What happens when one of our cheeriest friends wants to talk one of our most depressing themes? Things get weird but fun as Max Resnick, bassist for We're Ghosts Now, comes to the studio to talk funeral songs, and how a funeral should be a party. Along the way is a variety of interesting and inspiring songs from several genres, and a downer theme turns into one of our funniest episodes.

What's the one song you would use to convince someone to check someone out? It's a complicated process, but here to help us is the wonderful Bola Odejobi, who introduces us to the songs that convinced her to listen to some of her most recent obsessions. This brings us to our very first metalcore songs, how your Metallica history affects certain songs, and Alkaline Trio's fun but cringey goth phase. Plus, Russian escorts!

Music is bad. But what is the worst music? We're joined by Ruby Bones frontman, former guest, and writer of our theme song Chris Nova to talk some egregiously bad songs. Where has new Fall Out Boy gone wrong? Does Sublime deserve the legacy they have? And what is it about certain cheesy 80s songs that we just hate so much?

Check out the self-titled debut album from Chris's band, Ruby Bones, available on Spotify, Bandcamp, and more, plus follow them on Twitter!

It's not often that a band has a perfect catalogue. What happens when a band you love puts out a real stinker? We're joined by Devon Moore from the excellent Jersey band Fun While You Wait, and together the three of us discuss the worst that some of our favorite bands have to offer. Beyond the inevitable Weezer discussion, we get into the strange career of Fall Out Boy, dissect the worst song The Beatles ever made, and get honest about how it feels when an artist puts out a bad song for the first time in the 15 years you've been a fan.

Our favorite theme from last year was when we discussed the non-hits of famous one hit wonders. This week, we return to that fantastic well with our friend, actress, and improviser Katie Wright. Why is Fountains of Wayne the most underrated band of all time? Which one is Metro Station and which one is Cobra Starship? We discuss all this, plus movies about 9/11, in this fun sequel.

After a last minute drop out has the boys scrambling, they decided to channel their sour mood into some of their least favorite cover songs for a solo episode! What makes a cover bad? What happened to Punk Goes Pop? We get into the many ways these cover songs miss the mark, discuss why acoustic hip-hop covers just don't work, and get lost in discussing 13 Hours - a movie neither of us has seen.

Everyone has an origin story. So what is the origin of our Mix hosts and their music? Who showed them the music that touched them? To get to the bottom of it, the boys are joined by their old friend Zac. After a couple of emoriffic tracks from Steve, this episode is pure indie heaven as everyone cracks open a beer and discusses some classic indie bands. What follows are some personal discussions about who introduced everyone to the bands, and what they mean to us. Join us, won't you, as we brace the cold and delve into our origins.

Steve and Dave are certainly good boys. But good ol' boys?? This week we dive headfirst into the world of country music, a topic we could not be less familiar with. We come in with an open mind, however, and are guided by our friend Megan O'Shea, radio personality for Thunder 106.3 and 90.5 The Night, who introduces us to a few local bands and her obsession with Miranda Lambert. Can Steve and Dave become veritable country folk? Can Dave curtail his crippling addiction to doing finger guns? Tune in to find out!

The boys are back in town, baby! Steve and Dave return from hiatus with new equipment and actual guests. Our friend Chris, a video editor and host of the podcast How It Happened, joins us to talk about songs to sing along to in the car with your buds. The result is pop punk heaven, and possibly the most Jersey episode we've ever put out. We listen to some classic pop punk and emo, and get lost in tangents about Little Nicky. So join us, won't you? Cue it up in your car and sing along to the songs!

We all know one-hit wonders. But bands don't just make one song and fade away. So this week we make a mix of 10 singles from one-hit wonders - just not the ones you know. What makes one song a hit and a similar-sounding song not a hit? How self-aware is Lou Bega? How many one-hit wonders were long-time anarchist punks the whole time? And why, why, why would Everlast make a song called Black Jesus? These questions and more we try to answer for you.