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The Bob Lefsetz Podcast

The Bob Lefsetz Podcast

Bob Lefsetz is the author of ?The Lefsetz Letter.? Listen to his new podcast where he'll address the issues at the core of the music business, internet, and the world at large.

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Episodes

Bill Schnee

Producer/engineer Bill Schnee recorded "Aja," produced Pablo Cruise and so much more!

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2025-12-11
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Tommy Emmanuel

Guitarist extraordinaire!

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2025-12-04
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Tom Freston

Tom has a new book, "Unplugged: Adventures from MTV to Timbuktu."

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2025-11-27
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Yemi Oyediran

Yemi Oyediran is the director of the must-watch documentary "King of Them All: The Story of King Records" presently airing on PBS.

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2025-11-20
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Rob Katz

Rob Katz is Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer of Vail Resorts.

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2025-11-13
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Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney has a new autobiography, "Heart Life Music." Kenny is open, honest and forthright...not fake humble or self-deprecating, he owns his hard work and success. I loved talking to him and you'll love listening to him!

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2025-11-06
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KT Tunstall

A one woman tour de force!

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2025-10-30
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Peter Guralnick

Peter Guralnick has written the definitive Elvis Presley books, "Last Train to Memphis" and "Careless Love." His latest is about Elvis's manager, "The Colonel and the King: Tom Parker, Elvis Presley and the Partnership that Rocked the World."

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2025-10-23
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Steve Potash

Steve Potash is President and CEO of OverDrive, which provides books for libraries via its Libby app and video content via Kanopy and...

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2025-10-16
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Paul Janeway

Lead singer of St. Paul & the Broken Bones.

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2025-10-09
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Jon Batiste

A must-listen!

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2025-10-02
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Amy Lee

Of Evanescence.

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2025-09-25
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Henry Paul

Of the Outlaws, the Henry Paul Band and Blackhawk.

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2025-09-18
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David Freiberg

Of Quicksilver Messenger Service and Jefferson Starship. He just turned 87, but he's still out on the road. He's been there and done that, from Ohio to San Francisco and beyond!

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2025-09-11
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Joe Grushecky

The Original Iron City Houserocker. Joe's got co-writes on Bruce Springsteen’s latest release.

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2025-09-04
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Margo Price

She's got a new album, "Hard Headed Woman."

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2025-08-28
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David Goggin & Martin Porter

The story of their new book "Buzz Me In: Inside the Record Plant Studios."

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2025-08-21
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Carl Stubner

Carl Stubner runs the management company Shelter Music. He personally manages ZZ Top and Crowded House and has been involved with Fleetwood Mac and other acts. This is his story as well as the story of the management group he is growing.

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2025-08-14
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Wayne Forte

This is Wayne Forte's fiftieth year in the business. As an agent he's represented acts as varied as David Bowie and Tedeschi Trucks Band. We discuss his career as well as NITO (National Independent Talent Organization) and the lobbying for and distribution of monies during Covid.

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2025-08-07
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Dennis McNally

Long time publicist for the Grateful Dead Dennis McNally has a new book "The Last Great Dream: How Bohemians Became Hippies and Created the Sixties." We talk about San Francisco, the Dead and more!

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2025-07-31
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Mario Medious

From the Atlantic accounting department to the head of Emerson, Lake & Palmer's Manticore Records, Mario Medious is a legendary record executive.

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2025-07-24
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Mitch Ryder

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2025-07-17
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Don Was

From Was Not Was to Bonnie Raitt to the Rolling Stones AND MORE! You'll dig this!

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2025-07-10
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Gloria Gaynor

She survives!

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2025-07-03
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Colin Blunstone

Lead singer of the Zombies.

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2025-06-26
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Donnie Iris

From "The Rapper" to "Ah! Leah!"

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2025-06-19
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Fred Mollin

Fred Mollin has a new book, "Unplugged: Stories and Secrets from a Life of Making Records, Scoring Film, and Working with the Legends of Music."

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2025-06-12
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Mike Garson

David Bowie's piano player...and more!

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2025-06-05
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Peter Wolf

Peter Wolf has a new book, "Waiting on the Moon," and we dive into the tales of the artists, poets, drifters, grifters and goddesses he writes about.

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2025-05-29
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Dave Dederer

Dave Dederer was the guitarist in the Presidents of the United States of America. It's the thirtieth anniversary of their major label debut. Hear the story of how an indie band made its own record, got signed by a major, had huge hits and then broke up.

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2025-05-22
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Mike Love

He's keeping the summer alive and is about to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame...you'll definitely learn some stuff you don't know!

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2025-05-15
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Matthew Ramsey

Matthew Ramsey is the lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of Old Dominion. This is his story from backwoods Virginia to Nashville. He was in Music City for over a decade before he had any real success! It's a long way to the top if you want to rock and roll (and that's what today's country music is!)

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2025-05-08
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Paul Rappaport

Paul Rappaport has written a new book entitled "Gliders Over Hollywood: Airships, Airplay and the Art of Rock Promotion." Come for the tales of the record business in the pre-internet era, stay for the Bob Dylan stories!

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2025-05-01
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Neil Giraldo

The story of Pat Benatar and so much more!

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2025-04-24
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Jamey Johnson

A true original.

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2025-04-17
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Graham Russell

Graham Russell is the songwriting half of Air Supply. You'll enjoy his story.

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2025-04-10
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Barry Ritholtz

Barry Ritholtz is Chairman and CIO of Ritholtz Wealth Management, which has over $5 billion under its umbrella. Ritholtz also hosts the Bloomberg podcast "Masters in Business," as well as appearing on Bloomberg, CNBC and Fox Business on a regular basis. Barry has a new book, "How Not to Invest: The Ideas, Numbers and Behavior That Destroy Wealth—and How to Avoid Them." We discuss investing and so much more!

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2025-04-03
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Terence Reilly

Terence Reilly brought Crocs back from the dead, turned the Stanley Quencher into a phenomenon and is now President of HEYDUDE shoes. Learn how a modern magnate stays in touch with the culture and lifts brands into the stratosphere.

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2025-03-27
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Charlie Hellman

Charlie Hellman is Vice President and Global Head of Music Product for Spotify. We discuss the tools artists are offered, how to promote yourself, the truth about payment and... This is the guy who oversees artists' interaction with Spotify, get it from the source.

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2025-03-20
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Dan Tyminski

The man of constant sorrow... Yes, you know Dan Tyminski from "O Brother" and his work with Alison Krauss, but here's the backstory, how a guy from Rutland, Vermont made it to the apotheosis of bluegrass.

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2025-03-13
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Howard Benson

Producer Howard Benson has worked with acts as varied as the All-American Rejects and Kelly Clarkson. You know his hit with Hoobastank, "The Reason," as well as P.O.D.'s "Payable on Death" and multiple records with Three Days Grace. This is his story, how he made it and how he produces records.

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2025-03-06
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Stan Lynch

The original drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers has a new band, The Speaker Wars. You'll love Stan!

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2025-02-27
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Wesley Schultz

Of The Lumineers. He's a thoughtful guy playing his own game

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2025-02-20
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Fran Healy

Fran Healy fronts Travis. He's a fascinating guy, you'll be interested in what he has to say whether you know the band's music or not.

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2025-02-13
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Chris Benchetler

Chris Benchetler is a legendary skier with his own line of skis at Atomic, the Bent Chetlers. The 120 cm version is the standard of big mountain powder skiers the world over. Chris is also a graphic artist and a filmmaker. He designed the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary logo and has two new movies, "Ship of Fools" and "Butterfly in a Blizzard."

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2025-02-06
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Orianthi

Michael Jackson's last guitarist, Australian Orianthi has a new album, and tales of how she got from Down Under to the international radar screen.

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2025-01-30
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David Gray

He just released a new album, "Dear Life."

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2025-01-23
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Joe Boyd

He did the sound at Newport when Dylan went electric. He produced Nick Drake and Richard Thompson and many more. This is the story of someone who lived his life in the music business, left his mark and survived to tell the story.

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2025-01-16
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Mark Morton

Mark Morton is lead guitarist of Lamb of God. Even if you have not heard of them or are not of a fan of their music, you're going to love Mark!

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2025-01-09
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Neil Sedaka

The one and only!

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2025-01-02
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