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Up on the hill, James & Connor are talking about Aja by Steely Dan! The group gave up on touring to pursue perfection in the studio and this 7-track yacht rock staple was the result. With the help of more than 40 session players who learned to work the saxophone, Don Fagen and Walter Becker's complicated chord work and "obscure" lyricism will take us Home At Last. The Mixtaper whisks us through space and time as we learn about arcade soundtracks and hunt down the Title Track Bandit! From the harmonious seediness of Peg to the rockin' Josie, get ready to drink your big Black Cow and get outta here this week!

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0:00 Intro

4:50 About Steely Dan

12:07 About Aja

20:17 Awards & Accolades

20:47 Fact Or Spin

21:39 They Once Tried To Write An Opera

25:48 They Were The Victims Of An Unsolved Crime

31:38 They Wrote A Song For A Video Game

36:52 They Had A Secret Song

42:36 Album Art

44:51 Black Cow

50:05 Aja

53:40 Deacon Blues

58:08 Peg

1:00:43 Home At Last

1:02:36 I Got The News

1:04:05 Josie

1:06:10 Final Spin

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Country Roads, Take Me Home! We're heading to almost-heaven this week with John Denver's commercial breakthrough record Poems, Prayers & Promises! It features his first and biggest hits like the title track and Sunshine On My Shoulders, as well as several well-chosen covers from musicians he loves. We'll talk about his Deutschendorf days, his ill-fated aviation aspirations, his Muppet specials, and more. The Mixtaper teaches us about his extensive conservation efforts and a shocking decapitation as we get ready to celebrate another Thanksgiving! Get ready for a wave of nostalgia like only John Denver can provide.. the radio reminds me of my home far away!

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0:00 Intro

3:57 About John Denver

8:36 About Poems, Prayers & Promises

12:50 John Denver's Plane Crash

14:14 Awards & Accolades

18:12 Fact Or Spin

20:08 A Trip To The Denver Family Forest

24:21 Somebody Stole John Denver's Head

28:35 John Denver Tried To Write A Song Entirely With Bird Calls

35:18 He Performed A Concert For Dolphins

45:09 Album Art

46:17 Poems, Prayers & Promises

48:42 Let It Be

50:01 My Sweet Lady

51:36 Wooden Indian

52:49 Junk

55:20 Gospel Changes

56:19 Take Me Home, Country Roads

1:01:42 I Guess He'd Rather Be In Colorado

1:02:47 Sunshine On My Shoulders

1:05:17 Around And Around

1:06:24 Fire And Rain

1:07:43 The Box

1:10:49 Final Spin

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Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in Episode 175, no escape from Queen's sweeping hit record A Night At The Opera! From vaudevillian jaunts to space odysseys to the incomparable Bohemian Rhapsody, this ambitious album has a little bit of everything. We'll get into the band's dentist-approved origins and their genre-altering rise to fame before The Mixtaper baffles us with a tail of many cats, knitting needle creations, and secret swordfights. Whether you're in love with your car, searching for a Seaside Rendezvous, or with the love of your life you'll be in Good Company! Queen has chart records and recording revolutions galore... You don't want to miss this special episode.

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0:00 Intro

3:53 About Queen

14:54 About A Night At The Opera

19:08 Queen's Career Continued

26:51 Awards & Accolades

27:49 How Familiar Are You With Queen?

29:55 Fact Or Spin

31:21 Brian May Had A Unique Guitar (NOT The Red Special)

36:56 Freddie Mercury Had A Lot Of Cats

41:53 The Band Used To Hold Secret Fencing Matches

45:01 John Deacon Has Ghost Detecting Equipment

54:14 Bonus: Freddie Mercury Once Outran A Bull Wearing Roller Skates

57:13 Bonus: Brian May Almost Quit The Band To Become A Zookeeper

1:01:45 Album Art

1:03:07 Death On Two Legs (Dedicated To...)

1:06:32 Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon

1:09:14 I'm In Love With My Car

1:11:18 You're My Best Friend

1:13:36 '39

1:17:00 Sweet Lady

1:18:48 Seaside Rendezvous

1:20:24 The Prophet's Song

1:23:32 Love Of My Life

1:25:18 Good Company

1:27:30 Bohemian Rhapsody

1:32:49 God Save The Queen

1:34:19 Final Spin

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It's time to get Good At Falling with the 2019 debut album from The Japanese House! After a long journey of anonymity and EPs under the mentorship of The 1975's Matty Healy, this indie pop record explores loneliness and dreams through vast soundscapes. As usual, We Talk All The Time as we learn about lilos, accidental catfishing, and party tricks. The Mixtaper will teach us what she really means when she says "I saw you in a dream," and we'll wash it down with a whopping glass of royal wine. Maybe Everybody Hates You. Maybe You're The Reason! Either way, we'll Seem So Happy as we explore this record.

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0:00 Intro

4:08 About The Japanese House

8:16 About Good At Falling

13:24 Fact Or Spin

15:49 She Has A Rare Wine In Her Collection

22:18 She Has A Unique Style Of Dreaming

26:07 She Has Party Tricks For Days

29:41 She Accidentally Catfished Someone

34:38 Album Art

35:41 went to meet her (intro)

38:49 Maybe You're The Reason

41:03 We Talk All The Time

43:11 Wild

44:48 You Seemed So Happy

46:47 Follow My Girl

49:05 somethingfartoogoodtofeel

50:22 Lilo

53:00 Everybody Hates Me

55:00 Marika Is Sleeping

58:23 Worms

59:51 f a r a w a y

1:01:10 i saw you in a dream

1:02:54 Final Spin

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Hello, Darkness, my old friend.. This week we'll hear everything BUT the Sound Of Silence as we journey across a Bridge Over Troubled Water with Simon & Garfunkel! They wrote and recorded their final album while the breakup was imminent. We'll talk about this career retrospective and try to count all the times these childhood best friends quit speaking (spoiler alert, it's a LOT). Then the Mixtaper has a golden ticket as he takes us from Jasper and Jinx to a worldwide boycott! Learn about the Peruvian anthem Paul Simon accidentally stole, the tape recorder party that birthed Cecilia, and the hundred hours the duo poured into The Boxer with us!

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0:00 Intro

4:11 Hello Darkness, My Old Friend...

5:41 About Simon & Garfunkel

21:32 About Bridge Over Troubled Water

24:14 Breakup & Aftermath

30:03 Awards & Accolades

31:27 Fact Or Spin

32:25 Jasper & Jinx

36:16 Garfunkel Almost Won The Golden Ticket

39:26 Garfunkel Went 4 Years Without Speaking

42:34 Paul Simon Was Boycotted By The World

47:23 Album Art

48:42 Bridge Over Troubled Water

53:30 El Condor Pasa (If I Could)

56:34 Cecilia

58:37 Keep The Customer Satisfied

59:55 So Long, Frank Lloyd Wright

1:02:03 The Boxer

1:07:51 Baby Driver

1:09:27 The Only Living Boy In New York

1:11:22 Why Don't You Write Me

1:12:26 Bye Bye Love (Live At Memorial Auditorium)

1:14:38 Song For The Asking

1:16:05 Final Spin

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IT'S HERE! The Mixtaper is back for the grand finale of Mixtober and he's got a playlist full of ANOTHER 13 Halloween songs to get you into the spirit of the season! They're not the best thirteen, they're just thirteen of the best! Play along as James tries to guess each song through cryptic clues from Spinny-taper. Can he solve the riddles? Has he even heard most of these songs? Put on your scariest costume, set out a bowl of your favorite candy, and get ready to celebrate with this seasonal special full of tricks and treats! Recorded live at twitch.tv/spinitpod!

Also, be sure to check out the final playlist on Spotify and YouTube!

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6zYZnvMqiop31myGACwMUo?si=34796f25b8244a4f

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYumnChiw_I8QyU0mr5r_ArBrDH5Fw-rG

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0:00 Intro

7:07 Get Into The Game

8:09 The Rules

8:44 Round 1

11:35 Round 2

15:53 Round 3

19:35 Round 4

23:07 Round 5

27:12 Round 6

30:44 Round 7

34:10 Round 8

36:13 Round 9

39:20 Round 10

41:52 Round 11

44:25 Round 12

46:58 Round 13

49:53 Halloween 13 Wrap-Up

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Walk Away From The Sun and seethe into another Mixtober episode.. We're talking about Seether's monumental 2007 record Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces! It tackles Shaun "Cheerful" Morgan's breakup with singer Amy Lee as he grapples with the loss of his brother. We'll learn about Sarin Gas, meet Candace The Ghost, bless the rains (again), and find out what it truly means to seethe as we Breakdown this record. The Mixtaper's revved up and ready to send some sparks flying with a 6 Spun Quota. Find out if we can Rise Above This or if the whole episode was a Waste.

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0:00 Intro

4:24 About Seether

12:06 About Finding Beauty In Negative Spaces

19:14 Fact Or Spin

20:21 Shaun Is A Cheerful Guy

24:44 They Were Part Of A Massacre

30:27 They Bless The Rains Quite Frequently

33:59 Sparks Were Flying When Dale Met His Wife

41:54 Album Art

46:42 Like Suicide

50:04 Fake It

54:17 Breakdown

57:21 FMLYHM

58:48 Fallen

1:00:56 Rise Above This

1:04:07 No Jesus Christ

1:06:02 6 Gun Quota

1:08:23 Walk Away From The Sun

1:10:56 Eyes Of The Devil

1:12:43 Don't Believe

1:13:39 Waste

1:15:34 Careless Whisper

1:18:02 Final Spin

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Calling All Phantogram fans! We're keeping Mixtober rolling with their 2016 album Three (or Ӡ if you're cool)! Their unique, shoegazey style of sample-laden dark electropop makes for a captivating backdrop for this record that's anything but the Same Old Blues. We'll explore Big Bois and sound toys, learn how to be the best a man can be, and figure out if hurt people hurt people. The Mixtaper will tell us all about his Bill Murray bender, and he needs an Answer. It used to take one, now it takes four... will Phantogram get us high anymore? And nevermind the Barking Dog... there's lions in here!!

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0:00 Intro

4:17 About Phantogram

9:07 About Three

12:49 Fact Or Spin

14:34 They Use Sound Toys

22:01 They Wanna Help Create The Best A Man Can Be

27:00 They're Part Of A Unique Club: Bill Murray

35:20 They Wanted To Title This Album Properly

41:35 Album Art

42:11 Funeral Pyre

44:19 Same Old Blues

47:08 You Don't Get Me High Anymore

52:05 Cruel World

54:02 Barking Dog

57:44 You're Mine

59:50 Answer

1:01:34 Run Run Blood

1:03:21 Destroyer

1:05:00 Calling All

1:06:29 Final Spin

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Peel slowly and see what we have in store this week-- it's The Velvet Underground And Nico! What happens when experimentalists Lou Reed and John Cale join forces with eccentric pop artist Andy Warhol? Turns out they make one of the most influential and regarded cult classic records of the late '60s. Its raunchy, suggestive, and provocative lyrics kept them off the radio, but won over fans worldwide. We'll talk about their unusual origins and eventual disbanding. The Mixtaper reactivates our arachnophobia, bargains with art, and introduces us to a couple who can't seem to stick together. Run Run Run and check out this episode... we promise you'll still have time for All Tomorrow's parties! Happy Mixtober!! 

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0:00 Intro

4:29 About The Velvet Underground

15:34 About The Velvet Underground And Nico

29:27 Awards & Accolades

30:32 Fact Or Spin

31:41 Lou Reed Is In A Special Club With Johnny Cash

38:15 Instead Of Cash, Warhol Paid For Their Record With Art

43:44 Nico Was Married To The Inventor Of The Glue Stick

52:05 The Band Had An Equally Genius And Annoying Album Idea

58:08 Album Art (Peel Slowly And See)

1:02:56 Sunday Morning

1:09:25 I'm Waiting For The Man

1:14:20 Femme Fatale

1:17:05 Venus In Furs

1:20:16 Run Run Run

1:23:09 All Tomorrow's Parties

1:26:18 Heroin

1:31:23 There She Goes Again

1:33:21 I'll Be Your Mirror

1:35:20 The Black Angel's Death Song

1:37:29 European Son

1:39:05 Final Spin

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We'll take the Night Shift this week with Lucy Dacus' 2018 record Historian! This album explores the weighty emotions that come with the human condition, from finding purpose through the act of creating to facing death with courage. The Mixtaper is teaching us how to play with fire, singing to foliage, and shocking us with Fact Or Spin! Take care of you and yours, but me and mine are gonna fight time (even if it wins in a landslide). This is our THIRD episode to feature a solo album from a Boygenius member, so if you've got Addictions too, check out our episodes on Phoebe (105) and Julien (153) and choose your starter Pokemon!!

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0:00 Intro

2:15 About Lucy Dacus

6:09 About Historian

13:55 Fact Or Spin

16:17 She Loves To Be Wet

18:51 She Almost Died

22:53 She's A Licensed Pyrotechnician

27:31 She Writes Music For Plants

35:35 Album Art

37:13 Night Shift

42:09 Addictions

45:37 The Shell

48:49 Nonbeliever

52:08 Yours & Mine

54:02 Body To Flame

56:21 Timefighter

57:56 Next Of Kin

1:00:38 Pillar Of Truth

1:03:47 Historians

1:05:54 Final Spin

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