This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with author Erin Osmon about her new book on "heartland rock" and pay tribute to the late Glen Hansard.
Aug 7
50 min
In this bonus episode, Greg tells the story of a classic song that took the perfect voice to become a hit.
Aug 5
7 min
Jim and Greg discuss new albums from Olivia Rodrigo, Jack White, Margo Price, Robyn Hitchcock, and Swamp Dogg.
Jul 31
50 min
Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová performance on Sound Opinions from 2008.
Jul 30
25 min
In this bonus episode, Jim pays tribute to country-rock hero Steve Almaas of the Suicide Commandos and Beat Rodeo, who died on June 5, 2026, at the age of 69.
Jul 29
5 min
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with author Yi Ling Liu about Chinese hip hop and how the music breaks through the infamous "fire wall" to connect to listeners.
Jul 24
49 min
In this bonus episode, Greg pays tribute to jazz guitar innovator and Ornette Coleman disciple James Blood Ulmer, who died on June 3, 2026, at the age of 86.
Jul 22
7 min
In the second installment of a two-part Classic Album Dissection, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot take a deep dive into the band’s second album, The Good Earth.
Jul 17
50 min
Lucy Dacus joins co-senior producer Alex Claiborne ahead of her July 19 performance with the Chicago Philharmonic at Millennium Park to discuss Forever Is a Feeling, orchestral arrangements, her Chicago ties, and the future of Boygenius.
Jul 15
24 min
In this first installment of a two-part Classic Album Dissection, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot take a deep dive into The Feelies influential debut album, Crazy Rhythms.
Jul 10
50 min
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