Who Cares About the Rock Hall?

Writer Annie Zaleski joins Joe & Kristen to talk about Duran Duran's breakout album "Rio" and her recent book for the 33 1/3 series all about the subject. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're taking the week off for a number of reasons. Think of it as a "Summer Break!" This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer and huge dumbass Rob Tannenbaum (I Want My MTV) joins Joe & Kristen to talk about the importance of MTV to this year's inductees. More importantly though, he's berated and insulted, as per the agreements of the bet he lost on a previous episode. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A rerun of our 2019 Duran Duran episode with friend/writer Dave Schilling. Condensed and edited for YOUR listening pleasure! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and professor Gayle Wald joins Joe & Kristen to talk about the weirdness of the Rock Hall's "Early Influence" category and where they might/should go with it in the future. Also, plenty of talk about Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the subject of Gayle's book "Shout, Sister, Shout!" This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author & scholar Judith Smith (Becoming Belafonte: Black Artist, Public Radical) joins Joe & Kristen to talk about the life, music, and politics of 2022 Early Influence inductee Harry Belafonte. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Curator of History at the Onondaga Historical Association, Robert Searing joins Joe & Kristen to talk about the incredible life, work, and influence of folk singer-songwriter-guitarist Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten, 2022 Early Influence Rock Hall inductee. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A re-broadcast of our very informative 2021 episode with historian Elijah Wald all about the artists who have been inducted as "early influences." This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Molanphy (Slate's Hit Parade) joins Joe & Kristen for a discussion all about the year 1983. There is no point that year when a 2022 inductee isn't strongly represented on the Hot 100. From the breakthroughs of Duran Duran and Eurythmics to the #1 hits from Lionel Richie and Dolly Parton and beyond. Pat Benatar, Jimmy Iovine, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Carly Simon, Judas Priest, even artists fr...

Back in July 2018, we talked to comedian/writer Karen Kilgariff (My Favorite Murder) about the eternally-snubbed Pat Benatar. In celebration of her 2022 induction, we revisit this episode with better sound quality, a shortened runtime, and the addition of song clips. Enjoy! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe walks through some recent moments from the podcast that reveal just how on-point the show's predictions have been. If you wanted to know this year's Rock Hall inductees ahead of time, all you had to do was listen to the show! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe reveals the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2022 to Kristen and special guest Joey Devine. It's Christmas morning! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year's voter calling season comes to an end with a big one! A mega-sode, if you will. Joe & Kristen call up eight more Rock Hall voters to see who they're choosing on their ballot this year: Lauren Onkey, Arthur Levy, Chris Molanphy, Lori Majewski, Maura Johnston, Karen Glauber, Jim McGuinn, and Evelyn McDonnell. Plus, we combine our data with the findings of Future Rock Legends' own Neil Wal...

Joe & Kristen are back at it, calling up five more Rock Hall voters to see who they're choosing on their ballot this year: Rob Tannenbaum, Laina Dawes, Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Roy Trakin, and Alec Wightman. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe & Kristen call up five Rock Hall voters to see who they're choosing on their ballot this year: Bob Merlis, Gregg Geller, Bill Adler, Ned Raggett, and Miles Marshall Lewis. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Author and communications scholar Marcia Alesan Dawkins joins Joe & Kristen to talk about the music and career of hip-hop megastar Eminem aka Slim Shady aka Marshall Mathers. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joe shares some clips from old episodes in fond remembrance of late Foo Fighters drummer and 2021 Rock Hall inductee Taylor Hawkins. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Mike Seely (Better Collective) joins Joe & Kristen to discuss the music and career of massively famous '80s superstar and pop balladeer Lionel Richie. Should he get into the Rock Hall this year on his first ballot appearance? This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Neil Walls (FutureRockLegends.com) returns to the show to help Joe & Kristen try and make sense of current nominee Dolly Parton's statement attempting to remove herself from Rock Hall consideration. Can she even do that? Has this happened before? What is going on?! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We dig into the archives and unearth this classic episode from 2018 when Devo made the ballot for the first time. And fittingly, we discuss this Akron band with fellow Akronite, River Butcher! We've put a 2022 polish on this episode: more consistent sound levels, some song clips dropped in, and streamlined to Just the Devo Talk. Do enjoy, won't you? This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn mo...

Music writer Matthew Perpetua (Fluxblog) joins Joe & Kristen to talk about the work and career of musical chameleon and industry darling Beck, who's on the Rock Hall ballot for the first time this year. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music writer and New York Times contributor Lindsay Zoladz joins us to talk about country music queen and pop culture icon Dolly Parton, who's on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot for the first time this year. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Music writer Allison Rapp joins Joe & Kristen to discuss the music and career of '70s icon and celebrated singer/songwriter Carly Simon, who made the Rock Hall ballot for the first time this year. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer Craig Seymour returns to the show to discuss with Joe & Kristen the Rock Hall merits of soulful synth-pop wizards the Eurythmics. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friend of the pod Greg Heller returns for the most wonderful time of the year: nominee announcement! We reveal the slate of nominees for the 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices