Where an aspiring music history nerd attempts to teach the basics to someone who knows nothing about it.
Episodes
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
Thursday Aug 19, 2021
The British Invasion marked one of the most explosive and influential periods in American music history. Mika and Nick examine a few of the bands that helped create this sound that took the country by storm.
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Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
We took a little break to reflect on the podcast so far. What do we like and what would we change? Then we played a fun game. Fun for Nick, anyway. Mika hated it. Feel free to play along and let us know your score.
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Friday Jul 23, 2021
Friday Jul 23, 2021
In this episode, we wrap up our discussion on the Rat Pack (and adjacent crooners) by talking about Nat King Cole. We play a lot of music, tell his story, and even debate the very existence of Bonus Episodes.
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Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Thursday Jul 01, 2021
Frank Sinatra looms larger than most other figures in the history of American entertainment. Everyone knows his name. Mika and Nick take a look at his story and his career.
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Friday Jun 11, 2021
Friday Jun 11, 2021
Dean Martin is a legendary performer in American history. Mika and Nick take a look at his incredible work as a member of the Rat Pack.
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Thursday May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
We continue our look at the different Rat Pack members, but this week we turn our attention back to music and examine the story of the incredible Sammy Davis Jr.
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Friday May 14, 2021
Friday May 14, 2021
We start off our little Rat Pack break with our first ever non-music episode. We cover the actor, director, and producer Peter Lawford and the comedian and host Joey Bishop.
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Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
We follow up our history of Bluegrass by talking about Bill Monroe and his legendary influence on the entire course of this genre.
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Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Thursday Apr 08, 2021
Bluegrass is a smaller, but important genre, in the history of music. Mika and Nick take a look at how bluegrass was born and some of the key figures at the start.
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Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Thursday Mar 25, 2021
Ray Charles was one of the most important figures in the development of Soul Music. Mika and Nick take a look at the Genius and play a lot of his music.
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