Remembering Ozzy Osbourne, with Kory Grow and Rob Harvilla

Bandsplain

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4.4 • 582 Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Rob Harvilla and Rolling Stone senior writer Kory Grow join Yasi to discuss Ozzy Osbourne’s bodies of work with Black Sabbath as well as solo, his incredible impact on not just music but pop culture at large, and his enduring legacy. Read Kory’s piece ‘Ozzy and Me: How I Got to Know the Real Ozzy Osbourne’, ⁠HERE⁠ CREDITS: Host: Yasi Salek Guest: Kory Grow, Rob Harvilla Producer: Rob Sundermann Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you had to pick just one album to define the 21st century so far, what would it be? I'm Cole Kushner from Dissect. And I'm Charles Holmes from The Midnight Boys. And on Tuesday, July 29th, Cole and I are launching season four of Last Song Standing. But this year, we're mixing things up. Instead of searching for an artist's greatest song, we're asking an even bigger question. What is the greatest album of the 21st century so far? Listen to last song standing on the Dysect podcast feed
0:25.5	or the Dysect YouTube channel starting Tuesday, July 29th.
0:33.1	What's with this band anyway? I don't get it. Can you please explain?
0:40.3	Wait, like, Bansplain?
0:44.3	Never heard this band in my life.
0:48.3	Oh, you haven't? I love that. Really? Why?
0:51.3	Yeah, I love this song. Oh, I don't know that one.
0:56.0	Bansplain, Bansplain.
0:59.0	I really hate this band. Whatever. I'm their biggest fan.
1:02.6	Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain.
1:09.0	Bansplain.
1:10.3	Bansplain! Hello and welcome to BandSplain. I am your host, Yossi Salick.
1:17.5	This is usually a show where I invite an expert guest on to help me explain a cult band or iconic artist.
1:22.9	But today's episode is in memory of the one and only Ozzy Osbourne. And before you guys get excited,
1:29.5	no, I did not learn the entire history of Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne solo in three days
1:34.5	to give you a bandspan. I'm so sorry. I'm only one woman struggling against all odds to deliver
1:39.9	to you the best podcasting possible. But we are going to take some time because we thought it was really important to commemorate
1:46.7	the loss of one of the greatest musicians of our time.
1:50.0	And my guest today, you guys, I'm joined by senior writer at Rolling Stone and a metal expert,
1:55.5	honestly, Corey Groh, new father and metal expert.
1:58.5	And also the prince, not of darkness, but the prince of wince, Robert Harvilla.
2:07.2	How you doing?
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