Paul Ciampanelli & Kirk Pynchon
Music Raygun
Each episode of Music Raygun explores a different musical artist, topic or concept. Hosts Paul Ciampanelli and Kirk Pynchon watch and discuss related music videos, TV clips, commercials, interviews and other pop-culture ephemera on YouTube.
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Paul Ciampanelli & Kirk Pynchon
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Latest episode
Jul 6, 2026
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Episodes
108: Seattle (No Grunge) 18.07.2022 1:14:40
This week, Kirk and Paul are talking about musical artists from the great city of Seattle, but specifically not including anything that would fall under the grunge category. Not that there's anything wrong with grunge. That'll be another episode.
Miniepisode: A Whistler's Resonating Chamber 11.07.2022 20:50
This week, Kirk and Paul read listener mail, answer open questions about the "Lionel C. Martin" episode, play the laser round and continue the never-ending music trivia quiz as Paul tries to get back on the candy train.
107: Lionel C. Martin 04.07.2022 1:32:35
This week, Kirk and Paul are talking about the work of acclaimed music video director Lionel C. Martin.
Miniepisode: Cracking Some Greenboys 27.06.2022 34:31
This week, Kirk and Paul talk seltzer, music recs, music trading cards and the music trivia quiz. It's a "Music Raygun" miniepisode. You know the drill.
106: George Michael 20.06.2022 1:24:15
This week, Kirk and Paul reckon with the life and work of the great George Michael, from rapping in Wham! during the '80s to getting too funky with every top model of the early '90s to smoothing things out with Mary J. Blige and Whitney Houston in the '00s. Just like George, this episode has street credibility.
Miniepisode: Taking the W 13.06.2022 23:00
This week, Kirk and Paul discuss Andrew Gray's real name, Julien Temple's real daughter, the real online game Heardle, real MTV programming and the future of "The Real World Homecoming." Kirk plays the laser round then tries to build his new streak in the music trivia quiz.
105: Chicago (The City, Not the Band) 06.06.2022 1:25:20
This week, Kirk and Paul are talking about Chicago, aka Chi-Town, the Windy City, aka the City by the Lake, aka the City of Brotherly Love, aka the Big Apple. Yes, Chicago. Not the band Chicago, but bands from Chicago. But not the band Chicago.
Miniepisode: Good Fizz 30.05.2022 21:31
This week, Kirk and Paul launch the backdoor pilot for their new show, "The Waterboiz," a seltzer review podcast.
104: B-Sides 8 23.05.2022 1:03:24
This week, Kirk and Paul wrap up the podcast's eighth season by looking at extra clips for the "Scotland," "New Romantic," "Synthesizer," "Dance VI," "Hype Williams," "Country and Western" and "James Brown" episodes.
Miniepisode: Barb, Stacy and Luana 16.05.2022 19:07
This week, Kirk and Paul discuss the subtext of "Like a Prayer," Kirk plays the laser round, and the music trivia quiz continues.
103: Commercials 2 09.05.2022 1:11:58
This week, Kirk and Paul are talking about commercials: TV ads with memorable jingles and/or iconic artists selling out. Although this episode unavoidably features various products, we do not support these products and are not suggesting that you purchase them. In fact, we suggest you boycott them.
Miniepisode: A Lagniappe of Folderol and Miscellany 02.05.2022 22:57
This week, Kirk and Paul talk about seltzer and backronyms; Kirk challenges Paul to a laser round; and the music trivia quiz rolls ever on.
102: James Brown 25.04.2022 1:08:09
This week, Kirk and Paul are talking about the Godfather of Soul, the Hardest Working Man in Show Business, the late, great Mr. James Brown.
Miniepisode: A Love Affair With Peach-Pear 18.04.2022 41:01
This week, Kirk and Paul talk about flavored seltzer and music.
101: Herb Ritts — The Complete Music Video Collection 11.04.2022 1:44:04
This week, Kirk and Paul watch every music video that acclaimed fashion photographer Herb Ritts ever made. That’s 14 videos over the course of 13 years, starting in 1989 and ending in 2002, the year Ritts died.
Miniepisode: Very Determined to Determine the Lyrics 04.04.2022 26:41
This week, Paul has a few things stuck in his craw about Michael Jackson, Naughty by Nature and Snow; Kirk raps; and the music trivia quiz takes and exciting turn.
100: Grab Bag 10 21.03.2022 1:04:04
This week, Kirk and Paul are celebrating their 100th proper episode and 200th overall episode of "Music Raygun" by diving into the show's 10th grab bag.
Miniepisode: A Nerdy Amount of Knowledge About a Thing 14.03.2022 34:14
This week, Kirk and Paul talk Kanye West and needledrops in TV shows, and they play a double dose of the laser round before a dramatic round of the music trivia quiz.
99: Country and Western 07.03.2022 1:14:06
This week, Kirk and Paul finally discuss country music. Does that mean they won't talk about the 1980s this time? Nope!
Miniepisode: You Went Apricot 28.02.2022 25:12
This week, Kirk and Paul talk about the 2022 Super Bowl halftime show. Still celebrating the podcast's fifth anniversary, they count down the top 10 most popular "Music Raygun" episodes by downloads. And Paul tries to build a streak in the music trivia quiz after ending Kirk's last time.
98: Music Raygun's Greatest Hits 21.02.2022 1:24:15
This week, Kirk and Paul celebrate five years of "Music Raygun." To do that, they're revisiting their greatest hits. Paul picks his five favorite videos that Kirk brought to the show in the past, Kirk picks his five favorite videos of Paul's, and they rewatch them together again. Thanks for listening for the last five years or however long you've enjoyed the podcast. There's plenty more to come. V...
Miniepisode: Slaves to the Flaves 14.02.2022 32:09
This week, Paul is caffeinated, Kirk has two recs while Paul has half of one, and Kirk attempts to tie Paul's record for most consecutive wins in the music trivia quiz.
97: Hype Williams 07.02.2022 1:10:59
This week, Kirk and Paul take a look at the work of legendary music video director Hype Williams, the creative genius behind some of the music iconic hip-hop and R&B videos of the 1990s and beyond. Video playlist: https://bit.ly/3p2m7bg
Miniepisode: Maybe Dread Zeppelin Has a Wonderful Christmas Song (w/ Isabel Nelson) 31.01.2022 39:53
This week, Kirk and Paul welcome Isabel Nelson to the miniepisode to play "Trivia Card Corner" and an expo mission of the music trivia quiz.
96: Dance 6 (w/ Isabel Nelson) 24.01.2022 1:25:35
This week, Kirk and Paul welcome Isabel Nelson back to the podcast to talk about dance for the first time in almost two years. Eat a bag of dicks, COVID-19. Video playlist: https://bit.ly/3LNXQQ1
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