Episode 277: The Feast of St. Groundhog
In anticipation of Groundhog Day, a holiday that is as much about repetition and time travel than it is about anything else, we’re doing our most repetitive episode yet –… Read more »
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Episode 276: Two Princes
It’s Epiphany, aka Three Kings Day – but instead of three kings, we’ve got two princes! That’s right, we’re abandoning our format to talk about the Spin Doctors’ 90s hit!… Read more »
Episode 275: Say It Isn’t So
Our final episode of 2020 marks another 25 episodes of HARK and another 50 songs on our list, so as per tradition, we’re aiming to unseat the songs at the… Read more »
Episode 274.5: Christmas Swapping
Ian and RJ are forgoing the usual episode structure this week to instead deal with an appeal! Er, of sorts – using a testing method devised by Ian, our co-hosts… Read more »
Episode 274: Dragon Mysteries
It’s beginning to look a lot like Dragon Tuesday. And to celebrate, we listen to two draconic Christmas songs! First is “Darcy the Dragon” by Roger Whittaker, which leaves some questions… Read more »
Episode 273: All the Lights, Some of the Laughs
As Diwali approaches, we listen two winter holiday songs by Desi artists. Our first song, “All of the Lights” by Vivek Shraya, is a blend of elements lovingly arranged into… Read more »
Episode 272: Sandy Claws Conquers the Fishmen
It’s time for our annual Halloween-Christmas crossover episode, in which we listen to two spooooky winter holiday songs! This year, in recognition of the 5-year anniversary of our first Halloween… Read more »
Episode 271: The Challenging Music Video Awards
We’re back after a short autumn recess, and we’ve got a lot to say, apparently. You know what else is back after a brief delay? The CMT Music Awards. In… Read more »
Episode 270: Hanukkah for Hipsters
In honor of the High Holy Days, we’re covering two Hanukkah songs this week! Both of our selections come from the album Hanukkah+ – a fresh, hip compilation from 2019… Read more »
Episode 269: The Duality of Butts
This week, for reasons, we’re listening to some songs about sex and butts: “All I Want for XXXmas” by Slayyyter feat. Ayesha Erotica and “Christmas Butt” by Puss n Boots…. Read more »