Fortune Kit

Josiah Hughes (@josiahhughes) joins Charles and Alex to question why the three bears' porridges were different temperatures and write a pop-punk song about the challenges of being a teen. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex check in on Linkin Park's scientologist singer, Weezer's community-theater-style production of the Blue Album, and T.I.'s lawsuit against the same toy company that made Poopsie Surprise dolls. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/111797823

Charles and Alex find out Coldplay has the highest-grossing rock tour ever, examine the DNC roll call songs, and listen to Falling in Reverse's cover of Papa Roach. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles, Alex, and Ohio's Very Own Dan Boeckner discuss the Tim Horton's musical and voice support for artist-run entities like Madison Square Garden and the U.S. State Department. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Listen to Charles' EP: https://open.spotify.com/album/1wsxKiIHqOzHBx8QOYMKMs?si=8Ja1fywQSa6eUaHj54Ty_Q https://solipse.bandcamp.com/album/more

Charles and Alex check in on Akon City, read a crypto guy's Eminem review, and argue that Bruce Springsteen should have to open for Steven Van Zandt reciting classic Sopranos lines. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/109790344

Hot Dad (@hotterdad) joins Charles and Alex to share his favorite '00s Japanese rock bands. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Listen to Banana Road: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/hotdad/banana-road Playlist: Quruli - Hana no Mizudeppou Quruli - World's End Supernova (Live) Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Siren Asian Kung-Fu Generation - Kimi no Machi Made Asian Kung-Fu Gene...

Raina (@RahRahRaina) joins Charles and Alex to discuss her time in Japan interviewing bands, shopping at Seven & I Holdings, and feeding cats outside of their designated feeding area. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Playlist: Sakanaction - Wasurerarenaino Cornelius - Chapter 8 Seashore and Horizon Boris - Heavy Rain Buffalo Daughter - Cyclic Hitsuji Bungaku - Addiction A...

Will Menaker and Katherine Krueger join Charles and Alex to cover this summer's hottest music festival—the RNC—and weigh the musical merits of the car crash king Billy Joel. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Stream Charles' new song: https://open.spotify.com/track/4r6cxwLnd1eokkF8qUAvND?si=461221842bff414e

Charles and Alex discuss Joe Biden's audio engineering woes, Gerber's 1970s campaign to market baby food to adults, and Kid Rock's endorsement of an anti-American dessert: apple pie. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/107890816

Charles and Alex listen to Meghan Trainor's new pet food jingle. DUI king Billy Joel weighs in on Justin Timberlake. Alex calls him RuPaul Stanley because KISS are drag queens. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Evan Laffer (@evanlaffer) and Ian Grant (@ian__grant) of Jokermen (@JokermenPodcast) join Charles and Alex to discuss the career of Barney the Dinosaur, with an eye toward his criticually and commercially overlooked later works. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex wonder what baby Jesus did with his gold and discuss a story about artists like Ne-Yo and the Game scamming people through their official Instagram accounts. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles, Alex, and Dan discuss the recent spate of arena tour cancellations and check in on the world's youngest FORMER Garfield licensee. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/105775522 See Dan on tour: www.subpop.com/artists/boeckner/tours

Charles and Alex read Rolling Stone's Kid Rock profile and realize that he needs to tour with Bruce Springsteen to heal America. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex want to do the drugs their favorite 80-year-old psychedelic rock artists are doing. Plus a check-in on Kanye's presidential campaign. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex discuss Da Band's very limited discography and check in on P. Diddy's whereabouts. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex catch up on Motley Crue, look at legislation congratulating musicians, and listen to a 1984 spoken-word album where the Transformers race in a car rally. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/103569650

Charles and Alex catch up with Kanye's latest blunders and listen to the 1982 Pac-Man Christmas album and some '80s McDonald's songs. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Hesse joins Charles and Alex to discuss oddball Sonic Youth songs, Jojo Siwa's car, and Chechnya banning music outside of a narrow tempo range. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles, Alex, and Dan realize that Peter Thiel wants to be Caligula and that Led Zeppelin was technically the first steampunk band. See Dan on tour: https://www.subpop.com/artists/boeckner/tours Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Matthew Perpetua (@perpetua) joins Charles and Alex to discuss Pavement live shows, legacy band lineup changes, and Oasis hiring Ringo Starr's son. Full episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/101774039

Lisa Vitale (@eyyitslisa) talks about meeting Dolly Parton, Charles is vindicated learning Neil Young's Pono player is a piece of shit, and Alex argues Radiohead isn't a real Britpop band cause the brothers don't fight in the press. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Charles and Alex think bands should steal shampoo and shower curtains from hotel rooms and sell them as merch. Plus Meghan Trainor has yet another song about That Bass and Neil Young returns to Spotify but is still on his bullshit. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Dan, Charles, and Alex talk about Dan's new album Boeckner! Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit

Palma (@sweetxpalma) drops by to show Charles and Alex some deeper cuts from Jerry Garcia's catalog. Fortune Kit on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortunekit Palma's Playlist: 01 - Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street (San Diego • Dec. 28,1978) 02 - Grateful Dead - Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks) (St. Louis, MO • March 17, 1971) 03 - Grateful Dead - The stranger (Two Souls In Communion) (Frankfurt •...