Show overview
60 Songs That Explain the '90s has been publishing since 2020, and across the 6 years since has built a catalogue of 186 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 240 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 1m and 1h 33m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Music show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 27 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2021, with 45 episodes published. Published by The Ringer.
From the publisher
First came '60 Songs That Explain the '90s.' (We did that.) Then came '60 Songs That Explain the '90s: The 2000s.' (We're doing that now—and yes, that's the actual name.) But whether you want to jump back to the Clinton years or join us as we reboot our old iPods, you can find all of the collected works of Rob Harvilla below. Come back each Wednesday for a new episode.
Latest Episodes
View all 186 episodesFountains of Wayne — “Stacy’s Mom”
At The Drive-In — “One Armed Scissor”
Bon Iver — “Skinny Love”
Black Eyed Peas — “I Gotta Feeling”
Lee Ann Womack — “I Hope You Dance”
An Overdue 60 Songs Mailbag
Peter Bjorn and John — "Young Folks"
Evanescence — “Bring Me To Life”
Sade — “By Your Side”
Spoon — “The Underdog”
My Chemical Romance—“Welcome to the Black Parade”
Bush — “Glycerine”
Shakira — “Hips Don’t Lie”
Feist — “1234”
Joanna Newsom — “Emily”
Wolf Parade — “I’ll Believe in Anything”
Radiohead — “All I Need”
TV On The Radio — “Wolf Like Me”
Madvillain — “All Caps”
This week, Rob makes a solid argument that the coolest thing a person can do is watch cartoons and play pretend. He breaks down the many personas of Daniel Dumile, starting with Zev Love X and ending with his villain persona Madvillain. He argues that his best work was done with fellow children’s show lover Madlib before he is joined by rapper and podcaster Open Mike Eagle to talk about getting to collaborate with your favorite rapper and the appeal of concealing one’s identity as an artist. Host: Rob Harvilla Producers: Justin Sayles and Olivia Crerie Additional Video Editing: Kevin Pooler, Julianna Ress, and Chris Sutton Guest: Open Mike Eagle Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The White Stripes — “Seven Nation Army”
You’ve heard the song a million times, and you can sing along with the crowd when it comes on. But come trivia, would you be able to name the artist and song title? Today, Rob is going to drill every jock jam into your head, leading up to the iconic opening eight bars of “Seven Nation Army” by the White Stripes. He breaks down the unusual nature of Meg and Jack White’s relationship and the perfect minimalism of Meg White’s drum style paired with Jack White’s unpredictable maximalist guitar. He tries to make sense of how, of all their songs, “Seven Nation Army” has reached the pinnacle of fame. Later, he is joined by author Chuck Klosterman, who shares his experience interviewing the White Stripes, discusses the small list of songs that are more iconic than their creators, and ruminates on whether Jack White could ever form a two-person band again. Host: Rob Harvilla Producers: Justin Sayles and Olivia Crerie Additional Production Support: Kevin Pooler and Chris Sutton Guest: Chuck Klosterman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices