If You're Listening

Heather's algorithm (and the music industry in general) has gone country! (Look at them boots!) So, Heather does what she does as she takes us on a journey through modern country! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Our first If You're Listening Recommended Film Club entry! Twisters and twins! And we try to keep the Lukes and Zacs separated! All this and so much MORE! Wan...

This week, our Patrons voted to help us fill in a blind spot of Midwest emo. Join us as we both experience Rainer Maria's 1999 album "Look Now Look Again" for the very first time! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Celebrity ice cream! A modicum of pet talk! And we break news from Hollywood and the music industry several months too late! All this and so much MORE! Wanna...

Ramsey attempts to learn how to have a "brat summer" as Heather introduces him to the work of Charli XCX. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Just how long have we been hearing Charli's music? What's in and out this brat summer? And Ramsey brings it back to sausages! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps...

Heather was shaken to her core when she realized we had never listened to Pup's debut album. Let's head back to 2013 and hear where it all began! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Who are the most famous pups? Heather has thoughts on the taxis of London. And we talk for quite some time about the plural of "cul de sac!" All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on...

Ramsey learned about Los Campesinos! through the Patreon and he's kept on listening. Now he shares two new songs from their upcoming album All Hell with Heather to get her take! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: What would our on-stage nicknames be? LLC naming! And Ramsey is Flash Cadillac now! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give u...

Our Patreon voted for this week's episode and it's a rare one that's new to both Ramsey and Heather. Join us as we explore The Receiving End of Sirens's first album "Between the Heart & the Synapse!" Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: All things Romeo and Juliet! A report on tiny details you only get from watching the movie 300 times! And a Shakespearian recitation! All...

It's a bit of a journey as we listen to the new collab between podcast favorites Petey and Owen, and dogsit at the same time! It's "Home Alone House 2!" Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: We guess a product slogan! We deal with some dog sneezes! And we talk a lot about Chicago, and Home Alone ! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us...

It's time to enjoy some samples as we go back to before our high school years as we listen to Beastie Boys' 1989 masterpiece Paul's Boutique! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: So many musical references and samples explored! Beastie Boys history! And we want to be friends with Mike D and Ad Rock and make our case! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a fu...

The battle over the song of the summer continues as we explore the ups and downs of Chapell Roan's nascent career! Join us, won't you? Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: We like what you like! Ramsey's still not on TikTok! And Heather determines her Chapell Roan name! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It hel...

Oh, my god, we're back again. We return to our deep dive into the world of TRL as we listen to the first half of 2001's number one songs! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Which artist gets the distinction of the first Bush-era TRL number one song! Who the hell is Soul Decision? And Heather and Ramsey forget some very important things they were not supposed to forget. A...

We listened to The Starting Line's' "Say It Like You Mean It" in 2017. Today we go back, reslisten, and see how we feel. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Taylor Swift makes an old album new again! Should we have listened to this album so early? And how does this tell us Reputation (Taylor's Version) is coming next? All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a...

She's back! Did you hear? Taylor Swift has a new album, and one song has a special place in Heather's heart. Listen as we experience "The Black Dog!" Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Taylor Swift's musical tastes! The journey that is Matty Healy! And a stop by the licorice counter! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating o...

Now that we've heard fun., Heather's wants to dig in deeper. Join us as we go backwards to the Format's sophomore album "Dog Problems!" Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: We are back from abroad! We talk burgers from other worlds! And is Snoopy a jerk? All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it he...

Ramsey honors birthday wishes and goes to a Dropkick Murphys show, lives to tell the tale! Hear the highlights and lowlights of an adventure most-Bostonian! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: A deep dive on the local logos of problematic artist Johnny Hart! The funniest thing Ramsey saw at the Dropkick Murphys concert! THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS! All this and so much MOR...

Ramsey is on the record as to his feelings about Bright Eyes, but what if Mr. Oberst has an entire band backing him? We'll find out as we listen to the 2002 debut album from Desaparecidos: Read Music/Speak Spanish ! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Fun with Google's translator functionality! "Do you miss the monoculture?" And Randy Newman gets worked into the mix! All...

Just a REGular old episode as Ramsey introduces Heather to the closing number from Stephen Sondheim's 1970 masterpiece Company ! That's right: it's "Being Alive," performed by the OBC! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Heather reveals which musical she knows best! Who produces the producers! And the iconic hats of Elaine Stritch! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a s...

We've heard from Mr. Sonny Moore pre-Skrillex before , but today we take it all the way back to the beginning as we listen to From First to Last's 2004 debut album, Dear Diary, My Teen Angst Has a Bodycount. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: When remastering doesn't do much! We question how this band was allowed to continue beyond this album! And deep, deep hurting! All...

Sometimes, TikTok does good. Like how it introduced Heather to a new band that she likes and now wants to spread the good word with the rest of the world. Meet Young Culture! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: We rank the upstate NY cities! Bacteria jokes! And Clone High adjacent trivia! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rati...

Hoo-ray for… The Heather Oscars! Our (now) annual tradition continues once again as we honor the greatest achievements that Heather and Ramsey noticed in film! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: David Bowie! Margaret Qualley! Snoopy! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good a...

Holy moley, it's a Leap Year! To celebrate, we're choosing artists for one another to discuss and reveal our most skipped song! It's a Leap Day miracle! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Leap Year facts that make Heather question the calendar! Heather is a football genius! And a deep dive on Taylor Swift's worst singles! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out...

Do you enjoy partying? This is the question asked and answered by Andrew W.K.'s 2001 debut "I Get Wet." Is it just one big song about a party? This is the question we ask as we listen to it. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: We belatedly talk about the Grammys! Heather requests that she be bleeped! And a surprising amount of murder! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get...