All Episodes

July 22, 2025 35 mins

Today Patrick sits down with music content creator Jacob Givens to build the playlist of his life.

Do you remember the first time you heard the Smashing Pumpkins? What about Rage Against the Machine or Tori Amos or Radiohead? Jacob Givens does. And he has made an art of capturing the feeling of hearing iconic artists like those in short, often funny, videos on social media. His videos have been viewed by millions and millions of people, including many of the musicians he has paid tribute to. He is also a musician himself playing in the alternative band Temple of the Dads and the host of the podcast Waterproof Records.

In this episode we talk about Jacob’s journey to music obsession, how he has introduced his passion for music to his kids, and what band he would love to find a way to make a video about.

Listen to Jacob’s playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal.

The video version of The Guest List with Patrick Hicks is available on Substack and YouTube.

You can subscribe to the audio only podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, or wherever you get podcasts.

Please rate and review if you enjoyed the episode!

The Guest List with Patrick Hicks was created by Patrick Hicks and Ellie Stathopoulos.



This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickhicks.substack.com/subscribe
Mark as Played

Advertise With Us

Popular Podcasts

Stuff You Should Know
My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

My Favorite Murder with Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark

My Favorite Murder is a true crime comedy podcast hosted by Karen Kilgariff and Georgia Hardstark. Each week, Karen and Georgia share compelling true crimes and hometown stories from friends and listeners. Since MFM launched in January of 2016, Karen and Georgia have shared their lifelong interest in true crime and have covered stories of infamous serial killers like the Night Stalker, mysterious cold cases, captivating cults, incredible survivor stories and important events from history like the Tulsa race massacre of 1921. My Favorite Murder is part of the Exactly Right podcast network that provides a platform for bold, creative voices to bring to life provocative, entertaining and relatable stories for audiences everywhere. The Exactly Right roster of podcasts covers a variety of topics including historic true crime, comedic interviews and news, science, pop culture and more. Podcasts on the network include Buried Bones with Kate Winkler Dawson and Paul Holes, That's Messed Up: An SVU Podcast, This Podcast Will Kill You, Bananas and more.

The Joe Rogan Experience

The Joe Rogan Experience

The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.

Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.