PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY

Our guest is Jazz Adam! The last time we spoke with Jazz for the show was way back in 2019. Andy catches up with Jazz and learns why she decided to resurrect her Old Maybe project after a seven year hiatus. Old Maybe's latest album, The Whiff, can be purchased via Bandcamp here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines is listening to side two of In Harmony 2 with guest Julie Klausner. Listen to a vinyl rip of In Harmony 2 at YouTube here.

Andy talks about butternut donuts being discontinued, Lola licking the footrest, John Kilduff and Let's Paint TV, booking guests, Marty Supreme, a building blowing up, nothing good for lunch, Tool's no phone policy, and the unfixable error in Deep Purple's "Smoke on the Water". On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines is listening to side one and discussing the cover art of In Harmony 2 with Julie Klausner. Find the cover art for In Harmony 2 on the record's Discogs page here. Listen to a vinyl rip of In Harmony 2 at YouTube here.

Andy talks about pulling a dead rabbit out of his dog's mouth, seeing a 311 sticker on a truck, and Turnstile allegedly being hypocrites. Also, we listen to clips of Alex Pearlman talking about Don Lemon seeing KATSEYE before being arrested, Khan (the "What do you do for a living?" guy) stopping Q-Tip on the street, and Eric Grubbs talking about a change he noticed in Van Halen's "Jump" music video. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines and guest Julie Klausner continue with side 2 of 'In Harmony'. You can listen to the entire 'In Harmony' album on YouTube here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about Bandcamp banning AI music, Jill Scott's "big areola music", Witch Fever doing a two month stadium and arena tour with Volbeat and coming home broke, and eating a giant bucket of popcorn and crying while watching Hamnet. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines listens to Side A of 1980's "In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record" with special guest Julie Klausner. They even sneak a little Prog Talk in. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guest is James Greene, Jr.! Andy speaks with James about his new book, Magnum Opus: The Unbelievable 15-Year Saga of Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy. Buy James' book via Amazon here. Find more info about James at his website here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines does a deep dive into Blue Monday, the third Monday in January, and the songs it has inspired. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy eulogizes Bob Weir then talks about Ari Aster being more interesting than his films, Yorgos Lanthimos' 2025 film, Bugonia, Emma Stone's interesting choices, the missing My Bloody Valentine albums on streaming services, Cate Le Bon being a better producer than a musician, Marcello Hernández's Netflix special, Andy's new favorite pasta sauce, Swords2's song "失望吗", and Vinnie Vincent's $4,000 album, Guitarmageddon. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines delivers part 2 of her overview of Stevie Nicks' solo singles. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here. You can find a Stevie Nicks Singles playlist Rachel created for this episode here.

Happy new year! Andy pushes through a cold to talk about what he's been up to in the new year and gives one ominous prediction for 2026. Also, we listen to a clip of Bostonians' resolutions from back when 1976 rolled into 1977 and multiple clips of a man who wants to show Billie Eilish his stuff. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines delivers her 200th Chart Chat! This week is part 1 of an overview of Stevie Nicks' solo singles. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy finds a spinach stem in his calzone and plays clips of a dad ordering in a drive-thru and Mike Patton slagging Wolfmother. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines offers playlists to count down to the new year and discusses some lesser-known Billboard album charts. Find a link to part 1 of the Number Song Countdown here. Find a link to part 2 of the Number Song Countdown here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Happy holidays! Andy talks about being frustrated with online merchants, Nathan Rabin's car accident, and catching a wild bird indoors. Also, we listen to a clip about a guy who paid to be Gene Simmons' personal roadie for a day, Rod Stewart yelling at a fan, a streamer not recognizing Ringo Starr, and Riff Raff freestyling. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines looks at Willie Nelson's 1979 Christmas album "Pretty Paper". Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guest is Bingo! Andy drinks a soda then talks with Bingo about the upcoming halfwayokay Cursemas Marathon Show. Watch halfwayokay streaming live on Twitch Monday nights at 8PM ET here, and be sure to tune in Chistmas day beginning at noon ET. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines looks at more hits from Rush on the rock airplay chart. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here. You can find a playlist for Rachel's segment here.

Andy talks about Wicked: For Good (no spoilers), seeing three wild deer, the new episode of Empathy at the Apocalypse, having trouble getting guests for PATE, Tarantino's big mouth, Flea's new song, the bassist from Weezer's wife's crazy year, the snooze bar being eight minutes, and Jackal Family shoutouts. Also, we listen to a clip of Shirley Manson from Garbage berating a fan for bringing a beach ball to her show. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines looks at the songs of Romy and Michele's High School Reunion. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy eulogizes Jimmy Cliff, talks about having to get a physical on his birthday, getting knocked out by vaccine shots, wondering what Kyle Kulinski's hairstyle is called, and suggests a song from Stephen Merritt's project the 6ths inspired Fifty Shades of Grey. Also, we listen to clips of David Byrne talking about Lou Reed's love of ice cream and a 51yo British man discovering Tupac. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines delivers part 2 of her deep dive into the band Kyuss. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about De La Soul's new album, Cabin in the Sky, giving his first 10/10 album review, Nouvelle Vague (2025), American "comedy" movies of the 2020s, splitting his nail, PrestonPlayz, and Marita Plieva. Also, we listen to a clip of Brian Eno talking about everyday creativity. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines introduces you to the band Kyuss. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy eats a peanut butter cookie for dinner and talks about being tricked by a skeleton in a blonde wig, sugar writing all his novels, the Banh Mi Panini, his neighbor's dog taking Prozac, the passing of Jimmy Kimmel's bandleader, and Johnson Wen AKA Pyjama Man striking again. Then he sings along with Curtis Sliwa and plays a clip of Tracy Morgan singing a U2 song at the top of his lungs while waiting to board a plane. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines shares listener stories of full-album concerts, follows Rage Against the Machine across the pond, and looks at a new singles collection from Christopher Cross. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about French electronic music from the past and present, helping his mother look for a car, his 25th wedding anniversary, SweeTart Ropes, and business vs. personal. Also, we listen to a clip from the lead singer of the Minnesota pop punk band Linus impersonating family members of indie musicians asking questions at Thanksgiving dinner. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines delivers her report on seeing Yes in Omaha on November 7th. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy sings the praises of the new Guided By Voices album, Thick Rich and Delicious, as well as the art and ethics of Arrington de Dionyso. Also, Andy gets into it AGAIN with the guy whose yard Lola crapped on, switches therapists, gives his review of Deliver Me from Nowhere (2025) and Weapons (2025), has popcorn problems, dresses himself as a dog for Halloween and dresses his dog as a person, complains about Grimes, her bodyguard, and the host of Doomscroll, and talks about a guy getting kicked off a plane for kissing the woman sitting next to him. Also, also, we listen to clips of the musician Mike Mills getting increasingly annoyed with Ariana Grande for using "R.E.M." to market her merchandise, and Billie Eilish calling out the greed of billionaires to their faces. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines discusses songs that peaked on a certain November date over the years. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about Hélène Barbier's new music, preparing for Halloween, getting a new phone, Mitski's concert film, The Land, getting yelled at by a stranger whose lawn Andy's dog pooped on, being solicited for guests by a publicist who has obviously never heard the show, and wanting to see Deliver Me From Nowhere. Also, we listen to a clip of the band Slipknot taking the Whitney Houston Challenge. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines takes a look at songs from horror movie soundtracks which made the Hot 100. You can find the article that inspired Rachel's latest segment here. You can find a playlist Rachel created for this week's segment here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about Monaleo, Sabrina Carpenter dropping F bombs on SNL, showering at the gym, D'Angelo, Ace Frehley, creamy spinach dip, writing, Role Model's song "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" sounding like James' song "Laid", and dressing as a jar of mayonnaise for Halloween. Also, we listen to clips of Bill Murray giving credit to the Blood Brothers, and Reinhard Stanjek talking about the unconditional love of dogs. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines shares chart info on the singles from The Smashing Pumpkins' Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness in advance of her appearance on the Thom and Joe Show ep where they will be discussing the double album. You can find the Thom and Joe Show at YouTube here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about the Cardi B and Bia feud, covering Destroyer in Boston, not having any heat or hot water in his home, and Kodaline breaking up. We listen to clips of Yungblud talking about which American rock bands are cowboys and which ones are pirates, and a man calling out Freddy Kreuger while standing on the corner of Elm Street. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines looks at Rush's top ten best-performing songs on the Top Tracks/Mainstream Rock airplay chart. You can find a playlist Rachel put together for this RCC segment here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy burns through a list of random ideas, anecdotes and audio clips that he's been collecting over the years. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines concludes the discussion on Yessingles I and II. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.