O'Brien & Doug
Music Podcasts
Doug and Brian have known each other since junior high school. They didn’t become “O’Brien & Doug” until their widely popular radio show polluted the airwaves of their local rock station. Brian was "Chris O'Brien" on the air and had been in...
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United States
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Music Podcasts
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Doug and Brian have known each other since junior high school. They didn’t become “O’Brien & Doug” until their widely popular radio show polluted the airwaves of their local rock station. Brian was "Chris O'Brien" on the air and had been in broadcasting for 25 years and Doug....hadn’t. They spoke to listeners on the air about what was important (Who was the best rock drummer? Should 80s movies be required for all high school students?). The magic continues in the O'Brien & Doug Podcast!
Twitter:
@obrienanddoug
Language:
English
Contact:
2075402366
Email:
obrienanddoug@gmail.com
Episodes
O'Brien & Doug Ep286 [April 16, 2026 Hedy Lamar is a BossBabe!]
4/16/2026
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On this episode we begrudgingly chat about the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, hear new music from Foo Fighters, list more new rock music coming in May, and more. We also play Poorly Explained Movies, MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band named after an important figure in radio. What more could you ask for? #rrhf #foofighters #tesla
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Duración:01:22:11
O'Brien & Doug Ep285 [April 9, 2026 6th Anniversary]
4/9/2026
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It’s our 6th Anniversary!! On this episode we chat about our upcoming gigs, more stuff about Rush, hear new music from Stephen Pearcy of RATT, and discuss the fact that WKRP in Cincinatti will now be a real radio station. Yeah, really. We also play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for an 80s band who had to change their name after their first official record was released. #rush #ratt #wkrp #nightranger
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Duración:01:25:41
O'Brien & Doug Ep284 [April 2, 2026 Uh - I Don't Know!]
4/2/2026
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On this episode we discuss Rush’s first reunion performance on the Juno Awards, the new installment of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Festival, and we see how many Billy Joel Jeopardy questions we can answer. We also play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for an 80s blue-eyed soul band with a red-headed frontman.
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Duración:01:14:20
O'Brien & Doug Ep283 [March 26, 2026 Thank You Chuck Norris]
3/26/2026
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On this episode we discuss the last couple of band gigs, the loss of a cult martial arts hero, the new rock releases for the month of April, and the “Best Hair Metal Band for Each Letter of the Alphabet” according to UCR. We play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for a blues trio from Canada that has no bass player. #chucknorris #monkeyjunk
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Duración:01:28:04
O'Brien & Doug Ep282 [March 19, 2026 Happy St. Paddy's Day]
3/19/2026
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On this episode O’Brien recounts a recent school trip to the Senate, we establish KISS are marketing geniuses and Vinnie Vincent is delusional; we play “Poorly Explained 80s Movies”, MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band that started the rock and roll cruise phenomenon. #kiss # sisterhazel
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Duración:01:28:04
O'Brien & Doug Ep281 [March 12, 2026 Farewell Dungeon of Fun!]
3/12/2026
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On this episode we discuss possibly ditching the Fun Dungeon, Steve Vai on the new version of Van Halen’s “Jump”, The Big 4 of the Sunset Strip, Great covers from female vocalists, and stuff that scared us as 80s kids, all thanks to Ultimate Classic Rock. We play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a Canadian blues/rock singer. #vanhalen #80s #colinjames
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Duración:01:23:40
O'Brien & Doug Ep280 [March 5, 2026 Grabbing at Straws]
3/5/2026
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On this episode we explain why we unexpectedly took a week off. We discuss which was better, the cover or the original…we talk rock hall nominees, play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for one of O’Brien’s Desert Island Albums from a guy who used to get mistaken for the Boss. #rrhof #rickspringfield
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Duración:01:26:21
O'Brien & Doug Ep279 [February 19, 2026 Dogs Love Surf Music]
2/19/2026
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On this episode we talk vacation, new releases, cover songs, and why Snoop Dogg is the new mascot for Gen X, plus we play “Poorly Explained Movies” and MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for a singer/songwriter from the 80s who’s hair had a life of its own. #snoopdogg #richardmarx
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Duración:01:17:18
O'Brien & Doug Ep278 [February 12, 2026 Poorly Explained Podcast]
2/12/2026
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On this episode we discuss Super Bowl, the passing of 3 Doors Down frontman Brad Arnold and what the band does from here, the original demo of “Shot in the Dark” by Ozzy, and how O’Brien wants to program a rock station and unearths a couple of lost classics. We tackle Bouncin’ Bob’s listener male challenge again. Plus, we play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band that many call the American Rolling Stones. #3doorsdown #ozzy #aerosmith
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Duración:01:28:24
O'Brien & Doug Ep277 [February 5, 2026 Big Time Dumb]
2/5/2026
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On this episode we discuss the upcoming release of Van Halen’s 5150 Box and all its glorious extras, the passing of Chuck Negron from Three Dog Night and remember their best songs, we hear new music from Roger Taylor of Queen and the latest Peter Gabriel offering. We play “Poorly Explained Movies” and MixTape (sorry Miss Judgeness, we’re dumb!), and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band of regular dudes from South Carolina who became pop stars. #vanhalen #threedognight #hootie
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Duración:01:19:05
O'Brien & Doug Ep276 [January 29, 2026 How Do We Label These?]
1/29/2026
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On this episode we list some upcoming rock releases for the month of February 2026, hear new music from Def Leppard, Lou Gramm of Foreigner, and a surprising delivery from Megadeth. We reminisce on some underrated 80s pop music. We play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for an 80s pop version of a 70s prog/rock group. #defleppard #genesis
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Duración:01:22:21
O'Brien & Doug Ep275 [January 22, 2026 Taste is Irrelevant]
1/22/2026
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On this episode we talk about the NFL Playoffs, promo photos via ChatGPT, the 20 Best Hard Rock & Metal Albums from 1986 according to UCR, upcoming concerts in Maine, a question Doug had for O’Brien, and we answer some listener mail. We play “Poorly Explained Movies”, MixTape, and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a folk pop singer/songwriter whose life was cut way too short in the early 70s. #nfl #jimcroce
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Duración:01:21:06
O'Brien & Doug Ep274 [January 15, 2026 Burritos & Portapotties]
1/15/2026
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On this episode we lament all the sick bugs going around and discuss O’Brien’s plan to fix it. Plus, we may have a new business model…”Burritos & Portapotties”. We contemplate catching up with an producer friend of ours, discuss the recently announced Hagar/Springfield tour, hear two new songs from the Black Crowes, play our new movie game, MixTape and we climb the Wall of Tunes for a man who made every famous musician who they are today. #blackcrowes #sammyhagar #maca
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Duración:01:09:59
O'Brien & Doug Ep273 [January 8, 2026 For People Who Hate Themselves!]
1/8/2026
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On this episode we discuss Alex Van Halen teaming with Toto’s Steve Lukather, the Vinnie Vincent album that will probably never be released, new music from Peter Gabriel, plus, we introduce a new segment about movies, play MixTape, and climb the Wall of Tunes for O’Brien’s latest pickup at his favorite record store. #vanhalen #petergabriel #mrbig
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Duración:01:13:45
O'Brien & Doug Ep272 [January 1, 2026 Happy You Near!]
1/1/2026
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On this first episode of 2026 we discuss our holiday, including a holiday house fire...we ponder what KISS alum Vinnie Vincent and Peter Criss are thinking with their latest music releases, we hear a new song from the new Megadeth album, play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for the Father of Invention. #KISS #Zappa
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Duración:01:26:37
O'Brien & Doug Ep271 [December 18, 2025 Merry Christmas from BamBam & PoopyHead]
12/18/2025
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On this episode we react to the passing of legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner, the arrival of O’Brien’s first grandchild, what it takes to be an aging Rockstar on tour, and we learn what each of us are listening to on our devices this week. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a rock band who has had several lineup changes but is still making white knuckle rock-n-roll. #robreiner #deaddaisies
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Duración:01:24:05
O'Brien & Doug Ep270 [December 11, 2025 Making Christmas Magic].mp3
12/11/2025
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On this episode we lament the passing of guitar great Steve Cropper. We also discuss the huge July 2026 concert announcements in our neck of the woods, new rock releases for 2026, and we hear two new songs from Guns ‘N’ Roses. Oh, and Doug “Dougs” a classic Christmas flick. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a man who lost a girl to Jim from The Office. #stevecropper #gunsnroses #michaelbuble
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Duración:01:16:59
O'Brien & Doug Ep269 [December 4, 2025 Pacing the Cage]
12/4/2025
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On this episode we debut some of our new imaging positioners (big words describing when a different voice says our name), we discuss Thanksgiving, Doug’s new part-time part-time job, the 15 Diamond Selling Hard Rock Albums ranked according to UCR, and we play MixTape in the middle AND at the end. We climb the Wall of Tunes for a Canadian legend, and we steal his song title for this episode. Winning! #brucecockburn
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Duración:01:06:57
O'Brien & Doug Ep268 [November 20, 2025 The Curse of O&D Strikes Again!]
11/20/2025
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On this episode we read some listener mail. Our cursed discussions continue as we lose another famous musician. We talk rock headlines, retirements, and more. We attempt to write some liners for the podcast. We also play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for an iconic 80s pop band out of Australia. #toddsnider #crowdedhouse
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Duración:01:17:38
O'Brien & Doug Ep267 [November 13, 2025 Six Seven]
11/13/2025
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On this episode we discuss some rock releases expected in the month of December, The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2025 Induction, new music from new artist Stanley Simmons, and most importantly Doug’s service to our country as this episode was recorded on Veteran’s Day. We also play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band that is in both of our top 5 favorites. #rrhf #veteransday #bigheadtodd
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Duración:01:21:47