The Broken Record Player Podcast

On this next episode of The Broken Record Player Podcast, I sat down with fellow music podcaster Ian Clarke to discuss one of the most iconic albums of the 90s. Ian is involved in two podcasts relate…

On this episode, I am joined by podcaster Bárbara Mendes Jorge, who hosts the music podcast Over/Underrated with her friend Fran. Each episode, they pick a theme (a genre, music scene, decade, etc) a…

On this episode, my good friend, and history tour guide (focusing on macabre history of Boise, Idaho), Mark Iverson sits down with me to talk about one of our favorite albums: Dirt by Alice in Chains…

A Night at the Opera, Queen's 4th studio album, is one of the most ambitious, diverse, unique, and iconic albums ever recorded. A rock album that features just about every genre you can imagine (well…

Things get a little political on this episode as  my friend Larry Santiago (who is also a teacher and a musician) returns to discuss Vivid, the 1988 debut from Living Colour. 

We talk about how this a…

On this episode, it's all about one of the best debut albums of all time! 

We're talking about The Doors and their 1967 self titled album! 

Sitting down to talk about this breakthrough album is Anuj Ra…

Going in a little different direction for episode 2 of this new season! It's still winter, and so I decided to pick one of my favorite winter albums: In the Nightside Eclipse by Norwegian black metal…

Welcome to 2021!

First episode of the new year, and we're taking a look at David Bowie's 1972 landmark classic The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust!

We're also doing this to commemorate the fact it has…

Merry Christmas everyone! 

For the final episode of the year, Sydney Taylor, the host of the Metal From the Inside Podcast, sits down to discuss Motörhead and their classic album Ace of Spades. 

Releas…

Ryan is once again joined by Sabrina Clarke-Okwubanego, the founder of Niche on Demand (a place where black creativity, capital, and culture meet), to talk about The Black Album by Jay-Z.

Supposed to…

Ryan is joined by Amanda Stilwell, the founder of Last Craft Designs, to talk about a masterpiece in musical storytelling. Hounds of Love by Kate Bush is an emotional rollercoaster that takes the lis…

Ryan is joined by guitarist Ryan Musser, and fellow podcaster Bill Van Veghel, to pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen and Van Halen's masterpiece album, 1984. This album was the 6th studio album released …

Happy Halloween!! On this episode, musician, music teacher, and therapist, Larry Santiago, sits down with us to talk about Walk Among Us by The Misfits, one of the most fitting albums to listen to on…

With Halloween coming up, Ryan sits down with two musicians to talk about the spooky, doomy, apocalyptic, yet inspiring third album by Black Sabbath, Master of Reality! Rob Sneddon of Sky Pig, and St…

Ryan is joined by Sabrina Clarke-Okwubanego, the starter of Niche on Demand (a studio where black creativity, capital, and culture meet), to talk about John Coltrane's A Love Supreme. This album, con…

Ryan sits down with David Rosen to talk about The Cure's 1989 masterpiece, Disintegration. David is an award winning musician, composer, and the host of a number of podcasts as well. We're approachin…

On this episode, Ryan, and friend and fellow history teacher Tim Guill, sit down to talk about Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins. This album came out in 1993, brought the Pumpkins to new heights…

Ryan and Rajeev Rambob, co-host of Irenicast Podcast and Haystacks Podcast,  discuss Public Enemy's 1990 hit album Fear of a Black Planet. Like most PE albums, Fear of a Black Planet sheds light on a…

Ryan is joined by Matt Kramer and Ryan Musser to talk about one of the most iconic rock albums of all time: Led Zeppelin IV. Selling over 37 million copies, this album made the already famous Led Zep…

Ryan talks about Raw Power by Iggy and The Stooges, an album that was underappreciated when it first came out, but later helped inspire the punk rock scene of the late 1970s. Energetic, chaotic, and …