Out of Touch: A Hall and Oates Podcast

Out of Touch: A Hall and Oates Podcast

By Mary Kay Holmes and Naomi SchoenfeldLeisureMusicHobbies
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Out of Touch: A Hall and Oates Podcast episodes

  • Episode Ten: Do What You Want, Be What You Are + Euphoria
    This week we explore the heavy presence of Hall and Oates in Season Two of Euphoria on HBO. Mary Kay has a strong theory about one of the characters, and we bring in some zoomers/teens to help us flush it out. As always, we learn something new and valuable from Dr. Naomi, while sipping coconut rum with coke because...high school.
    45 min
  • Episode Nine: Maneater

    This week we cover Maneater with our friend, Alexandra Freedman, who is a fellow New Mexican and friend from childhood. This song brings up everything from Flashdance and feminism to Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and absinthe. Most importantly, this song introduces us to a new musical favorite, Saxsquatch, and reminds us that John Oates has an amazing sense of humor.

    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode Eight: Everytime You Go Away
    Our guest, Paul Phojanakong, is an avid oldies music enthusiast and karaoke performer extraordinaire. In addition to working at UCSF, he enjoys watching obscure sports, riding his bike, and talking about the curly mullet he had as a child. Paul's Filipino heritage and love of Hall and Oates brings many fascinating topics to the table as we discuss the Toronto Leafs, Silk Sonic, and the song "Everytime You Go Away" (yes, both versions). Does it bother MK that EVERYTIME is one word? Yes, yes it does.
    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode Seven: I Can't Go For That (No Can Do)

    This episode addresses the burning question haunting us since we conceptualized this podcast: are we gonna get in trouble (sued)? Because "I Can't Go for That (No Can Do)!" Our guest, IP lawyer Jen Kash, not only answers that question, she provides insight into several legal cases surrounding Hall and Oates involving their relationship with each other, the music industry, tarot cards, and granola. And of course, we analyze the amazing song "No puedo ir por eso (no puedo)."

    1 hr 1 min
  • Episode Six: Syllabus, Whole Oats

    This week we sift through the album Whole Oats one song at a time. We begin part one of many conversations about Arif Mardin, and laugh at potential song inspirations like The Golden Girls, Muppets, Nico, and Joni Mitchell. Plus we may toss in a little ASMR along the way! This episode brought to you by Naomi's Wildfang overalls (not an ad).

    47 min
  • Episode Five: Possession Obsession
    This week we tackle two themes with our guest, writer, and reality tv producer Jeanette Scherrer. First, we go deep into an example of a rare Oates-fronted song, Possession Obsession. We consider the musical influences, lyrical meanings, and the surprisingly progressive depictions of NYC at night through the eyes of Oates as a taxi driver. We also look at Daryl Hall's two endeavors in reality TV, focusing on an episode of Live from Daryl's House featuring Vintage Trouble's lead vocalist, Ty Taylor.
    59 min
  • Episode Four: Family Man
    This week's episode takes a fresh look at the song, "Family Man." Our guest, Stephany Joy Ashley is the former Executive Director of the St James Infirmary which provides free, peer-based medical and social services for current and former sex workers and current writer and strategist focused on reducing poverty, stigma, and criminalization. Stephany's humor and insight shows us how Hall and Oates turns a bunch of rowdy boys and girls into non-binary youth (with pompadours).
    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode Three: You Make My Dreams (Come True)

    Here we consider the robust use of parentheticals in H&O titles. Our guest, Brian Duck, owner of the LA and New York-based management company Atelier, brings his expertise into the fashion featured in the song's video and offers insight into the hair and, most important, John Oates's legendary mustache.

    1 hr 4 min
  • Episode Two: Laughing Boy

    Our featured guest is standup comedian Nato Green, who offers a surprising analysis of this little-known song from their second album, Abandoned Luncheonette, which leads us to the mean streets of San Francisco's Tenderloin district.

    48 min
  • Episode One: Out of Touch
    Welcome to the Hall and Oates lovefest! Meet Naomi and Mary Kay, hear a little about how they met and their love of the band. This episode delves into the burning questions at the heart of our endeavor. Why Hall and Oates? Why are we doing this? Why now?
    51 min

About Out of Touch: A Hall and Oates Podcast

From the publisher's feed

Childhood friends, an anthropologist/nurse practitioner and a writer/stylist take their appreciation of Hall and Oates to the next level, embarking on a very serious endeavor to understand the world of Hall and Oates while understanding the world through Hall and Oates.