Playlist of the People
Carson Brooke
Playlist of the People learns about people's favorite songs and the stories that come with them, all while helping its listeners (and me) discover new music. Aside from playing interviews and songs on the show, I also add some cool facts, stories, and commentary surrounding the songs/artists played.
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College Radio Day 2022: Voices For Peace
Playlist of the People
10/12/22 • 57 min
For this year's College Radio Day, the theme is "Voices For Peace," specifically relating to the war in Ukraine. I had people send in recordings of them talking about their favorite peace / anti-war related songs, and I play both the recordings and songs on today's episode. I also play music from the Russian group увула (Uvula) who has spoken out against the war, as well as some Ukrainian Funk, plus my favorite peace related song.
Rest in peace Coolio.
Songs played in this episode:
Gangsta's Paradise - Coolio
Pastime Paradise - Stevie Wonder
Why Can't We Be Friends? - War
Landslide (Fleetwood Mac cover) - The Chicks
Yes We Can Can - Allen Toussaint
White People for Peace - Against Me!
Электрический ток (Electric Current)-увула (Uvula)
VIA Vodograï - ВИА Водограй
Save the Children - Gil Scott-Heron
Children Of The Grave - Black Sabbath
^These last two songs both talk about having to strive for peace because it's not fair for the children of tomorrow to be affected by our problems of today. Black Sabbath takes it a step further however, and relates it specifically to atomic war
(THIS IS A RECORDING FROM WVCW RADIO. If you like a song and want to listen to it again, please stream it directly from the artist instead of listening through this episode so they can get paid. I don't own the rights to any of these songs, and the goal of this project is to discover new music for you all and myself. I'm not trying to monetize off other peoples music in any way)
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"What's Your Favorite Song at the Moment?" (Best of Some Old Recordings)
Playlist of the People
01/26/22 • 59 min
After I got interviews for today's episode, I noticed when I go home that my microphone didn't pick up any audio - so I used some of my favorite recordings that I never released before. The artists in this episode range from Faye Webster, to La Lupe, to Elliot Smith, to Daft Punk, to Biggie, to Stevie Wonder, and more. I'll play both the interviews and songs for you guys, and give some commentary about the songs / artists throughout the episode. At the end I'll play two of my favorite songs at the moment.
Chapter markers are available on some platforms.
Songs in this episode include:
Kingston - Faye Webster
Adios - La Lupe
Lux - Pom Pom Squad
Alphabet Town - Elliot Smith
Touch - Daft Punk (ft. Paul Williams)
One More Chance - The Notorious B.I.G.
Return of the mack - Mark Morrison
I Keep Forgettin' - Michael McDonald
Regulate - Warren G & Nate Dogg
Boogie on Reggae Woman - Stevie Wonder
Wizard of Finance - Parliament
(If you like a song and want to listen to it again, please stream it directly from the artist instead of listening through this episode so they can get paid. I don't own the rights to any of these songs, and the goal of this project is to discover new music for you all and myself. I'm not trying to monetize off other peoples music in any way).
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Summer Madness: The Song that is Summer, and Other Songs that Sample it. (Live Recording from WVCW)
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09/22/22 • 59 min
Kool & The Gang's "Summer Madness" (1974) is all the feelings of summer wrapped into 4 minutes. On here I play and talk about Summer Madness and my favorite songs that sample it, as it's one of the most sampled songs of all time. I hope to fill your last day of summer with some madness.
Tracklist:
Summer Madness - Kool & The Gang
Summertime - DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
Certainty (Flipped it) - Erykah Badu
You Know How We Do It - Ice Cube
Compton - Kendrick Lamar and Dr. Dre
Rude Boy - Mr. Twin Sister
Jimmi Diggin Cats - Digable Planets
Summer Madness (Cover) - Butcher Brown
Summer Madness (Cover) - Jerald Daemyon
Songs I mentioned but wasn't able to play:
Doggy Dogg World - Snoop Dogg
Do You Wanna Ride? - Adina Howard
The Love Song - Da Bush Babees and Mos Def
Certainty (Original Version) Erykah Badu
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Rehoboth Beach's Favorite Songs
Playlist of the People
09/01/22 • 92 min
A few weeks ago I went to Rehoboth Beach and asked people about their favorite songs at the moment. I got some great responses with artists ranging from Deftones, to Neal Francis, to Led Zeppelin, to Scarling, to Pure Prarie League, etc.
Songs played in this episode:
Changes (pts. 1 & 2) - Neal Francis
City Noise - Scarling.
Don't Want To Know If You Are Lonely - Hüsker Dü
Cherry Waves - Deftones
Amie - Pure Prarie League
In The Light - Led Zeppelin
White Light Killer - Bodychoke
Pneuma - Tool
Haitian Divorce - Steely Dan
Heaven on the Beach with you - Robert Lester Folsom
Fair Thee Well Ms. Carosel - Townes Van Zandt
Laputa - Panchiko
What's The Use - Mac Miller
I also mentioned Them Changes by Thundercat, Deathmetal by Panchiko, and I'll be here in the Morning/Colorado Girl/ If I Needed You/For the Sake of the Song, all by Townes Van Zandt.
(If you like a song and want to listen to it again, please stream it directly from the artist instead of listening through this episode so they can get paid. I don't own the rights to any of these songs, and the goal of this project is to discover new music for you all and myself. I'm not trying to monetize off other peoples music in any way).
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People's Favorite Songs of Summer 21' (Part Two)
Playlist of the People
10/28/21 • 60 min
In this episode, I asked people around the VCU campus what their favorite song from the summer was, as summer vacation had just come to an end. People talked about some great songs and summer memories. The artists in this episode range from MF DOOM, to Mannequin Pussy, to Lafayette Afro Rock Band, to Stereolab, to Rosé, etc.
Towards the end, I talk about and play music from The Blackbyrd's, one of my favorite bands I discovered over the summer.
A playlist of the songs in this episode will be available on Spotify, Apple Music, Etc. Chapter markers will also be available for this episode on some services.
Songs in this episode include:
Deep Fried Frenz - MF DOOM
Sugar Tastes Like Salt: The Orielles
Take Off Ur Pants - Indigo De Souza
Savage Good Boy - Japanese Breakfast
Drunk II - Mannequin Pussy
Liquid Love - Roy Ayers
Gone - Rosé
Ozan Koukle - Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Pop Quiz - Stereolab
Weed in LA - The Koreatown Oddity
She's a Riot -The Jungle Giants
Short Change Hero - The Heavy
Rock Creek Park - The Blackbyrd's
Summer Love - The Blackbyrd's
(If you like a song and want to listen to it again, please stream it directly from the artist instead of listening through this episode so they can get paid. I don't own the rights to any of these songs, and the goal of this project is to discover new music for you all and myself. I'm not trying to monetize off other peoples music in any way).
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"What's Your Favorite Song at the Moment?" (12/1/21)
Playlist of the People
12/01/21 • 61 min
In this Episode, I asked people on the VCU campus what their favorite song at the moment was. The artists in this episode range from Shakatak, to Childish Gambino, to Mark Ronson & The Daptone Horns, to Joni Mitchell, etc. I'll play both the interviews and the songs mentioned for y'all, and talk about my favorite song at the end.
My friend and I also talk about our experience at The Garden & Dr. Know concert.
Chapter markers are available on some platforms
Songs played / mentioned in this episode:
La Femme Ressort - La Femme
Les - Childish Gambino
Song on the Radio - Al Stewart
this body means nothing to me - Shrimp
God Put a Smile on Your Face - Mark Ronson, The Daptone Horns
Attitude - Bad Brains
Assassins - Lightning Bolt
Bitch to the Boys - Shakatak
Easier Said Than Done - Shakatak
Covet - Basement
AMPM Truck - The Garden
Watch it Burn - Dr. Know
Big Yellow Taxi - Joni Mitchell
Got 'Til It's Gone - Janet Jackson, Q-Tip, Joni Mitchell
(If you like a song and want to listen to it again, please stream it directly from the artist instead of listening through this episode so they can get paid. I don't own the rights to any of these songs, and the goal of this project is to discover new music for you all and myself. I'm not trying to monetize off other peoples music in any way).
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People's Favorite Songs of Summer 21' (Part One)
Playlist of the People
10/13/21 • 61 min
In this episode, I asked people around the VCU campus what their favorite song from the summer was, as summer vacation had just come to an end. People talked about some great songs and summer memories. The artists in this episode range from The Isley Brothers, to The Avalanches, to Mac Miller, to Fishmans, to Ofege, and so on. I give commentary and small history listens about some songs throughout the episode, and at the end I talk about my personal favorite song at the moment, as well as the genre Highlife.
Chapter markers will also be available for this episode on some streaming services.
Songs in this episode:
The Divine Chord - The Avalanches (Feat. MGMT)
California Here We Go - The Garden
Anchi Bale Game - Admas
Gyalis - Capella Grey
Summer Breeze - The Isley Brothers
Nero Forte - Slipknot
The Spins - Mac Miller
Purple Tuesday - Rejjie Snow (Feat. Jesse Boykins III, Joey Bada$$)
Baby Blue - Fishmans
Someday - The Strokes
It's Not Easy - Ofege
(If you like a song and want to listen to it again, please stream it directly from the artist instead of listening through this episode so they can get paid. I don't own the rights to any of these songs, and the goal of this project is to discover new music for you all and myself. I'm not trying to monetize off other peoples music in any way).
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Muhammad The Oldhead / The Crazy Story of Panchiko
Playlist of the People
12/05/22 • 35 min
When passing a man soaking up the sun in his electric wheelchair while blasting some 60's soul music, I knew I had to interview him about his favorite song at the moment: My Girl, by The Temptations. After our interview, I tell you all about the wild story of Panchiko, a late 90's / early 2000's band who I saw live recently, who wouldn't be known at all if it weren't for some people on the internet a couple years ago.
Arists and songs played / mentioned in this episode:
My Girl - The Temptations
Just Got paid - ZZ Top
Whose Bed Have your Boots Been Under - Shania Twain
San Antonio Stroll - Tanya Tucker
Roller Skates - Steel Pulse
My Guy - Mary Wells
Weak For Your Love - Thee Sacred Souls
Mother Maybe - Kadhja Bonet
Andromeda - Weyes Blood
Sticky July - Butcher Brown
Midnight Morning - Menahan Street Band
Tell Me A Bedtime Story (Herbie Hancock Cover) - Robert Glasper
Cruisin To The Park - Durand Jones and the Indications
Lester Diamond - The Free Nationals
Super Predator - Joey Bada$$, Styles P
untitled 06 - Kendrick Lamar
Love Yourz - J. Cole
Certainty - Big Thief
Pelota - Khruangbin
Oge - The Cavemen.
Laputa - Panchiko
Deathmetal (ROT) - Panchiko
Kicking Cars (Nottingham Live Version) - Panchiko
Dreaming Of You - The Blackbyrds
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Deadhead talks favorite Grateful Dead song, some of the 620 shows he went to, and meeting the band
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07/27/22 • 18 min
Mark, owner of Sunshine Octopus, tells me about his favorite Grateful Dead song, some of the 620 shows he went to, and meeting the band.
The version I used in the song snippet is the 1969 Fillmore West San Fran version. This was the first live version released, and is the first time most people heard this song. This song was considered the holy grail Grateful Dead song to see live, and only was played once between 1980-1989. It was played mostly in the early 70's. The studio version doesn't do it justice one bit.
Check out Sunshine Octopus if you're veer near Rehoboth Beach, DE. Tell Mark that Carson sent you. Cool ass dude.
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"What's Your Favorite Song at the Moment?" (Recordings are mostly from early February)
Playlist of the People
02/23/22 • 58 min
In this Episode, I asked people on the VCU campus what their favorite song at the moment was. The artists in this episode range from The Spinners, to Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions, to Jacob Collier, to J Cole, and so on. I'll play both the interviews and the songs mentioned for y'all, and play my favorite song at the end.
At the beginning I talk a bit about the late great Betty Davis, and at the end I talk about my experience at the Mannequin Pussy Concert.
Songs played / mentioned in this episode:
They Say I'm Different - Betty Davis
It's a Shame - The Spinners
On The Low - Hope Sandoval and the Warm Inventions
Time (You and I) -Khruangbin
Lilly - Toro y Moi
Total Football - Parquet Courts
Anchin Kfu Ayinkash - Hailu Mergia
New Pammy - The Cavemen
Sky Above - Jacob Collier
In Your Arms - Sunbeam Sound Machine
Optimistic - Radiohead
Love Yourz - J Cole
Summer's Over - TV Girl, Jordana
Ozan Koukle - Lafayette Afro Rock Band
Red Clay - Jack Wilkins
Doin' It - Herbie Hancock
That's How I Got to Memphis - Tom T. Hall
Patience - Mannequin Pussy
(If you like a song and want to listen to it again, please stream it directly from the artist instead of listening through this episode so they can get paid. I don't own the rights to any of these songs, and the goal of this project is to discover new music for you all and myself. I'm not trying to monetize off other peoples music in any way).
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FAQ
How many episodes does Playlist of the People have?
Playlist of the People currently has 19 episodes available.
What topics does Playlist of the People cover?
The podcast is about Disco, Soul, Music, Music History, Podcasts, Jazz, Rock, Music Commentary and Funk.
What is the most popular episode on Playlist of the People?
The episode title 'Muhammad The Oldhead / The Crazy Story of Panchiko' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Playlist of the People?
The average episode length on Playlist of the People is 60 minutes.
How often are episodes of Playlist of the People released?
Episodes of Playlist of the People are typically released every 35 days, 1 hour.
When was the first episode of Playlist of the People?
The first episode of Playlist of the People was released on May 11, 2021.
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