This week is a bit of a throwback, with Sean and Pierce doing a little reminiscing on the past 400 episodes before shifting gears and talking a bit about how friggin' old they feel when it comes to going to concerts — but why it may be important to grit their teeth and do it anyway.

MUSIC: "Shade" – Office Dog

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This week, Kevin asks the gang: Does anyone still care about album art?

MUSIC: "Blast Off" – CZARFACE

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: Bud vs. Miller vs. Coors - Pro Brewer picks a favorite! (Tree House Brewing Company on YouTube)

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This week, some spicy words for Drake by Yasiin Bey (fka Mos Def) sparked some discussion online about whether or not Drake's music reminds you of shopping at Target. That points the gang toward a conversation about "selling out" and how cultural fandom has become about our identity as fans rather than engagement with and consideration of an artist's work.

MUSIC: "Wizard Buys a Hat" – the Mountain Goats

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: "On Smarm" (Gawker via the Wayback Machine) and "The Future Of The Culture Wars Is Here, And It's Gamergate" (Deadspin)

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Was there enough time between when we recorded this podcast and when it's finally coming out that Bill Belichick hadn't actually lost his job yet and Alabama hadn't hired a successor to Nick Saban? Yes! Does that make this podcast about what feels like the end of a coaching era kind of useless? You'll have to decide that for yourself.

MUSIC: "Can't Get Enough of It" – SPRINTS

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This week, the gang returns for a new year with a discussion of Max's BBQ travels over the holidays, and what makes a place like Franklin Barbecue in Austin, Texas, so different from a place like Dreamland Bar-B-Que, the Tuscaloosa, Alabama rib shack that has expanded to several locations across Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

MUSIC: "Salad" – Blondshell

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This week, the gang closes out 2023 by discussing the firehose of "breaking news" notifications that Sean and Pierce get on their phones, why it's so frustrating that we spend so much time on national political news, and why it's still important to get information about the world around you. Does Sean put on his "I'm a former local reporter" hat and deliver a nearly 7-minute monologue? You better believe it!

MUSIC: "Stone Window" – Metric

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This week, the gang gets together post-Thanksgiving to talk about Sean's experience with a simplified Turkey Day menu brought on by necessity. But it's not really a conversation about menus so much as a chat about finding ways to give yourself a break and not weigh the holidays down with expectations.

MUSIC: "Transformer" – Marnie Stern

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Happy Thanksgiving, y'all — Sean, Pierce, and Kevin got together before going home for the holidays to talk about the 7 remaining undefeated FBS teams and what would be the best (or funniest) outcomes for each.

Of course, that was before any of the games were played. So tune in to see how many of the things they said are already outdated!

MUSIC: "All AKA Ciao" – Homeboy Sandman

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: The World’s Most Popular Painter Sent His Followers After Me Because He Didn’t Like a Review of His Work. Here’s What I Learned (Artnet)

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We're almost back to a normal recording/release schedule, I swear. But in the meantime, the gang is discussing reviews. What are we looking at so many reviews for, and are we actually getting anything out of it? Also, Max brings an excellent trivia question.

MUSIC: "Fresh Tattoo" – The Mountain Goats

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: Who are the Premier League’s true Rolls-Royces? (The Athletic)

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Apologies for the irregular recording schedule — someone is busy exploring the world. In the meantime, the SPORTS BOIS gather to discuss something they've been thinking about for a while now: how to rearrange the ACC's football setup now that Cal, SMU and Stanford are joining. They compete to see who's got the most chaotic vision, whether it's an odd number of divisions or forced transfers of engineering students. Okay, it's probably the one that involves forcing engineering students to transfer.

MUSIC: "Armageddon Now" – Teenage Halloween

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