As a Labor Day treat, Billy is joined by Bean Pod host John Costello to memorialize the podcast that was, and preview John's next creative endeavor. Then, the boys start assembling a musical calendar, which begins with James Taylor, overlaps wi

Ep. 17 - Best Boxing Songs

Aug 27th, 2017 29m 39s

On a Sunday morning, Billy retires (then un-retires, then re-retires) "The Conor McGregor Song," and runs down the best boxing songs he could think of (without doing any research).

Ep. 16 - Will Hoge

Aug 26th, 2017 1h 2m

To start today's show, Billy goes beer-less to talk about country music's response to Charlottesville, and Will Hoge's history of tackling social issues. Then, it's business as usual, with talk about Paul Laurence Dunbar, the "Coors Banquet" vo

Ep. 15 - Brian Fallon

Aug 11th, 2017 51m 1s

This week, Billy drinks three or four (read: two) Fort Hill Brewery Jigsaw Jazz IPA's, and talks about how good Brian Fallon and the Gaslight Anthem are. Along the way, Billy clumsily quotes Lil Wayne, submarines KG's Brian Fallon crush, and ex

Ep. 14 - Newport Folk Recap

Aug 4th, 2017 44m 9s

This week, Billy takes inventory of Friday at Newport Folk, including bumping into Joe Pug at a bar, being bad at drugs, not understanding vaudeville, and crowning the winner of the weekend (it's Ben Miller Band).

Ep. 13 - Newport Folk Preview

Jul 27th, 2017 32m 48s

Billy is headed to the Newport Folk Festival on Friday, and on today's show, he dips his toe into the water with new acts, old favorites, and song's he's looking forward to hearing.

Ep. 12 - The Unfriendliest Pub in Ireland

Jul 20th, 2017 51m 44s

This week, it's an audio version of "The Unfriendliest Pub in Ireland" - an article about a country bar with a notoriously eccentric owner, and the months Billy spent navigating the Republic. To set the mood, there's music from Gaelic Storm, th

Ep. 11 - Shuffle, ft. KG and My Buddy Ben

Jul 14th, 2017 51m 23s

This week, Billy sits down with music lover Katie Greener and renowned-player-hater Ben Atchinson to shuffle through a few songs, and gauge the team's reaction.

Ep. 10 - St. Patrick's Day Playlist

Mar 15th, 2017 55m 7s

This week, Billy gets St. Patrick's Day ready with 3 or 4 Murphys Stouts and a sampling of new(-ish) Irish music, stretching from Ed Sheeran to "The Parting Glass." It's just a a slice of the 50+ song St. Patrick's Day Playlist available at www

BONUS: Billy on the Federalist Radio Hour

Mar 8th, 2017 48m 23s

From March 1st: Billy joins Federalist editor-in-chief Ben Domenech for a conversation about the changing landscape of fandom, sharing music with friends, discovering new bands, and the greatness of Josh Ritter. Check out more from Ben and his

Ep. 9 - Billy, on John Mayer

Mar 8th, 2017 1h 4m

This week, Billy discusses his appearance on the Federalist Radio Hour, John Mayer's new album, and tracks Mayer's evolution over the last 16 years from Room for Squares to public relations headaches to Montana and The Search for Everything. Bu

Ep. 8 - May All Your Favorite Bands Stay Together

Feb 4th, 2017 48m 18s

This week, Billy delivers an audio version of his most recent piece, "May All Your Favorite Bands Stay Together," published on No Depression. Packed with music, including Dawes, the Lumineers, Macklemore, Frank Turner, and more. A playlist of a

Ep. 7 - John Costello, on Vampire Weekend

Jan 4th, 2017 1h 19m

This week, Billy sits down with John Costello, host of the Beanpod: A Corporate Ink Podcast. Over a few Lord Hobo Boom Sauce's, the boys talk about Vampire Weekend, Beyonce, soft pretzels vs. hard pretzels, where rap and rock intersect, and mor

Ep. 6 - Folk's Punk Rock Conscience

Oct 19th, 2016 45m 35s

Hate reading? Today's episode is for you! This week, Billy releases an audio version of his article on Frank Turner, "Folk's Punk Rock Conscience," where Frank's music does much of the talking: throughout the episode, there's short clips, full

Ep. 5 - The Lumineers Roundtable

Oct 13th, 2016 1h 21m

On the return of the pod, Billy sits down with Sister Kelly and Friend Katie to drink 3 or 4 Harpoon Flannel Friday's and talk about how good the Lumineers are. The gang discusses the best fall beers, the generation gap of Instagram, how far cu

Crossover Episode! Billy joins the Bean Pod

Sep 5th, 2016 58m 17s

This week, Billy joined his good friend John Costello on the Bean Pod, a new marketing podcast that focuses on all things Boston. The guys talk local music, dipping their toes into the world of the 'cast, having a favorite Beatle, and the timpa

Ep. 4 - Billy, on Flogging Molly

Aug 25th, 2016 39m 25s

This week, Billy recaps the progress of the pod after the first month, as well as a crazy week on the road. Then it's a Top 5 of Flogging Molly tunes and a taste test between Guinness and Murphy's. As always, please listen responsibly. Get t

Ep. 3 - Blues Special, featuring G. Love

Aug 17th, 2016 1h 32m

On Episode 3, Billy interviews G.Love about the blues, John Hammond Jr., hip-hop, and G gives some of his all-time blues tracks. Billy also brings on his high school buddies to talk about their favorite course, Blues & Lit., and the legend who

Ep. 2 - Tory Hanna, on Lake Street Dive

Aug 9th, 2016 1h 17m

This week, Billy is joined by Tory Hanna of the Whiskey Treaty Roadshow to drink Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy and talk about how good Lake Street Dive is. The guys give a geography lesson on Western Mass, get nerdy about basslines, talk about St

Ep. 1 - Stephen Kellogg on Tom Petty

Aug 1st, 2016 45m 7s

On the show's first (official) episode, Billy sits down with singer-songwriter Stephen Kellogg in Ogunquit, Maine to drink some Brooklyn Brewery Summer Ale and talk all things Tom Petty. SK points out his dissimilarities to Tom, defends cliches