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Bandsplain — 233 episodes

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SOUNDTRACK: 'Dirty Dancing' With Joanna Robinson

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MADONNA: 'Confessions II' with Patrik Sandberg

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The Best New Music of Spring 2026 With Bre Morell. Plus, An Interview With Domenic Palermo of Nothing.

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SOUNDTRACK: 'Purple Rain' With Anthony Anzaldo

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Madonna Mailbag With Fattaneh Salek and Patrik Sandberg

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Madonna: The Movies With Amanda Dobbins and Sean Fennessey

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Madonna: Part 4 With Caryn Ganz

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Madonna: Part 3 With Paul Hamann

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Madonna: Part 2 with Patrik Sandberg

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Madonna: Part 1 With Mel Ottenberg

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Life Without Buildings with Blondshell

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PERFECT SONG: ‘Boys On the Radio’ with Patrik Sandberg, Plus An Interview With Hole Bassist and Author Melissa Auf der Maur

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The Runaways With Patty Schemel

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Our Favorite Music of 2026 So Far, With Chris Ryan. Plus, an Interview With Angel Du$t’s Justice Tripp.

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80s Soundtrack Hall of Fame with Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan

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The Get Up Kids with Arielle Gordon

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MOVIE NIGHT: ‘The Decline of Western Civilization’ with Alex Ross Perry, Plus An Interview With Director Penelope Spheeris

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The Germs With Pleasant Gehman

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EMO DRAFT with Patrick Flynn and Chris Ryan

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Valentine’s Day Mailbag With Amanda Dobbins, Plus an Interview With Joyce Manor’s Barry Johnson

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American Football with Rob Mahoney

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The Music of Skateboard Videos with Jerry Hsu

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Portishead with Rob Fitzpatrick

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Our Most Anticipated Albums of 2026 with Shaad D’Souza, Plus An Interview with Real Lies’ Kevin Lee Kharas

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HOLIDAY SONG DRAFT with Amanda Dobbins and Rob Mahoney

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Best Albums of the Year With Chris Ryan

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Jeff Buckley With Sean Fennessey

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MOVIE NIGHT: 'Dig!' with Joe Coscarelli

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Massive Attack with Bre Morell

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Mailbag with Rob Harvilla, Plus An Interview with Militarie Gun’s Ian Shelton

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Jimmy Eat World with Chris Ryan

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BOOK CLUB: Evan Dando’s Memoir plus the new Lemonheads album with Producer Dylan

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Alanis Morissette with Alicia Bognanno

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Hair Metal Hall of Fame with Molly Lambert

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Mötley Crüe with Mel Ottenberg

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Remembering Ozzy Osbourne, with Kory Grow and Rob Harvilla
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MOVIE NIGHT: ‘Pavements’ With Hua Hsu, Plus an Interview With Director Alex Ross Perry
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Elastica with Miranda Sawyer

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The Jesus and Mary Chain with Mogwai’s Stuart Braithwaite

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Perfect Song: ‘The Man Don’t Give a F*ck’ by Super Furry Animals with Chloë Walsh

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Pulp: Part 2 (1994 to Forever?) with Siân Pattenden

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Pulp: Part 1 (1978! through 1994) with Siân Pattenden

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Primal Scream with Chris Ryan

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Perfect Song: Radiohead’s ‘Let Down’ with Cole Cuchna

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Suede: Part 2 with Miranda Sawyer

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Did Suede Start Britpop? Part 1 with Miranda Sawyer
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Perfect Song: 'A Girl Like You' by Edwyn Collins with Rob Harvilla

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MOVIE NIGHT: ‘24 Hour Party People’ and ‘Creation Stories’ with Sean Fennessey

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The La's with Ben Gibbard

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Listener Mailbag with Matt Helders

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The LIVE Soundtrack Draft with Rob Harvilla, Sean Fennessey, and Chris Ryan
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A Message From Bandsplain
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Bandsplain’s *Favourite* Albums of 2024

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Oasis: Part 2 with Rob Harvilla

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Oasis: Part 1 with Rob Harvilla

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FEUD: Blur vs Oasis with Miranda Sawyer

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BONUS: Learning British Slang with Matt Helders of the Arctic Monkeys

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Blur with Chris Ryan

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Happy Mondays & The Stone Roses: Part 2, The Rise of Rave Culture & the Fall of Madchester

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Happy Mondays & The Stone Roses: Part 1, The Birth of Baggy

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Bandsplain Returns November 7: Across The Pond, Innit
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Introducing 'Break Stuff'

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The Grunge Draft with Chris Ryan, Rob Harvilla, and Sean Fennessey

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Soundgarden: Part 2 with Hanif Abdurraqib

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Soundgarden: Part 1 with Hanif Abdurraqib

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Deep Six With Kim Thayil

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No Alternative with Chris Ryan

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Dinosaur Jr. with Kevin Drew

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Mailbag with Rob Harvilla

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24 Question Party People: Clairo

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Stone Temple Pilots with Sean Fennessey

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24 Question Party People: Jennifer Herrema of Royal Trux, RTX, and Black Bananas

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The Breeders with Caryn Ganz

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24 Question Party People: Shannon Shaw of Shannon and the Clams

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Alice in Chains with Rob Harvilla

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Remembering Steve Albini, Plus Our Favorite Albini Albums With Rob Harvilla

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The Pearl Jam Draft with Jill Hopkins, Brian Fallon, and Steven Hyden

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24 Question Party People: Kacy Hill

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Pearl Jam: Part 2 with Kevin Clark

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24 Question Party People: Madi Diaz

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Pearl Jam: Part 1 with Kevin Clark

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24 Question Party People: Grace Cummings

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Green River, Mother Love Bone, and Temple of the Dog with Patty Schemel

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24 Question Party People: Mark Arm of Mudhoney

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24 Question Party People: DIIV

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24 Question Party People: Maya Hawke

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24 Question Party People: Justice

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24 Question Party People: Blu DeTiger

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24 Question Party People: Matt Pryor of The Get Up Kids

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24 Question Party People: Marisa Dabice of Mannequin Pussy

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24 Question Party People: Anthony Anzaldo and Ross Farrar of Ceremony

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24 Question Party People: Chelsea Wolfe

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24 Question Party People: Joe Talbot of IDLES
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24 Question Party People: Dave 1 and P-Thugg of Chromeo

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24 Question Party People: Mary Timony

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24 Question Party People: Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney

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24 Question Party People: Orville Peck

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24 Question Party People: Kurt Vile

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24 Question Party People: Kevin Drew of Broken Social Scene

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24 Question Party People: Evan Dando of the Lemonheads

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Bandsplain x 60 Songs That Explain the 90’s LIVE

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24 Question Party People: Kat Moss of Scowl

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Blondie with Mel Ottenberg

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24 Question Party People: Bret Domrose, Rob Mailhouse, and Keanu Reeves of Dogstar

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24 Question Party People: Alicia Bognanno of Bully

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One Album Wonder: Box Car Racer with Anna Zanes

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24 Question Party People: Nathan Willett of Cold War Kids

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Incubus with Chris Deville

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24 Question Party People: Gavin Rossdale of Bush

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Mazzy Star with Meaghan Garvey

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24 Question Party People: Jeff Rosenstock

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Rancid with Michael Bingham

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24 Question Party People: Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem

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100th Episode! Mailbag with Rob Harvilla feat. Producer Dylan

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24 Question Party People: Alison Mosshart and Jamie Hince of The Kills

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The Singles Soundtrack with Sean Fennessey

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24 Question Party People: Dustin Payseur of Beach Fossils

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The Afghan Whigs with Chris Ryan

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24 Question Party People: Darius Rucker

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The Smiths: Part 2 with Naomi Fry

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24 Question Party People: Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr., Sebadoh, and Folk Implosion

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The Smiths: Part 1 with Naomi Fry

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24 Question Party People: Slug of Atmosphere

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The 1989 Music Draft with Chris Ryan, Rob Harvilla, and Jon Caramanica

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24 Question Party People: Matt Helders of Arctic Monkeys

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Death Cab for Cutie with Michael Tedder

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24 Question Party People: Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie

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Television with Evan Laffer

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24 Question Party People: Bethany Cosentino

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Talking Heads: Part 2 with Rob Harvilla

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24 Question Party People: Paul Banks of Interpol
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Talking Heads: Part 1 with Rob Harvilla

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24 Question Party People: Blondshell

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24 Question Party People: Jenny Lewis

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24 Question Party People: Geoff Rickly of Thursday

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24 Question Party People: Stephan Jenkins of Third Eye Blind

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24 Question Party People: Ian Shelton of Militarie Gun

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24 Question Party People: Jason Isbell

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24 Question Party People: Adam Duritz of Counting Crows

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24 Question Party People: Liz Phair

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Jane’s Addiction with Jessica Hopper

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Judgment Night Soundtrack with Sean Fennessey and Rob Harvilla
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The Sundays with Hazel Cills
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The National with Jeremy Bolm

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Dave Matthews Band Redux: Part 2 with Grayson Haver Currin
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Dave Matthews Band Redux: Part 1 with Grayson Haver Currin

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Listener Mailbag with Rob Harvilla
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The White Stripes with Sean Fennessey

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Paramore with Ira Madison III

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No Doubt with Bethany Cosentino

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The 2002 Music Draft with Chris Ryan and Rob Harvilla

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Depeche Mode: Part 2 with Patrik Sandberg

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Depeche Mode: Part 1 with Patrik Sandberg

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Joy Division with Anthony Anzaldo

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The Cure: Part 2 with Hanif Abdurraqib

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The Cure: Part 1 with Hanif Abdurraqib

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Bandsplain Returns March 9th
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The 1992 Music Draft

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Teenage Fanclub with Ben Gibbard

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The Clash Part 2 with Brian Fallon

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The Clash Part 1, with Brian Fallon

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Listener Mailbag Part Three

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Sunny Day Real Estate with Ian Cohen

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Big Star with Rob Sheffield

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The Offspring with Daniel Kohn
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Third Eye Blind with Chris Black

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Smashing Pumpkins with Rob Harvilla, Part 2

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Smashing Pumpkins with Rob Harvilla, Part 1

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Bandsplain Returns September 29th
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Bad Brains with Atiba Jefferson

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PJ Harvey with Ann Powers, Part 2

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PJ Harvey with Ann Powers, Part 1

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Neutral Milk Hotel with Mark Richardson

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The Slits with Zoë Howe

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Primus with Christopher Weingarten

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Operation Ivy with Corbett Redford

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Rilo Kiley with Quinn Moreland

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Radiohead with Cole Cuchna, Part 2

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Radiohead with Cole Cuchna, Part 1

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Mailbag Part Deux

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Liz Phair with Niko Stratis

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311 with Marty Sartini Garner

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Randy Newman with Molly Lambert

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Sublime with Jeff Weiss

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Pavement with Chris Ryan

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Minutemen with Joe Gross

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Nine Inch Nails with Geoff Rickly

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Fishbone with Joseph Patel

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Weezer with Barry Johnson

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Sheryl Crow with Bethany Cosentino

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Gin Blossoms with Bob Mehr

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Lifter Puller & The Hold Steady with Darcie Wilder

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Fountains of Wayne LIVE with Max Collins

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Reba McEntire with Natalie Weiner

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Pixies with Gina Arnold

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The Misfits with Mike Gitter

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Metallica Part 2 with Joe Gross

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Metallica Part 1 with Kory Grow

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Guns N’ Roses with Riki Rachtman

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Listener Mailbag

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Cocteau Twins with Claire Shaffer

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Gram Parsons with John Strohm

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Tracy Chapman with Ann-Derrick Gaillot

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The Doors with Jeff Weiss

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U2 with Rob Harvilla

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Wilco with Jason P. Woodbury

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The Lemonheads with Chris Black

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Modest Mouse with Justin Sayles

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Kate Bush with Ann Powers

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Fugazi with Brandon Stosuy

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Dire Straits with Sam Sodomsky

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Green Day with Dan Ozzi

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Joni Mitchell with Jessica Hopper
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Red Hot Chili Peppers with Brittany Spanos and Joseph Patel

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Deftones with Suzy Exposito

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Ween with Alex Pappademas

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REM with Caryn Rose

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Counting Crows with Steven Hyden

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Jawbreaker with Leor Galil

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The-Dream with Rob Harvilla

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Dave Matthews Band with Grayson Haver Currin

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Blink 182 with Josiah Hughes

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Lil' Kim with Clover Hope

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Insane Clown Posse with Nathan Rabin

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The Replacements with Bob Mehr, Part 2

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The Replacements with Bob Mehr, Part 1

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Kool Keith with Meredith Graves

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The Goo Goo Dolls with Chris Black

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Phish with Rob Mitchum

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My Chemical Romance with Hanif Abdurraqib

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MF DOOM with Open Mike Eagle

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Steely Dan with Alex Pappademas
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Introducing Bandsplain