In seasons 4 and 5 of Glee we meet a handful of supporting characters in Rachel, Kurt, and Santana's worlds and today it's time to sit down with them all to unpack the good and the bad. We're talking all things Cassandra July, Brody Weston, Carmen Tibideaux, Isabelle Wright, Starchild, and Dani.

At the end, we take all of their featured songs and reveal the final rankings based on voting from both hosts as well as anyone who participated in the song surveys!

 

The songs up for discussion in the rankings are:

4x01: Americano/Dance Again (Cassie)

4x03: The Way You Look Tonight/Never Fully Dressed (Isabelle)

4x03: A Change Would Do You Good (Brody with Rachel)

4x04: Give Your Heart a Break (Brody with Rachel)

4x06: There Are Worse Things I Could Do (Cassie)

4x08: Let’s Have a Kiki/Turkey Lurkey Time (Isabelle)

4x09: All That Jazz (Cassie with Rachel)

4x16: How to Be a Heartbreaker (Brody with Rachel)

4x17: Creep (Brody with Rachel)

4x20: At the Ballet (Isabelle)

4x21: Uptight (Everything’s Alright) (Cassie)

5x02: Here Comes the Sun (Dani with Santana)

5x04: Marry the Night (Starchild)

5x09: I Believe in a Thing Called Love (Starchild with Kurt)

5x10: Barracuda (Starchild with Rachel)

5x10: The Happening (Starchild and Dani with Kurt)

5x14: Rockstar (Starchild with Kurt)

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It's time to get villainous here in The Choir Room as we take a trip to Carmel High and talk all things Vocal Adrenaline. From Jesse to Sunshine to Unique to Clint. From Shelby to Dustin to Jesse to Will to Sue. We're unpacking just how terrible these kids and coaches are over six seasons of Glee. (Except their music, none of that is terrible.)

At the end, we take all of Vocal Adrenaline's (and Jesse's, and Sunshine's) featured songs and reveal the final rankings based on voting from both hosts as well as anyone who participated in the song surveys!

 

The songs up for discussion in the rankings are:

Vocal Adrenaline:

1x01: Rehab

1x03: Mercy

1x14: Highway to Hell

1x21: Another One Bites the Dust

1x22: Bohemian Rhapsody

2x22: As Long As You're There

3x16: Boogie Shoes

3x21: Starships

3x21: Pinball Wizard

6x01: Dance the Night Away

6x04: Whip It

6x04: Rock Lobster

6x07: You Give Love a Bad Name

6x10: Far From Over

6x11: Hey Mickey

6x11: We Built This City

Jesse St. James:

1x14: Highway to Hell

1x14: Hello (with Rachel)

1x21: Another One Bites the Dust

1x22: Bohemian Rhapsody

2x20: Rolling in the Deep (with Rachel)

6x11: Listen To Your Heart (with Rachel)

Sunshine Corazon:

2x01: Telephone (with Rachel)

2x01: Listen

2x17: All By Myself

2x22: As Long As You're There

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To kick off the next batch of character studies, we're talking all things Coach Beiste! An award-winning football coach, a great friend, and an inspiration to many, Coach Beiste's story on Glee gives us plenty to talk through.

At the end, we take all three of Coach Beiste's songs and reveal the final rankings based on voting from both hosts as well as anyone who participated in the song surveys!

 

The 3 songs up for discussion in the rankings are:

2x14: One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer (with Will)

3x07: Jolene

3x20: Mean (with Puck)

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May the odds be ever in your (favorite character's) favor. The reaping has come and gone and it's time to simulate a fictional season of the fictional Hunger Games with a cast of 24 characters from the Glee universe!

WATCH THE VIDEO VERSION: CLICK HERE

We are joined for this simulation by Mickie and Kikay from Out of Context Glee on Twitter!

 

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On January 12, 1987, the beautiful, inspiring, wildly talented Naya Rivera was born. Today, January 12, 2021, we’re celebrating Naya’s birthday in a different way, honoring her with memories and stories submitted by listeners with clips and commentary along the way.

We miss Naya every day, as do many of you, and we hope this is able to bring a smile to your face as you listen along.

 

Listed below are all clips either used in the podcast or mentioned:

Waaaanky

33 Times Santana Lopez Threw All The Shade

Santana vs. Quinn

Santana comforts Rachel (ep 5x17)

Yeast-I-Stat commercial

Naya discusses filming Yeast-I-Stat

Behind the Scenes of Props (3x20) - clip of Naya, Kevin, and Dianna begins around 2:10

Santana comes out to her Abuela

Deleted Scene from "I Kissed a Girl"

Naya discusses the origin of Brittana from her book - begins around 12:52

Naya asked about how she would write Santana and Brittany's storyline herself

Origin story of "Snixx/Snixxmas"

Naya and Heather join Kevin and Jenna on Showmance and recall meeting Beyonce in a bathroom

Naya's opening speech hosting the 2011 GLAAD media awards

Naya and Cory host the 2012 GLAAD awards

Cory and Naya being silly on set

A very young Naya in a scene from 'Family Matters'

Naya performs at Lip Sync Battle

Naya and the Glee cast performing with Young Storytellers

Naya in her book talks about her hair

Naya in her book discusses working with Lea

Naya in her book discusses Glee cast friendships

Virginia Voting PSA

The Naya dance

Naya and Josey snapchat clips

Next up in the character studies is the underrated, underutilized, and overall under-appreciated star of the show, Tina Cohen-Chang! In part two of our Tina deep-dive we'll be looking into her senior year and beyond from seasons 4 through 6.

At the end, we take all of Tina's featured songs and reveal the final rankings based on voting from both hosts as well as anyone who participated in the song surveys! For part one, you'll hear #1-9 of Tina's song rankings.

 

The 18 songs up for discussion in the rankings are:

Solos:

1x04: Tonight

1x11: True Colors

2x17: I Follow Rivers

3x20: Because Your Loved Me

4x08: Gangnam Style

4x11: I Don’t Know How To Love Him

4x13: Hung Up

6x12: I Kissed a Girl

Duets:

2x04: Sing! (with Mike)

2x09: Dog Days Are Over (with Mercedes)

3x13: L-O-V-E (with Mike)

3x20: Flashdance… What a Feeling! (with Rachel)

5x09: Whenever I Call You Friend (with Artie)

5x09: My Lovin’ (Ya Never Gonna Get It) (with Artie)

6x03: So Far Away (with Quinn)

Group Features:

2x21: Pure Imagination

3x08: ABC

5x11: More Than a Feeling

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Next up in the character studies is the underrated, underutilized, and overall under-appreciated star of the show, Tina Cohen-Chang! In part one of our Tina deep-dive we'll be looking into her time at McKinley from season 1 through 3.

At the end, we take all of Tina's featured songs and reveal the final rankings based on voting from both hosts as well as anyone who participated in the song surveys! For part one, you'll hear #10-18 of Tina's song rankings.

 

The 18 songs up for discussion in the rankings are:

Solos:

1x04: Tonight

1x11: True Colors

2x17: I Follow Rivers

3x20: Because Your Loved Me

4x08: Gangnam Style

4x11: I Don’t Know How To Love Him

4x13: Hung Up

6x12: I Kissed a Girl

Duets:

2x04: Sing! (with Mike)

2x09: Dog Days Are Over (with Mercedes)

3x13: L-O-V-E (with Mike)

3x20: Flashdance… What a Feeling! (with Rachel)

5x09: Whenever I Call You Friend (with Artie)

5x09: My Lovin’ (Ya Never Gonna Get It) (with Artie)

6x03: So Far Away (with Quinn)

Group Features:

2x21: Pure Imagination

3x08: ABC

5x11: More Than a Feeling

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We begin the new year with a character study of everyone's favorite (or least favorite) director, Artie Abrams! In part two of the Artie analysis, we'll be discussing his senior year at McKinley and his journey to NYC for college and beyond.

At the end, we take all of Artie's featured songs and reveal the final rankings based on voting from both hosts as well as anyone who participated in the song surveys! For part two, you'll hear #1-20 of Artie's song rankings.

 

The 39 songs up for discussion in the rankings are:

Solos:

1x09: Dancing with Myself

1x17: U Can’t Touch This

1x19: Safety Dance

1x19: Dream a Little Dream of Me

2x02: Stronger

2x12: P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

2x19: Never Going Back Again

2x20: Isn’t She Lovely?

3x10: Moves Like Jagger/Jumpin' Jack Flash

3x13: Let Me Love You

4x10: Feliz Navidad

4x21: For Once In My Life

5x06: Honesty

5x16: Addicted to Love

6x08: Hey Ya!

6x12: Pony

Duets:

1x10: Lean On Me (with Mercedes)

1x11: Hair/Crazy in Love (with Mercedes)

2x01: Billionaire (with Sam)

2x06: One Love/People Get Ready (with Puck)

2x13: Somebody to Love (with Sam)

2x22: My Cup (with Brittany)

3x11: Scream (with Mike)

3x15: I’m Still Standing (with Quinn)

3x15: Up Up Up (with Quinn)

4x02: Boys/Boyfriend (with Blaine)

5x01: Drive My Car (with Kitty)

5x01: You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (with Kitty)

5x03: Fire and Rain (with Sam)

5x09: Whenever I Call You Friend (with Tina)

5x09: My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get it) (with Tina)

5x14: Don’t Sleep in the Subway (with Rachel)

5x16: Let’s Wait AWhile (with Mercedes)

5x19: Werewolves of London (with Sam)

6x08: At Last (with Mercedes)

Group Features:

2x11: Thriller/Heads Will Roll

2x14: Blame It (On The Alcohol)

3x08: Control

3x17: My Love is Your Love

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Article: That's Not How This Works: Glee's Artie Abrams

We begin the new year with a character study of everyone's favorite (or least favorite) director, Artie Abrams! In part one of the Artie analysis, we'll be discussing his time at McKinley High School from seasons 1 through 3.

At the end, we take all of Artie's featured songs and reveal the final rankings based on voting from both hosts as well as anyone who participated in the song surveys! For part one, you'll hear #21-39 of Artie's song rankings.

 

The 39 songs up for discussion in the rankings are:

Solos:

1x09: Dancing with Myself

1x17: U Can’t Touch This

1x19: Safety Dance

1x19: Dream a Little Dream of Me

2x02: Stronger

2x12: P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

2x19: Never Going Back Again

2x20: Isn’t She Lovely?

3x10: Moves Like Jagger/Jumpin' Jack Flash

3x13: Let Me Love You

4x10: Feliz Navidad

4x21: For Once In My Life

5x06: Honesty

5x16: Addicted to Love

6x08: Hey Ya!

6x12: Pony

Duets:

1x10: Lean On Me (with Mercedes)

1x11: Hair/Crazy in Love (with Mercedes)

2x01: Billionaire (with Sam)

2x06: One Love/People Get Ready (with Puck)

2x13: Somebody to Love (with Sam)

2x22: My Cup (with Brittany)

3x11: Scream (with Mike)

3x15: I’m Still Standing (with Quinn)

3x15: Up Up Up (with Quinn)

4x02: Boys/Boyfriend (with Blaine)

5x01: Drive My Car (with Kitty)

5x01: You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away (with Kitty)

5x03: Fire and Rain (with Sam)

5x09: Whenever I Call You Friend (with Tina)

5x09: My Lovin’ (You’re Never Gonna Get it) (with Tina)

5x14: Don’t Sleep in the Subway (with Rachel)

5x16: Let’s Wait AWhile (with Mercedes)

5x19: Werewolves of London (with Sam)

6x08: At Last (with Mercedes)

Group Features:

2x11: Thriller/Heads Will Roll

2x14: Blame It (On The Alcohol)

3x08: Control

3x17: My Love is Your Love

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Matt and Aman separate for the week to talk directly to YOU rather than to each other. It's time to sign off on 2020 and look ahead to better days in 2021 for both the world and here in The Choir Room.