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episode 82: these frolicking tourists

episode 82: these frolicking tourists

Ryan and Matt choose a walking tour of New York,talking about their instant impressions of the city...


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episode 262: keep calm, carry on, and love your...

episode 262: keep calm, carry on, and love your...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Jonathan Coulton’s latest album, “Solid State.”...


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episode 178: real people have arena rock feelings

episode 178: real people have arena rock feelings

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Chvrches’s “Every Open Eye,” and talk with Craig...


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episode 191: to pimp a butterfly: it s not the...

episode 191: to pimp a butterfly: it s not the...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Kendrick Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly,” naming it...


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episode 139: you can always not make a christmas...

episode 139: you can always not make a christmas...

Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss three Christmas Albums: Mark Kozelek’s “Mark Kozelek sings...


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episode 60: reasons not rules

episode 60: reasons not rules

Sheely and Wrather return to Gossip Girl,address the opportunity of change in the social order, and...


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episode 22: thin crust pizza

episode 22: thin crust pizza

Sheely,Stokes, and Wrather tackle sex, or drugs,and hip-hop in talking about Skins, series 1...


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episode 247: the way to get it up is to remember...

episode 247: the way to get it up is to remember...

On the TFT Podcast,we tackle Meat Loaf’s 1993 follow up to his smash “Bat Out Of Hell,” “Bat...


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episode 55: salient cleavage

episode 55: salient cleavage

Sheely and Wrather discuss Friday Night Lights S01 E09-10,and why its different for girls.Episode...


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episode 38: more or loesser

episode 38: more or loesser

Sheely,Stokes, and Wrather nearly get around to discussing the marriage, and sectionals,and...


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episode 243: ten shares of gun and fist ltd.

episode 243: ten shares of gun and fist ltd.

On the TFT Podcast,we tackle “hurry the Jewels 3,” the new album from the duo of Killer Mike and...


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episode 227: if the theory is correct, then this...

episode 227: if the theory is correct, then this...

On the TFT Podcast,we discuss A Tribe Called Quest’s 1991 album “The Low End Theory.”Episode...


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episode 177: journey to the center of the...

episode 177: journey to the center of the...

On the TFT Podcast,Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss Lana Del Rey’s “Honeymoon” and talk...


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episode 173: the butt rock of the 70s, 80s, 90s,...

episode 173: the butt rock of the 70s, 80s, 90s,...

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan and Jordan listen to and discuss still Riot’s, “Metal Health.Episode...


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episode 165: raging with the machine

episode 165: raging with the machine

On the Theory for Turntables podcast,Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss Florence + The Machine’s...


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episode 53: chekhov s bag of peas

episode 53: chekhov s bag of peas

Sheely and Wrather discuss thematic unity,group membership, and lesson difference in Friday Night...


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episode 8: glee: implications for behavioral...

episode 8: glee: implications for behavioral...

Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink Glee and Gossip Girl,with detours into the narratology of...


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episode 271: adulting contemporary

episode 271: adulting contemporary

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan returns and he and Matt listen to and discuss Haim’s sophomore LP,...


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episode 258: if you have a lot of vanilla ice...

episode 258: if you have a lot of vanilla ice...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Aimee Mann’s “Mental Illness.”Episode 258: whether...


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episode 256: when courtney love leans in

episode 256: when courtney love leans in

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Hole’s second album and first mainstream hit, 1994’s...


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episode 248: jump in and get sticky

episode 248: jump in and get sticky

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss the Breeder’s 1993 album, “final Splash.”Episode...


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episode 242: eggnog latte season

episode 242: eggnog latte season

On the TFT Podcast,we tackle 3 Christmas Albums for 2016: Jimmy Buffett’s “‘Tis the SeaSon”;...


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episode 228:  i ll just take the cassette single...

episode 228: i ll just take the cassette single...

On the TFT Podcast we listen to and discuss Guns N’ Roses 1991 double-release,Use Your Illusion I...


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episode 187: enya is the chorus of humanity

episode 187: enya is the chorus of humanity

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss Enya’s “dismal Sky Island.”Episode 187:...


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episode 182: eat harp love

episode 182: eat harp love

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Joanna Newsom’s recent album, Divers.Episode 182: Eat...


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episode 180: esm - electronic sad music

episode 180: esm - electronic sad music

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss The Weeknd’s “Beauty Behind the Madness” and talk...


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episode 144: a terminally fey 17 year old is you!

episode 144: a terminally fey 17 year old is you!

Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss The Decemberists’ “What a Terrible World,What A Beautiful...


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episode 135: district 13 is not all about that...

episode 135: district 13 is not all about that...

Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack to “The Hunger Games:...


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episode 110: keep austin normal

episode 110: keep austin normal

Matt and Ryan talk about Austin,normal vs. #normcore, and genuine Country Music.Episode 110: sustain...


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episode 101: jenny humphrey died for your sins

episode 101: jenny humphrey died for your sins

When Matt and Ryan decided to focus on The Pretty Recklesss “Going to Hell” for this...


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episode 95: gloriously dumb

episode 95: gloriously dumb

Matt and label watch and discuss Cameron Crowe’s film “Almost distinguished,” and the meaning...


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episode 68: loners with boners

episode 68: loners with boners

Sheely,Wrather, and Tim Swann begin Season 2 of Misfits, and wonder if there are really any...


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episode 57: freude

episode 57: freude

Sheely,Stokes, and Wrather discuss Friday Night Lights, and Nirvana,Graph Theory, and Christian...


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episode 51: felt goatees for everybody

episode 51: felt goatees for everybody

Sheely,Stokes, and Wrather consider Community’s parody (humorous or ridiculous imitation) of...


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episode 23: heaven is other people

episode 23: heaven is other people

Sheely and Wrather discuss The Sid and Maxxie/Anwar episodes of Skins,focusing on untrue autonomy,...


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podcast supplement: gossip girl, glee, and the sex...

podcast supplement: gossip girl, glee, and the sex...

Sheely and Wrather tackle Gossip Girl,Glee, soft power and subversion in the pilot episode of a...


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episode 241: started from the bottom, now we re...

episode 241: started from the bottom, now we re...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss “The Hamilton Mixtape,” a tribute album slash...


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episode 214: a hip hop figure on a gospel...

episode 214: a hip hop figure on a gospel...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss “Coloring Book, the new full-length mixtape by Chance...


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episode 188: the oldest established permanent...

episode 188: the oldest established permanent...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to Peaches’ “Rub” and talk about music, protest, or sex,and...


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episode 172: bono mumbo jumbo

episode 172: bono mumbo jumbo

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan, Matt, and Rachel interview Zella Day and listen to and discuss U2’s third...


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episode 168: guys are hugging, mothers are crying,...

episode 168: guys are hugging, mothers are crying,...

Matt,Ryan, and our guests from Yacht Rock Revue listen to and discuss Toto IV.Episode 168: Guys are...


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episode 151: revel in the haunting awfulness of it...

episode 151: revel in the haunting awfulness of it...

Ryan,Matt, and guest, and drummer Russell Simins of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion,listen to and...


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episode 114: neil young made me a mixtape

episode 114: neil young made me a mixtape

Matt and Ryan kick off a current quarter of TFT devoted to a look back at popular music history with...


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episode 46: novel idea

episode 46: novel idea

Sheely and Wrather return with insight into Season 5 of Gossip Girl,Friday Night Lights, and, and of...


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episode 27: the idea of order at bristol

episode 27: the idea of order at bristol

Sheely,Stokes, and Wrather consider the irregular domestic tragedy and stranger sex-farce of Sid’s...


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episode 26: boom box

episode 26: boom box

Stokes and Wrather consider “Sketch”,Skins series 2 episode 2, focusing on stalking, or...


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episode 10: the end of hipstery

episode 10: the end of hipstery

The TFT podcast returns with more insight into Gossip Girl. Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather comfort...


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these f***ing teenagers: gossip girl, glee, and...

these f***ing teenagers: gossip girl, glee, and...

Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather return to discuss Gossip Girl,Glee, and the sociology of Teen...


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episode 274: you left this mess. bless this mess.

episode 274: you left this mess. bless this mess.

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Alanis Morissette’s international debut, “Jagged...


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episode 252: represent, represent… earth

episode 252: represent, represent… earth

On the TFT Podcast we listen to and discuss “Illmatic,” the 1993 debut album from Nas.Episode...


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episode 238: the max martin you forgot to take out...

episode 238: the max martin you forgot to take out...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss the album “Slugger, released by Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie...


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episode 226: shoes are what we turn down for

episode 226: shoes are what we turn down for

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss My Bloody Valentine’s 1991 album,...


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episode 225: a failure of social institutions as...

episode 225: a failure of social institutions as...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Pearl Jam’s debut album, “Ten.Episode 225: A Failure...


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episode 218: the best laid uplift mofo party plans...

episode 218: the best laid uplift mofo party plans...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss “Blood Sugar Sex Magik” and “The Uplift Mofo Party...


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episode 213: death grips me once, shame on you;...

episode 213: death grips me once, shame on you;...

On the TFT Podcast we listen to and discuss “Bottomless Pit” by Death Grips.Episode 213: Death...


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episode 212: like a benevolent sky daddy

episode 212: like a benevolent sky daddy

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss “HOPELESSNESS,” the modern album of eco-feminist...


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episode 210: historic weezer preservation commitee

episode 210: historic weezer preservation commitee

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss Weezer’s latest album, their fourth...


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episode 208: a dissertation on infidelity

episode 208: a dissertation on infidelity

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan and Rachel D listen to, watch, or discuss Beyoncé’s Lemonade.Episode 208:...


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episode 205: rakim is good at rapping

episode 205: rakim is good at rapping

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan and Jordan listen to and discuss “Paid in Full” and “Follow the...


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episode 203: wherever you go, there you inxs

episode 203: wherever you go, there you inxs

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss “Kick” by INXS.Episode 203: Wherever You...


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episode 199: a musical mad scientist

episode 199: a musical mad scientist

Ryan and Matt talk approximately Frank Zappa’s 1986 album Jazz from Hell” with Frank’s son...


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episode 166: run the pageants

episode 166: run the pageants

Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss Kacey Musgraves’s Pageant Material.Episode 166: flee the...


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episode 140: black messiah: verse, verse, verse…...

episode 140: black messiah: verse, verse, verse…...

Matt,Ryan, and special guest Josh Gondelman listen to and discuss D’Angelo’s “Black...


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episode 100: a grand unified theory of west texas

episode 100: a grand unified theory of west texas

Ryan and Matt celebrate this milestone TFT Podcast with a behold at one of their personal favorite...


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episode 91: the infrastructure of identity

episode 91: the infrastructure of identity

Matt and Ryan apply their current research question,“Is this for real?” to their own lives with...


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episode 89: it s a very fine line between beck and...

episode 89: it s a very fine line between beck and...

Ryan and Matt continue Total Request Taped as they consider 65daysofstatic,Protest the Hero, and...


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episode 80: the chvrch of the chemical brothers of...

episode 80: the chvrch of the chemical brothers of...

Ryan and Matt consider Chvrches and their debut LP “The Bones of What You Believe,” addressing...


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episode 76: the fraggle cave of our unconscious

episode 76: the fraggle cave of our unconscious

Ryan and Matt inspect at Lorde’s “Royals” off The Love Club EP.Episode 76: The Fraggle-Cave of...


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episode 72: lady gossip, i presume

episode 72: lady gossip, i presume

Sheely and Ryan consider what range of Gossip Girl series finales could be meaningful,and what the...


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episode 65: mami and dadi business

episode 65: mami and dadi business

Sheely and Wrather wrap up season of Friday Night Lights,and develop a theory of the teenage effing...


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episode 47: men are coming to destroy you

episode 47: men are coming to destroy you

Sheely,Stokes, and Wrather call an audible, and diving into Friday Night Lights Season 1.Episode 47:...


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episode 44: dead air

episode 44: dead air

Sheely,Stokes, and Wrather ought to hire a writing staff. Like Glee did. After the rest of season 2...


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episode 42: deaths big and little

episode 42: deaths big and little

Stokes and Wrather discuss the After School Special episodes of Glee.Episode 42: Deaths Big and...


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episode 37: funny hats and shoulder pads

episode 37: funny hats and shoulder pads

Sheely and Wrather wrap up Gossip Girls Ben/Juliet/Serena revenge plotline and behold ahead at...


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episode 33: cheap talk

episode 33: cheap talk

Sheely and Wrather discuss the latest episodes of Gossip Girl,focusing on the role and agency of GG...


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episode 32: georgina ex machina

episode 32: georgina ex machina

Sheely and Wrather welcome Glee back for its second season,and consider the many meanings of Britney...


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episode 17: the cremaster field (or, chuck dies)

episode 17: the cremaster field (or, chuck dies)

Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink the season finale of Gossip Girl and the Joss Whedon/Neil...


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episode 7: om3

episode 7: om3

Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink Gossip Girl and Glee,focusing on Jenny’s debutante ball...


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episode 277: the best tambourine album of the 90s

episode 277: the best tambourine album of the 90s

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Oasis’s breakthrough sophomore album, “(What’s the...


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episode 275: it s third wave ska but second wave...

episode 275: it s third wave ska but second wave...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss No Doubts 1995 commercial breakthrough, “Tragic...


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episode 273: the fitness instructors of social...

episode 273: the fitness instructors of social...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen and discuss Fugazi’s 1995 album, “Red Medicine.”Episode 273: The...


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episode 272: spoonmen of the world, unite

episode 272: spoonmen of the world, unite

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Soundgarden’s breakthrough 1994 album,...


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episode 268: after the party it s crying in the...

episode 268: after the party it s crying in the...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Lordes sophomore album “Melodrama,” the follow-up to...


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episode 265: orca, please

episode 265: orca, please

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss dueling breakup albums: The Dirty Projectors’...


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episode 264: die goth or live trying

episode 264: die goth or live trying

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss the Mountain Goats’ latest record, “Goths.”Episode...


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episode 263: accepting all those things that you...

episode 263: accepting all those things that you...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss The Magnetic Fields’s “50 Song Memoir,” with one...


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episode 255: step 1: bite lip. step 2: close eyes.

episode 255: step 1: bite lip. step 2: close eyes.

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Green Day’s first major label release, 1994’s...


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episode 254: the biggie swot chart

episode 254: the biggie swot chart

Ont he TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss the classic debut album of The Notorious B.I.G.,...


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episode 253: long beach gangsta quilt

episode 253: long beach gangsta quilt

On the TFT Podcast we listen to and discuss Snoop Dogg’s solo debut,“Doggystyle.”Episode 253:...


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episode 250: the lead instrument is adam duritz s...

episode 250: the lead instrument is adam duritz s...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Counting Crows’ hit debut album “August and...


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episode 245: just drugs and rock  n  roll

episode 245: just drugs and rock n roll

On the TFT Podcast,we tackle Alice in Chains’s well-liked 1992 heavy metal album,...


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episode 237: quest: the tribe

episode 237: quest: the tribe

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss A Tribe Called Quest’s new album, “We Got It from...


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episode 236: if you re listening to this, i m...

episode 236: if you re listening to this, i m...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss David Bowie’s final album, Blackstar.Episode 236:...


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episode 235: i m leonard and you re god, and i m...

episode 235: i m leonard and you re god, and i m...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Leonard Cohens “You Want It Darker.Episode 235: I’m...


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episode 233: long attention span theater of sound

episode 233: long attention span theater of sound

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Solange’s “A Seat at the Table.”Episode 233: Long...


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episode 230: michael jackson s unified theory of...

episode 230: michael jackson s unified theory of...

On the TFT Podcast,Matt and Rachel listen to and discuss Michael Jackson’s 1991 smash hit...


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episode 223:  march of the pigs,  which is bacon...

episode 223: march of the pigs, which is bacon...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Trent Reznor’s debut as Nine Inch Nails, “Pretty...


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episode 221: girl talk and three pitbulls

episode 221: girl talk and three pitbulls

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss “Paul’s Boutique” by the Beastie Boys.Episode 221:...


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episode 220: enemying in public

episode 220: enemying in public

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Public Enemy’s second studio album, “It Takes A...


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episode 219: productive daydreaming

episode 219: productive daydreaming

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Sonic Youth’s “Daydream Nation.”Episode 219:...


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episode 211: elect a new radiohead

episode 211: elect a new radiohead

On a special TFT Podcast Crossover Event,we are joined by the scholar/music fans at the Always...


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episode 209: cheese drake factory

episode 209: cheese drake factory

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Drake’s latest, “Views.”Episode 209: Cheese-Drake...


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episode 204: dinosaur the third

episode 204: dinosaur the third

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss “You’re Living All Over Me” by Dinosaur Jr.Episode...


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episode 202: guns vs. roses is a false dichotomy

episode 202: guns vs. roses is a false dichotomy

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss “Appetite for Destruction,” the debut...


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episode 200: the mid life crisis of modernity

episode 200: the mid life crisis of modernity

On the Theory for Turntables Podcast,we listen to and discuss Paul Simon’s 1986 album...


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episode 198: i want 20 dollars and a ride to hot...

episode 198: i want 20 dollars and a ride to hot...

On the Theory for Turntables Podcast,we listen to and discuss The Smiths’ “The Queen is...


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episode 195: pop parsimony

episode 195: pop parsimony

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss “Psychocandy” by The Jesus and Mary...


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episode 194: arrr, the sea hounds of love be...

episode 194: arrr, the sea hounds of love be...

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss Kate Bush’s “Hounds of savor.”Episode...


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episode 193: swim like a salmon against the rhythm

episode 193: swim like a salmon against the rhythm

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan and Jordan listen to and discuss Grace Jones’s “Slave to the...


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episode 192: meta madonna

episode 192: meta madonna

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to Madonna’s 1984 hit “Like a Virgin,” and discuss what really...


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episode 190: christmas freud

episode 190: christmas freud

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan trolls Matt hard by choosing Cassie Ramone’s “Christmas in Reno” and...


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episode 185: adult onset bieber fever

episode 185: adult onset bieber fever

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Justin Bieber’s new album, “Purpose.”Episode 185:...


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episode 183: experimental white noise collective

episode 183: experimental white noise collective

On the TFT Podcast,Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss “Depression Cherry” and “Thank Your...


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episode 179: slap bass in the face

episode 179: slap bass in the face

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Emotion” and talk with...


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episode 176: collective rocking

episode 176: collective rocking

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss hurry D.M.C.s debut album and “King of...


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episode 175: plato s sexytime shadow theatre

episode 175: plato s sexytime shadow theatre

On the TFT Podcast,Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss Depeche Mode’s “Some remarkable...


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episode 169: the new order is a tetherball pole

episode 169: the new order is a tetherball pole

Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss fresh Order’s Power,Corruption & Lies.”Episode 169: The...


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episode 164: the corporate strategy of diplo, inc.

episode 164: the corporate strategy of diplo, inc.

On the Theory For Turntables Podcast,Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss “Skrillex and Diplo...


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episode 157: ironic clown posse

episode 157: ironic clown posse

Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss Courtney Barnett’s “Sometimes I Sit And consider,And...


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episode 156: 80sthrowback

episode 156: 80sthrowback

Matt,Ryan, and special guest Nick Alt listen to and discuss Lower Dens’ “Escape from...


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episode 152: privatized image, ltd.

episode 152: privatized image, ltd.

Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss Rush’s “Moving Pictures.”Episode 152: Privatized...


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episode 150: a student of sound

episode 150: a student of sound

Ryan,Matt, and guest Taylor Berrett listen to and discuss Paul Simon’s 1980 album and film “One...


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episode 147: tft live

episode 147: tft live

Ryan and Matt discuss Prince’s “Purple Rain” in front of a live audience in Boston,MA.Episode...


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episode 145: a gritty, nauseous time

episode 145: a gritty, nauseous time

Ryan and special guest Rachel D. listen to and discuss X’s “Los Angeles.”Episode 145: A...


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episode 134: you want it to be one direction, but...

episode 134: you want it to be one direction, but...

Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss One Direction’s new album,“Four”.Episode 134: You Want It...


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episode 121: be the anarchy you wish to see in the...

episode 121: be the anarchy you wish to see in the...

Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss “Never Mind The Bollocks,Here’s The Sex Pistols.”Episode...


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episode 103: open faced sandwich

episode 103: open faced sandwich

Ryan and Matt consider “Say Yes To Love”,the debut LP from Syracuse noise-punk band Perfect...


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episode 99: i m bruce springsteen and i approve...

episode 99: i m bruce springsteen and i approve...

The TFT Podcast continues its historical overview of popular music with a gaze at Bruce...


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episode 90: whatever everyone says i am, that is...

episode 90: whatever everyone says i am, that is...

Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss two pop music “failures,” Lady Gaga’s “ARTPOP” and...


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episode 88: indie rock in the city of angels

episode 88: indie rock in the city of angels

Matt and Ryan start Total Request Taped with a consieration of Arctic Monkeys’...


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episode 87: christmas was always already ruined

episode 87: christmas was always already ruined

Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss shimmering Eyes “A Christmas Album,” and Matt does his best...


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episode 84: m.i.a. is the katniss everdeen of hip...

episode 84: m.i.a. is the katniss everdeen of hip...

Ryan and Matt discuss M.I.A.’s Matangi,as well as the critical backlash against it.Episode 84:...


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episode 81: a darkness of white

episode 81: a darkness of white

Ryan and Matt consider The Arcade Fire and their latest album,Reflektor.Episode 81: A Darkness of...


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episode 78: i ll bet mr. haim makes great waffles

episode 78: i ll bet mr. haim makes great waffles

Ryan and Matt consider Haim’s debut album,Days Are Gone.Episode 78: I’ll Bet Mr. Haim Makes...


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episode 69: tripling the system

episode 69: tripling the system

Sheely,Wrather, and guest Tim Swann close out TFT Summer School, and wrapping up Series 2 of E4’s...


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episode 66: nathan doesn t die

episode 66: nathan doesn t die

Sheely and Wrather welcome actual British person Tim Swann to discuss Misfits Series 1,Episodes...


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episode 45: that most turgid of sciences

episode 45: that most turgid of sciences

Wrather and Sheely are back on their game with this episode,considering Charlie and the principal...


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episode 25: accoded

episode 25: accoded

Ryan Sheely returns from Africa and joins Matthew Wrather to discuss urbanism,disability, and...


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episode 20: pointillist causality

episode 20: pointillist causality

Ryan Sheely,Jordan Stokes, and Matthew Wrather join an inter-continental episode of TFT to overthink...


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episode 16: turn on, tune in, drop out

episode 16: turn on, tune in, drop out

Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink Gossip Girl and Glee,focusing on what it takes to be a...


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episode 13: non oriented sexuality

episode 13: non oriented sexuality

Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather discuss the return of Glee and the arrival of Jonathan Groff,as well...


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episode 266: the sorrows of young halsey

episode 266: the sorrows of young halsey

On the TFT Podcast we listen to the just-released sophomore album from unlikely superstar...


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episode 260: make your own hope

episode 260: make your own hope

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss “Hope,” Shamir’s self-released follow-up to...


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episode 251: the news from the far off land of...

episode 251: the news from the far off land of...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss the Wu-Tang Clan’s debut album, “Enter The Wu-Tang...


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episode 249: time is the great smasher of all...

episode 249: time is the great smasher of all...

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Smashing Pumpkin’s chart-topping 1993 album “Siamese...


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episode 239: i for one welcome our new robot...

episode 239: i for one welcome our new robot...

On the TFT Podcast we tackle The Weeknd’s current record,“Starboy.”Episode 239: I For One...


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episode 234: 3 7 2 6

episode 234: 3 7 2 6

Ryan,Rachel, and Matt listen to and discuss D.R.A.M.’s debut LP “mammoth Baby D.R.A.M.”Episode...


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episode 231: boyz ii androids

episode 231: boyz ii androids

On the TFT Podcast,Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss Bon Iver’s pathbreaking new album, “22,...


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episode 229: the naked baby is now an uber driver

episode 229: the naked baby is now an uber driver

On the TFT Podcast,we listen to and discuss Nirvana’s unexpected 1991 hit, “Nevermind.”Episode...


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episode 167: selfie of the artist as a young girl

episode 167: selfie of the artist as a young girl

On the Theory for Turntables podcast,Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss Ryn Weaver’s The...


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episode 120: the quietest moment of the softest...

episode 120: the quietest moment of the softest...

Pete sits in with Matt to talk approximately Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumours.”Episode 120: The...


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episode 119: punk judge, punk jury, and punk...

episode 119: punk judge, punk jury, and punk...

Matt and Ryan discuss The Ramones’ debut album “Ramones” and “Rocket to Russia.”Episode...


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episode 94: experimental beach collective

episode 94: experimental beach collective

Ryan and Matt continue their march through the history of American pop and rock music with a...


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episode 93: the endogenous dynamics of beatlemania

episode 93: the endogenous dynamics of beatlemania

Ryan and Matt celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Beatles arrival in the USA with a discussion of...


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episode 63: the teat and the spear

episode 63: the teat and the spear

Sheely and Wrather return to Friday Night Lights to wage the battle of the teat and the...


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episode 62: bart lives

episode 62: bart lives

Wrather,Sheely, and Cognac elucidate the contrast between stationary and roving harlotry as they...


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episode 61: testater hater

episode 61: testater hater

Wrather and Cognac consider the wills and trusts aspects of Gossip Girl,and try to discern the will...


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episode 54: pascal s wager

episode 54: pascal s wager

Sheely and Wrather return with Gossip Girl’s 2012 debut,“Are You There, God? It’s Me...


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episode 49: voodoo smash

episode 49: voodoo smash

Sheely and Wrather bash the convertible. (Covers Friday Night Lights S01 E03-04.)Episode 49: Voodoo...


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episode 48: the futility condition

episode 48: the futility condition

Sheely and Wrather consider the latest episode of Gossip Girl and take all the robots apart.Episode...


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episode 19: ought white boy to play that funky...

episode 19: ought white boy to play that funky...

Matthew Wrather and Jordan Stokes consider funk,otherness, identity, or sex in the latest episode of...


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episode 11: cattle in the marketplace

episode 11: cattle in the marketplace

Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink the latest episode of Gossip Girl,concentrating on social...


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episode 216: tumblr feminism: share if you agree

episode 216: tumblr feminism: share if you agree

On the TFT Podcast we listen to and discuss the Meghan Trainor album “Thank You.”Episode 216:...


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episode 170: literally pretentious

episode 170: literally pretentious

Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss R.E.M.’s “Murmur” and interview Jason Hammel of the...


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episode 159: a rally of the broken and the...

episode 159: a rally of the broken and the...

Matt and Ryan discuss The Mountain Goats’ “Beat the Champ.”Episode 159: A Rally of the Broken...


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episode 137: everyone knows the indie rules

episode 137: everyone knows the indie rules

Matt and Ryan discuss Sun Kil Moon’s “Benji” and The War On Drugs’s “Lost in the...


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episode 136: everything that follows is the ballet

episode 136: everything that follows is the ballet

Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss “sprint the Jewels 2” from hip-hop duo sprint the...


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episode 131: taylor swift is the greatest rapper...

episode 131: taylor swift is the greatest rapper...

Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss Taylor Swift’s “1989.”Episode 131: Taylor Swift is the...


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episode 129: lean in to the ukelele

episode 129: lean in to the ukelele

Matt and Ryan celebrate one year of Theory for Turntables by comparing Lorde and Meghan...


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episode 127: because the fence says there must be...

episode 127: because the fence says there must be...

Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss delight Division’s “Unknown Pleasures.”Episode 127:...


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episode 126: the professor and the librarian

episode 126: the professor and the librarian

Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss Elvis Costello’s “This Year’s Model.Episode 126: The...


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episode 116: we can get to anywhere from here

episode 116: we can get to anywhere from here

Listen slowly and see: Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss The Velvet Underground’s “The Velvet...


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episode 111: a theory of fanciness

episode 111: a theory of fanciness

Matt and Ryan discuss Iggy Azalea’s “The fresh Classic.”Episode 111: A Theory of Fanciness...


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episode 109: who s buried in grant s tomb s...

episode 109: who s buried in grant s tomb s...

Ryan and special guest Pete Fenzel discuss St. Vincent’s recent self-titled album.Episode 109:...


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episode 105: they taint from brooklyn and they...

episode 105: they taint from brooklyn and they...

Matt and Ryan discuss Tweens’ eponymous debut album.Episode 105: They Taint From Brooklyn and They...


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episode 56: spoilers for the princess bride

episode 56: spoilers for the princess bride

Sheely and Wrather discuss the revelation of Gossip Girl’s identity and consider whether it’s...


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episode 43: post modern royalty

episode 43: post modern royalty

Sheely and Wrather discuss the Modern Royalty episode of Gossip Girl and discover that they really...


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episode 40: despite our best efforts

episode 40: despite our best efforts

Sheely and Wrather return to highlight the epi-kiss-temological aspects of Gossip Girl and...


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episode 39: dictator tots

episode 39: dictator tots

Sheely and Wrather discuss the premiere of MTV’s Skins and begin the 2011 Spring Semester of...


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episode 36: trigynorite

episode 36: trigynorite

Sheely and Wrather discuss agency and sex while considering the Masquerade Ball episode of Gossip...


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episode 35: stewardess of the mind

episode 35: stewardess of the mind

Sheely returns with Wrather to discuss the past three Columbia-centric episodes of Gossip...


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episode 28: usob

episode 28: usob

Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather consider Michelle and her quest to find “the one.”Episode 28:...


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episode 15: santorum

episode 15: santorum

Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather consider the Parent Trap episode of Glee and the Bushwick episode of...


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episode 5: gossip girl - implications for public...

episode 5: gossip girl - implications for public...

Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather consider the sociological implications of Gossip Girl and...


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podcast supplement: these f***ing teenagers

podcast supplement: these f***ing teenagers

Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink the latest Gossip Girl and Glee.Podcast Supplement: These...


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episode 207: frankie cosmos s haircut is an inside...

episode 207: frankie cosmos s haircut is an inside...

On the TFT Podcast we listen to and discuss “Next Thing” from Frankie Cosmos.Episode 207:...


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episode 196: the drum is the instrument of love

episode 196: the drum is the instrument of love

On the TFT Podcast we listen to and discuss Phil Collins’s “No Jacket Required.”Episode 196:...


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episode 189: cell phones aren t phones

episode 189: cell phones aren t phones

On the TFT Podcast we listen to and discuss Erykah Badu’s “But You Caint employ My...


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episode 160: spoiler alert: jesus dies

episode 160: spoiler alert: jesus dies

Matt and special guest Jordan listen to and discuss Sufjan Stevens’s “Carrie and...


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episode 133: you cannot call me queen b

episode 133: you cannot call me queen b

Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss Leighton Meester’s “Dream-Pop” album...


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episode 130: album oriented pop

episode 130: album oriented pop

Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss Swedish electro-pop artist Tove Lo’s debut LP Queen of the...


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episode 125: norm overload

episode 125: norm overload

Ryan and special guest “Cognac” listen to and discuss Talking Heads “More Songs approximately...


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episode 115: we re trying to hammer the wind

episode 115: we re trying to hammer the wind

Matt and Ryan listen to and discuss Bob Dylan’s “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” and “Highway...


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episode 96: the tapestry sausage

episode 96: the tapestry sausage

Matt and Ryan continue the historical overview of pop music with a peer at Carole King’s...


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episode 92: the state of the teenybopper union

episode 92: the state of the teenybopper union

Matt and Ryan celebrate the 15th anniversary of Britney Spears’s “…Baby One More...


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