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Our Patrons sent us to the West Coast this week as they voted for us to listen to No Doubt's breakthrough album, "Tragic Kingdom!" Seven singles! A log of songs you don't remember! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Heather and Ramsey have bread and butter takes! A rare Miley Cyrus break! #knownduck! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? G...

It's time for us to make our predictions as to what will be THE song of the summer 2023. We each make our guesses and you know what? We're probably both correct. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: What's wrong with Heather's brain? We figure it out! Robots from France! And who or what is a MUNA? All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give u...

Ramsey sent Heather an article from Rolling Stone about the best songs from fictitious bands and she responded with just three small words: "this is content." Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Ramsey drops an episode of his secondary podcast! The story of Ramsey writing "Werewolf's Bar Mitzvah!" And we just laugh through a Popstar song again. Sorry! All this and so much...

It's a savy, bold move to have your second album be all Christmas songs, but here we are. The fabulously funny Kristen Bartlett is here to talk about her early fandom and love for the horniest, mellowest holiday album, *NSYNC's 1998 masterpiece, Home for Christmas. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: The world of 1990s fanfiction! Falling asleep while driving! And making...

Ramsey and Heather take their show into the streets as they go to an honest to goodness punk show together as they see Origami Angel play at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Moshing! Stage Diving! Crowd Surfing! And a surprising amount of cheese discussion! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us...

We've got a tradition in these parts: every 100 episodes, Ramsey takes over completely to improve some aspect of the show. This time, he's taking on everything and improving the entire podcast with the help of Jon Gabrus , Tim Kalpakis and Adam Maid ! Together, Ramsey and Heather go on a journey that perhaps reveals more than they wanted… Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This wee...

Everclear dropped a stunning five singles from their 1997 album "So Much for the Afterglow." So why does Ramsey only know a song from 3 years later? Michael Pesce joins us to investigate. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Who are the famous Arts? What makes this day so historic? And: Everclear versus Australia. All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a futur...

Let's spin the wheel and see what the shuffle gods provide us with! Heather and Ramsey, once again, play Liked Songs Roulette! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Heather and Ramsey discuss pranks/pranking/and being pranked. It's Fleetwood Mac season! And what arcade games did we excel at? All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rat...

To celebrate 50 bonus Patreon episodes, we invited our listeners to call in to our show and make us listen to a song they avoided in high school! This time around we are joined by listeners Zach, Brian and Harrison play us songs from Flaming Tsunamis, Hidden in Plain View, and Tonight Alive! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Our show's first Mike Francesa reference! Wha...

This week, the Bad Boy of Podcasting™ Byron McKoy is brought in to discuss all kinds of fun stuff, but in particular the 2004 album "Anything Else But the Truth" from The Honorary Title! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Should Ramsey quit the podcast? Should Ramsey do another Lil' Xan rap? Is this burger on a windshield funny? And we confer our very own honorary titles...

Today's episode is an example of former guest Chris Tapp recommending a song and a little subterfuge from one of the hosts. This week we listen to Cheekface's single, "Ana Ng." Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: A show report from each of your hosts! World's Fair talk! And Ramsey proposes a hobby for Heather in her retirement years! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a...

We've listened to their biggest record, so our Patrons voted and told us to start at the beginning: this week' it's Paramore's 2005 debut, "All We Know is Falling!" Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Was Heather right to not listen or is this a slept-on classic? Who is the biggest Philly band of all time? And Mare of Easttown talk! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a...

This week's guest, the wonderful Dru Johnston, could not believe that one of his favorite albums had not yet been covered on the show, and frankly, neither could we. This week it's the 1994 hit, (What's the Story) Morning Glory from Oasis. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Meeting cute in high school! Quora steps in to answer Heather's Gallagher questions! And a story a...

Film expert Heather has seen more than a couple movies in 2022! It's time to award some of those films with one of the top 500 most prestigious awards in Hollywood: The Heather Oscars! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: It's like the Academy Awards but with Ramsey and Heather handling all of them from her living room! In memoriums, opening numbers, all your favorite thin...

To celebrate 50 bonus Patreon episodes, we invited our listeners to call in to our show and make us listen to a song they avoided in high school! This time around we are joined by listeners Chandler, Sean and Dan play us songs from Relient K, Frightened Rabbit and Barenaked Ladies! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Ramsey and a listener bond over British television! Is...

Apparently, it is considered a criminal act that Heather has not yet covered this seminal song on our podcast. Released on an obscure EP in Japan, this Something Corporate song slowly became a fan favorite. From the year 2000 it's "Konstantine." Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: A discussion of licensed Valentines! A Discogs quiz! Obi strips and OSTs! All this and so mu...

Patience is a virtue, and it is also the 2019 album from Mannequin Pussy that has been selected by our Patreon supporters as our next episode! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Was Heather right to not listen or is this a slept-on classic? Who is the biggest Philly band of all time? And Mare of Easttown talk! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future...

Listener Thurman has suggested a song that sounds like Weird Al preforming a pop punk parody and both Ramsey and Heather are incredibly intrigued. It's time to listen to New Found Glory's "Nothing To Say" Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Old bands are remembered! Mummies are given voice! And classic movie trilogies are left seen and unseen! All this and so much MORE! W...

It's been almost five years since Ramsey and Heather have listened to a Rilo Kiley album , and it was one of the first times they both had a nice time recording an episode. Will they have the experience as they listen to the band's 2001 debut, "Take Offs and Landings?" Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Two idiots try to explain how wifi works! What Peanuts characters ar...

An unaccounted song has appeared on Heather's "liked" playlist on Spotify… and she loves it. This week we listen to Novo Amor's song "Halloween," and then we spin the wheel that is Heather's liked playlist! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Romance languages are explored! Cancelled bands and ghosts in the machine! And spooky socks! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a...

The Patreon listeners gave Ramsey a gift (while one listener gives Ramsey the business) as they vote to have Ramsey introduce Heather to one of his favorites, They Might Be Giants' 1992 album Apollo 18 ! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: We break the rules and listen to this album on shuffle! Heather learns what a Fingertip is! And Ramsey accidentally mansplains stuff!...

Podcast legend Dan McCoy of The Flophouse and The Daily Show is here to dance along with us to Talking Heads' 1983 album Speaking in Tongues! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Dan proves why he is in the center of the Ramsey/Heather Venn diagram! How to be scared into liking something! And the Spotify guessing game! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a...

In 2022 we'll have a 20 year anniversary tour for Death Cab's "Transatlanticism" and Postal Service's "Only Album" so we're taking a look back and playing our favorite songs from these two albums! And no, the Shin's cover of "Silhouettes" doesn't count apparently! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Heather and Ramsey have a surefire way to destroy everyone's night at the...

It's that time of year again as everybody's social media feeds are clogged with screenshots from a music streaming app! Your hosts walk you through what a robot says their top five songs of the year are as we present: Our 2022 Wrapped! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Our worlds are dominated by a limited number of artists! Ramsey moves to Apple Music! And a few surpri...

The one and only Noah Segan ( Blood Relatives, Glass Onion ) is here to talk about growing up in NYC, personalized notes from Wagner and embracing Billy Joel as we listen to Screeching Weasel's 1992 album "Wiggle!" Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Noah proves his awesome background isn't fake! Befriending your musical heroes! And do your kids think your favorite bands...