Once Upon A Time In Music
"Once Upon a Time in Music" is where culture. Each episode takes you back through the sounds, stories, and style that shaped generations — from classic tracks and unforgettable albums to iconic movies, favorite foods, and random pop culture gems you might’ve forgotten. It’s music history, fun memories, and good vibes all in one show.
Episodes
29 episodes
Favorite Male Rappers, Signature Songs.
This week on Once Upon a Time in Music, we’re talking our favorite male rappers and the songs that made us fans—from Nas getting his flowers to classic cuts like Life After Death. Plus, we mix it up with some wild Kiss, Marry, Kill and take it ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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48:40
The Playlist of Our School Days
This week on Once Upon a Time in Music, EL and Cheryl Poizon are joined by Kyle B. Argyle for a nostalgic trip back to the songs that instantly take you to your school days. From 80s and 90s hip-hop and R&B classics to house party and schoo...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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59:17
Rewind the Reel: Classic Movie Soundtracks
This week on Once Upon a Time in Music, EL and Cheryl Poizon welcome special guest Kyle B. Argyle, filmmaker and creator of the web series The Simp Chronicles. The conversation kicks off with laughs, nostalgia, and a c...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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1:05:47
Back in the Day: Our Favorite Leading Men
EL and Cheryl Poison return with another nostalgic episode of Once Upon a Time in Music, this time stepping into the world of classic movies and TV to highlight their favorite male actors and unforgettable performances. From Bruce Willis and Id...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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55:18
The Songs That Raised Us
This week on Once Upon a Time in Music, the crew kicks things off with childhood cartoons. From attic dives for forgotten CDs to vinyl obsession, the conversation turns to how music collections become time capsules of who we were and where we c...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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1:06:14
It’s Freak Nasty Time: Songs You Didn’t Know Were That Bold
This week’s episode turns up the heat as the crew explores “freak nasty” songs — the slow jams that were clearly grown, and the tracks that went over your head until you really listened to the lyrics. Some of these classics were way more explic...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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1:05:59
Do You Remember That?! A Full-House Nostalgia Episode..
This week on Once Upon a Time in Music, it’s a full house as L and Cheryl Poison welcome two dope guests to the couch — DJ High Star from the Mandatory Overtime Podcast and returning favorite B Easy from the DJ Blaze Radio Show Podcast.T...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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1:04:57
Write Me In the Show.
We’re welcoming new listeners from all over — special shoutout to Wisconsin — and right out the gate we get into the real differences in how people talk, move, and vibe depending on where you’re from. Southern, New York, Midwest… everybody soun...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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1:01:19
That Song, That Scene, That Feeling
This episode is about moments where the music perfectly matched the emotion on screen to scenes where a song became just as iconic as the movie itself, we break down our favorite song-and-scene combinations and why they still hit today.W...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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57:28
We Thought They Were Black!
It’s a NEW YEAR and EL and Cheryl Poison kick off the year with laughs, side-eye, and a whole lot of music nostalgia on Once Upon a Time in Music. Before getting into the topic, they break down the New Year’s resolutions everybody swears they’r...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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56:05
Put You On Game: Favorite R&B Joints.
This week on Once Upon a Time in Music, EL and Cheryl Poison slow things all the way down and tap into their favorite R&B joints — the deep cuts, the late-night vibes, and the songs you might’ve skipped back in the day but need to hear agai...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:07:19
Hov-Day Celebration: The Jay-Z Episode
Season 2, Episode 3 is here, and we’re celebrating Jay-Z’s birthday with a special guest — B Easy from the DJ Blaze Radio Show Podcast. We talk his top hip-hop picks, Jay-Z’s greatest collabs, albums, producers, and why Hov shaped whole eras of...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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46:16
Bracket Breakdown: The Battle of the Snacks!
This week on Once Upon a Time in Music, EL and Cheryl kick things off catching up after the holiday madness—leftover plates, turkey sandwiches, Christmas trees still in the attic, and all the jokes that come with it.But the real chaos st...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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50:32
Lights, Cops, Action! Our Top Buddy Movies Ranked
This week on Once Upon a Time in Music the second season , EL and Cheryl celebrate Cheryl’s birthday with laughs, Longhorn stories, and a wild round of Kiss, Marry, Kill. They spotlight two classics—Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun and Wu-Tang’s The W ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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45:08
Our Celebrity Crush Lists.
This week on Once Upon a Time in Music We kick things off with Weekly News, a throwback to the gritty rap era of ’94 as we spotlight Method Man’s classic Tical and the whole Carhartt-hoodie, Army-fatigue, street-era vibe that shaped the culture...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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1:05:13
Bring ’Em Back or Leave ’Em Dead?
This week on Once Upon a Time in Music, L and Cheryl ask the ultimate question — if you could bring any celebrity back from the dead, who would it be and why? They break down who really deserved a second chance, who left too soon, and who would...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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59:37
Kiss, Marry, Kill & The R&B Showdown
This week on Once Upon a Time in Music, EL and Cheryl Poizon are back with full “Red Bull energy” and ready to talk music, movies, and a little bit of everything in between. The episode opens with movie flashbacks—from Interview with a Vampire ...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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35:00
Black Love Tv and Movies.
This week, Cheryl Poison and EL talk all things Black Love — from the TV couples we grew up admiring to the ones we definitely don’t want to be like. They read a hilarious letter from listener Shaha Kwanasia, debate the greatest Black couples o...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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52:38
Who Got Hands?!
EL and Cheryl dive into ‘Entertainers Who Could Really Throw Hands,’ plus the world-premiere of Kiss, Marry, Kill, Back-in-the-Day Price Tags, and Movie Flashbacks. Jokes, debates, and left hooks—you’re gonna feel this one.
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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46:36
Saturday Morning Energy, Grown-Up Opinions
EL and Cheryl Poison fire up another lively ride on Once Upon a Time in Music, talks about the cartoons that raised us—Heathcliff and the Cadillac Cats, Thundercats (snarf!), Inspector Gadget, DuckTales, Woody Woodpecker, Kim Possible,...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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52:57
Timbs, Tapes & Timeless Beats
The guys talk about hip-hop’s dopest beats with special guest Jones from The Music Jones Podcast—spanning Wu-Tang to Redman, BDP to Dipset, Jeezy to Souls of Mischief. Plus “Snack Time” nostalgia (Certs fruit, Big League Chew, Lifesavers Holes)...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:08:30
All About the Features.
EL and Cheryl return with a new Once Upon a Time in Music episode featuring special guests Jones (Music Jones Podcast) and Yoshi (Relationship Status Podcast/Crux Media). Together they break down some of hip-hop’s greatest feature verses, highl...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:33:47
Albums We Can’t Live Without.
On this episode of Once Upon A Time in Music, hosts El and Cheryl Poizon tackle the big question: If you could only listen to a handful of albums for the rest of your life, which ones would make the cut? Along the way, they keep things lively w...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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52:08
Side by Side: Hip Hop’s Best Pairs
EL and Cheryl Poizon trade lists on the greatest rap duos—think Mobb Deep to Outkast, Run-DMC to Pete Rock & CL Smooth—debating favorite tracks and why their picks hit different. Plus: Movie Flashbacks, a Snack Time ode to discontinued trea...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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48:40