Who Cares About the Rock Hall?

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Celia Cruz w/ Ana Cristina Reymundo

We chat 2026 Early Influence inductee Celia Cruz with the co-author of her autobiography, Ana Cristina Reymundo! Azucar! This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Panth

Sep 4
1 h 20 min

Jimmy Miller w/ Jim Merlis

Music publicist Jim Merlis joins the show to talk about record producer and 2026 Musical Excellence inductee Jimmy Miller. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pant

Aug 28
1 h 11 min

2026 Inductee Connections

Unearthed from the Patreon, here's Joe & Kristen (but mostly Joe) talking about the many connections that exist among the class of inductees this year. This show is part

Aug 21
1 h 09 min

Remastered: Billy Idol w/ David Wild

We revisit our conversation with writer David Wild from last year when Billy Idol was nominated the first time. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Podcast

Aug 14
1 h 21 min

Remastered: Sade w/ Danyel Smith

We revisit our 2024 conversation with NomCom member Danyel Smith about Sade. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices.

Aug 7
1 h 21 min

Remastered: Fela Kuti w/ Michael Veal

We revisit our 2021 conversation with author Michael Veal about Fela Kuti. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Vi

Jul 31
1 h 12 min

Remastered: Joy Division/New Order w/ Wendy Fonarow

We revisit our 2019 (!!!) conversation with Wendy Fonarow about Joy Division/New Order. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad

Jul 24
52 min

REMASTERED FOR 2026: Iron Maiden w/ Jimmy Pardo

We revisit our 2018 (!!!) conversation with Jimmy Pardo about Iron Maiden. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visi

Jul 17
43 min

Joe & Kristen's 2026 Rock Hall Ballots

Our hosts Joe and Kristen discuss how they approached this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more abou

Jul 10
1 h 12 min

Karen Glauber & Jim McGuinn's 2026 Rock Hall Ballots

NomCom member Karen Glauber and radio veteran Jim McGuinn join the show to discuss how they approached this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. This show is part of ⁠

Jul 3
1 h 31 min

Evelyn McDonnell's 2026 Rock Hall Ballot

Music writer Evelyn McDonnell joins the show to discuss how she approached this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Podca

Jun 26
49 min

Karen Tongson's 2026 Rock Hall Ballot

Music writer Karen Tongson joins the show to discuss how she approached this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Podcasts.

Jun 19
52 min

David Cantwell & Charles Hughes' 2026 Rock Hall Ballots

Music writers David Cantwell and Charles Hughes (No Fences Review) join the show to discuss how they approached this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. This show is

Jun 12
1 h 02 min

Edna Gundersen's 2026 Rock Hall Ballot

Former NomCom member and music journalist Edna Gundersen joins the show to discuss how she approached this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. This show is part of ⁠⁠

Jun 5
46 min

Bob Merlis & Gregg Geller's 2026 Rock Hall Ballots

Former NomCom members and industry vets Bob Merlis and Gregg Geller join the show to discuss how they approached this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. This show is

May 29
47 min

Miles Marshall Lewis's 2026 Rock Hall Ballot

Music writer Miles Marshall Lewis joins the show to discuss how he approached this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Podca

May 22
43 min

Lauren Onkey's 2026 Rock Hall Ballot

Former NomCom member Lauren Onkey joins the show to discuss how she approached this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Podc

May 15
1 h 02 min

Chris Molanphy's 2026 Rock Hall Ballot

Hit Parade podcaster and music writer Chris Molanphy joins the show to discuss how he approached this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

May 8
46 min

Roy Trakin's 2026 Rock Hall Ballot

Former NomCom member Roy Trakin joins the show to discuss how he approached this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Podcast

May 1
52 min

Maura Johnston's 2026 Rock Hall Ballot

Music writer Maura Johnston joins the show to discuss how she approached this year's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ballot. This show is part of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pantheon Podcasts.

Apr 24
50 min

Chart positions

Where Who Cares About the Rock Hall? ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 9, 2026).

#72 ▼ 29 Music History US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Found this pod after Joe was on SPY pod. Great in depth and insightful discussion of musicians and music. Lots of humor too. Both hosts Kristen and Joe are a great balance for each other. Burning through the back catalogue now.

B.C2 · Mar 2024

I have been listening for years, and I enjoy hearing folks talk about music that I (in many cases) have a lot of nostalgia for. Joe’s knowledge base is great, and I appreciate his passion for it. Kristen is a great foil for him, and their interaction is fun.

KTMastandrea · Feb 2024

Updated JAN 2023: You must never stop. Do not quit. It keeps getting better! My kind of music nerdery and insider intrigue. I’m hooked. Keep it up. The caliber of guests, including actual hall voters and nominating committee members, is impressive. Must-listen podcast about a mostly-unimportant industry nostalgia celebration. Who cares? I do! Why do I care? I don’t know!

MelBay · Feb 2023

Consistently well-researched, thoughtful, and hilarious. I look forward every year to tuning in and following the eligible/nominee/inductee cycle with Joe and Kristen.

JordanP213 · Feb 2023

*Caveat: I only recently started listening to this podcast, and have been cherry-picking episodes from the back-catalog. Like the concept of the podcast, and Joe is great in his role as resident expert and ringleader. Additionally, most of the guests are very entertaining and add something to the conversation. What I can’t understand is why Kristen is on the show. She has almost no understanding of music history (or music in general, for that matter), and seems to have no interest in doing research on the bands/artists that she will be commenting on. And she often stops the flow of the podcast because she won’t stop riffing on a comment she made that didn’t make any sense the first time she said it. I intitially downloaded about 30 episodes, and have listened to half. The rest are getting deleted as soon as I finish this review.

jbeckeriii · May 2024

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