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Music Raygun — 413 episodes

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Miniepisode: Remembering DJ Khaled

2

206: New York City

3

Miniepisode: The Go-Go’s Flat Tire Kathy Clear as Day

4

205: Animation 2

5

Miniepisode: Wendy and Lisa Prince's Women

6

204: LinnDrum

7

Miniepisoe; Second First Name Bassist

8

203: New Jack Swing 2

9

Miniepisode: Name Even More of That Duo

10

202: VH1’s First 10 Music Videos

11

Miniepisode: Cheryl & Sonny

12

201: Chicago (The City, Not the Band) 2

13

Miniepisode: Possibly Paul’s Suspicions Were Right

14

200: Grab Bag 20

15

Miniepisode: Paisley Park Pilgrimage

16

199: Music Raygun's Greatest Hits Vol. 2

17

Miniepisode: 5 Dogs and a Cat in the Spice Girls

18

198: Music Videos 1992–94

19

Miniepisode: Thug Life on My Stomach

20

197: Bass Guitar 2

21

Miniepisode: A Huge Whale of a Mariachi Bass

22

196: Billboard Top 10 Singles of 1986

23

Miniepisode: I Remember Candlebox

24

195: B-Sides 15 (w/ Tony and Connie Ciampanelli)

25

Miniepisode: Music Streaming Service Year-End Recap 2025

26

194: Kool & the Gang

27

Miniepisode: Boomers in the House (w/ Connie and Tony Ciampanelli)

28

193: Sob Rock

29

Miniepisode: Kill the 5-String Bass

30

192: Tamra Davis

31

Miniepisode: Michael Bivens, Altruist

32

191: Halloween 3

33

Miniepisode: Hayden feat. Take 6

34

190: Grab Bag 19

35

Miniepisode: Suckin' on Chilly Dog

36

189: Johnny Cougar, aka John Cougar, aka John Cougar Mellencamp, aka John Mellencamp

37

Miniepisode: Beatles by Zemeckis

38

188: Stiff Records

39

Miniepisode: Junior Masters at Finding Intelligent Attitudes

40

187: Jock Jams

41

Miniepisode: Martika's Martika's Kitchen's Martika's Kitchen

42

186: Praise God!

43

Miniepisode: With Horns

44

185: Daryl Hall & John Oates

45

Miniepisode: Going to See Guy

46

184: New Jersey

47

Miniepisode: The Bones of a Great Pop Song

48

183: Roland TR-808

49

Miniepisode: 'Upset Stomach' Gave Me One

50

182: B-Sides 14

51

Miniepisode: The Roundabout Crate Dig

52

181: Martha Wash

53

Miniepisode: Aces Wylde

54

180: Grab Bag 18

55

Miniepisode: A Lot of Squeak-Squonk

56

179: Motown

57

Miniepisode: Music for the Weather Channel

58

178: Billboard Top 10 Singles of 1985

59

Miniepisode: The Vengabus Is Coming

60

177: Dominic Sena

61

Miniepisode: Nakutaka Pia

62

176: Clavinet

63

Miniepisode: A Pure Alliance With Susanna Hoffs

64

175: TV Theme Music 2

65

Miniepisode: Santa Cruz Viking Metal

66

174: Memphis

67

Miniepisode: The 1-2-3 Punch of Susanna Hoffs, Cake and Pretenders

68

173: Great Songs With Bad Videos

69

Miniepisode: Spice World Isn't Trash

70

172: Paul McCartney Covers

71

Miniepisode: Who Bought Singles in the CD Era

72

171: Mid-'90s Harmless Rock

73

Miniepisode: Another Bad Cat Stevens Creation

74

170: Grab Bag 17

75

Miniepisode: Otherkin 1960s Psychedelic Sunshine Pop

76

169: B-Sides 13

77

Miniepisode: A Book About Fleetwood Mac

78

168: Paul Hunter

79

Miniepisode: You Didn't Dance to 'Angie'

80

167: Billboard Top 10 Singles of 1990

81

Miniepisode: Taxman or Batman?

82

166: Saxophone 3

83

Miniepisode: Whiny Beatles (w/ Sarah From Austin)

84

165: Michel Gondry

85

Miniepisode: Music Knowledge Beamed Directly Into Your Ears

86

164: Divas

87

Miniepisode: A Deliberate Attempt to Shed Extraneous Fans

88

163: Back to School

89

Miniepisode: Spotify Crazy

90

162: Massachusetts

91

Miniepisode: First-Name Bassist

92

161: House

93

Miniepisode: Literally Corporate Rock

94

160: Grab Bag 16

95

Miniepisode: The 10 Musical Pauls

96

159: Music Videos 1984

97

Miniepisode: Harriet Wheeler's Ramekin of Ranch

98

158: MTV's 1st 10 Music Videos

99

Miniepisode: The Wives of Richard Marx

100

157: Pro Set Superstars MusiCards

101

Miniepisode: Smoothed Out on the R&B Tip

102

156: B-Sides 12

103

Miniepisode: Big Ups to Garth Hudson

104

155: Germany

105

Miniepisode: Jammin' With Dimebag

106

154: Beastie Boys

107

Miniepisode: BBD or TLC?

108

153: Mark Romanek

109

Miniepisode: Someone's Watching MTV

110

152: Hail Satan!

111

Miniepisode: Goths Waiting on Cement

112

151: Michael Bay

113

Miniepisode: Return of the Waterboiz

114

150: Grab Bag 15

115

Miniepisode: A Personal Musical Mystery

116

149: Paisley Park and the Paisley Underground

117

Miniepisode: Michael Jackson's Thirst for Vengeance

118

148: Animation

119

Miniepisode: A Great Impression of Al Jarreau

120

147: Duos

121

Miniepisode: A Sweet Little Rock 'n' Roll Machine

122

146: MTV News Year in Rock '94

123

Miniepisode: Later Who

124

145: The Bo Diddley Beat

125

Miniepisode: Taylor Swift Guava Sao Paulo

126

144: Native Tongues

127

Miniepisode: Spotify Wrapped 2023

128

143: B-Sides 11

129

Miniepisode: Miles of Smiles

130

142: Music of 1977

131

Miniepisode: Best New Artist Is Always Jive

132

141: Bad Songs With Great Videos

133

Miniepisode: The Most Perfect Song

134

140: Grab Bag 14

135

Miniepisode: Dough, Bro

136

139: Piano 2

137

Miniepisode: Get Off My Lawn

138

138: David Fincher

139

Miniepisode: Me Still Right

140

137: Trios

141

Miniepisode: A Ton of Scandinavian Friends

142

136: Australia

143

Miniepisode: To Retire With Dignity

144

135: Goth

145

Miniepisode: Don Henley Is a Smug Worm

146

134: Snoop Dogg

147

Miniepisode: Bands of the Multiverse

148

133: Percussion

149

Miniepisode: Swat Me and I Die

150

132: Tommy Boy Records

151

Miniepisode: That Will Feel Terrible, but I'm Going to Do It

152

131: Grab Bag 13

153

MIniepisode: Vendice Partners

154

130: B-Sides 10

155

Miniepisode: Every Song Is Like Low-Grade Jackson Browne

156

129: Dance 8

157

Miniepisode: She's So Unusual

158

128: Texas

159

Miniepisode: Ham Baby

160

127: Music Videos 2001–05

161

Miniepisode: Flat or With Gas?

162

126: MTV News Year in Rock '93

163

Miniepisode: Mark Wilde Checks In

164

125: Grunge

165

Miniepisode: What Did They All Crack Up?

166

124: Prince 2

167

Miniepisode: Canned Heat or Hot Tuna?

168

123: Guitar 2

169

Miniepisode: Cold Gold

170

122: Soul

171

Miniepisode: Where Dey From?

172

121: Grab Bag 12

173

Miniepisode: Capitalism Is Poison and Brand Loyalty Is Nothing

174

120: Atlanta

175

Miniepisode: You Know What Supersonic Is

176

119: Happy Holidays 3

177

Miniepisode: Target Music

178

118: B-Sides 9

179

Miniepisode: It's Nonsense, but It's Real

180

117: David Bowie

181

Miniepisode: Flip a Table

182

116: Spike Jonze

183

Miniepisode: Respect the Glue

184

115: Music Videos 2000

185

Miniepisode: Release It in the Fall

186

114: Old People, Cover Yourselves

187

Miniepisode: 2 Dogs Barking at a Bone

188

113: Arrow Through Me

189

Miniepisode: We Walk the Night

190

112: Dance 7 — Bob Fosse (w/ Isabel Nelson)

191

Miniepisode: Dreaming Ice (w/ Isabel Nelson)

192

111: Punk 2

193

Miniepisode: Beige

194

110: Grab Bag 11

195

Miniepisode: Can You Fix This, Please?

196

109: Disco 2

197

Miniepisode: I Know That Your Favorite Is Terry

198

108: Seattle (No Grunge)

199

Miniepisode: A Whistler's Resonating Chamber

200

107: Lionel C. Martin

201

Miniepisode: Cracking Some Greenboys

202

106: George Michael

203

Miniepisode: Taking the W

204

105: Chicago (The City, Not the Band)

205

Miniepisode: Good Fizz

206

104: B-Sides 8

207

Miniepisode: Barb, Stacy and Luana

208

103: Commercials 2

209

Miniepisode: A Lagniappe of Folderol and Miscellany

210

102: James Brown

211

Miniepisode: A Love Affair With Peach-Pear

212

101: Herb Ritts — The Complete Music Video Collection

213

Miniepisode: Very Determined to Determine the Lyrics

214

100: Grab Bag 10

215

Miniepisode: A Nerdy Amount of Knowledge About a Thing

216

99: Country and Western

217

Miniepisode: You Went Apricot

218

98: Music Raygun's Greatest Hits

219

Miniepisode: Slaves to the Flaves

220

97: Hype Williams

221

Miniepisode: Maybe Dread Zeppelin Has a Wonderful Christmas Song (w/ Isabel Nelson)

222

96: Dance 6 (w/ Isabel Nelson)

223

Miniepisode: Very Snitty Toward Each Other

224

95: Synthesizer

225

Miniepisode: Give Me Something That You Want or Don’t Want

226

94: Rough Trade Records

227

Miniepisode: A Worse-Than-Being-Dead Timeline

228

93: New Romantic

229

Miniepisode: Living That Jog Life

230

92: Scotland

231

Miniepisode: Keeping It A Solid 80

232

91: B-Sides 7

233

Miniepisode: As Cool as It Gets

234

90: Grab Bag 9

235

Miniepisode : Lady Gaga and Leaders of the New School

236

89: Neo Soul

237

Miniepisode: Get Out of My Room

238

88: Rebel Girls 3

239

Miniepisode: Brunch With Diamond and Pearl

240

87: Julien Temple

241

Miniepisode: Kick 'Em in the Grill, Pete (w/ Katie Willert)

242

86: Funk 2 (w/ Katie Willert)

243

Miniepisode: Coming in at a Hot 9.5

244

85: Child Stars

245

Miniepisode: A Different Belinda

246

84: Off-Brand Picks 2

247

Miniepisode: Exquisite Penmanship

248

83: Saxophone 2

249

Miniepisode: Anita Baker Pitched Down Equals Michael McDonald

250

82: Music Videos 1979–81

251

Miniepisode: Now More Than Ever, Trivial Pursuit

252

81: College Rock

253

Pandemisode: A Fascinating Sliding Doors

254

Pandemisode: A Party Jam Built on an F-Jam

255

Pandemisode: I Can't Feel My Face Value

256

Pandemisode: Start Getting Real

257

Pandemisode: Could You Get the Phone?

258

Pandemisode: Stop Being Polite

259

Pandemisode: Return to the Purple One

260

Pandemisode: With Glowing Hearts We See Thee Rise

261

Pandemisode: So Dumb, Yet I Sing Along

262

Pandemisode: I'm Going to Hire You to Be My Majordomo

263

Pandemisode: Every Girl's Name Was Stacy

264

Pandemisode: When Eric Clapton Invites You to Miami

265

Pandemisode: That Ain't Zydeco

266

Pandemisode: Thanksgiving

267

Pandemisode: If I Ever Went Solo, My Favorite MC Would Be Me

268

Pandemisode: Right Here Greater Than Human Nature

269

Pandemisode: The Pumpkin Spice Latte Show

270

Pandemisode: The Mellow, Ethereal, Rainy-Down Part

271

Pandemisode: This Is My Funk Album; This Is for the Children

272

Pandemisode: Living in a Truck

273

Pandemisode: The Rolling Stones, Macklemore

274

Pandemisode: James Taylor, Alice in Chains vs. Stone Temple Pilots

275

Pandemisode: Sugar Ray, Ukuleles vs. Banjos

276

Pandemisode: Stand-Up Piano Players, Madonna

277

Pandemisode: Backstreet Boys vs. 'N Sync, Huey Lewis and the News

278

Pandemisode: R.E.M., Berlin vs. Missing Persons

279

Pandemisode: The Black Eyed Peas, Deer Tick vs. Deerhoof vs. Deerhunter (w/ Tony Ciampanelli)

280

Pandemisode: Beyoncé vs. Mariah Carey, Falco vs. Taco (w/ Tony Ciampanelli)

281

Pandemisode: The Rembrandts, Foreign Lyrics (w/ Tony Ciampanelli)

282

80: Grab Bag 8

283

Miniepisode: The Chainsmokers vs. Gotye vs. the Human League, and USA for Africa vs. Northern Lights

284

79: Dance 5 (w/ Isabel Nelson)

285

Miniepisode: Danity Kane, the Pussycat Dolls, Noodly White Boys and the Police (w/ Isabel Nelson)

286

78: B-Sides 6

287

Miniepisode: Double Albums and Mariah Carey

288

77: Godley and Creme

289

Miniepisode: MC Hammer and Selena Gomez

290

76: Cover Songs

291

Miniepisode: The Boyboy West Coast and Heart

292

75: Best New Music 2019

293

Miniepisode: Spandau Ballet, Wham! and Songs 'Considered the Worst'

294

74: Music Movies

295

Miniepisode: Cheap Trick and Billie Eilish

296

73: Stevie Wonder

297

Miniepisode: Prince and the Fugees

298

72: Drums

299

Miniepisode: John Mayer and Prince

300

71: Music Videos 1989–91

301

Miniepisode: Atlantic Starr vs. Five Star vs. Midnight Star, and Halloween

302

70: Grab Bag 7

303

Miniepisode: Lil Nas X and the Charlie Daniels Band

304

69: Florida

305

Miniepisode: The Pips and R.E.M.

306

68: Asylum Records

307

Miniepisode: Lana Del Rey and Paula Abdul

308

67: Your Grandmother Should Know

309

Miniepisode: Baby Band T-Shirts and Sophie B. Hawkins

310

66: Heavy Metal Parking Lot

311

Miniepisode: Brandy, Monica and the Clash

312

65: B-Sides 5

313

Miniepisode: Gene Van Buren and Roxy Music (w/ Katie Willert)

314

64: Guitar

315

Miniepisode: Marvin Gaye and a Singing Water Cooler

316

63: Dance 4 (w/ Isabel Nelson)

317

Miniepisode: The Cure, Phil Collins and Vanilla Ice (w/ Isabel Nelson)

318

62: Duets and Collaborations

319

Miniepisode: The Beatles and 4 Non Blondes

320

61: San Francisco

321

Miniepisode: Extreme and Song Lyrics

322

60: Summer Grab Bag

323

Miniepisode: Best New Music

324

59: Def Jam Recordings

325

Miniepisode: Paula Abdul and Vampire Weekend

326

58: Smooth Jazz (w/ Katie Willert)

327

Miniepisode: Natasha Bedingfield, the Doors and Queen (w/ Katie Willert)

328

57: Todd Rundgren

329

Miniepisode: Beyoncé and Motörhead

330

56: Piano

331

Miniepisode: Midnight Oil and Beethoven

332

55: Philadelphia

333

Miniepisode: Vinyl Collectors and Jefferson Airplane

334

54: Girl Groups

335

Miniepisode: Gang Starr and the Monkees

336

53: Teen Angst

337

Miniepisode: Alicia Keys, 'A Star Is Born' and Beastie Boys

338

52: B-Sides 4

339

Miniepisode: Janet Jackson and Song Length

340

51: Janet Jackson

341

Miniepisode: Keytar and Devo

342

50: Grab Bag 5

343

Miniepisode: ABBA and Katy Perry

344

49: Dance 3 (w/ Isabel Nelson)

345

Miniepisode: Alanis Morissette, the Beatles and Paul McCartney (w/ Isabel Nelson)

346

48: Happy Holidays 2

347

Miniepisode: Paul McCartney and Mumford and Sons

348

47: Nile Rodgers

349

Miniepisode: Halsey and Queen

350

46: TV Theme Music

351

Miniepisode: Leonard Cohen and 'Weird Al' Yankovic

352

45: Boy Bands

353

Miniepisode: Drowning Pool, Puddle of Mudd, Shock G and Humpty Hump

354

44: Halloween 2

355

Miniepisode: Yes and 'A Star Is Born'

356

43: Bass Guitar

357

Miniepisode: Len and Maroon 5

358

42: Off-Brand Picks

359

Miniepisode: Prince and Smash Mouth

360

41: New Jack Swing

361

Miniepisode: Panic! At the Disco, Pet Shop Boys, Blancmange and Wham!

362

40: Zbigniew Rybczynski

363

Miniepisode: OMC and Duran Duran

364

39: B-Sides 3

365

Miniepisode: John Mellencamp and Squeeze

366

38: Quincy Jones

367

Miniepisode: Young MC

368

37: Grab Bag 4 (w/ Katie Willert)

369

Miniepisode: Robin Thicke and Don Henley (w/ Katie Willert)

370

36: Music Videos 1995–97

371

Miniepisode: The Beatles and Lil' Kim

372

35: Detroit

373

Miniepisode: The Chainsmokers and Meatloaf

374

34: Dance 2 (w/ Isabel Nelson)

375

Miniepisode: The Darkness, GG Allin, Amy Grant and Bob Dylan (w/ Isabel Nelson)

376

33: Slow Jams (w/ Katie Willert)

377

Miniepisode: Elvis, Huey Lewis and the News, and Migos (w/ Katie Willert)

378

32: Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

379

Miniepisode: Spyro Gyra and Monster Magnet

380

31: Rebel Girls 2

381

Miniepisode: Sufjan Stevens and the Blues

382

30: Grab Bag 3

383

Miniepisode: Van Halen and 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?'

384

29: Hip-Hop 1992–93

385

Miniepisode: Introducing Miniepisodes

386

28: Madonna

387

27: Minneapolis

388

26: B-Sides 2

389

25: Funk

390

24: Los Angeles

391

23: Bad

392

22: Happy Holidays

393

21: Charlene deGuzman

394

20: Grab Bag 2

395

19: Dance (w/ Isabel Nelson)

396

18: Halloween

397

17: The Jackson Dynasty

398

16: B-Sides

399

15: Punk

400

14: Hip-Hop 1988–89

401

13: Disco

402

12: Rhode Island and Northeast Ohio

403

11: Saxophone

404

10: Harry Nilsson (w/ Katie Willert)

405

9: Grab Bag

406

8: New Edition

407

7: Katie Willert

408

6: Yacht Rock

409

5: Rebel Girls

410

4: Billy Joel

411

3: Commercials

412

2: Music Videos 1981–83

413

1: Prince