Episode 181: BC Battle of the Bands
In honor of British Columbia Day, we listen to holiday songs by two bands from here in beautiful BC! “Christmas Day In the Sun” by Hot Hot Heat sounds like… Read more »
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Episode 178: Divas Just Want To Duet
Performers go head-to-head in this week’s back-to-back listener requests! First up, Liza Minnelli and Alan Cumming perform a cheeky, maybe-subversive rendition of “Baby It’s Cold Outside” – then Cyndi Lauper… Read more »
Episode 177: Will Smithmas
This week we’re celebrating summer blockbuster season with two holiday songs by or pertaining to America’s favorite Will Smith, Will Smith! By request, we begin with a twangy plea from… Read more »
Episode 176: Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day (Observed)
Get ready for double the Dion! We celebrate Canada Day (and Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day, kinda) with two songs performed by French-Canada’s favorite diva: “Don’t Save It All For Christmas Day”, a… Read more »
Episode 175: Have Yourself an Amicable Little Divorce
Hark, Herald Angels! It’s milestone time! For our latest experiment in extremes, Ian tries to claim the highest spot with a special recording by an artist who you may… Read more »
Episode 174: Melted Snow and Frozen Water
It’s World Oceans Day, and in honor of that big blue sea we listen to “Christmas Under the Sea” by The Aqua Kids, which is impressively heavy on sea creature… Read more »
Episode 173: Aggressively Wholesome
National Doughnut Day seems to get earlier every year, eh? This year, instead of celebrating with those delicious sufganiyot, we kick of the episode with a different Hanukkah treat: “My… Read more »
Episode 172: New Funky Mode
We learn a lot in this episode – about music, about ourselves, and about New Kids on the Block. I guess mostly that last thing. We are, for reasons that… Read more »
Episode 171: Gritty Mele Kalikimaka Reboot
This week we’re back to requests! “The Atheist Christmas Carol” by Vienna Teng delights us with its beauty and complexity, while “Snow in Los Angeles” by Dead Sara delivers some… Read more »
Episode 170: The Feminine Mystique (North Pole Edition)
This Sunday is Mother’s Day, so we’re listening to two songs about Mother Christmas! The first – “Mother Christmas” by J.S. Ondara – uses the right nomenclature, but is actually… Read more »