The 2 Best How Good It Is Podcast Episodes
1) Episode 113–Shake It Off
WHAT! you say. We've been waiting a month and he brings us a Taylor Swift song? Well...yeah. But don't click away just yet. Here's the thing: I want to expand the scope of the show a little bit...Show More
2) 99–Purple Rain
Prince's first trip to the Top Ten was a slightly edited version of a live recording of the first time he and the Revolution played it for an audience.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) 178: Influential Women, Part 3–Jane Asher
Of all the people in the Beatles' inner circle, Jane Asher is perhaps the most mysterious. Not because she's reclusive--far from it, in fact. Jane Asher has spent lots of time on stage and on scree...Show More
4) 177: Influential Women, Pt.2–Rosanna Arquette
In case you haven't heard, we're on a little bit of a journey, meeting various women who have had an influence on multiple pop songs. In today's episode we'll be visiting Rosanna Arquette. The inte...Show More
5) 176: Influential Women, Pt1–Renee Fladen-Kamm
For the next several episodes, we're going to take a look at the women who inspired some of the Rock Era's most iconic songs. There will be six episodes in this series; five of them will concentrat...Show More
6) 175: In the Still of the Night
After this many episodes, it gives me a moment of "Huh, isn't that interesting" when I start writing the post for an episode and discover that I haven't covered a song from that particular year before...Show More
7) 174: Don’t Fear the Reaper
This is an episode I wrote in the Southern Studio, so I may have been in a better mood than usual to write it than I ordinarily am, given the subject matter. When Blue Öyster Cult first got toget...Show More
8) 173: Wichita Lineman
By 1968, Glen Campbell had moved from session musician to a star in his own right. His single "By the Time I Get to Phoenix," written by Jimmy Webb, was a huge hit for him. So when Campbell decided he...Show More
9) 172: A World War Two Christmas
Merry Christmas to those who celebrate! Today we're looking at three Christmas songs that are born from the anxieties of World War Two. Two of the songs aren't direct references to the war itself, ...Show More
10) 171: Save the Last Dance For Me
...before we were so rudely interrupted... This is a song that I'm long-overdue in covering, if only because of the backstory it has. It's simultaneously heart-warming and heart-breaking. It's a lo...Show More