Oct 26, 2016
Are you excited about Halloween? Chances are you're more excited than our resident Halloween Grinch, Ian. He is literally complaining about Halloween again as I type this episode description. Anyway, this week we covered two Christmas songs best suited to this spookiest of seasons: "Monster's Holiday" by Bobby Pickett...
Oct 19, 2016
In this sort-of prequel to our Halloween episode, we listen to two metal holiday songs that conjure images ranging from kinda spooky to fairly upsetting to downright awesome - "I Am Santa Claus" by Bob Rivers and "Hanukkah Gone Metal" by Gods of Fire. Thanks to Jeri & Corey for the request!
Oct 12, 2016
This week we discuss an anonymous request and a beautiful baffling miracle which both feature NPR personalities performing songs about being dominated by robots at Christmastime. "Chiron Beta Prime" by Jonathan Coulton and "Toymageddon" by Yo La Tengo, Ira Glass, and Eugene Mirman spin two captivating Christmas...
Oct 5, 2016
It's another week of Hanukkah tunes on HARK! As Yom Kippur approaches, we're listening to some more somber Hanukkah music - "Light One Candle" by Peter, Paul and Mary and "Feast of Lights" by They Might Be Giants - two songs which couldn't be more different, but both offer complexity in a simple package.