Podcast
Hall Watchers
A Monday music podcast hosted by Eric and Mary, a music-obsessed husband and wife team. We discuss the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, music honors, history & pop culture.
- Episodes
- 100
- Releases
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 1 hr 43 min
- On air since
- 2021
- Latest episode
- 4 weeks ago
Episodes
100 episodes, newest first
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2 hr
Ep 174: Hall Watchers Coffee Talk
Season 7, Episode 174
Show notes
Join us for another casual episode where we take the Rock Hall to task on their avoidance of Mötley Crüe, discuss whether Selena's outfit being displayed at the museum means something or nothing at all, and then finish up with our experiences at the Twisted Sister and Chicago shows. Then have a seat, because we're reviewing the movie Primetime, as well as the documentary on Australian breaker Raygun.
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2 hr 10 min
Ep 173: Hall Watchers Happy Hour
Season 7, Episode 173
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Join us for another casual happy hour where we talk about everything from movies/TV, WWE, Ritchie Blackmore's return to Deep Purple and Jackie Gleason's alien encounter.
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1 hr 43 min
Ep 172: Our 7 Year Category Snubs
Season 7, Episode 172
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Join us as we continue our conversation from last week, and reveal our 20 Rock Hall category snubs.
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2 hr 4 min
Ep 171: Our 7 Year Performer Snubs
Season 7, Episode 171
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The Rock Hall has made great strides over time, but after 7 years of podcasting and 170 episodes, who are the artists we've championed that we still consider major snubs? Join us as we each pick 10 artists who we still are determined to get inducted as performers.
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1 hr 54 min
Ep 170: Hall Watchers' 7 Year Happy Hour
Season 7, Episode 170
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Join us for another casual happy hour episode in honor of our 7 year podcast anniversary! We chat about where we're at with the Rock Hall, the Rush reunion tour, NHL/NBA playoffs, wrestling and more!
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1 hr 56 min
Ep. 169: Our Review of 'Michael'
Season 6, Episode 169
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Join us as we review 'Michael', the new biopic about the late Michael Jackson. We discuss our thoughts on the film and Michael's life, as well as the interesting divide between the critics and moviegoers
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2 hr 7 min
Ep 168: Hall Watchers Happy Hour
Season 6, Episode 168
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High and dry on a Saturday night? Then grab a drink and join us as we chat about a variety of topics, including the Stanley Cup, whether Trent Reznor saw a dead alien and our nostalgic rewatch of In Living Color.
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2 hr
Ep. 167: Rock Hall 2026 Class Reaction
Season 6, Episode 167
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Join us as we react to this year's Rock Hall 2026 class!
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2 hr 13 min
Ep 166: Rock Hall State of the Union
Season 6, Episode 166
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Join us for a deeper dive on this year's ballot and an honest discussion about the Rock Hall's new direction. We discuss the glaring pivot away from rock, the lack of revolutionary women and the continued issue of ageism towards rock's pioneers.
Long live rock? We hope so.
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1 hr 1 min
Ep 165: Our Rock Hall 2026 Ballot Reaction
Season 6, Episode 165
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It's that time of year again! Join us for a very early morning reaction to this year's slate of Rock Hall nominees.
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1 hr 43 min
Ep 164: Our Rock Hall 2026 Special Category Picks
Season 6, Episode 164
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Come hang out with us and our friend Greg Peurach as we reveal our picks for the Rock Hall 2026 special categories: Musical Influence, Musical Excellence and Non-Performer. As a bonus, we each also choose a location we'd like to see honored under their Historic Landmarks category!
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2 hr 4 min
Ep 163: Our Rock Hall 2026 Picks
Season 6, Episode 163
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It's a new year, and we're kicking it off with the 16 artists we'd like to see on this year's Rock Hall performer ballot! We want it all, but can we have it?
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2 hr 24 min
Ep 162: The Hall Watchers Christmas Special
Season 6, Episode 162
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Join us for our last episode of 2025, where we get into the holiday spirit by choosing a Rock Hall Island of Misfit Inductees class, then segue to film reviews, talk about our experience seeing Bryan Adams and end with our plans for 2026.
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1 hr 1 min
Ep 161: 'Selena y Los Dinos' Review
Season 6, Episode 161
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Join us as we review the new documentary 'Selena y Los Dinos', directed by Isabel Castro and currently streaming on Netflix. We discuss our thoughts on the documentary, Selena's legacy and why she should be inducted into the Rock Hall.
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2 hr 13 min
Ep 160: Rock Hall 2025 Ceremony Recap
Season 5, Episode 160
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Join us as we recap our experience at the Rock Hall 2025 induction ceremony!
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1 hr 2 min
Ep 159: Pearcy/DeMartini Show Review
Season 5, Episode 159
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Need a little Ratt N' Roll in your life? Then join us for a review of the recent Stephen Pearcy & Warren DeMartini show we attended! We discuss the highlights of the show, as well as our thoughts on opener Great White, and why we will forever love hair metal.
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1 hr 3 min
Ep 158: A Review of the DEVO Documentary
Season 5, Episode 158
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Join us for a review of Chris Smith's documentary DEVO, currently streaming on Netflix! We discuss our thoughts on the documentary, and why DEVO's absence from the Rock Hall needs to be rectified immediately.
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1 hr 11 min
Ep 157: Review of 'It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley'
Season 5, Episode 157
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Join us for a review of Amy Berg's documentary It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley. We discuss our thoughts on the documentary, our personal fandom of the late Gen X icon, and why he should be in the Rock Hall.
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59 min
Ep 156: Album Duel: Living Colour
Season 5, Episode 156
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Part album duel, part Rock Hall induction pitch, join us as we discuss Living Colour's albums Vivid and Time's Up. We discuss each album's merits, our favorite songs, the lyrical themes and then each pick our personal "winner".
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1 hr 19 min
Ep 155: The Case for Global Excellence
Season 5, Episode 155
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Today we discuss why the Rock Hall needs to create a Global Excellence category for international artists. We talk about our proposed criteria for induction, as well as a few artists who would be worthy candidates. From Fela Kuti, to Can to Soda Stereo, come take a musical trip around the world with us!
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