The Rated Radio Podcast

Two music lovers pit your artist and album recommendations against each other, rating random Billboard hits along the way. Join bestselling author Shane Windham, and his co-host Ray Xander, on a playlist-making journey toward musical Utopia.

Get yourself on the show by sending audio clips (texts, your Top 10 artists, etc.) to [email protected]. Come find us on Spotify to hear our playlists in all their glory. And unlock every second of our bonus content by subscribing for just $1 per month.

When new artists go head-to-head, we let a randomizer pick the albums. When we choose albums by past artists, we’re battling each other. Our rating scale goes from 0-10 (used to be 1-5), and we release new episodes every Friday morning.

We’ve already covered 150+ artists, interviewed a handful of musicians, curated dozens of original playlists, and have no plans of stopping until we’ve weeded out the best of the best (so that you don’t have to waste time on halfhearted songs).