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The boys check out U2’s debut album, 1980’s “Boy,” and Steven learns about the medieval languages of the British Isles. The next episode will cover “October.”

Intro/outro music: “Love is Blindness,” by Jack White

Hey, girl, check out the stunning conclusion (for now) to the Lady Gaga saga, 2016’s “Joanne,” with the boys. It’s also approximately our showniversary, so we start the show with a brief reflection on the best albums from our first year. Also, Steven doesn’t think singers want to make people cry.

The next episode will begin our longest trek yet, through U2’s discography, with their 1980 debut, “Boy.”

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Intro & outro music: “Perform This Way,” by Weird Al Yankovich, from the album “Alpocalypse”

The boys get classy with the hot 2014 collabo from Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, “Cheek to Cheek.” How does jazz work? What instrument is that? And more! The next episode will cover Lady Gaga’s 2016 release, “Joanne.”

Intro & outro music: “Perform This Way,” by Weird Al Yankovich

The boys try to understand modern art with Lady Gaga’s 2013 album “ArtPop.” How does pretension work? Also, Jonathan misses the obvious. The next episode will cover Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga’s 2014 collabo “Cheek to Cheek.”

Intro/outro music: “Perform This Way,” by Weird Al Yankovich

The boys learn to accept themselves for who they are with Lady Gaga’s 2011 album “Born This Way.” They stay remarkably on-topic along the way, maybe a first in show history. The next episode will cover 2013’s “ARTPOP.”

Intro/outro music: “Perform This Way,” by Weird Al Yankovich

The boys peek under the bed at Lady Gaga’s “The Fame Monster,” from 2009. Plus, another round of How Do Genres Work. The next episode will cover 2011’s “Born This Way.” Intro/outro music: “Perform This Way,” by Weird Al Yankovich

How do you annoy Lady Gaga? Poke her face. The boys do just that by listening to her 2008 debut, “The Fame.” Christopher Walken stops by, and Steven is stunned by a revelation about Katy Perry’s early career. The next episode will cover 2009’s “The Fame Monster.” Theme music: “Perform This Way,” by Weird Al Yankovich

What better way to celebrate the end of Prince and the Revolution in 1986 than with a “Parade”? Come for the Prince, stay for the pun battle. Plus, Steven plays another round of “what instrument is that?” Next episode we’ll be starting Lady Gaga’s studio discography, with “The Fame.”

The boys take a trip with Prince and the Revolution and go “Around the World in a Day,” the 1985 penultimate release from said combo. Come for Prince’s songs about temptation, stay for the bad Sean Connery impersonation. The next episode will cover “Parade.” Intro/outro music: “Bandages,” by Hot Hot Heat.

This is what is sounds like when the boys listen to Prince & the Revolution’s “Purple Rain.” You’ll have to imagine the shoulder pads. The next episode will be about “Around the World in a Day.” Intro & outro music: “Bandages,” by Hot Hot Heat