This hour, a look at why, more than half a century after they first came walking down the street, we’re still bananas for The Monkees.

GUESTS:

• Mark Rozzo: Contributing editor at Vanity Fair, where he published “The Most Influential Pop-Rock Band Ever? The Monkees!”

• Andrew Sandoval: Manager of The Monkees from 2011 to 2021 and host of the podcast Come to the Sunshine

• Rosanne Welch: Author of Why The Monkees Matter: Teenagers, Television and American Pop Culture

• Brian Williams: Former anchor of the NBC Nightly News

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Colin McEnroe, Jonathan McNicol, Cat Pastor, and Lily Tyson contributed to this show, which originally aired February 9, 2022.

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