O'Brien & Doug
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!
Episodes
283 episodes
O'Brien & Doug Ep283 [March 26, 2026 Thank You Chuck Norris]
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 Explai...
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Episode 283
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1:28:04
O'Brien & Doug Ep282 [March 19, 2026 Happy St. Paddy's Day]
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 t...
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Episode 282
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1:28:04
O'Brien & Doug Ep281 [March 12, 2026 Farewell Dungeon of Fun!]
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 Cl...
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Episode 281
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1:23:40
O'Brien & Doug Ep280 [March 5, 2026 Grabbing at Straws]
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 Dese...
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Episode 280
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1:26:21
O'Brien & Doug Ep279 [February 19, 2026 Dogs Love Surf Music]
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 l...
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Episode 279
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1:17:18
O'Brien & Doug Ep278 [February 12, 2026 Poorly Explained Podcast]
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 ...
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Episode 278
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1:28:24
O'Brien & Doug Ep277 [February 5, 2026 Big Time Dumb]
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 Pet...
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Episode 277
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1:19:05
O'Brien & Doug Ep276 [January 29, 2026 How Do We Label These?]
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...
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Episode 276
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1:22:21
O'Brien & Doug Ep275 [January 22, 2026 Taste is Irrelevant]
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 pla...
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Episode 275
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1:21:06
O'Brien & Doug Ep274 [January 15, 2026 Burritos & Portapotties]
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 recentl...
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Episode 274
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1:09:59
O'Brien & Doug Ep273 [January 8, 2026 For People Who Hate Themselves!]
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 th...
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Episode 273
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1:13:45
O'Brien & Doug Ep272 [January 1, 2026 Happy You Near!]
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 M...
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Episode 272
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1:26:37
O'Brien & Doug Ep271 [December 18, 2025 Merry Christmas from BamBam & PoopyHead]
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...
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Episode 271
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1:24:05
O'Brien & Doug Ep270 [December 11, 2025 Making Christmas Magic].mp3
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 “Dou...
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Episode 270
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1:16:59
O'Brien & Doug Ep269 [December 4, 2025 Pacing the Cage]
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 U...
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Episode 269
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1:06:57
O'Brien & Doug Ep268 [November 20, 2025 The Curse of O&D Strikes Again!]
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 W...
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Episode 268
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1:17:38
O'Brien & Doug Ep267 [November 13, 2025 Six Seven]
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 re...
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Episode 267
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1:21:47
O'Brien & Doug Ep266 [November 6, 2025 We are in the KISS National Guard]
On this episode we discuss the effects of a full moon on school age children, what we remember about being home sick from school in the 80s, and we lament Hootie’s unnecessary participation in a country song and hear new music from Howl Owl How...
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Episode 266
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1:30:01
O'Brien & Doug Ep265 [October 30, 2025 Halloweeny Themey!]
On this episode we our favorite Halloween movies, the new album from Mammoth, and some rock and roll headlines. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a soulful 70s artist who we think is not talked about enough. #halloween #mammoth #j...
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Episode 265
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1:28:48
O'Brien & Doug Ep264 [October 23, 2025 Nothing To Do For Eternity]
On this episode we discuss the sudden passing of Ace Frehley and the eeriness of our talk of KISS on the previous episode (it’s happened before), the long, slow death of MTV, we hear new music from Vince Gill, play MixTape and climb the Wall of...
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Episode 264
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1:32:30
O'Brien & Doug Ep263 [October 6, 2025 Find Us On DougTube] DougTube]
On this episode we discuss our rock and roll show at the Cross Insurance Center, 5 greatest hard rock guitar duos of the 80s, the coolest female drummers, played MixTape and climbed the Wall of Tunes for a band who should have kept the makeup o...
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Episode 263
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1:18:38
O'Brien & Doug Ep262 [October 9, 2025 Some Kind of Knob]
On this episode we talk about our upcoming rock show at the "Big Arena" down the road, the fact that Rush is touring, and we hear the latest single from Megadeth. We play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes that takes us all the way back to the...
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Episode 262
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1:07:59
O'Brien & Doug Ep261 [October 2, 2025 Studio Reboot]
On this episode we are back to recording video. Check out this episode soon on our YouTube page. Just type in O’Brien & Doug Podcast, click the link and subscribe. We also discuss some underrated songs from some of our favorite bands, we he...
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Episode 261
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1:22:05
O'Brien & Doug Ep260 [September 25. 2025 Mana Mana]
On this episode we discuss our take on Spinal Tap 2, plus some real life Spinal Tap stories. We also hear new music from Steven Tyler and Yungblud, and we play MixTape and climb the Wall of Tunes for a band out of the 80s who has managed to sta...
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Episode 260
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1:14:36
O'Brien & Doug Ep259 [September 18, 2025 Happy BD B.B.]
On this episode we discuss new rock releases headed your way in the month of October, real Spinal Tap stories from various bands, and O’Brien surprises Doug with what might seem like Christmas morning at a Jazz afficiando’s house. We also play ...
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Episode 259
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1:21:47