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Rapsody breaks down her fantastic new album 'God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops.' Learn about how her trip to Africa inspired its themes and sound, the reverence she has for hip hop, and why she views herself as a guardian of the culture she loves so dearly. Listen to ⁠'God Gotta Afro & Gold Hoops'⁠ on Spotify. Host: Cole Cuchna Editor: Kevin Pooler Engineer: Jon Jones Producer: Justin Sayles Theme Music...

Dissect is 10! To celebrate, Cole dissects "Dissect" - sharing how and why he started the show ten years ago. Then he answers a ton of questions submitted by Dissect listeners. Purchase limited Anniversary Merch at ⁠dissectmerch.com⁠. Host: Cole Cuchna Editor: Kevin Pooler Producer: Justin Sayles Theme: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It all leads up to this. After revisiting Tyler The Creator's entire discography over 7 episodes, Cole and Charles debate their song selections until they crown the last song standing: the single greatest Tyler song, ever. Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠ Instagram⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠, and⁠ Twitter⁠. Hosts: Cole Cuchna & Charles Holmes Producer: Justin Sayles Editor: Kevin Pooler Engineer: Jon Jones Theme Music:...

Our journey to crown Tyler The Creator's best song ever continues by revisiting 2025's 'DON'T TAP THE GLASS' as well as diving into Tyler's extensive b-sides catalog. Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠ Instagram⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠, and⁠ Twitter⁠. Hosts: Cole Cuchna & Charles Holmes Producer: Justin Sayles  Editor: Kevin Pooler Engineer: Jon Jones Theme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

The journey to crown Tyler The Creator's best song ever continues with his most personal album to date CHROMAKOPIA. Charles and Cole talk through the albums themes, quiz each other with trivia, and nominate the songs they believe should be in contention for Tyler's best. Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠ Instagram⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠, and⁠ Twitter⁠. Hosts: Cole Cuchna & Charles Holmes Producer: Justin Sayles&nbsp...

The journey to crown Tyler The Creator's best song ever continues with a deep dive into 2021's Call Me If You Get Lost. Cole, Charles, and Justin revisit the DJ Drama 'Gangsta Grillz' mixtape era before nominating their favorite tracks off the project. Follow @dissectpodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. Hosts: Cole Cuchna & Charles Holmes Producer: Justin Sayles  Editor: Iulia Ciobanu E...

The LSS Boyz journey to crown Tyler The Creator's best song ever continues with 2019's IGOR. Cole & Charles revisit its release, quiz each other with album trivia, and nominate its best songs. What's your favorite song on IGOR? Sound off in the comments below. 👇 Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠ Instagram⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠, and⁠ Twitter⁠. Hosts: Cole Cuchna & Charles Holmes Producer: Justin Sayles  Editor...

Isaiah Rashad joins Dissect to break down his new album 'IT'S BEEN AWFUL' in intimate detail. Host: Cole Cuchna Guest: Isaiah Rashad Engineer: Sarah Reddy Editor: Iulia Ciobanu Producer: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cole and Charles continue their journey to crown Tyler The Creator's best song ever by revisiting 2017's Flower Boy - a pivotal album that changed the trajectory of Tyler's career. Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠ Instagram⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠, and⁠ Twitter⁠. Hosts: Cole Cuchna & Charles Holmes Producer: Justin Sayles  Editor: Kevin Pooler Engineer: Sarah Reddy Theme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your...

Cole & Charles continue their journey to crown Tyler The Creator's best song ever by revisiting his album's WOLF and CHERRY BOMB. Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠ Instagram⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠, and⁠ Twitter⁠. Hosts: Cole Cuchna & Charles Holmes Producer: Justin Sayles  Editor: Kevin Pooler Engineer: Sarah Reddy Theme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cole & Charles begin their journey to crown Tyler The Creator's best song ever by revisiting his first two projects Bastard and Goblin. They talk through Tyler's origin story before nominating which songs off these projects should be in contention for his best ever. Comment your favorite songs off Bastard and Goblin below! Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠ Instagram⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠, and⁠ Twitter⁠. Hosts: Cole...

Last Song Standing is returning Tuesday, June 30th! In Season 5, Cole and Charles are debating their way through Tyler The Creator's entire catalog in order to crown his best song of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Part 2 of Cole and Charles journey to crown Daft Punk's best song of all time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

SEASON FINALE! Our dissection of Daft Punk's entire career concludes with the second half of Random Access Memories before looking holistically at the narrative their four studio albums creates. Connecting Changes Everything.⁠⁠ https://www.att.com/connecttochange/⁠⁠ Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna Editors: Kevin Pooler & Iulia Ciobanu Theme Music: Birocratic Additional Production: Justin Sayles Learn...

Our dissection of Random Access Memories continues with a journey through “Within,” “Instant Crush,” “Lose Yourself to Dance,” and the album’s emotional centerpiece, “Touch.” Connecting Changes Everything.⁠ https://www.att.com/connecttochange/⁠ Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠ Instagram⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠, and⁠ Twitter⁠. Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna Editors: Kevin Pooler & Iulia Ciobanu Theme Music: Birocratic A...

Our season-long exploration of Daft Punk continues with their final album Random Access Memories. Turning away from the electronic mainstream they helped create, Daft Punk entered real studios with real musicians to rediscover the human “magic” inside recorded music. In this episode, we dissect “Give Life Back to Music,” “The Game of Love,” and “Giorgio by Moroder,” revealing how Daft Punk reframe...

Our season-long dissection of Daft Punk continues with a turning point in their catalog, as we unpack the stark minimalism and dystopian vision of 2005's Human After All. We explore how the album’s cold, mechanical sound and Orwellian themes reframe the duo’s robot personas. Then, we trace how those ideas are expanded on stage in the groundbreaking Alive 2007 tour, where Daft Punk fuse their entir...

Cole is joined by The Ringer’s Charles Holmes and Justin Sayles to discuss Drake’s three-album release stunt. They speculate on the strategy behind the 43-song drop before diving into ICEMAN’s music and lyrics. Finally, they discuss Habibti and Maid of Honour, ending the conversation by wondering where Drake will go next. Host: Cole Cuchna Guests: Charles Holmes, Justin Sayles Editor: Kevin Pooler...

We’re taking a brief intermission from our Daft Punk season - but don’t worry, we’re still talking Daft Punk in a special episode of Last Song Standing, the show where Cole and Charles Holmes debate an artist’s catalog to determine their single best song. In this episode, Cole and Charles nominate the tracks from Homework and Discovery they believe deserve a spot in the conversation. Then, after t...

Our season-long examination of Daft Punk continues with a brilliant three track run on Discovery: "Voyager," "Veridis Quo," and the sampling masterpiece "Face To Face." Connecting Changes Everything.⁠ https://www.att.com/connecttochange/⁠ Visit us in stores and online ⁠https://Warbyparker.com/DISSECT⁠ Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠⁠ Instagram⁠⁠,⁠⁠ TikTok⁠⁠, and⁠⁠ Twitter⁠⁠. Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna...

Our deep dive into Daft Punk’s Discovery continues with a sweeping journey through the album’s middle stretch, from the ecstatic genre-collisions of “Crescendolls,” “Superheroes,” and “High Life” to the intimate emotional world of “Something About Us.” Connecting Changes Everything.⁠ https://www.att.com/connecttochange/⁠ Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠ Instagram⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠, and⁠ Twitter⁠. Host/Writer/E...

Our deep dive into Daft Punk’s Discovery continues with “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger,” a masterful achievement where the vocoder is used to sonically embody the accelerating arc of technological evolution. Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠ Instagram⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠, and⁠ Twitter⁠. Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna Editors: Kevin Pooler & Iulia Ciobanu Theme Music: Birocratic Additional Production: Justin Sayle...

Our dissection of Daft Punk’s Discovery continues with “Digital Love,” a dreamlike love story where harmony and sound design beautifully mirror its theme of unrequited love. Cole claims the song is now one of his favorites of all time as a result of making this episode - listen to find out why. Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠ Instagram⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠, and⁠ Twitter⁠. Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna Editors: Kev...

Our dissection of Daft Punk's 2001 masterpiece Discovery begins with an in-depth analysis of its opening tracks "One More Time" and "Aerodynamic." Follow @dissectpodcast on⁠ Instagram⁠,⁠ TikTok⁠, and⁠ Twitter⁠. Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna Audio/Video Editing: Kevin Pooler & Iulia Ciobanu Theme Music: Birocratic Additional Production: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastcho...

Revealing the hidden brilliance behind one of Daft Punk’s most deceptively simple songs. Follow @dissectpodcast on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter. Host/Writer/EP: Cole Cuchna Audio/Video Editing: Kevin Pooler & Iulia Ciobanu Theme Music: Birocratic Additional Production: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices