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The Midlife Critics Podcast

The Midlife Critics

Find us on Facebook private groups. Our goal is to open your mind authentically through music. That includes new and old songs in rock, country, hip-hop, alternative, metal, blues, funk, punk, and anything that tickles our fancy. We get into new songs, emerging artists, and unappreciated deep cuts. We’re opinionated, but open minded and love every minute of it. That’s what we hope you get out of this.

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02:01:42

Season 4 Episode 8: #FreshCuts Vol. 95 + Pumpkinhead

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2026/02/26

What new character was created during the making of this episode? What does the band behind our #1 song this week have to do with Anthony Kiedis? What mood must you be in to listen to a 19-minute jazz song? And what songs shocked us to hear? Hear all of that and our songs of the week, as Wellington Davis, Wes Dorris, and Grant Wasson join your host Burke Wasson for a finely fun-filled podcast episode. Plus, at the end of this episode, listen to the debut of The Midlife Critics Podcast spin-off

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00:55:09

BONUS EPISODE: Year Of October

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2026/02/20

Year of October is a Nashville-based trio with Kentucky roots and a heavy fuzz rock soul sound. Their 6th album, I've Given You Everything, was released in October and is a bloozey trip that sounds just as rewarding in your living room as it does at a kegger in the woods. Phlecia Sullivan's soulful vocals mingle well with her husband Josh Sullivan's thick but nimble guitar tone and James Varner's thunderous drums. The album's opening track, "Rabid Badger", was The Midlife Critics' #5 song of 2025,

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02:13:32

Season 4 Episode 7: #FreshCuts Vol. 94

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2026/02/19

Bryan Mosby, Travis Boots, Steve Strait, Nathan Ferrell, Grant Wasson, and Claire Knight join your host Burke Wasson to count down #FreshCuts Vol. 94. What would a Mosby sandwich look like? And which of us would be the mayonnaise? Is Jello Biafra the punk version of Fred Schneider? What music video did Steve Strait thoroughly enjoy? What does Travis Boots think of high school reunions? What revelation made Nathan Ferrell go “ugh”? What song did Grant Wasson inspire, even though he forgot it? Whose

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02:35:07

Season 4 Episode 6: #FreshCuts Vol. 93

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2026/02/12

Wellington Davis, Nathan Ferrell, Steve Strait, and Bryan Mosby join your host Burke Wasson to dig into our songs of the week from #FreshCuts Vol. 93. Steve, Mosby, and Burke also discuss Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show at the start of the episode. Plus, find out which tribute albums in the '90s are worth seeking. Mosby and Burke get into social media pet peeves. And find out which home appliance Burke yelled at in the middle of this episode.

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01:51:09

Season 4 Episode 5: #FreshCuts Vol. 92

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2026/02/05

Wedding songs. Missing persons. Jazz or jass. Murder waltz. Grungegrass. Wellington Davis and Steve Strait join your host Burke Wasson to cover all of that and more, plus our songs of the week from #FreshCuts Vol. 92. Buckle up. This one goes all over the place. If you enjoy this podcast, you can donate any amount, big or small, to keep it going through the following apps:PayPal at wasson.burke@gmail.comVenmo at @Burke-WassonCashApp at $BurkeWassonThank you for your support. It means a lot and helps

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02:40:17

Season 4 Episode 4: #FreshCuts Vol. 91

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2026/01/30

Bryan Mosby, Travis Boots, Nathan Ferrell, Steve Strait, and Wellington Davis join your host Burke Wasson to break down our songs of the week countdown. You'll hear a lot of great stories, comparisons between shoegaze and dreampop, and which song might get Steve punched in the face. The standings and playlist will post by the end of Friday. Enjoy ! This one gets weird, in a good way!If you enjoy this podcast, you can donate any amount, big or small, to keep it going through the following apps:PayPal

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01:22:46

Season 4 Episode 3: #FreshCuts Vol. 90 : Here Come...

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2026/01/22

Wellington Davis joins Burke to discuss our Songs of the Week from #FreshCuts Vol. 90. Steve Strait, Wes Dorris, and Zach Anthony share their words on songs from this week. And after Burke had the #1 song the first 2 weeks of 2026, we have a new champion. The standings will be revealed by Friday, Jan. 23. To hear our countdown, listen to this episode. If you enjoy this podcast, you can donate any amount, big or small, to keep it going through the following apps:PayPal at wasson.burke@gmail.comVenmo

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02:22:26

Season 4 Episode 2: #FreshCuts Vol. 89 (Build a...

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2026/01/15

The last 30 minutes of this episode are a beacon of how society should be, as Wellington Davis, Bryan Mosby, and Travis Boots join your host Burke Wasson to discuss our #1 song of the week. But before then, we go on a sonic exploration of discovering long broken-up bands, music from a current public pariah before she was despised, a trio of Mike Patton songs, new punk rock, spoken-word songs with heavy riffs, a documentary on a 1974 boxing match, and a song that is a worldwide hit that was

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02:20:55

Season 4 Episode 1: #FreshCuts Vol. 88 (Hello, 2026!)

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2026/01/08

Claire Knight, Nathan Ferrell, Travis Boots, Steve Strait, and Wellington Davis join your host Burke Wasson for a wide-reaching talk on The Midlife Critics' songs of the week fron #FreshCuts Vol. 88. We dig deep and get down.If you enjoy this podcast, you can donate any amount, big or small, to keep it going through the following apps:PayPal at wasson.burke@gmail.comVenmo at @Burke-WassonCashApp at $BurkeWassonThank you for your support. It means a lot and helps cover monthly fees.#FRESHCUTS VOL. 88

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02:14:13

Season 3 Episode 50: Our Top Songs of 2025...

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2025/12/30

Listen to Nathan Ferrell, Steve Strait, Wellington Davis, Claire Knight, Bryan Mosby, and Grant Wasson join your host Burke Wasson for the most conversation we've ever had on this podcast, counting down the results of our group's songs of the year poll. The full list will be revealed in the Facebook group shortly . For now, find out what they are, which song is #1, and what we think of all of it. Plus, a celebrity drops by. And the panel hijacks the podcast when Burke loses his

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01:22:15

BONUS EPISODE: Merry Christmas, Mom & Dad

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2025/12/25

Special message from Burke Wasson:Curt and Gretchen Wasson's span of influence on their sons is far-reaching and our topic of this very special episode. My brother Grant and I talk for an hour and 19 minutes on memories from childhood, when our parents were 10 years or more younger than we are now. You're going to hear some great stories, clips from several songs, and how Grant and I became who we are musically. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you may need Kleenex. You'll also hear a recording that I made

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01:26:56

Season 3 Episode 49: Last Chance 2025 #FreshCuts

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2025/12/11

Wellington Davis and Claire Knight join your host Burke Wasson to get into this week's songs - which will go into our big songs of the year poll on Friday, Dec. 12. We also reveal a specially themed future #FreshCuts volume, discuss how our kids integrate our music into their lives, and put some perspective on Travis Boots' efforts to infuse more hip-hop into the group. The 2025 Last Chance #FreshCuts playlist and standings will come out on Friday.

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01:23:30

Season 3 Episode 48: 2nd Chance #FreshCuts

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2025/12/05

In this specially themed episode, Wellington Davis and Steve Strait join your host Burke Wasson to get into songs reconsidered. These songs didn't get enough votes the first time around, and now we've given them the respect that they're due. We now like a good number of songs that we originally rejected...but we still don't like others. More episode info will post by Friday, Dec. 5. Enjoy!If you enjoy this podcast, you can donate any amount, big or small, to keep it going through the following

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01:41:12

Season 3 Episode 47: Happy Thanksgiving (#FreshCuts...

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2025/11/26

In this special Thanksgiving episode, your host Burke Wasson gives thanks to The Midlife Critics and is joined by fellow critics Wellington Davis, Nathan Ferrell, and Steve Strait. We discuss everything from Sigourney Weaver, Bill Paxton, and the movie "Creepshow" to cross-genre bands, artists better to hear as an album than in #FreshCuts, "unc" rock hate gone too far. And Wellington perhaps performed surgery during recording. It's all part of the fun, and we have a great discussion on our songs of

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01:50:57

Season 3 Episode 46: #FreshCuts Vol. 86 (King...

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2025/11/21

Your host Burke Wasson is joined by the return of “King Wellington” Davis, Bryan Mosby, Jesse Morgan, and Nathan Ferrell to discuss our favorite songs from #FreshCuts Vol. 87. We discuss. And now that we’ve figured out how to discuss songs we don’t like, we take advantage of that in this episode. If you enjoy this podcast, you can donate any amount, big or small, to keep it going through the following apps:PayPal at wasson.burke@gmail.comVenmo at @Burke-WassonCashApp at $BurkeWassonThank you for

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02:05:16

Season 3 Episode 45: Agree To Disagree (#FreshCuts...

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2025/11/14

In a frankly honest episode, we cover more personal territory than perhaps ever in the first half-hour and discuss how to critique songs we don’t like. Wes Dorris, Steve Strait, Travis Boots, Nathan Ferrell, and Wellington Davis join your host Burke Wasson to cover this and our songs of the week from #FreshCuts Vol. 85. Synth soundscapes, loving optimism, quality trap rap, double-digit-minute epics, German psych garage rock, Afro-beat, and new Roy Orbison-esque crooning highlight our songs of the

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01:31:52

Season 3 Episode 44: #FreshCuts Vol. 84 (A Colorful...

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2025/11/07

Eric Prykowski makes his podcast debut, and Nathan Ferrell and Steve Strait join your host Burke Wasson on a finely rambling yarn of our favorite songs from #FreshCuts Vol. 84. Plus, Nate has earned a new position in The Midlife Critics. Find out what on this episode. If you enjoy this podcast, you can donate any amount, big or small, to keep it going through the following apps:PayPal at wasson.burke@gmail.comVenmo at @Burke-WassonCashApp at $BurkeWassonThank you for your support. It means a lot and

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01:46:18

Season 3 Episode 43: Felt, Foals & Foos

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2025/10/31

This is a heck of an episode counting down our songs of the week from #FreshCuts Vol. 83 (Standings below). Bryan Mosby, Jesse Morgan, Travis Boots, Wellington Davis, and a mystery guest join your host Burke Wasson. Plus, we have insights on a bite or a scar or perhaps a birthmark in a video of one of our songs, the roots of Travis' underground hip hop taste, physical ailments of middle age, and Wellington closes the episode with a horror flick idea for Travis. If you enjoy this podcast, you can

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00:54:34

Season 3 Episode 42: Taking Back the American Flag

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2025/10/24

In this short but sweet episode, Steve Strait joins your host Burke Wasson to discuss our songs of the week from #FreshCuts Vol. 82. Steve and Burke ponder classic rock being an ironic prison, the movie that "The Hangover" ripped off, progressive jazz and progressive rock, the perfect 2 a.m. song, and taking back the American flag. Plus, Steve forgets one of his #FreshFour picks from 2 weeks back. It's all in good fun, so enjoy this brief 54-minute episode. There is no mention of songs without

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01:48:18

Season 3 Episode 41: #FreshCuts Vol. 81

The Midlife Critics Podcast ·

2025/10/16

What happens when pigeons play ping pong while some butthole surfers look on in front of some pruning shears in a beach bar with an Otis Redding poster? Listen to this episode to find out. Travis Boots, Wellington Davis, and Nathan Ferrell join your host Burke Wasson to discuss our songs of the week from #FreshCuts Vol. 81. If you're feeling anxious, listen to some music. And enjoy this podcast. The Vol. 81 vote standings will post Friday, Oct. 17. For now, listen and enjoy. If you enjoy this

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