Sunday, March 2, 2025

Flopcast 669: Let's Flop Again Like We Did Last Summer

We always enjoy perusing the annual list of nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, because it makes everybody angry. And this year we have a special guest: Michael Gordon, host of the DragonCon Report, Earth Station Who, and BatChums podcasts! (Clearly Mike isn't podcasting enough. So glad we could help with that.) The nominees include 70s rock (Bad Company), 80s pop (our girl Cyndi!), 90s grunge (Soundgarden), and lots more, including some long overdue legends (Joe Cocker, Mariah Carey) and some oddball surprises. (Phish? Really?) And we somehow get through the whole list without complaining about the Rock Hall's continued snubbing of Air Supply. But we have not forgotten.

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Show Notes

Michael now shares his pop culture musings on Substack, and so does his partner Michelle (whose latest post covers the very same topic as this episode)!

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As always, Kevin recommends the podcast Who Cares About the Rock Hall if you want a deep dive into this year's nominees.

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Induction into the Rock Hall won't get Cyndi Lauper closer to an EGOT, but it would be a well-deserved honor nonetheless. A 2024 documentary, Let the Canary Sing, highlights her career and her advocacy for the LGBTQ+ community. We've just added it to our watchlist!