First-Name Basis, Episode 2: The Next 10
The second batch of 10 songs is raising tough questions for our First-Name Basis season, like: Does difficult subject matter preclude a song from moving on? How can you tell if a songwriter has never ...
12 Jun 202344min
First-Name Basis, Episode 1: The First 10
Our First-Name Basis season is underway! Our mission: to identify the most iconic song associated with a first name. But how? It starts right here, as we look at the first 10 in our FNB Top 40 and dec...
5 Jun 202355min
Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 10: The Championship
The Record Of The Year Showdown comes down to this...and there's not a ton of surprises here, probably, but there IS the wall of history, the wisdom of (drunk, stoned New York City) crowds, shared mus...
20 Mar 202330min
Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 9: The Final 4
Mark's shenanigans aside, we had an easier time ranking our semifinal group than we'd expected -- but we didn't necessarily expect to go on a sentimental journey with TLC, Sarah Palin's nephew LARP Jr...
13 Mar 202346min
Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 8: The Elite 8
"This'll be cinchy! [cut to: sobbing]" We thought we'd have a more straightforward time of our quarterfinal rankings, but alas, no. We did have a Whitney-koan reader mail, a visit from Katharine Hepbu...
6 Mar 202349min
Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 7: The Sweet 16
More like the BITTER-sweet 16, the episode that forces hosts and listeners alike to make terrible choices, as well as rank things politically, salute album-cover pets of yore, choose which Adele hills...
27 Feb 202358min
Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 6: Round Of 32, '91-'22
The Round Of 32 is a plot-heavy affair: Coldplay premonitions, beautiful German cheese, learning to love advisedly off-putting pop, and songs that grab you by the nip. As the decisions get more agoniz...
20 Feb 202338min
Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 5: Round Of 32, '59-'90
The Round Of 32: where the choices get tougher and the cheeses get lonelier. We're writing Back To The Future/Babybel fan-fic, analyzing palimpsest layers, appreciating Bobby Darin's interpretive skil...
13 Feb 202357min
