On our second annual Holiday Cheerstravaganza, we make a case for Bob Dylan's utterly delightful (if slightly unhinged) Christmas party record.

Also, we look back at whatever 2025 was supposed to be, look ahead to 2026, and take calls from some of our wonderful listeners.

We also talk to Derek, unfortunately.

Thank you for joining us for our third season. We'll be back in 2026 with our fourth season, which promises to be our best yet!

In the meantime, check out the episodes you missed, and tell all your music-nerd friends about us!

Happy Whatever-You-Celebrate!

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Our disembodied computerized voice is Fred.

This podcast is produced under duress by Ralph and Michael, who really have no choice in the matter. Typical podcast stuff. Totally normal.

Remember this? For listeners of a certain age, this CD was the soundtrack to pep rallies and gym class and probably a whole litany of adolescent humiliations. But we're here to convince you to listen to it with an open mind to hear what you missed.

Also in this episode, Ralph and Michael play basketball.

Plus, we present our very own original Jock Jam.

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Just imagine having to replace both Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel. That's exactly what Ray Wilson had to do when he got the lead vocalist gig in Genesis. And you know what? He nailed it.

In this episode, Michael and Ralph make a case that Mike Rutherford and Tony Banks gave up on this incarnation of Genesis too soon. But it's not too late!

Later, Ralph transforms "Alien Afternoon" into a "classic" prog song.

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MF DOOM biographer S.H. Fernando is here to talk about that one DOOM project that you can't find on CD and people say isn't very good anyway. Truth is, it's fantastic.

Listen in as we unpack the work ethic, pop-culture obsessions, and esoteric interests of hip-hop's greatest enigma, and dive into the DOOM project most deserving of a re-evaluation.

Later, Ralph and Michael pay tribute to the "Doper Skiller" beat with an instrumental performance.

The paperback edition of THE CHRONICLES OF DOOM is out this month. Don't miss it!

Special thanks to Dub-L for his insight into the making of this album! Check out what he's been up to lately: https://www.dub-l.com

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Remember that broadway musical about Spider-Man with songs by Bono and The Edge? If not, hear us out: There was a broadway musical about Spider-Man with songs by Bono and The Edge. Keep an open mind; we're in this together now.

Ralph and Michael have very different opinions about superheroes and very different opinions about musical theater, but they're doing their best to find some good in the songs from this notoriously troubled production.

Later, we talk to a freelance New York photojournalist with a lot to say about the real Spider-Man. It gets a little tense.

Then, Ralph puts on his Green Goblin costume and performs "A Freak Like Me Needs Company."

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If you're the sort of person who scoffs at the ever-shifting boogyman of "today's Country music," sit down and listen. Clover-Lynn is here to guide Michael and Ralph through two very different examples of contemporary pop-country: Lainey Wilson's Hillbilly Hippie and HARDY's The Mockingbird and the Crow.

Why are people so opposed to pop-country? Is it a matter of classism? Is "Americana" just gentrified country? Why do bands in vests inspire skepticism?

Later, Ralph breaks out the banjo and performs "Smell Like Smoke."

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Aaron Carnes is back! For a non-ska episode! What's the deal with this album? Why is it the one Daft Punk album that people don't adore?

Is this album fun? Is it dark? What was Daft Punk trying to tell us, and were we just not ready to hear it?

Later, Ralph performs "Steam Machine" in the style of Incubus. (It'll make sense once you hear it.)

Check out Aaron's book In Defense of Ska and his podcast of the same name.

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Miles Davis made a hip-hop record. This should be an easy episode to do, right? I mean, we like Miles Davis. We like hip-hop. But… we also read Miles Davis' autobiography. This wasn't the episode we set out to make, but here we are.

We've got some stuff to tangle with. And it's been brewing for some time. Our experience with music is shaped by our ideas about the people who make that music. Your mileage may vary, of course, but we've got a lot to unpack here. Bear with us.

On a lighter note, Ralph made a beat for Michael to improvise over. You know, like on Doo-Bop. But things went horribly awry. You'll see.

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Megadeth sure did a thing here. And Megadeth fans sure didn't like it. But why not? Calibrate your expectations and let us help you find a way to enjoy this thing!

Also in this episode: Ralph and Michael attempt to banter like normal podcasters. And they talk about that movie Highlander, for some reason. But it's more on-topic than you would think.

Is Risk the perfect album for a day by the pool? Maybe. And maybe that's the problem: Megadeth fans don't go swimming enough.

Plus, we read listener mail and Ralph performs "Wanderlust" like you've never heard it before!

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