The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/the500⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ listener survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Comedian, actor, and comedy historian Wayne Federman is back for a deep dive into The Zombies' timeless 1968 masterpiece Odessey and Oracle, exploring the album's remark...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/the500⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ listener survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Actor Steve Schirripa explores Frank Sinatra's landmark 1955 album In the Wee Small Hours, discussing its timeless songs, groundbreaking concept, and enduring influe...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/the500⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ listener survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Comedian Wayne Federman returns to dive into Cream’s groundbreaking debut album Fresh Cream, exploring the birth of the power trio, Eric Clapton’s rise to guitar-god status,...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/the500⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ listener survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Comedian James Mattern to explore the brilliance and lasting influence of John Coltrane's groundbreaking 1960 masterpiece, Giant Steps, discussing its revolutionary musicianship...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/the500⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ listener survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Mraz explores the timeless songs, deeply personal storytelling, and enduring legacy of James Taylor's landmark 1970 masterpiece, Sweet Baby Ja...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/the500⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ listener survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Actor, comedian, writer, and director Ken Marino explores Ray Charles' groundbreaking 1962 classic Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music, unpacking how the legendary artist transfo...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/the500⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ listener survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante blasts into the Ramones’ 1977 punk landmark Rocket to Russia, exploring the album’s lasting influence on punk, thrash, and the sound of rebellious rock and r...

Here’s a preview from a new audiobook we think you’ll love, Shaping Sounds: Stevie Wonder, DEVO, the Synth Revolution and My Life Behind the Music by Robert Margouleff. In Shaping Sounds, visionary music producer Robert Margouleff shares his stories of pushing the boundaries of musical innovation, art, and technology while helping to create some of the most significant and influential music of our...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/the500⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ listener survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Aisha Tyler celebrates Sam Cooke’s Portrait of a Legend 1951–1964, exploring the timeless voice, groundbreaking soul legacy, and unforgettable songs that changed popular music forever. Follow A...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/the500⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ listener survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Actor, producer, writer, and Robot Chicken co-creator Seth Green digs into David Bowie’s landmark 1971 album Hunky Dory, exploring Bowie’s transformation into a global icon, the brilliance behind s...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/the500⁠⁠⁠⁠ for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ listener survey⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Drew Carey does a deep dive into Aftermath, the electrifying album that launched The Rolling Stones into a bold new era of fully original songwriting. Follow Drew on Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

Holly Brown may have grown up right next to Hollywood, but her life was a world away from her 90s sitcom dreams. Instead, Holly’s childhood was filled with family secrets, immense loss, and heartbreaking grief. SO. What’s a girl to do? Create a genre-bending, dark comedy podcast, of course! Welcome to… Everybody Knows But Me: A dark comedy podcast about the secrets we inherit and the stories we te...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to ⁠⁠⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/the500⁠⁠⁠ for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠⁠⁠⁠ listener survey⁠⁠⁠⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Roddy Bottum of Faith No More unpacks the raw charm and lasting influence of Loaded, the record that turned The Velvet Underground’s downtown art-rock spirit into something generations of outsiders could s...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to ⁠⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/the500⁠⁠ for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠⁠⁠ listener survey⁠⁠⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Josh sits down with his ex-girlfriend Brittany Furlan for a funny and unexpectedly personal conversation about love, history, and why The Bends remains one of Radiohead’s most emotionally resonant records. Fol...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to ⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/the500⁠ for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠⁠ listener survey⁠⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Comedian Beth Stelling breaks down The Mamas and the Papas’ 1966 debut, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, exploring how its sun-soaked harmonies and era-defining hits like “California Dreamin’” captured a cul...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our⁠ listener survey⁠ for a chance to win a $50 gift card! Actor and author Gina Gershon breaks down Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark, exploring its jazz-pop evolution, emotional depth, and lasting cultural impact/ Follow Gina on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ginagersho...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Complete our listener survey for a chance to win a $50 gift card! What happens when one of rock’s greatest drummers dives into one of its most influential albums? Stewart Copeland joins The 500 With Josh Adam Meyers to unpack Cream’s Disraeli Gears, from its psychedelic breakthroughs...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Josh sits down with Dethklok creator Brendon Small to explore The Who Sell Out by The Who, diving into the album’s pirate radio concept, Pete Townshend’s early rock opera ambitions, Keith Moon’s explosive drumming, and how satire, storytelling, and theatrical rock helped shape the fut...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Wayne Federman returns to dive into The Rolling Stones’ breakthrough album Out of Our Heads, exploring its blues roots, the creation of “Satisfaction,” and how it helped define rebellion, identity, and the sound of rock music in the 1960s. Follow Wayne on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.inst...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Cody Tucker joins the show to unpack the album where Eric Clapton essentially wrote a 77-minute diary entry about desperately wanting his best friend's wife, and somehow it became one of the greatest rock records ever made. Follow Cody on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samjaycom...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Comedian Sam Jay joins the show for a deep and unfiltered conversation about Kanye West’s Late Registration, breaking down its orchestral ambition, political fire, vulnerable family moments, and the cultural forces that made it one of hip-hop’s most pivotal sophomore albums. Follow Sa...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Comedian Wayne Federman joins the show to explore At Last!, unpacking Etta James’ life, voice, and cultural impact, and how this timeless album bridged blues, soul, pop, and emotional truth in American music history. Follow Wayne on Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/instafederman...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Comedian and cultural obsessive Wayne Federman returns to The 500 to dig into Sweetheart of the Rodeo by The Byrds, unpacking how a rock band’s leap into country music reshaped American songwriting, sparked controversy, and quietly changed the future of popular music. Follow Wayne on...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Loni Love returns for her fifth appearance on the podcast to discuss the groundbreaking album that showed pop music could embody both celebration and protest, Sly and the Family Stone's Stand! Follow Loni on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comiclonilove/ Distrokid Artist of the W...

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** Jackie Fabulous joins the podcast for the first time to discuss the The Harder They Come Motion Picture Soundtrack, the record that brought reggae to the world, and to decide if Jimmy Cliff belongs on the Mount Rushmore of reggae. Follow Jackie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...