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The Age Old Question: A Podcast for Music Fans

by Rich Price and Clint Bierman

The Age Old Question is an insightful and hilarious podcast for the music fan who has ever debated music's unanswerables. Each episode tackles another debate in music fandom ("Is D Minor the saddest of all keys?" "Why do people hate the Eagles?"...). Rich Price and Clint Bierman host and call on friends and experts to help settle them once and for all. Part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Latest episodes

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What Is The Worst Stage Name of All-Time?

This week, Rich and Clint return to the topic of stage names — episode 42 was on "best stage names" back in June of 2022 — this time to discuss which are the worst of all

Oct 12
41 min

What Is The Most Instantly Recognizable Song of All-Time?

In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the songs that reveal themselves after less than a second - a snare hit, a guitar chord, amp feedback... - and explore how little

Sep 27
47 min

What Is The Most Epic Song in Rock History?

This week, Rich and Clint are tackling maybe the most epic age old question of all — what is the greatest rock n' roll saga...the most epic song in rock history. The guys

Sep 10
52 min

What Is The Greatest Drinking Song of All-Time?

In this week's episode, Rich and Clint discuss the greatest drinking songs of all-time — the ones about drinking, the ones you like to sing when you're drinking (from , t

Aug 31
47 min

What Is The Greatest Guitar Riff Of All-Time?

The Age Old Question is back, and Rich and Clint are tackling one of their biggest debates yet: What is the greatest guitar riff of all time? From The Stones to Chuck Ber

Aug 18
45 min

What Is The Greatest Song The Never Mentions Its Title?

In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the greatest songs that never actually mention the title in the lyrics of the song. If you can never really judge a book by its co

Feb 23 2025
41 min

What Is The Greatest Breakup Song of All-Time?

In this episode, Rich and Clint talk about the greatest breakup songs - it's possible that half of all songs ever written are in some way or another a "breakup song," so

Feb 11 2025
47 min

What Is The Greatest Musical Performance in 50 Years of SNL?

In this episode, Rich and Clint celebrate the 50th season of SNL and the role that music has played from the very first season, when Billy Preston and Janis Ian were musi

Jan 20 2025
43 min

What Is The Greatest Song That Asks A Question?

In this episode, Rich and Clint explore the greatest songs that pose a question in the title - artists discussed in today's question Bruce Springsteen, Rod Stewart, The B

Dec 13 2024
52 min

What Is The Greatest Reference To Drugs In A Song?

In this episode, Rich and Clint explore the most memorable references to drugs in song. This episode is not an endorsement of drug use, like that's needed, but instead a

Nov 6 2024
35 min

What Is The Greatest Comeback In Music History?

In this episode, Rich and Clint celebrate the artists that drifted from relevance and, through an inspired song, album or performance, shot back to the center of the univ

Oct 21 2024
47 min

What Is The Greatest Reference To Another Band?

In this episode, Rich and Clint celebrate the songs that celebrate other bands - the greatest references that one band or artist makes to another band or artist. Sometime

Jun 11 2024
39 min

What Is The Greatest Driving Song?

In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the greatest songs to drive to. But, of course, it's highly dependent on what type of driving. Clint walks through the critical dr

May 24 2024
37 min

Who Is The Greatest Singing Drummer?

In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the great singing drummers - the multi-tasking geniuses that held down the groove and sang lead vocal. As Levon said, "normally si

May 9 2024
52 min

What Is The Best Self-Reference By A Band?

In this episode, Rich and Clint celebrate the songs where the bands or artists give themselves a shout-out. Special phone-in guests include Brian Chartrand (of The Sweet

Apr 18 2024
57 min

What Is The Best Number About Numbers?

This week, Rich and Clint explore the great "numbers about numbers," the songs with numbers in the their titles. It turns out, numbers have inspired some of the greatest

Apr 4 2024
1 h 03 min

What Is The Greatest Bond Theme of All-Time?

In this episode, Rich and Clint go deep on the world of James Bond themes. There have been 25 "official" James Bond films, and each one features an iconic opening credits

Mar 19 2024
53 min

What Is The Most Profound Lyric Of All-Time (Part 2)?

This week, Rich and Clint return to "most profound lyrics," with some great suggestions from listeners and regular guests, including Kelli O'Hara (currently starring on B

Mar 5 2024
50 min

What Is The Most Profound Lyric Of All-Time?

In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the most profound lyrics of all-time. Every so often, an artist distills the entire human experience down to a single line or phra

Feb 20 2024
37 min

What Is The Greatest Children's Album of All-Time?

In this episode, Rich and Clint discuss the greatest music for kids - which, by the way, is often music that wasn't made for kids at all. Listeners won't be surprised to

Feb 6 2024
52 min

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