Extended Play

By Extended Play

Renewing your passion, five songs at a time. Each week on Extended Play, hosts E and Tank - friends for over 30 years - give you a five-song playlist, recommend an album, and give a new Top 10 list of... more

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The podcast currently has 148 episodes available.

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March 12, 2024 Playlist Challenge - “Clones” (Songs with Identical Titles)
It’s our most challenging challenge yet! Join hosts E and Tank as they review and rate playlists they make for one another, this time with the twist that they all have to share a title! Featuring a song neither host wanted but ended up needing in the weirdest way.
Check out a playlist of all the songs on Spotify and YouTube.
We have a video show that drops weekly on YouTube!
Don’t forget to like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

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44min
March 05, 2024 Review - “The Greatest Night in Pop”
“We Are the World…We Are the Extended Play Podcast.” That’s how it goes, right? 😎 🌍😎 In this episode, hosts E and Tank review the new documentary about the making of “We Are The World” called “The Greatest Night in Pop.” Whose performance did they marvel at? Who did the guys not remember being on the song? Who got the drunkest (during the recording of the song, not this podcast episode - that answer should be obvious)? Listen in and find out!
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39min
February 27, 2024 Challenging Music - What Makes Music Approachable (or Unapproachable)?
In this post-root canal episode, hosts E and Tank continue their conversation from their review of The Smile’s “Wall of Eyes.” What makes music challenging? How do you, as a listener, approach challenging music? Should music even be challenging in the first place?
Check out our video review of “Wall of Eyes.”
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43min
February 20, 2024 Playlist Challenge - “Featuring”
It’s time for another Playlist Challenge! This time around, hosts E and Tank give each other five songs featuring guest artists. Which will they love? Which will they hate? Which is another song to include some dude intimidatingly telling us to dance? Listen to find out!
Listen to the songs on ⁠Spotify⁠ and ⁠YouTube⁠.
Please like/follow/subscribe to ⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠.
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44min
February 13, 2024 The Mostaccioli of Music Festivals
In this episode, hosts E and Tank disect the modern music festival. What makes a great lineup? What have been their favorite festivals? If festivals were a banquet, who would be the mostaccioli? You know - the hard-hitting, journalistically-sound topics we’re known for at The Extended Play Podcast. And don’t miss our next video episode, in which our hosts test the level of their hipster-ness with a Coachella quiz.
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34min
February 10, 2024 (Bonus Episode) Rapid Reaction - 2024 Grammy Awards
Hosts E and Tank took a few minutes to recap their favorite - and least favorite - parts of the 66th annual Grammy Awards. They discuss the winners, the losers, the Tracy Chapman and Joni Mitchell performances, and imagine an alternate universe award ceremony.
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21min
February 06, 2024 Playlist Challenge - “Q” (No, Not That “Q”)
It’s time for another episode of The Extended Play Podcast! This week hosts and E and Tank make playlists for one another with songs that feature the letter “Q.” It’s random! It’s wacky! It’s seriously not about Q-Anon!
Listen to the songs on Spotify and YouTube.
Please like/follow/subscribe to The Extended Play Podcast.

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46min
January 30, 2024 What’s the Connection Between Sports and Music?
Before the episode kicks off (😖), hosts E and Tank want to remind you that there’s a video edition of the show you can watch right now! It’s about album covers, and we think it’s pretty great even if we forgot to tell you about it initially. We’re still new at this self promotion thing. 🤷 Check out youtube.com/@extendedplaypod.
But in today’s episode, we’re back to talk about the connection between sports and music. How vital is music to the experience of watching sports? Why do athletes so often wish they were musicians? Why do we care so much about who Travis Kelce is dating? We get into that and a whole lot more.
Remember to like/follow/subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It helps people find the show and grows our Extended Family!
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42min
January 23, 2024Musical New Year’s Resolutions
It’s a new year and a new season of The Extended Play Podcast! Hosts E and Tank are back to challenge themselves with musical New Year’s resolutions.
Will E finally dive into yacht rock? 🛳️ Will Tank embrace emo? 🖤 Check out the episode to hear the answers to these burning questions as well as our first Playlist Challenge of the year. You’ll never guess the theme. 😉
And don't forget to check us out on YouTube for new video episodes of the show!
Check out songs from the Playlist Challenge on ⁠Spotify⁠ and ⁠YouTube⁠.

Remember to like/follow/subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It helps people find the show and grows our Extended Family!
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1h 3min
January 22, 20242023 - What Was Our Favorite Music of the Year?
It’s the season finale of The Extended Play Podcast! What better time to talk about the year in music, 2023. Hosts E and Tank discuss some popular year-end lists, recommended their own favorites, and talk about the most visible celebration of the year in music: The Grammys.
Plus, our final Playlist Challenge of the season and a glimpse into what we’ve got on tap for Season 4.
Mentioned in the episode:
Rolling Stone's "The 100 Best Albums of 2023"

Pitchfork's "The 50 Best Albums of 2023"

KEXP DJ's "Top Albums of 2023"

NPR Music's "Best Albums of 2023"
Check out songs from the Playlist Challenge on ⁠Spotify and ⁠YouTube⁠.
Remember to like/follow/subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Extended Play Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. It helps people find the show and grows our Extended Family!
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1h 45min

FAQs about Extended Play:

How many episodes does Extended Play have?

The podcast currently has 148 episodes available.