Punch Up The Jam

What exactly is the "move," and how much guidance is Young MC willing to give when he tells us to "bust it?" We're joined by Hrishikesh Hirway (@hrishihirway – Song Exploder, West Wing Weekly, Everything Sucks!) to talk about delayed gratification, hip hop sampling, public libraries, proper winking protocol, and eventually, the extremely-fallible wisdom imparted in Young MC's 1989 stone cold rhymer, "Bust A Move!" This episode is brought to you by Casper! https://casper.com/jam

UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Mind Playin Tricks On Me" - Geto Boys, "This Charming Man" - The Smiths, "Buggin' Out" – A Tribe Called Quest

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Eliza Skinner (@elizaskinner – Drop the Mic) joins Miel and Demi to figure out where Usher and Juicy J went wrong with their 2011 stripper love song, "I Don't Mind". Though the song may rife with fake claps and misguided male feminism, it does give Demi cause to try to teach the girls how to twerk and to discuss armpit merkins.

UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Nice for What" by Drake, "County Line" by Cass Mccombs, "Free Your Mind" by En Vogue.

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Did Rockwell invent 2018 Sad Girl Twitter? Mary Kobayashi (@marykoco – John Levenstein's Retirement Party) joins to unpack the not-so-secret Michael Jackson collab "Somebody's Watching Me" by wannabe British man, Rockwell.

UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "The Power of Love" by Huey Lewis and the News, "Rent" by Big Freedia, "Where Is My Mind" (Pixies Cover) by Maxence Cyrin

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Listening to Iron Maiden does a dirtbag make? Dylan Gelula (@dylangelula – Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) helps Miel and Demi try to make sense of the incel fantasy rock anthem, "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus.

UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Like A Surgeon" by Weird Al, "Short Court Style" by Natalie Prass, "Zebra" by Beach House

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Today on Punch Up The Jam, we talk about dog dicks, mountains, Miel's alternate ideas for money, updating the Statue of Liberty, fireworks vs. rockets, and eventually, Francis Scott Key's 19th-century ode to a wavy legend, "The Star-Spangled Banner!"

This episode is brought to you by Quip! http://getquip.com/JAM

UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: Kacey Musgraves - "High Horse," Al Green - "Love and Happiness"

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For the first day of summer, Hannah Pilkes (@hannahpilkes – Groundlings) joins to tackle one of the most requested songs, LFO's "Summer Girls", as well as the true meaning Hip Hop Marmalade.

UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Dance Magic Dance" by David Bowie, "Will2k" by Will Smith, "Jesus Etc." by Wilco

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On a special Father's day edition of the show, Miel's dad (composer behind the original Space Jam commercials, co-producer of Miel) stops by to share his musical expertise and help us dissect the most Dad song of all time – The Doobie Brothers' "What A Fool Believes!" UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Owner of a Lonely Heart" - Yes, "Four Out Of Five" - Arctic Monkeys, "Helplessly Hoping" - Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young.

This episode is brought to you by Storyworth! http://storyworth.com/JAM

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Ify Nwadiwe (@ifynwadiwe – comedian, co-host of Nerdificient & Candy Dinner) drops by to break down the logistics (and sitcom potential) of Rik Rok's cheating, as shown in Shaggy's 2000 song "It Wasn't Me!"

UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: “Call Your Girlfriend” - Robyn, “What Would Meek Do?” - Pusha T, “B.O.B” - OutKast

This episode is brought to you by Quip (getquip.com/JAM) & Audible! (audible.com/PUNCHUP)

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The most requested song with the most requested guest! Miel and Demi are joined by friend and Gilmore Guys fav Anthony Troli (@anthonytroli) to get to the bottom of the Barenaked Ladies banger "One Week", uncovering the mystery of Chalet Swiss along the way. A HUGE thank you to @IanEdgerly for producing the absolute hell out of the punch-up.

UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Fluorescent Adolescent" by Arctic Monkeys, "My Favourite Game" by the Cardigans, "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon

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Is "sugar" heroin or sex or quarters for the peep show window? Erin Whitehead (@girlwithatail – Wild Horses) joins to help Miel and Demi figure it out and leaves with a new a capella improv duo. This episode is brought to you by Quip! http://getquip.com/jam

UNPUNCHABLE JAMS: "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan, "Alone" by Heart, "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips

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