60 Songs That Explain the '90s
Today: #7 in Music on our combined chart.
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| Date | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Pocket Casts |
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| Oct 1 | #11 | #13 | #17 |
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Lee Ann Womack — “I Hope You Dance”
September 30, 2026 · 1 hr 36 minShe sings both kinds of music—country and Western—and you better be grateful for it. Lee Ann Womack followed in the footsteps of icons like Dolly Parton, Loretta Lynn, and Tammy Wynette, but she took even greater inspiration from male…
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An Overdue 60 Songs Mailbag
September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 37 minIt’s been [redacted] years since our last mailbag episode, and Rob is finally back to answer all your burning questions about the ’90s, 2000s, and more. He’s joined by Bandsplain’s Yasi Salek to discuss everything from Jason Mraz to Weird…
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Peter Bjorn and John — "Young Folks"
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Evanescence — “Bring Me To Life”
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Sade — “By Your Side”
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Spoon — “The Underdog”
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My Chemical Romance—“Welcome to the Black Parade”
August 19, 2026 · 1 hr 37 minWe should have known that, despite the irony, the kid from New Jersey who defended the purchasing of serial killer comics would grow up to become the defender of the broken, beaten, and damned. Today, Rob recollects the discovery of his…
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Bush — “Glycerine”
May 20, 2026 · 1 hr 31 minWe’re going back to our roots this week—back to our Toyota Corollas and Chrysler LeBarons or whatever other s****y cars we drove back in the ’90s—to blast some Bush. Rob ponders whether frontman Gavin Rossdale is a good lyricist and…