The boys plug in power tools, relive the glory days of fretboard excess, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of Mr. Big’s 1991 split personality promise, “Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little Boy (The Electric Drill Song).” News items and digressions include artists reckoning with their own cringe-era lyrics and hardware store innovation.

The boys use punk rock to mock programmed rebellion, sneer at corporate cool, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of Dead Kennedys’ 1985 middle-finger-to-the-mainstream manifesto, “MTV-Get Off the Air.” News items and digressions include Alex Honnold free-soloing Taipei with Tool and enjoying overnight AM aliens with Art Bell.

The boys (minus one) break format to pore over poorly picked heroes, say goodbye to “Dangerous” Dave Mustaine, and review Megadeth’s seventeenth, self-titled, and allegedly final studio album.

The boys take a break from amateur pathology to acknowledge the death of music television, bask in the glory of boob-tube nostalgia, and celebrate the cultural earthquake that was MTV by sharing a proudly unscientific list of the ten greatest music videos of all time.

The boys read rhyming cue cards, sweat through minimalist flirty funk, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of INXS’ 1987 seductive single, “Need You Tonight/Mediate.” News items and digressions include Alex Van Halen and Steve Lukather spelunking through Eddie’s archives in search of new tunes.

The boys tiptoe around rock’s holiest relic, climb the most overplayed staircase in rock history, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of Led Zeppelin’s 1971 untouchable epic, “Stairway to Heaven.” News items and digressions include Jane’s Addiction forgoing the fans and finally reaching a settlement after their onstage fisticuffs.

The boys bust out their tuxedo t-shirts, engage in nauseating self-congratulatory navel-gazing, and hand out Poddy awards for the best and worst episodes of 2025. Digressions include podcast divorce, fruit basket obsession, and copious KISS content.

The boys chase hooks through naval gazing arrangements, briefly flirt with accessibility, and use the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of Dream Theater’s unlikely hit, “Pull Me Under.” News items and digressions include Loudwire’s claim that hair metal’s biggest albums aren’t its finest.

The boys (minus one) welcome back YouTube veteran and newly prolific author, Tim Durling into the lab to discuss his latest book, THE SOUND THAT HAUNTS YOU: A Beginners Companion to Fleetwood Mac.

The boys call their shot, trot confidently toward the warning track, and slide headfirst into the scientific method to conduct an autopsy on the corpse of John Fogerty’s 1985 ballpark anthem, “Centerfield.” News items and digressions include Paul Anka finally confirming Frank Sinatra’s legendary “size” and the baseball buzzkill that is advanced analytics.