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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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The CIA Theme: Episode 75 - Mar. 27, 2026
Mar 2701:58:05Tap to summarizeThis week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is Secret Agent Man: The CIA Theme... Plus, who was John Sinclair and how John Lennon had a role in getting him out of prison... A song written for the 1989 film, Say Anything, but was omitted from the movie... A song that was inspired by a ghostly visit from the songwriter's mother... Dickey Betts, Boz Scaggs, and a random grave - What's the connection?... Speaking of a ghost and a grave, how about a song about a headless soldier?... New Music from Johnny Blue Skies, Hiss Golden Messenger, and Tyler Ballgame Deeper cuts from Charles Earland, Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie, The Subdudes, Paul Westerberg, Elvis Costello, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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In Bloom: Episode 74 - Mar. 20, 2026
Mar 1901:58:00Tap to summarizeThis week on Reelin'... The Featured Five Theme is In Bloom: The Spring Theme... Plus, music from a former mailman who used to write songs in his head during routes... A young and relatively unknown Angelina Jolie appeared on what band's album cover?... How a child running wild in a grocery store inspired the title of an Allman Bros. hit... A song written at the historic Lorraine Motel during a stormy night in Memphis... New music from The Altered Five Blues Band and St. Paul and The Broken Bones... Deep cuts from Elton John, Nina Simone, Billy Strings, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs: Episode 73 - Mar. 13, 2026
Mar 1201:57:55Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is songs that correspond with the five levels of Maslow's Hierarchy Of Needs... A song that Van Morrison nailed in one take!... Idol turned Rival? Todd Rundgren's beef with John Lennon in the 70s... The song that was the end result of being stuck in Tulsa during a snowstorm... Who was Ann Cole and why didn't she follow the directions given by her music publisher?... New music from Tedeschi Trucks & The Red Clay Strays... Deep cuts from Jude Cole, Canned Heat, The Buckinghams, Eric Johnson, John Hiatt, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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At The Diner: Episode 72 - Mar. 6, 2026
Mar 501:57:59Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is At The Diner: Song titles that mention something you could probably order from the menu... Also, a cut from the newly released soundtrack to the McCartney documentary, Man On The Run... Music from an artist who had a habit of starting bar fights, unfortunately it cost him his life... A song that marked the final time CCR played together, but it's not even a CCR song... What song was recorded and released five different times in 1974?... New music from St. Paul & The Broken Bones - do you enjoy Coke with your sushi?... We'll go deep with cuts from Dead & Company, R.L. Burnside, Ruthie Foster, Free, James McCartney, Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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Local On The 8s: Episode 71 - Feb. 27, 2026
Feb 2701:57:59Tap to summarizeThis week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is songs used as background music during the Local On The 8s Segment on The Weather Channel... Music from a band that's named after the psychological concept of Primal Therapy... What band is comprised of members from Wilco, Soul Asylum, The Jayhawks, and others?... What is an Albert Flasher and what does it have to do with radio broadcasting?... A rarity by R.E.M. that was nearly used in the film, Batman Returns... New music from Robert Plant, Robin Trower, and Vance Joy... Deep cuts from Hot Tuna, Alejandro Escovedo, JD McPherson, The Record Company, The Doobie Brothers, Neutral Milk Hotel, Fleetwood Mac, Tears For Fears, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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The Silver Spoon: Episode 70 - Feb. 20, 2026
Feb 2001:57:59Tap to summarizeThis week on Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is The "Silver Spoon"... Plus, a song David Bowie wrote about actress, model, and Warhol superstar - Cyrinda Foxe... A hit by Badfinger that was first recorded at a slower tempo and was nearly not released... A song inspired by an awkward relationship between a father and his son... John Fogerty shares the story behind the 1969 CCR hit, "Fortunate Son"... That time when Roger McGuinn reunited with a few of his former Byrds bandmates... New music from The Black Crowes, and folk-pop singer/songwriter Noah Kahan... Deep cuts from Jimi Hendrix, Mavis Staples, The Rolling Stones, The Barenaked Ladies, Spin Doctors, Koko Taylor, Patti Smith, Bruce Cockburn, and more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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1 Is The Loneliest Number: Episode 69 - Feb. 13, 2026
Feb 1301:58:00Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is 1 Is The Loneliest Number: Bands or Artists who only released one album... That one time when Rick James & Neil Young played in the same band in the 1960s... Arthur Lee of the band - Love - explains the meaning behind "7 And 7 Is"... A track from the first album to win a Grammy for Best Americana Album in 2010... A song that was the end result of Darius Rucker being rude to a homeless man... Deep tracks from The Badlees, XTC, James Gang, Tift Merritt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Taj Mahal, Shemekia Copeland, Clarence Carter, and more!... For more information on the program, visit reelinwithryan.com
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Stage Fright: Episode 68 - Feb. 6, 2026
Feb 601:57:54Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is Stage Fright... Music from a short-lived California band formed by Neil Young & Bob Mosley... A band that formed in 1970, but didn't release their debut album until '08... Music from a former professional boxer, who was a Middleweight Champion... Why Anne Murray's 1986 album, Something To Talk About, is missing a title track... New music from Mike Farris, Don West, and James McMurtry... Deep cuts from Bruce Hornsby, Warren Zevon, Faces, Don Henley & Elton John... For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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Units Of Measurement: Episode 67 - Jan. 30, 2026
Jan 3001:57:57Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is Units Of Measurement... The story behind the cover of Abandoned Luncheonette by Hall & Oates... How the discovery of lost Bob Dylan lyrics led to the formation of a supergroup... A song inspired by the tragic story of a delivery truck involved in a fatal crash... A song that's been played a million times on Pandora, but it's only earned the songwriter $17... Deep cuts from Sam Fender, Jakob Dylan and Eric Clapton, Faces, The Jayhawks, Steve Winwood, Wilco, Squeeze, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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Author: Unknown: Episode 66 - Jan. 23, 2026
Jan 2301:57:59Tap to summarizeOn this episode of Reelin' In The Years... The Featured Five Theme is Author: Unknown - Songs with an unknown origin... A song that features the longest sustained note of all songs to have ever charted in the U.S.... An R.E.M. song inspired by a torrential downpour that occurred in their hometown in 1983... The lead single from Badfinger's so-called comeback album, Airwaves, released '79... Paul McCartney shares the story behind the 1965 Beatles song, "Michelle."... New music from Goose, Don West, Thin Lizzy, and Little Feat!... Deep cuts from The Band, Dan Auerbach, The Clash, J.J. Cale, Bo Diddley, Elvis Costello, and much more! For more info on the show, visit reelinwithryan.com
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