The Weekly List with Rich Larson and Daniel G. Moir

It’s the first show of the new year so, of course the boys do the one thing that Danny hates to do – look back. But as is tradition, we get a rundown of the year that was and how Danny saw things in 2023. he even brings in a special guest to talk about a song that appears on the show. It’s the 2023 Daniel G. Moir Music awards tonight on the Weekly List.

This week, for the final show of 2023, Rich and Danny are joined by Laura Meyers and Kristi Pursell. They don't commandeer the show nor do they try to beat Rich up. Instead, the four of them use a few songs each has picked to represent 2023, and they talk about the year that was. At least they try to. There are a lot of tangents in this show, folks, and it gets a little bit weepy. Just like 2023....

Rich and Dany are joined one more time by the owner and Big Head Honcho at KYMN Radio, Jeff Johnson, to finish their three part series on the book published by Bob Dylan in 2022, The Philosophy of Modern Song. The guys play songs that Dylan wrote about and read excerpts from the book, and give their own takes on the songs as well. This is one of those ideas that was just ready made for The Weekly...

Rich and Danny always try to do a Beatles-centric show in early December. This show had been on the schedule a year ago but was derailed after Danny’s unfortunate entanglement with that North Dakota Mountain Lion. A year later, with Danny’s knee mostly healed, the boys resume their annual examination of those lads from Liverpool. This time, they discuss, and of course listen to, that period of tim...

Commemorating what would have been Jim Morrison’s 80th Birthday on December 8th, Rich and Danny spend some time in the world of Jim Morrison, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore. While Danny revels in this time with the Doors, Rich is forced to come to terms with the fact that, despite the fact he really likes some of their music, maybe this isn’t his favorite band.

While Whitney Houston has nothing to do, really, with Thanksgiving, we thought this might be a nice topic for the day because, well, who isn’t thankful for Whitney Houston’s music? Rich and Danny are joined tonight by their unofficial 3rd co-host, Laura Meyers, who as it turns out, is a Whitney Houston superfan. Lot’s of talk about Whitney’s amazing voice, and Danny manages to make Rich so angry h...

With Neil Young’s 78th birthday a few days behind us and a Northfield Music Community tribute to Neil Young a few days ahead of us, Rich and Danny are joined by their old friend Ray Coudret to talk about the storied career of a guy Rich has on his personal Mount Rushmore of music. They also listen to a whole bunch of really great songs that Mr. Young wrote and performed.

Rich and Danny return to (very) familiar ground as they commemorate the 50th anniversary of Billy Joel’s Piano Man album, discussing the mythology of Billy Joel’s time in Los Angeles and early career troubles. Also (gasp!) one of them concedes that the other is the bigger Billy Joel fan. Not to be missed.

Steve Lukather is a guy Danny has been wanting to feature on a show since the day he came aboard. Lukather is quite possibly the greatest session guitarist of all time. He’s played on everyone’s records from Michael Jackson’s Beat It, to Cher’s If I Could Turn Back Time, to Randy Newman to Joni Mitchell to Barbra Streisand to Earth, Wind & Fire, and on and on and on. He’s also a founding membe...

Rich and Danny are joined by their friend, Northfield’s own Drag Queen Mrs. Moxie as they take a look at the career of the legendary Dolly Parton. Honestly, the three of them just sort of fanboy – or fan queen – all over her. We’re pretty sure Rich thinks that Dolly could engineer world peace. But whatever. The music is really good.

Much to Danny’s surprise, the boys finish their three-part look at Fleetwood Mac and the three singers/front people with whom they are most closely related, with a look at Lindsey Buckingham’s full career. Yes. His full career. Not just his solo work, but all of it going back to the self-titled Fleetwood mac album from 1975. All of it. It’s fun.

Way back in August, Rich and Danny brought you a show featuring John Mellencamp and his unique brand of Midwestern Rock. The thing is, there just wasn’t enough space for the two of them to play all the music that needed to be played, and there certainly wasn’t enough for them to say everything they wanted to say about a guy they both hold in such high regard. So, tonight, you get Mellencamp, Part...

It’s another night back in the dorm room for your hosts and their favorite college band. Rich and Danny continue their exploration of R.E.M.’s music. While revelling in the rediscovery of a band they both loved in their much younger days, they discuss the importance of Mike Mills to the group, Michael Stipe’s willful mumbling, and why Bill Berry is one of Rich’s favorite drummers.

Commemorating the 11th anniversary of the most amicable breakup in history, Rich and Danny dig deep into the R.E.M. catalogue to reconnect with a band that both of them have loved since their days at St. Olaf College. Rich is so happy to be doing this show, that he is not bothered by one single song Danny has chosen. Danny, however, cannot say the same thing.

No one is more surprised by this topic than the guy who created the show, but here it is. Rich moves aside so that Danny can host a show with his old friend Mike Stiles. Danny has worked for Mike in the Minnesota Twins box office – going back to the days in the Metrodome – and the two of them are both big fans of Rick Springfield. This is a great show put together by a couple of knowledgeable and...

The Weekly List has not played very much – if any – of John Mellencamp’s music over the years. Taking advantage of a timely anniversary the boys correct this egregious oversight by bringing you the first of two shows to honor this great singer/songwriter and champion of the Midwest.

Rich and Danny are once again joined by the owner of KYMN Radio, Jeff Johnson, as they continue to explore the quirky essays and opinions expressed by Bob Dylan in the book he published last year, The Philosophy of Modern Song. They also listen to those songs, all of which are just… you guys the music on this show is so good it’s crazy.

A special edition of The Weekly List on a Wednesday night. Rich is solo for this show as he takes a warts-and-all look at the brilliant career of the recently passed songwriter/guitarist/singer/leader of The Band Robbie Robertson.

A special edition of The Weekly List on a Wednesday night. Rich is solo for this show as he takes a warts-and-all look at the brilliant career of the recently passed songwriter/guitarist/singer/leader of The Band Robbie Robertson.

Rich and Danny present a full list of people they think should be in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. To absolutely nobody’s surprise they each have six different names, and they don’t completely agree on the other person’s list. But it only gets testy for about a minute or so. Plus there’s great music.

It’s Danny’s birthday on Saturday, which means he gets to program the show however he sees fit. He gets the intro. He picks the songs. He did opt out of the haikus, but that is how he wants it. Rich – by and large – behaves himself, but he does offer a few unvarnished opinions regarding Enya.

This week Danny and Rich circle back to a show they had wanted to do in June, but as this is the summer of screwy schedules, were forced to wait until now. Cyndi Lauper is a 16 time Grammy nominee, with two wins. She is an Emmy Award winning actress, and a Tony award winning Broadway composer. In honor of her 70th birthday, your hosts show you exactly why Cyndi Lauper is so much more than the unus...

In anticipation of what would have been her 80th birthday, Rich and Danny honor the late great Christine McVie. This is the second installment of the boys’ unofficial look at Fleetwood Mac through the lens of the band’s three most famous singers and songwriters, but they offer a few of her solo songs as well, including two from her debut album when she recorded under her given name, the extremely...

Danny steps aside again this week so Rich can be joined by unofficial third co-host Laura Meyers and Dr. Christi Bostwick, the host of the Every Day Parenting podcast that Rich produces. They talk about the SAVE organization, Suicide Awareness Voices for Education, and the upcoming bike ride in Northfield to promote suicide prevention awareness. They also shower Christi, who has a different take o...

This week marks two moments, many people never thought possible. First of all, with Danny unavailable, Rich’s daughter Katie Larson steps into the role of co-host to talk about one of her favorite musicians, Taylor Swift. Which is the other thing people would have not thought possible – Rich doing a show about a pop star. But here it is. In honor of Taylor’s Eras Tour coming through the Twin Citie...