Who Cares About the Rock Hall?

Author Joe Nick Patoski (Willie Nelson: An Epic Life) joins Joe & Kristen to advocate for the induction of legendary country (and pop cultural) icon Willie Nelson. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've polished up and remastered our 2018 conversation with comedian James Fritz all about the sardonic singer-songwriter's singer-songwriter Warren Zevon. We've added song clips, fixed the sound levels, and cut out all the nonsense! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer/podcaster Scott Gairdner (Podcast: The Ride) joins the show for an episode where Joe shares his findings on how and when the artists on the 2023 Rock Hall ballot intersect. Have some collaborated musically? What do they think of each other? Have they covered each other's songs? All this and more if you listen in! Also Kristen is there. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more abou...

It's the most exciting show of the year! Joe reveals the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot to Kristen and friend of the show Greg Heller, neither of whom know what's coming. Will it be exciting? Surprising? Annoying? Listen along and find out! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Draft Squad assembles for one of our best annual episodes: the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Nominee Ballot Draft! Will reigning champion River hold onto the crown? Will Joe use his Rock Hall expertise to climb back to the top? Will Kristen completely whiff it again? Will Jimmy follow his classic rock heart to the detriment of his score? Will Joey even show up? Listen and find out! This show i...

After a brief hiatus, Joe and Kristen return to the podcast for their annual "Name That Tune" episode featuring artists newly eligible for the Rock Hall! And they're joined by their pals, the comedians behind the podcast "Football Friends Who Are Gambling" Cullen Crawford and Joe McAdam. It's a fun one-- play along at home! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices....

Joe & Kristen discuss the future of the show. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friend of the show Joey Devine (Roundball Rock) returns to the show for a recap of HBO's epic 4-hour broadcast of this year's induction ceremony. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe & Kristen talk to listener Josh Kitchen about his unique experience as an audience member sitting on the stage at the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Podcaster Pat Francis (Rock Solid) returns to the show to recap his experience attending the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Ann Powers (NPR Music) returns to the show for a discussion on what we're expecting to happen at this week's Rock Hall induction ceremony. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hosts of the Song vs. Song podcast Todd Nathanson (Todd in the Shadows) & Lina Morgan join the show to discuss this year's inductees and whether they need the Hall more than the Hall needs them. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Podcasters Nate LeBlanc & Demone Carter (Dad Bod Rap Pod) join Joe & Kristen for a discussion about hip-hop and its place in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedians/podcasters Tyler Snodgrass & Danny Maupin (Take This Pod and Shove It) join Joe & Kristen to talk about the Rock Hall's strange and evolving relationship with country music. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Podcaster/YouTuber Pat Finnerty (What Makes This Song Stink) joins Joe & Kristen to talk about the stinkiest songs from this year's Rock Hall class of inductees. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian/actor Jamison Webb returns to the show for a discussion on who the Hall should induct in its nebulous "Musical Excellence" category. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedy writer/producer John Levenstein returns to the show for a discussion all about the special guests for this year's ceremony. Which announced names make the most sense for which inductees? This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Minneapolis-based author and podcaster Andrea Swensson joins Joe & Kristen to discuss producers extraordinaire Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, recipients of the Musical Excellence award at this year's Rock Hall ceremony. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A rerun of our 2019 Judas Priest episode with heavy metal documentarian Bob Nalbandian. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A rerun of our deeply informative 2021 episode with writer Andy Schwartz all about the artists who have been inducted into the Hall under the banner of "Musical Excellence." This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian/writer Sean O'Connor returns to the show to chat with Joe & Kristen about the Jimmy Iovine parts of the 2017 HBO documentary mini-series The Defiant Ones. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe & Kristen chat with TV producer Bruce Brandwen, the man who came up with the idea for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. They discuss what it was like in the early days of conception and how the powers that be schemed to steal it away from him (and did!) This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music writer and historian Jay Quan joins Joe & Kristen to discuss the life and career of Sugar Hill Records founder Sylvia Robinson, one of this year's Ahmet Ertegun Award recipients for the 2022 Rock Hall class. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Publicist and former NomCom member Bob Merlis returns to the show to go through the list of the Hall's non-performer inductees and explain what makes them so special. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Entertainment journalist Mara Reinstein joins Joe & Kristen to talk 2022 Rock Hall inductee Pat Benatar. It's been more than 4 years since the last Pat episode, so join us as we dive back in! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices