Episodes

Dave and Caleb present a special episode entirely dedicated to new music from this year as they count down their individual top 5 lists of 2023 music so far, plus a peak at what they’re excited about for the rest …

We discover that we have very different ideas about what it means to decompress, from when that process should begin to how it should end. Should decompression be energizing after a long day, or should it help us unwind? We …

It’s part two of our superhero origin stories as we unpack Dave’s arrival at becoming ‘musically sentient’ — the first album he remembers where music meant to him what it means now. We journey through the Bangles and ‘Do the …

This week we’re releasing two new episodes on the same theme: the first album you remember where music held the place that is means to you now — what we call ‘becoming musically sentient.’ Caleb takes us way back to …

Summer is here and along with it comes numerous excuses to gather in someone’s backyard to grill out (or, barbecue / BBQ if you’re from the midwest. We see you, Texas.) What are the most important things to consider when …

Two guys who have never done any hard drugs choose the best album for a hallucinogenic drug experience. Why? Because they’ve seen every movie and television depiction of the experience, good and bad, from the last 30+ years a...

In the last of the launch week episodes, Dave and Caleb figure out the Best Album For Apologizing to Your Kids. What music would work best in the background of modeling emotional health and doing the hard work of repairing …

In the second of three launch week episodes, Dave and Caleb choose their Best Album For a nearly universal human experience — Cratering a Social Network. What kind of music would someone listen to if they were making the choi...

It’s launch week, and in the first of three episodes, Dave and Caleb present their picks for the Best Album For Starting a Podcast. They find a not-so-deep cut from 1995 that captures all of their hopes and dreams for …