May 30, 2018
National Doughnut Day seems to get earlier every year, eh? This year, instead of celebrating with those delicious sufganiyot, we kick of the episode with a different Hanukkah treat: "My Baby Eats All the Hanukkah Gelt" by Alexis Fishman. Then it's a another sugary indulgence: "Christmas Cookies" by George Strait,...
May 23, 2018
We learn a lot in this episode - about music, about ourselves, and about New Kids on the Block. I guess mostly that last thing. We are, for reasons that are not quite clear even to us, covering two songs on the basis of their inclusion of the word "funky": "Funky New Year" by The Eagles and "Funky Funky Xmas" by New...
May 16, 2018
This week we're back to requests! "The Atheist Christmas Carol" by Vienna Teng delights us with its beauty and complexity, while "Snow in Los Angeles" by Dead Sara delivers some mixed messages.
The post by Benito Cereno that RJ mentions in this episode can be found here:
May 9, 2018
This Sunday is Mother's Day, so we're listen to two songs about Mother Christmas! The first - "Mother Christmas" by J.S. Ondara - uses the right nomenclature, but is actually a sincere, transcendent lament about missing one's mom (if Mother's Day is a tough day for you, maybe skip this one!). "Mrs. Santa Claus" by...
May 2, 2018
This week is MAY the FOURTH, so you know what that means! That's right, it's Rhode Island Independence Day!! We celebrate with holiday songs by two bands from our beloved little home state, "Holy Shit It's Christmas" by Deer Tick and "All I Want for Xmas" by Draco and the Malfoys.