500 Gigabytes

500 Gigabytes is a musical variety show that seeks thematic connections between songs from different genres throughout the 20th Century and beyond. 

 

Past Episodes

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 17NOV24 - DUST TO DIVINITY Aired: Sunday, November 17, 2024

    How do we reconcile our longing for things eternal with the frail fleshy cages we occupy? This show won't have any answers for you, but will hopefully give you some things to think about and some good songs to listen to while you do it.
    Featuring tracks by Daniel Amos, Ennio Morricone, Joy Oladokun, Blitzen Trapper, Lorde, Boards of Canada, Ben Harper, Branches, Mikaela Davis, Diskwave Frequency, Kansas, Charlotte Martin, Roger & Brian Eno, RZA, Uncle Earl, and Craig Armstrong & A.R. Rahman.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 10NOV24 - MY RESPONSE Aired: Sunday, November 10, 2024

    Sometimes things don't work out the way you want them to. Sometimes it feels devastating. This is a show about how I process my emotions when that happens.
    Featuring songs by Rich Mullins, Motohiro Nakashima, Megan Thee Stallion, Katy Perry, Stars, Dntel, Billy Talent, Fort Atlantic, The Wailin' Jennys, Phil Keaggy, Kate Rusby, Chris Darby, John Legend & Common, Jlin, Emeli Sande, and Sleeping at Last

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 3NOV24 - FUN SONGS, PART 2 (FUNDRAISER) Aired: Sunday, November 3, 2024

    More songs from a playlist almost three years in the making!
    Featuring tracks by The Roots, Ulrich Schnauss, The Magnetic Fields, Bebe Rexha, Bruce Springsteen, Marcus Miller, The Essex Green, Pet Shop Boys, Lou Barlow, Alan Bibey, Jamiroquai, Joan As Police Woman, Rifle Men, Kudeo, and Muddy Waters.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 27OCT24 - FUN SONGS, PART 1 (FUNDRAISER) Aired: Sunday, October 27, 2024

    The theme this week is quite simple - songs I consider to be catchy in some way from a playlist I made over the past couple of years while listening to music in my car.
    Featuring songs by Clean Bandit, Victor Wooten, Billy Talent, Blue Oyster Cult, Steely Dan, Black Elephant, Danielle Ponder, Hibou, Seryn, Mahmet Ali Sanlikol, Hall & Oates, Middle Distance Runner, Psapp, Rhonda Vincent, Thundercat, and Amy O.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 22SEP24 - 2024 YEAR TO DATE NEW MUSIC (W/KEVIN) Aired: Sunday, September 22, 2024

    We're pulling from the whole year to date for this week's new music show, guest starring longtime listener and occasional co-host Kevin Neville! Come for the music, stay for the mushrooms!
    Featuring songs by Sean Paul, The HU, Pet Shop Boys, Chappell Roan, Surely Shirley, Unwed Sailor, Weird Al Yankovic, William Shatner, They Might Be Giants, The Cat and Owl, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Nouvelle Vague, Cho Co Pa Co Cho Co Quin Quin, Phonte, And So I Watch You from Afar, and Pell.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 15SEP24 - NEW SUMMER MUSIC 2024, PART 2 Aired: Sunday, September 15, 2024

    The feast continues with music from a variety of new releases from mid July to early September, 2024. Featuring tracks by Beabadoobee, RZA, Magdalena Bay, Laila!, Chime School, The Nathan Bowles Trio, Awolnation, Sabrina Carpenter, Doechii, Post Malone, Tycho, Jack White, Ice Spice, The Smashing Pumpkins, Chrystabeel & David Lynch, Bremer/McCoy, Amos Lee, and Kishi Bashi

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 8SEP24 - NEW SUMMER MUSIC 2024, PART 1 Aired: Sunday, September 8, 2024

    Get ready for a buffet of new music from the end of May to mid-July 2024! Featuring songs by The Decemberists, MONO, Maya Hawke, Charli XCX, Cigarettes After Sex, Matthew Bourne, Lake Street Dive, Childish Gambino, Eels, Imagine Dragons, Lindsey Stirling, Megan Thee Stallion, Bilal, Aurora, Lilacs & Champagne, and Camila Cabello.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 1SEP24 THE BIG 5-0, PART 3 (1985-1989) Aired: Sunday, September 1, 2024

    Part 3 of my 50-year musical retrospective: the songs that I loved and influenced me and the life I lived. Featuring songs by AD, Michael Card, Steve Green, GLAD, Phil Keaggy, Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, Petra, Tom Petty, R.E.M., Billy Joel, Milli Vanilli, Yello, and Banjo Dan.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 25AUG24 - THE BIG 5-0, PART 2 (1979-1984) Aired: Sunday, August 25, 2024

    Part 2 of a series exploring the songs that shaped me over the course of my 50 years on this planet. This episode covers my life from around age 4 to around age 10.
    Includes tracks by Kermit the Frog, John Williams, J. Geils Band, The Kinks, Juice Newton, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Toto, Duran Duran, Men Without Hats, Glen Larson/Stu Phillips, The Pointer Sisters, Cyndi Lauper, and Weird Al Yankovic.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 25AUG24 THE BIG 5-0, PART 2 (1979-1984) Aired: Sunday, August 25, 2024

    Part two of a series exploring the songs that have influenced me over the course of my five decades on this planet. This show covers the time period from around age 4 to around age 10.
    Featuring tracks by Kermit the Frog, John Williams, J. Geils Band, The Kinks, Juice Newton, 2nd Chapter of Acts, Toto, Duran Duran, Men Without Hats, Glen Larson/Stu Phillips, The pointer Sisters, Cyndi Lauper, and Weird Al Yankovic.

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