Episodes
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Home
We took a "brief" hiatus, but we couldn't stay away. Literally, we were chatting with a girl, knew we had to record, and so did. And this episode on home was born. We've been brewing this episode for a while, as we've been finding and building our own homes after graduating. The top of the show…
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Names
"What's in a name? That which we call a rose/ By any other word would smell as sweet" (Romeo and Juliet, II.2.44-45). This week we tackle how names effect us and our identity. We talk to our friends about strange names, how people we know were named, and how names might change as we grow older…
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Authority
We've all experienced moments when we discovered that the authority figures we've trusted and respected are not infallible. This week's episode is in three parts: stories about questioning the authority of our teachers, the police, and parents and family. The music from this show is: Minority...
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Getting in Trouble
This week we talk about getting in trouble. Is it a shameful experience of a source of pride? How do you tell your parents? Do your parents even care about it? Our music from this week is: Sounds of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel), Luck be a Lady Tonight (Frank Sinatra), The Truant (Jane Foster and...
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Childhood Fears and Little Traumas
In this episode we talk about the childhood fears that loomed large from our young perspectives, the little traumas we suffered and remember today, and the incidents we still feel guilty about. The music on our show: Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My (Wizard of Oz Soundtrack); Mob Song (Beauty…
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Strangers
In this episode we discuss strangers. Some strangers really do embody the idea of stranger danger, but other times strangers can be amazingly helpful. And sometimes the line between friend and stranger blurs. The music in this episode is: Don't Talk to Stangers (Rick Springfield), Somebody's...
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The Lies We Tell
This week we talk about the lies we tell for no reason at all, the ones we tell to protect ourselves, and the ones we tell ourselves. Music on this episode: song 1: "Butterflies" by David Garza song 2: "Oxford Comma" by Vampire Weekend song 3: "Cry, Cry, Cry" by Johnny Cash song 4: "Edit" by…
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Gifts
This week's theme is gifts: gifts we've given, received, recycled, and remembered. Music on this episode: song 1: "Can't Buy Me Love" by The Beatles songs 2, 3, and 4: "Special Box" by Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg song 5: "Mockingbird" by Ella Fitzgerald