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Episode 50: Something Strange in the Speakers: Creepy Sounds and Studio Legends

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever heard something in a song that made you stop, back it up, and wonder, “What the hell was that?” This week on “Who Ordered the Pie?” we’re

Episode 49: A Life in Records | 1 Year of Who Ordered the Pie?

Send us Fan Mail 1 year. A lot of music. And a wife whose suggestion to start a podcast turned out to be an excellent delegation strategy. For this anniversary episode

Episode 48: Right Song, Wrong Timing | The Power Pop Pioneers

Send us Fan Mail Before Cheap Trick, The Cars, The Knack and the power pop bands that followed, a handful of artists were already combining loud guitars, huge hooks and

Episode 47: Right Song, Wrong Timing | Around the World in Five Great Songs

Send us Fan Mail 5 songs. 5 countries. Very different stories on opposite sides of the world. In this edition of “Right Song, Wrong Timing,” Christopher follows Split E

Episode 46: Right Song, Wrong Timing | Canada Comes South

Send us Fan Mail Why were some of the biggest Canadian rock bands of the 1980s huge at home, yet barely known in the United States? In Episode 46 of "Who Ordered the Pi

Episode 45: Sunshine Pop | The Happiest Hits of the '60s and '70s, Part 2

Send us Fan Mail Sunshine Pop is back for Part 2, with 4 more ridiculously catchy records from the late ’60s and early ’70s, and some of the strangest stories behind the

Episode 44: Sunshine Pop | The Happiest Hits of the '60s and '70s, Part 1

Send us Fan Mail Some songs challenge you. Others just make you feel good. In Episode 44, we're diving into the bright, ridiculously catchy world of Sunshine Pop w

Episode 43: Three of a Kind | FM Rock’s Other Great Trios

Send us Fan Mail Rush, The Police, and ZZ Top became rock institutions. But what about the other great power trios of early ’80s FM radio? In Episode 43 of “Who Ordered

Episode 42: Right Song, Wrong Timing | MTV’s Almost Superstars

Send us Fan Mail In the early days of MTV, one unforgettable music video could make a band look like the next superstar. In this episode of Who Ordered the Pie?, we revi

Episode 41: Jessie's Girl | From Stained Glass to No. 1

Send us Fan Mail This week marks the 45th anniversary of Rick Springfield's "Jessie's Girl" reaching No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the perfect time

Episode 40: Right Song, Wrong Timing | The Guitar Stars Who Almost Took Over the '80s

Send us Fan Mail Some guitarists become legends. Others seem destined for superstardom... until something gets in the way. In this episode of Right Song, Wrong Timing,

Episode 39: Right Song, Wrong Timing | FM Rock That Almost Conquered the World

Send us Fan Mail Turn up the radio and roll the windows down. This week on Who Ordered the Pie?, we're reopening five more musical case files featuring FM rock ban

Episode 38: Right Song, Wrong Timing | Power Pop's Greatest "What Ifs"

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever heard a song and wondered, "How was that band not huge?"  In this brand new recurring series, Christopher reopens five musical case files

Episode 37 - My Fourth of July Soundtrack | The Stories Behind the Songs

Send us Fan Mail Every Fourth of July has a soundtrack. In Episode 37 of Who Ordered the Pie, Christopher explores the stories behind the songs that have become part of

Episode 36: Warning Label | How a Sticker Became a Badge of Honor

Send us Fan Mail This is Part 2 of our two-part series on the Parental Advisory label and the controversy that changed music forever. In Episode 35, we explored Prince&

Episode 35: Parental Discretion Advised | From Darling Nikki to the Filthy Fifteen

Send us Fan Mail A simple black-and-white sticker changed music history. The Parental Advisory label became one of the most recognizable symbols in rock and pop culture

Episode 34: Between the Lines | How Rock and Pop Learned to Wink

Send us Fan Mail Some songs say it outright. Others make you work for it. In this episode of Who Ordered the Pie?, Christopher explores the lost art of innuendo in roc

Episode 33: Stutter Rock | When the Hook Trips Over Itself

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to Who Ordered the Pie? In Episode 33, Stutter Rock | When the Hook Trips Over Itself, we're exploring some of the most memorable voca

Episode 32: Second Listen | The 80s Songs You Thought You Knew

Send us Fan Mail We’ve all heard them. Songs from the 80s that feel simple.  Catchy.  Easy to sing along with. But what if we didn’t really hear them the first time?

Episode 31: The Dreamy 90s Sound | Songs You Knew, Genre You Didn’t

Send us Fan Mail Episode 31 of Who Ordered the Pie? dives into the dreamy 90s sound that millions of listeners knew by ear, even if they never knew the genre name. Was i