All Our Pretty Songs

Jun 14 2024 66 ep. 78 mins 24

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Two poets overthinking the 90s rock canon.

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Spice Girls

Jun 14 2024 87 mins

This week, we discussed Spice Girls. We had a wide-ranging discussion that hit on Spice World, the concept of the blank slate, Pink Floyd's The Wall, feminist history, AI, Riot grrrl, Ars poeticas, "Girls to the front," The Electric Slide, math, horniness, wanting, sound poetry, sex vs. dancing, having sex with your friends, and, of course, above all else, friendship.

Korn

May 30 2024 82 mins

For this special episode we brought back our esteemed guest, Korn historian and DJ Alanna "That's So" Raben. She led us in a discussion that touched on Beavis and Butthead, TRL, TikTok, sex positivity, sports, product placement, sequined jumpsuits, freaks, Coffee Coolattas, communicating with God, the "Zach Morris cell phone aesthetic," found language, nurse

The Offspring

Feb 21 2024 82 mins

This time on AOPS, we discussed The Offspring in a wide-ranging conversation that touched on sincerity, unemployment, medical doctors, William Carlos Williams, fiscal conservatism, and—of course—self esteem vs. confidence. Our theme song is by Golden West Service, featuring Shreddie Vedder.

You Get Me Closer to Fine

Jan 07 2024 61 mins

For this episode, we discussed two 90s classics: "Closer," by Nine Inch Nails and "Closer to Fine," by the Indigo Girls. We touched on topics like God, the id, the ego, Rasputin, cafeteria cookies, "a port in a storm," Hélène Cixous, parabolas, and college. Our theme song is by Golden West Service, featuring Shreddie Vedder.

Sarah McLachlan

Oct 06 2023 110 mins

This week, we discussed the work of Sarah McLachlan, touching on Second-wave feminist naming conventions, "The Second Coming," The Rules, "Building a Mystery" poems, angel investors, shaving, the Garden of Eden, Andrea Dworkin, Christmas songs, Rock star on the road songs, Lifetime movies, and, of course, the ASPCA. Our theme song, as always, is by Golden West S

Oasis

Sep 08 2023 86 mins

For this episode we discussed Oasis, a band one of us described as "Two brothers and some other people." We also touched on landslides in popular music, synesthesia, trolls, The Beatles, rhyme scheme, ghosts, "parents just don't understand," made up words, hearsay, and movies in which people get buried alive. Our theme song is by Golden West Service featurin

1995

Jun 09 2023 110 mins

We've reached 1995 in our ongoing exploration of the top 20 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 for each year of the 90s, and this time the choices were REALLY impossible. Listen for our excellent discussion of some incredible songs, plus: crises of faith, freaks, "freak flags," school dances, personalized silk pajama sets, skin hunger, Fantasia, rollerblading, and a littl

The Crow

Apr 17 2023 78 mins

This week, we discussed the original soundtrack for the absolutely essential 90s film, The Crow (Alex Proyas, 1994). We also had a fight about Rage Against the Machine and discussed 90s haircuts, being born, fast forwarding, Edgar Allen Poe, the difference between "can't" and "won't," and the concept of revenge. Our theme song, as always, is by Golden W

The Breeders

Mar 15 2023 92 mins

This week, we discussed The Breeders in a wide-ranging discussion touching on wishing wells, "going up Troy's bucket," quotidian landmarks, sleepovers vs. slumber parties, Thor, Melville & Hawthorne, onomatopoeia, and the male privilege of jumping in a pool and yelling, "CANNONBALL!!!" Our theme song is by Golden West Service featuring Shreddie Vedder.

Free Association Playlist Vol. 1

Feb 01 2023 87 mins

We begin our new season by embarking on an experiment in building a collaborative playlist starting off with, for some reason, with Billie Myers' 1997 hit, "Kiss the Rain." Our theme song is by Golden West Service featuring Shreddie Vedder.