Middle Name Hercules

Join us as we take a deep dive into the life of Johnny Mercer...'s hometown, Savannah, GA. Mercer wrote the lyrics to approximately 1,500 songs in his lifetime and went on to found Capitol Records. 

Hannah and Meagan screen one of their favorite movies, Tommy (1975). Join us on this somewhat shallow dive into the Who's magic rock opera. 

A look at the life and voice of one of rock's greatest front men, Freddie Mercury.

PLEASE NOTE: This episode was recorded in late Dec. 2020. References to the Zanzibar Revolution of 1964 were not made in connection or comparison to the January 6, 2021 riots at the U.S. Capitol. 

The third installment of our Queen special features Meagan's highlight of Dr. Brian May and a special (and reluctant) guest in the form of Hannah's little baby brother, Banjo.

Meagan is on a journey of Roger Taylor discovery this week. Hannah is along for the ride. 

It's the most wonderful time of year, so we are discussing each member of the most wonderful band, Queen, individually. First up is quiet man of the group, John Richard Deacon born August 19, 1951.

Hannah geeks out about Pink Floyd's "The Wall." Meagan tries. 

This episode sees a change in format as the team works to catch up on recording after quarantine. Listen or watch along as Middle Name Hercules screens the 1982 film of the same name. 

Meagan discusses the legend that almost was the Kinks in this episode on the life and times of a British Invasion band that was forced to retreat at the most critical time in their career.

Meagan is once again unenthused as Hannah geeks out about the career of another slightly off-beat artist, Kate Bush. 

In this exciting episode, Meagan discusses the career of legendary piano man, Billy Joel, while being led on frequent tangents by Hannah. Eventually she confronts her co-host about an issue that's been needling at the  back of her mind for nearly five years.