As a reminder, or as background if you're new to this podcast, Juliet Fromholt is Music Director at WYSO, and Taylor Ruckle is a freelance music journalist.  Both of them have a deep love for music, are discerning and careful listeners, and like to nerd out about songs and albums.

The three of us had this conversation back on December 26th.  Shame on me for taking so long to post it.  That said, anything here that you haven't heard is new to YOU, so if you are a music lover, this conversation is evergreen…

Exactly one year ago, on 30th December 2021, Juliet Fromholt joined me for a chat about our favorite albums of 2021.  I released that conversation the next day, 31st December, and it was Episode ½ of this podcast.  It was so much fun, I just HAD to have her back this year. Taylor Ruckle joins us for this conversation.  You might remember him from Episode 27 and Episode 43, where we talked about our favorite albums of the first and second quarters of 2022 respectively. 

All three of us are completely…

Joe is from Richmond, Indiana, just a little bit West of Dayton on I-70. He is a singer-songwriter who performs as Achilles Tenderloin. In this episode, he becomes the first guest to play a song live on the podcast, an exclusive that you can't find recorded anywhere at the moment. You'll hear us talk about his songwriting process, building community around music and giving back.  You'll also learn about his two newest singles and plans for an upcoming album. He is a thoughtful lyricist, and that…

"I'd like to talk about our favorite albums of the year"

I listened to dozens of albums in 2021.  Juliet is the reason I discovered some of them.  I already wrote about my favorite albums of 2021 over on my blog, but I really wanted to have a nerdy conversation about them with Juliet.  I also wanted to hear her thoughts on her favorite music from this year.

Please note that I wasn't expecting to release a podcast episode today.  That said, this conversation about albums that came out in 2021 won't…