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Rockers to Doctors

Rockers to Doctors

By: Dorian Prescott and Nova Starwick
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From backstage chaos to brainy breakdowns—Rockers to Doctors is your weekly shot of music news with a glam metal edge. We cover the latest headlines, streaming shifts, reunion rumors, weird merch drops, and the cultural undercurrents shaping rock, metal, and everything in between. Hosted by two PhDs who never ditched their leather jackets, this podcast blends pop culture commentary, forgotten facts, and the occasional chart analysis to bring you a fresh take on the music that made us—and the stories still unfolding. Come for the riffs, stay for the rabbit holes.2025 Music Politics & Government
Episodes
  • December Rock News: Journey, GNR, Megadeth, Triumph, Roth
    Jan 6 2026

    December delivers one of the busiest rock news cycles of the year.

    Journey reaches a new generation on The Voice. Guns N' Roses release two long-awaited tracks. Megadeth begins their final album and farewell tour era. Geoff Tate confirms Operation Mindcrime III is coming. Triumph announces a major reunion tour. David Lee Roth returns to the stage. Pink Floyd finally unveils an official video for "Wish You Were Here."

    Nova and Dorian cut through hype, nostalgia, and controversy to examine what these moments actually mean for rock music today.

    Rock news. Data thinking. Loud opinions.

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    23 mins
  • Top 5 Rock Christmas Songs: Nova vs Dorian
    Dec 24 2025

    Nova and Dorian take on the holidays independently, each presenting their own Top 5 Rock Christmas Songs with very different philosophies.

    Nova focuses on emotion, nostalgia, and rock history.
    Dorian applies strict criteria, structure, and analysis to decide what actually makes a Christmas rock song work.

    Two lists. Two approaches. One holiday debate.

    Listen to both and let us know whose list you liked better, or what songs we missed.

    Rockers to Doctors treats rock history with PhD-level precision and just enough holiday chaos.

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    25 mins
  • The Music of Stranger Things: How '80s Rock Took Over the Upside Down
    Dec 16 2025

    Stranger Things didn't just revive '80s nostalgia. It resurrected entire careers.

    In this episode of Rockers to Doctors, Nova Starwick and Dorian Prescott break down how Stranger Things became the most powerful music PR engine of the last decade. From Kate Bush's "Running Up That Hill" to Metallica's "Master of Puppets," we explore how key rock, punk, and metal songs were woven into the show's story—and what happened to those artists afterward.

    We cover:

    • How Max weaponized Kate Bush against Vecna

    • Why Billy's entrance demanded Scorpions and Mötley Crüe

    • How The Clash became the emotional backbone of Season 1

    • Why Bon Jovi's "Runaway" mirrors Eleven's journey

    • Eddie Munson, Metallica, and the most iconic metal scene in TV history

    This is not just nostalgia. It's music history being rewritten in real time.

    🎸 Headbanging with a hypothesis.

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    25 mins
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