50 Years of Music w/ 50 Year Old White Guys

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50 Years of Music w/ 50 Year Old White Guys episodes

August 18 426. Colorful Language
Ben, Jeff, and Tim explore songs that come at us with some strong language. Is this our first "expilcit" designation in the history of our podcast? Yes, yes it is.

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1 hr 11 min
July 09 425. Integrity
Ben, Jeff, and Tim celebrate Tim's new book with an episode devoted to integrity. What is the music that has taught us not to lie, cheat, or steal?!

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1 hr 33 min
May 27 424. Story Pod
Ben, Jeff, and Tim dive into story songs and even hold a draft to put together the best team of story songs from each genre of music. Tim wins the draft in a runaway!! They then pick their favorite story songs to share with their listeners.

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1 hr 28 min
March 31 423. Envy Pod
We keep exploring the seven deadly sins and we keep churning out bangers! Other podcasts are becoming, quite obviously, a wee bit envious. Jeff picks the Violent Femmes, Ben picks Olivia Rodrigo for the kids and *checks notes* Marcy Playground for the old folks. Tim has Prince bring down the house with "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."

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1 hr 43 min
March 14 422. Time Travel
Ben, Jeff, and Tim explore songs with an evocative power, sharing songs that immediately transport them back to a time and a place.

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1 hr 24 min
February 03 421. Best Albums of 2025
Jeff, Ben, and Tim welcome some young folks to talk Zach Bryan and then continue their review of 2025. Jeff picks Sam Fender, Ben picks Haim, and Tim gets a little vibe going with Olivia Dean.

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1 hr 13 min
January 21 420. Best Songs of 2025
What a year for music!! Ben picks "I'm Feeling Good," by Big Chief Romeo Bougere and Dawn Richards, Jeff goes with Frank Jupiter and "Empire," and Tim picks Sam Fender with Olive Dean, "Rein Me In." We also have our Grammy Song of the Year predictions.

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1 hr 8 min
December 27, 2025 419. Covers
What is the best cover song of all time? What's the worst? We've got 'em on this podcast--and everything in between!

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1 hr 40 min
November 27, 2025 418. Wrath
The fellas cover the deadly sin of wrath and where they've seen it on music!! But sometimes they're just gonna celebrate good, old-fashioned rage.

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1 hr 31 min
November 19, 2025 417. Long Songs
What's your favorite long song? Stairway to Heaven? Highlands? Don't say some ridiculous Pink Floyd song!! Jeff!!! Don't do it!! Don't say it!!!!

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1 hr 34 min

About 50 Years of Music w/ 50 Year Old White Guys

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Travel back in time, year by year, with three 50 year olds to find out what was happening back in the day and which song is actually the best song for each year they've been alive.