Know Your Writes!

Know Your Writes!

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Know Your Writes! episodes

  • 75: Dog Problems by The Format

    Can we take the next 1 hour, 52 minutes, and 40 seconds, and talk about The Format? Good, because it's time for Know Your Writes! In our first official "album spotlight" episode of the new year, our hosts dive into Dog Problems, the 2006 release from Arizona's The Format. Other topics include:
    - coming to terms with the podcast's new release schedule
    - a sad history of our hosts tortured food metaphors
    - marveling at the staying power of Three Day's Grace and All Time Low

    1 hr 53 min
  • 74: "Paranoid Android" by Radiohead

    Please, could you stop the noise? Because it's time for Know Your Writes! On the first episode of 2026, Robb and Colton break out the Gucci and the pig skin as they dive into Radiohead's 1997 opus "Paranoid Android". Other topics include:
    - Colton rants about hop water 
    - Robb and Colton's Christmas vinyl record haul
    - the return of the New Music segment! 

    New Music Segment: Dogpark, "75$72" 
    https://www.youtube.com/@dogparkband

    1 hr 31 min
  • 73: Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
    Hooooowdy ho! It's time for Know Your Writes! Christmas isn't over 'til we say it's over, and...well, it's over. But to close it out, Robb and Colton chat about the South Park Christmas Classic that is "Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics". Other topics include:
    - Robb and Colton's South Park memories
    - New Year's resolutions for the podcast 
    - a visit from a very special guest!

    Merry Christmas! 

    1 hr 31 min
  • 72: Christmas Song Gift Exchange
    Wash the black from your fingertips and mount those bridge rails because it's time for Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton begin their Christmas celebration with their first annual Christmas Song Gift Exchange. Our hosts give each the gift of music with deep dives into Murder By Death's "That Crown Don't Make You a Prince" and The Mountain Goats' "Damn These Vampires". Other topics include:

    - A live capture of Colton's tragic fantasy football defeat
    - how our hosts get into the holiday spirit 
    - bands with "gimmick" instruments 

    Bands mentioned in this episode:
    - Yellowcard
    - The Dear Hunter
    - Cursive 
    - Modest Mouse
    1 hr 31 min
  • 71: Bright Eyes
    Can I get a g*ddamn episode description? To start this g*ddamn podcast episode? Tonight, it's time for Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton send their discography episodes into the sunset with a gigantic deep dive into six albums from the pride of Omaha: Bright Eyes. From Fevers and Mirrors (2000) to the under-appreciated The People's Key (2011), our hosts explore what makes Conor Oberst one of our greatest living lyricists. Other topics include:

    - the current state of the "album"
    - the lost beauty of the CD
    - Robb and Colton hash out a fight from their teenage years

    Bands mentioned in this episode:
    - Death Cab for Cutie
    - Bob Dylan
    - Rilo Kiley
    - Tool 
    - Leonard Cohen 
    - Tom Waits 
    2 hr 2 min
  • 70: "In the End" by Linkin Park (and Another Dodger's Championship)
    Time is a valuable thing, but so is Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton try hard to explain Linkin Park's "In the End". Does it even matter? Before they get there, our hosts bask in the glory that is another Dodger's World Series championship (it's a music podcast, we promise). Other topics include:
    - our hosts very different postseason baseball viewing habits
    - can a band have a DJ and still be good? 
    - what set Linkin Park apart from other nu-metal bands?

    Bands mentioned in this episode:
    - Papa Roach
    - Limp Bizkit
    - Skindred
    - Flobots
    - The Notorious B.I.G.
    - Mos Def 

    1 hr 32 min
  • 69: Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas
    What's this?! Why, it's Know Your Writes! And what better time than two days after Halloween to talk about The Nightmare Before Christmas!...even though our host's believe it is Halloween. Follow Robb and Colton as they explore this blended holiday classic to see why its creepy and morose soundtrack is still so celebrated. Other topics include: 
    - Robb and Colton's Halloween candy habits 
    - A series of tragic music losses 
    - Sports Talk! Part Infinity 

    Bands mentioned in this episode:
    - Limp Bizkit (RIP Sam Rivers) 
    - Korn 
    - Papa Roach 
    - Kiss (RIP Ace Frehley)
    - D'Angelo (RIP)
    - Oingo Boingo  
    1 hr 58 min
  • 68: "Monster Mash" by Bobby "Boris" Picket
    I was working in the lab late one night when suddenly... it was time for Know Your Writes! On part one of our two-episode Halloween special, Robb and Colton discuss Bobby Picket and Lenny Capizzi's graveyard smash, "Monster Mash". Other topics include:
    - Robb's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad Sunday 
    - Colton's love for the Terrifier series 
    - what makes a good Halloween song? 

    Bands mentioned in this episode:
    - Ryan Adams
    - Phoebe Bridgers
    - 3 
    - Weird Al 
    1 hr 18 min
  • 67: Be Your Own PET!
    It's all cool, you know, 'cus we're like, podcasters and this is Know Your Writes! This week, Robb and Colton get awkward and dive into the discography of Memphis's Be Your Own Pet. From their self-titled debut to the recent Mommy, our hosts will explore the highs and the lows of this energetic and still potent quartet. Other topics include:
    - embracing the weirdness of recording on a Tuesday night
    - unpacking the awkward trash talk between Robb and Colton's mom
    - the mystery of Colton and Robb's lost album 

    Bands mentioned in this episode: 
    - Vampire Weekend
    - My Friend Sam
    - The Yeah Yeah Yeah's 
    - Beck 
    - Ozma 
    1 hr 42 min
  • 66: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen (featuring Max Sabate)
    Is this the real life? Or is it time for Know Your Writes!? For this week's Song Spotlight, Robb and Colton welcome back friend of the pod Max Sabate to dive into Queen's operatic masterpiece "Bohemian Rhapsody". Other topics include: 

    - why don't any of our hosts attend live shows anymore?
    - Colton's takes on trail mix ingredients 
    - the horrendous attempts to cover "Bohemian Rhapsody"

    Bands mentioned in this episode:
    - Led Zeppelin 
    - Black Sabbath 
    - Benson Boone
    - Puscifier 
    - Tool 
    - System of Down
    1 hr 35 min

About Know Your Writes!

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A podcast featuring two supposed songwriters critiquing/praising/geeking out over famous artists. Each week, we'll discuss the discography of a new band/songwriter to discuss what makes these songs and records tick. Along the way, we'll invite some of our own musician friends to help us figure out what it means to Know. Your. Writes.