Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter Jill Sobule. They revisit their 2009 conversation with Jill where they discuss her music and being a pioneer for crowdfunding art. They also review the new music from Shamir, Pelican and tUnE-yArDs.

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Featured Songs:

Jill Sobule, "Supermodel," Jill Sobule, Lava, 1995

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Tune-Yards, "Heartbreak," Better Dreaming, 4AD, 2025

Tune-Yards, "Limelight," Better Dreaming, 4AD, 2025

Tune-Yards, "See You There," Better Dreaming, 4AD, 2025

Tune-Yards, "Never Look Back," Better Dreaming, 4AD, 2025

Tune-Yards, "Sanctuary," Better Dreaming, 4AD, 2025

Pelican, "Evergreen," Flickering Resonance, Run for Cover, 2025

Pelican, "Flickering Stillness," Flickering Resonance, Run for Cover, 2025

Pelican, "Pining For Ever," Flickering Resonance, Run for Cover, 2025

Pelican, "Cascading Crescent," Flickering Resonance, Run for Cover, 2025

Pelican, "Indelible," Flickering Resonance, Run for Cover, 2025

Shamir, "Neverwannago," Ten, Kill Rock Stars, 2025

Shamir, "Recording 291," Ten, Kill Rock Stars, 2025

Shamir, "Pin," Ten, Kill Rock Stars, 2025

Jill Sobule, "I Kissed a Girl," Jill Sobule, Lava, 1995

Jill Sobule, "Palm Springs (Live on Sound Opinions)," California Years, MRI, 2009

Jill Sobule, "San Francisco," California Years, MRI, 2009

Katy Perry, "I Kissed a Girl," One of the Boys, Capitol, 2008

Jill Sobule, "Nothing to Prove (Live on Sound Opinions)," California Years, MRI, 2009

Jill Sobule, "Wendell Lee (Live on Sound Opinions)," California Years, MRI, 2009

Diarrhea Planet, "Separations," I'm Rich Beyond Your Wildest Dreams, Infinite Cat, 2013

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Following our tributes to David Thomas and Peter Laughner of Pere Ubu, Jims rounds out the trilogy with a song by another of the band's members.

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Each week, music writer John Spong talks to one notable Willie Nelson fan about one Willie song that they love, leading to highly personal looks at the life, art, and legend of a genuine American folk hero. Listen here.

New Yorker music critic Amanda Petrusich looks at the other big hit off Willie and Merle Haggard’s classic 1983 Pancho & Lefty album, “Reasons to Quit.” It’s a classic Haggard drinking song, but a little more pensive than most, and Amanda reframes it—and really, all of Pancho & Lefty—as an example of what she calls the Outlaw’s Conundrum, i.e. what’s an old rebel to do when the time comes to settle down? Then we get into the all-star band that backed Willie and Merle on the record and, in a particularly insightful interlude, the specific ways sad songs can help people when life feels like too much to bear.

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot speak with Jenny Toomey and Kristin Thomson, founders of the '90s indie rock band Tsunami and key figures of the D.C. punk scene. The hosts also review the new collaborative album from Julien Baker & Torres.

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Featured Songs:

Tsunami, "In a Name," Deep End, Simple Machines, 1993

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Julien Baker & Torres, "Sugar in the Tank," Send a Prayer My Way, Matador, 2025

Julien Baker & Torres, "Tuesday," Send a Prayer My Way, Matador, 2025

Julien Baker & Torres, "Tape Runs Out," Send a Prayer My Way, Matador, 2025

Tsunami, "David Foster Wallace," A Brilliant Mistake, Simple Machines, 1997

Tsunami, "Newspaper," World Tour & Other Destinations, Simple Machines, 1995

Tsunami, "Punk Means Cuddle," World Tour & Other Destinations, Simple Machines, 1995

Tsunami, "Water's Edge," Deep End, Simple Machines, 1993

Tsunami, "Be Like That," The Heart's Tremolo, Simple Machines, 1994

Tsunami, "Loud is as Loud Does," The Heart's Tremolo, Simple Machines, 1994

Tsunami, "The Workers Are Punished," A Brilliant Mistake, Simple Machines, 1997

Tsunami, "Slugger," Deep End, Simple Machines, 1993

Jill Sobule, "Supermodel," Jill Sobule, Lava, 1995

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In this bonus episode, Greg shares a track by an artist who was long overdue for their recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with author Cary Baker about the musical tradition of street performance, also known as busking. The hosts also review the solo album from TV On The Radio lead singer Tunde Adebimpe and hear feedback from listeners on recent episodes.

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Featured Songs:

Arvella Gray, "John Henry," I Blueskvarter Chicago 1964, Volume Two, Jefferson, 2000

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Tunde Adebimpe, "Magnetic," Thee Black Boltz, Sub Pop, 2025

Tunde Adebimpe, "Ate The Moon," Thee Black Boltz, Sub Pop, 2025

Tunde Adebimpe, "Pinstack," Thee Black Boltz, Sub Pop, 2025

Tunde Adebimpe, "Drop," Thee Black Boltz, Sub Pop, 2025

Tunde Adebimpe, "Blue," Thee Black Boltz, Sub Pop, 2025

Tunde Adebimpe, "Somebody New," Thee Black Boltz, Sub Pop, 2025

Tunde Adebimpe, "ILY," Thee Black Boltz, Sub Pop, 2025

Tracy Chapman, "Stand By Me (Live At The Late Show With David Letterman)," Greatest Hits, Elektra, 2015

Moondog, "Nocturne Suite Part 1," On The Streets of New York, Mississippi, 2019

Cortelia Clark, "Bye, Bye, Love," Blues in the Street, RCA, 1966

George Coleman, "Innocent Little Doggy," Bongo Joe, Arhoolie, 1969

Fantastic Negrito, "Nobody Makes Money," Fantastic Negrito EP, Blackball Universe, 2014

Violent Femmes, "Blister In The Sun," Violent Femmes, Slash, 1983

Ted Hawkins, "Strange Conversation," The Next Hundred Years, Geffen, 1994

Mary Lou Lord, "St. Swithin's Day," Real, Deep Music, 1993

Lucinda Williams, "Ramblin' On My Mind," Ramblin' on My Mind, Folkways, 1979

Dom Flemons, "Charmin Betsy," Black Cowboys, Smithsonian Folkways, 2018

Emmylou Harris, "Crescent City," Cowgirl's Prayer, Asylum, 1993

Stan Rogers, "Barrett's Privateers," Fogarty's Cove, Barn Swallow, 1977

Tsunami, "In A Name," Deep End, Simple Machines, 1992

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Following our tribute to David Thomas, Jim reflects on another Pere Ubu and Rocket from the Tombs member lost too early, and pays tribute with a Desert Island Jukebox selection.

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to the late singer, songwriter and musician David Thomas. They do a deep dive on his career and life, discussing his music with Pere Ubu and Rocket from the Tombs.

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Featured Songs:

Pere Ubu, "Non-Alignment Pact," The Modern Dance, Plan 9, 1978

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Pere Ubu, "Babylonian Warehouses (Live on Sound Opinions)," Why I Hate Women, Smog Veil, 2006

Dead Boys, "Ain't It Fun," We Have Come for Your Children, Sire, 1978

Pere Ubu, "30 Seconds Over Tokyo," 30 Seconds Over Tokyo (Single), Hearthan, 1975

Dead Boys, "Sonic Reducer," Young, Loud and Snotty, Sire, 1977

Rocket from the Tombs, "Amphetamine (Live)," The Day the Earth Met Rocket from the Tombs (Live From Punk Ground Zero, Cleveland 1975), Smog Veil, 2002

Pere Ubu, "Laughing," The Modern Dance, Blank, 1978

Pere Ubu, "Humor Me," The Modern Dance, Blank, 1978

Pere Ubu, "Dub Housing," Dub Housing, Chysalis, 1978

Pere Ubu, "Caligari's Mirror," Dub Housing, Chysalis, 1978

Pere Ubu, "(Pa) Ubu Dance Party," Dub Housing, Chysalis, 1978

Pere Ubu, "Navvy," Dub Housing, Chysalis, 1978

Pere Ubu, "Waiting For Mary," Cloudland, Fontana, 1989

Pere Ubu, "George Had a Hat," The Tenement Year, Enigma, 1988

Rocket from the Tombs, "Sonic Reducer," The Day the Earth Met Rocket from the Tombs (Live From Punk Ground Zero, Cleveland 1975), Smog Veil, 2002

Pere Ubu, "Caroleen (Live on Sound Opinions)," Why I Hate Women, Smog Veil, 2006

Arvella Gray, "John Henry," I Blueskvarter Chicago 1964, Volume Two, Jefferson, 2000

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In this bonus episode, Greg shares a track he discovered from the long-running Brown Acid stoner rock compilation series—a labor of love from Permanent Records and Riding Easy Records.

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Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share new music they're digging that flies under the mainstream radar, buried treasures! They also hear buried treasure picks from the production staff.

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Featured Songs:

Daisychain, "G-String," G-String (Single), self-released, 2025

The Beatles, "With A Little Help From My Friends," Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Parlophone, 1967

Obongjayar, "Not in Surrender," Paradise Now, September, 2025

Sex Scenes, "Want & Need," Want & Need (Single), Big Neck, 2025

TAKAAT, "Amidinin," Is Noise, Vol. 1, Purplish, 2025

GoGo Penguin, "Fallowfield Loops," Necessary Fictions, XXIM, 2025

Propagandhi, "At Peace," At Peace, Epitaph, 2025

Jim Nothing, "Raleigh Arena," Grey Eyes, Grey Lynn, Meritorio, 2024

Point Mort, "The Bent Neck Lady," The Bent Neck Lady (Single), Almost Famous, 2025

Sombr, "undressed," undressed (Single), Warner, 2025

Bnny, "Good Stuff," One Million Love Songs, Fire Talk, 2024

Ben Kweller, "Dollar Store (feat. Waxahatchee)," Dollar Store (feat. Waxahatchee) (Single), The Noise Company, 2025

Cameron Winter, "Love Takes Miles," Heavy Metal, Partisan, 2024

Shishi, "Can't Stop Believing," FAQ - EP, Birthday Cake, 2025

Barry Can't Swim, "Different," Different (Single), Ninja Tune, 2025

Poor Creature, "The Whole Town Knows," The Whole Town Knows (Single), River Lea, 2025

PyPy, "Erase," Sacred Times, Goner, 2024

Daisychain, "Waste Your Time," Waste Your Time (Single), self-released, 2025

Pere Ubu, "Non-Alignment Pact," The Modern Dance, Plan 9, 1978

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