Pop Episodes
Dec. 21, 2022
Wayne Kirkpatrick - Season 10 Finale
This. Friggin. Guy. Wayne Kirkpatrick is one of THE hit songwriters of modern music history. You've heard his work sung by the likes of everyone from Garth Brooks and Eric Clapton to Michael W. Smith and Amy Grant, with a li…
Dec. 14, 2022
You Raise Me Up (Rivalry Week) - Episode 1019
“It’s everything I hate about the Titanic song, but slower.” Yes yes yes, it's Rivalry Week once again--when we typically go head to head. But this season...there's a twist. Rob and JP are BOTH taking on a worldwide smash. "…
Nov. 16, 2022
Jack and Diane (John Cougar Mellencamp) w Dave Barnes - Episode 1015
An American classic song deserves and American classic guest, so we had to bring in the big guns--Uncle Dave Barnes returns to the third man chair to help us break down the John Cougar Mellencamp stalwart, "Jack and Diane." …
Nov. 2, 2022
Don't Know Why (Norah Jones) w Jesse Harris - Episode 1013
The inescapable hit from the album that was almost literally off the charts, Norah Jones' "Don't Know Why," was written by today's guest, Jesse Harris! We'll talk all things Jesse with him, including his brand-new album, Sil…
Aug. 24, 2022
Opposites Attract (Paula Abdul ft MC Skat Kat) w OneGunn
Just who is MC Skat Kat, and what's he hiding? Well it's a complicated answer, but part of it involves a lot of awesome Prince stories, a lesson in helpful premature confidence, and some rotoscoping animation. Paula Abdul's …
Aug. 10, 2022
Need You Tonight (w Andrew Farriss of INXS) - Season 10 Premiere
We're kicking off Season 10 with '80s August, and with one of the HUGEST bands of that decade, and really, of all time. One of Australia's greatest exports, INXS, delivered one of the ultimate '80s albums with Kick, and Andr…
June 8, 2022
Rivalry Week - Matchbox Twenty vs Rob Thomas - Episode 919
The time has come in which once per season we agree to disagree, and season 9 has led us to The Great Rob Thomas Showdown. One of us loves the Matchbox 20 era, one the Rob Thomas solo era, and we will make our cases for and …
May 4, 2022
Kiss Me (w Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer) - Episode 914
"Kiss Me" is one of the biggest hits of the '90s, and the self-titled Sixpence None the Richer album is an enduring classic full of rich songs and complex emotions, a real standout in the CCM genre, and a major pop crossover…
April 20, 2022
The Many Shapes of Stephen Day (w Stephen Day) - Episode 912
Modern Men of Pop Month continues with one of our favorite up-and-coming acts, who we've affectionately dubbed "The Ultimate Touring Partner." Stephen Day can do it all, and we're digging into his musical fun-bag this week. …
April 13, 2022
Get to You (w Matt Wertz)
The Whitney Houston of male singer-songwriters (there's more context in the Patreon version, but that'll do for now) brought us a fire album in 2014 appropriately titled "Heatwave," and the opening track "Get to You" is our …
April 6, 2022
Thinking About You (w Cody Fry) - Episode 910
Modern Men of Pop month kicks off with boy genius Cody Fry, a brilliant young talent whose sentimental anthems and grooving pop tracks have set TikTok and Spotify ablaze. We'll talk about the opening track to his 2021 album …
![All For Love (from The Three Musketeers) [Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting] w Dave Barnes - Episode 908](https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/redwood-labs/showpage/uploads/images/d30b94700dd64226bd25787f9e45ca4f.jpg "All For Love (from The Three Musketeers) [Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting] w Dave Barnes - Episode 908")
March 23, 2022
All For Love (from The Three Musketeers) [Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting] w Dave Barnes - Episode 908
The ultimate trio of adult contemporary powerhouse dudes gave us one of the absolute hardest movie songs of all time, so it's only fitting that we become a trio once again with our very own D'Artagnan, mister Dave Barnes! We…
![Send Me an Angel [from The Wizard] w David Sterry of Real Life - Episode 907](https://s3.us-west-1.amazonaws.com/redwood-labs/showpage/uploads/images/539a20b049e8416f88a9bbb895ef54c5.png "Send Me an Angel [from The Wizard] w David Sterry of Real Life - Episode 907")
March 16, 2022
Send Me an Angel [from The Wizard] w David Sterry of Real Life - Episode 907
Movie Month's third tasting comes from the 1989 classic/disappointment/dud The Wizard, starring Fred Savage, Beau Bridges, Christian Slater and more. The movie may have flopped as well as the Nintendo Power Glove it promoted…
Feb. 16, 2022
I'm No Superman (Theme from "Scrubs") w Chad Fischer of Lazlo Bane
Multi-talented writer, producer and scorer Chad Fischer chats with us this week about his Lazlo Bane track "I'm No Superman," the story behind its inclusion in the TV show "Scrubs," his friendships with Zach Braff, Lisa Loeb…
Feb. 2, 2022
YMCA (w Felipe Rose of The Village People) - Episode 901
Season 9 kicks off with a worldwide classic! Get your disco boots with the goldfish in 'em and let's get to dancing with the Village People classic, YMCA. In this episode we'll learn the origin of the group, the song, and th…