Podcast appearances and mentions of maura johnston

Critic and educator Maura Johnston joins us again to chat about the Eurovision entries from Finland, Latvia, Malta, Lithuania, and Armenia. Maura Johnston Maura Johnston is a writer and editor who teaches at Boston College. She lives in Allston Rock City with her cat, Nuno. Her favorite Eurovision song of recent years is Margaret Berger's "I Feed You My Love." Do Re Mi Summary Finland - Erika Vikman - "Ich Komme" (1:17) Latvia - Tautumeitas - "Bur man laimi" (8:18) Malta - Miriana Conte - "Serving" ("KANT") (14:59) Lithuania - Katarsis - "Tavo akys" (23:13) Armenia - PARG - "Survivor" (30:41) Final Thoughts (37:53) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or reach out on Bluesky @eurowhat.bsky.social (https://bsky.app/profile/eurowhat.bsky.social). Basel 2025 Keep up with Eurovision selection season on our Basel 2025 page (https://www.eurowhat.com/2025-basel)! We have a calendar with links to livestreams, details about entries as their selected, plus our Spotify playlists with every song we can find that is trying to get the Eurovision stage. Join the EuroWhat AV Club! If you would like to help financially support the show, we are hosting the EuroWhat AV Club over on Patreon! We have a slew of bonus episodes with deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Special Guest: Maura Johnston.

However you listened to music this year -- streaming on an app or the old-fashioned way on a radio -- 2024 saw breakthrough artists, chart-topping hits and a return of some top-tier legacy performers. Freelance music writer and critic Maura Johnston and The Root senior writer Candace McDuffie join Stephanie Sy to discuss the music that had us hitting repeat this year. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

However you listened to music this year -- streaming on an app or the old-fashioned way on a radio -- 2024 saw breakthrough artists, chart-topping hits and a return of some top-tier legacy performers. Freelance music writer and critic Maura Johnston and The Root senior writer Candace McDuffie join Stephanie Sy to discuss the music that had us hitting repeat this year. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Is this thing on? Music of the Mat rises from its slumber with a remixed format. Instead of analyzing wrestling songs, Andrew and a guest will play and chat about songs related to a wrestling concept, term, reference, pun, etc. Yes, it really is that simple. Andrew explains the reason behind the big change, then gets down to business with returning guest and absolute delight Maura Johnston. Together they tackle the topic of "in-ring debuts," playing songs off debut albums from Aerosmith, Madonna, The Killers, Oasis, George Michael, Neneh Cherry, Living Colour, and many more. It's over 2 hours of potent fun that will have you raising the roof like Ultimo Guerrero!Follow Music of the Mat on Twitter: @MusicoftheMatFollow Maura on Twitter: @mauraMaura's website: http://Maura.comRead Maura's review of Neneh Cherry's "Raw Like Sushi": https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/neneh-cherry-raw-like-sushi/All VOW podcasts, articles, previews, and reviews: VoicesofWrestling.comJoin the VOW Discord to discuss Music of the Mat and other shows/topics: VoicesofWrestling.com/DiscordDonate to Music of the Mat: https://redcircle.com/music-of-the-mat/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

More than 35 years after its release, Tracy Chapman's eponymous debut album – and the single Fast Car – hit #1 on the charts last week, fueled by her performance with country star Luke Combs at the Grammy Awards. Kara speaks with Lydia Polgreen of the New York Times' Matter of Opinion podcast, music reporter Maura Johnston, and Estelle Caswell, formerly of Vox Pop Earworm, about why an album written at the end of the Reagan era, full of songs about social injustice, racial tensions and striving for upward mobility, has struck a chord with Gen Z audiences. Plus: they talk about the changing music industry and another surprise Grammy comeback: the legendary Joni Mitchell.  You can watch the original performances on the Grammy Awards website. Other questions? Comments? Email us at on@voxmedia.com or find us on social media. We're on Instagram/Threads as @karaswisher and @nayeemaraza Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2023 had it all when it came to music: record-breaking tours, unique songwriting and new artists on the rise. The Root's senior writer Candace McDuffie and freelance music writer and critic Maura Johnston join Stephanie Sy to discuss the music that made 2023. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

2023 had it all when it came to music: record-breaking tours, unique songwriting and new artists on the rise. The Root's senior writer Candace McDuffie and freelance music writer and critic Maura Johnston join Stephanie Sy to discuss the music that made 2023. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Britney Spears' memoir The Woman in Me is out today. But we're taking this moment instead to revisit the songs we never stopped listening to — and what she was trying to tell us all along, through the music. Sam talks with writer and critic Maura Johnston about what Britney gave to her body of work, and how her voice and sound — augmented, auto-tuned, yet authentic — ushered in a new era of pop music and pop stardom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week 2 had it all! Maura takes us through counselor competitions, cookouts, FCDC's Got Talent, Wacky Wednesday, Head Counselor Karaoke, a TC visit, the show, video AND MORE!

From Janelle Monáe's 'The Age of Pleasure' to Miley Cyrus' 'Endless Summer Vacation,' we look at the best albums of the year so far, with Mankaprr Conteh and Maura Johnston joining host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Maura Johnston joins us as we wrestle with the Eurovision 2023 set of auto-qualifiers. Will Ukraine pull the double? Will the UK and Spain continue their glowups? Will we be going back to Italy? Will Germany get out of the basement? Is France gonna France? Controlled Grandiosity Summary France — La Zarra — "Évidemment" (2:16) Germany — Lord of the Lost — "Blood and Glitter" (6:43) Italy — Marco Mengoni — "Due Vite" (12:29) Spain — Blanca Paloma — "EAEA" (17:08) Ukraine — TVORCHI — "Heart of Steel" (22:44) United Kingdom — Mae Muller — "I Wrote a Song" (28:08) Final Thoughts (34:28) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. Find your podcast app to subscribe here (https://www.eurowhat.com/subscribe). Keep tabs on everything happening with Eurovision 2023 on our website at eurowhat.com/2023 Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com), reach out on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat), or give us a toot on Mastodon (https://douzepoints.social/invite/ZTd9ufAC). Over on Patreon, we have a slew of bonus episodes featuring the Eurowhat AV Club and deep dives on Eurovision-adjacent topics. Thank you for your support! Special Guest: Maura Johnston.

Music journalists Richie Assaly and Maura Johnston give us the morning-after report on the big winners, the surprises and snubs from the 65th annual Grammy Awards. Plus, it's been a year since the New York Times bought Wordle. Writer and game developer David Shariatmadari helps Elamin look back on the game's success as well as preview a new brain teaser for word sleuths.

Maura is a 2nd generation staff member who is a real delight to talk to! After a year following in her mom's footsteps as the ceramics head, Maura is in Video now and we talk about how she and Fink approach that, how they get to keep up with all of the kids, counselor competitions, green hats, and more!

Perhaps you heard that 2022 marked 50 years of FCDC. We had an awesome celebration at Camp and at the Elks to mark the milestone. We'll hear from Bill and Stacey Danner, Susie Krause, Ali Landry, Maura Johnston, Sara and Katie DiBiasio, and me! Sing was amazing (and hot!), the party was everything you could imagine. Big shoutout to Kerry, Sam, and Billy for making all of that happen! 

This year's voter calling season comes to an end with a big one! A mega-sode, if you will. Joe & Kristen call up eight more Rock Hall voters to see who they're choosing on their ballot this year: Lauren Onkey, Arthur Levy, Chris Molanphy, Lori Majewski, Maura Johnston, Karen Glauber, Jim McGuinn, and Evelyn McDonnell. Plus, we combine our data with the findings of Future Rock Legends' own Neil Walls to do some final analysis! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

This year's voter calling season comes to an end with a big one! A mega-sode, if you will. Joe & Kristen call up eight more Rock Hall voters to see who they're choosing on their ballot this year: Lauren Onkey, Arthur Levy, Chris Molanphy, Lori Majewski, Maura Johnston, Karen Glauber, Jim McGuinn, and Evelyn McDonnell. Plus, we combine our data with the findings of Future Rock Legends' own Neil Walls to do some final analysis! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year's voter calling season comes to an end with a big one! A mega-sode, if you will. Joe & Kristen call up eight more Rock Hall voters to see who they're choosing on their ballot this year: Lauren Onkey, Arthur Levy, Chris Molanphy, Lori Majewski, Maura Johnston, Karen Glauber, Jim McGuinn, and Evelyn McDonnell. Plus, we combine our data with the findings of Future Rock Legends' own Neil Walls to do some final analysis! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This year's voter calling season comes to an end with a big one! A mega-sode, if you will. Joe & Kristen call up eight more Rock Hall voters to see who they're choosing on their ballot this year: Lauren Onkey, Arthur Levy, Chris Molanphy, Lori Majewski, Maura Johnston, Karen Glauber, Jim McGuinn, and Evelyn McDonnell. Plus, we combine our data with the findings of Future Rock Legends' own Neil Walls to do some final analysis! This show is part of Pantheon Podcasts.

Maura Johnston guides us through how the Billboard Charts work and why Måneskin and Duncan Laurence cracked the American Top 40. Hot 100 Summary Host city when? Torino 2022! (0:45) How do the Billboard charts currently work? (2:52) How Duncan Laurence May Have Got on the Billboard Charts (7:40) Why is "Beggin'" rocketing up the Hot 100? (12:35) Other Eurovision Hot 100 Appearances (18:02) Why a 25-year gap between chart appearances? (22:16) Will Eurovision tracks be making more Hot 100 appearances? (32:00) Subscribe The EuroWhat? Podcast is available wherever you get your podcasts. When you subscribe, please rate and review us. We welcome your feedback and the ratings will help other Eurovision fans find us. Want to support the show? Join our Patreon (https://patreon.com/eurowhat)! Listener support has helped with getting episode transcriptions and refreshing our website (https://eurowhat.com). Comments, questions, and episode topic suggestions are always welcome. You can shoot us an email (mailto:eurowhatpodcast@gmail.com) or find us on Twitter @eurowhat (https://twitter.com/eurowhat). Special Guest: Maura Johnston.

Maura Johnston joins us to discuss the last section of Eurovision 2021 Semi 2. Topics include pudding, track suits, and CVS Bangers. 118: Over-Egged Pudding Follow The EuroWhat? Podcast on your favorite podcast app and on Twitter @eurowhat

Mr. Big rode mainstream rock's last gasp onto the top of the charts in early 1992 with their hit single "To Be with You," but further success largely eluded them (at least in the United States). How was their career trajectory altered by AOR eating itself? Is there a world in which they had a few more platinum records in them? Maura Johnston and Michael Parr join us for a discussion about all this and more.

On this week's Q This music panel, music journalists A. Harmony and Maura Johnston recap who won big, who got snubbed and who stole the show at last night's Grammy Awards. Musicians Craig Northey and Rob Baker of Strippers Union discuss the band's new double album, The Undertaking, and how their musical friendship gets them through difficult times. Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Alicia Keys talks about her autobiography, More Myself: A Journey, in which she reflects on music, family, relationships and her struggles with self-worth.

Author Angie Thomas talks about Concrete Rose, the prequel to her bestselling novel The Hate U Give, and why this time she wanted to tell a story through the eyes of a young Black man. On this week's q This music panel, Vivek Shraya and Maura Johnston look ahead to some of the big albums that will be coming out in 2021, including releases from Drake and Lana Del Rey. Thundercat discusses his new album It Is What It Is, and opens up about losing his close friend and collaborator, Mac Miller.

Maura Johnston joins us to discuss Madonna's Eurovision performance, Madame X, and how the Queen of Pop can navigate 2019. #54: Madame X is Eurovision Follow The EuroWhat? Podcast on your favorite podcast app and on Twitter @eurowhat

Idolator founding editor MAURA JOHNSTON joins us for MARIAH CAREY'S feature directorial debut in 2015's A CHRISTMAS MELODY and: Andy Daly in the Hallmark universe ... Camptown Races ... THEME ... Maura's Christmas bona fides ... Mariah Carey and Long Island Christmas ... "All I Want for Christmas Is You" ... Idolator shout-out ... BREAK ... The Expositional Challenge ... Are homeless Santa and janitor Santa the same Santa? ... "Oh Santa!" in the movie ... Mariah Carey's extreme filters ... Manicure closeup ... Mariah's Seagal-esque immobility ... Palanquin-heavy live show ... Mariah's accidental auteur directorial style ... Christmasy live show ... First bad review in high school ... BREAK ... Spot the Angel: Over in 44 seconds ... Eat Your Heart Out: Give peas a chance; dead-cat-bouncing gluten-free jokes; Saved by the Bell; Luke Danes reprise again ... Brennan Elliott dragging huge chemistry out of Lacey Chabert ... Mariah Carey 70's auteur ... Hallmark Expanded Universe: Chabert's intense high school football rivalry with Summer in the City, Ohio vs. Stars Hollow again ... Actually shot in Ohio ... Mariah's Inland Empire ... BREAK ... Overdetermined: Hoist by the Mean Girl petard; mom makes your clothes; schizophrenic consumerism; twinkling engagement ring from dentist husband; "I'm in charge, remember?"; watching for comeuppance; Long Island bustin' out with sport-parenting; track suits; name sewed on your jeans; Skyline chili; relentless harping music cues; the Santa-song wish reasoning ... Crossover: Carol Kane Glitter-punching on slappers only; "It's the Jets game!" vs. Everlasting with Brennan Elliott; Unreal shout-out ... "Man in Car" in "Life Is a Highway" ... BREAK ... The Swagony of Defeat: Folger's presents: Tubbb! ... Stunod! It is Stacker 2 ... Hallmark Bechdel Test: Probably??? ... The Leftovers: G-rated dance face smack ... Valid Christmas tree market ... Sudden stalker male lead ... Chabert and separate filming micro-climates ... BREAK ... Great Moments in Moppetry Rating: 5, but variable ... Squickily vampy preteen daughter performance ... Dubbed "Oh Santa!" and useless accompanist piano ... Oh, Georgia, you're so popular ... Chabert: Precocious 10-year-old at 30 ... The AAH Group ... Sudden potential body-switching comedy ... They never add the extra plot ... Rating: 3 ... Hello to Kathy Najimy! ... Ego death with Mariah ... Mariah video comps ... Spinal Tap limo driver ... Merry Christmas! ... • MUSIC: "Fuck You If You Don't Like Christmas," from Crudbump, by Drew Fairweather • "If U Want It," from Cyber-Vision, by Drew Fairweather • "My City Was Gone" by The Pretenders • "Bloodbuzz, Ohio" by The National • "Life Is A Highway" by Tom Cochrane • "Georgia" from Music For Sleeping Children • All other music by Chris Collingwood of Look Park and Fountains of Wayne, except: "Orchestral Sports Theme" by Chris Collingwood and Rick Murnane • Check out stills from the movie here! 

Happy 4th of July! In honor of America's birthday, special guest Maura Johnston joins us to discuss the prospect of the US competing at Eurovision. Could we? Should we? If we somehow got an invite, who should represent whatever our sound is? #21: Putting the US in E_rovi_ion Follow The EuroWhat? Podcast on your favorite podcast app and on Twitter @eurowhat

What do you call a rom-com that isn't funny and ends with the main character alone? Love Monkey by Kyle Smith is at least one of the possible answers to that question. We're joined by the terrific Maura Johnston to talk about living, loving, and working in New York's media scene in 2001, as presented in a book that starts off with Chuck Norris facts and goes downhill from there. As the proctologist said to his dehydrated client, "This is some dark shit, son." (Joke quality definitely intended to indicate book quality.) Remember that one line from Heathers, "now that football season is over, these guys have nothing to offer except date rape and AIDS jokes"? This book was written by those guys. So get ready for a book that literally only could have been worse if it were Kevin Smith's instead of Kyle Smith's -- get ready for ... Love Monkey.

Wow, guys. We are so excited to welcome this week's guest: the extremely talented writer, editor and music critic (and Rory's new wife) Maura Johnston! We discuss Maura and Rory's shared love of Law & Order, play a quick round of totally/lame, ponder the tumultuous state of pop music, and give unqualified advice to a listener in a long distance relationship. Also Maura shares some of her favorite interview memories as well as her beverage profile. Plus: attention seeking in the digital age, inauguration eye-rolling, learning how to pronounce "La Croix", discovering sissy bounce, cat parenting and so much more. Enjoy!

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Today is Wrestlemania! This week on The Mike & Judy Show, Mike Edison and Judy McGuire are joined in the studio by two wrestling enthusiasts/experts. Keith Elliot Greenberg is a former writer for the WWE, and Maura Johnston is the founder of Maura Magazine. Tune into this episode to hear some predictions about tonight’s main event. Who will win? The Rock or John Cena? The Undertaker or CM Punk? Tune into this installment of The Mike & Judy Show to learn more about camaraderie in wrestling, and the changing demographic of the wrestling audience. Listen in and find out why Mike is disappointed by the lack of gimmicks in professional wrestling these days, and how wrestling is one of the only sports that speaks in favor of progressive ideals. This program has been sponsored by Roberta’s. “Wrestling is getting diverse. We look at the world; we have a bi-racial president. You look at the wrestling audience, and there are a lot of people of Hispanic ancestry in that audience.” [27:10] — Keith Elliot Greenberg on The Mike & Judy Show

We’re talking music and Maura Magazine on today’s installment of The Mike & Judy Show! Mike Edison and Judy McGuire bring frequent guest and music journalist Maura Johnston to the studio today to talk about her new online publication. What is responsible for the decline of quality journalism? Tune in to hear everyone talk about the Internet’s role in rote content. Find out why Maura decided to start her own magazine, and why her emphasis is on quality as opposed to quantity. What is Maura listening to these days? Find out on this week’s episode of The Mike & Judy Show! Thanks to our sponsor, Roberta’s. “I’ve been blogging since 1994, but this is one way for me to make something that will really sustain itself and last.” [5:00] “I don’t want to impose my views onto the writers, I want them to write really well.” [8:50] — Maura Johnston on The Mike & Judy Show

On this week’s episode of The Mike & Judy Show, Judy McGuire is joined by guest co-host Maura Johnston while Mike Edison is hunting in Wisconsin. Blair Koenig, author of the blog “STFU, Parents” and the book of the same name, is in the studio to talk about the trend of parental over-sharing on the Internet. What is it about the Internet that has created this culture of parental narcissism? Tune in to hear Blair and her partner, Brian Blessinger, offer their insight about the Internet and privacy. Hear about the contents of Blair’s upcoming book, and the reasons why it doesn’t include any photographs. Other topics include the influence of Reblogging Julia, the fascination with gross-out media, and ridiculous children’s names. This episode has been brought to you by Roberta’s. “I think there is a very competitive culture for children now that did not use to exist that has caused parents to go into overdrive. They do not want their children to fail, and they don’t want to feel like they’re failing the children.” [11:35] — Blair Koenig on The Mike & Judy Show

This week on The Mike & Judy Show, Mike Edison & Judy McGuire are joined by rapper Princess Superstar, Village Voice music editor Maura Johnston, and musician Reid Paley to celebrate awful (and good) Christmas music. Get ready for the holiday season with in-studio live performances from Princess Superstar & Reid Paley. This episode was sponsored by Roberta’s. “This is the best Mike & Judy Christmas special ever!” –Mike Edison on The Mike & Judy Show

This week’s guest on The Mike & Judy Show is Maura Johnston, music editor for The Village Voice. Find out why music journalism has become so challenging in today’s click economy culture and hear why Maura stands behind Amy Winehouse as a world-class talent. Why does Mike Edison hate Maura’s favorite song of 2011? Why does Judy McGuire hate wordless jazz? Where’s the best place to get oysters for the holidays? Find out the answer to these questions and more on a musical episode of the fastest 30 minutes on the internet. (PS: Get the oysters from Walrus and Carpenter Oysters). This episode was sponsored by Heritage Foods USA.