Hey friends! Welcome to the free flowing (literally) impromptu finale of season 2 from the great outdoors. Listen to the calming ebb and flow of scummy polluted water alongside the erratic flow of our conversation as we regale you with some life updates and plans for the future. Listen out for the random swimmers blowing on a conch shell for some reason and some angry crows too. Take care guys and we'll see you in season 3. Thanks for your continued support and kindness. J & N xoxo

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Fact check:

Graeme Armstrong wrote The Young Team and we think he’s pretty awesome for doing so.

🚨Series 2 Best Of coming soon guys.🚨Thanks for sticking around the past 10 episodes. More new content coming soon!

Hey friends! This week we discuss artists/gig experiences that touched our souls in ways no one else could. Julie discusses her deep, biased unapologetic love of the super talented Owen Pallett. Why play a violin with a bow when you can blow through it? And I talk about a beautiful spiritual experience I had at a Bruce Springsteen gig that healed me in places I hadn't even realised I needed healed. Unexpected emotional connections are very adorable and wholesome and we'd love to hear yours too. Take care guys. J & N xoxo

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https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/one-foot-in-the-podcast-one-foot-in-the-grave/id1500965355

https://open.spotify.com/show/1fHkAMmVO4HwNiDUkzfBN8?si=nr8RKO4LTri3pWVxaXFa3g&dl_branch=1

Owen Pallett: E is for Estranged

https://youtu.be/Doh-xjzMEtw

Owen Pallett: —>/The Riverbed

https://youtu.be/TUOEa7zFV0I

Owen Pallett: Perseverance Of The Saints

https://youtu.be/6fLppbxXuYU

Bruce Springsteen: Waitin’ on a Sunny Day

https://youtu.be/TiCxqhu9cio

Bruce Springsteen: Tougher than the Rest

https://youtu.be/_91hNV6vuBY

Guardian Interview:

https://www.google.com/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/music/2016/oct/30/bruce-springsteen-interview-born-to-run-change-someones-life-right-song-donald-trump

Fact check:

Yep, I got it wrong - it was in fact ‘Dancing in the Dark’ that featured a very young Courtney Cox being pulled up for a dance - not ‘Born to Run’.

Hey friends! We're back refreshed after a lil' break and while we were gone some things happened in the world. Things that we felt we'd like to and should talk about. Firstly, we discuss the latest developments in the Britney Spears conservatorship honestly and openly and sensitively as always. Which then leads us into the horrible mucky, innards of the pop machine once more. Why are we obsessed with making narratives out of people we don't know's lives? Turns out we're all in a massive conservatorship with the pop machine and J and I unapologetically will not stop coming for it. Celebrities that open their lives up to us, willingly or unwillingly, all pay a price. Which leads us on to a recent development close to my, and now J's heart, Mark Hoppus' recent public announcement of his cancer diagnosis/treatment. We talk about the uncomfortable questions some of his twitch stream fans asked on his latest stream regarding this and we get a bit angry and protective over Mark and we won't apologise for it. Just let him do his NY times crossword in peace please. Lastly, we both went slightly mad and watched old clips from the Masked Magician. So as some light comic relief after all that enjoy our commentary on the sexual innuendo laden, hidden wires riddled Masked Magician 20 years on. J & N xoxo

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Our original episode covering the documentary ‘Framing Britney Spears’ - https://open.spotify.com/episode/7yJaXwGrMwk3IBMuvMhOHy?si=HZRfexRQQRSi_9XCL8N8tQ&dl_branch=1

Britney’s testimony - https://youtu.be/iVrhKBhMrEI

Mark’s Twitch - https://twitch.tv/markhoppus

The Masked Musician - https://youtube.com/c/magicsecretsrevealed

Hi guys! Welcome back to part 2 and it's time skip time! J and I are joined by J's good friend Sarah Templeton, a hard-core Hamilfan and defender of the second act being supreme. J sheds tears over the emotional second act while Sarah and I remain dry eyed. Sarah starts a defend 'Dear Theodosia' movement almost instantly and from there we delve into the complexities of the second act. We get in deep with the characters and go track by track to create a running time longer than the show itself. (Nice try Lin Manuel). Don't say no to this. Come on in and love on part 2 of the Hamilton extravaganza. J & N xoxo

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Follow Sarah and Kathleen's podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/34TNbiEfmBkCvXG7KHREFJ?si=q-RWNsPiS1ygNtN3H5sXeQ&dl_branch=1

All Hamilton clips c/o of usnavi's official YouTube channel.

Al-ex-an-d-er we are meant to be....Welcome Hamilfans and those who have watched it once (me) or never! We're all big musical fans here and there's no better way to start than by discussing the cultural phenomenon of Hamilton. We are joined by a beautiful Hamilfan, my gorgeous friend, Courtney as we delve into the first half of Hamilton. We discuss why we are all helpless to fall in love with Hamilton like Eliza herself. We then move onto the plethora of characters and the complexity of the raps that a sing-along bouncing ball could never compete with. Regardless of how you feel about Hamilton there is no denying that Lin Manuel Miranda created something that exploded into a historical pop culture moment possibly changing the face of musical theatre forever. Hamilton and I are big phat fantasists, J discusses her controversial music low point and Courtney is horrified by Alexander's eyes. Come on in we are not giving away our shots! J & N xoxo

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Clips courtesy of Leslie Odom Jr.‘s Official YouTube who played Aaron Burr, not Bill Burr, the American comedian as J incorrectly stated.

Hey friends! This week we discuss those song lyrics that make you pause for a second and go "...wait...what?" Welcome to nonsense lyrics. We take a deep dive into: Carly Simon singing about broken kitchen appliances. Bruno Mars winching folk with their eyes open WHY are they open? J getting frustrated with pop culture listing of things that are only relevant for 2 minutes (looking at you LFO and O-Town) but then gives a free pass to the wonderful Barenaked Ladies and The Bloodhound Gang. Come join in on the nonsense lyrics. Lets chill with Des'ree and eat toast and avoid ghosts and enjoy Deacon Blue's chocolate analogy fall apart at the seams in real time. J & N xoxo

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Links:

Carly Simon: Coming Around Again https://youtu.be/c0A7jAVDPJU

The Daily Edge: 18 of the most ridiculous song lyrics of all time https://www.dailyedge.ie/worst-song-lyrics-3402249-May2017/

Bruno Mars: Grenade https://youtu.be/SR6iYWJxHqs

LFO: Summer Girls https://youtu.be/NHuGG_FsC20

O-Town: Liquid Dreams https://youtu.be/u7RPvOOjCvE

Des’ree: Life https://youtu.be/BKtrWU4zaaI

Barenaked Ladies: One Week https://youtu.be/fC_q9KPczAg

Bloodhound Gang: The Bad Touch https://youtu.be/xat1GVnl8-k

R.E.M: The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite https://youtu.be/mgiCechWNCo

Deacon Blue: Chocolate Girl https://youtu.be/EjhfH5P5ZEM

Hey friends! This week we take you on a little trip to underappreciated album city. We are going to give some love to albums that got did dirty at the time of release by fans and critics alike but now, with the passage of time, are viewed in a more positive light. First stop I take you on a chaotic spin around Good Charlotte's 'Good Morning Revival'. After their earlier pop-punk efforts this weird dance pop album wasn't received well by many. It was, however, received very well by me. Moving on to the second stop J takes us on a beautiful far more coherent tour around Midlake's 'Antiphon'. She gives an open and honest outpouring of love for Midlake and speaks sensitively about changes in the band that resulted in the very different 4th album Antiphon. Music and we as people are constantly in flux and our opinions constantly change over time. There are many misunderstood albums that deserve more love than what they received and J and I give all the love we can to Good Charlotte and Midlake here. Come join the cathartic earnestness y'all. J & N xoxo

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Links:

Listen to our awesome new podcast discovery, How D’ya Like Me Now here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/how-dya-like-me-now/id1493299853

Good Charlotte: The Anthem https://youtu.be/desJKYvdq9A

Good Charlotte: Girls and Boys https://youtu.be/3FTS2tdmyYM

Good Charlotte: The River https://youtu.be/yVm8PjWCvLg

Good Charlotte: Keep Your Hands Off My Girl https://youtu.be/2lP5Og2tyVQ

Good Charlotte: I Don’t Wanna Be In Love https://youtu.be/YgGLl8CanQo

Good Charlotte interviewed by Mark Hoppus: https://youtu.be/bog9v0jCPXc

Benji and Joel talk about their evolution as artists: https://youtu.be/xz4-Bz54_iQ

The Arts Desk article on “Albums [They] Got Wrong”: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/theartsdesk.com/new-music/disc-day-10th-anniversary-albums-we-got-wrong%3famp

Tim Smith’s conversation with Music Blogger and Midlake fan, J. Hubner: https://complexdistractions.blog/2013/10/28/goodbye-van-occupanther-tim-smith-and-life-after-midlake/

Pitchfork’s review of Antiphon: https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18696-midlake-antiphon/amp/

Midlake: Some of the were Superstitious https://youtu.be/uplX-xQX_EU

Midlake: Provider https://youtu.be/-Yase-gDhWg

Midlake: Acts of Man https://youtu.be/OJx8WhSHxos

All aboard the nostalgia train friends! Next stop is iconic TV theme tunes from J and I's (and probably most of yours too) pasts. We kick things off with a little TV show quiz (play along if you dare). then J steers us into the often unsuccessful territory of long-running tv show theme tune revamps/reimaginings. Let me take you on a tour of 90's/00's UK after school classics for those only blessed with cbbc/citv and no access to cable. I am left with only despair at not owning a helicopter or enough salt to make a big art attack in the style of Neil Buchanan in my back garden. J shares her classic 80's childhood favourites The Raccoons (DNA test - inconclusive), Duck Tales (the intro clips being used appearing in the actual show - unsolved) and Knightmare (CG dragon hands appearing to save children from falling down a chasm to their death - Unconfirmed). Then we finish off by sharing with you a typical weekend of TV in the 90's/00's Duffy household. Expect Buffy, (pre and post watershed with extra vampire dust) Big Break (did anyone who watched it actually play snooker?) Having a 'lorra lorra' laughs with Cilla on Blind Date and we finish by looking to the stars (Academy) with Stargate-SG1 Sundays on T4. You've now reached your final destination of unmissable 90's/00's TV nostalgia that has all but disappeared thanks to streaming services...that also allow you to listen to us... J & N xoxo

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Links:

TV Theme Tune Quiz - https://youtu.be/VRRviGTPj4Y

Sporcle for all your quiz needs - https://www.sporcle.com

The Evolution of the Neighbours theme tune - https://youtu.be/j4dz3kAxx0U

Teenage Mutant HERO Turtles - https://youtu.be/H3x0a8xU1jc

Art Attack! - https://youtu.be/cFqCl_GvHe0

Sabrina the Teenage Witch - https://youtu.be/CLeZjxbNY6Q

Home Improvement - https://youtu.be/ZPyJYlg-roE

The Racoons Intro - https://youtu.be/4c7m-EhQhFU

The Racoons Outro - https://youtu.be/WY6MuvRY6g0

Ducktales - https://youtu.be/nqZ_Cb2slBw

Knightmare - another evolution https://youtu.be/mcU4BCTj0Ik

Buffy the Vampire Slayer - https://youtu.be/5-xnvdtuRRo

Big Break - https://youtu.be/KpuzSPmsNzQ

Blind Date - https://youtu.be/ta94mvpfFWA

Stargate SG-1 - https://youtu.be/MnFQlVT2UBo

Fact check:

An intensive google search indicated nothing about Bert Racoon being related to Cyril Sneer. A cursory google search revealed to a hysterical and ignorant J that Cedric Sneer was in fact Cyril’s son and not his nephew. Apologies to fellow fans of The Racoons.

Hey friends! That's right people I'm dragging you into blink hell again for 2 hours. This time we cover the Take Off Your Pants and Jacket era (2000-2002). Things descend into drunken chaos (blink would be proud) as J and I raise our gins (audible ice clinking) to the blink boys once again. Join us as we discuss how adorable, authentic and chaotic the band are on numerous early 00's MTV documentaries/interviews. On the 'Road Home' J gets impregnated by Tom and I fall deeper into a 'flat abyss' of love with Mark's self deprecation. Listen in real time as J was today years old before discovering the rude "pun" of the TOYPAJ album title. We then look back with love and bitter-sweet nostalgia on the last time everything was beautiful and innocent between the boys. The cracks between ToMark begin to appear as the coinciding birth of Boxcar Racer and the events of 9/11 shake the foundations within the band and the world...TBC... J & N xoxo

Links:

Blink 182 - The Road Home MTV Documentary https://youtu.be/hl_KiRUvv0g

The Making of Take off Your Pants and Jacket https://youtu.be/UzpQx6dmC8U

Take off Your Pants and Jacket commercial https://youtu.be/r6xw1-a5eHs

Tom, Mark and Travis talk about each other https://youtu.be/oi8mT9psCF0

Blink-182: Stay together for the Kids https://youtu.be/k1BFHYtZlAU

Interview with Tom and Mark where they talk about 9/11 https://youtu.be/znhKN2kHCDI

Boxcar Racer: Elevator https://youtu.be/Rvb6fgCCt7k

How does Mark feel about Boxcar Racer? Tell us, Tom https://youtu.be/9KSgXv1nE5Y

Blink-182 and Green Day try not to cringe challenge https://youtu.be/10We0yybUEI

Special thanks:

Thanks to ‘Spirit’ aka ‘Spiz’ for the voice note updating us on other people who apparently enjoyed communicating with each other via Excel documents. Jack Black, we’re on to you.

Hey friends, (Christians and non-christians alike) welcome to this week's service where J and I discuss our experiences with Christian (crietsen) music. J shares the beautiful story of Keith And Melody Green. Two wonderful people who opened their hearts and homes to those in need and Jesus himself in the 1970's. Even for me (an ex-catholic and current atheist) their story is one of endless inspiration on navigating the human experience. We then take you on a journey through some Christian rock bands I discovered in my mid- teens through YouTube AMV multi-ship videos including Breaking Benjamin, Red and Falling Up. Then we move on to a topic I'm never far away from: pop-punk. We take a look at MxPx in particular and their shaky transition into more secular music captured in an iconic MTV show. So come on in take a pew (or don't because like you don't need to practice or even have a faith to be welcome here) and explore the trappings the label "Christian music" can bring and celebrate the life and legacy of Keith Green. J & N xoxo

Meme including the misspelled word, ‘Chrietsn’. The amazing Lubalin and his internet dramas: https://youtu.be/pWyOrbpGCpE

Breaking Benjamin: Diary of Jane (Fan video for Tsugumi Ohba’s Manga series, ‘Death Note’) https://youtu.be/RHoX8Fw-bSw

Breaking Benjamin: Dear Agony (Acoustic version) https://youtu.be/se9A1w93gz4

Falling up: Broken Heart https://youtu.be/YdlrcpzSL5Q

MTV’s MxPx and the rise of Christian Punk: https://youtu.be/-rfB8wKqOMc (thank you, K. Huntington, you’re a pure, beautiful soul)

Keith Green Documentary: https://youtu.be/4nLRCIzNI5c

Keith Green: Prodigal Son Suite https://youtu.be/N3TYkAWRdU4

Keith Green: Your Love Broke Through https://youtu.be/h89-3_kIRDA