Episode 153: Alexander Hanukkah
It’s Alexander Hamilton’s birthday this week? And there are (at least) two Hanukkah-themed a capella Hamilton medleys available at a professional recording quality? Barack Obama endorsed one of them? So… Read more »
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Episode 152: Ominous Epiphany
The twelve days of Christmas continue and in this episode, we celebrate Epiphany with two versions of “We Three Kings”! Pink Martini’s rendition offers a smooth, fun take on this… Read more »
Episode 151: The Ghost of Episode Five Yet to Come
For our final episode of the year, we’re covering two 2017 songs by artists best known for their childhood work – in a sequel of sorts to one of our… Read more »
Episode 150: Maybe, No No No
Happy holidays everyone! It’s that time of year – time for a milestone episode in which Ian & RJ surprise each other with picks aiming for the top and bottom… Read more »
Episode 149: Emoji Menorah
Happy Hanukkah! This week we celebrate with two modern versions of a traditional Hanukkah song – “Hanukkah Oh Hanukkah” as performed by The Barenaked Ladies and Erran Baron Cohen. We… Read more »
Episode 148: Nothing and Other Things We Don’t Need
We know not everyone is as keen on the holiday season as we are, and this episode goes out to them. This week we review two melancholy Christmas tunes –… Read more »
Episode 147: Puppets Ranked from Best to Worst
We take on two puppet-related requests this week and end up hitting the extremes of our list. “The Christmas Wish” by Kermit the Frog, arguably the greatest puppet of all… Read more »
Episode 146: Fuck Yes Dragon Tuesday
Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Dragon Tuesday. Join us as we celebrate with songs worthy of this fabled holiday. We stare into the face of our own mortality with Dragon Tuesday… Read more »
Episode 145: Songs From Last Year Debuting Next Year
We get back into some requests, covering two intriguing songs that were both released in 2016. “Joy” by Jeremih & Chance the Rapper is a deceptively simple jam that delivers… Read more »
Episode 144: Wham! Without Wham!
We’re back and we’re celebrating RJ’s birthday! For their birthday boi’s choice, RJ has selected two songs themed around a Christmas standard that we’ve actually never covered on the show… Read more »