Dean Nelson, Echo Williams, David Buitrago, Cameron Curtis, Jake Parkinson

Presumption Of Genius

Arts EN ↓ 104 episodes

We review well received art with the presumption that this work was a strike of genius. It's a positive podcast on (mostly) great albums across a spectrum of music.

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Author

Dean Nelson, Echo Williams, David Buitrago, Cameron Curtis, Jake Parkinson

Category

Arts

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Nov 1, 2026

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Episodes

The King of Limbs by Radiohead (Part One) 01.11.2026

Send us Fan Mail All rise for the king of limbs. This is our first time repeating a band, and the panel is exciting! This time we tackle the divisive King of Limbs. What are you thoughts on this album? This was a hard listen for me the first time, but what do I think now? Tune in and find out!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be...

Costello Music by The Fratellis (Part Two) 25.10.2026

Send us Fan Mail We wrap up our review of the album and play the house cup / give out awards in this episode!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

Costello Music by The Fratellis (Part One) 18.10.2026

Send us Fan Mail Ba ba ba da ba ba ... You know how it goes. We take a trip back to the 2000s and fly across the pond to David's pick of the week "Costello Music by The Fratellis"  In this episode we review themes, musical moments we love and talk about the history of the band. Tune in next week for awards and the house cup!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review...

All American F*ckboy by Duckwrth (Part Two) 11.10.2026

Send us Fan Mail Part two of our deep dive into the album. This episode has us giving out awards and playing THE HOUSE CUP!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

All American F*ckboy by Duckwrth (Part One) 04.10.2026

Send us Fan Mail New Season! Start it off with a BANGER of a new album by Duckwrth. This one was shown me by a close friend (S.O. PETE!) In this episode we talk, themes, sequencing and where our dude came from (as well as his origins story)  Tune in next week for awards and the house cup!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure...

The Covers Episodes (Part Two) 27.09.2026

Send us Fan Mail Too many to count! But we wrap up this theme by finishing with SOME of our favorite covers of all time, AND with that wrap out seasons 3 of our podcast?! How is this possible? Oh wait, we just kept doing it.  Season four premieres next week!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmus...

The Covers Episode (Part One) 20.09.2026

Send us Fan Mail It's always fun to learn that "blah blah" didn't write that song! IT WAS "YADA YADA" - Sometimes the original just doesn't hit quite as hard. Here are some of our favorite covers of all time. Obviously this is a long list and we couldn't even cover it over the span of two episodes! If you want more episodes like this, like and share this epi...

The Songs with Spelling Episode 15.09.2026

Send us Fan Mail You can't spell Presumption with the letters - Px2. R. E. S. U. M. T. I. O. N. That's not really news though. Long ago we came up with the concept of songs with spelling in them! It's a funny little trick and one we wanted to jump into! That's right, it's a fun episode, BB! You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspod...

St Vincent by St Vincent (Part Two) 06.09.2026

Send us Fan Mail Awards for you and awards for me! Which song reigns supreme on this album? Listen through and you tell me! You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

St Vincent by St Vincent (Part One) 30.08.2026

Send us Fan Mail The 4th album yet self titled (don't worry, we talk about this) album from one of my favorite artists of ALL TIME. Annie Clark. Jake brought this album to us and I couldn't be happier!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

Little Girl Blue by Nina Simone (Part Two) 23.08.2026

Send us Fan Mail Time for the awards! Which song comes away with the most presumption of genius awards? It's anyone's guess! Tune in and find out!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

Little Girl Blue by Nina Simone (Part One) 16.08.2026

Send us Fan Mail Safe to say we were all blown away by how much we loved Echo's pick of the week! Do you have a favorite song off this album? Write in and tell us!  This one is a bit of a Time Machine!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

Gossamer by Passion Pit (Part Two) 10.08.2026

Send us Fan Mail Award season here at the POG Pod... which song came away with the most of the coveted PRESUMPTION OF GENIUS AWARDS?  Coveted in some circles. Listen in and find out! You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

Gossamer by Passion Pit (Part One) 02.08.2026

Send us Fan Mail Spinning a thin web of information from our mouths to your ears! I didn't love this album when it came it... how do I (Dean) feel about it now (spoilers, I like it a lot better) David's pick this week! Stay tuned for Part 2 next week!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelson...

Distracted by Thundercat Part Two 26.07.2026

Send us Fan Mail The ADHD fest continues on this second episode of the newest album from bassist legend Thundercat! In this episode we review themes, misses, and give out awards!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

Distracted by Thundercat Part One 19.07.2026

Send us Fan Mail Wait... why are we here? Oh yeah! To review the latest album from the one and only THUNDERCAT (HO!) We're sadly missing Jake these two episodes. But don't worry... we got him to phone in some answers!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platform...

A Black Mile to the Surface by Manchester Orchestra (Part Two) 12.07.2026

Send us Fan Mail In this part two, we review themes, musical moments we love and give out some awards!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

A Black Mile to the Surface by Manchester Orchestra (Part One) 05.07.2026

Send us Fan Mail British band or southern rockers (definitely not British) Such a good episode! It was so great doing a deep dive on this band and learning more about these dudes!   You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

The Theme Is Drugs (Part Two) 28.06.2026

Send us Fan Mail Relapse with us on the second part of our drug themed episode You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

The Theme Is Drugs (Part One) 21.06.2026

Send us Fan Mail We have a running joke here that Echo thinks ALL music has the theme of drugs in it. I'm not too sure about that, but it was funny enough to make a couple episodes on it! Happy Bonus episode baby! You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

Give Up by The Postal Service (Part Two) 14.06.2026

Send us Fan Mail Don't give up on us yet! We have to give out awards in part two!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

Give Up by The Postal Service (Part One) 07.06.2026

Send us Fan Mail It's a sad day when David can't be with us, alas, we must carry on! (Don't worry he will be back on our next review) Death cab for booty! TODAY have the AWESOME sideproject for Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie)  producer Jimmy Tamorello (Dntel), with Jenny Lewis on backing vocals (Rilo Kiley) We hit all of the fun facts, breeze through the tracks and have more than...

My Aim is True by Elvis Costello (Part Two) 31.05.2026

Send us Fan Mail Welcome back to the working week! These songs have been stuck in my head since the review!  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

My Aim is True by Elvis Costello (Part One) 26.05.2026

Send us Fan Mail His aim and our review is true! This classic album had me wishing for the good ole days (what does that mean? When even was that?) Can you guess our favorites? Spoiler, most of us picked one song! Which one do you think it is?  You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all socia...

Flower Boy by Tyler the Creator (Part Two) 17.05.2026

Send us Fan Mail He ain't got time... but you do! Finish the review and deep dive of Flower Boy by Tyler... who created it You can write in on an album you'd like us to review at presumptionofgeniuspodcast@gmail.com and be sure to follow us/me @deannelsonmusic on all social media platforms!

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