The College Years

by Jesse Thorn
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The Sound of Young America, today, is an award-winning and beloved syndicated public radio show. It was once, though, a college radio show, and this feed documents that show -- the greatest college radio show of all time.

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Recent Episodes
  • Baseball
    Jan 27, 2011 – 01:01:21
  • Podcast: The College Years: RIP Hedberg
    Jan 20, 2011 – 58:28
  • Rebirth 3/24/05
    Jan 12, 2011 – 59:37
  • My My Marmot 3/17/05
    Jan 5, 2011 – 59:18
  • Literary Magic 3/3/05
    Dec 22, 2010 – 01:00:12
  • Hollow Men 2/24/05
    Dec 6, 2010 – 01:00:34
  • The Sound of Young American Splendor 2/17/05
    Nov 24, 2010 – 56:28
  • Beyond the Fringe 2/10/05
    Nov 15, 2010 – 58:06
  • Free-est Form Radio 2/3/05
    Oct 27, 2010 – 58:02
  • Back from Jury Duty 1/20/05
    Oct 11, 2010 – 57:53
  • Christmas in September 12/09/04
    Sep 11, 2010 – 01:00:11
  • Party Time! 12/02/04
    Sep 3, 2010 – 55:13
  • R.I.P. ODB 11/18/04
    Aug 25, 2010 – 58:25
  • Strong Words 11/11/04
    Aug 22, 2010 – 48:04
  • Steve Harvey's Giant Teeth 11/04/04
    Aug 14, 2010 – 01:01:55
  • Show People 10/28/04
    Aug 8, 2010 – 57:49
  • Free Form 10/14/04
    Jul 31, 2010 – 58:48
  • It's All Politics! 9/30/04
    Jul 23, 2010 – 01:33:15
  • Chosen People 9/2/04
    Jul 17, 2010 – 01:26:19
  • Hello Possums! 8/19/04
    Jul 9, 2010 – 01:51:54
  • Mashup 7/22/04
    Jun 29, 2010 – 01:52:35
  • Mad Libs 7/15/04
    Apr 10, 2010 – 01:39:46
  • First Impressions 7/8/04
    Feb 16, 2010 – 01:33:09
  • God Bless America 06/17/04
    Jan 20, 2010 – 01:09:46
  • Come Fly With Me 5/27/04
    Jan 11, 2010 – 52:01
  • Sticking it to The Man 5/20/04
    Jan 6, 2010 – 44:13
  • R.O.C.K! 5/06/04
    Dec 31, 2009 – 54:24
  • FOOD: 4/29/04
    Dec 16, 2009 – 56:06
  • A Doozy 4/22/04
    Dec 9, 2009 – 59:04
  • Pathetic! 4/15/09
    Dec 2, 2009 – 53:23
  • NEW new 4/08/04
    Nov 25, 2009 – 49:57
  • April Fools! 4/01/04
    Nov 18, 2009 – 51:58
  • Making The World A Better Place 3/25/04
    Nov 11, 2009 – 56:06
  • The High Five Club
    Nov 6, 2009 – 43:52
  • Duets 1/29/04
    Apr 20, 2009 – 48:28
  • Good Friends and Good Times 2/5/04
    Apr 6, 2009 – 47:29
  • The Road 2/19/04
    Mar 23, 2009 – 01:00:28
  • LA to NY 2/12/04
    Mar 16, 2009 – 53:43
  • The Kids Are Alright 12/11/03
    Dec 16, 2008 – 44:17
  • Look! Up in the Sky! 10/23/03
    Dec 2, 2008 – 54:44
  • USA A-OK 9/1/03
    Nov 24, 2008 – 53:17
  • Dustin Diamond Day
    Nov 7, 2008 – 42:00
  • Outcasts 10/09/03
    Nov 3, 2008 – 52:45
  • The Dangerous Streets 10/16/03
    Oct 26, 2008 – 56:40
  • Superheroes 4/17/03
    Jun 30, 2008 – 42:21
  • Sexiness 4/3/03
    Jun 22, 2008 – 48:10
  • Passion 2/20/03
    May 4, 2008 – 43:39
  • Mysterious Wonders, Wondrous Mysteries 12/5/02
    Apr 27, 2008 – 49:12
  • A Living Hell 10/24/02
    Apr 12, 2008 – 49:28
  • Cult of Personality 9/26/02
    Apr 10, 2008 – 56:48
Recent Reviews
  • atronic92
    Great show, not enough of it
    College Years is my favorite Jordan/Jesse podcast on max fun. I actually prefer it to the currently produced podcast, which is hard to listen to because of how the hosts' voices have changed. The only thing that takes away from this podcast is that it was apparently made monthly instead of weekly. Give us one a week again!
  • Tyler AKA LpF AKA kneemee
    So Great
    The hosts are such greenhorns at this point in their careers, but there's an unmistakeable charm in their amateur stylings that belies a potential not often found in college radio hosts. Wow, that was ended up sounding pretty pretentious. Oh well. It's not my favorite Maximum Fun podcast, but it is the one I've re-listened to must often. So there!
  • achidester
    Very fun and enjoyable!
    It's the same Sweetheart, Boy Detective, and Big Time we know today, just a little more raw and not quite as edgy. "Extreme Weatherman", "All-Time" lists, and "Evil Robot" are hilarious.
  • Anabur
    Wish I'd found this podcast sooner
    The show is always interesting to listen to, they're very funny to listen to interacting and Jordan reminds me of Randal from Clerks
  • idrivetoofast
    Extreme Weather. The Foppish Dandy. Hang it up/ Keep it up.
    What can I say? They're funny bits. It's 3 guys who are positively enamored with their own cleverness. But not in a bad way. I want to say that it's delightful, but that makes it sound fancy in-or-about the pants area. And that's not entirely true. I will say that the banter is witty, and these nice young men don't even curse.
  • Servo
    I'm on this.
    Making these was a lot of fun. Some of my favorite college memories. We were huge campus celebrities because of the show. Like bongs 24-7 you know what I mean? If you were on the show too I suggest subscribing
  • American Splendor
    Maybe the best chat show out there...
    It's smart, funny, and I'm amazed that these guys were so young when they recorded this. All kinds of wild comedy, great conversations, a lot of fun. Totally fascinating.
  • Rob Pash
    College Radio Never Sounded So Good.
    Fans of College Radio and Comedy will get a kick out of this Podcast. As a sociological study, these shows inform the current show, which has developed into what I think is some of the best Public Radio out there. If you have a College Radio Fetish, or just like listening to guys crackin' wise early in the morning, this is for you. The fact that this show was on at 7am on a Thursday morning makes me assume not many people listened when some of this stuff was originally broadcast. Thankfully, Jesse saved these tapes. Eugene and Jordan are some funny fellows. I'm really glad this Podcast exists.
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