Originally recorded on February 22, 2023, this live episode is TNT's second installment for Season 4 and wraps up our deep dive into the mash-up album. This month, Thanh and Tim tackle 2004's "The Grey Album" by Danger Mouse. Famously legally ambiguous at best and flat out illegal at worst, this project is the combination of the acapella raps from Jay Z's 2003 "The Black Album" mixed with the deconstructed samples from The Beatles' 1968 eponymous album AKA "The White Album." Don't worry - Hova and Paul McCartney were cool with it!

This episode officially kicks off season 4 of TNT! We’re mixing it up in 2023 by starting off the year with a two-part series focusing on the mash-up album, and up first is the 2008 party-starter “Feed the Animals” by Girl Talk. Originally recorded on January 29, 2023, Thanh and Tim dig into the frenetic madness (genius?) of Gregg Gillis aka Girl Talk, the genre and history of mashups, the legal issues of using over 300 pop-music samples to create an album, and much more. Play your part!

Originally recorded in December 2022, this episode brings us back to earth to dig into the 1977 Sun Ra album "Solo Piano: Volume 1." This one wraps up our last series for the year, "Sun Ra and the Great Beyond" and features a very special guest: artist, creative director, and former competitive piano player Kat Lam!

to close the season out

Originally recorded on September 24 2022, this episode sets us on a course far past this world and the next as we kick off our last series of the year, "Sun Ra and the Great Beyond." Released in 1983, Sun Ra & His Outer Space Arkestra's "A Fireside Chat with Lucifer" starts with a warning of the times ("Nuclear war, it's a motherfucker") and ends with a 20 minute sonic journey through the mind and story of the one and only Sun Ra.

Originally recorded on July 30 2022, this episode focuses on the wonderfully frenetic 1980 album Rodney on the ROQ Vol. 1. This episode marks the first in a two-part series focusing on the idea of compilation albums and discovery. Rodney on the ROQ Vol. 1 is a perfect way to kick things off, as this album showcases some old favorites as well as some hidden gems from the 1980 LA punk and new wave scene.

Originally recorded on June 26 2022, this episode focuses on the culturally significant 1972 album by Neu!, “Neu!.” This episode marks the second in a two-part series centering on the genre of Krautrock and two of the pioneering bands of that era. TNT dares to ask the question, "what exactly is Krautrock?"

Originally airing on May 28, 2022, this episode focuses on the influential 1972 album by Can, “Ege Bamyası.” This episode marks the first in a two-part series centering on the genre of Krautrock and two of the pioneering bands of that era. TNT dares to ask the question, "what exactly is Krautrock?"

Recorded on April 31, 2022, this episode focuses on the 1995 album “Landcruising” / 2005 reissue “The Album Formerly Known As…” by Carl Craig, a titan of the Detroit techno scene. This episode marks the second in a two-part series centering on Detroit, Michigan as a musical and cultural hub—from Motown to Movement.

Recorded live on March 26, 2022, this episode focuses on the foundational 1967 album by Aretha Franklin, “I’ve Never Loved a Man Like the Way I Love You,” released in March 1967 on Atlantic Records. This episode marks the first in a two-part series centering on Detroit, Michigan as a musical and cultural hub—from Motown to Movement.