Listening In

Chuck and Steven are joined by Austin and Ben on a special episode where Ben takes us on a journey through the songs of Tom Waits. In this episode we listen to 10 songs (wow!) from all over Tom Waits' extensive catalog and provide our personal viewpoints for over two hours straight. Songs discussed in this episode: Warm Beer And Cold Women, Step Right Up, Christmas Card From A Hooker In Minneapolis, All The World Is Green, Dog Door, What's He Building, Big In Japan, Filipino Box Spring Hog, Lost In The Harbour, I'm Still Here. Bonus song : Little Drop Of Poison --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven are joined by Darryl and Julius from the podcast 'Boys to Bruh' to discuss Darryl's prior relationships with "ally-gators", ponder over whether it's better to relax in an open or closed trunk, share their idea of what a perfect summer day looks like, attempt to define what parkour REALLY is and much more in this episode about the song Summertime Hightime by Cuco. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven shelter in place, say a few words about Julian Casablancas, discuss the 33 key factors to look for in a meaningful life partner, where to buy new friends when you outgrow your old ones, if the living really is easy during the summertime and much more in this episode about the song Fernando Pando by The Virgins. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven attempt to determine if many of the worlds problems stem from an abundance of 'for penguin prisons', or a lack of 'prisons for penguins', ask deep questions such as: "are you afraid of sleep" or "is sleep afraid of you", attempt to track down the mysterious 3rd voice that some say is audible during parts of the episode and much more in this episode about the song The Worse It Gets by Penguin Prison. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven discuss the benefits of using pre-historic equipment to record music, if you should ascribe to be like a squirrel from a human rights perspective, what types of tools are best suited for digging up acorns during a cold winter, dig into the legality of Steven's robotic programming and much more on this episode about the song Little Acorns [2003] by The White Stripes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven have a surprise visit with Darryl to try to change the things that they can change, discuss if Kanye West is the lyrical genius of our generation, debate what the legal/physical ramifications of not enjoying The Strokes should be, revel in the wisdomz of Jay-Z, eat a poison apple live on the air and discuss the stories of their youth in this episode about the song Did My Best [2018] by The Voidz. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven are joined by Chris to talk about the dead Kennedy's, the state of the modern political landscape, what it takes to be a real satanist, the impact of not editing out all references to Green Day and much much more on this episode of the podcast about the song Basket Case by Green Day. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Editors Note: There are two versions of this episode, it's the same episode but with two different versions of the song. Chuck and Steven are joined by Brandon to discuss if "Oklahoman" actually means someone from Oklahoma or rather is just the southern term for Sasquatch, debate the difference between a greek chorus and a soliloquy and determine if your parents listening to The Flaming Lips is a valid reason to run away from home on this episode about the song She's Leaving Home by The Beatles. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Editors Note: There are two versions of this episode, it's the same episode but with two different versions of the song. Chuck and Steven are joined by Brandon to discuss if "Oklahoman" actually means someone from Oklahoma or rather is just the southern term for Sasquatch, debate the difference between a greek chorus and a soliloquy and determine if your parents listening to The Beatles is a valid reason to run away from home on this episode about the song She's Leaving Home by The Flaming Lips (and friends). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven talk about the weather, attempt to file a trademark on the word "interesting", discuss the mating rituals of the common american alligator and much more in this new episode about the song Wink [2018] by The Voidz. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven ponder about the true meaning of certain old timey sayings, debate the true nature of politics in Scotland and improvise their own drinking song on this brand new episode about the song Ole Black 'n' Blue Eyes by The Fratellis. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven are joined by Victor to talk about thanksgiving plans, the difficulty of only listening to bands who are fans of Julian Casablancas and the age old question: is there any romance in "A Certain Romance"? All this and more in the this episode about the song A Certain Romance by the band Arctic Monkeys from their debut album 'Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not' released in 2006. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven attempt to set a new record for how many times you can say "interesting" on a podcast, contemplate if we have somewhere to be at 7:30 or if legends ever really truly die in this exciting episode about the song When You Die by the band MGMT from their 2018 album Little Dark Age. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven discuss the effects of personal meaning being inscribed into music, subconscious change, coming to terms with an evil version of your past self, how to record a podcast over the sound of an army of lawnmowers/fire trucks and much more in this episode about the song Yes I’m Changing by the music project Tame Impala from the 2015 album Currents. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven reminisce about digging into goldmines, the importance of diversifying, the risks of mixing whiskey with wine, yertle the turtle and much more on this episode about the song Whiskey & Wine by the band 311 from their 2005 album Don't Tread on Me. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven discuss the meaning of alternative rock, the pros and cons of sleeping with the lights on, and the cost of dismembering mannequins in this episode about the song Scrawny by the band Wallows from their 2019 album Nothing Happens. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Chuck and Steven are joined by Marc to talk about the ecological ramifications of a motorcade of generosity, the negative mental impacts of sitting in a coffee house for a prolonged amount of time, existentialism and of course the ethical implications of having your own mr. mastodon farm. This is also our first episode with our long awaited, heavily patented Jeff Goldblum segment. This episode is about the song Mr. Mastodon Farm by the band Cake from their first album: Motorcade of Generosity [1994]. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Steven and Chuck discuss Christmas justice, the ethical implications of Santa carrying a gun, robot Santa and of course: that sweet Mojave rain in this Christmas special about the single Don't Shoot Me Santa [2007] by the Killers. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Steven and Chuck are joined by James to talk about the beauty of simplicity, failure, highschool and "ooooohhs" in music in this episode about the song You Only Live Once by The Strokes from the b-side of their single: Heart In A Cage [2006] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Steven and Chuck are joined by Nate to talk about rock n' roll, coworkers, letting your guard down and soul in this episode about the song This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody) by the Talkings Heads from their fifth album: Speaking in Tongues [1983] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Steven and Chuck talk about perspective, love and the importance of razors in this episode about the song Razorblade by The Strokes from their album: First Impressions of Earth [2006] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Steven and Chuck talk about labeling, being put into boxes and the majesty of the Zebra in this episode about the song Ice Station Zebra by Jack White from his album: Boarding House Reach [2018] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Steven and Chuck talk about magic and all it's perceived powers on this episode about the song The Worlds Best Kisser by Darwin Deez from his album: 10 Songs That Happened When You Left Me With My Stupid Heart [2018] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Steven and Chuck talk about hipsters and much more on episode about the song Wanna Be Black by the band Hockey from their album: Mind Chaos [2009] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Steven and Chuck are joined by Austin to talk about the state of modern music and much more in this episode about the song A Dustland Fairytale by The Killers from their album Day & Age [2008] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Steven and Chuck talk about having dreams and much more in this episode about the song St. Justice by Albert Hammond Jr. from his EP AHJ [2013] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Steven and Chuck discuss the meaning of life and much more in this episode about the song Do You Realize by the Flaming Lips from their 10th album Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots [2002] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Steven and Chuck are joined by Sam to talk about TSLAMP by MGMT from their new album My Little Dark Age --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Steven and Chuck listen to the song On My Own by Matt and Kim from their recently released album Almost Everyday --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

In this episode, Steven and Chuck review the one of the latest songs by the up and coming Chicago band Ponds & Fleshman - Few Ideas (Bag of Weed). You can buy the song (and the rest of their songs) on their Bandcamp page https://ponds-and-fleshman.bandcamp.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

Steven and Chuck talk about the song One Way Trigger by The Strokes --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message

In this Episode, Steven is joined by Chuck for a review of the song All Wordz Are Made Up by The Voidz (Julian Casablancas) from their new album Virtue. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/listening-in/message