The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

The man-myth-legend Wayne Federman is back to pour over the priceless 1993 rock compilation All Killer No Filler! The Jerry Lee Lewis Anthology. Follow Wayne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/instafederman/ Follow Wayne on Twitter: https://twitter.com/federman Check out Wayne's website: http://www.waynefederman.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow J...

Ahmet Zappa, musician and writer, and trustee of the Zappa Family Trust, proudly proselytizes his father's group The Mothers of Invention's 1966 album Freak Out! Follow Ahmet on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ahmetzappa/ Follow Ahmet on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AhmetZappa Go to Ahmet's website: https://ahmetzappa.com/ Checkout his bestselling children’s book about the special bond betwee...

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Comedian James Mattern gets experimental with Ornette Coleman's groundbreaking 1959 album The Shape of Jazz to Come. Follow James on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thejamesmattern/ Follow James on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesLmattern Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyers Follow Josh on Facebook: ht...

**SHOW SPONSOR: Download the DraftKings Sportsbook app and use code THE500 to score two hundred dollars in bonus bets instantly when you bet just five dollars! ** R.E.M. founding member and bass player Mike Mills waxes nostalgic about his band's iconic 1992 release Automatic for the People. Follow Mike on Twitter: https://twitter.com/m_millsey Catch Mike on tour with The Baseball Project: https://...

In this special episode marking the halfway point through "The List," comedian Roy Wood Jr.'s own incredible storytelling ability parallels that of hip-hop legend Jay-Z's 1996 album Reasonable Doubt. Follow Roy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roywoodjr Follow Roy on Twitter: https://twitter.com/roywoodjr Go to Roy's website for all details of his summer tour: https://www.roywoodjr.com/ Fol...

**SHOW SPONSOR: Go to GreenChef.com/jam50 and use code jam50 to get 50% off plus free shipping! ** Comedian Margaret Cho is back again for a deep dive into David Bowie's transformational 1977 album Low. Follow Margaret on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/margaret_cho/ Follow Margaret on Twitter: https://twitter.com/margaretcho Go to Margaret's website for all show details: https://margaretcho....

Gil visits a psychic after Lex asserts he has the worst luck of any person he’s ever met. Nadya, the beautiful psychic, isn’t exactly truthful about what she sees in Gil’s tarot spread. Later, after attending a college philosophy class, Gil has serious doubts about his standing in the universal order. “IN THE CARDS”, was written and directed by KEVIN HENDERSON. Cast: CONNOR RATLIFF as GIL STEVEN B...

Comedian and actor Bill Bellamy keeps real and never forgets his roots, just like his rap idol Jay-Z does in his 2001 album The Blueprint. Follow Bill Bellamy on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billbellamy/ Check out his new book “Top Billin': Stories of Laughter, Lessons & Triumph.” Listen to his podcast "Top Billin'": https://tr.ee/jNoKx6t7Ql Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram....

Comedian Christopher Titus digs deep into the drama of his own past, paralleling rock god Bruce Springsteen's beautifully tragic 1980 album The River. Follow Christopher on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/titusnation/ Check out Christopher's new special "Zero Side Effects": https://www.christophertitus.com/ Listen to his podcast "Armageddon Update": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/titus...

Comedian Ben Roy talks the incomparable power of singer Otis Redding's 1966 album Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul. Follow Ben on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/benroy00/ Follow Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/benroy00 Listen to his two podcasts "The Grawlix Saves The World" and "97.9 The Rat Race." Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadamm...

**SHOW SPONSOR: Go to GreenChef.com/jam50 and use code jam50 to get 50% off plus free shipping! ** Comedian Jim Florentine imbues himself with the melodic darkness of metal gods Metallica's iconic self-titled album from 1991. Follow Jim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimflorentine/ Follow Jim on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mrjimflorentine Go to Jim's website for all show details: https:/...

Comedian and actor Fred Armisen boards the mind-bending ride that is electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk's 1977 album Trans Europe Express. Follow Fred on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sordociego/ Follow Fred on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FREDARMISEN5 Watch him in the new season of "This Fool on Hulu on July 28! https://www.hulu.com/series/this-fool-18ea1265-5978-41d7-b619-2ad23e075a71 Fo...

Comedian Kym Whitley celebrates both the life-affirming joy and staggering heartbreak of pop icon Whitney Houston's 1985 self-titled album. Follow Kym on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kymwhitley/ Follow Kym on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kymwhitley Listen to Kym's podcast "Two Funny Mamas": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-funny-mamas/id1511640923 Follow Josh on Instagram: https:/...

Actor and comedian Kevin Pollak presents The Kinks' 1968 album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society as a piece of indispensable power pop iconography. Follow Kevin on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kevinpollak123/ Follow Kevin on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinpollak Listen to Kevin's podcast "My Mrs. Maisel Pod": https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-mrs-maisel-pod/id1...

Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish vibes out to the emotionally deep and self-exploratory R&B of Janet Jackson's 1997 album The Velvet Rope. Follow Tiffany on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyhaddish/ Follow Tiffany on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TiffanyHaddish Catch her in season 2 of The Afterparty on Apple TV+: https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-afterparty/umc.cmc.5wg8cnigwrkfzbdrua...

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Former US Senator and SNL alum Al Franken gets back into the groove of jamb ban Grateful Dead's 1970 seminal album American Beauty. Follow Al on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alfranken/ Follow Al on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alfranken Check out Al's political action committee Midwest Value PAC: https://www.midwestvaluespac.org/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadam...

500 Hall of Famer Wayne Federman is back again to bask in the nostalgic glow of folk-country icons Crosby, Stills & Nash's 1969 self-titled album. Follow Wayne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/instafederman/ Follow Wayne on Twitter: https://twitter.com/federman Check out Wayne's website: http://www.waynefederman.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow...

**SHOW SPONSOR: Head to factormeals.com/jam50 and use code jam50 to get 50% off your first box.** Music writer and critic David Wild thinks back fondly on folk rocker Tracy Chapman's 1988 self-titled release with the artist who designed the album cover, Matt Mahurin. Follow David Wild on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildaboutmusicdavid/ Follow David Wild on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Wil...

Comedian Phil Hanley returns to revisit the tasty licks of OG jam band Grateful Dead's 1970 album Workingman's Dead. Follow Phil on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philmhanley/ Follow Phil on Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/philmhanley Check out Phil's website: http://www.philhanley.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://tw...

Comedian Godfrey marvels at the incomparable talent on display in soul singer Ray Charles' 1959 album The Genius of Ray Charles. Follow Godfrey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comediangodfrey/ Grab tickets to Godfrey's 'Hard In The Paint' stand-up tour: https://www.godfreylive.com/ Follow Josh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/ Follow Josh on Twitter: https://twitter.c...

Blood, Sweat & Tears' founding member Bobby Colomby harks back to the time he played drums on the band's one-of-a-kind debut album from 1968: Child Is Father to the Man. Watch the eye-opening documentary What The Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat & Tears? https://www.bstdoc.com/ Check out the other artists Bobby works with: https://thecolombygroup.com/ Go to the BTS website for more info: https://bloo...

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**SHOW SPONSOR: If you’re looking for an easier way to take supplements, Athletic Greensis giving you a FREE 1-yearsupply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/THE500. ** Comedian Steve Furey finds soothing comfort in the calm, cool and collected folk of Paul Simon's self-titled album from 1972. Follow Steve on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/...