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Each guest's questionnaire is filled with so many songs, albums & artists that I now love. But in the spirit of year end music lists, here is one song from each 2025 guest that really stuck with me. Order based on flow.⁠HELD SONGS MIXTAPE⁠ (playlist on Spotify)⁠So Lonely ⁠- The Police (Jay Lund)⁠⁠Pata Pata⁠⁠⁠ - Miriam Makeba (Liz Tuccillo)⁠Maps⁠⁠ - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Inara George)⁠⁠Fake Plastic Trees⁠⁠⁠ - Radiohead (Rainn Wilson)⁠St. Swithin’s Day⁠⁠ - Billy Bragg (Stephanie Courtney)⁠⁠Cherry Bomb⁠⁠⁠ - The Runaways (Spencer Garrett)⁠If It Ain’t Ruff⁠⁠ - NWA (Mark Pieper)⁠I Can Let Go Now⁠⁠ - Michael McDonald (Cleto Escobedo III)⁠Move On Up⁠⁠ - Curtis Mayfield (Alexander Straus)⁠⁠Running Out Of Lies⁠⁠ - Johnnie Taylor (Jordan Whittington)⁠Goodbye Earl⁠⁠ - The Chicks (Olivia de Recat)⁠Verdi Cries⁠⁠ - 10,000 Maniacs (Sam Catlin)⁠⁠Aphasia⁠⁠ - Pinegrove (Liam Yorgensen)⁠Mandika⁠⁠ - Sinead O’Connor (Drew Droege) ⁠⁠⁠Letter to Hermione⁠⁠⁠ - Robert Glasper (Jamila Glass)⁠⁠If We Were Vampires ⁠⁠⁠- Jason Isbell (Mike Soroka)⁠Girls Like Me⁠ - Bonnie Hayes (Merrin Dungey)⁠The Distance⁠ - Cake (Pete Gardner)⁠Come To The Manger⁠ - Donny Osmond (Jill Lover)⁠Blues Run The Game⁠ - Laura Marling (Max Chernin)⁠The Queen And The Soldier⁠ - Suzanne Vega (Tuc Watkins)⁠Song 2⁠ - Blur (David Magidoff)⁠Never Stop⁠ - Brand New Heavies (Julie Dretzin)⁠The Foggy Dew⁠ - Chieftains/Sinead (Rory O’Malley)⁠Come Back Home⁠ - Seo Taiji Boys (Peter Kim)⁠Start Wearing Purple⁠ - Gogol Bordello (John Bush)⁠Here We Go⁠ - N’Sync (Jeannie Klisiewicz)⁠Painted From Memory⁠ - Elvis and Burt (Chris Douridas)⁠Cold Feet⁠ - Tracy Chapman (Jordan Black)

LA Angel City Head Coach Alexander Straus talks New Order, Prefab Sprout, The Pogues, Dexys Midnight Runners, Bruce Springsteen, Alice In Chains, Curtis Mayfield & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. ⁠The River - Bruce Springsteen2. Purple Rain - Prince3. Infidels - Bob Dylan4. Ghost In The Machine - The Police5. Ceremony - New Order6. The Perfect Kiss - New Order7. Bonny - Prefab Sprout8. Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield9. Nutshell - Alice In Chains10. A Rainy Night In Soho - The Pogues11. Fairytale of New York - The Pogues12. Searching For The Young Soul Rebels - Dexys Midnight Runners

LA Contemporary Dance Company Artistic Director Jamila Glass talks Robert Glasper, Lauryn Hill, The Temptations, Frankie Beverly & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Letter To Hermione - Robert Glasper2. Everything Is Everything - Lauryn Hill3. Lost Ones - Lauryn Hill4. The Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica5. Here's Where I Stand - 'Camp' Original Soundtrack6. Give Love On Christmas Day - The Temptations7. Before I Let Go - Maze with Frankie Beverly8. This Too Shall Pass - India.Arie

Tony nominated actor Rory O'Malley (Book of Mormon, Hamilton) talks The Beach Boys, Beauty and the Beast, Sarah McLachlan, Green Day & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Turn It Off - Book of Mormon2. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys3. Beauty and the Beast - Original movie soundtrack4. Surfacing & Mirroball - Sarah McLaughlin5. The Foggy Dew6. Some Say The Devil Is Dead7. Fields of Athenry8. Dookie - Green Day9. American Idiot - Green Day10. Everybody Loves Louis - Stephen Sondheim11. Sunday - Stephen Sondheim

Writer Sam Catlin (Breaking Bad, Preacher, Sugar) talks The Beatles, U2, Van Morrison, Alanis Morissette, 10,000 Maniacs & more!!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. The Beatles - Greatest Hits - (Red album) ( Blue album)2. The Unforgettable Fire3. No Guru, No Method, No Teacher - Van Morrison4. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette5. Live! - Bob Marley & The Wailers6. Verdi Cries - 10,000 Maniacs7. Alive & Kicking - Simple Minds8. Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy

Singer/songwriter Inara George talks Prince, Rickie Lee Jones, X, The Meters, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Judee Sill & more!!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. A Little Girl From Little Rock - Marilyn Monroe2. Thanks, I'll Eat It Here - Lowell George3. Violent Femmes4. Condition Of The Heart - Prince5. Pirates - Rickie Lee Jones7. Los Angeles - X8. The Meters - The Meters9. Cannonball - The Breeders10. Oh! You Pretty Things - David Bowie11. Avalon Soundtrack12. Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs13. The Kiss - Judee Sill14. All Rise - Inara George15. An Invitation - Inara George w/ Van Dyke Parks

Writer/Cartoonist/Illustrator Olivia de Recat (The New Yorker) talks Fleetwood Mac, The Chicks, Taylor Swift, Gillian Welch, Eliot Smith & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Landslide - Fleetwood Mac2. Walking On Broken Glass - Annie Lennox3. Goodbye Earl - The Chick4. Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift5. A Fond Farewell - Eliot Smith6. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

Legendary metal rock singer John Bush (Armored Saint/Anthrax) talks Black Sabbath, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, UFO, Gogo Bordello & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath2. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (album/Led Zeppelin II)3. Duece - KISS (album/Kiss Alive!)4. Sing A Song - Earth, Wind & Fire (album/Gratitude)5. Golden Lady - Stevie Wonder6. Call On Me - Chicago7. Back In The Saddle - Aerosmith (album/Rocks)8. John performing The Four Horseman with Mettalica9. Start Wearing Purple - Gogol Bordello⁠📋JOHN'S IWHYB QUESTIONNAIRE

Mark Pieper is CEO & agent of one of the top and longest running baseball agency's in the business, ISE Baseball. They've represented some of the best players in the game like Justin Verlander, Mariano Rivera, David Ortiz, Jim Thome and tons more.EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis2, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls3. A Buddy Rich drum solo4. Detroit Rock City - Kiss5. Changes - Tupac6. Can't Truss It - Public Enemy7. Fight The Power - Public Enemy8. True Fuschnick - FU-Schnickens9. If It Ain't Ruff - NWA (MC Ren)10. Sara Smile - Hall & Oates11. Just Breathe - Pearl Jam12. Sirius - The Alan Parsons Project📋MARKS'S IWHYB QUESTIONNAIRE

Washington Nationals MLB pitcher Michael Soroka talks Alterbridge, Elton John, Burton Cummings, Hans Zimmer & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Blackbird - Alter Bridge2. Still Counting - Volbeat3. Candle In The Wind - Elton John4. Clair de lune - Claude Debussy5. Break It To Them Gently - Burton Cummings6. Final Ascent - Hans Zimmer7. If We Were Vampires - Jason IsbellPITCHING PLAYLISTA. Dream On - AerosmithB. Like A Stone - AudioslaveC. One Of These Nights - EaglesD. Take It To The Limit - EaglesE. Even Flow - Pearl JamF. Interstate Love Song - Stone Temple PilotsG. Into The Mystic - Van MorrisonH. Rocket Man - Elton John📋MICHAEL'S IWHYB QUESTIONNAIRE

Actor Max Chernin ('Parade' Broadway tour) talks Laura Marling, Lianne La Havas, Chet Baker, Amos Lee, Nick Drake, Stephen Sondheim, Emily King & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Blues Run The Game - Laura Marling2. What You Don't Do - Lianne La Havas3. Everything Happens To Me - Chet Baker4. Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight - Amos Lee5. Pink Moon - Nick Drake6. Chromolume #7 - Stephen Sondheim (Sunday In The Park With George)7. Distance - Emily King8. Post Tropical - James Vincent McMorrow⁠📋MAX'S IWHYB QUESTIONNAIRE

Actor/Comedian Peter S. Kim (A Nice Indian Boy) talks Britney Spears, Emancipator, Seot Taiji, John Mayer, Sylvan Esso & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST​Right Here Waiting - Richard Marx​Remember The Time - Michael Jackson​The Goat Song - Adam Sandler​Oops!...I Did It Again - Britney Spears​Soon It Will Be Cold Enough To Build Fires - Emancipator​Come Back Home - Seo Taiji and Boys​Spanish Eyes - Backstreet Boys​Put 'Em On The Glass - Sir Mix-A-Lot​Gravity - John Mayer​She Used To Be Mine - Sara Bareilles & Rufus Wainwright​Die Young - Sylvan Esso📋PETER'S IWHYB QUESTIONNAIRE

What did 3 year old Cleto Escobedo III (bandleader for Jimmy Kimmel Live) do when he met one of his father’s “female co-workers” at the Sahara? What store primed Cleto to know exactly what 501 jean & Le Tigre shirt combo would go well together?  What song did Cleto’s Dad see his own father perform on the Johnny Carson show? What do the lead singer of Men at Work and Cleto’s old bandmate have in common?  What was Cleto and his mom’s favorite 8 track to drive around to?  Why didn’t Cleto end up in choir with John Greene for 6th grade centers and instead switch to saxophone?EPISODE PLAYLIST​Baby Workout - Jackie Wilson​Los Blues Volume One - Los Blues (Cleto's Dad's album)​Songs In The Key Of Life - Stevie Wonder​Reasons - Earth, Wind & Fire​ Lately - Stevie Wonder ​ I Can Let Go Now - Michael McDonald​Overkill - Men At Work​Frankenstein - Edgar Winter​Entrance - Edgar Winter​Dying To Live -  Edgar Winter​Nasty Habits - Oingo Boingo📋 CLETO'S IWHYB QUESTIONNAIRE

LIAM YORGENSEN / lead singer (Sarah & The Sundays)How was the store Hot Topic integral in the musical development of 13 year old Liam?  What famous song did he cover and record for his Dad’s 60th birthday? How does Liam’s experience prove that truck stop bathrooms are an underrated meet and greet location for musical heroes? How did Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister” end up on Liam’s mom’s LG enV2 phone?  What significance does the TV show “How I Met Your Mother” play in Liam’s life?EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits2. Frampton Comes Alive! - Peter Frampton3. These Days - Jackson Browne4. Aphasia - Pinegrove5. Kid Charlemagne - Steely Dan6. Looking Like You Just Woke Up - The Front Bottoms7. Hey, Soul Sister - Train8. Don't Know Why - Norah Jones9. About You Now - Miranda Cosgrove10. Cursed Romantics - Maude Latour11. Art School Wannabe - Sorority Noise12. 1901 - Phoenix📋 LIAM'S IWHYB QUESTIONNAIRE

Actor Julie Dretzin (The Handmaid's Tale, Preacher, Dirty John) What did Julie always wear as a child when running through her house singing Sondheim? What did the TV show The Hardy Boys have to do with Julie’s first record purchase? Why was her first experience with the music of Led Zeppelin during an ecstasy trip in a mattress store? What band did Julie go hard in the paint with in college and never go back to again once she graduated? What artist made her almost pee her pants when she saw him in Gelson’s?EPISODE PLAYLIST1. At Seventeen - Janis Ian2. Teen Dream - Shaun Cassidy3. What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers4. The Rain Song - Led Zeppelin5. Not While I'm Around - Sweeney Todd (Stephen Sondheim)6. Never Stop - Brand New Heavies7. Hey Ladies - Beastie Boys8. Faithfully - Journey9. Secret O' Life - James Taylor📋JULIE'S IWHYB QUESTIONNAIRE

KCRW DJ Chris Douridas talks about how the first album he owned came by way of a melted 45. How his mother's record collection has influenced the choices he makes as a DJ. He explains his disdain for classifying music by genre, gives us a sneak peak into how he assembles a set list for KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic and imparts wisdom on the future telling power of toilet paper placement. EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Our House - Crosby, Stills & Nash & Young2. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road - Elton John3. Painted From Memory - Elvis Costello & Burt Bacharach4. Love at the Five & Dime - Nanci Griffith5. North & South Main Title - Bill Conti📋CHRIS' IWHYB QUESTIONNAIRE

NFL wide receiver Jordan Whittington (LA Rams) According to Jordan, the Texas Longhorns were the first college team to listen to what artist?  If you grew up in Cuero, Texas in the early 2000’s, who was your go to for music CD’s?  What song did a 7th grade classmate play for Jordan over the phone because she said he HAD to hear how sad it was?  What album does Jordan believe is a top 5 album of all time?  What is his top 3 ranking of singers in his family?  And how does Jordan use music to take himself on an emotional roller coaster before games?EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Love T.K.O. - Teddy Pendergrass2. Where I Wanna Be - Donell Jones3. Running Out Of Lies - Johnnie Taylor4. For All We Know - Donny Hathaway5. I Can't Get Over You - The Dramatics📋JORDAN'S IWHYB QUESTIONNAIRE

Actor Spencer Garrett (The Residence, Winning Time, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood)What Broadway legends dressing room was Spencer in on opening night when he was 7 years old?  Walking back from what concert did he think everyone was covered in algae?  How did Spencer’s then college girlfriend save him from a trip to the emergency room…or possibly the morgue? What television homicide detective made Spencer several mix tapes and got him into MC 900 ft. Jesus? Who has Spencer seen in concert more than any other artist?  What was the significance of a quirky kid in a pork pie hat at a school in the woods in Maine?EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Peter Pan (Original Broadway Cast Recording)2. CSN - Crosby, Stills & Nash3. I Don't Want Set The World on Fire - The Ink Spots4. All Shook Down - The Replacements5. Imperial Bedroom - Elvis Costello & The Attractions6. Small Change - Tom Waits7. Closing Time - Tom Waits8. Songs in the Key of Life - Stevie Wonder9. Water of Love - Dire Straits10. Space - Grateful Dead11. Buried At Sea - MC 900 Ft. Jesus12. Stewart's Coat - Rickie Lee Jones13. Valentine's Day - Steve Earle14. The More I See You - Julie London15. Feels Like Rain - John Hiatt16. Cherry Bomb - The Runaways

Actor David Magidoff (Dexter: New Blood, The Morning Show, American Crime Story) How did David find himself at a Sting concert in Scranton at 12 years old and smelling weed for the first time? What did Jerry Seinfeld say to David about where he grew up in Long Island? What did BUNAC and summer camp have to do with David's introduction and eventual deep love of the band Oasis? What is David's favorite comic book and why? And what song did Paul not recognize that broke David's brain?EPISODE PLAYLIST​ It's such a good feeling - Mister Rogers​ Half The World Away - Oasis​ The Stranger - Billy Joel​ Song 2 - Blur​ Greatest Day - Take That📋DAVID'S IWHYB QUESTIONNAIRE

Jeannie Klisiewicz (The Ellen Degeneres Show, Happy You're Here!) How does Jeannie currently rank the members of *NSYNC?  What was the specific month/day window that Jeannie planned to marry JC Chasez?  Whose t-shirt did she stand in line for at a Nordstrom?  What amount of money would Jeannie pay for an *NSYNC ticket with zero hesitation? What does she think is the best Disney soundtrack? What two albums would Jeannie and her parents listen to nonstop on their 18 hour drive from Chicago to Disney World? What Nirvana lyric stuck out to Jeannie when she was little? EPISODE PLAYLIST1. With Or Without You - U22. Where The Streets Have No Name - U23. Mary Jane's Last Dance - Tom Petty4. Piano Man - Billy Joel5. Here We Go - *NSYNC6. Zero to Hero - Hercules soundtrack7. Go, Go, Go Joseph - Jospeh and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat8. Lithium - Nirvana📋JEANNIE'S IWHYB QUESTIONNAIRE