JD Ryznar, Steve Huey, Dave Lyons, Hunter Stair

The Yacht or Nyacht Podcast

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This podcast does one thing and one thing only: It determines whether songs are "yacht rock" or "nyacht rock." "Hollywood" Steve Huey, David Lyons, JD Ryznar, and Hunter Stair, the team that coined the genre "yacht rock" with their legendary webseries, rate curated and listener-suggested tracks on the highly-accurate Yachtski Scale to build out the playlist of certified yacht rock songs. Their analysis employs a precise scientific method that involves a deep well of musical knowledge, impeccably trained ears, sophomoric banter, and, most impressively, uses a spreadsheet algorithm to add scores...

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JD Ryznar, Steve Huey, Dave Lyons, Hunter Stair

Episodes

51. Hot Dudez In Trouble 1 20.08.2024 48:19

Hunter holds the guys hostage and forces them to listen to the first part of his sweet ass dj set.

50. City Yacht Spectacular 13.08.2024 1:12:50

Steve presents a long-awaited guide to Japanese city pop and its overlap with yacht rock.

49. Pacer Legend 06.08.2024 38:40

Listener suggestions are rated on the Yachtski Scale, with songs by Gloria Gaynor, Air, and Frank Weber.

48. Raiders of the Lost Requests 30.07.2024 52:12

Listener suggestions are rated on the Yachtski Scale, with songs by Cheryl Lynn, Amy Holland, and Harry Nilsson.

47. Another Scheme 23.07.2024 54:45

Listener suggestions are rated on the Yachtski Scale, with songs by Jim Schmidt, Kiki Dee, and Harvey Mason.

46. Bad Boy and The Perv 16.07.2024 58:39

Listener suggestions are rated on the Yachtski Scale, with songs by The Ritchie Family, Peebo Bryson, and Johnny Taylor.

45. Man Tran Fan Clan 09.07.2024 53:06

Listener suggestions are rated on the Yachtski Scale, with songs by Lisa Dal Bello, Gordon Lightfoot, and Ronney Abramson.

44. Deck DNA 02.07.2024 1:05:31

Listener suggestions are rated on the Yachtski Scale from artists including Bobby Caldwell, Bill LaBounty, and Switch.

43. Church Boat 25.06.2024 1:09:01

Listener suggestions are rated on the Yachtski Scale, with songs by Alain Comfort, Steve Windwood, and John Mayer.

42. Three Less Per Song 18.06.2024 1:04:37

Listener suggestions are rated on the Yachtski Scale, with more John Ford Coley than usual.

41. Vapour Vu 11.06.2024 57:53

Listener suggestions are rated on the yachtski scale from artists including Billy Joel, The Carpenters, and Thundercat .

40. Jiggle Band Rock 04.06.2024 50:12

Songs are rated on the Yachtski Scale including hits by USA for Africa, Brenda Russell, and Peter Allen.

39. Dave Just Wants To Talk About Thin Lizzy 28.05.2024 1:03:49

Listener suggestions are rated on the yachtski scale, including songs by Ray Charles, Passport, Ron Dante, and more.

38. Deck Holes and Corrections 21.05.2024 1:07:47

Listener suggestions are rated on the Yachtski Scale including tracks by England Dan & John Ford Coley, Jackson Browne and Warren Zevon.

37. Yacht Dudes From Beyond 14.05.2024 53:11

Listener suggestions are rated on the yachtski scale, including a song by John Travolta's Brother, a single by The Bain of Steve's Childhood, and a new track from Starbuck.

36. Big Craig's Ruhnke Sauce 07.05.2024 1:00:24

Songs are rated on the yachtski scale including tracks by Richard Marx, Karen Carpenter and of course, Craig Ruhnke .

35. Todd! 30.04.2024 1:02:32

Dave tells his Finis Henderson story and also songs are rated on the yachtski scale.

34. Now Who's The Manfred Mann? 23.04.2024 55:03

JD, Steve, Hunter and David rate listener suggestions on the Yachtski Scale , including tracks by Bobby Caldwell, Stanley Jordan, and the Alan Parsons Project.

33. Dave Has Accomplished Research 16.04.2024 47:19

The hosts rate listener-suggested tracks on the Yachtski Scale including songs by June Pointer, Bill LaBounty, & The Brothers Johnson .

32. Crusading Crawford 09.04.2024 1:02:03

We take a look at songs by Randy Crawford to determine whether they are yacht or nyacht.

31. I'm A Podcast 02.04.2024 1:02:16

JD, Steve, Hunter and David rate listener suggestions on the Yachtski Scale, including tracks by Marc Jordan, Bobby McFerrin and the Dukes of September.

30. Dick Fitzmore n' Friends 26.03.2024 40:20

Listener suggestions are rated on the yachtski scale, including songs by Al Jarreau, Billy Joel, and Jimmy Webb.

29. Clarinet is a Female Clarin 19.03.2024 55:09

Listener suggestions are rated on the Yachtski scale, including some by Michael McDonald, Al Jarreau, and Toto.

28. Pointer Anointer 12.03.2024 57:37

We take a look at songs by The Pointer Sisters to determine whether they are yacht or nyacht.

27. EWF-Stravaganza 05.03.2024 54:50

The guys rate songs by Earth, Wind & Fire on the Yachtski scale .