussion on what we're expecting to happen at this week's Rock Hall induction ceremony. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 03, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 4Ep. 42
Hosts of the Song vs. Song podcast Todd Nathanson (Todd in the Shadows) & Lina Morgan join the show to discuss this year's inductees and whether they need the Hall more than the Hall needs them. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr•Season 4Ep. 41
Podcasters Nate LeBlanc & Demone Carter (Dad Bod Rap Pod) join Joe & Kristen for a discussion about hip-hop and its place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 40
Comedians/podcasters Tyler Snodgrass & Danny Maupin (Take This Pod and Shove It) join Joe & Kristen to talk about the Rock Hall's strange and evolving relationship with country music. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 39
Podcaster/YouTuber Pat Finnerty (What Makes This Song Stink) joins Joe & Kristen to talk about the stinkiest songs from this year's Rock Hall class of inductees. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 4Ep. 38
Comedian/actor Jamison Webb returns to the show for a discussion on who the Hall should induct in its nebulous "Musical Excellence" category. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 4Ep. 37
Comedy writer/producer John Levenstein returns to the show for a discussion all about the special guests for this year's ceremony. Which announced names make the most sense for which inductees? This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 36
Minneapolis-based author and podcaster Andrea Swensson joins Joe & Kristen to discuss producers extraordinaire Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, recipients of the Musical Excellence award at this year's Rock Hall ceremony. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 4Ep. 35
A rerun of our 2019 Judas Priest episode with heavy metal documentarian Bob Nalbandian. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 4Ep. 34
A rerun of our deeply informative 2021 episode with writer Andy Schwartz all about the artists who have been inducted into the Hall under the banner of "Musical Excellence." This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 4Ep. 33
Comedian/writer Sean O'Connor returns to the show to chat with Joe & Kristen about the Jimmy Iovine parts of the 2017 HBO documentary mini-series The Defiant Ones. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 40 min•Season 4Ep. 32
Joe & Kristen chat with TV producer Bruce Brandwen, the man who came up with the idea for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They discuss what it was like in the early days of conception and how the powers that be schemed to steal it away from him (and did!) This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 18, 2022•53 min•Season 4Ep. 31
Music writer and historian Jay Quan joins Joe & Kristen to discuss the life and career of Sugar Hill Records founder Sylvia Robinson, one of this year's Ahmet Ertegun Award recipients for the 2022 Rock Hall class. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Season 4Ep. 30
Publicist and former NomCom member Bob Merlis returns to the show to go through the list of the Hall's non-performer inductees and explain what makes them so special. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 4Ep. 29
Entertainment journalist Mara Reinstein joins Joe & Kristen to talk 2022 Rock Hall inductee Pat Benatar. It's been more than 4 years since the last Pat episode, so join us as we dive back in! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 28, 2022•44 min•Season 4Ep. 28
Writer Annie Zaleski joins Joe & Kristen to talk about Duran Duran's breakout album "Rio" and her recent book for the 33 1/3 series all about the subject. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Season 4Ep. 27
We're taking the week off for a number of reasons. Think of it as a "Summer Break!" This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 15, 2022•4 min•Season 4Ep. 26
Writer and huge dumbass Rob Tannenbaum (I Want My MTV) joins Joe & Kristen to talk about the importance of MTV to this year's inductees. More importantly though, he's berated and insulted, as per the agreements of the bet he lost on a previous episode. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 4Ep. 25
A rerun of our 2019 Duran Duran episode with friend/writer Dave Schilling. Condensed and edited for YOUR listening pleasure! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 30, 2022•48 min•Season 4Ep. 24
Author and professor Gayle Wald joins Joe & Kristen to talk about the weirdness of the Rock Hall's "Early Influence" category and where they might/should go with it in the future. Also, plenty of talk about Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the subject of Gayle's book "Shout, Sister, Shout!" This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 23, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 23
Author & scholar Judith Smith (Becoming Belafonte: Black Artist, Public Radical) joins Joe & Kristen to talk about the life, music, and politics of 2022 Early Influence inductee Harry Belafonte. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 22
Curator of History at the Onondaga Historical Association, Robert Searing joins Joe & Kristen to talk about the incredible life, work, and influence of folk singer-songwriter-guitarist Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten, 2022 Early Influence Rock Hall inductee. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 21
A re-broadcast of our very informative 2021 episode with historian Elijah Wald all about the artists who have been inducted as "early influences." This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jun 02, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 4Ep. 20
Chris Molanphy (Slate's Hit Parade) joins Joe & Kristen for a discussion all about the year 1983. There is no point that year when a 2022 inductee isn't strongly represented on the Hot 100. From the breakthroughs of Duran Duran and Eurythmics to the #1 hits from Lionel Richie and Dolly Parton and beyond. Pat Benatar, Jimmy Iovine, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Carly Simon, Judas Priest, even artists from Sylvia Robinson's Sugar Hill Records label all put out music this year. Listen in as we b...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 4Ep. 19
