Host Mary Lucia shares her top songs of 2017.

Saxophonist Kamasi Washington grew up in a musical household, and his friends were also musicians' children. That environment shaped Washington's musical tastes - and he shares that on a Theft of the Dial, hosted by Mary Lucia.

On Oct. 28, 1977, the Sex Pistols released their one and only studio album, 'Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols.' Forty years after its release, Mary Lucia interviewed Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones, now a longtime California resident and the host of his own long-running radio show. Jones reflects on his time in the Sex Pistols and their legacy, the longevity of their singular album, and about his more recent work as a radio host.

With 'Can't Go Back', Ted Leo has gifted us with choppy, galloping guitar riffs reminiscent of Cheap Trick, combined with a pop punk sensibility and darker political undertones.

The weather outside is a little frightful, so cozy up in the studio with Mary Lucia, Andrea Swensson, Derrick Stevens and Mary's pugs, Lefty and Crash, and Andrea's puppy, Columbo! Take a four-minute cuteness break with our pugs-and-puppy party video.

It's not every day that you get to come into work and telephone a member of the Sex Pistols for a chat. But that's exactly what Mary Lucia and Production Manager Derrick Stevens did on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The results were, on one hand, totally punk rock; and on the other, an important lesson in perseverance. Fortunately, we captured the whole thing on video.

This week, Mary Lucia is joined by Andrea Swensson, and they talk about remembering and celebrating the life and music of Tom Petty with you. 'I just wanted you guys to know that we, on the other side of the radio, are music fans,' Mary says, 'and we feel this loss just like you do.'

Back from a week in New York City, Mary Lucia shares her thoughts on what makes autumn in New York so inviting. She also shares a few thoughts on where and where not to take a selfie, and how and how not to pose for it when you do.

Bob Dylan and Mavis Staples have announced a show on Oct. 25 at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. In the wake of this announcement, Mary Lucia reflects on these iconic artists.

When Mary Lucia heard Brian Just's 'Staring Into The Sun' on the radio for the first time, she felt like a regular listener again, anxiously awaiting the DJ's identification of the track.