All Episodes

The Story Behind: Whitney Houston - Whitney, Ep. 266

The Story Behind: Jay-Z - The Blueprint, Ep. 265

The Story Behind: Neil Young - Harvest, Ep. 264

The Story Behind: John Mayer - Continuum, Ep. 263

The Story Behind: George Michael - Faith, Ep. 262

The Story Behind: Yo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One, Ep. 261

The Story Behind: Penguin Cafe Orchestra - Music from the Penguin Cafe, Ep. 260

The Story Behind: Marty Robbins - Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs, Ep. 259

The Story Behind: Primal Scream - Screamadelica, Ep. 258

The Story Behind: Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out, Ep. 257

The Story Behind: Green Day - Dookie, Ep. 256

The Story Behind: Queen - A Night at the Opera, Ep. 255

The Story Behind: The Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream, Ep. 254

The Story Behind: The Replacements - Let It Be, Ep. 253

The Story Behind: Eminem - The Slim Shady LP, Ep. 252

The Story Behind: Conan Neutron and the Secret Friends - The Way of the Neutron

The Story Behind: Pink Floyd - The Wall (part 2), Ep. 251

Our 250th Episode! The Story Behind: Pink Floyd - The Wall, Part 1

BONUS - Song Battle: 2025 #1 Hits - Episode 1 of 5

The Story Behind: Rocket from the Crypt - Scream, Dracula, Scream, Ep. 249

The Story Behind: Can - Tago Mago, Ep. 248

The Story Behind: Billy Joel - The Stranger, Ep. 247

The Story Behind: Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet, Ep. 246

The Story Behind: Moby - Play, Ep. 245

The Story Behind: Chic - Risque, Ep. 244

The Story Behind: Nick Drake - Pink Moon, Ep. 243

The Story Behind: The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus, Ep 242

The Story Behind: Bad Brains - I Against I, Ep. 241

The Story Behind: The Chop - Stay Puft

The Best Mean Tweets of 2025

The Story Behind: Taylor Swift - 1989, Ep. 240

The Story Behind: The Jesus and Mary Chain - Darklands, Ep 239

The Story Behind: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell, Ep. 238

The Story Behind: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Ep. 237

The Story Behind: Queens of the Stone Age - Queens of the Stone Age, Ep 236

The Story Behind: Dolly Parton - Coat of Many Colors, Ep 235

The Story Behind: Michael Viner's Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock, Ep 234

The Story Behind: k.d. lang - Shadowland, Ep 233

The Story Behind: The Police - Reggatta de Blanc, Ep 232

The Story Behind: Tom Waits - Nighthawks at the Diner, Ep 231

The Story Behind: The Cars - The Cars, Ep 230

The Story Behind: Merle Haggard and The Strangers - I'm a Lonesome Fugitive

The Story Behind: Blur - Parklife, Ep 228

The Story Behind: Paul McCartney and Wings - Band on the Run, Ep 227

The Story Behind: Sonic Youth - Evol, Ep 226

The Story Behind: Pantera - Vulgar Display of Power, Ep. 225

The Story Behind: The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs, Ep 224

The Story Behind: Television - Marquee Moon, Ep. 223

The Story Behind: The Pogues - Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash, Ep. 222

BONUS: Song Battle: 90s 1 Hit Wonders - Ep. #1

The Story Behind: Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul, Ep. 221

The Story Behind: Blue Cheer - Vincebus Eruptum, Ep 220

The Story Behind: Brian Eno - Before and After Science, Ep 219

The Story Behind: Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention - We're Only in it for the Money

The Story Behind: Slayer - Reign in Blood, Ep. 217

The Story Behind: Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Rattlesnakes, Ep. 216

The Story Behind: The Offspring - Smash, Ep. 215

The Story Behind: The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses, Ep. 214

The Story Behind: Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish and the Hotdog Flavored Water, Ep 213

The Story Behind: Digital Underground - Sex Packets, Ep 212

The Story Behind: Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club, Ep 211

The Story Behind: Yes - Close to the Edge, Ep 210

The Story Behind: De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising, Ep 209

The Story Behind: Abba - The Visitors, Ep 208

The Story Behind: Santana - Abraxas, Ep 207

The Story Behind: Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand, Ep 206

The Story Behind: Christina Aguilera - Stripped, Ep 205

The Story Behind: Janis Joplin - Pearl, Ep 204

The Story Behind: Fugees - The Score, Ep 203

The Story Behind: Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, Ep 202

The Story Behind: The Beverly Crushers - Enterprise

The Story Behind: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars SIDE 2, Ep 201

Our 200th Episode! The Story Behind: David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars: SIDE 1

The Story Behind: Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral, Ep 199

BONUS: Song Battle: The Best #1 Hit of 2024 - Episode 1 (of 5)

The Story Behind: Harry Nilsson -Nilsson Schmilsson, Ep 198

The Story Behind: Van Halen - 1984, Ep 197

The Story Behind: Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92, Ep 196

The Story Behind: Muddy Waters - At Newport 1960, Ep 195

The Story Behind: Def Leppard - Hysteria, Ep 194

The Story Behind: Little Richard - Here's Little Richard, Ep 193

The Story Behind: Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque, Ep 192

2025 State of the Union Show

The Story Behind: Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker, Ep 191

The Story Behind: Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison, Ep 190

Bonus: Future Complaints #1 (of 6): Rob reps King Gizzard and Judas Priest

The Best Tweets of 2024

The Story Behind: Phil Spector - A Christmas Gift For You, Ep 189

The Story Behind: Arcade Fire - Funeral, Ep 188

The Story Behind: Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator), Ep 187

The Story Behind: Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club, Ep 186

The Story Behind: Jurassic 5 - Power in Numbers, Ep 185

The Story Behind: Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel, Ep 184

Bonus: Song Battle: Say My Name #1

The Story Behind: Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures, Ep 183

Bonus: Rob's appearance on "What Are You Listening To?" with Jenn Tully

The Story Behind: The Who - Who's Next, Ep 182

The Story Behind: Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Ep 181

The Story Behind: Joni Mitchell - Hejira, Ep 180

The Story Behind: Robbie Williams - Life Thru a Lens, 179