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Music professor Jake Hanlon and his sidekick Justin Gregg team up to dissect the most popular songs in music—past and present—with analysis, humor, and nerdy attitude.
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Fast Car- Luke Combs

Fast Car- Luke Combs

2023-11-1815:28

The white bastardization of a classic black song should never have happened, but listen to it so Tracy gets paid
We discuss why Taylor Swift dominates, and we don’t really talk about the song.
Hey, it's 1977 and it's NYC and you've gone to a gay bar? Nope. You're just listening to the Barbie soundtrack and it's great!
The podcast is back with music that sounds like it was released on the last Drake album, but no, it's from the current Drake album. Drake tires to rap battle J. Cole and gets exposed.
Every once in a while, a trap song comes along that does not make us want to throw ourselves of a bridge. In fact, this song made us want to throw ourselves into a nice warm bed of happy feelings.
Favorite Song - Toosii

Favorite Song - Toosii

2023-06-0516:40

An interesting case study of the power of live performance and crappy studio production.
After all this time, Max Martin finally shows his face on the podcast in this “Ed Sheeran” song!
Eurovision 2023 recap

Eurovision 2023 recap

2023-05-1537:40

It's the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest summary episode! Finland was robbed!
In a world where new artists constantly try and give themselves a bump by bringing in established artists, we learn today that often times those new artists sure can look lame against a veteran.
Chemical - Post Malone

Chemical - Post Malone

2023-05-0331:42

Mom always said don’t judge a book my it’s cover. This isn’t Hemingway but it isn’t crap either.
A K-pop song written by an AI?
An unoffensive money grab by remixing a song that's 7 years old but is actually better than the original.
Players - Coi Leray

Players - Coi Leray

2023-04-0226:43

A 40 year old white man gives a history lesson on black music. Is that click bait?
The return of hyperpop, crappy piano sounds, and poor pronunciation makes a fun song!
Last night Jake wished the liquor talked, so he didn’t list to this song. A shout out to all my toxic relationships.
The Grammy’s choice for song of the year is 100% correct. Good job Recording Academy. Young people: go listen to Bonnie Raitt. #BonnieRaitt
Flowers | Miley Cyrus

Flowers | Miley Cyrus

2023-02-1519:03

Disco à la 2023 – repetitive, non-offensive, Hanna Montana. Jake wants to watch the music video now.
 A workshop on how to eradicate an artist’s voice through autotune and compression.
A song written by a computer algorithm for Jeopardy!
Doja Cat - Vegas

Doja Cat - Vegas

2022-11-2932:57

Jake rants about black music history and dissects Doja Cat's Vegas while Justin patiently waits for his chance to talk. 
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