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You Wanted a Hit!

A discussion of unlikely, perplexing, and positively bizarre hit songs that swept the nation, and often the world.


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  • Afroman “Because I Got High” LIVE!

    01:39:09|
    Recorded in front of a live audience at Get Tight Lounge in Richmond VA, Theo tells the story of the Hattiesburg-via-Los Angeles rapper and singer’s token, tokin’ 2000 hit in our 100th episode. [Warning: This episode contains explicit language and suggestive themes. Listener discretion is advised.]Line production: Max WassermanAudio Mix: Jonathan Waller at Overcoast Music & SoundMC: Travis TuckerLive sound production and recording: Cam PetersProduction assistance: Fig VishtonSpecial thanks to Little Amps Coffee

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  • Portugal. The Man “Feel It Still” (w/ Spencer Dukoff)

    01:47:40|
    Michael tells the story of the Alaska alternative rock band’s inescapable, politically subversive 2017 smash. Writer/podcaster/activist Spencer Dukoff joins the conversation.

  • Soft Cell “Tainted Love” (w/ Peter Leonard of Little Amps Coffee)

    01:33:07|
    Theo tells the story of the Leeds synth-pop duo’s 1981 cover of the multiple-versioned Northern Soul tune. Peter Leonard of Little Amps Coffee joins the conversation.

  • t.A.T.u. “All the Things She Said"

    01:27:20|
    Michael tells the story of the teenage Russian pop-rock duo’s controversial 2002 worldwide phenomenon, back in the pop-culture forefront due to its inclusion in the hit Canadian drama series Heated Rivalry. [WARNING: This episode contains accounts of manipulation, coercion, and suggestive imagery involving minors. Listener discretion is advised.]

  • ‎Vince Guaraldi Trio “Christmastime Is Here” / “Linus & Lucy"

    01:00:35|
    Theo tells the story of the jazz pianist and his band’s unlikely, ubiquitous Christmas classic and the TV special that it soundtracked.

  • The Juliana Hatfield Three “My Sister” (w/ Tawny Newsome)

    01:25:29|
    Michael tells the story of the Boston singer/songwriter’s deceptive Alternative Rock chart-topper. Actor/comedian/writer/musician Tawny Newsome joins the conversation.

  • Re-Hit: Arlo Guthrie "Alice's Restaurant" (w/ Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie)

    01:04:19|
    In light of legendary WMMR DJ Pierre Robert’s recent passing and the spirit of the season, we revisit Theo telling the story of wry American folk prince Arlo Guthrie's long-winded 1967 talking-blues epic Thanksgiving classic “Alice’s Restaurant." Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie joined the conversation.