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Mac and Monty are joined by Thomas-URMI to talk Sufjan Steven's album Carrie & Lowell. We talk about the anomaly of Sufjan's catalogue that should be titled "11 Perfect Songs," the Bull and the Breaks in the creative process, and why liking boygenius is worse than being gay.

The boys get active.

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Mac and Monty are joined by The NANI?! State to talk Satoshi Kon. Out of time, space, and place we struggle to understand what is real as the master of animation envelopes us into his world. Once you see it, you'll realize you've seen it 1,000 times.

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Mac and Monty are joined by Agitator and Broken River Books' Kelby Losack. The HGTV money has been rolling in and Kelby is redesigning NICE studios: hollowed out books with hollow point rounds and hidden gun racks. We're giving out 50/50 tickets for the premiere of Kelby's Pimp My House!

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Mac and Monty are joined by the great Detective Wolfman to talk NoirMaxxing. We dissect the Noir protagonist and what it means to be out of place and out of time. The hours are brutal and the pay sucks but you're the perfect man for the job.

Listen to Bloody Pulp and On the Beat

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Mac and Monty are joined by author and gold coast warrior Jared Klickstein. We map out Jared's past and how he overcame homelessness and addiction on Skid Row with his own two hands. The hard part isn't doing the work, it's doing it everyday.

Pre-order Crooked Smile

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Mac and Monty are joined by Seth of Outside Hire to talk Odd Future. We put the motley crew of OF under a microscope and talk the rise and fall of the most online rap sensation. From eating cockroaches to Flog Gnaw we are going to leap from the screen to your scene.

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Mac and Monty are joined by Agitator and Broken River Books' J David Osborne. We crack spines and collect checks talking about the creative writing process: first thought best thought, overcoming writer's block, and Nu Metal inspiration. Take Notes!

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Mac and Monty are joined the founder and editor in chief of the Rango Tango Zine, New Face in Hell to discuss the Country Teasers. We break the binary and explore the secret third thing of controversy and the beauty that lies in satire. Feel good about bad thoughts.

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Mac and Monty are joined by the great poster, director, extraordinaire Aimee Armstrong to talk the similarly talented Taylor Swift. We discuss the eras that defined them and how being the center of controversy is the hallmark of a great artist. See Aimee's movie Envy/Desire here.

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