{"podcast":{"title":"1001 Album Complaints","slug":"1001-album-complaints-4016250","podcast_index_feed_id":4016250,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/1001-album-complaints","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/1001-album-complaints","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/d2/91/57/1c/d291571c-c5cd-4c20-a88b-d8b983611d57/b6dd6148b6a4e0316395507ae91a6ab33d2e73434cd389d997c1e20cc8e968e9148e95b13304ba107149e01a38d7b9d1e6618f8a9d23a0b80c49985f0aa11649.jpeg","author":"The Chop Unlimited","episode_count":279,"summary":"Classic albums' full backstories told by musicians who love to nitpick the details, now with >1M downloads. We do all the research, help you better understand why you love the things you love, plus introduce you to new music and musical ideas you should care about. Want to sound informed, intelligent, and funny when talking about music, even the records you don't like? Want to laugh while you learn more about music production and music history? Then welcome to your new favorite weekly podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T16:19:38.360151+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-album-complaints-4016250"},"episode":{"title":"The Story Behind: Green Day - Dookie, Ep. 256","slug":"the-story-behind-green-day-dookie-ep-256","published_at":"2026-04-20T07:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-album-complaints-4016250/the-story-behind-green-day-dookie-ep-256","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-album-complaints-4016250","url":"https://1001albumcomplaints.captivate.fm/episode/the-story-behind-green-day-dookie-ep-256","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/67849b0f-39af-49f6-a85b-f39d39ea4a05.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Green Day had built a steady following on the Berkeley punk scene when they (gasp) signed with a major label and spent lots more time and money to make Dookie. Rob, Tom, and Adam welcome a special guest to talk about selling out, exercising preternatural restraint, and of course, lead bass. Join us on Patreon to continue the conversation and get early access to the weekly show 100% ad free, plus 60+ bonus shows like Song Battle and Guilty Pleasures https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0cqyBw7lgXERUVfRHsug5F?si=ddf87a40525049cb Listen to Dookie here: https://open.spotify.com/album/4uG8q3GPuWHQlRbswMIRS6?si=mC263U2VRvq5JmVs7jkHZg And our international playlists continue to grow: Thai, German , Sweden 1 , 2 , &amp; 3 , Italian , Australian , Belgium 1 &amp; 2 Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home Follow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaints We have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some. US Merch Store Next week's album: The Dave Brubeck Quartet - Time Out See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Green Day had built a steady following on the Berkeley punk…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":6713,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/1001-album-complaints-4016250/episodes/the-story-behind-green-day-dookie-ep-256/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-album-complaints-4016250/the-story-behind-green-day-dookie-ep-256.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}