And Introducing

And introducing…on vocals and guitar, it’s Mr. John Oates! Chris goes in blind, not knowing the topic, but quickly picks up the thread as Molly unspools the story of the Rock n’ Roll/R&B crooner and the mustachioed of Hall & Oates through his book Change of Seasons: A Memoir.

Featuring: DONKEY BASEBALL! A LEGENDARY COWERING! DRUG CULTURE! THE ARP 2600! WHIPPING UP ESPRESSOS FOR THE DISCO DOLLS! ARE WE THE WORLD? BONUS TRACKS: No More (Drugs) & (We’re Out of) Money! TANNER OATES, BOY GENIUS!

Songs:

Chris Wade - Make My Dreams Come True (Pod Dub)

Bill Haley & The Comets - Rock Around The Clock

Whole Oats - Lazyman

Daryl Hall & John Oates - She’s Gone

David Bowie - Suffragette City

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Laughing Boy

Daryl Hall & John Oates - 70’s Scenario

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Sara Smile

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Rich Girl

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Kiss on my List

Daryl Hall & John Oates - I Can’t Go For That

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Maneater

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Italian Girls

USA For Africa - We Are The World

The North American Hallowe’en Prevention Initiative - Do They Know It’s Hallowe’en?

Daryl Hall & John Oates - Make My Dreams Come True

AND INTRODUCING……the Range. Chris and Molly dissect what we talk about when we talk about pop stars’ voices using twitter user @KingBeyonceStan’s viral thread on the subject.

Follow along on twitter here: https://twitter.com/KingBeyonceStan/status/745085351287455744

SONGS, IN ORDER:

Chris Wade - I Will Always Love You (PodDub)

Evanescence - Bring Me To Life

Selena Gomez - Bad Liar

Fifth Harmony - Down

Britney Spears - Everytime

Sia - Alive

Zayn - Pillowtalk

Madonna - Material Girl

Madonna - Don’t Cry for Me Argentina

Janet Jackson - I Get Lonely

Rihanna - Take A Bow

Adele - Someone Like You

Alicia Keys - Fallin’

Mariah Carey - Vision of Love

Tori Kelly - [Youtube: Best Vocal Performances]

Jazmine Sullivan - [Youtube: The Vocal Ability of Jasmine Sullivan]

Brandy - [Youtube: Best Vocal Performances]

Celine Dion - O Holy Night

Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

And introducing…Marilyn Manson! Chris and Molly are joined by the original bad boy of TV criticism, Sean T. Collins to discuss God’s perfect rock n’ roll creep, Marilyn Manson, through his book “The Long Hard Road Out of Hell”.

Featuring: BAD 3D TREES, BASEMENT PERVERTS, LET THE BILE HIT THE FLOOR, 500 DEAD CRICKETS! DEAF! MEAT! GIRL! BONEGHAZI! SWEET WHITE MOTHER!

SONGS:

Chris Wade - Beautiful People (Pod Dub)

Marilyn Manson - Cake And Sodomy

Charles Manson - Home is Where You’re Happy

Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dreams

Marilyn Manson - I Put A Spell On You

Dilly Dally - Know Yourself (Drake Cover)

Marilyn Manson - Dope Show

Marilyn Manson - The Beautiful People

Gojira - Stranded

Sky Ferreira - 24 Hours

Pick up Sean and Julia Gfrörer's collection of gothic comics here: http://2dcloud.com/mirror-mirror-ii

The weird, true story of Boneghazi: https://broadly.vice.com/en_us/article/vb4m4a/boneghazi-how-a-grave-robbing-controversy-tore-an-online-witch-community-apart

And Introducing, behind the mic…it’s Eminem. Chris and Molly are joined by special guest and co-host of the Ballin’ Out podcast Joel Sinensky to discuss the controversial Hip-Hop star and number one best selling artist of the 21st century through his book “EMINEM: The Way I Am.”

Featuring: NOBEL PRIZE WINNING IRISH POET SEAMUS HEANY! REAL LIBRA HOURS! JUSTICE FOR ECSTASY! ARE WE COOL WITH JOHN MAYER? THE SUB-GATHERING OF THE JUGGALOS! R. KELLY’S INFAMOUS HIT “TOOT TOOT BEEP BEEP”! AN EARNEST DISCUSSION ABOUT PROCESSING OFFENSIVE ART! HOT MOBY TAKES! EMINEM/ICP BOWLING SUMMIT! EMINEM v. HORSES! BIG WET LEADER!

SONGS

Chris Wade - Without Me (Pod Dub)

Eminem - Stay Wide Awake

John Mayer - Your Body Is A Wonderland

Eminem - Infinite

Eminem - Just Don’t Give A Fuck

Eminem - Mockingbird

Eminem - Marshall Mathers

Eminem - My Name Is

Eminem - Stan (live ft. Elton John)

Eminem - Without Me

Eminem - Real Slim Shady

Eminem - BET Cypher

AND INTRODUCING, on rhythm guitar and production, Mr. Nile Rodgers! Chris and Molly discuss legendary disco guitarist and producer Nile Rodgers through his 2011 memoir Le Freak: An Upside Down Story of Family, Disco, and Destiny.

Featuring: TAM POTTY’S “STAND MY GROUND”! JAZZ SODAS! ACID KISMET! THE ALL-NOTE! THE GREATER MUNICIPAL MUSIC AUTHORITY! PASS THE D.H.M.! TO ORDER “PURE DISCO” CALL THE NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN! CHIC MOBILE DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORIES! A SHOCKING TRUE CRIME STORY! THE DISCO/GAMING NEXUS!

SONGS:


Chris Wade - Le Freak (Pod Dub)

Skyy - Toccata

Chic - Everybody Dance

Chic - Dance, Dance, Dance

Chic - Le Freak

Pure Disco Ad (1996)

David Bowie - Modern Love

Madonna - Holiday

Madonna - Live to Tell

INXS - Original Sin

Duran Duran - The Reflex

Britney Spears - Anticipating

Daft Punk - Get Lucky

COULD RAY CHARLES REALLY LAND AN AIRPLANE? APPARENTLY THE ANSWER IS YES!

http://dangerousminds.net/comments/could_ray_charles_really_land_an_airplane_apparently_the

And introducing, Taboo! Chris and Molly are joined by Fluxblog.org creator Matthew Perpetua to discuss the life and career of the mysterious fourth Black Eyed Pea through Taboo’s perhaps-aptly titled memoir “Fallin’ Up: My Story”.

Check out Matthew's year-by-year pop music surveys at www.fluxblog.org

Featuring: PORNOGRAPHY MEMES! ANALOG BOOGALOO! GOLDFISH LIFESTYLE! WILL9! AU BON PAIN MEETS THE WU-TANG CLAN! UPGRADE TO WINDOWS ’95! THAT COMFORTABLE GRIND! THE CONCERNED EYES OF DAVID BLAINE! FERGALICIOUS DIPLOMACY! A PUNK’DERVENTION! THE WORD “BOOM” REPEATED 186 TIMES!

Chris Wade - Get It Started (PodDub)

Men.com - “Right in front of my salad!”

Black Eyed Peas - Joints and Jams

Black Eyed Peas - Say Goodbye

Black Eyed Peas - Hot

Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love

Black Eyed Peas - Let’s Get Retarded

LCD Soundsystem - Tonite

Fiona Apple - I Know

Alanis Morrissette - My Humps

Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow

Fergie - M.I.L.F.$

Aldous Snow and Infant Sorrow - We've Got To Do Something

The Lonely Island - I’m So Humble (ft. Adam Levine)

And of course, the Pornography Meme:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/bradesposito/right-in-front-of-my-salad?utm_term=.liw6WJMME#.ftGElzLLN

And introducing…the disastrous luxury gathering of brands and influencers we all love to hate, it’s the story of the Fyre Festival! Chris and Molly are joined by the Off Book Podcast’s Jessica McKenna to examine a music-adjacent conflagration of hubris and poor decision-making so epically ironic, it can only be described as art.

Featuring: DIY BLACK CARD! SWINGING AT SANDAL’S! POST FIRST PLAN SECOND! CHIEF POTTY OFFICER! IMMERSIVE VIP GRASS! MARITIME LEGAL ADVICE! THE SWEETEST WORDS IN JOURNALISM: NO NDA! A ROUND ROBIN OF DJS! FIND YOUR BEER TREE! NOT MY FAULT! FULL POSADISM! I NEVER THOUGHT I’D DIE ALONE!

Songs:

Chris Wade - Sleep Now In The Fyre (PodDub)

Ed Sheeran - The A Team

Ed Sheeran - Shape of You

Disclosure - Latch

Blink 182 - Adam’s Song

Chris and Molly are joined by Rolling Stone’s #BrittanySpanos to discuss “Soul Survivors: The Official Autobiography of Destiny’s Child”.

Featuring: CURSING THE SUN FOR ITS SHINE! THAT DASTARDLY SKELETON CREW AND THEIR “BONEHEADS”! RULE 6: KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK! MUSCULAR LUNGS! JUMPIN’, LITERALLY! P. DIDDY FOR MAYOR!

You can read Brittany’s great piece on Beyoncé’s “Lemonade” here: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/how-beyonces-lemonade-reclaims-rocks-black-female-legacy-20160426

MUSIC

Chris Wade - Bootylicious (PodDub)

Destiny’s Child - No No No (remix)

Destiny’s Child - Intro (The Writing’s On The Wall)

Destiny’s Child - Independent Woman pt. 1

Destiny’s Child - Bootylicious

Michelle Williams - Say Yes ft. Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland

Chris Wade - Bootylicious (PodDub)

And introducing, pop-icon Madonna! Chris and Molly examine Madonna at the height of her world-wide superstardom through her 1991 Rolling Stone interview with Carrie Fisher.

Featuring: XOXO, PONTIFEX! PLAIN DONUT, STALE FLAVOR! THEN BOYFRIENDS!DID YOU FUCK WARREN?! GETTING QUAALOOSE! SEXY DOWAGER’S HUMP! THE TELLTALE NUDE! THE POP STAR IDENTITY MATRIX!

Chris Wade - Material Girl (PodDub)

Madonna - Ray of Life

Patrick Hernandez - Born to be Alive

Breakfast Club - Shit on the Ground/Safe Neighborhood

Madonna - Everybody

Madonna - Holiday

Madonna - Like a Prayer

Madonna - Like a Virgin (Live)

Nine Inch Nails - Copy Of a…

Chris Wade - Material Girl (PodDub)

Chris, Molly and Nathan continue their deep dive into the life and times of Red Hot Chili Peppers’ mostly-nude frontman, Anthony Kiedis. If you thought he’d keep getting older and they wouldn’t stay the same age…you were wrong!

Featuring: ALL RISE FOR THE NATIONAL ANTHEM! CHICKEN FOOT! THE WHOLE ENCHILADA (ewww)! FUNKY POPE! JOHN FRUSCIANTE’S SATURDAY NIGHT WAIL! DAVE NAVARRO’S BODY MOD SLIDER! COKE HATS! CRACK COLLAGES! FUNKY DALAI LAMA!

Chris Wade - Can’t Stop (Pod Dub)

Flea - The Star Spangled Banner

Chad Smith - The Star Spangled Banner

Chicken foot - Oh Yeah

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Higher Ground

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magick

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Under The Bridge (live on SNL, 1992)

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Aeroplane

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Scar Tissue

Red Hot Chili Peppers - I Like Dirt

Red Hot Chili Peppers - The Zephyr Song

Faith No More - Epic

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Hard To Concentrate

Chris Wade - Under The Bridge (Pod Dub)

Chad Smith - The Star Spangled Banner