I've Been Meaning To Listen To That

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That," we dive into a detailed review of Megan Thee Stallion's latest album,  MEGAN , with special guest Akilah Hughes (host of  Rebel Spirit  and author of  Obviously, Stories from My Timeline ). In this Megan Thee Stallion album review, we explore how her career mirrors Jay-Z's iconic 2004 era, what it means to live the "hottie" lifestyle, the challen...

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review TEENAGE DREAM with special guest ERIN MALLORY LONG! PATREON SUPPORTERS: Sean Wilkinson Samuel Lee Stenley Philippe Jon Butts Follow Erin Mallory Long on Instagram ( ⁠⁠⁠@erinmallorylong⁠⁠⁠ ) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) &amp...

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That," we celebrate Harper Thomson’s final episode as main host by talking STRIPPED by Christina Aguilera! PATREON SUPPORTERS: Sean Wilkinson Samuel Lee Stenley Philippe Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) & Instagram ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) Fo...

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review HIT ME HARD AND SOFT by Billie Eilish with special guest Jackie Gonzalez-Durruthy! Follow our Patreon Series "I've Been Meaning To Watch That!" PATREON SUPPORTERS: Sean Wilkinson Samuel Lee Stenley Philippe Follow Jackie Gonzalez-Durruthy on Instagram (⁠ @jackiedurruthy⁠ ) & listen to Most Wonderful Pod of the Year Follow Andrew Amb...

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review FACE THE SUN by SEVENTEEN with special guest LIZZ ADAMS! Follow our Patreon Series "I've Been Meaning To Watch That!" PATREON SUPPORTERS: Sean Wilkinson Samuel Lee Stenley Philippe Follow Lizz Adams on Instagram ( ⁠@lizzparty⁠ ) & Twitter ( ⁠@lizz⁠ ) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠) Follow M...

This week, we review eternal sunshine by Ariana Grande with special guest Dakota West Foss ( Sputnikmusic )! Follow Dakota West Foss on Instagram ( @down_with_fun ) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) & Instagram ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review THE RISE AND FALL OF A MIDWEST PRINCESS by CHAPPELL ROAN with special guest BROOKE SOLOMON (The Queer Quadrant)! Listen to THE QUEER QUADRANT on ⁠SPOTIFY⁠ and ⁠APPLE PODCASTS⁠ Follow Queer Quadrant on  ⁠Twitter⁠  and  ⁠IG!⁠  (And  ⁠Jordan's Letterboxd⁠  /  ⁠Brooke's Letterboxd⁠ ) Follow Brooke Solomon on Instagram Follow Andrew Ambrose...

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review BLONDE ON BLONDE by Bob Dylan with special guest BEN HOSLEY (Blank Check with Griffin and David)! How dusty is this album? Will Michael and Andrew check out Bob Dylan's discography further? What is a leopard-skin pill box hat, and when did it fall out of vogue? What is up with albums from the 60s and trains? Did Nintendo really commissi...

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review BE THE COWBOY by Mitski with special guest Alicia Parikh! SOURCES: Mitski on her  Piano Teacher -inspired, “saddest” album  Be the Cowboy by April Clark Welsh https://www.factmag.com/2018/07/19/mitski-be-the-cowboy-interview/ The Piano Teacher (2001): A Femcel Classic by antiheroines https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GP0Is758OE&t=135...

On our FIFTH ANNIVERSARY EPISODE, we review BORN IN THE U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen with very special guest Kevin T. Porter! Check out our "The Wild, The Innocent, & The E-Street Shuffle" Episode on Spotify & Apple Podcasts ! Check out our "Born To Run" Episode on ⁠Spotify⁠ & ⁠Apple Podcasts⁠ ! Follow Kevin T. Porter on Twitter ( ⁠⁠@kevintporter⁠⁠ ) & Instagram...

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to BLONDE by FRANK OCEAN with special guest PROFESSOR SKYE! Follow Professor Skye on Youtube ( ⁠⁠⁠Professor Skye's Record Review⁠⁠⁠ , ⁠⁠⁠From the Desk of Professor Skye⁠⁠⁠ ) & Instagram ( ⁠⁠⁠@professor_skye⁠⁠⁠ ) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Instagram (...

This week we discuss and review The Magnetic Fields' overwhelming exploration of love on their album 69 LOVE SONGS - with special guest Samantha Allen ("Patricia Wants to Cuddle," "Real Queer America")! Plus, Andrew, Stenley, and Samantha discuss Samantha's interview with The Magnetic Fields' Stephen Merritt and whether love can exist without art, as well as explore...

This ain't Texas y'all! This week on @ibmtltt , we review COWBOY CARTER with Baffour Kyerematen! Andrew, Stenley, and Baffour discuss the impact of Black artists on every aspect of art, what "country music" really is, plus the fellas rank their favorite Beyonce albums. Yeehaw! SOURCES: Queen Esther: The true origins of country music https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ltswXrGK4DQ&amp...

This week on @ibmtltt , we review JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR with special guests Brooke Solomon & Jordan Gustafson from THE QUEER QUADRANT! Plus, Andrew, Harper, Brooke, and Jordan discuss Andrew Lloyd Webber’s emotive lyrical sensibilities, the controversies surrounding the portrayals of Jesus and Judas, how this musical is an artistic expression of radical doubt, queer readings of the text, whet...

This week on "I've Been Meaning to Listen to That" we review SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE with special guest Emily St. James! Plus, Andrew, Harper, Stenley, and Emily discuss the burden of being a genius vs. the burden of being mediocre, how great art is eternal at an immense sacrifice, how Sondheim avoids the "Studio on the Sunset Strip" problem, and whether or not SUNDA...

Join us as we welcome Clare into the prestigious four-timers club, discuss the new Wicked movie being split into TWO movies, seeing musicals on-screen versus in person, and more! Follow Clare Loughran on Instagram ( ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@clary_poppins⁠ ) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week, we review NEXT TO NORMAL with special guest Stefanie Senior! Follow Stefanie Senior on Instagram ( @stefmsenior⁠⁠ ) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Instagram ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) Follow Harper Thomson on Instagram ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@harpingabout⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) Follow Stenley Philippe on...

This week, we review CHICAGO with special guest Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast)! Follow Caitlin Durante on Instagram ( ⁠@caitlindurante⁠ ) & X ( ⁠@caitlindurante⁠ ) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Instagram ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) Follow Harper Thomson on Instagram ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@harpingabout⁠...

This week, we review Tragic Kingdom with special guest Michael Chau! Plus Michael (Limentato), Stenley, & Michael discuss the 90s feminism of Gwen Stefani, the unconventional rhythms of ska, whether “Don’t Speak” is the most iconic breakup song, her marriage to straightest man alive Blake Shelton, and more! Also, Michael Limentato learns how to skank, and plugs bisexual masterpiece CHALLENGERS...

This week, we review OLDER by LIZZY MCALPINE with special guest Alison Mink! Follow Alison Mink on Instagram ( ⁠@alisonmink⁠ ) Listen to Alison Mink's new song "all this time" on Apple Music & Spotify Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This week on "I've Been Meaning to Listen to That," we listen to "Home Video" with special guest Sean! Plus, Andrew, Michael, Harper, Stenley, and Sean get personal as they discuss Lucy's ability to boil specificity to the rawest truest emotion, how patriarchal masculinity is a toxic blight that can infuse itself with Evangelical Christianity, how friendship and compass...

It's Harper's Choice this week and she's taking us back to the aughts with Rachael Yamagata's Happenstance! It's just family this week, and we talk about falling in and out of love, which WB/CW shows have featured Rachael's music, and what we were all doing in 2005. Come for the terrible jokes, stay to find out if Andrew really saw Jeremy Allen White in that White Castle dr...

This week on "I've Been Meaning to Listen to That," we listen to "Man on the Moon - End of Day" by Kid Cudi with special guest Jon Butts! Plus, Andrew, Michael, Harper, Stenley, and Jon discuss the seismic positive impact Kid Cudi had on kids with mental wellness difficulties, how the pursuit of happiness is portrayed as a capitalist hellscape on this record, the endearing...

On our season premiere of "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review Starf*cker by Slayyyter! Plus, Andrew, Michael & Harper discuss Slayyyter's ability to balance high art with low-budget charm, her approach to creating mystique while being of the internet age, whether or not boys should be allowed to sing, and more! We also read comments from the r/popheads Reddit from...

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review BECAUSE THE INTERNET by CHILDISH GAMBINO aka DONALD GLOVER! Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) & Instagram ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ) Follow Harper Thomson on Ins...