Skip/Shuffle/Repeat

Mar 04 2025 21 ep. 75 mins
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A podcast about compact memories in jewel cases. Melody and Tara are exploring music and friendship through one of their favorite music artifacts: the compact disc. In each episode, they'll discuss a CD from Melody's expansive collection as they celebrate the sounds that shaped their lives. Check out our Spotify for episode playlists: Skip/Shuffle/Repeat. Send us your thoughts and questions for the mailbag episode: [email protected]. Follow us on Instagram for bonus content: skipshufflerepeat.

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Fiona Apple - Tidal (1996)

Mar 04 2025 88 mins  
It turns out 1996 was an important year in music for us. We are back in it to revisit Fiona Apple's Tidal. Fiona's debut album made a splash, for sure, and it resonated with us as teen girls trying to come of age and gain independence under the male gaze. It's a tale as old as time, unfortunately. Lots of big feels as we talk about womanhood, sexuality and gender performance in '90

Cake - Fashion Nugget (1996)

Feb 18 2025 90 mins  
This one feels like an instant classic. Maybe because it's about an instant classic? Alllllright, oh no (oooooo, ooo ooo), it's CAKE's Fashion Nugget! Tune in as we Go the Distance to investigate why we love the sass and brass. There's also trees (yes, trees) and how we survive a heavy-handed sing-along. And (it's becoming a trend), we grapple with our failing memories. Here's that

Janelle Monáe - Metropolis (2007)

Feb 04 2025 85 mins  
This episode reveals our deep, deep love affair with Janelle Monáe, our queer cyborg goddess, as we discuss her first album, Metropolis: The Chase Suite (2007). It brings up a lot of feels and a lot of references, including...Metropolis (1927) film trailer, Janelle's inspiration for this epic projectDirty Computer Emotion Picture, a film from the last album in this project (Dirty

Radiohead - Hail to the Thief (2003)

Jan 21 2025 97 mins  
It's the day after the presidential inauguration and Melody & Tara are here to help you through these tough times with a deep dive into Radiohead's 2003 release, Hail to the Thief. This album is the perfect companion to the craziness that is ahead. Let's dig into our feelings and use the music from this album as a means for catharsis. As always, we recommend you check out this

Nina Simone - Nina Simone's Finest Hour (2000)

Jan 07 2025 93 mins  
Melody and Tara are BACK! Season 2 opens with the besties jumping into Melody's first Nina Simone album that she ever purchased, Nina Simone's Finest Hour. Here are some things that the ladies recommend you check out if you want more Nina Simone in your life, outside of the the official pod Spotify playlist of top songs and bonus tracks, check out these suggestions: Introducing the

Season One - Live Mail Bag

Sep 10 2024 63 mins  
We did it! Our first season is behind us and we had an amazing time doing a LIVE recording of our Season One Mailbag wrap-up with friends of the pod! Thank you all for submitting questions online or in person. We appreciate y'all so much! Thanks for everything and we'll see you in a few short months for Season TWO!!If two months is just too long to wait, don't forget you can access

Architecture in Helsinki - Places Like This (2007)

Aug 27 2024 57 mins  
Well... we have arrived! It's the final episode of Season 1 and we chose a delightfully joyous album to celebrate the occasion: Architecture in Helsinki's Places Like This. This episode cuts deep into some core friendship memories. Listen to find out which one of us has zero chill when it comes to music super-fandom (as if you didn't already know!).Thanks for being on this podcast

White Zombie - Astro-Creep: 2000 (1995)

Aug 13 2024 64 mins  
Here's the deal, they can't all be bangers. When diving into the cd collection of a teenager, you are gonna find some that you just don't really like any longer (or never did, in Tara's case). Join us as we laugh our way through the fourth and final cd by White Zombie, the album very sillily titled "Astro-Creep: 2000 (Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the

Sublime - Sublime (1996)

Aug 07 2024 82 mins  
We're in the mood, get ready. This episode we jump into Sublime's third and final album, Sublime, and reminisce about summer parties when everyone knew every word to every Sublime song playing on the radio. Plus we learn what one of Tara's top 7 karaoke songs is! Companion playlist of top songs and bonus tracks coming soon to Spotify.And if you can't get enough of the pod, join us

Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Toward Ecstasy (1993)

Jul 16 2024 82 mins  
Today we're discussing Sarah McLachlan's Fumbling Toward Ecstasy (1993) cause it turns out we really love that early '90s sound! And, we're tackling some very serious questions on this episode: Does everyone (not so) secretly love Sarah McLachlan? Is there a significant difference between sad-piano-girl music and sad-guitar-girl music? Is VH1-y an adjective? Companion playlist of t