Dissect DJs

Episode 140 takes on the mission to find the song of the summer (for the third year in a row!) beginning with our dissection of MK's dance-pop hitter featuring Chrystal - "Dior".  Castle and JAG are back and in a brand new setup to take on a fresh beat that's tearing up the chart, that may have been created just to net Chrystal some fresh Christian Dior bags. Do these DJs know what...

Episode 139 explores a working theory headed up by DJ JAG comparing Billy Paul's 1972 classic "Me and Mrs. Jones" to Whitney Houston's 1987 hit "Saving All My Love".  We dissect the background story of each and determine if there's more here than meets the eye... or ears. Who was Mrs Jones? Who was Whitney saving all her love for? And was there ever anybody who did it b...

Episode 138 brings a classic movie review throwback, as we have 3 things we need to discuss about Willy Wonka and his crazy chocolate factory - with Ryan Castle, 'DJ JAG' Justino Garcia, and Jason Malabuyoc. 1) Is Willy the most irresponsible business owner of all time? 2) What is up with those grandparents though?? 3) We give out The Thingy Awards: MVP, 6th Man off the bench and Practice...

In this special edition of the Dissect DJs we open up the Grab Bag and ask some of the most thought-provoking, mind-shattering, inquisitive questions to ever be discussed in podcast form, to the soulful sounds of Young-Holt Unlimited's 1968 classic "Soulful Strut". Would you rather be an Oompa Loompa or one of The Lost Boys from Hook? Climb the beanstalk from Super Mario or run the loo...

Episode 136 throws it way back to 1958 when Ritchie Valens made this classic that still gets played today - "La Bamba", that then Los Lobos imitated in 1987. It's our second ever translation episode (first being Gangnam Style) where we try to decipher what this song is really all about, who did it better, and determine if it might have the best guitar breakdown in music history. LA BAM...

Episode 135 breaks down Bruno Mars' latest hit single alongside K-Pop star ROSÉ titled "APT."  What does APT mean? How do you pronounce it? Why does this sound so familiar? Is Bruno Mars the best modern performer we got right now? And what is his all-time greatest jam? We dissect it all in this electric pink video, check out the full video episode here: https://youtu.be/YGbNtlzhw9c NEX...

Episode 134 breaks down the ultimate dick-measuring jam with Mickey Avalon's 2006 classic "My Dick".  We open up the Dissect DJ soundbox and put it to work as our rating system to judge each dick joke bar for bar.  Which line is best, and is this the all time dick track? We go through all the top contenders, let's DISSECT! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy...

Episode 133 throws it back to 1986 to break down the legendary RnB troop Midnight Star's "Midas Touch", which gets your DJs asking the question - What would be your ideal Golden Touch scenario? If you could have the Midas Touch in any situation, what would it be? We Dissect! Video Podcast: https://youtu.be/1-Be2H_l0Lw Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Ou...

Episode 132 dissects the groundbreaking football film that broke all the rules with the 1999 Oliver Stone classic Any Given Sunday!  Starring Al Pacino, Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz, we go full blitz on the movie that did everything it could to peel back the curtain to show what it takes charge from the locker room to the gridiron to the Super Bowl... or Pantheon Cup. Is it the best football movie...

On Episode 131 we hop on the Double Dutch Bus and try to figure out what exactly it is, and what the hell Frankie Smith is saying in this 1981 jam.  This song influenced hip hop vernacular for YEARS to come, and on the surface seems to have a bunch of gibberish speak, but we may have decoded what exactly it is he was trying to say all along. It's the Double Dutch Bus MOVE your feet! Advertisin...

We're back to break down the ICONIC theme song of the hometown city of your World Series Champions - Randy Newman's 1983 classic "I Love LA"! Is LA really a city worth loving? Has anyone ever got along farther in the music industry with a voice like Randy Newman? And what the hell is Randy really talking about in this song? We break it all down NEXT in Episode 130!  GO DODGERS! Adv...

We're going back to the 90s with another classic review of this 1993 throwback jam that might not be what you thought you've always heard, it's Positive K - "I Got A Man". We dive deep into how it was put together, discuss approach game, 90s hip hop, and a thorough breakdown of the back and forth rap convo in full dissect mode as we do. Positive K is NEXT! Advertising Inquiries...

Will Smith is back and so are the Dissect DJs!  Breaking down his latest single release featuring his son Jaden and a guy named Russ - "Work of Art". We try to understand what Will is trying to say and why he's trying to say it, check in on a couple other recent releases by Willy from Philly, and discuss where he's at this point in his career. Is "Work of Art" a true work o...

The summer of baseball movie reviews continues on the Dissect DJs, as we break down the iconic 1993 film - The Sandlot! We run through this entire 90s classic that anchored the greatest era of baseball movie history, asking and answering all the curious questions that  rise along the way. Why can't Smalls throw a baseball? Why was his stepdad Dennis Leary such a dick? Was Babe Ruth really the...

In Episode 126 we uncover a rare song from the 80s that turns out to be rarely heard for a very good reason... It's Benny Mardones - "Into the Night". DJ JAG brings a deep cut to the table with some lyrics that must be heard to be believed. It's time to dissect some problematic throwback music from the 80s, Benny you're NEXT! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands...

We do a deep dive from the archives from The 3 Things About podcast and pull out our thorough breakdown on the 1992 cinema classic A League of Their Own!  We crown our MVPs of the movie, the 6th Man Off the Bench Award, The "Practice Squad Player" who we could've done without, and hit all the longstanding eternal questions - Did Dottie drop the ball on purpose? Why don't women play...

Happy Independence Day Week y'all! Episode 124 celebrates the good ole' USA by breaking down an American classic with Tom Petty's 1976 hit "American Girl". Lyric by lyric we dissect one of the all-time cover band anthems, and try to see if there's an actual story here or if it's just a simple celebration of one our nation's finest commodities.  Advertising Inquiries...

Episode 123 breaks down Sabrina Carpenter's new smash hit single "Espresso"!  Watch the full video podcast on YouTube @RyCastle: https://youtu.be/EHb4XP_w05Q Lyric by lyric, we dissect what the song means, what the music video tells us about Sabrina, the shocking twist the music video gives us, if it might be the song of of the summer, and figure out if it has anything to do with Espre...

Let's start a new game, yeah?  Ever hear of F*ck, Marry, Kill?  Well this is Ghost, Fight, Chill. It's simple- We name three people and decide who we'd ghost out of our life, who we'd fight, and who we'd want to chill with. Watch the video podcast here: https://youtu.be/ZE6FyRRz_MY We debate about the likes of Kanye West, Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Cardi B, LeBron James,...

We're back with another classic full movie review as Castle is joined by "J-Wey" Jason Malabuyoc to break down one of the most iconic sports movies of the 90s, that immediately went from fictional Disney hockey team to real life hockey team in the NHL- The Mighty Ducks! Full video podcast can be found on YouTube @RyCastle, link here: https://youtu.be/qiI7KYFdclA. A full dissection of t...

We take it back to '62 to break down one of the original soul jams of the classic rock era with The Contours - "Do You Love Me". See the full episode podcast here: https://youtu.be/fGJWc-mh-9s With a thorough review of the legendary dance scene from Dirty Dancing when Johnny Castle (Patrick Swayze) meets Baby (Jenny Grey), as well as the classic music video featuring three dancers doin...

We covered the boys and now it's time to turn are attention to some of the legendary girlfriends in cinema history to answer one basic question - Are These Girlfriends Lame?  We break out the Lame Meter and rank 'em all! Check out the video podcast of this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YuPgJlBMmFc We cover some of the most famous characters from movie and TV history, including Mary...

Full Video Episode: https://youtu.be/bSsEm3tBOuo We rock in St. Patty's Day by throwing it back to one of the all-tine Irish rock anthems of our generation with Dropkick Murphys' "I'm Shipping Up to Boston".  How did this become the official anthem of Boston and St. Patrick's Day? What does the song actually mean and where did the lyrics originally come from? And we tell th...

It's time we go off on various social scenarios and modern day commonalities that make the DIssect DJs say one thing- Hey, maybe don't! See the full video podcast here: https://youtu.be/gqu-WOKPxD8 Social etiquette, party interaction, annoying kids and dogs, social media posting, karaoke, high five/fist bumping, story-telling, dating - we cover it all! Anything at all that makes us say &#3...

See the video episode here: https://youtu.be/6OWDB3fHHe0  We throw it back to '79 to break down the iconic disco rock anthem cooked up by the legendary Doobie Brothers, with "What a Fool Believes". We dissect the deeper meaning behind the happy-sounding jam, and how it's actually much darker and sadder than it initially comes across on the surface.  Castle's former college radi...