It's Pretty OK

It's Pretty OK

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  • Ep. 107: Goodbye, CDs?

    The guys are talking about Best Buy's recent decision that it will take CDs off the shelves. What will take their place? And does this mean the compact disc is dying? As always, Pierce apologizes for something. And this week, Sean shouts out some movies he's seen recently.

    MUSIC: "Love, Like Language" - Happy Abandon

    ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: Best Buy to Stop Selling CDs (Pitchfork). Does Vinyl Really Sound Better? (Pitchfork). RIAA Sales Data, 1973-2016


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    36 min
  • Ep. 107: Goodbye, CDs?
    The guys are talking about Best Buy's recent decision that it will take CDs off the shelves. What will take their place? And does this mean the compact disc is dying? As always, Pierce apologizes for something. And this week, Sean shouts out some movies he's seen recently. MUSIC: "Love, Like Language" - Happy Abandon ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: Best Buy to Stop Selling CDs (Pitchfork). Does Vinyl Really Sound Better? (Pitchfork). RIAA Sales Data, 1973-2016
    36 min
  • Ep. 106: Cheap Eats

    A conversation about Max's experience with Vegemite in Australia leads to a discussion of inexpensive regional foods. Why did a restaurant in Mississippi start serving pig-ear sandwiches? What happens when "the food of the people" gets co-opted by hipsters and rich people? And what are hot dogs really made of? (Just kidding--we don't actually want to know either.)

    MUSIC: "Night Shift" - Lucy Dacus


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    40 min
  • Ep. 106: Cheap Eats
    A conversation about Max's experience with Vegemite in Australia leads to a discussion of inexpensive regional foods. Why did a restaurant in Mississippi start serving pig-ear sandwiches? What happens when "the food of the people" gets co-opted by hipsters and rich people? And what are hot dogs really made of? (Just kidding--we don't actually want to know either.) MUSIC: "Night Shift" - Lucy Dacus
    40 min
  • Ep. 105: Let's Get Fantastical

    What's so appealing about a series of more than a dozen 800-plus-page tomes? This week, Kevin joins Pierce and Max to talk about reading goals for 2018 and sci-fi/fantasy books. And, as always, Pierce apologizes.

    MUSIC: "Deception" - Blackalicious


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    36 min
  • Ep. 105: Let's Get Fantastical
    What's so appealing about a series of more than a dozen 800-plus-page tomes? This week, Kevin joins Pierce and Max to talk about reading goals for 2018 and sci-fi/fantasy books. And, as always, Pierce apologizes. MUSIC: "Deception" - Blackalicious
    36 min
  • Ep. 104: Your Google Home Isn't Spying On You...Yet
    This week, Max is back from his jaunt around the world, and the gang is talking about virtual assistants. They discuss the Internet of Things, unknown unknowns, and why your biggest concern right now is not that someone will hack your Amazon Echo and take over your home. Then Pierce checks in with a trademark apology and offers up a fascinating scientific update. MUSIC: "The Embers" - Vagabon. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: Don't Buy Anyone An Echo (Gizmodo)

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    37 min
  • Ep. 104: Your Google Home Isn't Spying On You...Yet
    This week, Max is back from his jaunt around the world, and the gang is talking about virtual assistants. They discuss the Internet of Things, unknown unknowns, and why your biggest concern right now is not that someone will hack your Amazon Echo and take over your home. Then Pierce checks in with a trademark apology and offers up a fascinating scientific update. MUSIC: "The Embers" - Vagabon. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: Don't Buy Anyone An Echo (Gizmodo)
    37 min
  • Ep. 103: Rockstars

    Rockstars. These people capture our imagination in a very specific way. How much of it has to do with the music anyway? And since we've been reminded so many times that rock is dead, who are the rockstars of today? Those are the questions that Sean and Pierce are talking about on this week's episode.

    MUSIC: "Dum Surfer" - King Krule. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: King Krule Will Be The Last Rock Star In The Universe (Deadspin)


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    41 min
  • Ep. 103: Rockstars
    Rockstars. These people capture our imagination in a very specific way. How much of it has to do with the music anyway? And since we've been reminded so many times that rock is dead, who are the rockstars of today? Those are the questions that Sean and Pierce are talking about on this week's episode. MUSIC: "Dum Surfer" - King Krule. ADDITIONAL MATERIAL: King Krule Will Be The Last Rock Star In The Universe (Deadspin)
    41 min

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