Live Interview
And why does that matter?
This is how a Mato agent talks. Take the other seat: answer a few and feel it follow the thread.
Podcast charts
Published by Zach Cropper
An entertaining and educational look at the live — and sometimes studio — histories of some of rock's biggest acts.
On the charts
Every published chart this podcast appears in, in the snapshot behind this page. Each one links to the chart it came off.
From the feed
The latest episodes published to this podcast’s own RSS feed. Titles and descriptions are the publisher’s.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we rank my favourite Beach Boys songs, continuing the 'Top 31' theme for my champagne birthday this year... Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Phish's recently-concluded summer tour — Labour Day weekend shows in Colorado, notwithstanding — focusing especially on the Madison Square Garden run, of which I attended the fourth show. Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I rank my personal favourite 31 Doors songs. The Doors were my first favourite band, my first concert, and my number one song here has been my favourite song by anyone since I was 5 years old, so this was a fun one for me! Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss my personal favourite Led Zeppelin songs. I went with a Top 31 because I turn 31 on the 31st next week. Think of it like Baskin Robbins: 31 flavours of Led Zeppelin... Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 12! In this episode, I unveil my personal favourite — not the "best" — Taylor Swift songs. I went with a Top 31 in honour of this, my birthday month. Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined once again by my good friend, David Carson, to discuss Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here album in belated celebration of the 50th anniversary of its September 12, 1975 release. For a more detailed examination of the musical theory behind the album, I highly recommend Doug Helvering's reaction to the album . Check out David's singing project, Sons of Sinatra , as well! Merry Christmas! I will see you all shortly in 2026... Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined by my good friend, Alex, to discuss 'Led Zeppelin III' in belated celebration of the 55th anniversary of its October 5, 1970 release. Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we are joined for the first time by my friend and loyal listener, David Carson, to rank the Grateful Dead's best live months from 1972-74 — my favourite era of live Dead. I thought this would be a fun way to recap our detailed examinations of that period over the past three years. We conducted it draft-style, resulting in a 'roster' of 15 months for each of us. Comment who you think won! Check out David's singing project as well — @sonsofsinatra on Instagram. Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Rock Talk turns 5! Thank you all so much for your continued interest and support! In this episode, we discuss Led Zeppelin's 1975 North American Tour, which we previously covered way back in Episode 3 , but I wanted to discuss it again to commemorate the 50th anniversary. It's the first year of live Zeppelin I got into back in high school, so I've always had a soft spot for it, and with it being five years since we last talked about it, my opinions have shifted some... I also ranked the 1975 versions of "No Quarter" back in Episode 40 — one of my personal favourite episodes to create! Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Led Zeppelin's double album, 'Physical Graffiti,' in belated celebration of the 50th anniversary of its February 24, 1975 release. It's rare for me to do one of these album deep-dives these days, but an over-the-top album warrants an over-the-top episode, right? Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail NFL Draft season is upon us, so I thought I would come up with my "first round picks" for a few of my favourite artists, thus the unconventional "Top 32." Last week was the Rolling Stones, so it's only fitting that we tackle the Beatles this week. As with my Stones list, I tried to stick to my personal favourites as the criteria, as opposed to "best" or "most impressive," so there are bound to be some surprising inclusions, as well as omissions... Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail NFL Draft season is upon us, so I thought I would come up with my "first round picks" for a few of my favourite artists, thus the unconventional "Top 32." We'll start with the Rolling Stones, but I'm planning on covering the Beatles and Led Zeppelin as well. I tried to stick to my personal favourites as the criteria, as opposed to "best" or "most impressive," so there are sure to be some surprising inclusions, as well as omissions — you can't always get what you want... Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I go over the factors I consider when determining what to wear to a concert. A friend of mine interviewed me about this for a school assignment of hers last week, and I had so much fun crafting my answers that I decided to record them! Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Season 10! In this episode — fitting for Valentine's Day weekend — we dive into one of my favourite Bob Dylan songs, "Simple Twist Of Fate," in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the release of 'Blood On The Tracks,' the album it hails from. Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this, the Season 9 finale — as we've done for 1972 and 1973 the past two years, respectively — we rank the 1974 Grateful Dead shows in celebration of the 50th anniversary of that venerable year in their live history. This will likely be the last time I undertake this exercise, as they only played four shows during their "hiatus" in 1975, and both my interest and expertise in post-hiatus Dead is considerably less. However, 1975 is one of my favourite years for live Led Zeppelin, controversial as that may be, so look forward to lots of content on that front in the new year... Until then, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss the second instalment in the Rolling Stones' legendary four-album run from 1968-72, that being 'Let It Bleed,' released on this day in 1969. Few albums so accurately capture the mood of their time, and even fewer hit just as close to home 55 years later as they did on release day... Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Led Zeppelin's second album in celebration of the 55th anniversary of its October 1969 release. I forgot to mention this in the episode, but 'II' eventually unseated 'Abbey Road' from the top spot on the charts. In this way, with the Beatles' breakup privately decided and (relatively) soon-to-be-announced, this album really functioned as a passing of the torch from the Beatles, who ruled the '60s, to Zeppelin, who would rule the '70s in much the same way... Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we discuss Supertramp's third album, 'Crime Of The Century,' in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its October 25, 1974 release. "Bloody Well Right" is one of the first songs — by anybody — that I recall really falling in love with, and was probably the most played song on my old iPod with the wheel, so I was excited to dig into this one. I used to imagine it being played when Major League Baseball inevitably retired my jersey number someday...LOL! Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we pay tribute to Phil Lesh, bassist and co-founder of the Grateful Dead, who passed peacefully one week ago at the age of 84. His singular approach to the bass is utterly inimitable, and he will be dearly missed... Support the show Instagram — @rocktalk.dr.cropper Email — rocktalk.dr.cropper@gmail.com
Ranking source
Apple Podcasts rankings via the Mato Topic Intelligence Platform.
Observed September 20, 2026.
Apple and Apple Podcasts are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Pairs with
Bring this source into Mato to read its transferable patterns, then turn them into an original show for your own audience.