Ronnie Lutes merges music and history in this compelling podcast about album liner notes.

The song that inspired a podcast and teaches us about the Bismarck

Volcanic eruptions and stone phalluses

This is the end... at least of this season

Today we are talking about a legendary singer/songwriter and a legendary human being. We are talking about the person that was the inspiration for the beginning lines of this very podcast that you hear every week and that you just heard. It is from his iconic line, 'Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.'

This week we talk about Ethiopian Christianity, Band Aid, Live Aid, Famines, and Brenda Spencer.

Beastie Boys - The Sounds of Science

Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama

The Bottle Rockets - Wave That Flag