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Material Issues Episode #68 - The Birthday BASH
Apr 26, 2025
1h 16m 54s
Material Issues Episode #67 featuring David and Mark and Stump the Bash!
Apr 26, 2025
1h 18m 06s
Material Issues Episode #66 featuring John Mendelsohn
Apr 26, 2025
1h 08m 04s
Material Issues Episode #65 featuring Christina Bulbenko and Rex Broome of Big Stir Records
Mar 2, 2024
1h 27m 18s
Material Issues Episode #64 with David and Mark
Mar 2, 2024
1h 17m 55s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 4/26/25 |  Material Issues Episode #68 - The Birthday BASH | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they talk music and pop culture.....and.....celebrate with a Birthday Bash! | 1h 16m 54s | ||||||
| 4/26/25 | Material Issues Episode #67 featuring David and Mark and Stump the Bash! | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they talk music and pop culture.....and, play a bit of Stump the Bash Music Trivia! | 1h 18m 06s | ||||||
| 4/26/25 | Material Issues Episode #66 featuring John Mendelsohn | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome Rolling Stone Magazine writer John Mendelsohn to the show! | 1h 08m 04s | ||||||
| 3/2/24 | Material Issues Episode #65 featuring Christina Bulbenko and Rex Broome of Big Stir Records | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they chat with Christina Bulbenko and Rex Broome of the fab record label, Big Stir Records! | 1h 27m 18s | ||||||
| 3/2/24 | Material Issues Episode #64 with David and Mark | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they chat about life, love, laughter, and.....music! | 1h 17m 55s | ||||||
| 3/2/24 | Material Issues Episode #63 featuring David and Mark | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records for another episode of stream of conscientiousness, new music, trivia......and what not!! | 1h 12m 02s | ||||||
| 3/2/24 | Material Issues Episode #62 featuring Steve Young | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they chat with Steve Young....long time writer for Late Night with David Letterman, author of "Everything's Coming Up Profits", a wonderful book on industrial musicals. and his involvement with the fab documentary on industrial musicals, "Bathtubs Over Broadway" | 1h 16m 01s | ||||||
| 3/2/24 | Material Issues Episode #61 with David and Mark | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records for another episode of miscellaneous ramblings, new music, trivial pursuits, and what not! | 1h 28m 50s | ||||||
| 3/2/24 | Material Issues Episode #60 featuring Ray Gianchetti of Kool Kat Musik | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they chat with Ray Gianchetti, owner of Kool Kat Musik...a fab record label and an online store for all things pop and power pop!! KoolKatMusik.com | 1h 11m 57s | ||||||
| 3/2/24 | Material Issues Episode #59 featuring David and Mark | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they discuss topics of interest, new music, and general balderdash! | 1h 22m 15s | ||||||
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| 3/1/24 | Material Issues Episode #58 featuring George Bunnell of The Strawberry Alarm Clock! | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they they light a bit of Incense and Peppermints with George Bunnell of The Strawberry Alarm Clock! | 1h 16m 45s | ||||||
| 2/25/24 | Material Issues Episode #57 featuring Joe Jones of Fringe Benefit! | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome Joe Jones of Fringe Benefit to the show! | 1h 02m 22s | ||||||
| 2/25/24 | Material Issues Episode #56 featuring Seth Swirsky! | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome singer, songwriter, author, and documentarian Seth Swirsky to the show! | 1h 11m 02s | ||||||
| 2/25/24 | Material Issues Episode #55 featuring Ken Kurson! | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome writer, musician, publisher, editor...and the man behind RockandRollGlobe.com, Ken Kurson! | 1h 04m 41s | ||||||
| 2/25/24 | Material Issues Episode #54 featuring David, John, and Steve! | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival as he welcomes John Borack (author / musician) and Steve Schnee (The CD Junkie) to the show! Mark Hershberger was on vacation this week! | 1h 12m 36s | ||||||
| 2/25/24 | Material Issues Episode #53 featuring David and Mark! | Join David Bash of The INternational Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they discuss the previous weeks IPO Liverpool Music Festival as David joins in LIVE from his hotel in London, UK! | 1h 12m 41s | ||||||
| 2/25/24 | Material Issues Episode #52 featuring Mark Hershberger, John Borack and David Bash (Live from The Cavern!) | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome guest co-host John Borack (author / musician) and, check in LIVE from IPO Liverpool at The Cavern Club on Mathew Street, Liverpool, England! David will take us "behind the scenes" of IPO Liverpool! | 1h 11m 19s | ||||||
| 2/25/24 | Material Issues Episode #51 featuring Kimberley Rew and Lee Cave-Berry | Join David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they chat with Kimberely Rew and Lee Cave-Berry! | 1h 06m 14s | ||||||
| 6/9/23 | Material Issues Episode #50 featuring Carnie Wilson and Rob Bonfiglio | Join David Bash and Mark Hershberger as they chat music with Carnie Wilson (Wilson Phillips) and Rob Bonfiglio (Wanderlust) | 1h 04m 38s | ||||||
| 6/9/23 | Material Issues Episode #49 featuring Billy Paliselli and Steve Cooper of Artful Dodger! | Join Mark Hershberger and special guest co host Mr John Borack (David Bash could not be here for the show) as they welcome two members of 1970's power pop legends Artful Dodger, to the show! Billy Paliselli and Steve Cooper! | 1h 10m 51s | ||||||
| 6/9/23 | Material Issues Episode #48 featuring David Bash and Mark Hershberger | An episode of Material Issues where David and Mark chat about all things music....and not! | 1h 08m 53s | ||||||
| 1/16/23 | Material Issues Episode#47 featuring former MLB player BIlly Sample! | Episode #47 of Material Issues features David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome former Major League Baseball player Billy Sample to the show! | 1h 03m 34s | ||||||
| 1/16/23 | Material Issues Episode #46 featuring Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell | Episode #46 of Material Issues features David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome Cy Young Award winner Jack McDowell to the show! | 1h 07m 19s | ||||||
| 12/4/22 | Material Issues Episode #45 featuring Denny Seiwell | Episode #45 of Material Issues features David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome former member of Paul McCartney's Wings.....Denny Seiwell! | 1h 12m 07s | ||||||
| 12/4/22 | Material Issues Episode #44 featuring Slyboots! | Episode #44 of Material Issues features David Bash of The International Pop Overthrow Festival and Mark Hershberger of Pop Detective Records as they welcome Slyboots to the show! | 1h 06m 14s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
2 placements across 1 market.
Chart Positions
2 placements across 1 market.