The Midlife Critics Podcast

Our Songs of the Midyear: 2026 Reflections

Sue Walnut, Wellington Davis, Nathan Ferrell, Steve Strait, Travis Boots, and Grant Wasson join your host Burke Wasson to count down the group's top 26 songs so far of 2026. This episode is well worth it, but was a LOT of work. If you enjoy this podcast and want to show your love for that work, you can donate any amount you like, big or small, at the following apps: PayPal at wasson.burke@gmail.com Venmo at @Burke-Wasson CashApp at $BurkeWasson Thank you for your support. It means a lot and helps cover monthly fees. The playlist of our top 50 songs of the year so far will attach to this episode by Monday, July 6.

Season 4 Episode 27: #FreshCuts Vol. 111

Your host Burke Wasson looks ahead to our Songs of the Midyear poll coming this week and counts down our top 25 songs from #FreshCuts Vol. 111. If you enjoy this podcast, you can donate at the following apps: PayPal at wasson.burke@gmail.com Venmo at @Burke-Wasson CashApp at $BurkeWasson Thank you for your support. It means a lot and helps cover monthly fees. Listen to #FreshCuts Vol. 111 here on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5ZL3mRiIY9zIA50qxRdBRx?si=MjfbBkPVSdSiGEcmQUcBrg&pi=4Y1KALYrThC2A Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/freshcuts-vol-111/pl.u-yZyVLDAI6JLG1 Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/717a5fad9d504da48af463b49b4d3d3asune?ref=dm_sh_t3l8X0GulnMS6Sh0fJXtFboRf YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhGwwDGyNc--LD_V2rmgfV-neqYHxBvQ5&si=oQbbR5FaCPTldHp7 YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhGwwDGyNc--LD_V2rmgfV-neqYHxBvQ5&si=J6z1YUsmaeJb4v9Z Pandora: https://pandora.com/playlist/PL:103854372949076782:862612427

Season 4 Episode 26: #FreshCuts Vol. 110

Burke Wasson runs through a rapidfire top 25 countdown of songs that most of us hadn't heard in less than an hour. Enjoy! If you enjoy this podcast, you can donate at the following apps: PayPal at wasson.burke@gmail.com Venmo at @Burke-Wasson CashApp at $BurkeWasson Thank you for your support. It means a lot and helps cover monthly fees. Listen to #FreshCuts Vol. 110 here on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2ocObIwQV2sRDUvFcPwGRJ?si=LJ2jnSM3SCOzA8KHE6CnnQ&pi=x_dr5KbzSPmOK Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/freshcuts-vol-110/pl.u-XkD0L3EuWxM9y

Season 4 Episode 25: #FreshCuts Vol. 109

For the first time in a month, your host Burke Wasson is back, baby! Steve Strait, Travis Boots, and Bryan Mosby join Burke to count down our songs of the week from #FreshCuts Vol. 109. This episode is a lot of fun, with a recurring theme of Steve being at odds with his daughter on music. Travis and Mosby also speculate on a reason for an unfortunate trend that's happened on The Midlife Critics private group Facebook page. Also, we find out why there have been so many Bruce Hornsby songs recently in #FreshCuts. This one is more fun than usual with rapidfire commentary. Carve out 2 hours and play it on normal speed, or you might miss the comedic timing. If you enjoy this podcast, you can donate at the following apps: PayPal at wasson.burke@gmail.com Venmo at @Burke-Wasson CashApp at $BurkeWasson Thank you for your support. It means a lot and helps cover monthly fees. Listen to our songs of the week in #FreshCuts Vol. 109 here on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1nbovXQpSoX8ZRoQyoLjfG?si=2VwTt5q_RS-fdleMfqrJ1g&pi=f8aEyiPvRxmbA Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/freshcuts-vol-109/pl.u-XkD0LxkuWxM9y Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/1393b262a9664fd29202d401e6981674sune?ref=dm_sh_KO3PYPIMTCxTvpZVgDdy9WJh6 YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhGwwDGyNc-9nR0nO7FfBhECsOeAuNYyC&si=LIY-uOsw2Sf2_9Tt

Season 4 Episode 24: #FreshCuts Vol. 107 Countdown

While our fearless leader, Burke Wasson is away for a bit, his brother, Grant Wasson steps in for this week's countdown. The illustrious, Jesse Morgan guests on this week's episode. Enjoy the countdown! As usual, AI seems to wreak havoc, creating its own chapters so please just listen to the whole pod so no songs are skipped. If you enjoy this podcast, you can donate at the following apps: PayPal at wasson.burke@gmail.com Venmo at @Burke-Wasson CashApp at $BurkeWasson Thank you for your support. It means a lot and helps cover monthly fees.