Comedian Ben Roy talks the incomparable power of singer Otis Redding's 1966 album Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul.Follow Ben on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/benroy00/Follow Ben on Twitter:https://twitter.com/benroy00Listen to his two podcasts "The Grawlix Saves The World" and "97.9 The Rat Race."Follow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersFollow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**SHOW SPONSOR: Go to GreenChef.com/jam50 and use code jam50 to get 50% off plus free shipping! **Comedian Jim Florentine imbues himself with the melodic darkness of metal gods Metallica's iconic self-titled album from 1991.Follow Jim on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/jimflorentine/Follow Jim on Twitter:https://twitter.com/MrjimflorentineGo to Jim's website for all show details:https://jimflorentine.com/Follow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersFollow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian and actor Fred Armisen boards the mind-bending ride that is electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk's 1977 album Trans Europe Express.Follow Fred on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/sordociego/Follow Fred on Twitter:https://twitter.com/FREDARMISEN5Watch him in the new season of "This Fool on Hulu on July 28!https://www.hulu.com/series/this-fool-18ea1265-5978-41d7-b619-2ad23e075a71Follow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersFollow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian Kym Whitley celebrates both the life-affirming joy and staggering heartbreak of pop icon Whitney Houston's 1985 self-titled album.Follow Kym on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kymwhitley/Follow Kym on Twitter:https://twitter.com/kymwhitleyListen to Kym's podcast "Two Funny Mamas":https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/two-funny-mamas/id1511640923Follow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersFollow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Actor and comedian Kevin Pollak presents The Kinks' 1968 album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society as a piece of indispensable power pop iconography.Follow Kevin on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/kevinpollak123/Follow Kevin on Twitter:https://twitter.com/kevinpollakListen to Kevin's podcast "My Mrs. Maisel Pod":https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-mrs-maisel-pod/id1689829575Follow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersFollow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian and actress Tiffany Haddish vibes out to the emotionally deep and self-exploratory R&B of Janet Jackson's 1997 album The Velvet Rope.Follow Tiffany on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/tiffanyhaddish/Follow Tiffany on Twitter:https://twitter.com/TiffanyHaddishCatch her in season 2 of The Afterparty on Apple TV+:https://tv.apple.com/us/show/the-afterparty/umc.cmc.5wg8cnigwrkfzbdruaufzb6b0?itscg=MC_20000&itsct=atvp_brand_omd&mttn3pid=Google%20AdWords&mttnagencyid=a5e&mttncc=US&mttnsiteid=143238&mttnsubad=OUS2019928_1-661098586714-c&mttnsubkw=130508251905__ppxo3uB6_&mttnsubplmnt=_adext_Follow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersFollow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**SHOW SPONSOR: If you’re looking for an easier way to take supplements, Athletic Greens is giving you a FREE 1-year supply of Vitamin D AND 5 free travel packs with your first purchase. Go to athleticgreens.com/THE500.**Country legend Willie Nelson's granddaughter Raelyn Nelson, leader of the Raelyn Nelson Band, carries the torch of her grandfather's 1978 album Stardust.Follow Raelyn on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/raelynnelsonband/?hl=enFollow Raelyn on Twitter:https://twitter.com/raelynnelson?lang=enCheck out the Raelyn Nelson Band's new single "Free":https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYoHeWFyr5sFollow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersFollow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Former US Senator and SNL alum Al Franken gets back into the groove of jamb ban Grateful Dead's 1970 seminal album American Beauty.Follow Al on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/alfranken/Follow Al on Twitter:https://twitter.com/alfrankenCheck out Al's political action committee Midwest Value PAC:https://www.midwestvaluespac.org/Follow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersFollow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

500 Hall of Famer Wayne Federman is back again to bask in the nostalgic glow of folk-country icons Crosby, Stills & Nash's 1969 self-titled album.Follow Wayne on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/instafederman/Follow Wayne on Twitter:https://twitter.com/federmanCheck out Wayne's website:http://www.waynefederman.com/Follow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersFollow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

**SHOW SPONSOR: Head to factormeals.com/jam50 and use code jam50 to get 50% off your first box.**Music writer and critic David Wild thinks back fondly on folk rocker Tracy Chapman's 1988 self-titled release with the artist who designed the album cover, Matt Mahurin.Follow David Wild on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/wildaboutmusicdavid/Follow David Wild on Twitter:https://twitter.com/WildaboutmusicCheck out David's Podcast "Naked Lunch":https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/naked-lunch/id1620018481Follow Matt Mahurin on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mattmahurin/Learn more at Matt's website:http://www.mattmahurin.com/Follow Josh on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/joshadammeyers/Follow Josh on Twitter:https://twitter.com/JoshAdamMeyersFollow Josh on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/joshameyersFollow The 500 on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the500podcast/Follow The 500 on Twitter:https://twitter.com/the500podcastFollow The 500 on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/The500PodcastWithJAM/Email the show: 500podcast@gmail.comCheck the show website: http://the500podcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices