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I Wanna Hold Your Band

Paul Bartholomew

I Wanna Hold Your Band invites you to experience the music that moves people, one story at a time. Host Paul Bartholomew interviews guests about the songs that define them, sharing their personal stories and the memories tied to the music that helped shape their life.

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00:27:04

Lennon Parham

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2026/02/18

Actor Lennon Parham (Somebody Somewhere, Minx, Veep) talks Indigo Girls, Chess, Prince, James Ingram, Everything But The Girl & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST1. ⁠Prince of Darkness - Indigo Girls2. Someone In The Dark - Michael Jackson3. I've Got A Crush On You - Linda Ronstadt4. Terrace Duet - Chess5. Nobody's Side - Chess6. Gett Off - Prince7. Any Time Any Place - Janet8. She Just Wants To Dance - Keb' Mo'9. Somewhere Out There - Linda Ronstadt & James Ingram10. Missing -

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00:25:39

Roxana Jullapat

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2026/02/04

James Beard finalist author of “Mother Grains” and baker/owner of Friends & Family restaurant in Los Angeles, the wonderful Roxana Jullapat talks The Cure, Cafe Tacvba, Nick Cave, Juan Luis Guerra and more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Las Flores - Cafe Tacvba2. Wish - The Cure3. Drinking In L.A. - Bran Van 30004. Vikingur Olafsson5. A Pedir Su Mano - Juan Luis Guerra6. When The Pawn... - Fiona Apple7. Into My Arms - Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds8. ⁠Three White Horses⁠ - Andrew Bird

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00:30:52

Chris Baio

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2026/01/21

Vampire Weekend bassist Chris Baio talks Depeche Mode, Underworld, The Pharcyde, Junior Boys, Public Enemy, La Femme d'argent & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Basket Case - Green Day Bawitdaba - Kid Rock Stranger Than Fiction - Bad Religion Illmatic - Nas It Was Written - Nas Personal Jesus - Depeche Mode Enjoy The Silence - Depceche Mode Born Slippy - Underworld Air - La femme d'argent Sexy Boy - La femme d'argent Passin' Me By - The Pharcyde In The

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00:02:06

Held Songs Mixtape (2025)

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/12/22

Each guest's questionnaire is filled with so many songs, albums & artists that I now love. But in the spirit of year end music lists, here is one song from each 2025 guest that really stuck with me. Order based on flow.⁠HELD SONGS MIXTAPE⁠ (playlist on Spotify)⁠So Lonely ⁠- The Police (Jay Lund)⁠⁠Pata Pata⁠⁠⁠ - Miriam Makeba (Liz Tuccillo)⁠Maps⁠⁠ - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (Inara George)⁠⁠Fake Plastic Trees⁠⁠⁠ - Radiohead (Rainn Wilson)⁠St. Swithin’s Day⁠⁠ - Billy Bragg (Stephanie Courtney)⁠⁠Cherry

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00:26:32

Alexander Straus

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/12/10

LA Angel City Head Coach Alexander Straus talks New Order, Prefab Sprout, The Pogues, Dexys Midnight Runners, Bruce Springsteen, Alice In Chains, Curtis Mayfield & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. ⁠The River - Bruce Springsteen2. Purple Rain - Prince3. Infidels - Bob Dylan4. Ghost In The Machine - The Police5. Ceremony - New Order6. The Perfect Kiss - New Order7. Bonny - Prefab Sprout8. Move On Up - Curtis Mayfield9. Nutshell - Alice In Chains10. A Rainy Night In Soho - The Pogues11. Fairytale of New

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00:26:42

Jamila Glass

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/11/26

LA Contemporary Dance Company Artistic Director Jamila Glass talks Robert Glasper, Lauryn Hill, The Temptations, Frankie Beverly & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Letter To Hermione - Robert Glasper2. Everything Is Everything - Lauryn Hill3. Lost Ones - Lauryn Hill4. The Boy Is Mine - Brandy & Monica5. Here's Where I Stand - 'Camp' Original Soundtrack6. Give Love On Christmas Day - The Temptations7. Before I Let Go - Maze with Frankie Beverly8. This Too Shall Pass - India.Arie

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00:28:34

Rory O'Malley

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/11/12

Tony nominated actor Rory O'Malley (Book of Mormon, Hamilton) talks The Beach Boys, Beauty and the Beast, Sarah McLachlan, Green Day & more!! EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Turn It Off - Book of Mormon2. Pet Sounds - Beach Boys3. Beauty and the Beast - Original movie soundtrack4. Surfacing & Mirroball - Sarah McLaughlin5. The Foggy Dew6. Some Say The Devil Is Dead7. Fields of Athenry8. Dookie - Green Day9. American Idiot - Green Day10. Everybody Loves Louis - Stephen Sondheim11. Sunday - Stephen

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00:32:04

Sam Catlin

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/10/29

Writer Sam Catlin (Breaking Bad, Preacher, Sugar) talks The Beatles, U2, Van Morrison, Alanis Morissette, 10,000 Maniacs & more!!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. The Beatles - Greatest Hits - (Red album) ( Blue album)2. The Unforgettable Fire3. No Guru, No Method, No Teacher - Van Morrison4. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morissette5. Live! - Bob Marley & The Wailers6. Verdi Cries - 10,000 Maniacs7. Alive & Kicking - Simple Minds8. Life In A Northern Town - The Dream Academy

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00:34:01

Inara George

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/10/15

Singer/songwriter Inara George talks Prince, Rickie Lee Jones, X, The Meters, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Judee Sill & more!!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. A Little Girl From Little Rock - Marilyn Monroe2. Thanks, I'll Eat It Here - Lowell George3. Violent Femmes4. Condition Of The Heart - Prince5. Pirates - Rickie Lee Jones7. Los Angeles - X8. The Meters - The Meters9. Cannonball - The Breeders10. Oh! You Pretty Things - David Bowie11. Avalon Soundtrack12. Maps - Yeah Yeah Yeahs13. The Kiss - Judee Sill14. All

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00:42:13

OLIVIA DE RECAT

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/09/28

Writer/Cartoonist/Illustrator Olivia de Recat (The New Yorker) talks Fleetwood Mac, The Chicks, Taylor Swift, Gillian Welch, Eliot Smith & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. ⁠Landslide ⁠- Fleetwood Mac2. ⁠Walking On Broken Glass⁠ - Annie Lennox3. ⁠Goodbye Earl ⁠- The Chick4. ⁠Teardrops On My Guitar⁠ - Taylor Swift5. ⁠A Fond Farewell⁠ - Eliot Smith6. ⁠Both Sides Now⁠ - Joni Mitchell

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00:28:16

Olivia de Recat

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/07/30

Writer/Cartoonist/Illustrator Olivia de Recat (The New Yorker) talks Fleetwood Mac, The Chicks, Taylor Swift, Gillian Welch, Eliot Smith & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Landslide - Fleetwood Mac2. Walking On Broken Glass - Annie Lennox3. Goodbye Earl - The Chick4. Teardrops On My Guitar - Taylor Swift5. A Fond Farewell - Eliot Smith6. Both Sides Now - Joni Mitchell

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00:25:51

JOHN BUSH / lead singer (Armored Saint/Anthrax)

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/07/23

Legendary metal rock singer John Bush talks Black Sabbath, Stevie Wonder, Earth, Wind & Fire, UFO, Gogo Bordello & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath2. Whole Lotta Love - Led Zeppelin (album/Led Zeppelin II)3. Duece - KISS (album/Kiss Alive!)4. Sing A Song - Earth, Wind & Fire (album/Gratitude)5. Golden Lady - Stevie Wonder6. Call On Me - Chicago7. Back In The Saddle - Aerosmith (album/Rocks)8. John performing The Four Horseman with Mettalica9. Start Wearing Purple -

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00:30:04

MARK PIEPER - From Buddy Rich to Tupac: It's All...

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/07/16

Mark Pieper is CEO & agent of one of the top and longest running baseball agency's in the business, ISE Baseball. They've represented some of the best players in the game like Justin Verlander, Mariano Rivera, David Ortiz, Jim Thome and tons more.EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Blue Suede Shoes - Elvis2, You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Lou Rawls3. A Buddy Rich drum solo4. Detroit Rock City - Kiss5. Changes - Tupac6. Can't Truss It - Public Enemy7. Fight The Power - Public Enemy8

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00:25:45

MICHAEL SOROKA - The Sounds of Focus: An MLB...

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/07/09

Washington Nationals pitcher Michael Soroka talks Alterbridge, Elton John, Burton Cummings, Hans Zimmer & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Blackbird - Alter Bridge2. Still Counting - Volbeat3. Candle In The Wind - Elton John4. Clair de lune - Claude Debussy5. Break It To Them Gently - Burton Cummings6. Final Ascent - Hans Zimmer7. If We Were Vampires - Jason IsbellPITCHING PLAYLISTA. Dream On - AerosmithB. Like A Stone - AudioslaveC. One Of These Nights - EaglesD. Take It To The Limit - EaglesE. Even

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00:24:43

MAX CHERNIN - Amos Lee, Cigarettes, and a ‘92 Camry

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/07/02

Actor Max Chernin talks Laura Marling, Lianne La Havas, Chet Baker, Amos Lee, Nick Drake, Stephen Sondheim, Emily King & more!EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Blues Run The Game - Laura Marling2. What You Don't Do - Lianne La Havas3. Everything Happens To Me - Chet Baker4. Keep It Loose, Keep It Tight - Amos Lee5. Pink Moon - Nick Drake6. Chromolume #7 - Stephen Sondheim (Sunday In The Park With George)7. Distance - Emily King8. Post Tropical - James Vincent McMorrow⁠📋MAX'S IWHYB QUESTIONNAIRE

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00:26:59

S2, Ep. #202 - Peter S. Kim

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/06/25

Actor/Comedian Peter S. Kim talks Britney Spears, Emancipator, Seot Taiji, John Mayer, Sylvan Esso & more!EPISODE PLAYLISTRight Here Waiting - Richard MarxRemember The Time - Michael JacksonThe Goat Song - Adam SandlerOops!...I Did It Again - Britney SpearsSoon It Will Be Cold Enough To Build Fires - EmancipatorCome Back Home - Seo Taiji and BoysSpanish Eyes - Backstreet BoysPut 'Em On The Glass - Sir Mix-A-LotGravity - John MayerShe Used To Be Mine - Sara Bareilles & Rufus

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00:29:01

S2, Ep. #201 - Cleto Escobedo III

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/06/18

What did 3 year old Cleto Escobedo III (bandleader for Jimmy Kimmel Live) do when he met one of his father’s “female co-workers” at the Sahara? What store primed Cleto to know exactly what 501 jean & Le Tigre shirt combo would go well together? What song did Cleto’s Dad see his own father perform on the Johnny Carson show? What do the lead singer of Men at Work and Cleto’s old bandmate have in common? What was Cleto and his mom’s favorite 8 track to drive around to? Why didn’t Cleto end up in

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00:00:47

Season 2 starts June 18th!

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/05/20

In the meantime, catch up on any of the 26 episodes from Season 1.

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00:31:43

Episode #128 - Liam Yorgensen

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/05/07

How was the store Hot Topic integral in the musical development of 13 year old Liam? What famous song did he cover and record for his Dad’s 60th birthday? How does Liam’s experience prove that truck stop bathrooms are an underrated meet and greet location for musical heroes? How did Train’s “Hey, Soul Sister” end up on Liam’s mom’s LG enV2 phone? What significance does the TV show “How I Met Your Mother” play in Liam’s life?EPISODE PLAYLIST1. Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits2. Frampton Comes Alive

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00:30:34

Episode #127 - Julie Dretzin

I Wanna Hold Your Band ·

2025/04/30

What did actor Julie Dretzin (The Handmaid's Tale, Preacher, Dirty John) always wear as a child when running through her house singing Sondheim? What did the TV show The Hardy Boys have to do with Julie’s first record purchase? Why was her first experience with the music of Led Zeppelin during an ecstasy trip in a mattress store? What band did Julie go hard in the paint with in college and never go back to again once she graduated? What artist made her almost pee her pants when she saw him in

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