The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour

By Russ Tolman

Singer-songwriter and radio host Russ hoists anchor and sails the sonic seas near and far to discover and recover pleasingly eclectic, genre-defying musical nuggets new and old, fresh and classic. Rus... more

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour:

How many episodes does The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour have?

The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.

The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour episodes:

September 09, 2025THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #38
A bespoke set of entertainment from Russ:
Lula Wiles - Oh My God (Shame & Sedition, 2021)
The Delines - Maureen’s Gone Missing (Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom, 2025)
Angaleena Presley - Wrangled (same. 2017)
Sandy Denny - Who Knows Where the Time Goes (John Peel, BBC Session. 1973)
Russ Tolman - Stuck Like Glue (Sweet Spot, 1994)
Rod Stewart - Every Picture Tells a Story (same, 1971)
Righteous Brothers - You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling (1964)
The Walker Brothers - The Sun Isn’t Going To Shine Anymore (Take It Easy with The Walker Brothers, 1965)
Ruen Brothers - Summer Sun (Point Dume, 2015)
Warren Zevon - Steady Rain (Preludes: Rare and Unreleased Recordings, 2007)
Jeff Tweedy - Enough (2025)
MJ Lenderman - Wristwatch (Manning Fireworks, 2024)
Badfinger - No Matter What
...more
59min
September 09, 2025 THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #37
Russ gets down with his bad self and plays:

1. Allah-Las - Houston (Lahs, 2019)
2. Khraungbin - May Ninth (A La Sala, 2024)
3. Arc De Soleil - Got Caught in Amsterdam (The Thief in Marrakesh Got Caught in Amsterdam Trying to Escape, 2019)
4. LA LOM - El Sueno (La Lom, 2022)
5. Gill Landry - I Love You Too (Skeleton at the Banquet, 2020)
6. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Red Right Hand (Let Love In, 1994)
7. Nick Drake - Poor Boy (Bryter Layter, 1971)
8. Karl Blau - Falling Rain (Introducing, 2016)
9. Bob Dylan - One More Night (Nashvile Skyline, 1969)
10. Russ Tolman - She’s My Alibi (City Lights, 1998)
11. Charlie Parr - Portland Ave (Little Sun, 2024)
12. Dylan Earl - Level Headed Even Smile (same, 2025)
13. Pernice Bros (w/ Neko Case) - I Don’t Need That Anymore
...more
59min
August 21, 2025THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #36 (1st Anniversary Show)
Russ pops the cork on one year of the Goodtime Hour and spins the following:
Lambchop - Up With People (Nixon, 2000)
Nick Drake - Hazey Jane II (Bryter Layter, 1971
Russ Tolman - You Oughta See Her Drive (City Lights, 1998)
Grateful Dead - Ripple (American Beauty, 1970)
Father John Misty - Goodbye Mr. Blue (Chloë and the Next 20th Century, 2022)
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks (same, 1968)
Beach Boys - Disney Girls (1957) (Surf’s Up, 1971)
Nick Lowe, Los Straitjackets - Diﬀerent Kind of Blue (Indoor Safari, 2024
Karl Blau - The Reins (Love & Harm, 2022)
Big Star - Thirteen (#1 Record, 1972)
Buﬀalo Springfield - Expecting to Fly
Richard Hawley - Cole Corner
Saints - I’m Stranded
...more
59min
August 13, 2025THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #35 (TRUE WEST Special)
Russ talks True West and spins tunes from his former band. Get the inside story from the guy who was there:
Lucifer Sam
Hollywood Holiday
Steps to the Door
20th Room (live in New Orleans)
I Put A Spell On You (live)
Look Around (Verlaine version)
Burn The Roses (Verlaine)
Throw Away The Key (Verlaine)
And Then The Rain
Hold On
Shot You Down
Hand of Fate
...more
59min
July 23, 2025THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #34 (Souldies Special)
Russ spins souldies, both old and new!
Thee Vellords - Somebody Please
Baby Bash, Gabriella Martinez- Pure Intentions
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Ooh Baby Baby
Odyssey - What’s Your Name
===
Thee Sacred Souls - We Don’t Have To Be Alone
Chi-Lites - Have You Seen Her?
Aaron Frazier - Little Girl
Freedom Suite - We Belong Together
===
Joey Quinones - Don’t Tell Me
Royal Jesters - I Want To Loved
Los Yesterdays - Give Me One More Chance
Chicano Batman - Black Lipstick
===
thecrushedvelvets - At Ease
Thee Sacred Souls - Live For You
Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On?
Russ Tolman - Midnight
===
The Commands - Hey
Sonny Ace - Little Girl
...more
59min
July 11, 2025 THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #33 (Guest: Chris Stamey)
Russ chats with guest Chris Stamey about his new album and plays the following tunes:

1. Son Volt - Windfall
2. Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - What We Had
3. Russ Tolman - Kid
4. Chris Stamey - Anything is Possible
5. Chris Stamey - I’d Be Lost Without You
6. Chris Stamey - Don’t Talk (Put Your Head on my Shoulder
7. Chris Stamey -When My Ship Comes In
8. Chris Stamey - Meet Me in Mid-Town
9. Beach Boys - God Only Knows
...more
59min
July 03, 2025 RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #32
1. Al Green - How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Let’s Stay Together, 1972)
2. Buck Owens - Massachusetts (In The Palm of Your Hand, 1972)
3. Paul Weller - I Started a Joke (Find El Dorado, 2025)
4. Michael Bublé - To Love Somebody (To Be Loved, 2013)
5. Translator - Everywhere That I am Not
6. The Modern Lovers - Astral Plane (s/t -
7. Talking Heads - Pulled Up (Talking Heads ’77)
8. Television - Friction (Marquee Moon, 1977)
9. Khruangbin - May Ninth (A La Sala, 2024)
10. Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Long Dark Night (Wild God, 2024)
11. Kashus Culpepper, Sierra Ferrell - Broken Wing Bird (Broken Wing Bird, 2025)
12. Johnny Tillotson - Funny How Time Slips Away (1962)
13. Hank Williams - Take These Chains from my Heart
14. Theo Lawrence - The Universe is Winding Down
15. Silverada - Anywhere But Here (s/t, 2024)
16. Russ Tolman - Monterey (City Lights, 1998)
...more
59min
June 19, 2025THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #31 (All Music(
Beatie Wolfe & Brian Eno - Hopeless at Ease (Luminal, 2025)
Bruce Springsteen - Sunday Love (Lost and Found: Selections from The Lost Albums, 2025)
Frank Sinatra - What’s Now is Now (Watertown, 1970)
Jon Klages - God Bless Columbia House Record Club (Fabulous Twilight, 2021)
Jenny Lewis - Psychos (Joy’All, 2023)
Fleetwood Mac - Dreams (Rumours, 1977)
Ray Charles - Tell Me How You Feel (What I’d Say, 1959)
Van Morrison - If It Wasn’t for Ray (Remembering Now, 2025)
Mavis Staples - You Are Not Alone (You Are Not Alone, 2010)
Allison Russell - Nightflyer (Outside Child, 2021)
Neil Young - Sail Away (Oceanside Countryside, 2025)
Dee White - Little Things (Heart Talkin’, 2025)
Big Thief - Born To Love You (2023)
Theo Lawrence - Heaven to Me (2018)
...more
58min
June 10, 2025THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #30 (Guest, Nelson Bragg)
It's a Power Pop Parade as I chat with Nelson Bragg about his new album and spin the following:
20/20 - Yellow Pills (s/t, 1979)
Nelson Bragg - We’re Gonna Laugh About it (Mélodie de Nelson: A Pop Anthology, 2025)
Nelson Bragg - Forever Days (Mélodie de Nelson: A Pop Anthology, 2025)
Nelson Bragg - You Could Believe (Mélodie de Nelson: A Pop Anthology, 2025)
Nelson Bragg - No One’s Home in Hollywood (Mélodie de Nelson: A Pop Anthology, 2025)
Nelson Bragg - Glorious Days (Mélodie de Nelson: A Pop Anthology, 2025)
Dwight Twilley - Looking For The Magic (Twilley Don’t Mind, 1977)
Russ Tolman - Stuck Like Glue (Sweet Spot, 1994)
...more
58min
May 27, 2025THE RUSS TOLMAN GOODTIME HOUR #29 (Guest, Peter Holsapple)
Russ chats with Peter Holsapple about his new album and plays the following songs:
Pernice Bros (w/ Neko Case) - I Don’t Need That Anymore (Who Will You Believe, 2024)
Peter Holsapple - Larger Than Life (The Face of 68, 2025)
Peter Holsapple - One for The Book (The Face of 68, 2025)
Peter Holsapple - She and Me (The Face of 68, 2025)
Peter Holsapple - The Face of 68 (The Face of 68, 2025)
Hurray for Riff Raff - Alibi
Russ Tolman - Life
...more
58min

FAQs about The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour:

How many episodes does The Russ Tolman Goodtime Hour have?

The podcast currently has 38 episodes available.