Drop the Needle

Songs include:

• A theme from a seminal animated film about anthropomorphic playthings
• A female vocalist's 3% happier cover of a wildly sad Death Cab for Cutie track
• An R.E.M. deep cut 
• "When Am I Gonna Lose You?", which really wears its anxiety, neediness, and fear on its title sleeve

Mike considered this episode one of his favorites, which was really saying something since he routinely never listened to the show after recording. This was apparently a rare exception. 

Songs:
- "Ecstasy," Rusted Root
- "HOPE," Tenacious D
- "The Living Daylights (Acoustic)," a-Ha
- "Big Ideas," The Boxer Rebellion

Some more collected moments from our six years with Mike on the show. 

Music: 

- "Fog Rolls In," Doombird
- "Comeback Kid," Sharon Van Etten
- "Golden," Hippo Campus

Back when we had a smattering of regular listeners, we actually had a few questions come our way from people. And then they promptly stopped coming.  So, here's our first and only "listener mailbag" episode.

Our good friend Jen Hoening visited for this episode.

One of a couple "lost" episodes where we were recording two episodes at a time, with one having some technical difficulties. This was that episode. The reason? It had reverb for no reason and then it got lost in the release shuffle. Not every episode sounded like it was recorded in a mid-sized cathedral, but this one did. Instead of fixing it, we *still* left it as-is.

Highlights:
- It's Sean-forward. 
- It's music-forward.
- It's about living in the moment.
- It's an episode where Mike reveals he saw a random indie movie from which Paul shares a song.

As this episode is about gratitude, thanks for listening to these unearthed archives.

Music from Missy Elliott, Vienna Teng, Paramore, The War on Drugs, Sing Street, and Lucius.

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Recorded in Mike's brand-new apartment under his ridiculously large HDTV.

Highlights: 

• Guest Jason Lichtenberger makes DtN history by delivering the show's first country song, much to Mike's bewilderment.
• Sean brings a song that's barely a week old.
• Paul praises a coffee cup.
• Mike recalls some of his adventures, including hiding out from his parents behind a dumpster. 

Music by Tears for Fears, niko+ & Clans, Father John Misty, Chris Stapleton, First Aid Kit, and Tune-Yards.

Short (but not necessarily sweet) episode where Mike returned to the show after a lengthy absence.

Sean and Paul watch Mike's face get flushed red the entire time during their interview with author Amy Dresner ("My Fair Junkie"). 

One of our favorites. Mike and Sean are on fire.

A round-up of our favorite moments from our rough-around-the-edges Season 1 (not that we ever became super-polished).