The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

The Emmy award-winning voice actor behind Spongebob Squarepants Tom Kenny bares his old music soul and digs deep into the roots of rock ‘n roll following his beloved Buddy Holly leading The Crickets on their 1957 debut album The “Chirping” Crickets. Check out a virtual table read by the Spongebob Squarepants crew on June 5th, don't miss The Spongebob Movie coming out in August, and don't miss 'Tom...

Comedian, actor and writer Stephanie Simbari summons the strong, sultry spirits of the 1950s and 60s pop singers gathered together on The Best of the Girl Groups: Volume 1 and 2. Check out her podcast That's So Retrograde. For new music influenced by this album, music history and show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...

Comedian and actress Zainab Johnson finds strength in the powerful femininity of Spanish Harlem R&B trio The Ronette's only studio album: 1964's Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica. Watch her on Amazon’s ‘Upload’, '100 Humans' on Netflix, and listen to her podcast HonesTEA with Z. For new music influenced by this album, music history and show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join th...

Comedian and actor Esther Povitsky fantasizes about living in the era of doo-wop, when Motown queens Diana Ross and the Supremes ruled the charts with all the hits catalogued in their career retrospective Anthology. Subscribe to her podcast Esther Club and watch her Comedy Central special June 5th! For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.co...

Comedian Greg Fitzsimmons indulges his inner Bruce Springsteen fanboy by taking a heartfelt plunge into the dark, yet uplifting heartland rock of The Boss's 2002 release The Rising. Check out Greg's podcasts The FitzDog Radio Podcast, Childish, and Sunday Papers. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more abo...

Comedian, actor, director and musician Tommy Chong peers back through time to an era when rock went country, of which there is no more perfect example than Gram Parson’s final studio album: 1974’s Grievous Angel. Download Cheech & Chong's Bud Farm Video Game app on iOS or Android. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the moveme...

Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum embodies the raw rock n' roll power of Cheap Trick's unparalleled 1978 live album At Budokan.  Pre-order Matt's autobiography Double Talking Jive. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Bill Burr makes his return to the show by looking back on the career arc of J. Geils Band front man Peter Wolf as he evolved into the mature rock sounds of his sixth studio album, 2002’s Sleepless. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor and comedian Matt Braunger praises the perfectly precise songcraft and roasts the ridiculous melodrama of new wave reggae-rockers The Police’s 1978 debut Outlandos d’Amour. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DEVO founding member Gerald Casale traverses the eerily beautiful soundscapes of ambient music pioneer Brian Eno’s 1975 album Another Green World. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Rosebud Baker reminisces about life in New York in the early 2000s, an era of whimsy and still only minor gentrification in which Baroque pop band Vampire Weekend released their self-titled debut album. Subscribe to Rosebud's new podcast Devil's Advocate. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more ab...

Actor and comedian Mary Lynn Rajskub pays respect to the gorgeously dark alt rock of PJ Harvey’s 2000 album Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea for shaping the woman she is today. Listen to her podcast Checking In with Mary Lynn here. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. V...

Jane's Addiction and Porno For Pyros frontman Perry Farrell idolizes the groundbreaking art pop of Brian Eno's 1974 debut album Here Come The Warm Jets. Perry Farrell's Kind Heaven Orchestra performs live at The Roxy in LA March 20th and the 21st, and catch Lollapalooza in South America - Argentina, Chile and Brazil - this spring. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full s...

Performer, producer and author Peter Asher provides a firsthand account of what it was like to witness some of the most incredible songwriting in history, including the godly folk rock of George Harrison's debut solo record, 1970's All Things Must Pass. Get Peter's new book 'Beatles A to Zed' here. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.co...

The Muffs bassist Ronnie Barnett shares memories from his wide-eyed youth as well as his life as a touring musician inspired by the power pop of Big Star's 1972 debut album #1 Record. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Jeff Dye's boundless joy both contrasts and compliments the raging darkness of grunge superstars Nirvana's third and final album: 1993's In Utero. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian and musician Nick Thune bares his soul and finds salvation in the dreamy folk rock of American singer-songwriter Beck's crushingly beautiful 2002 break up album Sea Change. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian & actor Chris D'Elia discusses baller moves and internet beefs to the beat of rapper Lil Wayne's 2008 release Tha Carter III. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Margaret Cho dusts off her velvet suit and busts out her darkest eyeliner to embrace the inner goth of her youth and her undying love for The Cure's 1980 post-punk compilation album Boys Don't Cry. Check out her podcast The Margaret Cho. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choice...

Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson blows the minds of everyone who has ever thought of Sam Cooke as just another crooner, using the soul singer's second live album, Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963, to unravel the mysteries of the universe. Get Neil's book Letters From An Astrophysicist. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join...

The Pogues' legendary accordion-player James Fearnley regales with the tales of how the Irish folk punk band began and, in some ways, ended using their second album, 1985's Rum, Sodomy & the Lash, as a guide through the back-alleys and barrooms of music history. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement.   Learn more ab...

Comedian Fahim Anwar shares the highs and lows of his life and career over the soundtrack of Suicide’s influential self-titled debut. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

DEVO's drummer since 1996 Josh Freese shares stories from inside the studio and on the road focusing on the band's 1978 album 'Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are DEVO'. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Annie Lederman shares her hilariously raw account of growing up to the sounds of Cheap Trick’s 1977 album ‘In Color’. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NBA Champion Caron Butler shares his rollercoaster ride of a life story through the prism of WAR’s 1972 number one record ‘The World is a Ghetto’. For guest playlists, new music influenced by this album, and full show notes, go to The500podcast.com. Join the movement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices