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The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers

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The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers counts down Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time with comedians, actors, and musicians.

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120 - The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo - Wayne...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/02/18

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Comedian and cultural obsessive Wayne Federman returns to The 500 to dig into Sweetheart of the Rodeo by The Byrds, unpacking how a rock band’s leap into country music reshaped American songwriting, sparked controversy, and quietly changed the future of popular music. Follow Wayne on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/instafederman/⁠ Distrokid Artist of the Week: Samantha

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121 - Sly & The Family Stone - Stand! - Loni Love

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/02/11

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Loni Love returns for her fifth appearance on the podcast to discuss the groundbreaking album that showed pop music could embody both celebration and protest, Sly and the Family Stone's Stand! Follow Loni on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/comiclonilove/ Distrokid Artist of the Week: Landlady Land https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWmhOjfF9yk Follow Josh on

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122 - Various Artists - The Harder They Come...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/02/04

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Jackie Fabulous joins the podcast for the first time to discuss the The Harder They Come Motion Picture Soundtrack, the record that brought reggae to the world, and to decide if Jimmy Cliff belongs on the Mount Rushmore of reggae. Follow Jackie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jackiefabulous/ Distrokid Artist of the Week: Jalen

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123 - Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell - Erik Griffin

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/01/28

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Raising Hell did what no rap album had done before, becoming the first multi-platinum hip-hop LP and propelling rap music into the mainstream consciousness. It was the record that turned rappers into rock stars, with a clean, powerful production. Erik Griffin joins the podcast for the first time since 2019 to discuss tracks like the crossover sensation “Walk This Way” and “It’s

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124 - Moby Grape - Moby Grape - Wayne Federman

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/01/21

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Released during the Summer of Love, the album landed at a moment when the Bay Area was reshaping American rock music, but Moby Grape did not sound like Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, or Quicksilver Messenger Service. Instead, at a time when many peers were drifting toward extended jams, they decided to blend folk, blues, country, pop, and psychedelic rock with a dialed-in

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125 - Janis Joplin - Pearl - Greg Fitzsimmons

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/01/14

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Pearl is the second and final solo studio album by Janis Joplin, released three months after her death. It is regarded as the most complete album of her career. Where earlier records captured her powerful live voice and performing style, Pearl presents a focused artist with a clear musical identity. Greg Fitzsimmons returns to talk about the impact one of the most famous members of the

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126 - The Wailers - Catch A Fire - Ian Edwards

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2026/01/07

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Catch a Fire is now widely recognized as one of the greatest and most influential reggae albums of all time — a bridge between Jamaican roots music and the wider world. Ian Edwards has become a reggae regular on The 500 and joins Josh to discuss the 1973 classic. Follow Ian on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ianedwards/?hl=en Distrokid Artist of the Week: Morgan

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127 - The Byrds - Younger Than Yesterday - Craig...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/31

At this point in The Byrds' career, they were already established as pioneers of folk rock through earlier hits like “Mr. Tambourine Man” and “Turn! Turn! Turn!”, but they were hungry to push their sound further. On this album, they blended folk rock with elements of psychedelia, country rock and used studio experimentation like brass accents and reverse tape effects to color their music. Craig Shoemaker discusses the album and career with Josh. Follow Craig on

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128 - Iggy and The Stooges - Raw Power - Maria Bamford

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/24

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Iggy and the Stooges only had one day to mix the final version of the album, leading to its raw and unpolished sound. Luckily, they had David Bowie to help on that one day. Maria joins Josh to discuss the tracks and the delayed impact their third album had in the ensuing decades. Follow Maria on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariabamfordcomedy/ DistroKid Artist Of The

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129 - Talking Heads - Remain In Light - Greg Proops

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/17

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Before recording Remain In Light, the Talking Heads and producer Brian Eno sought to dispel the notion that the group was simply a vehicle for frontman David Byrne by emphasizing collective groove, rhythm, and collaborative composition rather than traditional rock ego. Greg Proops talks to Josh to discuss the band and album. Follow Greg on

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131 - Television - Marquee Moon - Wil Wheaton

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/10

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***When “Marquee Moon” was released, it baffled some and enthralled others. Television emerged from the 1970s CBGBs scene and was one of the pioneers of the indie college rock sound. Wil Wheaton joins Josh to discuss his favorite tracks on the album and the path that Television paved. Follow Wil on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itswilwheaton/ DistroKid Artist Of The Week:

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131 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid - Jim Norton

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/12/03

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Black Sabbath’s self-titled debut album introduced the world to heavy metal, but it was their second album, “Paranoid” that basically became a “Best Of” album in itself, with some of metal’s most recognised anthems. Jim Norton joins the podcast for the third time and his third Black Sabbath album to discuss all of the iconic tracks. Follow Jim on

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132 - Saturday Night Fever - The Original Soundtrack...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/11/26

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Soundtrack became far more than just the companion album to the movie. It emerged as a cultural phenomenon where genre, commerce, culture, and cinema intersected. Martha Plimpton joins the podcast to discuss the Bee Gees' big presence on the record and the impact it had at the time. Follow Martha on Social

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133 - Bruce Springsteen - The Wild, the Innocent &...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/11/19

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***This is the Springsteen album where he embraced R&B, jazz-tinged swing, horn sections, extended narratives, and cinematic moods. It makes a bridge between his folk‐inflected beginnings and the grander rock epics to come. Eric Roberts joins Josh to discuss an album that has become a fan-favorite. Follow Eric on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/ericrobertsactor DistroKid

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134 - The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die - Godfrey

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/11/12

Long Description***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!*** At a time when West Coast rap was on the rise and dominating the scene in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it was Notorious B.I.G.’s “Ready To Die” that shifted much of the focus back to the East Coast. Comedian Godfrey joins Josh to discuss some of Biggie’s most iconic tracks. Follow Godfrey on Social

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135 - Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted - Melissa Auf...

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/11/05

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Former Hole bassist Melissa Auf der Maur joins Josh to talk about her connection to Pavement, and how the low-fi production “Slanted & Enchanted” influenced her writing, and provided the foundation for the early 90s indie college radio sound. Follow Melissa on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/xmadmx/ https://www.facebook.com/xMAdMx/ Pre-order her book “Even The Good Girls

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136 - Elton John - Greatest Hits - Wayne Federman

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/10/29

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Elton John’s Greatest Hits was the best-selling album of 1975 in the United States, and the first in Elton’s catalog to receive diamond certification. Wayne Federman discusses all of the top hits, including “Your Song”, “Rocket Man,” and “Crocodile Rock". Follow Wayne on Social Media: https://www.instagram.com/instafederman/ DistroKid Artist Of The Week: The

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137 - The Replacements - Tim - Maura Tierney

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/10/22

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***Replacements lead singer and guitarist Paul Westerberg once described “Tim” as an example of the band’s longevity “Sometimes you just love the little acoustic songs, and other times you want to crank the amp up, and those two parts of me are forever entwined”. Maura Tierney joins Josh to discuss the impact the band had on her. Follow Maura on Social

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55:14

Introducing...Broken Record: Shirley Manson

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/10/16

Here’s a preview of another music podcast we love, Broken Record. Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating—and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft. Shirley Manson, frontwoman of 90s rock band Garbage, joined to chat about

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138 - Dr. Dre - The Chronic - B-Real

The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers ·

2025/10/15

***This show is brought to you by DistroKid. Go to http://distrokid.com/vip/the500 for 30% off your first year!***The Chronic is considered to be one of the most innovative hip hop albums in history. Kanye West once referred to it as the “hip hop equivalent to Stevie Wonder’s Songs In The Key Of Life”. B-Real discusses the impact the album had on Cypress Hill, as well as their own innovative project, performing with the London Symphony Orchestra. Follow B-Real on Social

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