PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY

Our guest is the film and TV documentary editor, music journalist, author, and podcast host Marc Masters! For three decades Marc has contributed writing features, interviews, and reviews to The Washington Post, Bandcamp, The Wire, Pitchfork, The Village Voice and other publications. Andy talks with Marc about his new show, The Music Book Podcast. Marc's forthcoming book, High Bias: The Distorted History of the Cassette Tape, will be available soon from UNC Press. You can find links to Marc's podcasts and his writing here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1972 and 1989. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here. Check out Rachel's appearance on the Thom and Joe Show's Dark Side of the Moon 50th Anniversary Special here.

Andy discusses Japanese Breakfast's polarizing Tusk/Revolver tweet, Depeche Mode, Top Gun: Maverick, Don't Mess with the Zohan, The Office and canned laughter on TV, and M3GAN. Also, Barbara Walters doesn't get the Moldy Peaches, dog houses, and Yoko Ono turns 90. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1971 and more! You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy makes a parody of Drake's "Energy" and sleeps on his front. Also, a UK prankster makes fun of Americans, and Questlove has lots of vinyl. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1978 and 1981. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy mistakenly eats chicken, finds his mom alive, and wants a personal chef/driver. Also, David Lynch talks about his diet and Anthony Kiedis auditions for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1984, 1974 and 1987. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy eulogizes Tom Verlaine, discusses pee shyness, and the arctic blast. Also, Lil Yachty loves pizza, and the 1975's frontman, Matty Healy, wants an Oasis reunion. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in a chart from 1976. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about his dog running away, raisin residue, and how bad Moby's podcast is, then he plays a clip of Danny DeVito talking about BTS. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1979 and 1982. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy memorializes Jeff Beck and David Crosby, talks dirty phone cases, runs into peers in awkward places, and a record store clerk tells all! On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1973 and 1986. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy misses his wife, praises GloRilla, harasses a coffee chain employee, takes his mom to a cell phone store, and plays a clip of Regis Philbin talking to punks. (The TikTok profile that posted the Regis clip Andy plays is mycelium_queen.) On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1975 and 1980. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy complains about Rolling Stone magazine's lists, the top comedy podcasts, and Jon Bernthal, then he plays a clip of Neil deGrasse Tyson and the GZA talking about the universe. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines catches up on what we missed from 1970. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Happy new year! Andy preemptively memorializes Machine Gun Kelly, eats candy, wins $4 on a scratcher, starts editing his 2023 novel, takes his mom to breakfast, drops an egg in a grocery store, and plays a clip of a TikTok'r imagining what Missy Elliott must have sounded like when writing her hit "Work It". On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in a chart from 1988. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.