Hola, Sneakers! Welcome to Episode 521 of the podcast that asks the easy questions!

This week: offiception; infrastructure destructured; after the flood; boxing clever; oh, black water; cheap ghosts; mind your own business; dumbrella; bear comments; magical thinking; positive and negative stereotypes; culture uncancelled; joke writers; frustrated rat; ethnic shorthand; invisible diversity; service cats; no apologies; brave rudeness; the volcano solo; be true to your cool; middle table guy; Y was it cancelled; Covid casualties; thin blood; not a good sign; health snores; foot bats; lightly used soy sauce; Top 5…er 6 songs; the slide whistle of approval; well-beaten; suspection; Question of the Week – Sneakers respond; stepping on toes; dark history; generally only; hole in the wald; unEDified; unmemorable; uncredited, and, finally, wise wisdom.

Top 5 6 Interrogative Songs!

1. Who? – Fairport Convention – “Who Know Where the Time Goes?” – Unhalfbricking, 1969 – 1:49:07
2. What? – The Monkees – “What Am I Doing Hangin’ Round?” – Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones, 1967 – 1:58:20
3. Why? – Buzzcocks – “Why Can’t I Touch It” – Singles Going Steady, 1979 – 2:14:04
4. When? – The Staples Singers – “When Will We Paid (for the Work We Have Done)?” – We’ll Get Over, 1970 – 2:25:38
5. Where? – The Mekons – “Where Were You?” – Fast Product single b/w “I’ll Have to Dance Then (On My Own)”, 1978 – 2:30:50
6. How? – The Lovelites – “How Can I Tell My Mom and Dad (That I’ve Been Bad)?” – With Love from the Lovelites, 1969 – 2:35:01

Question of the Week: Tell us about a pop culture knock-off. Which do you you prefer? The original or the imitation?
Sub-question of the Week: What is some extreme weather that you’ve experienced?

Thanks for listening.

We mentioned it during Nina’s visit last week, but here it is: Twin Beaks

Speaking of Sesame Street parodies, well, so was Louise: