It's the End of the World As We Know It - I'm Gonna DJ - Just a Touch

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May 13th, 2025

1 hr 37 mins 4 secs

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About this Episode

Long time music fans, children of the South, and college friends Chris Ayers and Will Schilling discuss the music of R.E.M.

Our guest is Will Hodge, music journalist, pop culture anthropologist, and host of the podcast Unplugged Revisited. Will brings "It's the End of the Worlds As We Know It" to the show and talks about it's importance in making him an R.E.M. fan. Co-host Will Schilling follows up with "I'm Gonna DJ," and co-host Chris Ayers closes it out with "Just a Touch."

This episode features introductions, personal relationships with R.E.M.'s music, and some context covering our favorite bands and R.E.M. albums.

Links:
It's the End of the Worlds as We Know It
It's the End of the World as We Know It (Unplugged)
It's the End of the World as We Know It (Glastonbury 1999)
Subterranean Homesick Blues by Bob Dylan
Mediate by INXS
I'm Gonna DJ
I'm Gonna DJ (Austin City Limits)
Just a Touch
Just a Touch (Live) /(4-10-1980 Tyrone's O.C., Athens, GA)
Privelege (Set Me Free) by Patti Smith

Our theme music is composed by Jared Duran
Our podcast was named by Will Hodge
Artwork by Chris Ayers
Athens train trestle photo by Joab Jackson