69 Vinyl Records

Barb-Barb-Barb, Barb-Barbara Ann is here for her farewell appearance, alongside Ryan for CSNY's aptly-titled, So Far. There are deep ruminations on generational wisdom, the inability for folky protest music to quite hit like other genres, and the LITERAL MELTING of the pubescent brain. All that comes before a marathon game of Our House. Recorded May 17, 2020

Shawlonzo Mourning makes his final appearance alongside the Lil' Sand Scorpion for the 58th edition of the program, commemorating 58 years of friendship and the Dirty Ps' Lamp Lit Prose. They do some 69 Vinyl Records All-Stars brainstorming, play Cornfusion, and Ryan challenges Shawn to appear sometime in the final episodes. Will he make it?! Recorded May 17, 2020.

Please don't ruin this for me, listener! It's Anna's (at least) tenth appearance in one capacity or another on the pod, and she and Ryan are here to dive into the world of Tennis's Yours Conditionally. There's a gripe, a great game of Tennis, AND the origin of the game theme that you've been hearing lo these many months! Recorded May 15, 2020.

Guess who's back? It's Lester the Nightfly, AKA Cousin of the Pod, AKA Matt, for his fourth and farewell appearance. We wish the whole episode could be about Ramblin' Rod (and Chuck E. Cheese and the Pizza Time Players' pizza-themed Funkytown cover), but ultimately they do spend QUITE some time discussing The Beach Boys' Smile. Ryan invents an incredibly simple game for this episode called Adieu or Die - will it be as grueling as Matt/Ryan games of episodes past?

Wow - at this point, canonically, Luke and Snowy have only one Steely Dan record that they've already talked about! What a ride it's going to be! This week's Monday phone call revolves around Aja, quite possibly Ryan's fav SD album. Fulfilling the promise of episode 7, the boys recite some of their favorite segments from the one Aja documentary, which you can find on Youtube. The whole shebang wraps up with a round of So Outrageous! Recorded May 13, 2020.

Whoa - double up - whoa, whoa! Kate and Kristin are bringing Big Diva Energy to this episode of the pod, as they and Ryan spend some time with 1995's Daydream by Mariah Carey. Summer loves, first CDs, and of course The Mariah Carey Song Challenge make for a fantastic entry. Recorded May 12, 2020.

Happy Birthday to us! It's the anniversary episode, number 53, of this hallowed program, and five-timer Janell is here for more 69 Vinyl Records! This week she joins Ryan to get all groovy with our second Erykah Badu record, New Amerykah Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh. Ryan earns a new nickname; Janell wonders why in the WORLD people are trying to reopen their economies; the both of them duel honorably in Undercover Overlover. Recorded May 12, 2020.

They say things come in threes: apocryphal post-mortem appearances by J. Christ, or canonical appearances on this show! Passes is here to prove the rule with his farewell guest spot as he and Ryan talk about D'Angelo and the Vanguard Black Messiah. Can you believe an adolescent Passes bummed a cigarette aboard an airplane? Or that Ryan would miss a golden opportunity to say "Steely D'Angelo" ??! BELIEVE IT! Then enjoy The Charade. Recorded May 10, 2020.

Nak-Bak/Nikki Bee/Nako-Bako is BACK for another week of 69 Vinyl Records: The $150 Podcast. This time she and Ryan are all about this Hospitality record, Hospitality. Stick around to see which of these master's credentialed public servants more deserves A B.A. in English Literature, and a harrowing failed prediction regarding Ryan's place of work come March, 2021! Recorded May 9, 2020.

Coach Doobie is BACK for his second appearance! Mark joins Ryan to discuss all things foolish - beliefs, the survival of fools, what have you - as they dive into Minute by Minute by the Doobie Brothers. It's a great record for being out on the lake, for a long car ride, or to inspire a round of What a Fool Believes. Recorded May 9, 2020.