Episode 88: Everything everywhere all at once

This week, Brian sends Cort down the Spoon rabbit hole with both a greatest hits collection and a fan-curated playlist, because apparently one assignment wasn't enough. The result? A discussion about indie rock, gateway albums, and the eternal question: is "pretty good" the same thing as "Will I ever voluntarily listen to this again?" From there, we wander through new releases from The Strokes and Michigander, the increasingly impossible idea of a universal "Song of the Summer," the cinematic value of terrible shark movies, Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, and why some people should really think twice before arguing mythology on the internet. We also spend a little time with horror movies and great books becoming movies.  In a new bit Cort likes to call, “How did Memphis get slighted this week?” we discuss a slight to Memphis barbecue. Finally SPOILER ALERT we finish out with a shocking revelation that there is, in fact, a podcast devoted to the watermelon industry. Brian’s last assignment to Cort: Spoon - Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon https://open.spotify.com/album/5E4CY0Z7SxuIbsviGBhW4L?si=2iZ8hqOgQZOsGXUjfjf2Ow Bonus Assignment: All the Weird Kids Up Front (More Best of Spoon) (Spotify playlist) https://open.spotify.com/playlist/60iWAXiwBBUw6kvNz3rcaC?si=6431252835f34b4a (Amazon Playlist) https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/5257a2ae50224cfca211dab339f643e9sune?ref=dm_sh_X2oaC3LYzdtUdgJgET0ASicZ1&referrer=dm_sh_messages Cort’s next assignment to Brian: It’s a surprise! But here’s the link: https://open.spotify.com/album/2k4FmEtXR0WiDW0Ac2QArT?si=-aKmFSiFQ4CNv_-gOBcjmw 🎶 Theme Song: "Cyrus Oh Cyrus" by The Flying Scrub Jays https://open.spotify.com/track/3S9T5HUS4cwky1922WhF1J?si=6fcad8771f724492   📧 [email protected] 📱 @listenerslikeyoupod