PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY

Andy talks about Xiu Xiu, his dog loving dead things, Dead Milkmen, Maron pulling the plug on WTF, and Blendjet's ASMR ad. on Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines concludes the 3-part Journey series with a look at their 1980 album, Departure. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy (fake) calls Penelope Scott then complains about food, music, and money. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines delivers part two of her miniseries on Journey's 1979 album, Evolution. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy sings a Pulp song, drinks a protein shake, then talks about the terror and excitement he's experiencing upon finishing the preliminary edits on his forthcoming work of autofiction, How to Saw a Man in Half. Also, six of Andy's novels are now available as audibooks via Amazon/Audible. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines launches part one of a new miniseries on Journey's 1978 album, Infinity. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy pushes through a headache to talk about seeing Kendrick Lamar and SZA in concert, The Brutalist, disliking when podcasts fade in their outro music, and quitting TikTok. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines delivers even more information about Yes in 1980. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about new music he's been digging, approves of the musical guests on John Mulaney's Netflix show, plays an atypical song from a well known act, gets comments every time he wears a King Crimson shirt, and can't believe how many times Arcade Fire has played SNL compared to other bands. On Rachel's Chart Chat, the topic is the 1980 Yes album Drama. You can follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy sings a Girls song and reads a Guardian piece on Christopher Owens. The Tim Jonze article Andy reads can be found in its entirety here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines looks at Saturday Night Fever's 6 charting singles and reads the Bee Gees chapter from I Wanna Be Sedated. You can follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy sings a Cure B-side, sees a bald eagle, thinks Garden State (2004) is almost good, and admits to liking the Mooch. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines discusses the new restoration of Pink Floyd at Pompeii. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about his family creating new Easter traditions, and we listen to a TikTok clip of Dave Hill recounting the story of Easter. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines talks about titles of #1 pop hits with the name of a real person. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about bands evolving their sound and Weezer's bassist's wife getting into a shootout with the police. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines looks at Billboard #1 Pop Hits with the longest titles (part 2). You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here. Rachel's bed music is by Maurice Daugherty. Check out Maurice's YouTube page here.

Andy remembers seeing a witch, compares Cameron Winter's "Love Takes Miles" to King Harvest's "Dancing in the Moonlight", has a date night at a bad restaurant, and talks about young singers who sound old. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines looks at Billboard #1 Pop Hits with the longest titles (part 1). Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.