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Mike's Monday Jams

Mike + Emma Collins

THE Official Podcast for Music Appreciators Everywhere! Join Mike and his sidekick Emma each Monday for what songs they've been listening to each week, what songs didn't quite make the cut, and get to know them better in between. Come jam with us!

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S4 · E9
October 12 · 48 min
ANTI-MARKETING? 🤔 Viridescent 💚 - Johnny Blue Skies | S4 Ep 9: 10.12.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
Did Mike go to the BEST concert of his LIFE...? Hear all about it and one of his favs, Mr. Johnny Blue Skies (aka Sturgill Simpson) alongside the Dark Clouds in this Hulk-ed out hit. 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:40 "Viridescent" 2:30 Pitcoin is out! 6:04 K-pop Demon Hunters 12:40 John Mayer at the Sphere 16:50 We won the Oasis war! 19:20 Best concert ever? 24:10 More on Sturgill 29:03 Diving into Mutiny After Midnight 36:30 Album artwork 38:22 More on the song 43:40 Emma's Everyday Jam 44:54 Majors & minors 46:40 Honorable mentions 47:50 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S4 · E8
September 28 · 38 min
AUTUMN VIBES 🍁 Puzzle Pieces 🧩 - Saint Motel | S4 Ep 8: 9.28.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
The heat dome has dissipated finally, and we are ready for fall! Bring on the alt pop autumn vibes with this banger from our close, personal friends in Saint Motel. 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:40 "Puzzle Pieces" 1:30 Luda's blue dot fever 4:45 Ella's Fellas' new record 8:59 Oasis bloodbath 9:43 Gender reveal guys? 11:10 "She's the voice of Moana!" 12:10 Freakish new band 18:14 More on Saint Motel 21:13 The album's slow burn 24:34 Lyrical content of the song 28:01 Other things to love 31:40 Favorite parts 35:08 Emma's Everyday Jam 36:15 Majors & minors 37:04 Honorable mentions 38:27 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S4 · E7
September 21 · 38 min
IT'S THE DAY! 🎺 September 🎤 - Earth, Wind & Fire | S4 Ep 7: 9.21.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
Well there was no other choice today as it's the 21st (morning, night, day, wherever you are) of September! Join us as we dive into the grooves and fun facts of Earth, Wind & Fire...or EWF for short. 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:48 "September" 3:08 Oasis Live '27 6:20 Live Romeo and Juliet 7:30 EWWWWF 10:19 Gaming break 13:11 Rising stardom 17:40 Sidenote on Three 6 Mafia 19:20 What would you do with a time machine? 21:43 DWTS update 23:30 Calling it Vol. 1 27:41 Decrying the badeeah 29:30 Is this for the 22nd? 34:20 Emma's Everyday Jam 35:30 Majors & minors 37:20 Honorable mentions 38:48 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S4 · E6
September 14 · 48 min
2026 SONG OF THE SUMMER ☀️ Eternal Summer ♾️ - The Strokes | S4 Ep 6: 9.14.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
Mike has officially made his pick for the 2026 SONG OF THE SUMMER...or has he? Maybe there's some contention. In this last week of summer we discuss some summer hits and what types of summers WE'VE had! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:45 "Eternal Summer" 2:20 Seeing Chance the Rapper 6:46 "Don't Look Back in Anger" doc 11:10 More Harry Styles 12:40 Kasey Musgraves fire show 13:49 London! Yeahhh 15:03 Passing out at the Ryman 17:09 What makes a song of the summer? 19:05 Honorable mentions 23:02 No. 3: "Savenger" 27:01 Ranking the Cars Soundtrack 28:15 No. 2: "Damn I Love Miami" 35:55 No. 1: "Eternal Summer" 46:16 Emma's Everyday Jam 47:55 Majors & minors 49:30 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S4 · E5
September 7 · 44 min
BEST OF THE 2010s?! 🤔 Warmth ☀️ - Bastille | S4 Ep 5: 9.7.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
It's been 10 years of this album, and its time to talk about it! Is "Wild World" by Bastille possibly the BEST album of all of the 2010s? Plus, we may be experiencing a little TOO MUCH warmth...let's get into it! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:40 "Warmth" 2:25 Ella Fellas 4:20 Oasis teasers 7:40 TBC at the Satellite 14:10 CDs on the rise? 18:10 Diving into Bastille 21:40 Playing "Flaws" on a drop ride 24:11 Award-winning by us 27:50 Scary album cover 31:40 Huge follow-up 36:47 Capturing the creative essence 41:50 Emma's Everyday Jam 42:05 Majors & minors 43:30 Honorable mentions 45:20 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S4 · E4
August 31 · 33 min
QUEEN OF COUNTRY 🦋 Coat of Many Colors 🌈 - Dolly Parton | S4 Ep 4: 8.31.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
This week we lost the Queen of Country Music, Mrs. Dolly Parton, beloved by any and all. So much more than an amazing musician, we had to honor Mrs. Dolly the best way we could! Watch out for the butterflies around you! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:59 "Coat of Many Colors" 1:32 RIP to Dolly Parton 4:38 Dolly's upbringing 8:45 Early success 12:48 Many accolades 16:10 Huge philanthropist 21:57 The song & the album 24:55 Growing up with Dolly 29:10 Emma's Everyday Jam 30:16 Majors & minors 31:59 Honorable mentions 33:27 Thanks for watching/listening! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S4 · E3
August 24 · 50 min
BRAND NEW DAY 🕷️ Loser 😳 - Tame Impala | S4 Ep 3: 8.24.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
Time for some Aussie love! This week we dive into the ~artist~ known as Tame Impala and all his (Kevin Parker's) quirks and features. Mike gave into Emma's nerdiness a bit today with this one! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:35 "Loser" & Birthday shouts 2:05 Alice in Chains love with the youth 6:03 Getting Jo Bro tix with Spotify Reserved 10:30 5SOS show 17:02 Blue dot syndrome 22:20 Posty got engaged 24:45 Bonaroo canceled 28:03 Diving into Tame Impala/Kevin Parker 32:45 Changing the status quo & bush doofs 37:33 Being a deadbeat 40:30 Boring video? 43:12 Being in Spiderman 46:22 Emma's Everyday Jam 47:16 Majors & minors 49:40 Honorable mentions 51:20 Thanks for watching/listening! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S4 · E2
August 17 · 43 min
TITANS AMONG MEN! 🙌🏻 Neon Moon 🌙 - Brooks & Dunn | S4 Ep 2: 8.17.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
This week is Em's bday so of course we had to go country! Hear us talk about some of our favs, Kix & Ronnie, and discover your OWN Neon Moon! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:45 "Neon Moon" 1:50 Cool metrics! 3:40 Cardi B stealing from Old Navy 5:25 Camp Rock 3 6:15 No. 2s 8:27 More on Kix & Ronnie 12:20 Church of Ronnie Dunn 16:35 Sad songs with a "ray of hope" 20:28 Fake retiring 22:45 Country being cool 26:12 You know it 31:06 Neon Moon x Blow the Whistle 33:01 Beautiful embelishments 36:50 Emma's Bday Everyday JAMS 38:40 Majors & minors 41:15 Honorable mentions 44:20 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S4 · E1
August 10 · 45 min
BACK FOR MORE! 🔁 Never Be The Same 💔 - Christopher Cross | S4 Ep 1: 8.10.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
We're back for Season 4, baby! We can't believe we've been doing the pod this long, and we're so happy to be back with y'all after an eventful July! Time to dive into everyone's favorite Yacht Rock GOAT! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:39 "Never Be The Same" 2:50 Mike's concerts in the meantime 3:55 New releases from Charli & The Stokes 6:40 Worried for Ari 13:39 Brandon Flowers' country album? 15:55 Unclaimed summer so far 17:01 Oasis rumor mill 18:10 Matty Healy wedding & adult Potterheads 21:29 Returning to CC 27:30 Starting with a no-skipper 29:59 Hottie alert! 🚨 32:47 5 Grammys for this one 35:37 More on the song 39:44 Emma's Everyday Jam 40:43 Majors & minors 44:10 Honorable mentions 46:13 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S3 · E39
July 6 · 41 min
BRITISH DUO VIBES 🇬🇧 Rein Me In - Sam Fender ft. Olivia Dean | S3 Ep 39: 7.6.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
It's the season finale! While we've obviously been celebrating America's 250th birthday, join us in pushing our qualms with the British aside as we dive into this duet from two of England's biggest up-and-comers. 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:40 Rein Me In 1:20 Jon Pardi public divorce 3:20 Oasis teaser 5:30 Taylor & Travis wedding 15:01 JoJo Siwa cruise 17:50 Billboard America songs list 19:40 Sam Fender is not American 24:31 More on Olivia Dean, who is also not American 28:25 More on People Watching 31:11 Diving into the song 37:55 Emma's Everyday Jam 38:30 Majors & minors 40:00 Honorable mentions 41:28 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S3 · E38
June 29 · 45 min
COUNTRY COUNTDOWN 🤠 Chattahoochie 🎣 - Alan Jackson | S3 Ep 38: 6.29.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
In honor of one of country's absolute legends, Mr. Alan Jackson's, final concert, we sit down to share our top three AJ songs each! Spoiler alert - we've talked about a few of 'em before! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:40 "Chattahoochie" 1:10 Music news 8:35 AJ's final show 14:17 AJ fun facts 18:45 Honorable mentions 22:07 EC's No. 3: Gone Country 23:48 MC's No. 3: Chasin' That Neon Rainbow 25:33 EC's No. 2: Little Bitty 26:24 Little Debbie Countdown! 31:58 MC's No. 2: Livin' on Love 34:27 EC's No. 1: It's Five O'Clock Somewhere 38:15 MC's No. 1: Chattahoochie 43:47 Emma's Everyday Jam 44:38 Majors & Minors 46:44 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S3 · E37
June 22 · 42 min
YACHT ROCK VIBES 🛥️ Steal Away 🏖️ - Keith Urban | S3 Ep 37: 6.22.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
A country-yacht rock crossover - count us in! Reel in the first few official days of summer with Keith Urban's new yacht rock cover album with us! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:40 "Steal Away" 1:35 Spotify Reserved 9:43 Trivia tim! 11:20 Breakups & divorces 13:17 Oliver Tree's passing 16:59 Keith diving into yacht rock 21:50 Singing in an American accent 27:21 Diving into "flow state" 32:05 Steal Away by Robbie Dupree 34:50 Men in the grocery store 39:38 Emma's Everyday Jam 41:30 Honorable mentions 43:22 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S3 · E36
June 15 · 43 min
ALL OUT SUMMER! ☀️ Big Modern! 💛🩷 - Goose | S3 Ep 36: 6.15.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
It's time to get BRIGHT, Y'ALL! Mike's fav band, Goose, has a new album out for the summer, and we are BIG FANS! Check out today's episode all on the title track and maybe, just maybe, Goose is in the running for MMJ's Song of the Summer two years in a row! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:36 "Big Modern!" 3:10 Drama about new releases 5:15 Taylor Swift at Game 4 7:30 More bad lineups 9:21 New T-Swift Toy Story song 13:20 Sidetrack story 15:40 Reviewing Gooooooose 19:40 We want more artists on Nugs! 22:21 BIG MODERN! the album! 28:53 Diving into the song 33:48 We love Diet Coke 34:35 Emma's Everyday Jam 35:30 Odd Choice for Public 36:48 Majors & minors 40:15 Honorable mentions 42:07 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S3 · E35
June 8 · 44 min
MR. WORLDWIDE 🌎 Damn I Love Miami 🏝️ - Pitbull & Lil Jon | S3 Ep 35: 6.7.26 | Mike's Monday Jam
We saw THE Mr. Worldwide/Mr. 305, Pitbull in concert, and it was LIFE-CHANGING! Here about our experience and Pitbull's illustrious career 'cus, y'all, WE'RE BACK! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:30 "Damn I Love Miami" 2:05 New releases 10:58 More on Mr. Worldwide 15:05 Pitbull quotes 16:30 The King of Crunk 19:12 Rough time for Lil Jon 24:47 Hearing the song live 30:02 Lil Jon live 32:33 Pitbull live 34:30 Funny lyrics 38:52 Emma's Everyday Jam 39:40 Mike's Just Not A Jam 40:30 Majors & minors 42:10 Honorable mentions 44:00 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S3 · E34
May 18 · 49 min
SUMMER VIBES ☀️ Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard 📚 - Paul Simon | S3 Ep 34: 5.18.26 | MMJ
DISCLAIMER FOR THIS WEEK! Our biggest apologies, but we did in fact forget to turn our mics on this week, so we're using the camera microphone audio...but it's okay! Paul Simon will bring the vibes to make up for it this week - join us! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:40 "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" 1:15 Spotify mid-year Wrapped 5:10 New releases 7:10 A.I. or just bad?! 8:30 More new releases 10:20 Zone 2 run 12:09 More on Paul Simon 16:30 SNL history 19:10 History of the show 24:10 Art did not come out 28:50 Paul was dripped out 34:20 Setlist order 36:10 Who is Julio? 41:50 Emma's Everyday Jam 43:05 Majors & minors 47:11 Honorable mentions 49:57 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S3 · E33
May 11 · 42 min
OUR ANNIVERSARY 💍 Saturday Sun ☀️ - Vance Joy | S3 Ep 33: 5.11.26 | Mike's Monday Jams
It's our second anniversary! Reflecting back on our lovely wedding day we dive into the song we walked into our reception to! Hopefully y'all get some Saturday Sun this week! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:50 "Saturday Sun" 1:30 It's our anniversary! 2:04 New Memphis venue 4:20 Blue dot syndrome 8:55 Mike's Noah Kahan thoughts 12:50 Wicked (or Foo Fighters): For Good 15:17 Our wedding! 16:40 Our new top 3 21:02 Why Saturday Sun? 22:36 Learning about Vance Joy 26:54 Go-Pro era 29:15 Stage names 31:00 More on the album 32:35 It's very bright! 33:50 Ukelele era 35:40 Why was this the idea? 38:10 Emma's Everyday Jam 39:15 Majors & minors 41:02 Honorable mentions 43:16 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S3 · E32
May 4 · 38 min
SAD BANGERS 😭 Losing a Whole Year 💔 - Third Eye Blind | S3 Ep 32: 5.4.26 | Mike's Monday Jams
Time to deep dive into a pop rocks titan of a band that is know for some pretty jammin' songs that you may not notice are actually pretty sad unless you listen to the lyrics! Open your third eye and join us this week! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:45 "Losing a Whole Year" 1:30 May the Fourth be with You! 3:10 Ari album confirmed! 3:40 Riley Green gets an honorary doctorate 4:40 Jamie Ding lost 6:10 True crime update 7:15 Alcatraz don't sound so bad 8:25 Puck and Natty to Third Eye Blind 11:25 Facing adversity 14:10 Opening for Oasis 15:45 You know this album 18:00 Emma's big message 19:15 Drama with the deal 21:08 More 3EB fun facts 23:49 Diving into the album 26:01 Recording at Skywalker Ranch 27:35 Diving into the song 30:20 Other things to love 32:52 Emma's Everyday Jam 34:09 Majors & Minors 36:58 Honorable mentions 38:45 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S3 · E31
April 27 · 44 min
NEW LISTENS! 🎺 Can't Hardly Wait 👏🏻 - The Replacements | S3 Ep 31: 4.27.26 | Mike's Monday Jams
After some inspiration from a similarly famous YouTube music show, Mike's been expanding his palate! Check out this one and the interesting history behind the band that kinda blew it. 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:36 "Can't Hardly Wait" 1:00 Live Nation & Ticketmaster 4:52 Cost of Coachella 7:40 Noah Kahan's new album 11:20 Live at the Garden flop 12:38 Record Store Day 15:22 TRUE CRIME - D4vd 18:18 Diving into The Replacements 22:30 Paul was messy 26:07 Another Let It Be? 27:30 Too drunk to play the show 30:14 Genre shift to this album 33:10 Recording in the 901 35:48 Diving into the song 39:15 Emma's Everyday Jam 40:40 Majors & minors 42:20 Honorable mentions 44:20 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S3 · E30
April 20 · 57 min
PHINEAS & FERB! S.I.M.P. (Squirrels in My Pants) 🐿️ - 2 Guys n the Parque | S3 Ep 30: 4.20.26 | MMJ
Yes, we're for real, folks! It's time for your ultimate Phineas and Ferb songs countdown! Join us as we countdown our top three P&F songs, culminating in, of course, S to the I to the M to the P. Drop your fav down below! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 1:10 S.I.M.P. 2:54 New releases coming 10:10 Live Nation & Ticketmaster monopoly 11:50 We saw Goose & Riley Green 14:14 Geese is an INDUSTRY PLANT 20:45 Bieberchella 23:30 Sabrina Carpenter Coachella 24:12 Phish tea 25:04 Rock Hall is MADFERIT 28:06 Talkin' bout Phineas and Ferb 33:08 Honorable mentions 35:18 Emma's No. 3 37:37 Mike's No. 3 40:40 Broken homes in children's shows 42:38 Emma's No. 2 44:35 Mike's No. 2 47:58 The Cliptastic Countdown 49:59 Our collective No. 1 55:35 Emma's Everyday Jam 56:20 Majors & minors 57:08 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams
S3 · E29
April 6 · 32 min
ALL ABOUT THE '80s 💃 I Ran (So Far Away) 🏃 - A Flock of Seagulls | S3 Ep 29: 4.6.26 | MMJ
The sun's coming out, the air is warmin' up and it's time for some '80s bangers - including this one! Some new wave for your Monday - join us! 0:00 Welcome to MMJ! 0:50 "I Ran" 1:20 Did you get fooled? 2:01 2112 anniversary 3:10 J. Cole playing pro ball 4:44 Hardcore band murder 7:10 Going back to the friggin moon! 9:42 Warm-sounding music 10:52 More on the FLOCK 13:32 Anotha Mike 16:10 Liverpool vibes in the area 18:10 New Wave influence 19:02 Phineas and Ferb 20:24 Rising success 22:15 Cosmic Rewind 24:14 The lyrics 26:55 Emma reveals her opinion 28:30 Emma's Everyday Jam 29:02 Majors & minors 31:02 Honorable mentions 32:01 Thanks for watching! Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mikesmondayjams/ Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mikesmondayjams

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