Everyone knows that legendary Brian Wilson was the melodic architect behind those Beach Boys gems; and, yes, he copes with mental health issues.  But did you know that Brian Wilson has a favorite chair in his living room where he likes to sit for hours?  That he has a favorite bagel spot in Santa Monica, but to get there he has to sit through a traffic light that lasts forever, and it bothers him that it should take so long?  It turns out that rock-and-roll's Willy Wonka is actually the most relatable person of them all.  In this episode Martha and Christian surf the pages of I Am Brian Wilson to discover 1960s Hawthorne, vanilla cones, dysfunction, and one or two good vibrations. 

Bruce Springsteen is a polarizing figure.  His fans are die-hard, and they even famously refer to him as The Boss.  Critics revere him, extolling him as the working man's poet.  And of course, "You've just got to see him live."  Other people, however, write actual lists on the internet about why they "hate" him (Reason Number 6: the earring).  But you can't polarize people unless you've made it big, folks, and he did just that in the 80s when he announced that he was Born in The United States of America!  That bandana!  The jeans!  The oiled muscles!  Courtney Cox!  But was the blue-collar Jersey boy born to write?  Does his prose have the human touch?  Find out as our hosts head through Bruce's tunnel of love and get a bad desire.