Mental Platypus

Wherein we discuss Aimee Mann's latest album, Queens of the Summer Hotel. We go pretty deep.

A lot of the discussion was sparked by this article in The Guardian by Laura Snapes:

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/04/aimee-mann-any-woman-my-age-is-traumatised-by-growing-up-in-the-60s-and-70s

and this one in Paste by Tom Lanham:

https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/aimee-mann/aimee-mann-interview-queens-of-the-summer-hotel/

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Well, Jared forgot to do his homework, so here's another Hornby-less discussion. Instead, Jason is wowed by Jared's display of sports knowledge, there's a Tim Burton discussion, and it's determined that Jared owes Jason several hundred dollars for the ensuing therapy session, so please, consider supporting us on Patreon.

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This week, we take a break to consider NO TIME TO DIE, the final film in the Daniel Craig James Bond run. Oh, and Dune, too, because why not?

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On this episode, Jason and Jared go to the 'Mats - The Replacements. If you know, you know.

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This week, Jason and Jared  discuss what subjects make for a good song—a topic that Nick Hornby is  inspired to broach in his essay from SONGBOOK regarding Ani DiFranco's YOU HAD TIME and Aimee Mann's I'VE HAD IT.

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In the next entry of SONGBOOK, Nick Hornby proves how he's not a Dylan fan by listing all the many, many Dylan albums he owns. Also, Jared has a dream that he has to help Morrissey move, and Jason discusses how he was there at just the right moment to feel the full effect of Barenaked Ladies.

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In one of the best entries of SONGBOOK, Nick Hornby discusses Rod Stewart in terms of his work as an interpreter of song, and as a gateway to the original artist. Jason and Jared expand and expound on this theme in a downright delightful fashion.

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For some reason, Nick Hornby felt the need to talk about how he wanted to lose his virginity to Santana's 1970 instrumental track, SAMBA PA TI. Jason and Jared have little interest in discussing this, so they instead have a spoiler-filled talk about how much they enjoyed James Gunn's THE SUICIDE SQUAD, and an equally spoiler-filled, though much more divisive, chat about the season 1 finale of PHYSICAL.

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Alternate title for this episode, Let's Get Spiritual. In Rufus Wainwright's rendition of "One Man Guy," song 5 of SONGBOOK, staunch atheist Nick Hornby finds G-d, Jason Keil isn't quite sure why, and Jared Duran discusses how music is the closest he gets to feeling spiritual.

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