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Sound Opinions
Take two nationally respected rock critics, the latest music news, personal commentary, and exclusive interviews and performances, add a huge pile of records old and new, and the result is Sound Opinions, where people who love music can come together.
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Gary Stewart: The Five Essential Songs, Plus Opinions on Jill Scott, Mandy, Indiana and Aldous Harding
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are joined by returning guest and favorite music writer Jimmy McDonough. Jimmy recently released a biograp...
Disengaging With Milwaukee’s Psychedelic Underground
In this bonus Desert Island Jukebox episode, Greg shares a cult favorite from Milwaukee's psychedelic scene.
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Willie Nelson: The Five Essential Albums & Opinions on Kacey Musgraves
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot dig into Willie Nelson’s vast catalog of 150+ albums. Along with author Geoffrey Himes, they highlight the...
RIP Chip Taylor
In this bonus Desert Island Jukebox, Jim pays tribute to legendary American songwriter Chip Taylor, whose pop and country songs were recorded by count...
The Violent Femmes' Debut Album
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are joined by author Nic Brown for a classic album dissection of the debut from The Violent Femmes. They d...
A Song for Pirate Radio
This week on the Desert Island Jukebox, Greg cues up a song inspired by outlaw airwaves. It’s a reminder of a time when discovering music still felt l...
Breaking the Sophomore Slump
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share some of their favorite artists who beat the dreaded sophomore, delivering follow-ups that proved the...
The Least Bad Version of (Maybe) a Horrible Song
In this bonus episode, Jim digs up a song that owes more to AM radio nostalgia than to being, well…good.
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Lou Reed
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with biographer Will Hermes about his book on Lou Reed, as well as Lou’s music, persona, legacy and m...
No One Understood—Except One Radio DJ
In this bonus episode, Greg shares a song that was championed early on by English radio DJ John Peel.
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Ratboys & Opinions on Friko
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are joined by Ratboys lead singer and songwriter Julia Steiner. The Chicago band's sixth album, "Singin' T...
A Song About Robert De Niro (Sort Of)
In this bonus episode, Jim cues up a Desert Island Jukebox pick—and explains why it’s deeper than it first sounds.
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Rapper Billy Woods, Opinions on Robyn & Courtney Barnett
The prolific and singular rapper Billy Woods has spent decades carving out his own lane in hip-hop. This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot chat w...
RIP James Gadson
In this bonus episode, Greg pays tribute to legendary drummer James Gadson who died on April 2, 2026 at age 86.
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A Journey Though Neil Young's Catalog
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot will do an overview of Neil Young’s six decade-long career in just 12 songs.
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Three Voices, One Rockin’ Cover
In this bonus episode, Jim highlights a cover that outshines the original, thanks to three legendary blues singers.
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Bloodshot Records with Co-Founder Rob Miller
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot explore the history of Chicago’s Bloodshot Records, an iconic, insurgent country music label. They talk with co-found...
When a Legend Lost the Crowd
In this bonus episode, Greg highlights a record that was poorly received at the time but has since aged into greatness.
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Springtime Buried Treasures
Every few weeks, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot are bursting at the seams with new underground music to recommend—it's time for another round of Bur...
An Unexpected Lester Bangs Tribute
In this bonus episode, Jim shares a song about his favorite rock critic, written by an artist he’s not so fond of.
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Al Green's The Belle Album & Opinions on Mitski
Al Green sang some of the most acclaimed soul records of the 1970s. So when he decided to leave it all behind for the church, many questioned why. Hos...
RIP Willie Colón
In this bonus episode, Greg pays tribute to the salsa legend Willie Colón, who died February 21, 2026, at the age of 75.
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Late Career Encores
This week hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot celebrate artists who found a new creative gear decades after they hit the music scene. It's Late-Career En...
A Song About the Dark Side of Organ Donation
In this bonus episode, Jim shares a track from an early punk band that imagines what might happen if you received the eyes of a convicted murderer.
Guest Desert Island Jukebox Picks & Opinions on Peaches and Danny Brown
If you were stranded on a desert island today, what’s the one song you couldn’t live without? This week hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot round up a ha...
An Underrated Protest Singer
In this bonus episode, Greg shares a track by a famous singer whose powerful protest anthems are often overlooked.
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Beach Bunny (Lili Trifilio) Live, Plus Opinions on Charli XCX
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Lili Trifilio aka Beach Bunny. They discuss the band’s 2025 album, their viral hit and Lili perf...
A Song that Survived the Dog Food Commercial
In this bonus DIJ, Jim shares a song by one of his favorite bands that never stops being fun, no matter how many times he hears it.
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Reconsidering Late R.E.M.
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot discuss the music, history and legacy of R.E.M. with biographer Peter Ames Carlin. The hosts share their own personal...
A Debut Album Decades Later
In this bonus episode, Greg shares a track by songwriter and friend Chrissie Dickinson, whose band didn’t release its debut album until after her deat...
Modern Protest Songs
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot curate a selection of songs by artists responding to the current political moment. The hosts also hear selections fro...
A Song from a Band That Isn't Real (But Should Be)
In this bonus episode, Jim shares a song from a film that Courtney Love once called the best movie ever made.
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Radio DJ Mary Lucia & Opinions on Lucinda Williams
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Twin Cities DIJ Mary Lucia about her memoir. They discuss interviewing artists, her eccentric family and he...
A Halloween Holdover
In this bonus episode, Greg shares a track from the scariest artist he's ever covered as a journalist.
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New Buried Treasures
Hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot share a fresh batch of songs that deserve more attention- what they call "buried treasures." They also hear picks fro...
Happy Belated Winter Solstice!
In this bonus episode, Jim pays tribute to one of his all-time favorite artists—and his Pagan friends back in Minneapolis.
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Phil Manzanera (Roxy Music) & RIP Bob Weir
This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot talk with Phil Manzanera, the guitarist behind Roxy Music and a prolific record producer whose career span...
A Jazz Primer for Rock Fans
In this bonus episode, Greg shares a track by one jazz legend paying tribute to another.
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RIP Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead
In this bonus episode, Greg pays tribute to Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead, the innovative rhythm guitarist and co-founder who helped shape American ro...
R.I.P. Rob Reiner, Opinions on Lily Allen & Dry Cleaning
In December of 2025, the world tragically lost actor and filmmaker Rob Reiner. This week, hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot pay tribute to him by revis...