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Reelin' In The Years (RITY)
Hosted by Ryan Janson · EN
Reelin' In The Years (RITY) is your weekly dose of music education! Enjoy a blend of Rock, Blues, and Americana. Plus stories about the songs and artists. Give it a listen! I promise you'll learn something! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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Subconscious Behaviors: Episode 85 - June 5, 2026
5d ago01:58:01Tap to summarizeOn this edition of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is Subconscious Behavior: Song titles that represent responsibilites of the subconscious... Also, a demo of the most played song in the history of American radio... What Stevie Ray Vaughan song is inspired by "shaggin' wagons" from the 70s?... A song by The Who that's named after Meher Baba and Terry Riley... New music from Devon Gilfillian... Deep cuts from Billy Strings, The Jam, Arcade Fire, The Bird and The Bee, McCartney & Wings, The Impressions, and much more! For more info, visit reelinwithryan.com
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What's Your Fortune: Episode 84 - May 29, 2026
2w ago01:58:00Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is What's Your Fortune: Song titles that could serve as a message inside of a fortune cookie... Also, who is the woman on the cover of The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan?... A song about an alternate universe where J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. is president... What Blue Oyster Cult song was inspired by a drug deal gone horribly wrong?... Ringo and Paul McCartney reunite for a new song on McCartney's new album... More new music from Michael Stipe, Vince Gill, and Thee Sacred Souls... Deep cuts from Little Feat, R.E.M., and more! For more info on the program, visit reelinwithryan.com
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Playing "Favorites": Episode 83 - May 22, 2026
3w ago01:57:59Tap to summarizeOn this edition of Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is Playing "Favorites": Songs that mention the word "favorite" in the title... Also, Paul McCartney talks about partnering with John Lennon to write "A Day In The Life"... Paul Simon on finding love on the set of Saturday Night Live... What band gets their name from a passage in the Spanish novel, Don Quixote?... New music from Marcus King, The Lone Bellow, and more!... Deep tracks from Blues Traveler, Mudcrutch, Mike Doughty, Split Enz, Gregg Allman, Mavis Staples, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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Car Trouble: Episode 82 - May 15, 2026
4w ago01:58:01Tap to summarizeOn this episode of RITY... The Featured Five Theme is Car Trouble: Songs that mention some sort of car-related issue in the lyrics... Also, Norman Greenbaum explains the process of writing his big hit from 1970... What do people from Vermont call the period between Halloween and the winter snow?... We know Tommy was the deaf, dumb, and blind kid, but why was he the pinball wizard?... What Joni Mitchell song was inspired by her first trip to Hawaii?... New music from The Rolling Stones, Goose, Linda Perry, and Kirk Fletcher... Deep cuts from Steely Dan, M. Ward, Jose Gonzalez, Alabama Shakes, The Beatles, and much more! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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At The Library: Episode 81 - May 8, 2026
May 801:57:59Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is At The Library... Plus, A band that gets their name from a term they found in a TV Guide Magazine... The story behind one of Bob Seger's most well-known songs... The Tubes will give us a deep cut about rich kids in Hollywood with drug problems... Music from a guy who worked in a factory installing toilets on airplanes prior to his big break... New music from Deer Tick and Samantha Fish. Deep cuts from The Black Keys, Sharon Jones, Eric Clapton, John Mayer, Rilo Kiley, Mojo Nixon, Leon Bridges, and more!... For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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Gone Fishin': Episode 80 - May 1, 2026
Apr 3001:57:59Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is Gone Fishin'... Plus, a song inspired by Peter Fonda's near-death experience that happened when he was a kid... A Bowie tune that's nearly a reworking of "I'm Waiting For The Man" by Velvet Underground... What influential Delta Blues musician simply vanished in the early 1940s?... The band - Heart - and a song inspired by the rumor of an incestuous relationship... New music from Kurt Vile, Jack White, Duane Betts, and Bruce Hornsby... Deep cuts from Chris Cornell, Bobby Womack, Big Star, Wilco, Freedy Johnston, Kaiser Chiefs, The Undertones, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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The State Line: Episode 79 - April 24, 2026
Apr 2401:57:59Tap to summarizeThis week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is The State Line: Songs that mention "state line" in the lyrics... Also, The Beatles give us a diss track inspired by the illegitimacy of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi... An 80s hit inspired by the story of a murderous plastic surgeon who steals his victim's skin... Charlotte Caffey - of The Go-Go's - shares the inspiration behind, "We Got The Beat"... New music from Peter Frampton and it's a tribute to the legendary, Tom Petty... More new tunes from Band Of Heathens, Tyler Ballgame, Robert Plant, and more!... Deep cuts from The Byrds, Devo, Jeff Beck, and more!... For more info, visit reelinwithryan.com
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The Ocean: Episode 78 - April 17, 2026
Apr 1701:57:58Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Reelin'... The Featured Five is The Ocean... Plus, a Steely Dan song inspired by the rise and fall of LSD Chemist, Owsley Stanley... An ode to a train caboose that's been turned into a vacation rental in WA... Music from a guy who enjoyed occasionally streaking on stage... What Beatles song was inspired by the group learning they were nearly bankrupt?... New music from Iron & Wine and Charley Crockett... Deep cuts from The Police, Grateful Dead, The Pretenders, Spoon, and more... For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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Bootlegs: Episode 77 - April 10, 2026
Apr 901:58:02Tap to summarizeThis week on Reelin' In The Years, The Featured Five Theme is Bootlegs. These are considered some of the best Bootlegs of all-time according to multiple sources online... Also, a song inspired by a dream that involved Jimi Hendrix and a Holiday Inn bathroom... A Collective Soul song inspired by a two hour stroll around New York City... What White Stripes song gets it's name from a North-English expression?... New releases from MT Jones, Altered Five Blues Band, & Kashus Culpepper... Deeper tracks from Fleetwood Mac, Ringo's All-Starr Band, Doc Watson, CCR, Black Pumas, Counting Crows, and much more! For more information on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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American Folk Heroes: Episode 76 - April 3, 2026
Apr 301:57:57Tap to summarizeOn this week's edition of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is American Folk Heroes... Plus, Rock 'n' Roll muse - Annabella Corro - shares the true meaning behind "Spill The Wine"... Music from an artist who sadly took his own life by jumping from his hotel room window... The Byrds, Art Reynolds Singers, and Gene Parsons - What's the connection?... How Phil Spector - quite literally - took advantage of the "Be My Baby" recording sessions... New releases from Aerosmith, Joanne Shaw Taylor, The Black Keys, and more!... Deep tracks from Lou Reed, Miles Davis, The Byrds, Tom Petty, Ruthie Foster, Jackie Venson, Eddie 9V, Joe Jackson, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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