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Billboard-charting band the Doubleclicks are tired of getting song ideas from strangers on the Internet. So they started a podcast where they give each other song ideas—and by the end of the podcast, there's a new song! "You Should Write A Song About That" is a peek behind the curtain, a sibling con…

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    • Jun 10, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 42 EPISODES


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    Oceans of Anxiety

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2021 31:30


    Laser met Mazzie the dog! Aubrey took a trip to Seattle! We remember the reasons we have anxiety about the beach and look forward to this Saturday's benefit concert for TransFamilies! Check out roaringrainbow.com for more info about this amazing online event!

    Hot Tub Decision Machine

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2021 25:05


    Check out our music and merch at http://thedoubleclicks.com/Thank you Natalie for our art! https://www.thefuzzyslug.com/

    Fae Life with Manager Morgan!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2021 28:37


    The clicks ask Morgan about her cats and her Fae life. Laser watched Mortal Kombat and Speed Racer, Aubrey got a handle for her dog, shots! shots! shots! And, taking vacations without board games. 

    The Krispy Kreme Accident

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 30:02


    Thank you to Natalie Metzger for our art! https://www.thefuzzyslug.com/

    Deviled Eggs

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2021 24:49


    Aubrey calls Laser to talk them through the process of making deviled eggs. Pottery, walks, podcasts, and the film Kajillionaire starring Evan Rachel Wood. 

    A Real Human Lizard

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2021 22:04


    Aubrey tricks a goth, Laser rebrands as a streamer, crotches have many dimensions, free groups are a slippery slope, we meet a baby Yoda and a lizard, and Marzipan's got some snacks on her mind. Thank you to Natalie Metzger for our podcast art: https://www.thefuzzyslug.com/Join our mailing list: https://thedoubleclicks.fanbridge.com/

    Daniel Defoe vs Aquaman

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2021 26:31


    We Zoomed some horses and a person in a hammock! Superman likes corn, Marzipan fears curtains, British quiz contestants love Route 66, and we're the worst people to hang out with. Submit your songs? laser@thedoubleclicks.comTune into Stevonnie's livestream tonight at 5pm PT/8pm ET: http://www.sundaycomesafterwards.com/Get tickets for our shows this weekend! https://thedoubleclicks.com/blog/dcdigitalCheck out House Haunters on Mondays 1pm! https://www.twitch.tv/doubleclicksliveCheck out Laser's podcast "Fan Funded" wherever you get podcasts whenever it gets there! (or on its website, https://fanfunded.simplecast.com/)Love you very much! 

    32: Pig In The City

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2021 26:38


    It's 2021 and we're not doing things for anyone else anymore. So, the podcast is back! Laser has a coach and feels complicated about "life coaches"! Aubrey has a good dog and is taking care of her brain! Laser's training in comedy with trans geniuses! https://www.twitch.tv/doubleclickslivehttps://lasercampaigns.com/Laser's new podcast is not out yet. 

    31: Being Right All The Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2020 18:31


    This week: Laser read an article about how to get people to read their emails. Aubrey saw some movies. And we talk about what it's like to be right all the time and to still be corrected. And then: a song from the perspective of Google.

    30: Cryptic AOL Away Messages

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 22:39


    We were lost in a hall of mirrors inside a bread bowl. We talk big about AOL instant messenger. And then, a song to quote in your cryptic lyric away messages or livejournal status updates.

    29: Video Game Chat Rooms

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2020 20:45


    This week! Aubrey continues to have a dog! Laser started their name name change! And also started trolling chat rooms! I guess this is growing up. And then, a song about a very specific Kongregate video game called Incremancer.

    28: AUBREY GOT A DOG & They Might Be Giants

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2020 30:17


    Aubrey GOT A DOG. SHE GOT A DOG! And then - It's the 30th anniversary of the They Might Be Giants album Flood - RIGHT NOW! They are our probably favorite band and we talk about that a lot! And also - our Patrons requested the song BIRDHOUSE IN YOUR SOUL from us! It's a great song and not an easy one! Please enjoy our cover of Birdhouse in your Soul!

    27: Witcher Watch

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2020 19:49


    Quiche. Sleeping. Cats. Cats (2019). Japanese Music Videos. The Witcher. THE WITCHER.

    26: I can control this

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 29:47


    This week on the podcast: we make mashed potatoes, we can do the twist, tell me, mr. mistoffelees, do you like it like this?

    25: Friendship is Unfinished Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2019 28:30


    A brothel of poets! The Spirit of Christmas! An Italian Restaurant! Dungeons and Dragons! And then we wrote a song about friendship by our ghost punk band GHOUL SQUAD!

    24: Normal Human Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2019 29:57


    Parties. Dogs. Buffets. Party Dog Buffet? Dog party buffet? And a song about running a normal human party, a regular one, for humans.

    23: Save the DJ!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2019 33:21


    Aubrey and pals had to save a DJ from a large inflatable ball at a fluffy rave party. OR DID THEY? Plus, the Doubleclicks experiment with video game music and catch up on all the happenings with Laser's apartment decoration.

    22: Good Omens

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2019 33:14


    This week: Family is good? And bad! Thanksgiving sure has a lot involved, doesn't it? Did you get leftovers? Did anyone do your pronouns right? And a song about David Tennant and Michael Sheen deeply in love!

    21: Elves and Volcanoes

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2019 23:49


    This week: there's a man inside the walls! There's water on the floor! Aubrey went to three parties in one weekend and one was for a divorce! We had to do a lot of waiting and we write a song about waiting.

    20: Cheddar Cheese and Pokemon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2019 24:25


    This week: tour is done and the podcast is back! We talk about moving, New York City, Pokemon Sword, the board game "Welcome To..." and then write a song about cheese, fresh starts, and not-fresh starts.

    19: Music Is Art And It Can't Be Wrong

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 35:16


    This week: we answer your questions! Birds! Banks! Plus, Aubrey made everybody paint a picture of space. Then we write a song about making an album, because we're making an album right now, and we're ok!

    18: Friends Friends Friends Friends Friends

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2019 30:08


    We're together and we have STORIES. STORIES where our friends saved us. And empowered us. Also, Laser got a passive-aggressive napkin and Aubrey's getting into Roller Derby. And then — a song about it!

    17: No Cell Towers On The Open Sea

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2019 26:05


    We wrote a sea shanty about not wanting to get emails anymore. Plus: a helpful bellman, and improv!

    16: Super Beatrice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2019 31:21


    We're taking control of our lives. We're taking a trip to San Francisco. We're bringing earplugs everywhere we go. We're so smart.

    15: I don't wanna

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2019 25:29


    It's a new year! And we're talking about: Joshua Tree National Park, speakeasy clubs with pregnant aerialists, saying no, boundaries, marzipan the cat, and some startling news about how U2 and Radiohead are two completely different bands!

    14: Starting our high school band

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2018 24:28


    Christmas brings about memories in this episode, recorded TOGETHER in the Doubleclicks studio! We talk about old houses, the first band we started together, snacks, pets, bats, favorite things, and then write a song about the new year!

    13: Panic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2018 20:56


    It's ok to panic. Well, it better be, because we're very overwhelmed. We love you! And we wrote a feel-good song about being overwhelmed. Plus we talk about Stardew Valley A LOT.

    12: Ask Forgiveness, Not Permission

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2018 18:04


    This week, we calm down and then we talk about Grace Hopper, who is the greatest and we really don't do a good enough job hyping up. And then we sing a song about it!

    11: Great Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2018 21:32


    This week, we went to pizza, we finished a big project, we socialized, and Aubrey finishes her trio of cello songs with a victory ditty! Full and regular "Doubleclicks" songs return next week!

    10: Have you heard of a library?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2018 20:38


    This week Laser discovered a library and Aubrey made everybody wear slippers. Then we have some cello music to listen to in the library!

    9: Some Meditative Cello Music

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2018 19:09


    This week, Aubrey is taking over the podcast and the songwriting duties. We talk about Stardew Valley, acting classes, thanksgiving plans, and we need to get some work done.

    8: Orchestrions, Calliopes, and Wizard Rescues

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 16:40


    We went to Wisconsin and visited the House on the Rock and Wizard Quest. It was wonderful. Today we discuss weird weird weird collections, immersive mazes, and why they make us feel so good. Then we write a song about it!

    house rock wisconsin wizard quest
    7: Do A Thing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2018 22:09


    This week — it's all about productivity. You can make all the plans you want, but eventually you have to do something. So we write a pump-up song to yell at yourself. Also, we talk about how Aubrey will give as much candy to children as she possibly can.

    6: A Broken Arm At Rainbow Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2018 20:37


    This week - Laser broke their arm. It's broken. Ow! Here's the whole story, plus some discussion of trying new things, and a song about it!

    5: Happy Birthday, No One Hates You

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2018 20:01


    This week, we talk about how stressful it is to plan a birthday party. We just want everyone to be happy. WHY IS THAT SO HARD. And then... a song about it!

    4: F*ck Twitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2018 21:18


    Avoiding social media - how do you do it? Aubrey does it by thinking about pouring large quantities of paint on a canvas. Laser does it by having terrible audio in this episode (sorry, it gets better). Plus: we enjoyed our first party! And then... a song about it.

    3. A Halloween Costume No One Understands (Introducing Yourself At Parties)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018 27:07


    How do you introduce yourself a parties? Also this week: a very cute dog, Laser got a cat, painting D&D miniatures, welding, and Halloween costumes. And then: a song about it!

    2. I'm Winning! (Talking about gender identity!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2018 28:49


    This week, we discuss: Our baby cousin's very good knock-knock joke. Wynonna Earp, a television show Laser cares about deeply. Our fascination with twitch streaming and baby videos on Instagram. Also, Laser has a cat. Cats think bananas are snakes. Some talk about gender identity. Discussion of adults doing chores. And then we write a song about gender identity called "I'm Winning!"

    1: Boundaries! (Laser Got A Cat)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 34:37


    On this episode: the fourth one is the hardest, Aubrey’s affirmations, a new house decoration, Fall Boyfriend, Laser got a cat, socialization, Laser got a cat, and then we write a song about our conversation!

    Interview 3: Frozen Pizza with Joseph Scrimshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018 15:37


    Today we interview Joseph Scrimshaw, comedian, writer and friend, about frozen pizza. Frozen pizza! It's the best, yes?

    Interview 2: Piper Perish & Perserverence with Kayla Cagan

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2017 30:37


    Today Angela interviews Kayla Cagan, author of the great YA novel PIPER PERISH, releasing March 7 on Chronicle Books! Topics covered include: inspirational quotes, Houston, Texas, deleting dogs, and how creation is the best defense against despair. The song is called "Now Is The Time!" Check out Kayla Cagan: http://kaylacagan.com Pre-order her book: http://amzn.to/2mjf8Ip or at your local bookstore! Watch the video for this song, back the band’s kickstarter and so much more: http://thedoubleclicks.com

    Interview 1: About Anandibai Joshi (Sam Maggs interview)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2016 15:22


    Anandibai Joshi was the first Indian woman to get a degree in Western Medicine, and this is a song about her, her mission, and her refusal to let things get in her way. Read more about Anandibai and 24 other amazing women in “WONDER WOMEN” – the new book by Sam Maggs!

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