A-side/B-side is a biweekly album review podcast hosted by Sam Ives and Laura Koch, covering one album for each "side" of the cast. The A-side segment explores in-depth a well-known, mainstream album, while the B-side brings discussion on an album you may not have ever heard before. Each cast also features a changing cast of co-hosts to bring new perspectives into the discussions.

General vibes, thematic influences, lyrical analysis - these things and more are all covered on the A-side/B-side podcast.

On this week's episode, the last of the semester, Laura talks with Paul Andrews and Vedant Akhauri about "Rhythm Nation: 1814" by Janet Jackson and Sam brings Carolyn Langer on to share insight on Sa-Roc's "The Sharecropper's Daughter." Both albums contain rich, socially conscious lyricism and heavy themes; one is a bona fide classic and the other may very well be in some years' time.