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EPISODE · Mar 31, 2026 · 1H 59M

The One Where We Hand the Mic to Heaven

from Music Movies Sports & Stuff · host Bill Van Veghel

This isn’t just another episode of Music Movies Sports & Stuff. This is personal.This week, your host opens the vault and pays tribute to the man who shaped his taste in everything—his dad.We count down the bands and songs that filled the room, the kind that didn’t just play… they stayed. The ones that shaped your taste, your memories, and maybe even the rhythm of how you see the world.From there, the trail rides into classic cinema with a Western that stands tall like a lone gunslinger at high noon. Dust, grit, legacy. One of the all-time greats, and a perfect reflection of timeless storytelling.Then it’s game time. The teams you both cheered for, suffered with, celebrated, and maybe argued about. The shared rituals, the highs, the heartbreaks, the bond that only sports can forge.And just when you think the journey’s complete, we zoom out to history itself. What happened on this very day? Turns out, the past has a few stories of its own to tell, and they fit right into the soundtrack of this episode.This isn’t just nostalgia. It’s inheritance. It’s connection. It’s the invisible thread between generations, told through music, movies, and moments.🎧 Press play.📣 Tell someone who’d get it.⭐ And if it resonates, stick around and subscribe… because stories like this don’t go out of style.I love you dad!Jefferson Airplane https://youtu.be/2EdLasOrG6c?si=isZAWW5Mgp2EeDL5Gordon Lightfoot https://youtu.be/bAedY3NucEs?si=IyrBQkhGO9CcYng6Peter Paul & Mary https://youtu.be/Vg2RcXC8KSk?si=NRWjxPfRgAR0sHMvSimon and Garfunkel https://youtu.be/qn0QBXMYXsM?si=W0MBrBkrMd8_-hYpCCR https://youtu.be/2GY9GyHxyEo?si=JrPsYuLPH6eKFJDqMarty Robbins https://youtu.be/UgyCuDdLrbw?si=VikSB47E9dHuagrRDave Clark Five https://youtu.be/0vmiE0A34tw?si=4zfFyJCXxJO7IAYd The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence trailer https://youtu.be/Q6iEna2pJqM?si=Xsw2sxYdS75PuxEJThe Montreal Canadiens https://youtu.be/qs9aG4RQQhQ?si=uJX96OjxIkPF2H4wThe Green Bay Packers https://youtu.be/hCtN8fURR50?si=AwBVvEPHe5gicpSx

This isn’t just another episode of Music Movies Sports & Stuff. This is personal.This week, your host opens the vault and pays tribute to the man who shaped his taste in everything—his dad.We count down the bands and songs that filled the room, the kind that didn’t just play… they stayed. The ones that shaped your taste, your memories, and maybe even the rhythm of how you see the world.From there, the trail rides into classic cinema with a Western that stands tall like a lone gunslinger at high noon. Dust, grit, legacy. One of the all-time greats, and a perfect reflection of timeless storytelling.Then it’s game time. The teams you both cheered for, suffered with, celebrated, and maybe argued about. The shared rituals, the highs, the heartbreaks, the bond that only sports can forge.And just when you think the journey’s complete, we zoom out to history itself. What happened on this very day? Turns out, the past has a few stories of its own to tell, and they fit right into the soundtrack of this episode.This isn’t just nostalgia. It’s inheritance. It’s connection. It’s the invisible thread between generations, told through music, movies, and moments.🎧 Press play.📣 Tell someone who’d get it.⭐ And if it resonates, stick around and subscribe… because stories like this don’t go out of style.I love you dad!Jefferson Airplane https://youtu.be/2EdLasOrG6c?si=isZAWW5Mgp2EeDL5Gordon Lightfoot https://youtu.be/bAedY3NucEs?si=IyrBQkhGO9CcYng6Peter Paul & Mary https://youtu.be/Vg2RcXC8KSk?si=NRWjxPfRgAR0sHMvSimon and Garfunkel https://youtu.be/qn0QBXMYXsM?si=W0MBrBkrMd8_-hYpCCR https://youtu.be/2GY9GyHxyEo?si=JrPsYuLPH6eKFJDqMarty Robbins https://youtu.be/UgyCuDdLrbw?si=VikSB47E9dHuagrRDave Clark Five https://youtu.be/0vmiE0A34tw?si=4zfFyJCXxJO7IAYd The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence trailer https://youtu.be/Q6iEna2pJqM?si=Xsw2sxYdS75PuxEJThe Montreal Canadiens https://youtu.be/qs9aG4RQQhQ?si=uJX96OjxIkPF2H4wThe Green Bay Packers https://youtu.be/hCtN8fURR50?si=AwBVvEPHe5gicpSx

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