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  • Home
  • About
  • Where to Listen
  • From Our Shows
    • From Our Shows
    • Staff Picks
    • The Loft of Wisdom
    • As Mentioned
  • Episode Spotlight
  • Pics & Words
  • Contact
  • The Archives
    • Archived LoW
    • Recommendations
    • Previous Recommendations
    • Previous Staff Picks
    • Unknown Unknowns

STAFF PICKS

Welcome to the Third Song In version of Tuesdays at the record store -- new music day! It also works for whatever new movies or books were available at your local Blockbuster or Borders (neither of which exist anymore). 


Since those experiences are now few and far between, we thought having a "Staff Picks" section for each of us to recommend new releases would be helpful.


Let us know what you think!

Season 9 Picks

Tom's Staff Picks

minding the gap, 2018 skateboard documentary, streaming on hulu

Not new, but new to Tom and considered one of the better sports-related documentaries ever.  Nominated for an Oscar for best feature documentary, won Best Documentary at a number of film festivals, including Sundance. 

black bag, feature film, streaming on Prime Video

Not a com, but a rom!  Directed by Steven Soderbergh and starring Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender, this one marries (get it?) a spy thriller with romance, as British intelligence searches for a mole in the organization.

Foundation, Season 3, streaming on Apple TV+

Hats off to former guest, Dante DiBartolo, for suggesting this century-spanning sci-fi show back in Season 8 of the podcast.  Season 3 of this show, based upon the Isaac Asimov novels, just dropped!

Nobody 2, film starring bob odenkirk

Tom enjoyed this sequel about an aging assassin just trying to relax with the family.  Check out Tom's blog about Bob Odenkirk, as well.  

caught stealing, film directed by darren aronofsky

 Starring Austin Butler, Zoe Kravitz, Bad Bunny and Regina King, Tom's a big fan of this gangster shenanigans film released on 8/29/2025.


Chris's Staff Picks

100 summers, new song from Rainbow Kitten Surprise

Cool new song from eclectic band from Asheville, NC. Any song with lyrics like, "once upon a motherfucking time, I want you..." is well worth a staff pick.

The elias enigma, novel by simon gervais

Chris enjoyed the fast-paced writing and cool characters. and found the book reminiscent of the film Mr. and Mrs. Smith.

Risk, new song from Katie Pruitt

Lyrically interesting song from a Chris Derickson favorite performer.

The Thicket (acoustic), new single by dylan ault

Interesting song from a kid Chris didn't know from a town in Ohio Chris has never heard of.

Death Breath, new single by Quiet Hollers

Cool, new song, from a very eclectic and unique sounding band from Louisville, KY. Hopefully signaling a new album by one of Chris's favorites.


Picks from our guests

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