[3] The third season of the podcast, Lost Notes 1980, discusses musicians The Sugarhill Gang, Grace Jones, Miriam Makeba, and Hugh Masekela.

[7] Nicholas Quah wrote in Vulture that the podcast is an "excellent music-documentary" that is "genuinely beautiful".

[10] Steve Greene wrote in IndieWire that the podcast is "profound" and is "a tribute to the idea that music is something made to be rediscovered".

[11][12] Peter Larsen wrote in The Orange County Register that the podcast digs "deep into history and meaning with strong standalone narratives".

[13] The show won the Directors' Choice Award at the 2021 Third Coast International Audio Festival.