Episodes 52
Avg. Duration 1h 2m
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Since Feb 2021
Latest Episode Feb 2026

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TNT Radio NYC aims to explore and celebrate full-length albums from across musical genres, eras and communities. This format is lost in today’s algorithmically-oriented musical landscape. Each month, hosts Thanh Nguyen and Tim Lessick take audiences through collected works and dig deep into their story to uncover its impact on society and time.

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S6E4 TNT #52 - Acrassicauda - Gilgamesh

Feb 02, 2026 1h 10m

This episode takes us on a journey to an album that was nearly 15 years in the making, through a repressive regime and a war. This edition of TNT will focus on Iraqi metal band Acrassicauda, and…

S6E1 TNT #51 - Omar Ahmad - Inheritance

Nov 28, 2025 1h 6m

For the first episode of the season, TNT is proud to bring you Omar Ahmad’s 2023 album “Inheritance.” The first full-length from the Palestinian-American composer, producer, and sound artist is a…

S5E10 TNT #50 - Issac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul

Apr 25, 2025 1h 22m

For our 50th episode (🤯) and last show of season 5, we have something for you by a man known as “Black Moses” to his peers and admirers alike. That’s right, for the second episode in our series on…

S5E9 TNT #49 - Booker T. & the M.G.s - Green Onions

Mar 28, 2025 1h 10m

For our last series of the season, we have the story of the rise and fall, the rebirth and eventual demise of the legendary Memphis R&B, soul and funk label, Stax Records. This month we’re…

S5E8 TNT #48 - Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen

Feb 28, 2025 57m

The boys at TNT are back with the second episode in our series about the dynamic Los Angeles indie label Stones Throw Records. This month, Thanh + Tim are coming to you with the sophomore release by…

S5E7 TNT #47 - J Dilla - Donuts

Jan 31, 2025 54m

This episode of TNT brings us to the left coast to dig into the famed LA independent label Stones Throw Records. To kick this series off, we bring you something bittersweet - 2006’s iconoclastic…

S5E6 TNT #46 - Q and Not U - No Kill No Beep Beep

Jul 19, 2024 59m

On TNT this month, we’re back with our friends at Dischord Records! Thanh + Tim dig into a record and a band that bring a little bit of youth and groove to the label: Q and Not U’s debut album, “No…

S5E5 TNT #45 - Fugazi - Repeater

Jun 17, 2024 1h 6m

As TNT zeroes in on record labels this season, it was only a matter of time until Thanh + Tim made their way to the legendary Dischord Records. And what better to showcase the label than one of the…

S5E4 TNT #44 - Black Riot: Early Jungle, Rave and Hardcore

May 04, 2024 1h 4m

TNT is back in action and we're still dancin' 😎 April brings us across the pond from the noise of New York to the second part of our series on Soul Jazz Records. We're capping this one off with a…

S5E3 TNT #43 - New York Noise: Dance Music from the New York Underground 1978-1982

Apr 05, 2024 1h 2m

The month of March kicks off TNT's deep dive into our next record label, London's own Soul Jazz Records. To start this series off, Thanh + Tim are talking about a compilation that features no wave,…

S5E2 TNT #42 - William Onyeabor - Who is William Onyeabor?

Mar 08, 2024 1h 2m

In the second part of our series on the Luaka Bop record label, this month TNT brings you a total jammer - 2013's "Who is William Onyeabor?" by the mysterious and prolific Nigerian electro Afro-funk…

S5E1 TNT #41 - Floating Points - Reflections: Mojave Desert

Feb 02, 2024 1h 1m

It's a new year and that means a new season of TNT! This year we're still digging into full-length albums - but we're also uncovering the record labels that provide the world with these releases and…

S4E10 TNT #40 Giorgio Moroder - From Here to Eternity

Dec 15, 2023 1h 2m

We had to go out in style for the last show of 2023! 😎 For the second half of TNT's series on disco Thanh + Tim are talking about the 1977 album from the "Father of Disco" - a man who was one of the…

S4E9 TNT #39 - Chic - C'est Chic

Nov 10, 2023 1h 4m

Break out yer bellbottoms and platforms folks - TNT is going disco! 🪩 Join Thanh + Tim as they dig into 1978's "C'est Chic" by disco-funk legends Chic. This show covers Chic's short - but hugely…

S4E8 TNT #38 - Ryuichi Sakamoto - Thousand Knives

Sep 29, 2023 1h 7m

This month on TNT, your hosts Thanh + Tim dive into the debut solo album from Japanese electronic maestro, composer, producer, artist, actor and activist Ryuichi Sakamoto, and his 1978 output…

S4E7 TNT #37 - Emahoy Tsegue Maryam Guebrou - Jerusalem

Aug 11, 2023 1h

Join us on TNT this month as we celebrate the extraordinary life of Ethiopian nun and master pianist Emahoy Tsegue Maryam Guebrou, who passed away on March 26, 2023, at the age of 99. An accomplished…

S4E6 TNT #36 - Odetta - Odetta Sings

Jul 14, 2023 1h 7m

For July, TNT has gone back to the well of 1970 to focus on someone who MLK famously called the “Queen of American Folk music,” and someone who influenced a generation of folk and pop musicians in…

S4E5 TNT #35 - Neil Young - After The Gold Rush (with Denis Candy)

Jun 09, 2023 1h 4m

For May 2023, TNT dives into a classic in the world of folk, country and rock: Neil Young’s third solo album, 1970’s “After the Gold Rush.” We’re joined by a very special guest - musician, avid…

S4E4 TNT #34 - Amyl & the Sniffers - Comfort to Me

Apr 28, 2023 1h 2m

It's April 2023 and TNT is yet again diving deep into another international jammer, 2021's "Comfort to Me" by Amyl & the Sniffers. Turn this one up loud and get moving - these Aussies aren't…

S4E3 TNT #33 - Otoboke Beaver - Super Champon

Apr 12, 2023 1h 1m

On the show this month, the boys at TNT attempt to take on the absolute ripper of an album from Japanese punk band Otoboke Beaver, 2022's "Super Champon." If you need any further convincing to dive…

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