IMPQ Episode 78
Aug 24, 2026 · 1h 30m
Summary
The hosts launch the ultimate listener-voted Iron Maiden playlist and play a "higher or lower" song quality game. They discuss selling CDs, cleaning AirPods, and react to fan letters regarding the band's image rights sale and Nico's drumming. The episode also covers the Virtual Eleven EPK and teases upcoming news about drummer Nicko McBrain.
Topics discussed
Intro, DJ jokes, and terrible coughing
Record shop depreciation and vinyl figures
Launch party for the ultimate IPQ playlist
Pub encounter with Vera and Man Woman Chainsaw
Band name ideas: Savage Garden and The Beagles
Cleaning gunk out of AirPods
Music guessing game and Play Your Cards Right
High or Low game and Maiden moments
Blaze Bayley's football obsession and live albums
Listener rant on Iron Maiden's legacy and bootlegs
Dave Mustaine in Northern Ireland and Eddie concepts
Who should write into the pub quiz?
Playlist submissions: Prowler, Seven Sun, and more
More submissions: Running Free and Drifter
Submissions: Back in the Village and Peace of Mind
Submissions: Still Life, Ace Is High, and Man on the Edge
Final submissions: The Trooper and Writing on the Wall
Reviewing the final three-hour playlist sequence
Iron Maiden Pub Quiz: Dan vs Tony
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