In the last two bonus episodes, we heard a lot of interesting stories about Jack and Meg White's touring escapades in 2000. But in this last bonus episode of the season, we have a couple of stories about other bands: Weezer and The Yeah Yeah Ye

BONUS: To Hear A Sound

Jun 12th, 2020 17m 7s

Last time, we covered anecdotes from Jack and Meg White's first West Coast tour. In this bonus episode, John Baker provides a few extra tidbits from The White Stripes' time in New Zealand and Australia that didn't make it into Season 2.

BONUS: As I Walk The Floor

May 27th, 2020 17m 3s

We weren't able to fit every story from The White Stripes' first West Coast tour in this season, so we've included more of Ben Blackwell's recollections in this Season 2 bonus episode. Some are funny stories, others are important to the band's

S2 E5: Lots Of People In This World

May 6th, 2020 33m 49s

So far this season, a lot of entirely unexpected and stuff has happened to The White Stripes. Through it all, you can see Jack and Meg getting a taste of what it's like being an indie rock band that eeks out a living on the road. Like Ben Swank

S2 E4: Home Has Run Out Of Space

Apr 29th, 2020 24m 12s

From their very first jam sessions in the attic of 1203 Ferdinand, Jack and Meg White were intent on doing their own thing. You can see that through the early shows, the singles, the first album — and turning down some of the coolest indie labe

S2 E3: Got A Letter This Morning

Apr 22nd, 2020 31m 3s

The White Stripes' trip out west knocked over some dominos that foreshadowed what was to come as Jack and Meg burrowed further into the new millennium — including a jaunt to the other side of the country and a few interesting offers.

S2 E2: Nobody To Answer The Phone

Apr 15th, 2020 25m 15s

A catalyst for many of Jack and Meg White's crucial connections in 2000 was The White Stripes' first real tour, out to the West Coast and back. Those three weeks would play a pivotal role in the rest of the year — and the rest of their career.

S2 E1: The Wind Is Blowing

Apr 8th, 2020 24m 7s

As Ben Blackwell says this season, 2000 is a crucial year of connections for Jack and Meg White. One of those connections was the greatest radio DJ of all time. Another was the first member of The White Stripes' "team" — someone who would set t

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Coming April 8: Striped Season 2!

Apr 1st, 2020 1m 32s

For The White Stripes, 1999 might have been a bedrock year, but 2000 is when things got real. From winning over the greatest DJ of all time and being pursued by the coolest record labels, to wowing the hottest band of the moment and blowing min

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BONUS: My Idols Walk Next To Me (Wayne Kramer Interview)

Dec 4th, 2019 15m 50s

In the first episode of season one, you heard a little from Wayne Kramer of the seminal Detroit band The MC5. While only a few bits ended up in the episode, there was a lot more Wayne had to say about the city, his career, and The White Stripes

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BONUS: They're Looking At Me

Nov 27th, 2019 27m 41s

In the second bonus episode from season one, Blackwell discusses some of the shows The White Stripes played in 1999. This includes tales of Jack White's stage banter, a disastrous lunchtime gig, and the origin of an iconic instrument.

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BONUS: Past The Caution Tape

Nov 20th, 2019 35m 53s

In this first bonus episode from season one, Blackwell dives into many of the songs that made it onto the White Stripes' debut album — and some that didn't.

S1 E5: Do You Want To Explode Now?

Oct 29th, 2019 33m 41s

When a band releases an album, the easiest way to measure success is the number of records sold. However, sometimes an album is successful because it accomplishes something behind the scenes; it makes a connection for an artist or puts their mu

S1 E4: Nothing Could Be Better

Oct 22nd, 2019 26m 45s

For some artists, if you have the freedom to make every creative choice — you won't make any choice at all. So you set limits on yourself as a challenge, and as a corrective to make sure your initial vision remains unobstructed. The success of

S1 E3: Got A Little Feeling Going Now

Oct 15th, 2019 32m 40s

When you're in the recording studio, it takes a lot for everything to go right — but it doesn't take much at all for everything to go wrong. It can feel like the deck is stacked against. For The White Stripes, though, they threw the deck out th

S1 E2: What A Feeling That's Begun

Oct 8th, 2019 27m 23s

Before The White Stripes closed out Late Night With Conan O'Brien, garnered platinum records, or played SNL, they were just a frenetic boy teaching himself how to play music in an attic and a quiet, artistic girl who wasn't interested in playin

S1 E1: Don't Feed Me Planned Obsolescence

Oct 8th, 2019 32m 28s

The music scene that Jack and Meg White were thrust into didn't form in a vacuum. Detroit has a rich heritage informed by a wide variety of musical stylings, as well as the auto industry — in both good and bad ways.

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Introducing Striped Season 1!

Sep 24th, 2019 1m 39s

In season 1 of Striped, music journalist Sean Cannon takes you through the early years of The White Stripes by talking to the people who witnessed it all firsthand — from a young Jack White practicing loudly in his attic to The White Stripes wo