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In this episode, Mike and Ezra talk about the band Wilco, their birth out the ashes of alt-country/college radio darlings, Uncle Tupelo, and their collaboration with Woody Guthrie's ghost songs. They also discuss recording their episode on Ezra's final day of elementary school and the future of the podcast. Will there be a Rock 'N' Roll Elementary School summer school? Listen to find out!

In this episode, Mike and Ezra look back at the history of The Blues from it's primitive beginnings in the Mississippi Delta to the rock clubs of London, thanks to a band of rockers named The Rolling Stones who would take The Blues to new heights and become "The Greatest Band of Rock 'N' Roll. They also discussed The Rolling Stones' iconic lips and tongue logo and some of the other great logos of the rock 'n' roll era.

In this episode, Mike and Ezra look back at the brief career of rock 'n' roll pioneer, Buddy Holly, his tragic death along with two other rockstars in a plane crash, and the hit song written years later inspired by "the day the music died."

In this episode, Mike and Ezra talk about Ezra's first drum recital, and then they discuss some some of the great drummers in history, including the wild and crazy antics of the drummer Keith Moon and his band The Who.

In a special extended double episode, Mike and Ezra start out by discussing and debating their "greatest of all time" albums. In part 2, they talk about the band Genesis, their evolution from progressive rock to pop stars, and the star solo careers of their two leaders in their history, Pater Gabriel and Phil Collins.

In this episode, Mike and Ezra look back at the career of the original college rockers, R.E.M., the meaning of R.E.M., and the band's connection to the famed outsider artist Howard Finster. 

In this episode, Mike and Ezra take a look at the legendary country performer, Johnny Cash, his genre redefining career, and his twilight career revival thanks to a cover song by industrial music darlings, Nine Inch Nails. 

In this episode, Mike and Ezra talk about the famed R&B and Soul record label Motown Records, their greatest hits and hitmakers during the 60s, as well as some of their "One Hit Wonders," like the Contours, and Mike shares about his time failing to locate the Motown Museum while visiting Detroit.

In this episode, Mike and Ezra talk about country-rock pioneers The Byrds, as well as their connection with Buffalo Springfield, Flying Burritos Brothers, and others; and we ask the question, "Will Ezra ever figure out how to correctly pronounce the name of The Byrds?"

In this episode, Mike and Ezra talk about Van Morrison, his ground breaking album Astral Weeks, and Ezra gives a lesson on Northern Ireland geography.

In this episode, Mike and Ezra look back at the reggae legend Bob Marley and his band The Wailers, and Mike talks about working with orphans and teaching basketball during his mission trip to Jamaica back in college.

In this episode, Mike and Ezra talk about misunderstood song lyrics and look back on the career of Creedence Clearwater Revival and their famously misunderstood song lyric from the song Bad Moon Rising.