Here are my favorite albums, films, television shows, and podcasts of 2017. As always, I wish I would have listened to more and watched more, and these lists are in no particular order. I have to admit that podcast listening has sincerely cut into my music time. A lot of stuff didn’t make my list, because I just haven’t gotten around to checking it out.
(Some of these lists go to 11)
Top Albums of 2017
Body Count – Bloodlust
Mastodon – Emperor of Sand
In Search of Sun – Virgin Funk Mother
Sons of Apollo – Psychotic Symphony
Darkest Hour – Godless Prophets & The Migrant Flora
Kendrick Lamar – DAMN.
Zeal and Ardor – Devil Is Fine
Glassjaw – Material Control
Power Trip – Nightmare Logic
Havok – Conformicide
Top Films of 2017
Thor: Ragnarok
Split
War Machine
Blade Runner 2049
Coco
War of the Planet of the Apes
Get Out
Dunkirk
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Atomic Blonde
The Babysitter
Top TV Shows of 2017
Master of None – Season 2
Rick and Morty – Season 3
The Handmaid’s Tale – Season 1
The Leftovers – Season 3
Ozark – Season 1
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
GLOW – Season 1
Game of Thrones – Season 8
The Defiant Ones
Mindhunter – Season 1
Top Podcasts of 2017
The Cracked Podcast (Comedy/Pop Culture)
The Bill Simmons Podcast (Sports/Pop Culture)
Waking Up with Sam Harris (Politics/Philosophy)
The Lowe Post (Basketball)
Common Sense with Dan Carlin (Politics)
Show Me The Meaning – Wisecrack (Movies/Philosophy)
Pod Save America (Politics)
The Jasta Show (Music)
Black on the Air with Larry Wilmore (Politics/Comedy)
Binge Mode: Game of Thrones (Television)
#WeThePeople Live with @JoshZepps (Politics)
