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#331 - Double Diamond Duel | NY Times Best of 25 | Steve Cropper

There have been 14 albums certified Double Diamond (20 million units sold). Nick came up with a game to see how many of them Jay & Greg could identify. It’s a Double Diamond Duel! Song: Jahari Stampley - “What A Time” Greg was perusing the NY Times during his travels this past week and came across a top songs and top albums of 2025. We explore the list to see what we’ve heard and what we’ve missed. Song: E-40 - “Choices” Jay remembers the late Steve Cropper, who passed last week at the age of 84. Known as “The Colonel,” Cropper was the guitarist for Stax Records house band, Booker T. & the M.G.'s and played on some very recognizable songs. We dig into his career and legacy. He will be missed. Songs: Sam & Dave - “Soul Man” Booker T. & The M.G.’s - “Green Onions” Otis Redding - “I’ve Been Loving Too Long (To Stop Now)”

#330 - Danger! | News with Nick | Tales from the Concert

Jay brings us another round of “Danger!” (not Jeopardy). Song: Adrianne Lenker - “Sadness As A Gift” Nick has some updates on AI and the record labels on a News with Nick. Song: Plantoid - “Dozer (Radio Edit)” Greg takes us back to Levi Stadium with The Resilient on a Tales from the Concert. (If you want to hear the story of The Resilient in they own words, checkout Episode 37 [https://youshouldcheckitout.com/episodes/037].) Clips: The Resilient - Live at Levi Stadium (YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6DF8A2V8Y8])

#329 - Songs We’re Thankful For

Happy Thanksgiving! We’re thankful you’re joining us this week for our annual Thanksgiving Special. This year we’re listening to songs we’re thankful for. Hope you all have a great day! Greg’s Songs: Guerilla Toss - “Betty Dreams of Green Men” Bill Evans - “Autumn Leaves” (alternate take from new box set with Scott Lefaro) Geese - “100 horses (live from the.basement)” Jay’s Songs: Rolling Stones - “Crazy Mama” Jimmy Cliff - “Sitting in Limbo” Tony Rice - “Church Street Blues” Nick’s Songs: Dave Matthews Band: “#41” Bela Fleck & the Flecktones - “Big Country” Radiohead - “No Surprises”

#328 - Tales from the Concert: Furious Bongos | DOOM GONG in NYC | All Things Phish

Nick has another Tales from the Concert. Furious Bongos, featuring Chad Wackerman on drums, came to Hagerstown last week to perform Frank Zappa’s music and they did not disappoint. Song: Furious Bongos - “Black Page #2” Wayan Zoey is back to sub for Greg this week. He heard about Nick & Jay’s recent experience seeing DOOM GONG and wanted to relay how there subsequent show in NYC went. Needless to say, the band had a less than optimal experience with a venue. Song: SML - “Chicago Four” Jay is excited to have our guest host this week because he’s recently caught the Phish bug and has a lot of questions he needs answered. Wayan is a lifelong Phish fan and completely up on the band’s lore. It’s time for a Phish Q&A. Clip: Phish - Live in Saratoga, NY 7/25/25

#327 - “mmmm…interesting” | Jack DeJohnette | Resilient @ Levi Stadium

Jay has been listening to some avant-garde music and it’s been…interesting. He brought a theme song, so we have a new segment, “mmmm…interesting.” Songs:  Throbbing Gristle - “Dead on Arrival” Einstürzende Neubauten - “Steh auf Berlin” Ustad Naseeruddin Saami & The Saami Brothers - Rag Barani Nick celebrates the life, music, and drumming of Jack DeJohnette, who died last month at the age of 83. Songs: Miles Davis - “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down”  Keith Jarrett Trio - “Autumn Leaves”  Jack DeJohnette’s Special Edition - “Third World Anthem” This past Sunday, The Resilient had the opportunity to play the halftime show for the San Francisco 49ers game against the LA Rams. Greg tells us all about the experience. Song: Cameron Winter- “Nausicaä (Love Will Be Revealed)”