PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY

Andy talks about Hélène Barbier's new music, preparing for Halloween, getting a new phone, Mitski's concert film, The Land, getting yelled at by a stranger whose lawn Andy's dog pooped on, being solicited for guests by a publicist who has obviously never heard the show, and wanting to see Deliver Me From Nowhere. Also, we listen to a clip of the band Slipknot taking the Whitney Houston Challenge. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines takes a look at songs from horror movie soundtracks which made the Hot 100. You can find the article that inspired Rachel's latest segment here. You can find a playlist Rachel created for this week's segment here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about Monaleo, Sabrina Carpenter dropping F bombs on SNL, showering at the gym, D'Angelo, Ace Frehley, creamy spinach dip, writing, Role Model's song "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" sounding like James' song "Laid", and dressing as a jar of mayonnaise for Halloween. Also, we listen to clips of Bill Murray giving credit to the Blood Brothers, and Reinhard Stanjek talking about the unconditional love of dogs. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines shares chart info on the singles from The Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in advance of her appearance on the Thom and Joe Show ep where they will be discussing the double album. You can find the Thom and Joe Show at YouTube here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about the Cardi B and Bia feud, covering Destroyer in Boston, not having any heat or hot water in his home, and Kodaline breaking up. We listen to clips of Yungblud talking about which American rock bands are cowboys and which ones are pirates, and a man calling out Freddy Kreuger while standing on the corner of Elm Street. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines looks at Rush's top ten best-performing songs on the Top Tracks/Mainstream Rock airplay chart. You can find a playlist Rachel put together for this RCC segment here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy burns through a list of random ideas, anecdotes and audio clips that he's been collecting over the years. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines concludes the discussion on Yessingles I and II. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about the new Doja Cat album, Vie, and Fred Armisen's new album, 100 Sound Effects, gets nostalgic for the 1980s, watches the movie Friendship (2024), has multiverse fatigue, and wonders if Jennifer Welch is the Joe Rogan of the Left. Also, we listen to a clip of Brian Eno talking about the attention economy. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines looks at the 2024 compilation album Yessingles II. You can find a fan-made YouTube playlist of the songs on the comp here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about Sean Grennan's play The Tin Woman, Barry White's influence on Pulp, Mitski's concert film The Land, Subway removing the veggie patty from their menu, and Morrissey having to cancel concerts due to recent death threats. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines looks at the 2023 compilation album Yessingles. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy wants to get into pie baking, mistakenly throws an earbud in the trash, can't stop laughing at an Ace of Base song from 1992, gets a new coffee machine, and sings the first verse of a Momus song. Also, we listen to a clip of British people being asked if they'd move to America. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines delivers a casual Canadian-influenced checkin. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guests are Zach Woliner and Tavie Phillips! Andy speaks with Tavie and Zach about their podcast, Zach & Tavie's Marvelous Adventure. Find all the episodes here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines gives us the 2nd half of her reading and attempting to live fact-check the Progressive Rock chapter of "I Wanna Be Sedated" by Dellio & Woods. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy has fun with the soundboard, sings a Yeah Yeah Yeahs song, feels bad for Braxton Keith, and theorizes that the reason Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce got engaged the week before PATE's 400th episode is because they're fans of the show. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines reads and attempts to live fact-check the Progressive Rock chapter of "I Wanna Be Sedated" by Dellio & Woods. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

It's been five years since we spoke with the chameleonic, genre-hopping musical wunderkind Unkle Funkle (Christopher Uehlein). Andy talks with Unkle Funkle about his life and times since 2020 and his new double album, Portrait of my Penis. Stream Portrait of my Penis on your favorite platform or listen to and purchase it via Bandcamp here (NSFW). You can find the promotional photos for Portrait of my Penis on Unkle Funkle's IG page here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines does an analysis of the sountrack to Napoleon Dynamite (2004). Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.