O'Brien & Doug
Episodes
298 episodes
O'Brien & Doug Ep298 [July 9, 2026 Women on a...!]
On this episode, we complain about a certain wedding, hear new music from Stryper, Asia, the “Seeds of KISS, er…we mean Stanley Simmons, plus we hear old music from Foreigner that should stay old. We play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and...
O'Brien & Doug Ep297 [July 2, 2026 They Can't All Be Bangers!]
On this episode, we get moon music from Peter Gabriel and the Rolling Stones, discuss a few bands from the hair metal era who should have been bigger, and wah-wahs. We play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and Wall of Tunes: Smash or Trash. ...
O'Brien & Doug Ep296 [June 25, 2026 Caffeine & Hate]
On this episode, we discuss O’Brien’s trip to Boston, the status of the basement, the “Big 4 of Rush Albums”, our favorite songs from Rush, the upcoming Buddy Guy All-Star Concert, a Van Halen headline, and more. We play Poorly Explained Movies...
O'Brien & Doug Ep295 [June 18, 2026 Oh Yeah, Happy Birthday Jude!]
On this episode, we preview some new rock music set for release in July. We also see if Doug can recognize all 40 of the “best drum intros in rock history”, according to Ultimate Classic Rock. We answer some Listener Mail, play Poorly Explained...
O'Brien & Doug Ep294 [June 11, 2026 RUSH is Back!]
On this episode, we try to explain what Anika Nilles has done for the Rush faithful. We also hear new music from Prince, and the spawn of KISS. We discuss the “Big 4 Guitar Solos”, and decide to change up the Wall of Tunes. We play Poorly Expla...
O'Brien & Doug Ep293 [June 4, 2026 And the Checklist Saves the Day]
On this episode, we discuss O’Brien missing his first Syndicate Show, Eli’s senior week; we hear new music from Peter Gabriel, Greta Van Fleet, and Billy Gibbons, identify 80s TV shows from a freeze frame and hear their theme songs. Plus we pla...
O'Brien & Doug Ep292 [May 28, 2026 Monkeys in a Zoo]
On this episode, we recap Eli’s prom, O’Brien’s concerts, Rick Beato, and more. We play Poorly Explained Movies, MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for a 50s vocal group that Doug can’t remember the name of. #rickbeato #drifters
O'Brien & Doug Ep291 [May 21, 2026 The Great Chocolate Chip Hunt]
On this episode, O’Brien & Doug dish out new rock releases for the month of June, discuss the greatest guitar solos from 80s hairbands, and hear new music from Deep Purple and Anthrax. We also wish O’Brien’s oldest a happy birthday, hear a ...
O'Brien & Doug Ep290 [May 14, 2026 Dead End Doug's Dreamhole!]
This episode goes off the rails in swift fashion. We’ve always said we are the podcast for those with ADD, but the number of rabbit holes we follow is record-breaking. We discuss Alex Van Halen, a new Beatles duet, Spotify, “Dead End Doug’s Dre...
O'Brien & Doug Ep289 [May 7, 2026 Two Young Thugs]
On this episode we hear new music from Peter Gabriel and the Rolling Stones, Doug rants about the NYTimes list of the 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters. We play Poorly Explained Movies, MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for an 80s band...
O'Brien & Doug Ep288 [April 30, 2026 Everything is Stoopid!]
On this episode we finally get to some listener mail, we hear new music from Europe, Michael Stipe and Skid Row’s Rachel Bolan. We try to guess the 80s movie from one frame. Plus, we play Poorly Explained Movies, MixTape, and climb the Wall of ...
O'Brien & Doug Ep287 [April 23, 2026 Black Ankle Socks]
On this episode we discuss the 10th anniversary of Prince’s death, talk upcoming appearances, ruminate on the premise of the next Topgun movie, and more. We also play Poorly Explained Movies, MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for the “Purple ...
O'Brien & Doug Ep286 [April 16, 2026 Hedy Lamar is a BossBabe!]
On this episode we begrudgingly chat about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, hear new music from Foo Fighters, list more new rock music coming in May, and more. We also play Poorly Explained Movies, MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes f...
O'Brien & Doug Ep285 [April 9, 2026 6th Anniversary]
It’s our 6th Anniversary!! On this episode we chat about our upcoming gigs, more stuff about Rush, hear new music from Stephen Pearcy of RATT, and discuss the fact that WKRP in Cincinatti will now be a real radio station. Yeah, really. We also ...
O'Brien & Doug Ep284 [April 2, 2026 Uh - I Don't Know!]
On this episode we discuss Rush’s first reunion performance on the Juno Awards, the new installment of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Festival, and we see how many Billy Joel Jeopardy questions we can answer. We also play “Poorly Explained Movies”, ...
O'Brien & Doug Ep283 [March 26, 2026 Thank You Chuck Norris]
On this episode we discuss the last couple of band gigs, the loss of a cult martial arts hero, the new rock releases for the month of April, and the “Best Hair Metal Band for Each Letter of the Alphabet” according to UCR. We play “Poorly Explai...
O'Brien & Doug Ep282 [March 19, 2026 Happy St. Paddy's Day]
On this episode O’Brien recounts a recent school trip to the Senate, we establish KISS are marketing geniuses and Vinnie Vincent is delusional; we play “Poorly Explained 80s Movies”, MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band that started t...
O'Brien & Doug Ep281 [March 12, 2026 Farewell Dungeon of Fun!]
On this episode we discuss possibly ditching the Fun Dungeon, Steve Vai on the new version of Van Halen’s “Jump”, The Big 4 of the Sunset Strip, Great covers from female vocalists, and stuff that scared us as 80s kids, all thanks to Ultimate Cl...
O'Brien & Doug Ep280 [March 5, 2026 Grabbing at Straws]
On this episode we explain why we unexpectedly took a week off. We discuss which was better, the cover or the original…we talk rock hall nominees, play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for one of O’Brien’s Dese...
O'Brien & Doug Ep279 [February 19, 2026 Dogs Love Surf Music]
On this episode we talk vacation, new releases, cover songs, and why Snoop Dogg is the new mascot for Gen X, plus we play “Poorly Explained Movies” and MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for a singer/songwriter from the 80s who’s hair had a l...
O'Brien & Doug Ep278 [February 12, 2026 Poorly Explained Podcast]
On this episode we discuss Super Bowl, the passing of 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold and what the band does from here, the original demo of “Shot in the Dark” by Ozzy, and how O’Brien wants to program a rock station and unearths a couple of ...
O'Brien & Doug Ep277 [February 5, 2026 Big Time Dumb]
On this episode we discuss the upcoming release of Van Halen’s 5150 Box and all its glorious extras, the passing of Chuck Negron from Three Dog Night and remember their best songs, we hear new music from Roger Taylor of Queen and the latest Pet...
O'Brien & Doug Ep276 [January 29, 2026 How Do We Label These?]
On this episode we list some upcoming rock releases for the month of February 2026, hear new music from Def Leppard, Lou Gramm of Foreigner, and a surprising delivery from Megadeth. We reminisce on some underrated 80s pop music. We play “Poorly...
O'Brien & Doug Ep275 [January 22, 2026 Taste is Irrelevant]
On this episode we talk about the NFL Playoffs, promo photos via ChatGPT, the 20 Best Hard Rock & Metal Albums from 1986 according to UCR, upcoming concerts in Maine, a question Doug had for O’Brien, and we answer some listener mail. We pla...
O'Brien & Doug Ep274 [January 15, 2026 Burritos & Portapotties]
On this episode we lament all the sick bugs going around and discuss O’Brien’s plan to fix it. Plus, we may have a new business model…”Burritos & Portapotties”. We contemplate catching up with an producer friend of ours, discuss the recentl...