In a battle of two of the greatest to ever put their hands on their respective instruments, this week the late great Stevie Ray Vaughn and his album In Step lines up across from the living legend Stevie Wonder and his album Talking Book.  It's an epic Album Fight for the ages.  Which Stevie emerges the victor?  Listen in and find out.

Maker Share - Mark Pellington is an established Hollywood director. He's made movies like the Mothman Prophecies, Arlington Road, The Last Word and Nostalgia. He's also the director of videos we all know and love: U2-One, Pearl Jam-Jeremy, Demi Lovato-Tell Me You Love Me...WOW

Jon and Pete sat with Mark in his Hollywood home and discussed the changing market for movie makers, grieving through making and a variety of reflections as he moves past the loss of loved ones in his life.

Full Spectrum - What makes this show incredible is the ground commander, Scott Huesing, who acts with blind faith that the intel collector, Michele Rigby Assad, has done their job well are in the same room talking. CIA operator talks to Marine Commander during the battle of Ramadi.

Both Michele and Scott were in Iraq at the same time, working on the same problem. Each is a Best-Selling author. They both  worked to answer, how do we find and defeat terrorist/insurgents?

The 300 - We couldn't finagle Gerard Butler, or heck even Gerard Depardieu for our 300th, instead we had Best-Selling author, Scott Huesing sit down with Pete and have a chat about 300 episodes and what they see on the horizon. Scott gets Pete to open up and tell us new tales and give us insight into how BIDS is created and what he's got in store for us.  

This is how we Friday!

Tree Boxer - Today's #AlbumFight is a battle of GRAMMY of the Year winners, the Joshua Tree vs Bridge Over Troubled Water, that's right U2 vs Simon and Garfunkel's biggest albums. S&G feature 11 strong tunes including The Boxer and Cecelia: U2 offers Bullet the Blue Sky, Where the Streets Have No Name and With or Without You. 

As always Richard Lackie provides our fight analysis, Today's guest co-host is Mike Lipari (life long pal of Pete) and our guest today is Dr. Chris Endrinal.

Meeting Haydn - In Pt 1 of our conversation with Dr. Bob and Cole. We covered the basics. Pt 2 we talk about Dr. Bob's inspiration on us, while Dr. Bob refers to his past mentors and what they drove him to create. As we conclude, we're struck by the significance of Cole and Dr. Bob meeting. Like Haydn and Mozart in Vienna...two masters meet, defer to the other and we all have a great time. Please check out the Dissect Podcast on Spotify also Dr. Bob's website; the sweet life is contained in his lessons.

Dissection Introduction - Cole Cuchna went to the Sac State School of Music as a musician without the ability to read musical charts. Knowing he could play, but lacking the theory, history...he simultaneously attended school and consumed all of Dr. Greenberg's lectures in order to develop a mastery of musical history, theory etc. It worked...

This week's album fight features an artist many consider to be the best to touch a mic squaring off against a band that shaped a piece of the musical landscape of the 80s.  Illmatic by Nas meets Songs from the Big Chair by Tears for Fears in what will be a drag out brawl.  Our special guest judge is Dan Ruppert who brings the insight of a lyricist who understands firsthand the responsibility of the pen and the mic.  Listen in and hear how it shakes out.

U2 Doctor - Though not the type of doctor that can save lives, Dr. Chris Endrinal may just save your soul. Dr. Chris' dissertation focused on the Form and Style in the Music of U2. By focusing his study on U2's as a creative force, Chris was left wanting more, realizing the depth of the Dubliner's music required continued study and given the staying power of their relevance, the re-imagination of a number of musical pillars, the band has emerged as one of, if not THE most, successful bands ever.

The Pony - Today we present our friend Jim DeFelice. Who's written a hell of a book called, West Like Lightning. Jim sat with Jon and Pete at Steamers in Old Sac at the beginning of the annual Pony Express re-ride to Missouri. 

They discuss the book which The book flows in a collected canter with the news of the Lincoln election as the Pony travels West. This is a great episode and a fantastic book.