Episode 54: Stone Temple Pilots, "Plush"
We have theories about grunge! MANY THEORIES! A discussion of "Plush" by Stone Temple Pilots leads to everything from the band's unexpected evolution to the possibility that true-crime shows inspired ...
27 Apr 201727min
Episode 53: Roxette, "Listen To Your Heart"
Roxette uses "Listen To Your Heart" to blast us with power-ballad glory. That gets us talking about the value of being earnest, the glory of not-quite-English lyrics, and the exciting (for Mark, at le...
20 Apr 201718min
Episode 52: Todrick Hall feat. RuPaul, "Low"
Our booties may never stop shaking! We are gagging over "Low" by Todrick Hall and RuPaul, which gets us talking about the joy of hot beats, the magic of witty lyrics, and the necessity of unapologetic...
13 Apr 201719min
Episode 51: Billy Joel, "Sleeping With The Television On"
Billy Joel's mama named him William, so we will call him William! A chat about his early-'80s album track "Sleeping With the Television On" leads us to consider the best and worst Joel-isms, that stra...
6 Apr 201719min
Episode 50: The Indigo Girls' "Indigo Girls," Ranked
We're so old! To celebrate our 50th episode, we rank every song on the Indigo Girls' self-titled album, and you'd better believe there are tears. There are also roughly 500 important high-school memor...
30 Mar 20171h 19min
Episode 49: Bette Midler, "The Rose"
Some say love it is a podcast and MASTAS its only...pod? Strained metaphors aside, we're talking about Bette Midler's "The Rose," and we're pleasantly confused by our affection for this treacly ditty....
23 Mar 201726min
Episode 48: Duran Duran, "Hungry Like The Wolf"
Why yes we ARE tastefully sweaty! That's because we're rocking out to Duran Duran's "Hungry Like the Wolf." Why is this song still so alluring? So forbidding? So weird? We discuss all this and more, i...
16 Mar 201729min
Episode 47: Yaz, "Only You"
Don't get sad; get MASTAS! We're savoring the danceable ache of Yaz's "Only You," which several listeners asked us cry about together. We're also discussing our respect for frontwomen, a time that Sar...
9 Mar 201725min
