Episodes

4 days ago
4 days ago
Ep. 103 - RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER / SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
Ms Fab & Rob talk about the Rankin Bass Christmas Stop Motion TV specials RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER & SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
THE CREATION OF RUDOLPH (book & song)
JOHNNY MARKS
GENE AUTRY
NOTABLE RECORDINGS OF RUDOLPH
FUN FACTS ABOUT THE SHOW
& MORE
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SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN
THE SPECIAL
THE SONGS
ROB's FAVORITE SONG FROM THE SPECIAL
DINGLE, BINGLE, TINGLE, WINGLE & ZINGLE
& MORE!
This was a fun podcast to do and hope you enjoy it!
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KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
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TURN OFF THE TV - TURN UP THE HOLDIAY MUSIC!

Saturday Dec 13, 2025
Holiday Christmas Music Episode / Holiday Playlists / New Holiday Music - Ep. 102
Saturday Dec 13, 2025
Saturday Dec 13, 2025
Ep. 102 - Holiday Christmas Music Episode
GIVE IT A LISTEN from:
The Empty Pockets "Snow Shoes"
Imogen Clark "Merry Christmas I Guess"
Juliana Hatfield "Fall Apart"
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MUSIC NEWS
2026 TOURS
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NEW Holiday Music
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Holiday Music Gifts
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New to Me ... New to You?
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KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Links to more sources at Link Tree - www.linktr.ee/knowgoodmusic
Help support our Podcast by purchasing some cool merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/knowgoodmusic
Visit our YouTube Channel where you can see video segments from all of our interviews. Just search "know good music"
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Copyright Claims : The song "Snow Shoes" by the Empty Pockets used with permission from The Empty Pockets / The song "Merry Christmas, I Guess by Imogen Clark used with permission from Monica Hopman (Thinkpress) / The song "Fall Apart" by Juliana Hatfield used with permission from American Laundromat Records.

Friday Dec 05, 2025
THE BEATLES RUBBER SOUL Album Review - 60th Anniversary - Ep. 101
Friday Dec 05, 2025
Friday Dec 05, 2025
EPISODE 101 - THE BEATLES RUBBER SOUL 60th Anniversary
Sam and Rob review the Beatles album RUBBER SOUL which is celebrating 60 years since it's initial release ... December 3rd in the UK / December 6th in the US.
Sam shows up with his gigantic book of Beatles info (it's huge). While Sam provides the technical side of the recording process Rob will focus more on how much tambourine is on this album.. a little too much.
We find out that Jan Asher was trouble
What instrument is Rob's least favorite of any instrument?
How long did it take to record the album?
How does Ringo play the drums and tambourine at the same time?
Did the main character in Norwegian Wood actually burn the house down?
What did Capital do to the US release?
How long did it take John to write Nowhere Man?
What's up with the cover?
Is there an anniversary version coming out?
and much more!
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KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Links to more sources at Link Tree - www.linktr.ee/knowgoodmusic
Help support our Podcast by purchasing some cool merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/knowgoodmusic
Visit our YouTube Channel where you can see video segments from all of our interviews. Just search "know good music"
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"Turn off the TV.. and Turn up the MUSIC!"

Monday Nov 17, 2025
Monday Nov 17, 2025
SPECIAL Anniversary Podcast - Episode 100
Back on November 17, 2019 we released our first episode as JIM AND MIKE TALK ... and it's been 6 years and as you know we have progressed into KNOW GOOD MUSIC.
Find out the all the history on the podcast as we go thru the name changes, the subjects covered, the interviews and some of our favorite podcasts.
And we talk about something we normally do not talk about and that is the numbers. What are our top 2 interviews (by listens) and our top podcasts.
Also find out the top 10 countries thast listen to us. Our podcast has reached 103 countries!
This is a celebration of how far we've come and how we still love recording the podcast and interviewing some interesting people in music.
And as a bonus we have about 12 audio messages within this podcast. You'll hear from people we've interviewed in the past like: Liberty DeVitto, Andrea Von Kampen, Plastic EP, Sophie Coran, Kurt Reil (5 timer), G Love, Jay Rowe (our first interview) and Chris Ballew (Presidents of the United States of America) ... and more!
Be sure to listen to this one to find out were we began and where we are.
When you listen to the intro on this one we've pulled some old intros and sound bites from our early podcasts... even one you may never have heard when we briefly went live for the first time as "a bit above".
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KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Links to more sources at Link Tree - www.linktr.ee/knowgoodmusic
Help support our Podcast by purchasing some cool merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/knowgoodmusic
Visit our YouTube Channel where you can see video segments from all of our interviews. Just search "know good music"
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Friday Nov 14, 2025
MARK DALY Interview - Irish Singer / Songwriter / on tour with The Darkness
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
INTERVIEW with MARK DALY (of Mark Daly & the Ravens)
Mark Daly is currently on tour with the UK band The Darkness.
Rob & Matt sat down with Mark on November 8th from a club in Austin Texas (via zoom)
Subjects covered:
The TOUR
Mark's first album he bought
Cork, Ireland (where Mark grew up and currently resides)
What it's like being on the road away from the family
Recording with Emily Armstrong (Dead Sara/Linkin Park)
Finding a true irish pub in America
The new single "crazy" (just released on Nov 7th)
and more!
This one was a nice laid back interview and one you'll like
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Discover Mark Daly's music on any streaming service.
You can find Mark on Facebook and Instragram (@markdalymusic)
Visit Mark's website at : www.markdalyofficial.com
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KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Links to more sources at Link Tree - www.linktr.ee/knowgoodmusic
Help support our Podcast by purchasing some cool merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/knowgoodmusic
Visit our YouTube Channel where you can see video segments from all of our interviews. Just search "know good music"
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Follow our Instagram (@know_good_music) & Facebook pages (https://www.facebook.com/knowgoodmusicpodcast) for info on upcoming podcasts and extra content

Friday Nov 07, 2025
Friday Nov 07, 2025
Know Good Music - Episode 99 with your hosts Rob & Sam!
NEW MUSIC from Toad the Wet Sprocket / MUSIC NEWS / RECORD STORE DAY RELEASES / NEW MUSIC BOOKS
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We start the podcast with GIVE IT A LISTEN and it's a band you may remember called TOAD THE WET SPROCKET! In January they will release a new album of re-imagined acoustic songs of their hits and deep cuts!
We play part of their new single RINGS
MUSIC NEWS : We talk a little bit about the passing of Ace Frehley (from KISS)
RECORD STORE DAY RELEASES (Nov 28 2025)NEW, LIMITED AND RE-RELEASES WE TALK ABOUT ARE :
AHA
AMERICA
GEORGE HARRISON
TOM PETTY
G LOVE
LED ZEPPELIN
BB KING
MILES DAVIS
THE ATARIS
CREED
MONTROSE
JONI MITCHELL
WEEN
MATCHBOX 20
DEVO
THE RAMONES
SUN VOLT
SPINAL TAP
& more!
WE END THE SHOW WITH NEW BOOK RELEASES! THESE MAKE GREAT CHRISTMAS GIFTS.
SO SIT BACK AND BE ENTERTAINED
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KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Links to more sources at Link Tree - www.linktr.ee/knowgoodmusic
Help support our Podcast by purchasing some cool merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/knowgoodmusic
Visit our YouTube Channel where you can see video segments from all of our interviews. Just search "know good music"
Please follow / subscribe & review
Follow our Instagram & Facebook pages for info on upcoming podcasts and sometimes extra content
Copyright Claim : The Toad the Wet Sprocket song "RINGS" was used with permission from Monica Hopman at Thinkpress

Friday Oct 24, 2025
Friday Oct 24, 2025
HALLOWEEN PODCAST 4 of 4
This podcast wraps it up for our Halloween Podcasts for October 2025
UNIVERSAL MONSTER SEQUELS - ep. 98
Today on the show Jeremy and Rob review the movies:
DRACULA'S DAUGHTER
BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
& THE INVISIBLE MAN RETURNS
They go over the plot, the production, what it cost to make, the controversies (there were a couple) and of course.. the music
So sit back .. and don't worry.. we didn't give away the endings ... although you've had 80 some years to watch these.
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KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Links to more sources at Link Tree - www.linktr.ee/knowgoodmusic
Help support our Podcast by purchasing some cool merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/knowgoodmusi
Visit our YouTube Channel where you can see video segments from all of our interviews. Just search "know good music"
Please follow / subscribe & review
Follow our Instagram & Facebook pages for info on upcoming podcasts and sometimes extra content
TURN OFF THE TV and TURN UP THE MUSIC!!!

Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Interview with KEVIN VANHENTENRYCK from the 1982 cult horror film BASKET CASE!
If you've seen BASKET CASE you'll never forget you saw it!
"What's in the Basket?"
Rob saw the movie back in the 80s and it never left his memory.
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Jeremy and Rob talk to Kevin about:
Kevin's Music Career
Basket Case 1 & 2
Frankenhooker
Chiller Theatre Autograph Show
Fred Williamson
Stone & Wood Carving (Kevin's passion) (Hunter Stone Carving Seminar)
and we find out what the last concert Kevin went to and his favorite musical artist
and more!
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VISIT Kevin's Facebook page at:
/HunterStoneCarvingSeminar
Kevin's official website is:
https://www.kevinvanh.com/
Where you can see some of his great stone carvings and wood carved signs.. there's also a page dedicated to BASKET CASE
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KNOW GOOD MUSIC can be found on Podbean (host site), Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Iheart Radio, Pandora, YouTube and almost anywhere you listen to podcasts.
Links to more sources at Link Tree - www.linktr.ee/knowgoodmusic
Help support our Podcast by purchasing some cool merch: https://www.teepublic.com/user/knowgoodmusi
Visit our YouTube Channel where you can see video segments from all of our interviews. Just search "know good music"
Please follow / subscribe & review
Follow our Instagram & Facebook pages for info on upcoming podcasts and sometimes extra content

Know Good Music Podcast
Join Rob, Matt & Jeremy as they talk about Music through their observations, opinions and interviews with some of the best people in music from the past & present. Over 100 years of combined music experience. We bring knowledge and humor to each podcast. Listen wherever you listen to podcasts!

