Episodes

  • Jimmy Dean "I.O.U."

    Jimmy Dean "I.O.U."
    May 8 2025
    Michael tells the story of the Texas singer/songwriter, actor, TV host, and meat purveyor's 1976 sentimental spoken-word ode to moms

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    59 mins
  • Frank & Moon Zappa "Valley Girl" (w/ Eliza Thorn)

    Frank & Moon Zappa "Valley Girl" (w/ Eliza Thorn)
    Apr 24 2025
    Theo tells the story of the LA-via-Baltimore musical iconoclast and his daughter's 1982 novelty hit that forever changed American vernacular. Nashville singer/songwriter Eliza Thorn joins the conversation.

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Nada Surf "Popular" (w/ Sofia Loporcaro)

    Nada Surf "Popular" (w/ Sofia Loporcaro)
    Apr 1 2025
    Michael tells the story of the New York City alternative rock band's 1996 sarcastic, spoken-word singalong. Podcaster and music journalist Sofia Loporcaro joins the conversation.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy"

    Fine Young Cannibals "She Drives Me Crazy"
    Mar 14 2025
    Theo tells the story of the Birmingham, England pop rock band's genre-defying 1989 chart-topper

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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Re-Hit: Buster Poindexter "Hot Hot Hot"

    Re-Hit: Buster Poindexter "Hot Hot Hot"
    Mar 6 2025

    In light of David Johansen's passing earlier this week, we are revisiting our 2023 episode about his alter-ego's 1987 calypso crossover smash “Hot Hot Hot.”


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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It for the Boy"

    Deniece Williams "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
    Feb 18 2025
    Michael tells the story of the Indiana singer's 1984 last-minute soundtrack smash

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • Richard Harris "MacArthur Park"

    Richard Harris "MacArthur Park"
    Jan 31 2025
    Theo tells the story of the Irish actor's 1967 epic pop crooner turn that started a cultural domino effect.

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    57 mins
  • Gerardo "Rico Suave"

    Gerardo "Rico Suave"
    Jan 16 2025
    Michael tells the story of the Ecuadorian rapper's 1990 alter-ego bilingual blockbuster.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
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