The Record Store Day Podcast with Paul Myers

Looking at THE LIST for Record Store Day 2026 with RSD co-founder Michael Kurtz

Record Store Day co-founder Michael Kurtz returns to the podcast to talk about The List of RSD titles now posted up at RecordStoreDay.com, and explain why Bruno Mars is the perfect choice for 2026 Record Store Day Ambassador. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.  Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. This year Record Store Day is Saturday, April 18, save the date, and for the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, and The List, visit RecordStoreDay.com.  Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends!

THE FIRST RECORD I EVER BOUGHT (2026, Pt. 1)

Every week, Paul asks his guests the familiar musical question, "What was the first record you ever bought in a record shop with your own money." For several seasons, we've been culling a few of the most interesting responses for our annual winter "clip shows". Today we present part one of two FIRST RECORD I EVER BOUGHT compilations, starring DARYL HALL, BASIA BULAT, SUNNY WAR, BOB MOULD, STUART MURDOCH (BELLE & SEBASTIAN), KETCH SECOR (OLD CROW MEDICINE SHOW), AMY BERG (JEFF BUCKLEY FILM DIRECTOR), MATT PIUCCI (RAIN PARADE), and SEAN NELSON (HARVEY DANGER. The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.  Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton.   Just announced, this year's Record Store Day is Saturday, April 18, save the date, and for the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com.   Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends! --------

Courtney Marie Andrews

Courtney Marie Andrews joins us to discuss her brand new album Valentine (Loose Future/Thirty Tigers), which finds the critically-acclaimed songwriter, poet (and fine art painter) expounding on themes of loss, obsession and the stunningly beautiful "record in pursuit of love" (her ninth!) which she co-produced largely "live-to-tape" with Jerry Bernhardt.    The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.  Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. Just announced, this year's Record Store Day is Saturday, April 18, save the date, and for the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com.   Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends!  

Emma Swift returns!

Nashville-based Australian singer-songwriter Emma Swift returns to our program to peel back the layers on her most recent album, The Resurrection Game, a collection of moody and gorgeous original compositions released late last year on the independent Tiny Ghost Records label she co-founded and manages with her partner, Robyn Hitchcock. You may recall Swift last joined us to talk about Blonde On The Tracks, her collection of Bob Dylan covers, and in our conversation she drops news of yet another tribute album, this time featuring the songs of Lou Reed, to be released later in the year.    The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.  Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com   Didn't find everything on your RSD lists? Maybe you'll still find it on RSDMRKT.com.    Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends!

The Beths' Elizabeth Stokes on Straight Line Was A Lie

New Zealand indie pop group The Beths just released their fourth album, Straight Line Was A Lie (Anti records) and songwriter frontperson Elizabeth Stokes is here to talk about it.   The Record Store Day Podcast is a weekly music chat show written, produced, engineered, and hosted by Paul Myers, who also composed the theme music and selected interstitial music.  Executive Producers (for Record Store Day) Michael Kurtz and Carrie Colliton. For the most up-to-date news about all things RSD, visit RecordStoreDay.com   Didn't find everything on your RSD lists? Maybe you'll still find it on RSDMRKT.com.    Please consider subscribing to our podcast wherever you get podcasts, and tell your friends, we're here every week and we love making new friends!