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International Internet Strangers
by Goathead Enterprises
Damon & Xen have been friends over 20 years, but they've never met. Each week they discuss mixtapes they've made for each other, cultural differences growing up in the US and UK, and, of course, whatever tangents hook them in.
Episodes
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30 Snack Exchange
We're back, baby! Damon and Xen both spend too much money shipping local treats to each other, but nobody's disappointed in the results. Fun note: Damon brings up Sierra Mist in this episode, and by the time it was edited and ready to post Pepsi had retooled their lemon-lime offering as Starry, a...
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29 Representative Mycology
Damon dips into his bag of interview questions, Xen coins the phrase "nothy," and a little cameo by a tiny guest
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28 Stephen King Followup Spooktacular
We catch up with our beloved hosts' reading over that last few months, Xen uses the resources around them, and Damon continues to make only himself giggle with the Fake Patreon bit
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27.5 Damon's Solo Spooktacular
Damon passes a little time to make sure there's an ep on Hallowe'en
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27 The Tom Hanks Rank-off
What are Tom Hanks' best 4 movies? Xen and Damon discuss! This episode's thumbnail is an AI generated image based on the prompt "Tom Hanks' greatest movie"... We don't know why there's a goose or why Tom has 6 fingers on his right hand. Ask the robots.
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26 Revisiting The X Files pilot
Xen and Damon discuss the 29 year old X Files pilot and try to figure out whether either of them actually understood the plot...
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25 Storm Front - Billy Joel
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24 A Prize for the First Runner-Up pt 4
Damon & Xen finish off Phase 2 of the mixtapes, wrapping up 2003's A Prize For the First Runner-Up. They discuss Björk's exponential creative output, Damon's last remaining Mel Gibson movie, and the geography of East Anglia
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23 Nine Inch Nails 5 Song Spectacular
Damon & Xen declare the show's official Favourite NIN Album, but reveal that it also contains the show's official Most Disappointing NIN Track, exchange NIN urban legends, and have a brief interruption
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22.5 Checking In
One of our hosts (and we will never tell which!) checks in and lets you know we still love you all
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22 A Prize for the First Runner-Up pt 3
Heavy vibes of the early 00s continue as our intrepid hosts reflect on dinosaurs in popular media, tie Trent Reznor to the world of country music, and marvel and the combination of rap music and nu metal. Songs covered are: "Off He Goes" - Pearl Jam "Manta Ray" - Pixies "Pin" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs…
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21 A Prize for the First Runner-Up pt 2
As Damon & Xen dive back into 2002's A Prize For the First Runner-Up, they explore details of the Mars Volta Extended Universe, albums you got from your crush, and the dumber aspects of linguistic and vexilogical jingoism. Songs discussed are: "More Than This" - Soulwax "Amsterdam" - Coldplay...
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20 Brushes With Celebrity
Xen interviews their parents for the real scoop on London celebrity
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19 Stephen King Spectacular
Damon is out in the desert and doesn't have access to his soundboard, so he & Xen take up a casual chat about horror master Stephen King. They discuss their King origins, current reads, and favourite adaptations
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18 A Prize for the First Runner-Up pt 1
An episode that was supposed to be a filler so that the feed wasn't dormant end up publishing four weeks later because Damon got called away to the desert for work. Damon & Xen discover Prince's most cursed album title, discuss stalker songs, and probably damn something with faint praise. Songs...
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17 Prince Memorial 5 Songs Spectacular
Damon & Xen bring revive 5 Songs, this time to celebrate Prince. Songs are: "I Wanna Be Your Lover" from Prince (1979) "When You Were Mine" from Dirty Mind (1980) "P. Control" from The Gold Experience (1995) "My Name is Prince" from [Love Symbol] (1992) "Partyman" from Batman (1989) "Trust" from...
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16 Hometown Vibes
Damon & Xen discuss how many tube stops between Charing Cross and Greenwich, avoid discussion of the First Wave of Mormon Cinema, and Damon withholds an impression. No playlist for this episode, we're talking about movies
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15 154 Minutes Disc B part 4
Damon and Xen dabble in regional accents, the many projects of the DeLeo brothers, and finally wrap up Damon's first mix Songs this episode: "Lady Picture Show" - Stone Temple Pilots "Walls (Circus)" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers "Farewell and Goodnight" - The Smashing Pumpkins
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14 154 Minutes Disc B pt 3
Damon & Xen discuss backward bandnames, horror movie box art, and parody t-shirts. Full playlist here Songs covered: "Hey Jealousy" - Gin Blossoms "Round Here" - Counting Crows "Heart Shaped Box" - Nirvana "Wonderwall" - Oasis "The Sweetness (Demo Version)" - Jimmy Eat World
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13 154 Minutes Disc B pt 2
Lucky episode 13 coming out on 311 Day (North America), what a blessing. Damon & Xen discuss the Clash's most London-y song, Utah liquor laws, and the mystery of Rivers Cuomo. Songs discussed are: "Simple Pages" by Weezer "Long Day" by Matchbox 20 "My Name is Mud" by Primus "No Peace" by King…
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12 154 Minutes Disc B pt 1
Damon & Xen kick off the second part of Damon's first contribution. They discuss an accidental quarantine anthem, herding drunks around London, and how Damon was accidentally thoughtful and mature. Songs are: Jellybelly - Smashing Pumpkins Pass It Along - Chumbawamba Shameless (live) - Ani…
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11 Culture Clash vol. 1
Damon & Xen ask each other about things in their respective countries. Damon kinda forces a boring civics lesson, they talk about the naming history of a certain wrestling promotion, and discuss people in the national news
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10 154 Minutes Disc A pt 3
Damon & Xen wrap up the first disc of Damon's first mix. They finally discuss Chumbawamba at an appropriate moment, un-follow-upable singles, and Xen declares their favourite track on the disc. Songs covered: "The Man who Sold The World" - Nirvana "I Will Survive" - CAKE "Hungry Like the Wolf" -...
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09 154 Minutes Disc A pt 2
Damon & Xen tackle the middle bit of Damon's first mixtape in their exchange. They refrain from talking too long about Chumbawamba and damn Dave Grohl with faint praise.
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08 154 Minutes Disc A pt 1
Damon & Xen take their first crack at Damon's first offering in the mixtape exchange: 154 Minutes Spent Pondering Issues Related to Nothing At All, a title vainly hoping to suggest Fiona Apple. You can find the whole playlist on YouTube or Spotify, though they only get through the first five…
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07 David Bowie Day Spectacular!
Damon & Xen get together to celebrate the music of David Bowie and their experiences with it. There's trivia, and live bootlegs, and slightly inaccurate details. Rest assured, beautiful babies, that they looked up the correct details immediately, but if you need to let them know something…
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06 Halloween on Boxing Day
You may rightly assume from the title, and if you've been following our social media, that this horror movie discussion was supposed to go up on Christmas Day. There is exactly one person upset by the technical delays of this episode, and that's Damon. One must assume that all our delightful...
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05 Holiday Chatter
Damon & Xen take a moment to talk about Christmas movies that aren't Christmas movies, Mormon holiday traditions (or the lack thereof), and Wes Anderson. The corrections department would like to point out that Hugo Drax was the villain in Moonraker and the underwater Bond movie that Damon was...
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04 Xen's Random Stuff pt III
Damon & Xen finish off the first mixtape and finally determine whether you can separate the art from the sins of the artist.
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03 Xen's Random Stuff pt II
Damon & Xen return again to 2002 to tackle Indian cinema, the struggles of writing your second album, and the value of songs that mention places you know. The playlists can be heard on YouTube and Spotify: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAhlm0wnLbEtQqLoMtx75aHdCz39gU3AN...
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02 Newlywed Game pt II
Damon & Xen finish their introductory game session. There was going to be the rest of Xen's first mix, but that session was so robust it gets to stand on its own and this episode doesn't get a proper outro.
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01 Xen's Random Stuff pt 1
Damon & Xen see how well they know each other, and then dig into the first mix that Xen made for Damon. Listen to the playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAhlm0wnLbEtQqLoMtx75aHdCz39gU3AN Or a close-enough version on Spotify:...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Damon & Xen have been friends over 20 years, but they've never met. Each week they discuss mixtapes they've made for each other, cultural differences growing up in the US and UK, and, of course, whatever tangents hook them in.
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Damon & Xen have been friends over 20 years, but they've never met. Each week they discuss mixtapes they've made for each other, cultural differences growing up in the US and UK, and, of course, whatever tangents hook them in.
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