In this bonus episode, Greg pays tribute to the latin jazz legend Eddie Palmieri, who died on August 6th, 2025, at the age of 88.

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with journalist and environmentalist Bill McKibben about solar power and music, as well as share some of their favorite songs about the sun.

In this bonus episode, Jim brings to light an overlooked collaboration between two of his and Greg's favorite musicians.

Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot welcome singer-songwriter Valerie June to the Goose Island Salt Shed Pub for a live interview and performance, plus they review the new album from hip hop veterans, Clipse.

In this bonus episode, Greg shares a song he recently heard from the performer of a one-man show paying tribute to a long-gone soul singer.

This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot revisit their deep dive into OutKast's classic album Stankonia for its 25th anniversary and review new music from Wet Leg and Pulp.

In this bonus episode, Jim pops a quarter into the desert island jukebox and plays a track that blends yé-yé pop with Motown groove.

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In this bonus episode, Greg shares a song by an artist he hadn’t seen live in years, until a recent show at the Old Town School of Folk Music.

In this bonus episode, Jim, Greg, and Andrew pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, who died on July 22, 2025, at the age of 76.