Season 1
Episodes 1-14
| Episode No. | Title | Date | Guests | Top 5 Comparison Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode 1 | July 12, 2015 | Rashida Jones Mark Ronson Desus Nice The Kid Mero |
--- | Mark Ronson discusses his personal history and career |
| 2 | July 26, 2015 | Rashida Jones Tracy Clayton Heben Nigatu Florence Welch Mairead Nash |
--- | Discussion of the London mid-2000s Thames Beat scene | |
| 3 | Episode 3 | August 9, 2015 | Azealia Banks | --- | First appearance of Jake Longstreth, first mention of the Grateful Dead |
| 4 | Episode 4 | August 23, 2015 | Demi Adejuyigbe Jamie Foxx |
--- | Jake's intro to the Eagles |
| 5 | Episode 5 | September 6, 2015 | Ethan Silverman Emma Koenig |
--- | Jake's intro to Guided By Voices |
| 6 | Episode 6 | September 20, 2015 | Emma Koenig Dave Longstreth |
1985 | Jake's intro to Thin Lizzy |
| 7 | Episode 7 | October 4, 2015 | Rashida Jones | 1979 | New York News, first mention of "Eileen's car", Jake discusses Fleetwood Mac's Tusk |
| 8 | Episode 8 | October 18, 2015 | Jonah Hill iLoveMakonnen |
--- | Return to New York City |
| 9 | Episode 9 | November 1, 2015 | Rashida Jones Jerrod Carmichael Seinfeld2000 |
--- | Spooky music, Meat Loaf's "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)", and a call from Seinfeld2000 |
| 10 | Episode 10 | November 15, 2015 | Joe Mande Seinfeld2000 Dev Hynes |
2005 | The War on Christmas, Seinfeld2000's revenge, Shania Twain, and political songs |
| 11 | Episode 11 | November 29, 2015 | Dave Macklovitch Seinfeld2000 Desus Nice The Kid Mero |
--- | New Kids On the Block, the Canadian hip-hop scene, family, getting jacked, and an evil plot from Seinfeld2000 |
| 12 | Episode 12 | December 13, 2015 | Emma Koenig Alana Haim Jerrod Carmichael |
'Song of the Year' Grammy nominations | Everyone's top three songs of 2015, Jake's LA rock block, and the Grammys |
| 13 | Episode 13 | December 26, 2015 | Rashida Jones Alana Haim |
Top Five Christmas Digital Dowloads | Ezra and Jake talk Christmas and seasonal songs, friends and fans call in |
| 14 | Episode 14 | January 31, 2016 |
McKay Coppins |
--- | Ezra talks politics and Bernie Sanders, then flys to Iowa City to perform at a Bernie Sanders rally |
Season 2
Episodes 15-34
| Episode No. | Title | Date | Guests | Top 5 Comparison Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Episode 15 | April 10, 2016 | Shelby Fero Aisha Siddiqui Eric Yahnker The Kid Mero Brandon Wardell Dave Macklovitch Desus Nice Kevin Kusatsu |
--- | Ezra asks his guests about their political stance, opinions on Bernie Sanders, and who they'll vote for in the presidential election |
| 16 | Episode 16 | April 24, 2016 | Dave Macklovitch Zachary Lipez iLoveMakonnen Rashida Jones |
1968 | Ezra squashes some Twitter beef and dives into a disappointing Top Five with Jake |
| 17 | Episode 17 | May 8, 2016 | Nikki Mayard Ariel Rechtshaid Seinfeld2000 |
--- | Deep dive on Beyoncé's "Hold Up", Vampire Weekend's "Step", and Usher's "Climax". First in-studio appearance of Seinfeld2000 |
| 18 | Episode 18 | May 22, 2016 | Jake Longstreth Mordechai Rubinstein Rashida Jones |
--- | The Crew talks songs of the summer, Mister Mort stops by to talk fashion, and Jake calls to talk Doritos and Pepsi |
| 19 | Episode 19 | June 5, 2016 | Jonah Hill Jake Longstreth |
--- | Harambe, Juggalos, 1999, and Pepsi in the Soviet Union |
| 20 | Episode 20 | June 19, 2016 | Ed Droste | 1968 | The rise and fall of Smash Mouth and Phil Collins, the history of the N.R.A., and the hits of 1968. Origin of In My Neighborhood |
| 21 | Episode 21 | July 3, 2016 | --- | --- | Billboard's most prominent artists from each of the 50 states |
| 22 | Songs of Summer | July 17, 2016 | Mike D | 1968 | Songs of the summer 2006, 1996, and 1986 |
| 23 | Music of the RNC & DNC | July 31, 2016 | --- | 1992 |
Smash Mouth's new single, the playlists of the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, and the anniversary of the Eagles' breakup |
| 24 | Episode 24 | August 14, 2016 | --- | 1984 | Music of the Olympic games and optimistically sentimental music of the 1980s |
| 25 | Episode 25 | August 28, 2016 | Jerrod Carmichael | College Music Journal chart | Cutthroat fashion, songs of the summer, and spending holidays alone |
| 26 | Fashion Week | September 11, 2016 | Jake Longstreth
Mordechai Rubinstein |
--- | Despot gets fish-hooked, Fritos, Oreos, and summer fashion |
| 27 | Where Are They Now? | September 25, 2016 | --- | 1968 |
Second careers of notable musicians, "Hey Jude", and Home Depot music |
| 28 | Chris Baio and Hot Cheetos | October 9, 2016 | Chris Baio
Michael Moss |
1976 | Sweet, sour, and spicy snacks; novelty songs from the 70s. |
| 29 | Old Dudes and Snack Foods | October 23, 2016 | --- | --- |
Phil Collins' beef with Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize, Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia" |
| 30 | Episode 30 | November 6, 2016 | Felix Biederman
Jennifer Saenz |
1964 | Presidential election, Frito-Lay, U2, and songs about car crashes |
| 31 | Episode 31 | November 20, 2016 | --- | 1968 | Reflections on the election, Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" deep dive |
| 32 | Love Me, I'm a Liberal | December 4, 2016 | Connor Kilpatrick
Reihan Salam |
1967 | Liberalism, John Lennon's "Imagine" deep dive, and the Big Mac |
| 33 | East Meets West | December 18, 2016 | Despot
Jonah Hill Mike D Connor Kilpatrick |
#1 hits of 2016 & 1968 |
Socialist Christmas, coffee with Ivanka Trump, getting jacked, and Adam Curtis' 2016 documentary |
| 34 | The Chrismukkah Show | December 24, 2016 | Mike D
Jonah Hill |
--- | Holiday-themed special: Hanukkah, latkes, and favorite tracks of 2016 |
Season 3
Episodes 35-58
| Episode No. | Title | Date | Guests | Top 5 Comparison Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Episode 35 | January 29, 2017 | Bart Elmore | 1981 |
Fraiser & Parks and Recreation theme songs, Coca-Cola, The Founder, Starbucks, "Jonathan Low", & bedsheets |
| 36 | Grammy Special | February 12, 2017 | David & Stacy Berkowitz | 1981 Grammy 'Song of the Year' nominations | Gym music, Flamin Hot bagels, listener questions, and the Grammys |
| 37 | Oscars and Corporate Playlists | February 26, 2017 | John Crooke
Julia Cummings |
1981 Academy Award for Best Original Song nominations | Grammys recap, PlayNetwork retail music playlists, and Oscars music |
| 38 | The Rock vs. Vin Diesel 2020 | March 12, 2017 | Dave Longstreth | 1981 |
Vin Diesel's "It Ain't Me" cover, celebrites running for office, Jake's Home Depot playlist, "Shape of You" deep dive |
| 39 | The Seinfeld Theme Song | March 22, 2017 |
Raj Haldar Jonathan Wolff |
1989 | Drake shouts out the Dead, racism under Trump, the Seinfeld theme song, and "The Living Years" |
| 40 | About that Pepsi Ad | April 9, 2017 | Desus Nice | 1984 |
Kurt Cobain's death, Kendall Jenner's Pepsi ad, and another "Shape of You" deep dive |
| 41 | Coachella Vibes | April 23, 2017 | --- | 1969 |
Coachella, GBV, Wendy's' "fresh" burgers, Harry Styles, and Thom Yorke's "beef" with Bruno Mars |
| 42 | Let's Talk Niall Horan | May 7, 2017 | --- | 1976 |
Desert Island Modelos, the McCartney/Lennon dichotomy, Niall Horan's pursuit of Don Henley's vibe sparks an elaborate fantasy where Jake runs a hardware store in Nantucket and ends up befriending 1D |
| 43 | NYC with Lizzy Goodman | May 21, 2017 | Lizzy Goodman | --- | The New York City rock scene from 2001-2011, including The Strokes |
| 44 | Post-Punk | June 4, 2017 | --- | 1967 | 5 Hour Energy, the Dead, and Jake's workout playlist |
| 45 | POP Quiz with Cazzie David | June 18, 2017 | Cazzie David | 1989 | Sweet Martha's, Dutch Wendy's, Seinfeld trivia, and clubbing |
| 46 | The Dorito Effect | July 2, 2017 | Mark Schatzker Kenny Tulecki |
Billboard's top 10 |
Roger Waters, Doritos, "Mask Off" |
| 47 | Live Concerts & TV Jingles | July 16, 2017 |
Jimmy Harned |
1983 |
"$5 Foot Long" jingle, 8 Minute Cape Cod, and Jake bonding with his fictional son's ex-boyfriend |
| 48 | Jerrod, Steve & RJ | July 30, 2017 | Jerrod Carmichael Steve Horelick RJ Ritchie |
1991 | The Grateful Dead, Reading Rainbow theme song, Game of Thrones, working at the Genius Bar, Led Zeppelin, and grouchy David Crosby |
| 49 | Vermont's Finest | August 13, 2017 |
Martha Rossini Olson Chris Tomson |
1979 |
"Sweet" Martha, Phish, Ben & Jerry's, grape ice cream, and fake baseball |
| 50 | The Full Crisis Crew | August 27, 2017 | Jake Longstreth | Billboard's top 10 | Eclipse watching, minimalistic travel, Ed Sheehan's "Shape of You" breaking down the sweet and the sour |
| 51 | Zachary Fox | September 10, 2017 | Zack Fox | 1980 | Zack Fox's morning routine, Taylor Swift's weak Kanye diss track, and celebrities' role in politics |
| 52 | Surprise! It's James Corden | September 24, 2017 | James Corden | 1976 |
James Corden busts in, makes siren noises and talks about boybands Taylor Swift as the Evil Queen and Cardi B as the plucky protagonist |
| 53 | Tribute to Tom Petty | October 8, 2017 | Josh Eels (Rolling Stone journalist) | 1981 | Deep dive on Tom Petty's "Free Fallin" |
| 54 | Eminem & the Tragically Hip | October 22, 2017 | 1978 | Whole Foods/Amazon merger, Gord Downie, Neil Young and awfully hot coffee pot. | |
| 55 | Tim Heidecker and Portugal the Man | November 5, 2017 | Portugal the man. lead singer, Tim Heidecker | Baseball, the year 2004 and politics | |
| 56 | Grateful T Shirts | November 19, 2017 | Mordechai Rubinstein | 1979 | The Grateful Dead t-shirts, posers, 70's palette, natural phenomena in songs, and "Perfect" |
| 57 | Cazzie David & Grammy Noms | December 3, 2017 | Gigi Sohn, Cazzie David | Grammy categories: best song, best record and best new artis | Net neutrality, going through the Grammy noms |
| 58 | A Charli XCX Christmas | December 17, 2017 | Winter, Charli XCX | 1971 | Starbucks, tasteful 70's palette, Christmas and taking risks |
Season 4
Episodes 59-83
| Episode No. | Title | Date | Guests | Top 5 Comparison Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Sandwich Math | January 14, 2018 | Jeff Weiss | 1978 | Corporate social media humour, Tim Hortons, home-made five dollar foot longs, and Cardi B |
| 60 | Sublime Goldfish | January 28, 2018 | Carson Mell | 1987 | Five dollar foot long challenge, Sublime, tv show, Grateful Dead, vocal modes and Ed Sheeran's engagement |
| 61 | Dystopian Diet Coke | February 11, 2018 | 1977 | Grammys, Super Bowl, the philosophy of the new Diet Coke brand relaunch, and Lady Doritos | |
| 62 | Lady Doritos Town Hall | February 25, 2018 | Chloe Wise, Rashida Jones, Hannah Fidell and Scott Rugowsky | Ladies chat about lady consumer issues, McDonalds, HQ/jam band crossovers, and Drake's heart. | |
| 63 | Two-Fridge Vibe | March 11, 2018 | The Oscars, Peter Rabbit, long distance relationships, regional Diet Coke advertisements, Lonnie's Dad. | ||
| 64 | It Wasn't Baio | March 25, 2018 | Chris Baio | 1972 | Baio's obsession with the upcoming Sting/Shaggy collaborative album |
| 65 | Life Hacks with T-Pain | April 8, 2018 | T-Pain | 1985 |
Wendy's mixtape, T-Pain life hacks! Deep dive on Phil Collins "One More Night" |
| 66 | Juice Island | April 22, 2018 | Despot | 1977 | Liberty; intellectual property without boundaries, athletic freedom and islands beyond the reach of the law |
| 67 | Dev, Dave, Ariel, Despot | May 6, 2018 | Dev Hynes Dave Longstreth Ariel Rechtshaid Despot Jimothy Lacoste Steven Hyden |
1996 | Alanis Morrissette, Radiohead, Austin Powers and lemurs |
| 68 | Sweet Chili Heat | May 20, 2018 | Phil Mattheris | 1969 | Travel, Pavement, Sweet Chilli Heat and novelty songs. |
| 69 | OMG it's Alanis Morissette | June 3, 2018 | Alanis Morrissette | 1974 | Phone Interview with Alanis Morissette, Ezra's song logic, and Past Malone as day spa music. |
| 70 | Live From Ojai | June 17, 2018 | Backstage at Ojai | The upcoming Dead and Co show, IHOB, punisher burgers vigilante scheme, and chilling at Ojai | |
| 71 | Dear Nora & Summer Hits | July 1, 2018 | Dear Nora | Songs of the summer - Billboard versus Rolling Stone | Recent VW shows, Dear Nora, Stealing from Walmart and "California Girls" |
| 72 | Dave Longstreth | July 15, 2018 | Winter, Dave Longstreth, Merc | 1964 | The Doger Stadium Dead & Co show, "Matty Groves", and more in depth Beach Boys lyrical analysis |
| 73 | '77 v '84 | July 29, 2018 |
1977 1984 |
Chat about shipping concert equipment | |
| 74 | This Show Rules | August 12, 2018 | Tim Carman,
Brent Wolczynski |
1999 | VW shows abroad, cold brew, coffee routines and snobbery |
| 75 | Cazzie David Returns | August 26, 2018 | |||
| 76 | Seinfeld2000's Origin Story | September 9, 2018 | A troll pretending to be John Mayer in the Time Crisis Inbox prompts a discussion of Seinfeld2000's deranged twitter genesis. Also Ezra starts bagging on Marvel (later reigns it in) | ||
| 77 | Classic Rock Icons | September 23, 2018 | 1982 | Jim Morrison, Steve Miller dissed the Grateful Dead, Gender Reveals | |
| 78 | Welcome to My Life | October 7, 2018 | Patrick's Diss Rap | 1968 | Personality trait meme, Elon Musk, Dunkin, Corporate twitters, Steve Miller/ Dead Feud, Radiohead diss to Morrison, Patrick's Rap |
| 79 | A Star is Born 2: Armageddon | October 21, 2018 | Mac from Pluckers | 1983 | A Star is Born march, corporate social media, and power-ballads |
| 80 | Jason Mantzoukas & Hannah Fidell | November 4, 2018 | Jason Mantzoukas, Hannah Fidell | 1985 | Richard Pictures, Bob Dylan, Jokerman |
| 81 | Be Grateful | November 18, 2019 | 1991 | Sleep t shirts, Mexico, Beto O'Rourke, Prince and being grateful | |
| 82 | Jokerman | December 2, 2018 | Vic Berger Andrew Smith |
1995 | Cryptocurrency, the General Mills universe, Conagra snack ball movie, Jokerman |
| 83 | Baio and the Hot Sauce Challenge | December 16, 2018 | Chris Baio | Apple Music Christmas vs. Billboard 2018 | Spicy foods and Bruce Springsteen |
Season 5
Episodes 84-107
| Episode No. | Title | Date |
Guests |
Top 5 Comparison Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Jamflowman | January 13, 2019 | --- | 1999 | Aging millenials, "Jamflowman" deep dive, and the hits of 1999 |
| 85 | "Harmony Hall" / "2021" | January 27, 2019 | Ariel Rechtshaid Mihali Savoulidis Seinfeld2000 |
2013 | New Vampire Weekend tracks, the Twiddle frontman discusses "Jamflowman", Seinfeld calls from Japan |
| 86 | The Grammys | February 10, 2019 | --- | 1959 | Jake and Ezra talk Maroon 5's Super Bowl show, The Grammys, and the hits of 1959 |
| 87 | Despot Returns | February 24, 2019 | Despot | 1946 | Vampire Weekend's 2019 tour, "Harmony Hall" music video deep dive, and three US Presidents in a big egg |
| 88 | No Country for Jamflowmen | March 10, 2019 | --- | 1985 | Ariana Grande and Starbucks, Bebe Rexha and Lays, jam bands, and new Vampire Weekend singles |
| 89 | Winter Returns | March 24, 2019 | Winter | 1977 vs. 1984 | MTV Unplugged, Starbucks news, Imagine Dragons, and economic classes in the Top Five |
| 90 | Ubearably Buff | April 7, 2019 | --- | 1969 | Grateful Dead live tracks, newest Vampire Weekend tracks, and Christian music in the Top Five |
| 91 | With Bardo Martinez | April 21, 2019 | Bardo Martinez | 1973 | Japan, Sonic the Hedgehog curry, the Skull & Roses festival, and Panda Express |
| 92 | Father of the Bride | May 5, 2019 | Ariel Rechtshaid | --- | Production deep dive on the new Vampire Weekend album |
| 93 | Live from NYC | May 19, 2019 | Brandon Wardell Jaboukie Young-White Brendan O'Hare Brian Koppelman Tom Scharpling Clare O'Kane Brian Jones Despot Alana Haim Ariel Rechtshaid |
--- | In New York for Vampire Weekend's three-set album release show |
| 94 | Scott Aukerman and Adam Scott | June 2, 2019 | Scott Aukerman
Adam Scott |
1991 | R U Talkin' R.E.M. RE: ME? crossover |
| 95 | The Mailbag | June 16, 2019 | --- | --- | Jake and Ezra dive into the Mail Bag to read listener emails |
| 96 | Live from Chicago | June 30, 2019 |
Brendan Kelly |
--- | A run-down of the Vampire Weekend Chicago Father's Day show, plus Mountain Brews and Nihilist Arby's |
| 97 | TC AMA | July 14, 2019 | --- | --- | Jake and Ezra answer questions posed by listeners on Twitter |
| 98 | Rock Beefs | August 11, 2019 | --- | --- | Rock beefs and cloning |
| 99 | Conspiracy Theories with Mark Foster | August 18, 2019 | Mark Foster | 1999 | Political conspiracy theories & LFO's "Summer Girls" analysis |
| 100 | Episode 100 | September 8, 2019 |
Winter |
--- | Radiohead, Vampire Weekend at Madison Square Garden, and 100 years of Time Crisis |
| 101 | Hella Mega Flaming Hot | September 22, 2019 | --- | 1992 | Fall Out Boy, Brian Wilson, the Flamin' Hot Cheetos movie, and Shawn Mendes vs. Justin Bieber |
| 102 | With Justin Vernon | October 6, 2019 |
Jake Longstreth Justin Vernon |
Top artists from Wisconsin & New Jersey | Bon Iver's Justin Vernon talks Wisconsin, jam bands, and touring |
| 103 | With Huey Lewis | October 20, 2019 | Huey Lewis | 1985 | Huey Lewis details his life and career |
| 104 | Rise and Shine with Cazzie David | November 3, 2019 | Cazzie David | --- | Mexico, nausea, Billy Joel, the MCU, Kylie Jenner, and popcorn and raisins |
| 105 | Bernie, Beto and Bob | November 17, 2019 | --- | 1972 | Demoractic candidates for 2020, Trump's children's desires to be cool, and guzzling down martinis |
| 106 | Gratefulsgiving with Hannah Fidell and Kyle Field | December 1, 2019 | Hannah Fidell
Kyle Field |
--- | Olive Garden, Gratefulsgiving, changing seasons, and the Dead's Robert Hunter |
| 107 | Grammys, Garcia, and Goose | December 15, 2019 | Steven Hyden | Most Streamed Songs of 2019 | Jerry Garcia memorabilia, jam bands, Jet, and the fall of Seinfeld2000 |
Season 6
Episodes 108-Present
| Episode No. | Title | Date | Guests | Top 5 Comparison Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108 | Happy New Year | January 19, 2020 | Chris Kaskie
Amy Brown |
2006 | Working on New Year's, Picthfork's Jet review, Wendy's Twitter, and Bieber's "Yummy" |