Third Song In

Chris and Tom welcome back old friend, author and set designer, Andy Armstrong. They discuss their parents' influence on their pop culture taste. Listen to our companion playlist, Third Song In - Season 4, wherever you stream music. Check out our website at www.thirdsonginpodcast.com. Thanks for listening.

In this special episode, Tom Polacek and his father, (also Tom Polacek), talk while driving from Phoenix, Arizona to Joliet, Illinois. They discuss music, movies, video games and other pop culture as they make their way through the southwest. NOTE: please forgive the sound quality--Hyundai Sonatas are not well-known for their usefulness as mobile recording studios. Check out www.thirdsonginpodcast...

Chris and Tom discuss "one-hit wonders" and recommend music that fits their own personal definitions of the term. Email us at thirdsongin@gmail.com. Check out the new blog entry at www.thirdsonginpodcast.com. Thanks for listening!

Chris Derickson and Tom Polacek discuss their favorite books. They also discuss their favorite songs about books, and then make a few recommendations, some of which don't have anything to do with books. Find us at www.thirdsonginpocast.com Check out our companion playlist, Third Song In - Season 4, on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music and Amazon Music. Email us at thirdsongin@gmail.com Thank...

In this episode, Chris and Tom discuss the concept of "prestige TV" and what shows they feel deserve the title. They also add to the Season 4 playlist and make some recommendations. Find everything at www.thirdsonginpodcast.com. You can email us at thirdsongin@gmail.com Thanks for listening!

Chris and Tom discuss pop music about pop music and try to figure out why they like songs that name-drop other musicians. Find our 3SI recommendations (and other stuff) on www.thirdsonginpodcast.com. Look for the Third Song In - Season 4 playlist on Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube Music. Thanks for listening.

Chris and Tom welcome their first repeat guest: Liz Kutschke Armstong. Liz is here to critique the first three seasons of Third Song In as the boys try to improve the podcast.

Chris and Tom connect with their old friend and roommate. They discuss work and retirement, and tiny apartments. They also come up with their favorite third songs in. Stream our special playlist, "Song #3," on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and YouTube Music. Look for prior episodes, recommendations and our blog at www.thirdsonginpodcast.com. Thanks for listening.

The guys return to what brought them here in the first place: stories about drinking and getting drunk. Check out the Third Song In - Season 3 playlist wherever you stream music. Visit www.thirdsonginpodcast.com for our recommendations, our blog, and other stuff. Email us with comments or questions at thirdsongin@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

Not going to lie, this one gets a little depressing. Chris and Tom discuss great art created by great artists, who happen to be dead. Check out www.thirdsonginpodcast.com for our recommendations, our blog, and all kinds of other extra stuff. Email us with your comments and critiques at thirdsongin@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

Chris and Tom discuss TV, back in the 1980s and today. Find us at www.thirdsonginpodcast.com. Email us at thirdsongin@gmail.com. Rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts. Thanks for listening.

Chris and Tom discuss stand-up comics and comedy albums. Email us at thirdsongin@gmail.com and tell us about your favorite comedians. You can find our blog, our recommendations and other stuff at www.thirdsonginpodcast.com. Thanks for listening.

Titan and Johnny Hook-me-up discuss their favorite nicknames and how people get them. Check out our recommendations, our blog and other cool stuff at www.thirdsonginpodcast.com. Find our playlist, Third Song In - Season 3, wherever you stream your music. Email us at thirdsongin@gmail.com. Thanks for listening.

This week we are posting a "3SI classic" episode from Season 2, where Chris and Tom discuss all manner of games and competitions. Also, Tom recommends the films The Color of Money (1986) and Tag (2018), while Chris recommends The Cincinnati Kid (1965) and the song Casino Lights, by Richmond Fontaine. They also add 2 songs to the Season 2 playlist: Choctaw Bingo, by James McMurtry and Ren...

Chris and Tom welcome Chicago-area musician and songwriter, John Condron. Listen to the end for his performance of “Last Line.” You can find John's music streaming everywhere. Look for John Condron, John Condron & the Benefit, John Condron & the Old Gang Orchestra, and Crooked Tails. Find our playlist, Third Song In - Season 3, wherever you stream music. Look for us at www.thirdsonginpodcast.com,...

Chris and Tom discuss story-songs and recommend their favorites from then and now. Find our recommendations and our blog at www.thirdsonginpodcast.com. Find our playlists wherever you stream music. Thanks for listening.

Chris and Tom discuss the sports they hate and hate to watch. Look for their pop culture recommendations at www.thirdsonginpodcast.com, and find the Third Song In - Season 3 playlist wherever you stream music. Thanks for listening.

Back for Season 3, Chris and Tom dive into the topic of "problematic artists" and discuss awful people who create great things. For their "then" recommendations, Tom recommends Annie Hall (1977), and gives it 5/5 Egg Burritos With Sour Cream, (if you don't mind watching something directed by Woody Allen). Chris recommends That Seventies Show (1998-2006), (3/5 EBWSC), (if you don't mind watching so...

For the Season 2 finale, Chris and Tom welcome Joe Filisko, talented blues harmonica player, builder and teacher. Your hosts finish up the Season Two companion playlist with some harmonica-powered tracks, and Joe recommends the following harmonica blues classics: Juke (Little Walter) McAbee's Railroad Piece ( Palmer McAbee)  https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=palmer+mcabee+railroad Bay R...

Tom and Chris welcome Anna Polacek, Tom's daughter and future filmmaker. The three of them discuss film school, film-making and film soundtracks. Although Chris and Tom did not make any then/now recommendations this episode, Anna recommends Anthems for a Seventeen Year Old Girl, by Broken Social Scene from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), and gives it 5/5 Egg Burritos With Sour Cream. Meanw...

Chris and Tom discuss the best places around the country to find food after a long night of drinking. Meanwhile, Tom recommends the films Big Night (1996, 3/5 Egg Burritos with Sour Cream), and Chef (2014, 4/5 EBWSC), for your food-related pleasure. Chris recommends the movie Diner (1982), (4/5 EBWSC), and the song February 28, 2016, written and performed by Koe Wetzel from Noise Complaint (2016),...

Chris and Tom reveal their inner science fiction geeks. They discuss sci fi film, tv, books, and even a few comics. Chris recommends the novel Hyperion, (1989), written by Dan Simmons (5/5 Egg Burritos with Sour Cream), and The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, (2014), written by Becky Chambers (4/5 EBWSC). Tom recommends the Martian Trilogy, starting with Red Mars (1992), written by Kim Stanley R...

Chris and Tom discuss music festivals, new and old. Tom recommends All You Need is Live (1999) by Cowboy Mouth (4/5 Egg Burritos with Sour Cream), and the documentary Jazzfest: A New Orleans Story (2022), (3/5 EBWSC). Chris recommends Bob Seger's Live Bullet, from 1975, (5/5 EBWSC), and another live album, The Living Bubba, from Alabama Ass Whuppin' (2000), by Drive-By Truckers (also 5/5 E...

Tom and Chris meet to discuss love songs, rom-coms and romantic gestures in their "annual" Valentine's Day episode. Check out www.thirdsonginpodcast.com for links to our music playlists and our romantic recommendations.

Tom and Chris meet to discuss the tricky rules for making mixtapes, playlists, and podcasts. For Then/Now, Tom recommends High Fidelity, (1995), written by Nick Hornby and High Fidelity, the Hulu television series from 2020. Chris recommends TV's Hee Haw (1969-1971), and the song Some Depression, (2020), from Let the Bloody Moon Rise, by Kasey Anderson. Check our our music playlists wherever you g...