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Sound Opinions, the World's ONLY Rock and Roll talk show launched its first show on Chicago Public Radio, with hosts Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot, on December 3rd, 2005 at 7 p.m.

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Show #208: 11.20.09
San Francisco trio The Dodos visits Sound Opinions to showcase their unique mix of Western pop and African rhythms.

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Show #207: 11.13.09
School of Prog Rock: Jim and Greg explore the fantastical world of Progressive Rock with Charles Snider, author of The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock.

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Show #206: 11.06.09
The members of Grizzly Bear sit down with Jim and Greg and a live studio audience at the House of Blues Chicago.

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Show #205: 10.30.09
Sound Opinions celebrates Halloween with the best Scary Rock Songs. Jim and Greg play their favorites and hear some of yours.

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Show #204: 10.23.09
Jim and Greg welcome the quartet behind one of their favorite albums of the year: Phoenix. The French imports talk about being lost in translation and perform live in our studio.

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Show #203: 10.16.09
Singer and songwriter Ani DiFranco visits the show to perform songs from her new album Red Letter Year and talk about her influences, politics and indie spirit.

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Show #202: 10.09.09
Weird Instruments of Rock: Forget guitar, bass and drums. This week’s episode is all about theramin, ocarina and of course, more cowbell please!

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Show #201: 10.02.09
Jim and Greg explore the phenomenon of music video games with one of the brains behind Guitar Hero and Rock Band, Greg LoPiccolo.

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Show #200: 09.25.09
Jim and Greg review a new crop of big fall releases including the latest from Pearl Jam and the debut record from indie supergroup Monsters of Folk.

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Show #199: 09.18.09
Love 'em or hate 'em, Bono and U2 are one of the biggest forces in music today. Tune in to hear Jim and Greg trace their path from Dublin kids to stadium giants. Later they review the new album from heavy metal band Anvil.

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Show #198: 09.11.09
Jim and Greg conduct a double Classic Album Dissection of Big Star’s #1 Record and Radio City with drummer Jody Stephens.

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Show #197: 09.04.09
Celebrate Labor Day with Jim and Greg’s favorite Songs About Work.

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Show #196: 08.28.09
(500) Days of Summer star Zooey Deschanel visits the show to perform with She & Him partner M. Ward. Later Jim and Greg review the new album from The Arctic Monkeys.

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Show #195: 08.21.09
Jim and Greg are joined in the studio by one of the best live bands in rock history: The Jesus Lizard.

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Show #194: 08.14.09
Mix one famous musician and stir in some others. It can be a recipe for success, or disaster. Tune in for Jim and Greg’s discussion of rock’s best and worst Supergroups.

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Show #193: 08.07.09
The Rock Doctors are back to help a newly 40 patient with a musical midlife crisis.

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