Reelin' In The Years (RITY)
RITY is your weekly dose of music education! Enjoy familiar rock favorites with a healthy mix of deeper album cuts. Give it a listen! I promise you'll learn something! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 118 minutes
- Episodes
- 241
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Sept. 5, 2025
This week on Reelin'... The mini theme is "Hey" Is For Horses... Also, Delbert McClinton & John Lennon - What's the connection?... A song by The Band that gets it's title from Minnie Pearl's middle n…
Aug. 22, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is Dancing With The Dial: Songs that feature a radio tuning sound effect... Also, a brand new Zydeco tribute tune from The Rolling Stones... What exactly do you do…
Aug. 15, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is "Return": Songs that feature that word in the lyrics... Plus, "Voodoo Chile" & "Voodoo Child" - What's the difference?... The true story behind "Hang On Sloopy"…
Aug. 8, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is Shark Week!... Also, Robby Krieger - of The Doors - shares the true meaning behind the song, "Peace Frog"... The time that Cheap Trick was given a Gold Record t…
Aug. 1, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is The "Dog" Days Of "Summer": Songs that mention those words in the lyrics... Plus, "The Fool On The Hill" by The Beatles wasn't inspired by an actual person!... …
July 25, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is "Never Let You Go": Songs that mention that phrase in the lyrics... Also, a song that John Lennon wrote that represented his failed marriage to his first wife, …
July 18, 2025
This week on RITY... For the mini theme, I'm playing songs that were featured in the Superman film series that starred Christopher Reeve... Also, a song that Gregg Allman wrote on an ironing board co…
July 11, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is 7-Eleven: A Trip To The Convenience Store... Plus, what was Big Pink and how was it affiliated with Bob Dylan and The Band?... Music by a group whose lead singe…
Life, Liberty, and LIVE Music
Happy 4th! To celebrate, this week on RITY, it's nothing but some of the best LIVE performances of all-time. Plus, a few requests from listeners on Facebook. For more info on the show, visit reelinwi…
June 27, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is A Heat Advisory: Songs that mention a specific high outdoor temperature... Also, a Bob Dylan tune that was partially inspired by the emergence of Brood X cicada…
June 20, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is A Curtain Call: Songs that mention curtains in the lyrics... Also, the story of how the best friend of Tom Waits inspired a hit song by Rickie Lee Jones... Did …
June 13, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is A Day At The Waterpark... Plus, the odd story of how a column in the Chicago Tribune was transformed into an international hit... The band - Giuffria - and thei…
June 6, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is A Game Of Monopoly... Plus, John Fogerty gives us a new take on one of his CCR tunes... Jim Peterik talks about the inspiration behind the song, "Vehicle"... Th…
May 30, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is The Investigation... Plus, a song by the son of a Los Angeles furrier who made furs for the stars... The tragic death of guitarist, Randy Rhoads... The Pros & C…
May 23, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is The Byline: Songs about writers/writing... Also, that one time Phil Collins forgot to wear a special dinner jacket when dining at The Pump Room restaurant in Ch…
May 16, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is Brick By Brick... Also, Steve Miller & Sir Paul McCartney discuss their collaboration on the song, "Young Boy"... The Longest song in the history of rock music,…
May 9, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is The Life Cycle Of A Cicada... A hit Beatles song inspired by a photo inside the January 1965 issue of National Geographic Magazine... A Little Feat song that wa…
May 2, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is Mayday! Songs with titles that are a cry for help... A brand new song from Sammy Hagar that pays tribute to his former bandmate, Eddie Van Halen... Who would ha…
April 25, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is Down On The Farm... Plus, the opening track from what's considered to be one of the first rock operas of all-time, S.F. Sorrow... What do businessmen, Margaret …
April 18, 2025
This week on RITY... The mini theme is Celestial Navigation... Plus, from "Seven League Boots" to "Southern Cross": The story behind the final Top 20 hit for Crosby, Stills & Nash... Music from a ban…