198.4 KFLX Fiction Radio
by Shawn Kohne & Dustin Weiskopf
Your go to radio station for all the fictional music you know and love from TV and Film. Hosted by Shawn Kohne & Dustin Weiskopf.website: https://fictionradiopod.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kflxfictionradio/email: [email protected]
Episodes
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Top Ten of 2025
New year, new list! It's been another whole year of KFLX, so the guys are counting down their top songs of 2025! Lots of great movies and songs were released last year, but technically the guys can choose from any music that was *new to them* during the process of recording last year, which may...
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Get Crazy
It's a New Years movie! "Get Crazy" is a wild and spoofy film that we had never heard of, but it's the perfect way to end the year. This is awesome 80s goodness featuring a young Daniel Stern as he tries to put together a concert to save the Saturn Theatre. It features acts such as Reggie Wanker…
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Love Actually
At Christmas, you tell the truth... And the truth is, we're covering "Love Actually" this week in the first episode of the holiday season. This movie of intertwined character pieces is full of dated takes on dating in the early-2000s UK, but we're going to zero in on one very important cover song...
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Rock Star
What happens when a superfan gets called up to sing for their favorite heavy metal band? A kinda...kinda weird movie happens. Mark Wahlberg is the titular "Rock Star" in this 2001 film that was largely overshadowed by a national tragedy. We're digging into Marky Mark, as well as a number of...
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Almost Famous
This episode is more fun than an emotionally charged summer road trip with a famous band in the 1970s! We're doing Cameron Crowe again this week, this time with the 2000 film "Almost Famous" and the band at the heart of it - Stillwater! We'll cover all the nods to other 70s rockers – intended or...
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KFLX Classic: A Goofy Movie
We'll be back with a new episode next week! In the meantime, please enjoy the time Goofy stopped by for an enlightening studio visit. He was only tryin' to take his boy fishin’, okay? Boy oh boy do we have a special episode for ya! From the Powerline hits that never go out of style to a…
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KFLX Classic: Trick or Treat
It’s still Halloween in our hearts! Enjoy this classic from last year and we’ll be back soon with new episodes! This week we explore the depths of hair metal horror with the "Trick or Treat" from 1986. This classic from the Satanic Panic era has everything: A slasher villain with a set of pipes,...
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Halloween Mix Tape
Spooky season continues! Shawn and Dustin have brewed up the perfect mixtape for your Halloween party! We're running through a monster mash of fictional artists, starting with some greasy, shirtless sax appeal from "The Lost Boys" (1987). Then, we're attending Tracy Jordan's spooky, scary…
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Hard Rock Zombies (with Erik Hoffstad)
Ya'll wanna resurrect a dead body? The last time we had Erik in the studio he suggested “Hard Rock Zombies” for a future episode of KFLX. Welcome to the future, baby! This 1985 gem was originally conceived as a short film, but the creators just had too much to say so it became the full-length...
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Eddie and the Cruisers
It was a box-office flop that got a second-wind on cable TV because the music is just that good! 1984's "Eddie and the Cruisers" is one of those movies so revered for its fictional music that it's honestly a little crazy that we're just now getting to it. And this is a double-feature, because…
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Singles (with guest Jacob Givens)
Y'all like grunge? Then have we got THE show for you this week! Let's take a trip back to the dawn of the Seattle sound. Cameron Crowe's "Singles" is absolutely stacked with grunge goodness. Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament & Stone Gossard from Pearl Jam, along with Matt Dillon, make up the fictional…
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Lemonade Mouth
Hey isn’t that Shooter McGavin? We’re entering uncharted waters this week with our first Disney Channel Original. 2011’s “Lemonade Mouth” is the story of an impromptu band formed during high school detention and their path to…rather wild success. And along the way they totally pull a Stomp…
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Freaky Tales
Rise above, we're gonna rise above! 2025's "Freaky Tales" is a series of ficitonalized and darkly comedic stories set in Oakland in 1987, and it's full of music! Danger Zone is the hip hop duo of Entice and Barbie that goes toe to toe against Too $hort in a rap battle. While based on a real act,...
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Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
KFLX's brand-newest episode to date! There are long-awaited sequels...and then there's Spinal Tap II. In "The End Continues," we finally get to catch up with David, Nigel, and Derek some 40 years down the road. The guys went to see the new flick, along with their buddy Paul Goetz from The…
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This Is Spinal Tap
This episode goes to eleven! It only took us 55 episodes to reach the most famous fictional band of all time. With the long-awaited sequel hitting theaters this weekend, we thought it was high time that we talk about the mother of all parody films, “This Is Spinal Tap.” We’ve got stories from the...
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KPop Demon Hunters
Did you think we'd skip the music movie of the summer? We're diving deep into K-Pop this week! We're covering HUNTR/X and The Saja Boys, the two groups at the center of "KPop Demon Hunters," as well as talking about many of the voices and artists that came together to make these songs. PLUS: We...
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School of Rock
Summer is coming to an end and we’re headed back to school! “School of Rock” is a film that hardly needs an introduction – it’s a wholesome story of a hard rock burnout played by Jack Black who impersonates his way into a substitute teaching gig and ends up teaching his students how to rock out,...
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A Star is Born
We're back and it's a quadruple feature! You might know this one best as the 2018 film starring Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (who also directed), but "A Star is Born" has been born again and again since its first incarnation in 1937. Janet Gaynor originated the role of Esther Blodgett and, in…
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KFLX Classic: Macho Man (featuring Matt Camp)
One more classic episode from the vault before we return next Monday, August 18th with brand new KFLX episodes! Expect the unexpected in the Kingdom Of Madness! We're headed for uncharted waters and into parts unknown with our first ever music-only episode! The "Macho Man" Randy Savage spent some...
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KFLX Classic: Streets of Fire
One of our personal faves as we continue the summer with classic episodes from the vault. We're back with new episodes starting August 18th! All of the Loaf with none of the Meat! We're taking on the 1984 dystopian fantasy "Streets of Fire," featuring a string of bangers from 80s songwriting...
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KFLX Classic: The Mistle-Tones
Ready for some Christmas in July? We're keeping the KFLX vibe alive this summer with some classic episodes from the vault. Stay tuned for new episodes starting August 18th. Are you Snow-Belles material? You know we had to do a holiday show! What better way to bring the season into full swing than...
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KFLX Classic: Walk Hard
We're keeping the KFLX vibe alive this summer with some classic episodes from the vault. Stay tuned for new episodes starting August 18th. You don't want no part of this! This week is all about the biopic to end all biopics, 2007's Walk Hard. Shawn and Dustin step into the world of Dewey Cox and...
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KFLX Classic: Animal House
We're keeping the KFLX vibe alive this summer with some classic episodes from the vault. Stay tuned for new episodes starting August 18th. Get your togas out of storage, the Deltas are throwing a party! Our most vintage film yet! This one covers Otis Day and the Knights from "Animal House," the...
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We're taking the summer off!
In case you missed the announcements over the last few episodes, here's your official word that KFLX is taking the summer off! We'll be back with brand new episodes starting on August 18th. Until then, Shawn and Dustin will be working hard behind the scenes on new material and lots of other...
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Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
We are KFLX and we're here to talk about fictional music and stuff! Folks, it's our 50th episode! To celebrate, we're talking "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World," the 2010 film adaptation of the hugely successful graphic novel. This one is full of music by indie darlings such as Broken Social Scene,...
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Sinners
How about a brand new movie for a change? Ryan Coogler's "Sinners" is a breath of fresh cinematic air that takes you on a rollercoaster ride of genres, and boy howdy is it chock FULL of fictional music and musicians! We're going down to the Delta to listen to "the real" and also breaking down the...
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We Are Lady Parts
Let's go to the punk rock show! This week is all about "We Are Lady Parts," a co-production of Peacock and the UK's Channel 4 about an all-woman, all-Muslim punk rock group and the struggles of getting noticed as a group and what to do with fame once you have it. We're covering a bunch of…
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Robin Sparkles from How I Met Your Mother
Who'd win in a KFLX slap bet? "How I Met Your Mother" is what this episode is all aboot! We're taking on the fictional artist Robin Sparkles – the teenage mall-pop idol persona of HIMYM's Robin Scherbatsky. From humble beginnings in the local mall to a successful tour all the way from Alberta to...
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The Mexico Trilogy
¿Quién es este Mariachi? This week is a three-fer! We’re covering Robert Rodriguez’s famed trilogy - from the hilarious gags of “El Mariachi” to the vocal prowess of Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek in “Desperado” to Johnny Depp’s turn as composer for his character’s theme in “Once Upon a Time in...
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
This episode is bona fide! Back in the year 2000, the soundtrack to the Coen Brothers' "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" took the world by storm. We're here to break down the influences and sources of The Soggy Bottom Boys' biggest hit, "I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow," along with every other song they...
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Always Be My Maybe
"The man who embraces his mediocre nothingness shines greater than any." - Keanu Reeves 2019's "Always Be My Maybe" is a cute romantic comedy, but it's also a look at an alternate version of Randall Park as a chill San Francisco rapper. We'll talk about the real influences on Hello Peril, the…
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Top Secret!
This week, we get to know a little German! The late, great Val Kilmer will be remembered for many things - from “Top Gun” to “Batman Forever” to his kooky but oh-so-charming real-life persona. But this week, we’re going back to Val’s very first feature film, 1984’s “Top Secret!” Kilmer plays an...
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Idlewild
What's wild is how idle the critics were on this movie! We're talking 2006's "Idlewild" this week. It's part musical, part period drama, and glued together with trippy music video style sequences - and it just so happens to be the capstone to Outkast's catalog (so far?). Lot's to unpack in this…
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Dreamgirls
What ever happened to Beyonce? This week we're talking "Dreamgirls," the 2006 film adaptation of the 1981 stage musical. Lots of musical comparisons between the movie and the broadway version, along with, of course, all the ways this film relates to "Sparkle" – another film inspired by the story…
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Joe Pesci
Little Joe sure can sing! In 1998, Joe Pesci released an album. "Vincent LaGuardia Gambini Sings Just for You" was neither his first nor his last record, but it is the only one to feature songs performed as his "My Cousin Vinny" title character. We cover that and much from from Pesci's storied...
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That Thing You Do!
We're going on a Playtone Records tour! It's finally time for us to cover Tom Hanks' directorial debut, which is chock full of fictional music by fictional artists. We're talking about The Wonders, of course, but the Playtone roster runs deep with 60s nostalgia! This one features several…
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Sing Street
Rock and roll is a risk. This week, we take on 2016's "Sing Street," director John Carney's follow-up to a film we talked about in our third episode, "Begin Again." This one is full of fun musical comparisons - many of them right from the movie itself, which follows a group of young Dubliners who...
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The Idea of You
Can you blame folks if they think this singer bears more than a passing resemblance to Harry Styles? Just like in the lost KFLX pilot, we're talking about boy bands this week, but not the ones Dustin and Shawn grew up with...One Direction and Westlife are the inspirations this week. 2024's "The...
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The Blue Jean Committee from "Documentary Now!"
Let's get swept away by the Catalina Breeze! We're taking a swim in the chill waters of the Documentary Now's two-parter, "Gentle and Soft: The Story of the Blue Jean Committee," starring Fred Armisen and Bill Hader. What may have started as a simple mockumentary based on 2013's "The History of…
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Mix Tape 3
Cult classics, dirty rap songs, and a special guest this week! It’s our third mix tape and honestly there’s almost too much in here for one episode! We’re covering Apple TV’s series “The Afterparty” and the eerily similar 2024 film “The Reunion” as well as the rhymes of Alpa Chino from Ben...
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Parks and Recreation
Pack your bags, we're headed to Pawnee! From Duke Silver to Freddy Spaghetti, we're covering all of your favorite music acts from Parks and Recreation. But the main event, of course, is Mouse Rat (or whatever they're called this week). We also follow Andy Dwyer's path from from lead singer to…
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Josie and the Pussycats
Conform! Free will is overrated! Jump on the bandwagon! Another franchise! This week is all about Josie and the Pussycats, with a special focus on 2001's subversive comedy of the same name. Both of our hosts had such a blast revisiting this movie from our high school years. Spoiler alert: it…
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The Muppets
Why are there so many songs....in the Muppets catalog?! This episode nearly did us in, but we made it through a mountain of research to bring you only the finest of Muppets musical history. We're zeroing in on Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, the Muppets' very own in-house band. We track their...
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The Blues Brothers
We're on a mission...to cram as much Blues Brothers history and content into this episode as possible! The guys are taking on the music and movies of Elwood and Jake Blues (along with Buster, Mighty Mack and Cab) this week. Besides discussing the two films and numerous albums, we're talking about...
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Macho Man
Expect the unexpected in the Kingdom Of Madness! We're headed for uncharted waters and into parts unknown with our first ever music-only episode! The "Macho Man" Randy Savage spent some time spittin' rhymes in the early 2000s and we're here to break down every single track on 2003's "Be a Man,"…
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Sparkle
Shawn and Dustin can't fly on only one wing! This week we have another double-feature! We're putting the 1976 and 2012 versions of "Sparkle" head to head and breaking down the differences in characters, plot, and most importantly...the songs. With a soundtrack by Curtis Mayfield, we'll take a...
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Trap
The twist is that the music is very, very good! We're taking on M. Night Shyamalan's newest thriller, "Trap" this week. With an original soundtrack by Saleka as the fictional pop star Lady Raven, this one really surprised us. Outside of the music, Dustin lists off grievances and Shawn provides a...
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The Wedding Singer
Dustin and Shawn are covering The Wedding Singer! Whoopity doo! If you love 80s music this is the week you've been waiting for! This soundtrack is so chock-full of 80s glory it needed 2 volumes and even that couldn't hold all of the songs. Robbie Hart and his wedding band play all the hits from...
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Top Ten of 2024
Not your normal top 10! It's the end of the year and Shawn and Dustin have each selected 5 of their favorite songs featured in KFLX's 2024 episodes, with a few honorable mentions. We even get some new information about some of the songs! What new music did KFLX expose you to this year? Did you...
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Turning Red
It's time for the test episode! Disney's "Turning Red" featuring the fictional boy band 4*Town started this whole shebang! Enjoy how youthful and energentic Shawn and Dustin feel discussing how Billie Eilish & Finneas O'Connell fully nailed all the boy band tropes from the early 00's like N*SYNC,...
About this show
Your go to radio station for all the fictional music you know and love from TV and Film. Hosted by Shawn Kohne & Dustin Weiskopf.website: https://fictionradiopod.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kflxfictionradio/email: [email protected]
Hosted by
Shawn Kohne & Dustin Weiskopf