Comprehensive analysis. Two words that describe Cole Cuchna's extraordinary podcast, DISSECT, which dedicates a season to unpacking one album, one song (per episode) at a time. His subterranean exploration of Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy is one of the reasons we were thrilled to have him join us to discuss Kanye West's 6th album, Yeezus. We covered Yeezy the persona vs. Kanye the person, problematic lyrics, ego reckoning, and the 2009 VMA's - a turning point in his career and a moment that will forever be a part of pop culture history. We also spent some time delving into the mindset of Yeezy, but full disclaimer: we taped this episode before Kanye's infamous twitter torrent and TMZ brouhaha.

About Cole Kuchna:

• Cole Cuchna, Prince of the podcast

Cole's socials: IG: turangalila_ TW: @dissectpodcast

About Dissect:

• This Podcast Host Is Spending Hundreds of Hours to Dissect the Genius of Kanye West

More on Yeezus

• Pitchfork review of Yeezus by Ryan Dombal

Yeezy on Yeezus:

• Behind Kanye’s Mask by Jon Caramonica

Show Tracklist (all songs from Yeezus unless indicated otherwise):

• “On Sight”
• “Hold My Liquor”
• “Guilt Trip”
• “Blood on the Leaves”
• “Bound 2”
• “New Slaves”
• “I Am A God”
• Nina Simone: Pastel Blues “Strange Fruit”
• “Black Skinhead”
• “I’m In It”
• Daniel Caesar: Pilgrim’s Paradise “Streetcar”

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