Earbuddies

By Mat and Tim

Music made them friends; now, it's making them podcasters. Join Mat and Tim at the intersection of music, culture, politics, and jokes.

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How many episodes does Earbuddies have?

The podcast currently has 162 episodes available.

Earbuddies episodes:

June 21, 2021 12. It's Time To Talk About Jack Antonoff
Are we out of the pod yet/are we out of the pod yet/are we out of the pod yet/are we out of the pod? In this ep, Mat and Tim explore Jack Antonoff's career arc from cool indie kid to producer of the stars. Brace yourself for a measured take!

SONGS PLAYED:
Taylor Swift - Cruel Summer
Fun - We Are Young (feat. Janelle Monae)
Sara Bareilles - Brave
Bleachers - I Wanna Get Better
Taylor Swift - I Wish You Would
Taylor Swift - Out of the Woods
Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do
Lorde - Green Light
Lana Del Rey - Chemtrails Over the Country Club
Phoebe Bridgers - Chinese Satellite
Haim - I've Been Down
Carly Rae Jepsen - Want You In My Room
Troye Sivan - Strawberries & Cigarettes
Taylor Swift - You Are In Love
Amy Shark - All Loved Up
Bleachers - Rollercoaster
Carly Rae Jepsen - Comeback (feat. Bleachers)
Lorde - Solar Power

SHOW AND TELL:
Mat: Tegan and Sara - How Come You Don't Want Me
Tim: Diana Ross - Thank You

Sponsored by Spatial Audio from Apple Music.

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June 14, 2021 11. Love, Theft, and Harry Styles
We don't know we're great podcasters; that's what makes us great podcasters! In this ep, Mat and Tim consider the echoes of David Bowie that can be found in Harry Styles's cultural contributions. Is Harry playing a dangerous game? And what the h*ck happened to The Wanted?

SONGS PLAYED:
Harry Styles - Adore You
Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar
One Direction - What Makes You Beautiful
One Direction - Story of My Life
Harry Styles - Sign of the Times
David Bowie - Changes
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Harry Styles - Kiwi
Harry Styles - Falling

REHAB CLINIC:
The Wanted - Glad You Came
The Wanted - We Own the Night
The Wanted - Chasing the Sun

Sponsored by David Schwimmer.

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44min
June 07, 2021 10. Dumb Rock
It's really good to hear our voices! In this ep, Mat and Tim dive into the deep, nourishing waters of DUMB ROCK, a genre of music worthy of much reverence and discussion. Later, they offer a defense of one of the most maligned bands of this century – and Tim gives Mat a little gift.
[Note: this ep contains explicit language.]

SONGS PLAYED:
Buckcherry - Crazy B***h
Saving Abel - Addicted
Hinder - Lips of an Angel
Shinedown - Second Chance
Disturbed - Down With the Sickness
Seether - Broken (feat. Amy Lee)
Three Days Grace - I Hate Everything About You
Drowning Pool - Bodies
Papa Roach - Last Resort
Stone Sour - Through Glass
Evanescence - My Immortal

REHAB CLINIC:
Nickelback - How You Remind Me
Nickelback - Feelin' Way Too Damn Good
Nickelback - Photograph
Nickelback - Far Away
Nickelback - Rockstar
Nickelback - If Everyone Cared

Sponsored by Dennis the Menace.

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50min
May 31, 2021 9. Remembering Adam Schlesinger and John Prine
In this ep, Mat and Tim take time to remember two musicians of tremendous influence whose lives were cut short by COVID-19.
SONGS PLAYED:
John Prine - I Remember Everything
Fountains of Wayne - Hackensack
Fountains of Wayne - Stacy's Mom
Cast of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend - Let's Generalize About Men
Ivy - Edge of the Ocean
The Click Five - Just the Girl
Hugh Grant & Haley Bennett - Way Back Into Love
The Wonders - That Thing You Do!
Bowling For Soup - High School Never Ends
Sesame Street - I Wonder
John Prine & Iris DeMent - In Spite of Ourselves
John Prine - Please Don't Bury Me
John Prine - Angel From Montgomery
John Prine - Sam Stone
John Prine - Sam Stone (2000 Re-Recording)
John Prine - Hello In There (2000 Re-Recording)
John Prine - Summer's End
John Prine - When I Get To Heaven

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41min
May 24, 2021 8. Olivia Rodrigo's Teenage Dream
I know we're not perfect, but we've never done a pod for no one! In this ep, Mat and Tim celebrate the first blockbuster album release of the year: SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo. Why does her teenage angst work so well? Why does she remind Tim of Blue October? And should Joshua Bassett be fired into the sun? Grab your strawberry ice cream, take a car ride to Malibu, and find out with us!
[Note: This episode contains explicit language.]

SONGS PLAYED:
Olivia Rodrigo - happier
Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license
As Tall As Lions - Love, Love, Love (Love, Love)
Olivia Rodrigo - gross
Taylor Swift - Begin Again
Joshua Bassett - Lie Lie Lie
Sabrina Carpenter - Skin
Olivia Rodrigo - deja vu
Blue October - Hate Me
Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u
The Go-Go's - We Got the Beat
Olivia Rodrigo - brutal

SHOW AND TELL:
Mat: Olivia Rodrigo & Paramore - good 4 ur misery business (Mashup)
Tim: As Tall As Lions - Circles

Sponsored by High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

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May 17, 2021 7. American Idol: A Postmortem
We're going to Hollywood! In this week's ep, Mat and Tim relive the glory days of American Idol, and consider why the show is less relevant than ever.

SONGS PLAYED:
Theme Song from American Idol
Britney Spears on Star Search in 1992
Adam Lambert - A Change Is Gonna Come (Live)
Clay Aiken - Build Me Up Buttercup (Live)
Clay Aiken - Invisible
Kelly Clarkson - Miss Independent
Carrie Underwood - Before He Cheats
Paula Abdul - Straight Up
David Cook - Time Of My Life
Daughtry - It's Not Over
Phillip Phillips - Home
Ruben Studdard - Sorry 2004

SHOW AND TELL:
Tim: Taylor Hicks - Gives You Hell
Mat: FINNEAS - Break My Heart Again

Sponsored by Ben Affleck.

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48min
May 10, 2021 6. Made In America: How Country Music Lost Its Way
Country pod, shake it for me, pod! Shake it for me, pod! Shake it for me. In this episode, Mat and Tim bemoan the trajectory of mainstream country music, the shedding of the working class spirit, and the growing importance of identity politics within the genre.

SONGS PLAYED:
Jason Aldean - She's Country
Luke Bryan - Country Girl (Shake It For Me)
Johnny Cash - Oney
Dolly Parton - 9 to 5
Toby Keith - Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue
Michael Ray - Real Men Love Jesus
Thomas Rhett - Country Again
Jason Aldean - Fly Over States
Chris Janson - Drunk Girl
Brad Paisley - Accidental Racist (feat. LL Cool J)
Tim McGraw - Truck Yeah

SHOW AND TELL:
Tim: Chase Rice - Drinkin' Beer. Talkin' God. Amen. (feat. Florida Georgia Line)
Mat: Toby Keith - Made In America

Sponsored by Ben Affleck.

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50min
May 03, 2021 5. Julia Michaels Is Pop Music's Not-So-Secret Weapon
We've got issues – and one of them is how much we like Julia Michaels! In this ep, Mat and Tim sing the praises of one of pop music's most creative working writers, and analyze her signature sound. What makes it work, and why does it remind Tim of opera and musical theatre?
[Note: This ep contains explicit language.]

SONGS PLAYED:
Julia Michaels - Issues
Fifth Harmony - Miss Movin' On
Theme Song from Austin and Ally
Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself
Selena Gomez - Good For You
Selena Gomez - Bad Liar
The Carpenters - Solitaire
Justin Bieber - Sorry
Julia Michaels - All Your Exes
Georges Bizet - Habanera (from Carmen)
Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim - Maria (from West Side Story)
Julia Michaels - Little Did I Know
Ariana Grande - God is a woman
Doja Cat - Kiss Me More (ft. SZA)
Dua Lipa - We're Good
Olivia Rodrigo - drivers license
John Legend - Favorite Place
Keith Urban - Coming Home (ft. Julia Michaels)
The Chicks - Julianna Calm Down
Julia Michaels - Wrapped Around

SHOW AND TELL:
Mat: Julia Michaels - Make It Up To You
Tim: Janelle Monáe - Make Me Feel

Sponsored by The Gifted and Talented Program at Fairview Elementary School in Idaho Falls, Idaho.

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53min
April 26, 2021 4. Why John Williams Is the G.O.A.T. (and Why Hans Zimmer Is Not) (feat. Caleb Steele)
The Academy Award goes to... this pod! Film guru Caleb Steele joins Mat and Tim to talk about the sounds of cinema. We consider the incredible influence of John Williams, get cynical about Hans Zimmer, and dive into one of the best soundtracks of 2020.

SONGS PLAYED:
John Williams - Fanfare from Star Wars
John Williams - Theme from Jurassic Park
John Williams - Binary Sunset
John Williams - Theme from Jaws
John Williams - Hedwig's Theme
John Williams - Indiana Jones
Jelly Roll Morton - Doctor Jazz
Carter Burwell - Fargo, North Dakota
Carter Burwell - San Bernardino
Hans Zimmer - Time
Ramin Djawadi - Main Theme from Game of Thrones
Hans Zimmer - A Dark Knight
Hans Zimmer - S.T.A.Y.
Hans Zimmer - This Land
Hans Zimmer - King of Pride Rock
Emile Mosseri - Big Country
Emile Mosseri - Jacob's Prayer
Emile Mosseri - The Last Black Man in San Francisco
Emile Mosseri - Wind Song
Meco - Star Wars

SHOW AND TELL:
Caleb: Phil Collins - Against All Odds
Tim: John Williams - Bugler's Dream and Olympic Fanfare
Mat: John Murphy - Adagio in D Minor

Sponsored by Steven Mnuchin.

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59min
April 19, 2021 3. How Travis Barker Is Saving a Dying Language
Don't waste your time on us, we're already the voice inside your head! In this episode, Mat and Tim trace the origins of emo rap to the pop punk renaissance of the early 2000s. Plus, how Travis Barker and Machine Gun Kelly are moving the genre forward.
[Note: This ep contains explicit language.]

SONGS PLAYED:

Taking Back Sunday - MakeDamnSure

Lil Peep - 16 Lines

Hawthorne Heights - Ohio Is For Lovers

Post Malone - Rich & Sad

Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams

Yellowcard - Holly Wood Died

LIL LOTUS - Body Bag

blink-182 - I Miss You

Machine Gun Kelly, Yungblud & Travis Barker - I Think I'm OKAY

Machine Gun Kelly - Till I Die

Machine Gun Kelly - Bloody Valentine

Machine Gun Kelly - Lonely

Machine Gun Kelly ft. Blackbear - My Ex's Best Friend

Mayday Parade - It's Hard To Be Religious When Certain People Are Never Incinerated By Bolts Of Lightning

SHOW AND TELL:

Mat: LILHUDDY - The Eulogy of You and Me

Tim: Machine Gun Kelly & Travis Barker - Misery Business

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Also, nobody actually sponsors Earbuddies. We're just joking.

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FAQs about Earbuddies:

How many episodes does Earbuddies have?

The podcast currently has 162 episodes available.