Sherman & Ski - Talk You Into It
by Josh Sherman
Two music lovers give the oral history of a band through the eyes of a superfan. Sherman and Ski are long time buddies who tell stories about their two favorite songs from each artist, and why you, the listener, should play certain tracks from their catalog immediately. There is also a companion playlist of each artist on Spotify to check out as well - Sherman and Ski are here to talk you into it! #90smusic #80smusic #superfan #mixtape
Episodes
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Hot Takes 2026!
Imagine a world...a world without New Order. Or Mariah Carey. Or Wu-Tang Clan. Or Iron Maiden. Or P!nk. or (big gasp!) INXS. THE HORROR. Well, all of these phenomenal artists, AND MORE, are either finally or once again nominated for music's highest career honor...the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....
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Talk You Into It Episode 29: The Cardigans
Welcome back to Sherman and Ski: Talk You Into It. One of the most iconic pop acts from the mid 90's through the mid aughts - The Cardigans flew into our collective lives on a sugary magic carpet of melodies with the one-in-a-million superhit Lovefool. But, as customary here at this pod, we are...
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Talk You Into It - Episode 28 - Sherman and Ski Rock and Roll HOF 2025 hot takes!
Happy Memorial Day weekend folks…Sherman and Ski are BACK baby. We’ve got a batch of fresh new episodes locked and loaded and ready to go…so what better way to kick off summer than to listen to our truly HOT and at least half incorrect takes on this year’s inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of...
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Talk You Into It - Episode 27- Now! That’s What I Call Music, Volume 1
Tomorrow, October 27th 2023, marks a momentous occasion in pop music history. Sort of. 25 years ago on that date, the initial American compilation record of Now! That’s What I Call Music made its way onto retail shelves. Some 87 volumes later (and with a 25th anniversary tracklist reveal tomorrow...
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Pitchfork days 2 & 3!
In the Better Late Than Never Dept - Sherman & Ski do a post festival recap of the final two days at the Pitchfork Festival…which, due to weather and some lousy communication from the organizers winds up being a helluva lot more about the awesome city of Chicago. Shout outs for Lagunitas Brewing,...
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Pitchfork Day One Recap!
A nearly-live, quick and dirty update from Day 1 of the 2023 Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago IL. An awesome city to explore for any reason , Sherman and Ski do some deep dishing on some tremendous acts like Alvvays, Nation of Language , Grace Ives and Chicago funk act Ric Wilson. Also, Ski is...
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Talk You Into It - Episode 25 - Men At Work
Have you been to the land Down Under? Us either, but that doesn't mean we are scared to flip hemispheres. This episode of Sherman and Ski lauds the songwriting and pop sensibility of lead singer Colin Hay, and the whole Aussie gang. Men At Work were clearly a new wave phenomenon, but incorporate…
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Rock and Roll HOF Nominees 2023 Special Episode!
It's the most wonderful time of the year...nope, the other one, when Sherman and Ski do their annual plunge into the abyss that is the Rock and Roll HOF voting system. For the third straight year, we attempt to predict the less-than-predictable and not only guess what the Hall is 'thinking', but...
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Talk You Into It - Episode 24 - KC & The Sunshine Band
Just when you think that we wouldn’t dare do it, we invite you to KEEP IT COMIN’ LOVE - Sherman and Ski are vouching for disco (and Latin FUNK) superstars and underrated heroes, KC and THE SUNSHINE BAND. Literally, there are nothing but hits from Miami native Harry Wayne Casey. In fact, a person...
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Talk You Into It - Episode 23 - Luscious Jackson
Happy New Year!! Sherman and Ski are BACK from a small hiatus to bring you some fresh NINETIES era content - we are talking you into another listen of the legendary Luscious Jackson. Founded by Jill Cunniff, Gabby Glaser, Vivian Trimble and joined by ex-Beastie Boys original drummer Kate...
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Rock and Roll HOF nominees 2022 - special episode!
Sherman and Ski always have a take on who is fortunate enough to earn a nomination to the Rock & Roll HOF…and this year is no different! Take a listen to their predictions…who they’d vote for. It won’t be long to find out how right or wrong they were!
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Talk You Into It - Episode 22 - Van Hagar
When David Lee Roth left (or was fired from?) Van Halen following their massive album “1984” the Van Halen brothers considered several possible replacements, from Patty Smythe from Scandal (“I am the WARRIOR!!) to, yes, Phil Collins and, are you sitting down, Daryl Hall from Hall and Oates....
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Talk You Into It - Episode 21 - Van Halen
Van Halen is one of the most influential bands in rock-n-roll history. Period. And their story simply cannot be told in one chapter (or podcast). Chapter 1: DIAMOND DAVE, BABY. The first four Van Halen albums – Van Halen, Van Halen II, Women and Children First, Fair Warning – are iconic,...
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Talk You Into It - Special Episode - The Year in Music 2021
Well, one week into the new year, but we can't let the music from last year go JUST yet. Sherman & Ski give their take on their top five records of the past year, somewhat surprisingly without any overlaps! These picks run the gamut this year - Sherman wound up digging some alt-jazz, an...
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Talk You Into It - Episode 20 - The Electric Six
The podcast at least eighteen years in the making is finally here. As the 20th episode of Sherman & Ski: Talk You Into It draws nigh, at the close of the year 2021, we bestow upon our dear listeners the ELECTRIC SIX, the ultimate disco/funk/punk/rock/metal demigods of Detroit (Rock City!). Do you...
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Talk You Into It - Episode 19 - The Go-Go's
Trailblazers. Pioneers. MTV 80s Icons. And at long last, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers. Ladies and Gentlemen, The Go-Go’s. Sherman and Ski remain baffled that it took 15 years after they first became eligible, that the Go-Go’s received their first nomination for the Hall. Thankfully, the powers at...
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Talk You Into It - Episode 18 - Stone Temple Pilots
Welcome back to Sherman & Ski – who are thrilled to tackle one of the most critically derided, yet highly popular bands of the grunge era, sleazy rock titans STONE TEMPLE PILOTS. Dismissed as a ripoff act of Pearl Jam & Soundgarden, at their peak around 1994 and 1995 they were just as potent as...
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Talk You Into It - Episode 17 - Lionel Richie
Living Legend. They are the two best words that you can put together to describe the one of the greatest showmen of the 20th century, the one and only LIONEL RICHIE. From the Commodores, to writing with Michael Jackson, and now to American Idol, he has literally spanned generations of musicians,...
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Talk You Into It - Episode 16 - Creedence Clearwater Revival
It's Christmas in July! Sherman and Ski have a PAIR of gifts for our listeners...a supersized podcast featuring the legendary CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL plus a counterintuitive holiday opening round. In this episode we get into the extremely litigious history of the band, the endless fights...
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Talk You Into It - Episode 15 - Jesus Jones
What's the problem with dance-rock? Sherman and Ski tackle an age-old question in Episode 15 of Talk You Into It in praise of, wait for it, JESUS JONES. One of the most under-acknowledged 'tweener' acts of the last thirty years, Jesus Jones deserves another moment in the sun. The band had the...
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Talk You Into It - Special - Hall of Fame 2021
Ever wonder how and why an artist/band gets into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?? For the purposes of this podcast, it's kinda all Sherman and Ski think about. On the eve of the announcement of the class of 2021, our boys weigh in on the nominees, the process, the snubs, and pick the five artists...
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Talk You Into It - Episode 14 - Guns n’ Roses
Welcome back to a stupendously ambitious topic for Sherman & Ski - Talk You Into It, GUNS N' ROSES. A person may wonder, 'What is there left to discuss about one of the biggest bands in the history of History?' And we respond, well, at least an hour and five minutes worth! In this episode…
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Talk You Into It - Episode 13 - New Order
The history of new wave music cannot be told without two essential words : New Order. From the ashes of the legendary Joy Division, this fully synthesized British band were the forefathers of an entire genre of music (new wave dance rock) that owe their roots to their beats and epic new wave…
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Talk You Into It - Episode 12 - The Pretenders
Hello Cleveland! Direct from Ohio, it's the inimitable Chrissie Hynde and THE PRETENDERS, the subject of this episode of Sherman & Ski: Talk You Into It. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees from the class of 2005, style icons, and owner of her singular sensual growl, Ms. Hynde and company are…
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Bloated Double Album Holiday Blowout - Best of 2020
Seasons greetings from Sherman & Ski! This double album blockbuster pod kicks off with Sherman & Ski talking you into four of their all time Christmas/holiday songs. From classic crooners to essential Muppets (yup, that's right) - the boys have their opinions and are stickin' to 'em. Take a…
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Talk You Into It - Episode 9 - Poison
Join us this week as Sherman and Ski defend a virtually indefensible thesis: Poison are underrated hair metal icons and deserve another listen, and a smidge more respect. All tracks performed by Bret Michaels from Poison as not even Anchor respects the full band.
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Talk You Into It - Episode 8 - Urge Overkill
Another classic alt-rock band from the 90’s, Urge Overkill burst out of the Chicago scene with their glam-rock swagger, irresistible hooks and wry sense of humor. Did we mention their sartorial prowess? More than just a Neil Diamond cover on the Pulp Fiction soundtrack, these dudes knew how to…
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Talk You Into It - Episode 7 - Liz Phair
On this episode of Talk You Into It, Sherman and Ski hype their unabashed adoration of Liz Phair. Four essential tracks plus a deep discussion of the early 90’s Chicago alt-rock scene, her critically derided early 00’s pop swerve, a recent show at The Exit/In from Nashville, and why she’s one of...
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Talk You Into It - Episode 6: Blondie
Sherman and Ski discuss Rock & Roll HOFers Blondie and their influence on an entire generation of musicians. We chat about the symbolic importance of Debbie Harry to the future of women in rock, their extensive new wave influences, and avoid 'The Tide Is High' at all costs.
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Talk You Into It - Episode 5: Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats
In this episode, we explore the classic garage-stomp, rhythm and blues sound of Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats.
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Talk You Into It - Episode 4: Soundgarden
In this episode, we introduce you to one of the greatest grunge bands of all time, Soundgarden.
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Talk You Into It - Episode 3: Fountains of Wayne and Adam Schlesinger
In this episode, we celebrate the life of Adam Schlesinger, the musical genius behind Fountains of Wayne.
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Talk You Into It - Episode 2: The Donnas
This week, we take on one of Ski's favorite bands, The Donnas.
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Talk You Into It - Episode 1: Duran Duran
In our inaugural episode, we introduce--or reintroduce you to one of the 80's greatest bands, Duran Duran.
About this show
Two music lovers give the oral history of a band through the eyes of a superfan. Sherman and Ski are long time buddies who tell stories about their two favorite songs from each artist, and why you, the listener, should play certain tracks from their catalog immediately. There is also a companion playlist of each artist on Spotify to check out as well - Sherman and Ski are here to talk you into it! #90smusic #80smusic #superfan #mixtape
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