My Weekly Mixtape’s 100th episode celebration continues with Volume 2 of The Ultimate Mixtape — a three-part series built around one deceptively simple question: If you could choose one song — any artist, any genre — to be sealed inside a time capsule for future listeners to discover years or decades from now… what would it be, and why?

For this project, I asked 65 past guests, friends of the show, and Patreon Mixtapers to give me their one essential pick. The result? A wildly diverse collection of songs spanning eras, genres, moods, and tempos.

But this isn’t just a list of answers. I’m treating these picks like a real cassette — carefully sequencing each track so the flow, pacing, and emotional arc actually matter.

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