Pops on Hops
Barry Hummel and Abigail Hummel
5.0
(11)
1 Listener
5.0
(11)
All episodes
Best episodes
Seasons
Top 10 Pops on Hops Episodes
Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Pops on Hops episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Pops on Hops for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Pops on Hops episode by adding your comments to the episode page.
Boozers (Screemers and Rogue Ales)
Pops on Hops
10/27/23 • 103 min
Barry and Abigail discuss Screemers and sample Dead Guy Pilsner, Dead Guy Ale, Dead Guy Pale Ale, and Dead Guy IPA from Rogue Ales in Ashland, Oregon.
The interstitial Bob and Ray sketches on this album come from Bob and Ray Throw a Stereo Spectacular, an album intended to show off the wonders of stereo recording. Watch these two examples of Bob and Ray’s comedy.
The Jabberwock is a creature referenced in Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll. Watch these two clips of Jack Palance performing as the Jabberwork in the TV movie Alice Through the Looking Glass.
Drac the Knife is a parody of Mack the Knife that originally appeared on Dracula’s Greatest Hits by Gene Moss and Fred Rice. Watch Bobby Darin perform Mack the Knife on the Ed Sullivan show.
Watch Bobby Pickett perform The Monster Mash and The Monster Swim.
The Green Bee is inspired by Flight of the Bumblebee.
Up next... Astoria by Marianas Trench
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.
Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox
1 Listener
01/12/24 • 99 min
We had the pleasure of joining our friend, and frequent guest, Matt Carlson on the podcast portion of his new project, What Am I Making, back on March 27, 2023.
Matt is a talented musician and songwriter from East Lansing, Michigan, whom Barry met as part of an online community created by Pete Dominick, the host of the Stand Up With Pete Dominick podcast. During one of their weekly hangouts, Matt shared the name of his latest band, Harborcoat. Barry caught the R.E.M. connection, which led to a Pops on Hops episode to discuss the album Joy is Elusive. The outtakes alone from that conversation also led to a Pops on Hops bonus episode to discuss Matt's Top Five R.E.M. albums. Matt has also contributed songs to our Christmas bonus episodes in both 2021 and 2022.
So, obviously, when Matt asked Abigail and Barry to chat about the Pops on Hops podcast, they jumped at the chance! It is a fabulous discussion of the origin story of the Pops on Hops podcast!
If you want to check out other episodes of the What Am I Making podcast, here are a few of our favorites!
WAIM #044 - Kevin Alexander's Ten Best Albums Of 2023
WAIM #031 - Matty C & Rockin' The Suburbs - Live at The Lost Rhino
What Am I Making #016 - Kevin and Scott Robertson of The Vapour Trails
Up next... The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch by Cute Is What We Aim For. This episode will be released on March 3, 2023.
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.
Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!
Facebook | Instagram | X | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox
1 Listener
09/29/23 • 118 min
Barry, Abigail, and special guest Todd Sider (Abigail’s uncle and Barry’s brother-in-law) discuss Todd’s Jukebox submission, Thriller by Michael Jackson, and sample LingLing Lager, Lil Slice of Hefen, Buxom Blonde Ale, Queen Sour, and Sitting In Limbo from lot 9 brewing co. in Bluffton, South Carolina.
Many thanks to Walter Trifari, brewmaster at lot 9 brewing co., for sitting down with us to chat about the brewery... and then staying on to chat with us about Thriller! Best surprise ever! You can find lot 9 on Facebook, X, and Instagram! lot 9’s website is also worth a look, especially the Beer 101 page!
Listen to Todd’s previous Jukebox episode, our first ever Jukebox episode, Hoptenders (The Pretenders & Chapman's Brewing Co.)!
Listen to our sister podcast discuss the “Weird Al” album which parodies Beat It on Dorks on Corks on 4-1 ("Weird Al" Yankovic and Schnebly Winery). We also briefly discussed Weird: The Al Yankovic Story, which you can watch for free on The Roku Channel!
Farrah Fawcett died on the same day as Michael Jackson. We briefly discussed her famous poster.
Abigail submitted Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ to the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to Don’t Stop the Music by Rihanna.
Walter brought to our attention One Bite Pizza Rankings.
Thriller features Vincent Price, an American character actor who appeared in many horror films. Watch the famous music video for Thriller.
Watch the music video for Beat It. The music video for Eat It is a shot-for-shot remake.
Todd compared The Lady in My Life to Bill Murray’s Nick the Lounge Singer sketch on Saturday Night Live.
Our next Jukebox episode will be He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, submitted by Barry’s brother and Abigail’s uncle, Derek Hummel, Sr. This episode is scheduled to drop on December 8, 2023.
Up next... RKS by Rainbow Kitten Surprise
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.
Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!
1 Listener
10/13/23 • 119 min
Barry, Abigail, and special guest Lory Willard discuss RKS by Rainbow Kitten Surprise and sample Lime Agave from Ginger’s Revenge in Asheville, North Carolina; Cheerwine Ale from NoDa Brewing Company in Charlotte, North Carolina; Blue Ridge Haze from Boojum Brewing Co. in Waynesville, North Carolina; and Dreamhuntress from Burial Beer Co. in Asheville, North Carolina.
Shout out to the staff at Tobacco Road Burley & Brew for suggesting several of the beers we sampled today, and many others still sitting in our fridges!
Ginger’s Revenge created a character for each of their four core beers. Meet the members of the band and check out each of their customized Spotify playlists!
The band Rainbow Kitten Surprise is from Boone, home of Booneshine Brewing Company! You can hear our review of several Booneshine beers on Bellyshine (Jellyfish and Booneshine Brewing Co.).
Meet the members of Rainbow Kitten Surprise!
As a comparison to Cold Love, Barry played a sample of Homeless by Paul Simon and Ladysmith Black Mambazo off of Paul Simon’s Graceland. You can hear our review of Graceland on Bar'nSider (Paul Simon & Barn Door Ciderworks).
Cheerwine Ale is a collaboration between NoDa Brewing and Cheerwine! You can hear more about this beer during an episode of Beer Guys Radio featuring Chad Henderson, NoDa’s co-founder and head brewer.
Up next... Screemers
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.
Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox
1 Listener
11/17/23 • 83 min
Barry and Abigail are joined by special guests “Uncle” Steve Moore and Jamie Queli, founder and CEO of Forgotten Boardwalk Brewing Company in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, to discuss Steve’s can design work for the brewery. We also sample The Cops Finally Busted Madame Marie, The Shucker, and Wednesday Is From Westfield.
Follow Steve on Instagram, or check out his blog, for more of his work!
Follow Forgotten Boardwalk on Facebook, Instagram, X, and TikTok!
We realize the limitations of this particular episode in an audio medium! Each of the labels that we discussed can be found on our episode blog.
Forgotten Boardwalk occupies the space previously held by Flying Fish Brewing Co., now located in Somerdale, New Jersey.
The Cops Finally Busted Madame Marie is a reference to 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) by Bruce Springsteen.
The Shucker is a collaboration with Barnegat Oyster Collective in Barnegat Township, New Jersey.
Read more about the history of pinball becoming illegal in the United States.
Food Network named Wednesday Is From Westfield one of the top nine pumpkin beers of 2023!
Learn more about the FemAle Brew Fest in Fort Lauderdale, Florida!
Jamie’s business partner, Seth, successfully donated his kidney to his mother 17 years ago. Coincidentally, Steve animated a video to raise awareness about kidney donation, called Kidney Stuff with Neff and Nuff: Share Your Spare.
Up next... Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.
Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!
Facebook | Instagram | X | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox
1 Listener
11/24/23 • 118 min
Barry and Abigail discuss Jagged Little Pill by Alanis Morissette and sample Fall Harvest from Ginger’s Revenge in Asheville, North Carolina; Daftoberfest from Daft Cow Brewery in Alachua, Florida; Clash Of The Pumpkin from Glasstown Brewing Company in Millville, New Jersey; and A Pumpkin In Sheep's Clothing (2023) from Toll Road Brewing Company in Ocoee, Florida.
Listen to Alanis Morissette’s most recent album, the storm before the calm, from 2022. She will be touring throughout 2024 with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Morgan Wade.
Abigail only knew the TikTok parody lyrics to Hand in My Pocket before being assigned this album.
Watch the music videos for Ironic and Hand in My Pocket.
Up next... He’s the DJ, I’m the Rapper by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, submitted to our Virtual Jukebox by Derek Hummel, Sr.
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.
Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!
Facebook | Instagram | X | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox
1 Listener
09/22/23 • 66 min
Barry, Abigail, and special guest Jack Cornell discuss the newest single from Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team (or the O.A.K. Team), Chainsaw Repair Shop. We also sample Oktoberfest from 3 Sons Brewing Co. in Dania Beach, Florida, and Buzzfest from Infinite Ale Works in Ocala, Florida.
A detailed history of Jack’s musical projects and collaborators is available in our episode Bonus: Friendship Wins (Jack Cornell and Tripping Animals Brewing).
Buy Chainsaw Repair Shop, or pre-save it on Spotify!
The genesis of this episode was Abigail sharing Had Me at Get Lost with Dave Z on our last episode, 62: Dave Z on Pops on Hops (The Smithereens & Chicagoland Beers).
Clips shared on this episode are:
- Willie Mays by Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team (Barry’s favorite song off of National Champions)
- Fat Lady in the Stands by Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team
Chainsaw Repair Shop debuted on Mojo Nixon’s The Loon in the Afternoon on SiriusXM Outlaw Country.
Barry once again brought up A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs during a discussion of Leon Russell. Two episodes discussed Russell’s early work as a session pianist, including Episode 153: Heroes and Villains by The Beach Boys.
Jack recommended Brave Combo, a genre-bending, accordion-heavy band from Texas.
Up next... Thriller by Michael Jackson, submitted to our Virtual Jukebox by Todd Sider.
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.
Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox
1 Listener
12/22/23 • 117 min
Barry and Abigail discuss A Very Special Christmas 3 and sample The Stoutmare Before Christmas, The Abominable Snow Stout, and How The Stout Stole Christmas! from Tarpon River Brewing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Barry and Abigail both recommend If On a Winter’s Night by Sting.
We reviewed Natalie Merchant’s rendition of Children Go Where I Send Thee. Listen to the original recording of Go Where I Send Thee by The Golden Gate Quartet.
Barry played a sample of Eartha Kitt’s Santa Baby.
We reviewed Sheryl Crow’s version of Blue Christmas. Listen to the original recording of Blue Christmas by Doye O’Dell.
We played a sample of Nat King Cole’s The Christmas Song to compare it to the version by Hootie & The Blowfish.
We also played a sample of Engelbert Humperdinck’s Ave Maria to compare it to the version by Eleven and Chris Cornell.
We also played a sample of Elvis Presley’s Santa Claus Is Back in Town to compare it to the version by Jonny Lang.
Barry compared the lyrical content of Christmas Song by Tim Reynolds and Dave Matthews to Christmas Day by Squeeze.
Barry entered We Three Kings by Patti Smith into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to Blue by R.E.M. (which features Patti Smith!).
If you are looking for more great holiday music, check out our Pops on Hops 2023 Christmas Playlist, featuring Christmas songs from many of the artists featured during our third season in 2023!
You can also check out the collection of the Hummel family’s favorite Christmas songs!
Up next... The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch by Cute Is What We Aim For. This episode will be released on March 3, 2023.
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.
1 Listener
09/15/23 • 106 min
Barry, Abigail, and special guest Dave Zalatoris of the Beer in Front podcast discuss Smithereens 11 by The Smithereens and sample several Chicagoland beers of Dave’s choosing! We both taste WayBird Hazy IPA from Half Acre Beer Company and Arcade-Hero from Revolution Brewing Company. Abigail also tastes Hala Kahiki from Lake Effect Brewing Company and Barry tastes Vanilla Deth from Revolution Brewing Company.
Listen to our appearance on Beer in Front!
The Smithereens were one of the first artists to perform on MTV Unplugged, in December of 1989.
Abigail entered Blues Before and After into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to Had Me at Get Lost by Terry Anderson & The Olympic Ass-Kickin Team...
...And then Barry entered Blue Period - Acoustic into the Abigail Hummel School of Speaking Smartly About Music with a comparison to In My Life by The Beatles.
Abigail felt the same way about Cut Flowers as she did about She Talks to Angels by The Black Crowes. Meanwhile, Barry compared it to a modern Eleanor Rigby.
Barry once again brought up A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs, specifically Episode 61: “That’ll Be the Day” by The Crickets, which tells the first part of Buddy Holly’s story, and Episode 74: “It Doesn’t Matter Any More” by Buddy Holly, which references the story behind Maria Elena.
Find Dave and Beer in Front on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and on all podcasting platforms!
Up next... Thriller by Michael Jackson, submitted to our Virtual Jukebox by Todd Sider.
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.
Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!
Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox
1 Listener
Bonus: Guest Spot on "Beer In Front"
Pops on Hops
01/26/24 • 39 min
Barry and Abigail had the opportunity to sit down with Dave Zalatoris from the Beer In Front podcast! This episode originally dropped on July 31, 2023. We discussed the origin of the Pops on Hops Podcast, shared some of our favorite albums and episodes, and talked about the Florida beer scene. Most importantly, Barry used his "phone a friend" option to solicit an album from Dave, and he selected "11" by The Smithereens. That episode dropped on September 15, 2023, and you can listen to it here.
You can find Dave and Beer in Front on YouTube, Twitter, Threads, and Instagram.
If you want to try a few other Beer in Front episodes, here are a few of our favorites!
Up next... The Same Old Blood Rush with a New Touch by Cute Is What We Aim For. This episode will be released on March 3, 2023.
Jingles are by our friend Pete Coe.
Visit Anosmia Awareness for more information on Barry’s condition.
Follow Barry or Abigail on Untappd to see what we’re drinking when we’re not on mic!
Facebook | Instagram | X | YouTube | Website | Email us | Virtual Jukebox
1 Listener
Show more best episodes
Show more best episodes
FAQ
How many episodes does Pops on Hops have?
Pops on Hops currently has 111 episodes available.
What topics does Pops on Hops cover?
The podcast is about Music, Podcasts and Music Commentary.
What is the most popular episode on Pops on Hops?
The episode title 'Cascadia (Marianas Trench and Cascade Brewing)' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Pops on Hops?
The average episode length on Pops on Hops is 90 minutes.
How often are episodes of Pops on Hops released?
Episodes of Pops on Hops are typically released every 14 days.
When was the first episode of Pops on Hops?
The first episode of Pops on Hops was released on Feb 12, 2021.
Show more FAQ
Show more FAQ