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Welcome to Stereothematica, a podcast where two women geek out over music.
When Christina moved from LA to Texas, Christine suggested a weekly challenge to stay in touch: pick a song that fits a chosen theme. This game opened them to new perspectives on each other while deepening their own understanding of the music that shapes their lives. Each week Christina and Christine recreate the magic of their song exchange on a broader scale, deconstructing their thematic picks, providing personal anecdotes and historical insights, and sharing transformative tracks rarely spotlighted on the Billboard Hot 100.
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Can you remember what you were listening to in 2016? It was a different world, an end of an era, a sad time, in fact, a shit year, some might say–we say it pretty unequivocally. But the music we listened to provided an escape, relief, and sometimes just a pleasant enough distraction. Join us on this (brief) trip down memory lane! SONGS: Julia Jacklin: Pool Party (2016) Gal Costa: Vou Recomeçar (1969) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES: Pitchfork The 100 Best Songs of 2016 Solange: Cranes in the Sky...
As we established back in March of last year, all protest songs are love songs! If you're confused, check out the episode. And if you're intrigued, join us for this week's sweeping statement: Resistance is NOT futile. The world might seem like it's imploding. You might be mad as hell (we are). So join us, and the resistance. We need you. SONGS: Nina Simone: Mississippi Goddam (Live at Carnegie Hall, 1964) Le Tigre: Hot Topic (1999) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES: Nina Simone’s LIVE Pe...
"Nepo babies." Pejorative term or celebration of creative lineage? We don't care, as long as the outcome is good! And the outcome from our nepo baby musicians is, indeed, good. Whether your parents are indie folk legends or you're part of Hollywood royalty.... it doesn't really matter to us. Keep making the hits! SONGS: Going to a Town: Rufus Wainwright (2007) Coconut Records (Jason Schwartzman): Any Fun (2009) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES: Billie Eilish's Mom Maggie Baird Claps ...
One of the things we love most about music is its power to transport. It can carry us somewhere locational, philosophical, psychological, even quantal (as we explored more overtly in our Time Machine episode). A single song can shift the room, unlock memories, or reveal a door we didn’t even know was there. Music is the vessel that cracks open our hearts and minds, taking us on a long and winding road to anywhere. SONGS: Tinariwen: Amassakoul 'N' 'Ténéré (2004) The Balfa Brothers: Le Danse de...
Brr. Did someone just open a window? Or did I catch a crazy vibe from this funky ass song? Ok enough silliness. This week we deep dive into the songs that give us the literal chills. You know, the type of song that makes the hairs on your arm stand up. A song that makes you sit up a little straighter... makes you "lock in" as the youth say. And no, we DIDN'T just explore this theme with "Visceral." That's different. We insist. SONGS: Herbie Hancock: Watermelon Man (1973) Rosalía: Berg...
Fa La La. Shoo ba doo bee. MmmmBOP! Did you read those out loud just now? Congratulations. You can scat! All jokes aside, this week we’re focused on made up words in music! Some of the greatest hits of all time have a nonsensical word (or two!) in their lyrics, and we’re deep diving into some of our favorites in this episode! SONGS: Ooh Poo Pah Doo: Jessie Hill Serge Gainsbourg: Shu Ba Du Ba Loo Ba (1966) EXTRAS: Non-lexical vocables in music Kim Cattrall Scatting Twin Pea...
We’re not making any friends with this episode. But hopefully we don’t lose any either. We’re just being honest…and mildly obnoxious. Please listen until the end (unless you’re a Swiftie!). SONGS: Tom Waits: All the World is Green (2002) Beyonce: 7/11 (2014) EXTRAS: Live Circus Live at Jacksonville (2008) Tom Waits Library Tom Waits - IMDb Cinematic Appearances of Tom Waits and His Music Tom Waits Glitter and Doom Press Conference (2008) Tom Waits: Grapefruit Moon (1973) Ni...
Ever think there might be an invisible thread holding things together that you cannot see, but perhaps... you can feel? This week's theme centers on the question, "Are these songs related somehow?" And the resounding answer: "No." SONGS Pino D'angio: Ma quale Idea (1980) Brian Eno: Baby’s on Fire (1973) EXTRAS Will Smith - Gettin' Jiggy Wit It Sister Sledge: He’s the Greatest Dancer The Bar-Kays: Sang and Dance How Italo disco is taking over Berlin (again) Ma Quale Idea - bassline by St...
Happy New Year! We are kicking off 2026 with a deadly fall and a sliced off ear! That's right, movie magic music is back, and this time we’re talking about the most haunting use of a song in a movie. Brace yourself for spoilers! SONGS Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: P.I.M.P. (2008) Stealers Wheel: Stuck in the Middle with You (1972) EXTRAS P.I.M.P. Scene from Anatomy of a Fall Stuck in the Middle With You Scene from Reservoir Dogs 50 Cent: P.I.M.P. (2003) Anatomy of a Song: A Readi...
The year is (almost) over! And we are delighted. So what better time to share our most-loved and most-listened to bands with our dutiful, beautiful listeners? If the year-end "best of" lists overwhelm you, we hope you'll enjoy a mini-deep dive into two bands we kept coming back to all year long. And truly, we cannot wait to discover more new (and old) music with you in 2026! Thanks for listening all year long! VIDEOS Devo: Uncontrollable Urge (1978) Being Dead: Van Goes (2024) EXTRAS Ro...
It's winter, minus the tinsel! And the only red noses here are Christina's and Christine's on account of their rosacea. One pick retreats inward, finding comfort in solitude and stubborn self-protection; the other stares at the cold and dreams of somewhere sunnier. Two very different ways of surviving a winter’s day--and you might just be surprised by who picks what. VIDEOS Simon & Garfunkel: I am a Rock (1966) The Mamas and the Papas: California Dreamin’ (1965 - Ed Sullivan P...
Some of you might be thinking we already did this theme, and honestly… fair, but this isn’t our Predictions episode, this is its annoying cousin Greg. And this time we’re embracing the idea of being predictable (though we've never not embraced it)! One pick spirals through existential dread by way of psychedelic retro Turkish disco, and the other is an emo/math-rock heart-tugger that feels like being 14 again in the best possible way. Can you PREDICT who chose what? VIDEOS Altin Gün: Go...
In a world too often divided, we are celebrating the songs that unite us, that bring us to a shared understanding, that give a sense of togetherness, and yes, even hope. Whether with a group on a desert pilgrimage or singing along in isolation in the midst of a pandemic, we explore the songs that, religion aside, give us a sense of communion. VIDEOS Violeta Parra: Gracias a la Vida C. Tangana: Los Tontos (NPR Tiny Desk, starts at 4:10 - but please watch it all!) EXTRAS Overlooked No Mor...
In this episode, we lean into our inner goths and imagine the songs we’d want played at our own memorials…IF we even have one. One of us goes full velvet-draped drama with sweeping strings and tragic romance; the other is all about spiritual soulfulness, reggae-tinged resilience, and a send-off that feels more like a tipsy singalong than a dirge. We may have gone in completely different directions, but we both love the way music holds our grief and our joy, and how being a little “death posit...
This is our love letter to the lost art of letter-writing…in songs. Consider it a carefully folded note passed across time. Signed, sealed, AND delivered by the Postal Service, or by hand. Song as letter, or letter as song, whatever the concept, these musical missives hit our hearts in ways an email can't. VIDEOS XTC: Dear God (1986) Lulu: To Sir, With Love (1967) EXTRAS ‘Dear God’: The violent protests triggered by XTC’s controversial single - Far Out Magazine T...
We’re getting into the spooky spirit talking about the scariest songs in our music libraries. While Monster Mash and Thriller do make an appearance, we’re clawing our way past the Halloween clichés to scream about the songs that really get under our skin and linger like the breath of death. VIDEOS Die Antwoord: Baby’s on Fire (2012) The Zombies: Butcher’s Tale (Western Front 1914) SPECIAL TREAT (NO TRICKS HERE) SCARY SONG LISTENER COLLAB PLAYLIST - Share YOUR scariest songs...if ...
Your eyes are not deceiving you–we are indeed going corporate! At least for this episode, wherein we reflect on the strange sorcery of songs from commercials: the ones that, for a moment, make you forget you're a cog in the sparkling machine of late capitalism. Sure, they were used to sell us stuff, but we still kind of love them. VIDEOS Geico Caveman Ad featuring “Remind Me” by Röyksopp (2006) Remind Me: Röyksopp (2001) Volkswagen, Trio, Da Da Da (1997) Trio: Da Da Da (1982) EXTRAS App...
What makes a song decadent? Is it the banging build-up giving way to a glorious release? The urge to don a banana skirt or surrender to collapse in a bathtub of brandy? From glitter to dust and lugubrious Balkan brassy indie waltzes, we wade into the lush layers of musical decadence. Melancholy meets spectacle. Longing meets the dance floor. Find out why surrender sometimes feels like survival, and whether we’re living in a decadent moment ourselves. VIDEOS Babylon Berlin Soundtrack, Se...
Ah, the joy of an animated TV show. Whether watching a Saturday morning cartoon, something not quite suitable for children, or the classics from the days of yore, you can probably bet on one thing: you're gonna hear a bangin' theme song. From cool-cat jazz on the prowl to a bumbling, cyborg sleuth, we celebrate the cartoon earworms you can’t shake. VIDEOS Pink Panther Theme Song Inspector Gadget Theme Song EXTRAS Skeleton Dance - Silly Symphonies Pink Panic - Episode of Pink Panther Pin...
What if time travel was about chasing the music you wish you could’ve felt in real time? In this episode we daydream our way into those moments, hearing first notes and electric performances as if they were happening now. It’s complicated, it’s joyful, and it’s all about how music lets us bend time, and, of course, as always, our minds! VIDEOSGeorge Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue (1927 Recording) James Brown: The Payback (1974 Live in Zaire) EXTRASLeonard Bernstein, Rhapsody in Blue (1976) Ja...
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