For this episode, Robert Christgau and Joe Levy are joined by RJ Smith—a writer/editor at the Country Music Hall of Fame and the author of the great James Brown biography The One—to talk about his latest book, Chuck Berry: An American Life. The

Auriculum (Ep. 6): Rob Sheffield and the first Quarterly Pazz & Jop Report

Jun 30th, 2023 48m 13s

In the first Quarterly Pazz & Jop Report, Robert Christgau and Rob Sheffield talk about some of their favorite records of Q1 of 2023 (or late 2022). Under discussion: Gina Burch, I Play My Bass Loud; boygenius, the record; Iris DeMent, Working

Auriculum (Ep. 5): Bob & Carola & The Art and Science of List Making

Mar 12th, 2021 55m 15s

Sparked by a tweet from Ireland, the And It Don’t Stop triumvirate—Der Dean, his executive editor Joe Levy, and for the first time ever his personal trainer Carola Dibbell—thought it might be a little fun for me and Carola to talk over the big

Auriculum (Ep. 4): Xgau & Sheffield Trade Year-End Lists

Feb 12th, 2021 54m 2s

On the long-awaited/-delayed fourth edition of my occasional Auriculum podcast, eidetic wonder Rob Sheffield returns to talk year-end lists with me and moderator Joe Levy, who gets words in both edgewise and full-on. I enthuse about my long-sho

Auriculum, Episode 1: Robert Christgau and Rob Sheffield

Apr 1st, 2020 41m 1s

This is the first episode of Auriculum, an occasional podcast that will appear here on And It Don’t Stop. Auriculum is a word of my own invention, meant to designate the entirety of each person’s aural reality. This episode is the first of a th

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