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We wrap up our first "complete set" as we listen to the latest from Pup: 2019's "Morbid Stuff!" Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon ! This week: Ramsey and Heather plan their funerals! Heather and Ramsey give their Taco Bell orders! A discussions of lakes, track art, and a surprising Pup revelation! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode?  Give us a rati...

The fantastic Tarik Davis ( The Amber Ruffin Show ) talks A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders , finding media role models as a child, and he and Ramsey make a shocking discovery! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon ! This week: Like what you like! Tarik tries to stump the hosts! And then the hosts accidentally end up quizzing Tarik! Plus, I really can't stress how shocking this...

Heather does her best to make Ramsey cool as they listen to a song from the brand new Olivia Rodrigo album Sour called "Good 4 U!" This week: Ramsey makes references to Prince and a Christian Bale meme from 12 years ago because he is ancient! Heather references "sheeee" a TikTok thing we don't fully understand! Teen drama! All this and so much MORE! Support the show and get exclusive eps, merch an...

Here we are! Episode 200! Ramsey takes control and has created a full album of songs for Heather that attempts to give her a way in to some of his favorite songs. Ladies and gentlemen, buckle up for: Ramsey Ruins Perfectly Good Music ! This week: Ramsey raps! Heather names musicals! It's a celebration of four years of two friends talking about music! All this and so much MORE! Support the show and...

Producer, musician, and songwriter Casey Cavaliere of The Wonder Years joins us to discuss Sugar Ray, of course! It's their second album, 1997's Floored! This week: Ramsey is finally a man doing man stuff. Heather explains her personal connection to Mark McGrath! And a Philadelphia trap is laid! All this and so much MORE! Support the show and get exclusive eps, merch and more at http://www.patreon...

It's an episode of twists and turns as Heather introduces Ramsey to Origami Angel and the first two tracks of their new album, Gami Gang . (Also, Heather and Ramsey are truly unhinged and having a good time.) This week: Ramsey casts a spell! An all-Pokemon EP?! And Heather tells on her self in an amusing fashion! All this and so much MORE! Support the show and get exclusive eps, merch and more at...

For some time, our listeners have asked for it, and now our Patreon has forced our hand as we listen to one of Heather's favorites: this week we hear The Wonder Years' 2013 album, "The Greatest Generation"." This week: Tom Brokaw is a master of the English language! How do you play four square? And Heather and Ramsey have become total sell-outs! All this and so much MORE! This episode was selected...

Comedian and actor Connor Ratliff is here with an album that brings many firsts: our first magazine-based compilation album. Our first soundtrack album featuring movies no one on the show has heard of. And the first time we've dealt with the Yakuza in conversation. It's 1990's Premiere: Movie Music Collection! This week: Tales of driving and listening to soundtracks. Mickey Rourke plays many chara...

Ramsey, that plugged-in music tastemaker, takes the driver's seat and makes Heather listen to a brand new song from Phoebe Bridgers! "Oh wait. Is this a Paul McCartney thing?" Heather asks. Indeed it is, Heather! Today we listen to Phoebe's cover of "Seize the Day" from McCartney IIIimagined ! This week: A brief history of Paul McCartney! Heather experiences "Temporary Secretary" for the first tim...

The weather is getting nicer and people are finally leaving their houses, so Heather wants us all to be vigilant about the potential for home invasions, which is why we listen to the chilling 2012 self-titled debut from the band Masked Intruder. Stay safe everyone. This week: A Heather's Health Round-Up, including the joke her doctor didn't think was funny! (The doctor was wrong.) Ramsey and Heath...

Dylan Slocum of the band Spanish Love Songs is defiant in his love of AFI's seventh album, 2006's Decemberunderground . Will he succeed in converting Heather and Ramsey to the fold? This week: The mid-2000s and its impact on graphic design! Ramsey hexes Heather and Dylan! And Dylan refuses to be told which albums he can't like! All this and so much MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  S...

in this episode we dig into the re-recorded world of Taylor Swift and examine the differences in a handful of tracks from the newly released Fearless (Taylor's Version). This week: Ramsey is broken! Heather and Ramsey are breaking apart! And thoughts on potentially re-recording diss tracks about people you've buried the hatchet with! All this and so much MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out...

When Heather discovered we had never covered Bleachers on our show she scrapped all our other plans and charted a new course towards the bleachers. This week we listen to the 2014 debut of Bleachers with the album Strange Desire ! This week: What state has the lowest self-esteem? What band would we most like to hear unplugged? And Ramsey and Jack have an unexpected connection! All this and so much...

We're tackling an ICONIC album this week so we needed to bring in an ICONIC guest. Ladies and gentlemen, comedian and podcaster Jon Gabrus is here to discuss Weezer's self-titled debut, commonly referred to as The Blue Album! This week: Tales of illness and trauma from Young Gabrus's Weezer memories! Being a child with a subscription to a magazine! And Encarta vs. Wikipedia! All this and so much M...

Not a prank! Not a joke! It's real! Ramsey (and definitely Heather who is really there too) walk you through the launch of their Patreon! Get stickers, exclusive merch, and bimonthly bonus episodes! It's over at http://www.patreon.com/ifyourelistening right now!

We love covers! And the band New Found Glory also loves covers! So this week, Heather makes Ramsey pick (and then we break down and pick another one) as we listen to the band's 2000 covers of "That Thing You Do!" and "Glory of Love!" This week: Ramsey has never seen (and will never see) Goonies! Ramsey makes a very stupid topical joke! We love Peter Cetera! And, exciting things are brewing on the...

This week, we return to the mystical world of 2013 to revisit one of Heather's most-seen bands of this era: The Front Bottoms and their album Talon of the Hawk ! This week: If your songs are packed with lyrics, does that affect the sense of community among fans? Did we see Kanye? Maybe! And falling in love with a CPR dummy! All this and so much MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spoti...

This week, an album so important we needed a music master to lend a hand! Lauren Denitzio from Worriers is here to discuss The Postal Service's debut (and final) album Give Up! This week: Remembering the litigious US Postal Service! Remembering a time when some music was "fancy!" And a this album's back cover is insane! See ? All this and so much MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spo...

It's a rare maxi-minisode as we listen to a listener's request: You Me and Everyone We Know's "Carolina Heat" (and then we throw in "I Can Get Back Up Now")! This week: A brief discussion of Miranda July and her influence. A tale of Ramsey's two "you know what this reminds me of"s! And Heather proves once and for all that she is the wordsmith of our generation! All this and so much MORE! Don't wan...

Tommy and Gregy are back! This week we revisit The Menzingers as we listen to their 2017 album, and one of Heather's favorites, After the Party! This week: We go through your album requests! Ramsey slowly remembers things he said about this band in 2017! We play the new game, "Can I Sleep On Your Couch?" All this and so much MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for mo...

Pump it up! This week we welcome John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants to discuss Elvis Costello's 1978 album This Year's Model ! This week: the story of John's very early discovery of Elvis Costello! What country has the worst hecklers? And a vocab lesson with Ramsey and John! All this and so much MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify playlists  for more music choices from Ram...

Heather could only make it through 37 seconds of the full-length; can Ramsey make it through the single? This week, for some reason, we tackle Limp Bizkit's seminal 1999 hit, "Nookie." This week: An earnest attempt to understand this song's in as much depth as it will allow! Ramsey remembers something important seconds too late! And Heather becomes obsessed with the "cookie" of it all. All this an...

You asked for it; we talked through it! This week we listen to the enormously popular 2006 album from My Chemical Romance, "The Black Parade!" This week: Heather compiles and delivers TON of research! Liza! Liza! Liza! And Heather learns who Wanda Maximoff is, gets immediately frustrated, and shuts down the conversation! All this and so much MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our  Spotify...

This week the incredibly hilarious Paul Rust and Michael Cassady , known together as Don't Stop Or We'll Die , are here to spin some Elfman soundtrack treats and some Belafonte calypso beats as we listen to the 1988 original motion picture soundtrack for Beetlejuice! This week: Paul reveals his unique quarantine hobby! Michael sits down behind the keys! And we definitively name the three most popu...

This year's annual Every Time I Die Christmas show was impossible, so instead, they released a pair of new songs, their first new music since 2016. Today we listen to 2020's "A Colossal Wreck" and try to decide once and for all: is this a Christmas song? This week: The band goes from scary to hometown heroes as we learn they're from Buffalo! A discussion of poetry forms! And a surprising amount of...