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Just A Lil Update

Episode 56, It's exactly what the title implies, dear listeners. This week is a quick one as the bop boys have somewhat settled into their new studio, "The Dudio", home they sit down and dish about what they're currently listening to, some life updates, and some new on future guests, shows, and comedy. Listen in and hear what tunes are ticklin' them silly this week and tune in next week when we get back to billboard!

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Breakfast at Bopanny’s with Alex Hofford - 12.23.1995

Episode 55, or Schfifty-Five if you’re cool, and we have our first ever repeat guest (we think) in Alex Hofford! Covering a date submitted by our Patron, Wes Luttrell, we’re in the Billboard Top Ten from December 23rd, 1995.

It’s our very last episode ever recorded in The Kitchen studios as we’ll be moving into our very own brand spankin new office on Friday! Thank yall so much for all the support to make this possible!

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We Bopped This City - 11.30.1985

Episode 54 and we looked at what was going on in the world and we said "hey, that Kate Bush, she's doin somethin." So, to celebrate, we looked up the OG date for when "Running Up That Hill" debuted and when it peaked which was sadly number 40 on November 30th, 1985.

This playlist is aggressively 80's so if that's what your into (and the random Eddie Murphy song) then, baby, this is the one for you!

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Live From Charleston - 08.08.2000

Episode 53 the last and final night from our first ever tour and we’re coming to you live from The Sparrow in Charleston, SC with Hagan Ragland and Sarah Hartman.

This episode has everything, bar fights, rowdy crowds, shots - we covered August 8th 2000 and we’ve never seen a playlist be so bottom heavy! Listen along as we close out our live tour in one of the best shows from it. We’re back in the studio next week!

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Live From Charlotte - 04.07.2001

Episode 52 and Night Four from our Bop or Flop Live Tour and we're in Jordan's hometown (kind of) of Charlotte, NC for a wild one (also kind of) at The Evening Muse! We had our two really good friends and comedians Jon Allis and Kevin Delgado as our guests and we had a hootin' hollerin' good time bopping or flopping the chart from April 7th, 2001!

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Live From Columbia - 10.21.1995

From Night Three of the Bop or Flop Live Tour we've got our live episode from New Brookland Tavern in Columbia, SC with our guests Joe Coughlin and Wayne Cousins! We had a small but mighty crowd for out South Carolina debut as we covered October 21st, 1995 better know for being the highest that Columbia's own Hootie & The Blowfish ever charted on the Billboard Top Ten!

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Live From Raleigh - 12.09.2001

IT’S OUR HOMETOWN SHOW AND OUR 50TH EPISODE! Night Two of our Bop or Flop Live Tour from Crafty Beer, Wine, and Spirits in Raleigh, NC and it’s a firecracker of a show in front of a sold out crowd!

We covered December 9th, 2001 - aka the day Michael Peterson “allegedly” pushed his wife down the stairs and the central plot of Netflix and HBO’s The Staircase. Listen along as we Bop or Flop a wild playlist featuring some truly wild early 2000’s hits!

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Live From Wilmington - 01.20.1998

The first of many live episodes to come out this month, it's the very first night of our tour, Live From Dead Crow Comedy Room in Wilmington, North Carolina!

We had some audio issues up top but we got through it and had a cracker of a first show of our tour covering January 20th, 1998 otherwise known as the day Dawson's Creek aired! Listen along as we bop ‘em and flop ‘em with our lovely live crowd!

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Keep Your Bops To Yourself - 02.14.1987

WE'RE BACK BAYBAY! Episode 48 that we recorded on Easter, the Christian Super Bowl, and we tried so hard to find a Billboard Top Ten where a Christian artist maybe cracked into the top ten. Well, that's never happened. So we were like, "maybe a Christian themed song"? Nope. So we settled on February 14th, 1987 when a song about prayer and how we're livin' on it was #1 in the country!

WE’RE GOING ON TOUR! That’s right April 26th - April 30th we’ll be in Wilmington, Raleigh, Columbia, Charlotte, and Charleston. Learn more and get tickets at boporflop.com/tour!

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Patreon Preview! Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs Of All Time: Part 5 399 - 375

Patreon Exclusive! We just wanted to give everyone a taste of what a Patreon Bonus Episode is like! We're currently Bopping and Flopping the Rolling Stone Top 500 Songs of all time and we're on Part 5: 399 - 375. Listen to this preview of an episode, but you can get the whole thing and more at our Patreon today for just $5/mo at www.patreon.com/boporflop.

Also, WE’RE GOING ON TOUR! That’s right April 26th - April 30th we’ll be in Wilmington, Raleigh, Columbia, Charlotte, and Charleston. Learn more and get tickets here!

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We Are Bop with Alex Hofford - 02.29.2012

Episode 47 and we’ve got our good friend Alex Hofford in the studio to talk about his choice encounter with, a one, DMX on February 29th, 2012. That’s right… that DMX. Honestly most of this episode is Alex telling, and us reacting to this story. The playlist is whatever, but the episode overall is one of the most fun we’ve had in a while.

If you want an entire 2hr 45m version of this episode where we straight goof for an entire hour before we even get to Alex’s story, you can find that over on our Patreon!

WE’RE GOING ON TOUR! That’s right April 26th - April 30th we’ll be in Wilmington, Raleigh, Columbia, Charlotte, and Charleston. Learn more and get tickets here!

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Hips Don't Bop with Fine Folk - 06.06.2006

That's right we're doing 6/6/06 - COME AT US GOD! It's episode 46 and if you know us then you know we're excited for this one because we absolutely love everything Fine Folk makes out of their magical kitchen here in Raleigh, NC. We had them on to talk about the grand opening of their physical space coming next month (April '22) and to, of course, Bop or Flop the Billboard Top Ten songs from June 6th, 2006!

Christopher Lopez and Sorena Dadgar are part of Fine Folk, a restaurant and wine joint that pairs classy dishes with a dirtbag spin. We love it and we can't wait for them to open, you can follow them on Instagram here (where you can also see their hours and order their delicious eats and drinks)

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With Bops Wide Open - 11.11.2000

It’s episode 45 and we’ve got another date at the turn of the century in November 11th, 2000! We looked up what the worst #1 songs in all of Billboard history are and this date was in the top ten so we decided to bop or flop it and boy is it a wild one. Tune in as it’s just the boys for this week!

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It’s My Bop with Helen Wildy - 02.07.2004

Episode 44 and we've got the very funny Helen Wildy in the studio to Bop or Flop the fantastic songs that charted on February 7th, 2004. Helen is a comedian in the Raleigh area by way of Belfast then Pittsburgh and we were so stoked we were able to get her on the pod. Listen along and enjoy cause boy we sure did!

We’ve also got TWO BRAND NEW SPONSORS in Whisper Bidets, where you can get 10% off + Free Shipping on any order at www.whisperbidets.com using code SHID10 or FARD10! AND Sagano Garden where you can get 10%OFF (+10% off on their launch sale) of your very own Sagano Garden with code PLANTBOP! Lastly, don't forget you can get 20% off Fresh Beans at Workbench Roasters with code BOP20!

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Lean With It Bop With It with Thea Neal - 04.26.2006

Episode 43 and we’ve got one of our favorite folks in Thea Neal joining the pod to Bop or Flop the Billboard Top Ten from April 26th, 2006. It’s an aggressively 2006 playlist and we have an aggressively good down memory lane with Thea!

On top of being one of our best friends, Thea is a budding small business owner in Sagano Garden and she’s allowing a special offer for our Bop or Flop listeners where you can get 10%OFF (+10% off on their launch sale) of your very own Sagano Garden with code PLANTBOP!

We’ve also got a BRAND NEW SPONSOR now in Whisper Bidets, where you can get 10% off + Free Shipping on any order at www.whisperbidets.com using code SHID10 or FARD10!

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Bop Me Like You Do with Max Fine - 04.02.2015

Episode 42 and we couldn’t be more excited to bring you one of our favorite guests, our good friend all the way from New York City - Max Fine! Max stopped by the studio on his way to give the troops a proper send off in NC and we jumped on the Billboard Top Ten from April 2nd, 2015. A weird time, a wild time, a kinky time for America. Tune in and listen to how up and down this playlist is and if you dig him, give Max a follow over on twitter!

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Goodbye Yellow Bop Road with Justin Scranton - 11.18.1973

We're so stoked to bring you this episode with our good friend, fellow Raleigh comic, and winner of the 2021 NC's Funniest Comic, Justin Scranton! Justin is a cohost of the Conspiracy Beer Me podcast on the Helium Network and we had him over in the studio to bop or flop the songs from November 18th, 1973. This one's a doozy, we go off on tangents, it's got a long intro, so hunker down for a long boy ep and get ready to hear some funky 70's tunes! We love you guys!

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Our 2021 Recap!

We're back from our much needed break and decided, what better way to start 2022 than by talking about our favorite songs, favorite albums as well as our Top Flops and Top Bops from 2021! This is a fun one where we go back and look at how good you all (and music) has been to us in our first year running Bop or Flop. Spencer also plays a fun little game with Jordan on a hot new single he came across. Tune in and check it out and then set that dial back to remind you that if it's tuesday then it's time for Bop or Flop!

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Live From Raleigh Pt. II - 01.02.2021

Well well well, it's the much anticipated Part II of our fantastic live show from The Raleigh Night Market! In this one we bop and flop our most recent date yet, January 2nd, 2021 - otherwise known as the date the most holiday songs ever charted on the Billboard Hot 100 (39).

Big shouts to Patrons Evan and Wes for hanging with us that night!

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Live From Raleigh Pt. I - 11.18.1983

Oh my gaaaaa-all you guys, girls, non-binaries we have a very special episode for you this week as we are live, for the first time ever, from The Raleigh Night Market. We looked at The Billboard Top Ten from November 18th, 1983 the date that A Christmas Story released in the USA and we talk about if they bop or flop live in the middle of a holiday market in a park in Downtown Raleigh, NC.

As always, listen wherever you get your pods, listen along to the songs on the Spotify Playlist and decide if they Bop or Flop for yourself on our Instagram stories every Wednesday. Support the pod! Hear special episodes, uncut versions of episodes, and get a special discount on merch on our Patreon here! Or buy some merch here. If you're on TikTok you can follow us over there!

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