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 - 26JAN25 - TIME MACHINE 1995 Aired: Sunday, January 26, 2025

    We're going back THIRTY YEARS to check out what might have been playing on the radio back then!
    Featuring tracks by Shaggy, Coolio, Shania Twain, The Presidents of the United States of America, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Aphex Twin, Methoid Man, Joan Osborne, Radiohead, James Horner, Natalie Merchant, Goo Goo Dolls, Blessid Union of Souls, and The Orb

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 12JAN25 - TIME MACHINE 2005 Aired: Sunday, January 12, 2025

    Go back with me 20 years to 2005 and let's check out what was playing on the radio then!
    Featuring tracks by Chamillionaire, Four Tet, Sean Paul, Lil' Kim, Spoon, Boards of Canada, M.I.A., Dropkick Murphys, Goldfrapp, They Might Be Giants, The Octopus Project, Common, Imogen Heap, Bloc Party, John Williams, and Coldplay.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 5JAN25 - TIME MACHINE 2015 Aired: Sunday, January 5, 2025

    We're going back 10 years to 2015--what might you have heard on the radio then?
    Featuring songs by Mark Ronson, Johann Johannsson, Chvrches, Taylor Swift, Adele, Junkie XL, Fall Out Boy, Alabama Shakes, Purity Ring, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Silento, The Weeknd, Nate Ruess, John Williams, and Wiz Khalifa.

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 29DEC24 - CHRISTMAS 2024, PART 2 Aired: Sunday, December 29, 2024

    More Christmas music, new and old!

  • 500 GIGABYTES - 22DEC24 - CHRISTMAS 2024, PART 1 Aired: Sunday, December 22, 2024

    'Tis the season! Some new Christmas songs, some classics- all will put you in the mood for the holidays!

  • 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.

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