Single No. 6: New Songs You Need, Vol. 2
While Sarah's away on assignment, Mark suggests four new songs (and one forgotten '80s hit) that you need to hear right now. What'd you think of his choices? Let us know on Twitter at @talksongs, on ...
26 Okt 201712min
Episode 75: 10 Songs In 20 Minutes
Welcome to flavor country, people. In precisely 20 minutes, we're discussing 10 songs. Yes, 10! Together, they create a heady mixture of listener requests, personal faves, and patron-selected cuts, an...
19 Okt 201720min
Episode 74: Four By Pink
Can our friendship survive our disagreement about Pink's pop songs? Well, yes. But it's still surprising to discover where we diverge about this particular star's approach to rebellion, politics, roma...
12 Okt 201736min
Episode 73: Jamie Foxx feat. Guru & Common, "Any Given Sunday"
What is the sound of hip-hop apathy? It might just be the theme song for "Any Given Sunday"! We're talking about how Jamie Foxx, Common, and Guru ever got into this mess, not to mention our varying le...
28 Sep 201720min
Episode 72: Fountains Of Wayne, "Stacy's Mom" and "Red Dragon Tattoo"
Stacy's mom. Thinks MASTAS is the bo-omb. ...While we talk about that hit by Fountains Of Wayne (plus their lesser-known cut "Red Dragon Tattoo"), we also get real about ironic pop songs, female chara...
21 Sep 201726min
Episode 71: Kanye West, "Jesus Walks"
We're grappling with the mad genius of Kanye West and his towering single "Jesus Walks." Along the way, we touch on Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, and the ability to separate artists' tragedies from ...
14 Sep 201727min
Single No. 5: The Eagles' "Their Greatest Hits, 1971-1975," Ranked
Sarah goes solo in this Single -- but not entirely, as you listeners helped decide which vintage Eagles track had "Lyin' Eyes" and which should be "Already Gone." (Your votes did nothing to improve Sa...
8 Sep 201723min
Episode 70: REM's "Out Of Time," Ranked
We're ranking every song on REM's sad-boy rock milestone "Out of Time." Will we lose our religion at the sight of all these shiny happy people? Which songs will we decide truly belong, and which songs...
31 Aug 20171h 6min
