The Tully Show

Rock journalist Ira Robbins talks music plus his career as co-founder of Trouser Press  and beyond. Visit TrouserPress.com and TrouserPressBooks.com!

A look back at new and noteworthy music releases from April 1983.  Hear way more - including a few that in retrospect should have definitely made the cut for the main show - FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully

Longtime rock journalist Jim Sullivan discusses his book "Backstage & Beyond Vol. 1," available now at TrouserPressBooks.com (and through all the usual spots, too). Subscribe to The Deuce, my podcast with Jessimae Peluso, available now wherever you pod.

Author/journalist Henry Grabar discusses "Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains The World". Subscribe to THE DEUCE - my podcast with Jessimae Peluso - available now wherever you pod!

Hear more March '83 new releases - including an especially baffling outing from Van Morrison - FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully

Michael Schulman discusses "Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears."  Get a free 7-day trial to access hundreds of hours of exclusive pods at Patreon.com/MikeTully!

Hear Part 2 of this show FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully!

Author Heather Radke discusses "Butts: A Backstory", now available for pre-order in paperback.

Author Ben Sheehan discusses "OMG WTF Does the Constitution Actually Say?"

"Thriller"...the OTHER Michael Jackson album which came out the same month that you've probably never heard of...and much, much more.  Hear the best of the rest of November & December 1982 new releases FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully

Our ongoing march through the history of 80's music continues.  Enjoy...then hear - or watch! - the 'best of the rest' companion pod FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully! 

A look at new and noteworthy new music releases from September 1982. After enjoying this show hear a companion pod featuring even more September '82 new releases FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully!

Economist (and bunny enthusiast) Noah Smith discusses the rise (and fall) of peak U.S. teen happiness plus other topics he writes about at noahpinion.substack.com 

Berklee music professor Dr. Susan Rogers discusses her years working as Prince's personal recording studio engineer plus her new book "This Is What It Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You."  Hear more music-themed podcasts (almost) every week at Patreon.com/MikeTully

The songs (and stories behind the songs) that highlighted August 1982's new music releases. Hear the best of the rest in a bonus pod exclusively at Patreon.com/MikeTully!

Nick Seabrook discusses "One Person, One Vote: A Surprising History of Gerrymandering in America".

From Singapore, Liza Lin discusses "Surveillance State: Inside China's Quest to Launch a New Era of Social Control," co-authored with Josh Chin and based on their reporting for The Wall Street Journal.

A look at the most noteworthy new music releases from July 1982. After listening to this, come hear a companion pod featuring even more July '82 new music FREE at Patreon.com/MikeTully!

Jonathan Cohen discusses "For a Dollar and a Dream: State Lotteries in Modern America".

Bill Keenan discusses his memoirs "Odd Man Rush: A Harvard Kid's Hockey Odyssey from Central Park to Somewhere in Sweden—with Stops along the Way" and "Discussion Materials: Tales of a Rookie Wall Street Investment Banker".