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Stacey Federoff and Nick Keppler are two journalists on a mission to second-guess the respected music critics who created the book 1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Each episode, they pick two albums at random and do deep dives. They revisit old favorites, expand their tastes and hope to one day understand the appeal of Hüsker Dü. Expect laughs, trivia, historic contexts and their judgement on whether or not each album is essential to living a fulfilling life.
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Signup to Generate a PitchStacey Federoff and Nick Keppler are two journalists on a mission to second-guess the respected music critics who created the book 1,001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Each episode, they pick two albums at random and do deep dives. They revisit old favorites, expand their tastes and hope to one day understand the appeal of Hüsker Dü.
Listen or Die is hosted by Nick Keppler and Stacey Federoff. The show has published 12 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Talk Talk Talk by the Psychedelic Furs and Miriam Makeba by Miriam Makeba" (26 October 2026, 60 minutes), "70s Extravaganza! Examining the Albums of Steely Dan and Chic" (10 September 2026, 81 minutes), and "Midnight Ride by Paul Revere and the Raiders and Madman Across the Water by Elton John" (8 July 2026, 56 minutes).
Listen or Die publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 57 minutes across 12 episodes.
Booking probability for Listen or Die is 24%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Listen or Die requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Listen or Die's contact route on record: verified email.
Nick Keppler and Stacey Federoff hosts Listen or Die, a society podcast with 12 episodes published.
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We talk about albums from two artists of stratospherically different backgrounds, who both incidentally got a big career boost from a movie. Behind the unmistakably gnarled vocals of Richard Butler, the Psychedelic Furs...
Episode #11
Steely Dan fail upwards into rock stardom and Chic write songs to get past the world’s doormen. Pardon us for going long but on this episode; we examine a total of five entries from the 1,001 Albums You Must...
Episode #9
Paul Revere and the Raiders say no to kicks and Elton John says Yes to orchestration. This episode, we're discussing Midnight Ride and Madman Across the Water. Paul Revere and the Raiders were just a Pacific Northwest...
Episode #8
<p>Mariah Carey surprises Rolling Stone by understanding hip-hop and Laibach is outlawed for being confusing. <br /></p><p>In this episode, we try to move past our rock-centric tastes and enjoy Butterfly, the 1997 album...
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<p>Os Mutantes did not actually break your turntable and Talking Heads learn to get along and really collaborate, for a few weeks.</p><p></p><p>After taking a month off, we are back to discuss the cross-continental...
Episode #6
<p>The Who relieve themselves of prog-rock ambitions and the Cocteau Twins will not dress up for you.</p><p></p><p>We're again considering three albums from 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, that staple of the...
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<p>Nanci Griffith tries to make folk-a-billy happen and Elliott Smith backs up Madonna, literally. </p><p></p><p>This time, we ponder three albums from 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, Griffith's The Last of...
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<p>Pink Floyd's awful fans punish them with more rock stardom and Supergrass discover that meeting the strange ones isn't actually so great.<br /><br />We also learn about Pittsburgh's Aerosmith riot of 1976, revisit...
Episode #4
<p>Pink Floyd's awful fans punish them with more rock stardom and Supergrass discover that meeting the strange ones is not actually so great.<br><br>We also learn about Pittsburgh's Aerosmith riot of 1976, revisit the...
Episode #3
<p>Miles Davis teams up with that radish guy to partake in the evolution of jazz and ABBA win over Pete Townsend and Joe Strummer, so what's your problem? Includes a brief and somewhat informed history of early jazz...
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<p>Oasis do not overcome infighting to create a modern-day campfire classic and Eminem says crazy stuff about women and gay people but it's apparently okay because he's not being serious all of the time. If Paul Simon...
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<p>The Velvets ditch their supposed cool boss and live their best lives, infuriating sound engineers, and Slade rise up from the Black Country to install their Wolverine-looking frontman as the UK's new Father...
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