Everybody Plays the Fool

A wide variety of music, connected by a different theme each week. LIVE Mondays at 9PM EST on Radio Free Brooklyn. It may be factual, may be cruel!

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Ep. 41: Quincy Jones
To celebrate Quincy's 84th birthday (which happens to be my birthday as well), this episode of EP...
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Ep. 40: Surprising Originals
This week's EPtF digs into the original recordings of songs that later became big hits for other ...
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Ep. 39: Surprising Covers (Part 2)
A theme so good, it needed a sequel! In part 2 of "Surprising Covers," we hear newer versions of...
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Ep. 38: Surprising Covers
This week is all covers! Interesting, weird, and surprising cover versions of well-known songs p...
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Ep. 37: Dolly Parton
This week's EPtF is a tribute to the great Dolly Parton, featuring recordings from throughout Dol...
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Ep. 36: Delayed Gratification
Wait for it... this week's episode of EPtF is all about delayed gratification: artists who found ...
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Guest Ep: "Replacements" with host Mike Joseph
This week, guest host Mike Joseph (host of RFB's "Jheri Curl Chronicles," popblerd.com) brings yo...
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Ep. 35: MLK Day
This week's EPtF features music about the Martin Luther King Jr Day holiday, and music associated...
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Ep. 34: Junk Food
To celebrate the imminent demise of your new year's resolution to eat healthy... this week's show...
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Ep. 33: Beginnings
For the first EPtF of 2017, we're playing all music about starting over, new days, and beginnings...
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Ep. 32: Countdown
In the last EPtF of 2016, we countdown from "10" to "1," with music from Bruce Springsteen, Harry...
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Ep. 31: Christmas
Christmas music from Ella Fitzgerald, Arlo Guthrie, Sufjan Stevens, and much more. A mix of Chri...
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Ep. 30: Optimism!
As we look back on the (pretty terrible) year of 2016, this week's episode of EPtF focuses on the...
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Ep. 29: Tribute to Bob Cranshaw
This week's episode is a tribute to the late, great Bob Cranshaw. Bob played bass on tons of cla...
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Ep. 28: Randy Newman
A tribute to the legendary singer/songwriter Randy Newman!
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Ep. 27: Secrets
Mysterious music, secret codes, hidden messages, conspiracy theories, and more! Music from MF Do...
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Ep. 26: Leftovers
To celebrate EPtF's new night, and the new season of Radio Free Brooklyn, this week's episode fea...
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Ep. 25: Bad Presidents
Songs protesting bad US presidents of the past.
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Ep. 24: Questions
To celebrate the 3rd anniversary of "Music Trivia with Shane and Ruth" (facebook.com/musictrivian...
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Ep. 23: Halloween
Spooky scary music from Sufjan Stevens, Rihanna, Apollo Sunshine, Gnarls Barkley, The Specials, a...
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Ep. 22: Yacht Rock
This week's EPtF invites you to don your captain's hat and set sail on the smooth, smooth waters ...
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Ep. 21: Guilty Pleasures
Featuring special guest Mike Joseph (Pop Blerd Radio)! We talk a lot about liking songs and arti...
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Ep. 20: Pirates
To celebrate Columbus Day weekend, this week's show is full of songs about thievery, murder, dece...
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Ep. 19: Happy Birthday Ruth!
A whole show dedicated to one very special listener... my wife Ruth. Happy Birthday!
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Ep. 18: Comic Books
Kapow! Zap! Bamf! Holy onomatopoeias, Batman... EPtF Episode 18 is all about comic books! We've g...
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