The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers
The 500 with Josh Adam Meyers counts down Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time with comedians, actors, and musicians.
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Here’s a preview from a new audiobook we think you’ll love, Shaping Sounds: Stevie Wonder, DEVO, the Synth Revolution and My Life Behind the Music by Robert Margouleff. In Shaping Sounds, visionary music producer Robert Margouleff shares his stories of pushing the boundaries of musical innovation, art, and technology while helping to create some of the most significant and influential music of our time. Along with his long-time par...
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May 20, 2026 • 119 mins
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Aisha Tyler celebrates Sam Cooke’s Portrait of a Legend 1951–1964, exploring the timeless voice, groundbreaking soul legacy, and unforgettable songs that changed popular music forever.
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May 13, 2026 • 133 mins
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Actor, producer, writer, and Robot Chicken co-creator Seth Green digs into David Bowie’s landmark 1971 album Hunky Dory, exploring Bowie’s transformation into a global icon, the brilliance behind songs like “Changes” and “Lif...
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May 6, 2026 • 123 mins
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Drew Carey does a deep dive into Aftermath, the electrifying album that launched The Rolling Stones into a bold new era of fully original songwriting.
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May 1, 2026 • 36 mins
Holly Brown may have grown up right next to Hollywood, but her life was a world away from her 90s sitcom dreams. Instead, Holly’s childhood was filled with family secrets, immense loss, and heartbreaking grief. SO. What’s a girl to do? Create a genre-bending, dark comedy podcast, of course! Welcome to… Everybody Knows But Me: A dark comedy podcast about the secrets we inherit and the stories we tell to survive
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April 29, 2026 • 111 mins
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Roddy Bottum of Faith No More unpacks the raw charm and lasting influence of Loaded, the record that turned The Velvet Underground’s downtown art-rock spirit into something generations of outsiders could sing along to.
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April 22, 2026 • 142 mins
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Josh sits down with his ex-girlfriend Brittany Furlan for a funny and unexpectedly personal conversation about love, history, and why The Bends remains one of Radiohead’s most emotionally resonant records.
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April 15, 2026 • 92 mins
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Comedian Beth Stelling breaks down The Mamas and the Papas’ 1966 debut, If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears, exploring how its sun-soaked harmonies and era-defining hits like “California Dreamin’” captured a cultural moment and helped shape ...
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April 8, 2026 • 98 mins
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Actor and author Gina Gershon breaks down Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark, exploring its jazz-pop evolution, emotional depth, and lasting cultural impact/
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April 1, 2026 • 66 mins
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What happens when one of rock’s greatest drummers dives into one of its most influential albums? Stewart Copeland joins The 500 With Josh Adam Meyers to unpack Cream’s Disraeli Gears, from its psychedelic breakthroughs to the riffs that changed rock ...
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March 25, 2026 • 113 mins
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Josh sits down with Dethklok creator Brendon Small to explore The Who Sell Out by The Who, diving into the album’s pirate radio concept, Pete Townshend’s early rock opera ambitions, Keith Moon’s explosive drumming, and how satire, storytelling, and theatrical rock helped shape the future of heavy music and concept alb...
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March 18, 2026 • 64 mins
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Wayne Federman returns to dive into The Rolling Stones’ breakthrough album Out of Our Heads, exploring its blues roots, the creation of “Satisfaction,” and how it helped define rebellion, identity, and the sound of rock music in the 1960s.
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March 11, 2026 • 126 mins
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Cody Tucker joins the show to unpack the album where Eric Clapton essentially wrote a 77-minute diary entry about desperately wanting his best friend's wife, and somehow it became one of the greatest rock records ever made.
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March 4, 2026 • 79 mins
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Comedian Sam Jay joins the show for a deep and unfiltered conversation about Kanye West’s Late Registration, breaking down its orchestral ambition, political fire, vulnerable family moments, and the cultural forces that made it one of hip-hop’s most pivotal sophomore albums.
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February 25, 2026 • 69 mins
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Comedian Wayne Federman joins the show to explore At Last!, unpacking Etta James’ life, voice, and cultural impact, and how this timeless album bridged blues, soul, pop, and emotional truth in American music history.
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February 18, 2026 • 86 mins
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Comedian and cultural obsessive Wayne Federman returns to The 500 to dig into Sweetheart of the Rodeo by The Byrds, unpacking how a rock band’s leap into country music reshaped American songwriting, sparked controversy, and quietly changed the future of popular music.
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February 11, 2026 • 89 mins
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Loni Love returns for her fifth appearance on the podcast to discuss the groundbreaking album that showed pop music could embody both celebration and protest, Sly and the Family Stone's Stand!
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February 4, 2026 • 74 mins
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Jackie Fabulous joins the podcast for the first time to discuss the The Harder They Come Motion Picture Soundtrack, the record that brought reggae to the world, and to decide if Jimmy Cliff belongs on the Mount Rushmore of reggae.
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January 28, 2026 • 78 mins
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Raising Hell did what no rap album had done before, becoming the first multi-platinum hip-hop LP and propelling rap music into the mainstream consciousness. It was the record that turned rappers into rock stars, with a clean, powerful production. Erik Griffin joins the podcast for the first time since 2019 to discuss ...
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January 21, 2026 • 92 mins
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Released during the Summer of Love, the album landed at a moment when the Bay Area was reshaping American rock music, but Moby Grape did not sound like Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, or Quicksilver Messenger Service. Instead, at a time when many peers were drifting toward extended jams, they decided to blend...
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