In honor of Spooky Season, we're bringing you the frightening tale of one nepo baby with a ghastly fake accent and a fascination with voyeurism.

In the year 2000, Eminem’s “Stan” gave new name to an obsessive fan, and in doing so, left an eternal mark on popular culture and vernacular. Twenty three years later, as “stanning” continues to evolve, we take a hard look at the creative genius behind some problematic art, uncover the secret inspiration for the song "Stan" — and ask the question, when does “art” go too far?

Forty years after its release, the opening guitar lick and congenial snare response of Violent Femmes’ “Blister in the Sun” remain a calling card for end of the second Millennium. This week we look at the circumstances that led to its rise a cult classic — and ask our favorite question … what is this song even about? 

The Spice Girls hit the peak of their fame in 1997 with the release of their second album, Spiceworld . It would be the last album the iconic five some would ever put out together. Their final song was Spiceworld’s chart-topper “Viva Forever,” a sultry ballad about a secret love that was lost. So who was it about? And why did the Spice Girls break up when they appeared to be just heating up? We’ve got the whole story, this week on Lyrics for Lunch.

In 1999, TV and film soundtracks were as popular as women-as-prizes plot lines. This week, we take a look at Sixpence None The Richer’s sleeper hit, “Kiss Me,” which had a starring role in multiple problematic plot lines and became 1999’s most played song in 11 countries. 

Wednesday night, the first Republican presidential primary debate kicked off by asking presidential hopefuls not about policy or solutions to our nation's biggest problems — no. When Fox News host Martha MacCallum took to the mic to ask her first question, it was about country newcomer Oliver Anthony, whose lighting rise to fame was so unbelievable that folks who understand how going viral actually works started asking questions. This week, we follow the trail to find out who is behind Anthony's rise to fame, and take a look at the song lyrics galvanizing Good Ol' Boys with its evocation of Regan-era tropes and QAnon conspiracies.

We appear out of our little summer hibernation holes to discuss Billie Eilish's Happier Than Ever and ask the most important question of all: Does it slap?

This week we pay tribute to the legendary life of Tina Turner, from her unlikely rise to stardom and her courage on stage and off.