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The Pavement Conundrum
by Total Immersion
Three friends spend an exceptionally long time deciding what their favourite song is. Series 1: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. Series 2: Pavement. Hosted lovingly and aggressively by @thepaulcarlin, @thegallatron and @themarkedwards. Follow our nonsense on Twitter: @conundrumpod.
Episodes
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S02 E34 - The Final (Part 2)
It's the second part of the final ever episode of The Pavement Conundrum... Paul, Chris, Mark and Emre hear from guests Clare Wilde, Craig Angus and Steve Alexander before revealing the final results of the jury. Which Pavement classic will be the one to solve The Pavement Conundrum? Thanks for...
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S02 E33 - The Final (Part 1)
After what feels like centuries, the members of the podcast reconvene in a bid to finally solve The Pavement Conundrum. In the first part of the final, Paul, Mark, Chris and Emre catch up after a long break and hear from absent (with good reason) co-host Duncan as well as friends of the pod…
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S02 E32 - The Pavement Gauntlet (Part 2: Perfume-Me)
It's the penultimate episode of The Conundrum and Paul, Chris and Duncan run the Pavement Gauntlet in order to get closer to the final. Full disclosure: this gauntlet idea was a mistake. If anyone out there understands it, please let us know as we could really use help. Please help us. At least…
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S02 E31: The Pavement Gauntlet (Part 1: Big Boys Only)
It's the first semi final of The Conundrum and Paul has made sweeping changes to the format. GONE are Chris and Duncan... but just for Part 1. They will eventually replace Mark and Emre who join Paul to undertake the most complicated and frustratingly stupid exercise yet attempted on this…
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S02 E30: Music is None of My Business
Howdy! Step into the Get Out of Jail Saloon because it's the last chance for a handful of these wonderful Pavement songs and your old pals are here to sling you some bourbon and talk crap about stupid nonsense. Chris is celebrating Black Cat Appreciation Day, Mark has just scored a hat trick of...
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S02 E29: Summertime Sadness
Life gets in the way, folks... however, after a short break (not that any of you were counting), the boys are back in Pavement town to rattle through the remaining matchups in the second round. Friend of the podcast Duncan Robertson returns, armed with some of the best insight you'll hear on a...
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S02 E28: Profit & Loss
After the drama of the previous episode, Paul has turned up sober and has a very important question for his co-hosts. Elsewhere, Chris has yet another appointment he needs to get to and Mark keeps talking about cowboys. Fortunately friend of the show, Clare Wilde is on hand to help the three…
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S02 E27: Runaway Train
The Conundrum returns after a short break and there's no easy way to explain this episode other than: Paul drank too many beers, Chris just wants to get to his bed and Mark hates Picard Season 2. Fortunately, friend of the podcast Eddy Walsh is on hand to share some wonderfully intricate thoughts...
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S02 E26: The Conundrum Summit
It's the inaugural Conundrum Summit and a chance for Paul, Mark and Chris to drill down into the Conundrum data to see how well the podcast is performing and, more importantly, how Mark and Chris are performing. There are performance reviews, calls from the listeners and a Pavement Quiz... with...
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S02 E25: Spiral Steps
Paul, Mark and Chris welcome back honorary member of The Conundrum, Emre Ramadan for this, their silver wedding anniversary episode of the podcast. There's a lot to discuss today including eight more Pavement songs, four of which gotta go... Elsewhere, discover what the admission fee is to listen...
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S02 E24: Stephen Malkmus With a Perm
We're now deep into round 2 of The Pavement Conundrum and things are just getting worse. Chris is a class traitor. Paul just worked two shifts. Mark wrote his notes drunk. Thankfully, the gang can call on the talents of special guest Joseph Goss to provide insight into eight fantastic Pavement...
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S02 E23: In the Mouth a Shark
In another BUMPER episode of The Conundrum, Paul, Mark and Chris are joined by the fantastic Steve Alexander for another chaotic, anxious and traumatic round of the world's only podcast (apart from John Rogan on Spotfly.) Steve and the boys cover another EIGHT Pavement songs, covering all the…
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S02 E22: Mark's Radio
Paul, Mark and Chris return with a BUMPER episode full of Pavement chat and A SPECIAL GUEST: it's jD of Meeting Malkmus! jD rejoins The Conundrum to help run the rule over 8 songs by our favourite band, share the scoop on the final episodes of Meeting Malkmus and teach the boys what respect…
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S02 E21: Smoke on the Water
It's the return of the world's only podcast after a short winter break and Paul, Mark and Chris are ready to start taking this whole conundrum seriously. Mark is feline good after some happy pet news, Paul wants you to get real, but also not worry about Gold Soundz and these pretzels are making...
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S02 E20: The Second Chance Saloon (Part 2: The Kayfabe Conundrum)
It's the final podcast of 2021 and Paul, Mark, Chris and Duncan (with the ghost of Emre) have to sort through the final 16 tracks in the Second Chance Saloon. There's an above-average amount of shenanigans and it's about time someone got fired around here. The Conundrum is taking a short holiday…
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S02 E19: The Second Chance Saloon (Part 1: Tomorrow's Battles Today)
You only get four chances to make a first impression and in this episode of the world's only podcast, your least favourite Pavement fans are addressing the burning issue of The Second Chance Saloon. We've crunched the numbers and it's time to work together and against each other. Paul, Mark…
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S02 E18: Watery, International with Steve Alexander
Ahead of the second round of the Pavement Conundrum, Paul and Chris caught up with Pavement superfan Steve Alexander who, when he isn't doing his day job as NBC Sports EDGE’s Senior NBA Editor, is often found helping the great and the good of indie rock with their draft picks, running trivia…
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S02 E17: Chippendales With Guitars
It's the final frontier in the first round of The Pavement Conundrum and in this explosive episode, your hosts are visited by two uninvited ghosts. It's a spooky experience but one that comes at a price... Elsewhere, the gang discuss Indiana Jones and the False Holy Grail, Stormzy putting on a…
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S02 E16: From Croydon to Catford
It's almost the end of round one and your hosts are delving deeeeep into some Pavement classics in this episode with another eight tunes up for discussion. Elsewhere, the gang discusses the geography of their home towns, playing guitar in Latin and the ultimate destruction of both the UK and the...
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S02 E15: For Sale! The Pavement Conundrum
It's episode 15 of The Pavement Conundrum and there's a disturbance in the force. 8 more Pavement tunes are discussed in fine detail before a seismic event takes place that could rock the very core of The Pavement Conundrum. Follow the pod's updates on Twitter: @ConundrumPod
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S02 E14: Don't Get Bitter, Get Better
It's episode 14 of the only podcast in the entire world and it's an episode that cuts straight to the chase. 8 Pavement songs enter, only 4 can progress to the next round. Elsewhere in this episode, Chris has declared independence for Scoddland, Paul wants you all to get well soon and Mark needs...
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S02 E13: Feed 'Em to the Lisbon Lions
The Pavement Conundrum is back and, boy, do we have a chunky episode for you today. Paul, Chris and Mark have a lot of actual opinions on certain songs today. Good news for people who like proper analysis on the music of prominent US indie rock band, Pavement. If that's not your bag, there's…
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S02 E12: Nothing Else Mattress
It's episode 12 and Paul, Mark and Chris are back, armed with 8 noteworthy Pavement songs to argue about! Oh, and they do argue! This episode has everything: great tunes, secret recordings from the Terror Twilight sessions, news about Mark's troll farm, Chris' love of Scatman John and the…
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S02 E11: Paul's Normal-Sized Wrists
The boys are back in podcast town with eight more fantastic Pavement tunes to pore over and for the first (and last) time in podcast history, Mark is the show's host! Will he be as successful as Chris or will Paul regret everything (again)? Plenty to discuss in this episode including Paul vs Mark...
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S02 E10: The Wicket-Keeper is Down... Allegedly
It's Episode 10 and the atmosphere is electric. Mark is living his best self, Gall is on hosting duties and Paul? Well, Paul is zen. Paul is free. Eight more Pavement songs enter The Conundrum with only four progressing so between discussing these matchups, the gang also discuss Indie Outcast…
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S02 E09: Paint Me Like One Of Your French Girls
It's episode nine and there's a grey cloud hanging over The Pavement Conundrum. Paul is convinced it's shenanigans but Mark and Chris are just living their authentic lives. What is next for these three Pavement fans? Will they make it to the end of The Conundrum? Will they make it to the end of…
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S02 E08: Type Faster
There's been a murder on The Pavement Conundrum and the blood is on Chris and Mark's hands. Don't blame Paul for this one, he is innocent. Apart from those two idiots brutally massacring a Pavement song in cold blood, the trio cover other topics such as Sufjan Stevens' connection to Spiral…
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S02 E07: Impossible Germany, Mysterious Greenland
It's episode 7 and someone's getting sacked... maybe. This is rather antagonistic episode of The Pavement Conundrum and, as usual, Mark and Chris are bullying Paul. Despite that, the trio manage to cover important topics such as coffee preparation methods, fizzy pee, the click clack of the train...
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S02 E06: The Ol' Razzle Dazzle
It's episode 6 and Paul, Mark and Chris are now deep into the conundrum with another 8 Pavement songs to chew over. Plenty of stuff to discuss including Chris' new outside tap (although the less said about his plans for it, the better), Mark being part of the Big Dinner Party Lobby and Paul…
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S02 E05: Two Thirds of a Canyon
You asked for it and the boys delivered: Half a Canyon gets the justice it deserves. Nobody can say this song hasn't been given its due. You can always trust Paul, Mark and Chris to get it right 100% of the time. Glad to be of service. In other news, Mark is completely out of touch with the...
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S02 E04: The House Always Wins
Sometimes there are episodes where Paul, Mark and Chris actually manage to engage their galaxy brains and come up with some proper insight into the wonderful work of prominent US indie rock band, Pavement... and this is one of those episodes! Of course there's still other stupid nonsense going…
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S02 E03: Unseen Power of the Breakfast Soup
The Conundrum continues with another silly episode full of fantastic tunes, stupid nonsense and secret recordings. This week, Mark takes us back to 1693, Chris has discovered something and nobody finds Paul funny. Among other things, the trio discuss being sued by Lars Ulrich, work out what...
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S02 E02: Leather Purses for Milk
It's only episode two of The Pavement Conundrum but we feel like we've been doing this for years and we also never want it to end. Chris, Mark and Paul come together to talk about eight more Pavement songs... well eight and a bit if you include Wounded Kite at :17... four songs progress but…
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S02 E01: Enter The Pavement Conundrum
After successfully solving The Malkmus Conundrum in a previous podcast, three friends (Paul Carlin, Mark Edwards and Christopher Gallagher) make the decision to work out what their favourite Pavement song is by way of a complicated bracket system that isn't a bracket. Whatever the case, these…
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S01 E33: Solving The Malkmus Conundrum
It's the final of The Malkmus Conundrum! You all said we wouldn't amount to anything and we didn't! In this momentous episode, Paul, Mark and Chris are joined live by Conundrum Contributors Emre Ramadan, Mike Goldsmith and Duncan Robertson plus remote contributions from jD (Meeting Malkmus) and…
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S01 E32: Real Emotional Crash
Oh boy, this one is a doozy. It's the second semi-final and there are four more matchups to determine which tunes make it to the final of The Malkmus Conundrum... There's one problem though... one of your trusted guides really lets the pressure get to him and let's just say it's the moment…
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S01 E31: Podcast Journalist of the Year
It's the first semi final of the conundrum and your hosts Paul, Mark and Chris are joined by friend Emre to undergo the agonising task of picking four out of eight songs to progress to the final. As well as that, there's a big announcement due as we await the result of Podcast Journalist of the...
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S01 E30: Breakfast Soup with Meeting Malkmus
The long-awaited collaboration podcast with Meeting Malkmus is here! Finally, Paul, Mark and Chris catch up with jD from the Meeting Malkmus podcast to come together like GI Joe and Transformers with the sole objective of discussing the great man, Stephen Malkmus across THREE TIME ZONES. In this...
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S01 E29: Stephen Malkmus For Idiots
This is a Lightning Seeds podcast now; no, wait, it's a Status Quo podcast now. In either case, join Paul, Mark and Chris as they discuss five more Jicks matchups in the company of friend of the podcast, Duncan Robertson. It's the last quarter final and things get real tense as the participants...
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S01 E28: Clean Sheets and a Rock Hard Alibi
We're smack bang in the middle of The Malkmus Conundrum Quarter Finals and there's another hour and 40 minutes of stupid nonsense for your ears. Paul, Mark and Chris have a lot on their minds, from the tyranny of geography to spiders laying eggs on our brains. Fortunately they have drafted in...
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S01 E27: Chartjunk in the Soup Aisle
It's the start of the quarter finals of The Malkmus Conundrum and, for this episode, it's just Paul, Mark and Chris. Aside from delving in to SIX tricky matchups, your hosts debate crisps, how to decolonise the painting ladder industry, shower beers and form the Jake Morris Appreciation Society....
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S01 E26: The Pavement Episode
Paul, Mark and Chris take a short break from Malkmus/Jicks bracketing to catch their breath and have a chat about a handful of Pavement deep cuts that they enjoy. These aren't all DEEP cuts but deep enough... so if you're in the mood for lots of instances of Paul trying to sing the guitar line...
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S01 E25: Wounded Kite at 13:34
Your heroes have reached the end of the second qualifying round and, let's be honest; none of you thought we could do it. You said we wouldn't amount to anything... well look at us now! In this wonderful episode, Paul, Mark and Chris are joined by another friend; another Chris - it's Chris…
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S01 E24: Will We Ever Stop Talking About Druids?
It's episode 24 of your favourite podcast and this time round, Paul, Chris and Mark have a bonafide Glasgow indie rock icon on board to discuss eight more fantastic Jicks tunes. Craig Angus of Savage Mansion joins the team ON HIS BIRTHDAY and his sheer enthusiasm for Malkmus is palpable. Makes...
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S01 E23: Trumpets and the Downfall of Bands
It's episode 23 of The Malkmus Conundrum and Mark has a hangover. Does it affect his performance? Yes. Yes, it does. However Chris and Paul are on hand to nurse him through this fantastic episode in which our heroes are joined by friend Eddy Walsh to discuss four more Malkmus matchups. There's a...
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S01 E22: Jag Out At Wig Bags
Hope you like arguments because this episode has several! Once again, Paul, Chris and Mark are joined by friend Mike Goldsmith who manages to make some excellent points while all around him are falling to bits. Yes, it's another classic episode of The Malkmus Conundrum. This time round, Mark…
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S01 E21: The Greatest Own In Podcast History
Paul, Mark and Chris are back to discuss all things Malkmus as round 2 of the Conundrum continues. This week, they're joined by friend Mike Goldsmith to run the rule over four more matchups. Most importantly, Mark gives an update on a very special dinner party he attended which had waiters at it...
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S01 E20: Murder, She Contrived
We're now well into the second round and things are just getting sillier and sillier. From Handsome Sailing to Chris' needless long pauses between words, just listening to five minutes of this episode should win you some sort of medal. Either way, there's business to get down to and Emre Ramadan...
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S01 E19: Post-Pavement Boy
This is an episode of conversation cul-de-sacs... and you'll like it. Once again, Paul, Chris and Mark are joined by friend Emre Ramadan for four more matchups as they continue through the second qualifying round of the Conundrum. Hope you like references to Gone in 60 Seconds and the best…
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S01 E18: Trapped Inside a Kaoss Pad
In this episode, Paul, Mark and Chris kick off the Second Qualifying Round in style, joined by their friend Emre Ramadan to run the rule over eight SM+Jicks tracks. As usual, there's plenty of respectful chat and probably too much dinner party chat but show Mark and his life some damn respect....
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Three friends spend an exceptionally long time deciding what their favourite song is. Series 1: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. Series 2: Pavement. Hosted lovingly and aggressively by @thepaulcarlin, @thegallatron and @themarkedwards. Follow our nonsense on Twitter: @conundrumpod.
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Three friends spend an exceptionally long time deciding what their favourite song is. Series 1: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. Series 2: Pavement. Hosted lovingly and aggressively by @thepaulcarlin, @thegallatron and @themarkedwards. Follow our nonsense on Twitter: @conundrumpod.
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