Episode 44 – "References"

How you ain't gonna listen? It's CVC! For our third ever artist deep dive, we take that (Ludacris) and rewind it (his discography) back, celebrating one of the weirdest, most boisterous, most joyous vulgarians in hip hop history. DTP!

We try to convince each other that our treasure isn't the other host's trash. Featuring music from Billie Eilish, Solange, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and more.

50 episodes. 50 states. 100 songs. Two wives. Two wife guys. Featuring music from Loretta Lynn, Nina Simone, Violent Femmes, Wu Tang Clan, Lightning Bolt, Ronny James Dio, Howlin' Wolf, The Shins, and so much more.

We explain the meaning of life. Spoiler alert: it’s subscribing to our show. The categories are: (1) birth; (2) youth; (3) adulthood; (4) death. Tune in to find out which of these stages your hosts have experienced! Featuring music from T. Rex, Faye Webster, Indigo de Souza, and more.

On the role of humor in music, where we make sure in the process to be as absolutely unfunny as possible. Given your hosts, that wasn't a challenge. The categories are: (1) a funny song that is good; (2) a good song that is funny; (3) an unintentionally funny song. Featuring music from The Lonely Island, Tom Lehrer, Disturbed, and more.

Charles Frantz returns for our very first sequel. In the first "Guilt," we hedged our bets; we weren't vulnerable enough. So, like in any good sequel, we went Bigger, Bolder, Meaner, Braver. In a word: Guiltier. Featuring songs from Limp Bizkit, Fergie, John Mayer, and more.

Hop in with your hosts for one last look at ten tracks (and then some) that made 2022 a great musical year for twenty-twenty-me and twenty-twenty-you. Featuring music from Djo, Doechii, Spoon, Steve Lacy, Katie Sin, and more.

It's our superlatives episode, and we're foreseeing the future of music with some classic yearbook prediction phrases: (1) most improved player; (2) class clown; (3) most likely to succeed. See you at the pool party! Featuring music from Beyoncé, Wet Leg, Tyler the Creator, and more.

We make like Leo DiCaprio and point at things we recognize, celebrating the art of art that talks about other art, or, in other words, songs that reference: (1) another song's lyrics; (2) another song's musical idea; (3) something from another medium. Featuring music from Amy Winehouse, Built to Spill, Danny Brown, and more. 

An examination of that timeless truism: necessity is the Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention (exact phrasing still under review). Our three categories are about what happens when musicians impose limitations on their creative processes, and how that can enrich their modes of expression: (1) songs that use only one chord; (2) melodies that use only one note; (3) songs that use only one instrument. Featuring music from Harry Nilsson, The Killers, Dean Martin, and more.