Rob Harvilla

It began, in October 2020, with “You Oughta Know.” It ended, in March 2024, with (what else?) “Closing Time.” The guy from Eve 6 dropped by to talk a little trash about the guy from Third Eye Blind; Courtney Love (!) showed up to sing (!!) the alternate lyrics to “Smells Like Teen Spirit” (!!!). It resulted in a book; it resulted in the most hilariously colossal and unwieldy Spotify playlist known to man. Yes, 60 Songs That Explain the ’90s, the most inaccurately named (and maybe just The Most)…

What happens in ‘3 Body Problem’—or why the books it’s based on became so popular to begin with—doesn’t make sense. All that matters is that the ‘Game of Thrones’ guys are doing astrophysics and aliens on TV.

You may have recently heard a minor commotion around this new Netflix show called 3 Body Problem. The deal here is that the dudes who made Game of Thrones made a new series based on an inexplicably bonkers and popular trilogy of Chinese science-fiction novels, and the first book’s climax features a nefarious alien civilization that is preparing to invade Earth by unfolding a proton into 11 dimensions. This is terrible news for Earth, obviously. It takes 20 pages for the nefarious proton unfoldin…

Join us on another musical journey through a new decade as Rob Harvilla digs through the biggest songs of the 2000s like only he can

Yes, we’re back. And yes, we’re calling it ‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s: The 2000s.’ Join Rob Harvilla for another journey through another decade, one iPod wheel click at a time.

Rob guides us through the rise of 50 Cent in the early 2000s. Then, he’s joined by Charles Holmes to discuss 50 Cent’s history of rap beefs and more!

This week, Rob assures you that yes, he was there, boots on the ground, for the indie rock (nay, indie sleaze?) boom that hit New York City in the 2000s. Rob sets the stage for the…

Sean is joined by Rob Harvilla and Yasi Salek to discuss two movies for the fun of it—‘Moana 2’ and ‘Hot Frosty’

Remembering the supernova movie star who played Jim Morrison, Doc Holliday, and the only pilot who could give Tom Cruise a run for his money

Rob contemplates the art of making an ironic cover song sincere as he enters the dark realm of the 2000s hit TV show, ‘American Idol.’ He follows the inevitable success of Season 1 winner Kelly Clarkson, who proves with her impossible-to-sing hit song, “Since U Been Gone,” that she is more than just a pop princess. Later, he is joined by ‘Breakaway’ tour-goer and Clarkson connoisseur Jodi Walker to discuss Clarkson’s vocal capabilities and what her discography did for 2000s TV culture.