There's no denying that Tulsa, Tokyo and The Middle of Nowhere was a huge part of the M.O.N era. Those memories are etched into our minds and re-watching the doco now as an adult brings back all the feels.

Paramus Park Mall in New Jersey always stood out to me on T.T.M.O.N, the scenes were unbelievable.

In this episode we talk to Casey who is originally from New York, now living in London who was lucky enough to be in attendance at this one of a kind show.

We also talk about what was going on (well, as armchair researchers ;) ) in the music industry at this time that made Where's the Love a bigger hit in some places than in others.

You can find Casey on instagram at @caseypenney

Buckle in for this one! In this episode we talk with Dr Jadey O'Regan who co-authored a book named "Hooks in Popular Music" (in which MMMBOP is discussed) Jadey also teaches Bachelor of Music Studies as the Sydney Conservatorium of music. In 2014, she was awarded her PhD, which focused on the development of the distinctive sound of the Beach Boys between 1962 and 1966. She is also a musician and song writer herself. 

Jadey speaks with us about what makes MMMBOP such a catchy tune.

We are also joined by her husband, Dr Tim Byron, a music psychologist.

If you've ever wanted to know the pyschology behind MMMBOP and being in a fandom, then this is the episode for you!

You can find Jadey on Instagram @hellojadey and to find the book you can do a Google search of "Hooks in Popular Music"

In this delightful episode you can listen to Melissa who has lived in Tulsa her whole life. Melissa was at that very first Mayfest show back in '94 and talks about her experience of not only living in Tulsa in those early days but also being a member of the fan club even back then. Melissa brings some amazing laughs and a very unique perspective of Hanson, Tulsa and the Fan Club.

We also unpack the song "Speechless" from Middle of Nowhere

You can find Melissa on Instagram @artishtulsa

Alissa Laderer stops into the pod this week to discuss being on the Rosie O'donnell show back in 1997 as Hanson's number 1 fan (undisputed I gotta say too!). We also unpack the 4th single off the Middle of Nowhere album- Weird. 

You can find Alissa on Instagram @missalissa and her website https://www.alissaladerer.com/

Hello there! And welcome to season 1 episode one of the Hanson Hour. My guest this week is Katie who runs Hanson Stage which she started way back in 2004- 19 years ago! When I was thinking about doing this podcast and who I would have on as guests, Katie was one of the first people I thought to reach out too. She is a WEALTH of Hanson knowledge, and if you don’t already know, runs one of the most comprehensive Hanson websites out there. She collates a range of data that really gives Hanson fans the advantage of looking up past set lists, shows the band has played and a range of other helpful bits and pieces that are really instrumental for us fans.

We also unpack the first song off Middle of Nowhere, Thinking of You and come to the conclusion that we have no idea how the verses link together. :) 

You can find Katie on Instagram @hansonstage and check out the Hanson Stage website at www.hansonstage.com

Hi, it's me! In this brief intro episode, I introduce myself and discuss why i've made this podcast and what you might expect from it. I'm often a fly by the seat of my pants sorta gal, and prefer not to script things. So- I say UM, often. And I hope over time you'll learn to not hear it :)