Episode 91: 2018 Oscars Best Song Nominees, Ranked (With Joe Reid!)
Look out, 'cuz here we come! Joined again by the delightful Joe Reid, we're unraveling the mysteries of this year's Oscar-nominated songs, and we're ranking our favorites to determine a winner. We sta...
28 Feb 20181h 5min
Episode 90: Madonna's GHV2, Ranked
Madonna from the '90s is not Madonna from the '80s, and we really need to parse what that means. (Yes. Need!) That's why we're ranking every song on GHV2, her second greatest hits album. Get ready for...
22 Feb 20181h 18min
Episode 89: The Carpenters, "We've Only Just Begun"
Things get experimental as we discuss "We've Only Just Begun" by the Carpenters. We not only talk about this song's unusual history and the variety of mixed emotions that any Carpenters tune evokes, b...
15 Feb 201822min
Episode 88: Four Journeys With Walker Hayes
A few weeks ago, Mark discovered the remarkable songwriting of Walker Hayes and told Sarah about it. Inside his songs, Sarah discovered some stirring similarities to her own life. This led to our curr...
8 Feb 201846min
Episode 87: Mariah Carey, "Emotions"
Oh, Mariah! You want tea, and we're spilling it. More to the point, we're talking about "Emotions," a perfect example of why Mimi got famous in the first place. As we think about where she was then an...
1 Feb 201825min
Episode 86: The Smiths, Morrissey, And Marr
We're not miserable people, but we still love The Smiths. Go figure! Sarah tees up one tune each from the Smiths, Morrissey, and Johnny Marr, which leads to jaunty lyrical analysis, MANY disagreements...
25 Jan 201834min
Episode 85: Why Aren't These Songs Super-Famous, With Pam Ribon
It's time for musical justice! Joined by the glorious Pam Ribon, we discuss three songs that should be famous, but somehow aren't. Come for Beyonce, Annie Lennox, and Bic Runga, but stay for Billy Joe...
18 Jan 201847min
Episode 84: The Cars, "Magic"
We kick off 2018 with a truly magical episode, in the sense that "Magic" by the Cars is a fantastic song. Joined by special guest Kevin Smokler, we discuss making rock look easy, polishing your produc...
11 Jan 201850min
