We crack open the storybook as we listen to Mae’s “The Everglow” and try to unweave the tale! Vote on future episodes, get bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! And check out our brand new store! This week: The dark web! Bones or no bones? And Ramsey finally understands all music! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

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"The Everglow" by Mae

Music industry superstar Greg Horbal arrives and no one is exactly sure how, but this week we survive listening to Mr. Bungle’s 1995 album “Disco Volante!” Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Speed run shoutouts! Baby Sinclair! And we learn all about reverse ASMR! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

Mr. Bungle "Disco Volante" with Greg Horbal

Turnstile has a new album and Heather thinks Ramsey’s going to hate it, so she kindly is only forcing him to listen to one song from it. It’s “BLACKOUT” time! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Heather attempts to become a Verizon heir! Ramsey is colorblind! And all kinds of breakdowns! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

IYL Singles: Turnstile "BLACKOUT"

Wedding dances, circle-headed memes, and deep literary allusions: we dig deep into every part of the classic “In the Aeroplane Over the Sea” from Neutral Milk Hotel! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Heather makes responsible choices! Ramsey pitches a murder podcast! And lots and lots about this album! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

Neutral Milk Hotel "In the Aeroplane Over the Sea"

You can’t talk about music from high school without covering Dave Matthews Band at some point. Thank god for comedian and podcaster Jeremy Bent who’s here to talk about 1996’s “Crash.” Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: We try to reconnect some friends! We discuss Dave fans and what they’re all about. And Ramsey and Heather have a non-story competition! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

Dave Matthews Band "Crash" with Jeremy Bent

You’ll never guess this, but Ramsey’s in charge this week! He’s super excited about ABBA’s reunion after 40 years, so he’s playing Heather the brand new single “Don’t Shut Me Down!” Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Growing up on the wrong side of the tracks! Falling in love with your stalker! And we announce our hologram podcast tour! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

IYL Singles: ABBA "Don't Shut Me Down"

Heather takes a trip down memory lane and drags Ramsey along as they listen to Tigers Jaw’s “Charmer!” Vote on future episodes, get bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! And check out our brand new store! This week: A story of drama and noise on Heather’s block! Are keyboards good or not? And a discussion of vocal range, low notes, and Stephen Merritt! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

Tigers Jaw "Charmer"

An all-time great album demands an all-time great guest, so this week author of It Never Ends, host of The Best Show and Double Threat, and nice human Tom Scharpling joins the show to discuss George Harrison’s seminal All Things Must Pass! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Tom’s family Secret Santa secret! Airport lounges that Ramsey will never see! And Will Ferrell live, with Puff Daddy and Jimmy Page! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

George Harrison "All Things Must Pass" with Tom Scharpling

Foxing is a word from the late 19th century, but it’s also a band! Today we listen to their new song, “Go Down Together” from their album Draw Down the Moon! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: A surprising tangent into Frasier history! Heather stans the year 1873! And, the real reason it rains in New York. All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

IYL Singles: Foxing "Go Down Together"

This week, an album full of closing tracks: The Spill Canvas’s deeply 2005 album “One Fell Swoop!” Discover bonus eps, merch and vote for future albums (just like this one) on our Patreon! This week: A surprise vampire! Accidental ASMR! And flirting with the tiniest gnome. All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

Spill Canvas "One Fell Swoop"

David Anthony from The AV Club, Noisy, and “As You Were: A Podcast About Alkaline Trio" returns to discuss Against Me!’s 2003 album “As the Eternal Cowboy!” Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: David’s cool mom! Chicago landmarks! And, listen as we work out the kinks in our first ever remote guest episode! All this and MORE! Don't want to end the fun? Check out our Spotify playlists for more music choices from Ramsey and Heather. Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

Against Me! "As the Eternal Cowboy" with David Anthony

We talk covers and concerts as Spanish Love Songs releases their all new cover of Death Cab for Cutie’s “Blocking Out the Friction!” Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Birds: are they real? An innovative new swear replacement! And what makes a good cover song? All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

IYL Singles: Spanish Love Songs "Blocking Out the Friction"

Our Patreon voted and decided we needed to suffer. And so, this week: Finch’s 2002 album What it Is To Burn. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Heather made a mistake! Ramsey can’t recognize ice cube trays! And Heather’s breen is broken! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

Finch "What It Is To Burn"

The hilarious Jason Gore (The Best Show, Meet My Friends the Friends) talks Metallica’s Metallica (The Black Album), weird opening acts and all things ‘Tallica! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Concert venue placement strategy from two experts! Documentaries opening for bands! #prayserforronald All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

Metallica "Metallica" with Jason Gore

We talk interpolations as we listen to the Blink182 inspired(?) “A WASTED YEAR” from jxdn! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Ramsey still doesn’t know Blink182! Heather becomes a music historian via TikTok! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!

IYL Singles: jxdn "A WASTED YEAR"

"If You’re Listening” is all about one person’s mission to force her friend to listen to all the music he missed in high school. Sometimes it goes well and Heather broadens her friend’s horizons just a little bit. Often times it doesn’t go so well and Ramsey spends the episode wondering why anyone would listen to this music, or in extreme cases, launching empty threats at the band that recorded it.

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