Podcast
50 Years of Music w/ 50 Year Old White Guys
Travel back in time, year by year, with three 50 year olds to find out what was happening back in the day and which song is actually the best song for each year they've been alive.
- Episodes
- 188
- Releases
- Monthly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 25 min
- On air since
- 2020
- Latest episode
- 3 weeks ago
Episodes
188 episodes, newest first
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1 hr 27 min
427. Hair Metal
Show notes
Ben, Jeff, and Tim go back to the 80s and early 90s--before Seattle took over--to figure out just how much aerosol we were breathing in.
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1 hr 10 min
426. Colorful Language
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Ben, Jeff, and Tim explore songs that come at us with some strong language. Is this our first "expilcit" designation in the history of our podcast? Yes, yes it is.
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1 hr 33 min
425. Integrity
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Ben, Jeff, and Tim celebrate Tim's new book with an episode devoted to integrity. What is the music that has taught us not to lie, cheat, or steal?!
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1 hr 27 min
424. Story Pod
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Ben, Jeff, and Tim dive into story songs and even hold a draft to put together the best team of story songs from each genre of music. Tim wins the draft in a runaway!! They then pick their favorite story songs to share with their listeners.
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1 hr 43 min
423. Envy Pod
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We keep exploring the seven deadly sins and we keep churning out bangers! Other podcasts are becoming, quite obviously, a wee bit envious. Jeff picks the Violent Femmes, Ben picks Olivia Rodrigo for the kids and *checks notes* Marcy Playground for the old folks. Tim has Prince bring down the house with "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
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1 hr 23 min
422. Time Travel
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Ben, Jeff, and Tim explore songs with an evocative power, sharing songs that immediately transport them back to a time and a place.
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1 hr 13 min
421. Best Albums of 2025
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Jeff, Ben, and Tim welcome some young folks to talk Zach Bryan and then continue their review of 2025. Jeff picks Sam Fender, Ben picks Haim, and Tim gets a little vibe going with Olivia Dean.
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1 hr 7 min
420. Best Songs of 2025
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What a year for music!! Ben picks "I'm Feeling Good," by Big Chief Romeo Bougere and Dawn Richards, Jeff goes with Frank Jupiter and "Empire," and Tim picks Sam Fender with Olive Dean, "Rein Me In." We also have our Grammy Song of the Year predictions.
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1 hr 40 min
419. Covers
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What is the best cover song of all time? What's the worst? We've got 'em on this podcast--and everything in between!
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1 hr 30 min
418. Wrath
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The fellas cover the deadly sin of wrath and where they've seen it on music!! But sometimes they're just gonna celebrate good, old-fashioned rage.
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1 hr 34 min
417. Long Songs
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What's your favorite long song? Stairway to Heaven? Highlands? Don't say some ridiculous Pink Floyd song!! Jeff!!! Don't do it!! Don't say it!!!!
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1 hr 12 min
416. Sax Solos
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The fellas take a look at some of the best sax solos of all time, celebrating one of rock's most iconic sounds. They also listen to "Careless Whisper."
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1 hr 37 min
415. Gas Up--Hicksville
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We look at the new tunes from Jeff Symonds and Bruce Springsteen, close out our Greed podcast, and go deep, deep, deep into the career of Billy Joel.
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1 hr 35 min
414. Greed
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A fascinating look at the deadliest of the seven deadly sins: greed! We explore greedy stories from recording history and then play three super fun songs that'll make anyone feel better about their financial situation!
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1 hr 43 min
413. Live Music
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Jeff hosts an exploration of all things live in the world of music; from favorite concerts to the power of bootlegs, this pod gets you grooving. The fellas also picks their favorite live tracks of all time.
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1 hr 25 min
412. Wedding Songs
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What's the song that gets everyone out on the dance floor?
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1 hr 21 min
410. Sloth
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A musical journey through the seven deadly sins!! Who's up for a little sloth in their lives??!
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1 hr 41 min
409. Spin-offs
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Jeff leads us through a look at spin-offs and we choose our favorite bands or artists that had their start in another band.
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1 hr 17 min
408. One Hit Wonders
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Tim sips brandy and picks "Brandy" by Looking Glass, Jeff melts with the listeners and Modern English, and Ben, that old romantic, picks The Romantics! Twice!
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1 hr 29 min
Best Albums of 2024
Show notes
The Grammys chose Beyonce and the people chose Taylor. Who did we choose?! Well, we were on brand:
Jeff--Daniel Romano
Ben--Kendrick Lamar
Tim--Waxahatchee
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