Earlier this year, we returned with a brand-new co-host, a renewed purpose, and the excitement of getting together again... only to put the entire series to bed for good.

In other words, this is our final-final, last-ever, we-swear-it's-over series finale. But this isn't a sad occasion. That's why this isn't an episode so much as a celebration that took almost 3 months to put together. It's a retrospective that pulls from 80 episodes to distill years of "Drop the Needle" down into one hour.

If you've been with us since the beginning in 2016 or if this is your first-ever listen, thank you so much. As always, we hope this helps someone out there.

Love,
Paul, Sean, Rikki & Mike

Listen to all the songs included in this episode on Spotify!

Guest Voices: 

• Matt Argalas
• Amy Dresner
• Amy Talbott
• Shawn Patrick Thomas Daley
• Cole Downs
• Dusty Baker
• Jen Hoening
• Corby Dickerson

Artists: 

• Julia Jacklin
• Ben Howard
• Arcade Fire
• Ben Folds Five
• Broken Social Scene
• City and Colour
• The Decemberists
• Operators
• Jukebox the Ghost
• Beck
• Lord Huron
• Bruce Hornsby and the Range
• Lucy Dacus
• lovelytheband
• iamamiwhoami
• Eagles of Death Metal
• Toad the Wet Sprocket
• Miike Snow
• Peter Gabriel