The new season of The Bear is out today, and so I gathered a few folks to talk about the great music choices on that show. Plus we also talked about some other stuff. CW: There’s a discussion of suicide in our third segment. Mackenzie/Tezeta (Nostalgia)/Brian Wilson RIP 02:23 Lindsay/Spiders (Kidsmoke)/Tear Gas 23:02 Zac Parsons/Save It For Later/Loss and Memory 34:39 Outro/The Show Goes On 56:20 Here’s the opening credits montage from I AM TRYING TO BREAK YOUR HEART, a big visual influence on T...
Jun 25, 2025•59 min
support the pod https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/makeamixtape creative mornings portsmouth: https://creativemornings.com/cities/pkx This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com
May 31, 2025•49 min
in today’s special episode of MAKE A MIXTAPE, morgan and i break down A COMPLETE UKNOWN, the Bob Dylan biopic we’ve been both anticipating and dreading. given that it’s a movie about the LEAST mysterious years in Dylan’s entire life, watching the movie is probably not essential for following along. but i’d recommend it! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Apr 16, 2025•45 min
today on MAKE A MIXTAPE: my chemical romance, martha stewart, 9/11, nepo babies, kiernan culkin’s oscar, gene hackman RIP, and more. michele correnti of correnti marketing is on linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelecorrenti/ you can support make a mixtape at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/makeamixtape This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Apr 06, 2025•57 min
New episode of Make a Mixtape feat. Matt Dydo! Remember the 90s? We do! make a mixtape is free on substack and everywhere you can get podcasts. you can support the show at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/makeamixtape or you can write a review on your podcast app of choice, however it is that one does that these days. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Feb 20, 2025•42 min
some songs for the new year with kiri in chicago make a mixtape is free on substack and everywhere you can get podcasts. you can support the show at https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/makeamixtape or by buying some of our coffee https://evansvillecoffee.com/products/make-a-mixtape-roast thanks for listening. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Jan 30, 2025•34 min
2024! What a weird year! Me and Morgan sat down to lay it all out in possibly the most chaotic list we’ve ever conceived. If you like this podcast, you can support it in a few ways. One, tell people to listen! Two, send a couple of bucks to https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/makeamixtape or Three, buy some of our coffee! https://evansvillecoffee.com/products/make-a-mixtape-roast. Or just invite me to your party or whatever or send me something you think is cool. zaclittle at gmail dot com! This is ...
Jan 17, 2025•1 hr 28 min
Make A Mixtape will return with new episodes in 2025. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com
Dec 27, 2024•16 min
It’s the holiday mixtape! Today’s episode features recurring characters Kate Constantine, Zac Parsons, Jon Waugh, Arlo and Isaac, and also special guest Matt Triest, host of The Drop on WSCA, which you can listen to here: https://spinitron.com/WSCA/show/160833/The-Drop This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Dec 16, 2024•1 hr 6 min
In today’s episode Zac and Morgan create 10 song playlists to best represent the year in music, twenty years ago! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 24 min
It’s time for a nice long, chatty new episode of Make A Mixtape! If you like this show, you can support it by buying yourself coffee! Our custom roast from Evansville Coffee Co. is here: https://evansvillecoffee.com/products/make-a-mixtape-roast If you don’t like coffee or you’d like a more direct way of supporting the show, you can donate here: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/makeamixtape And if you want to get incredibly jazzed about the power of cinema and a huge, powerful score, you should w...
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 29 min
two ways to support the pod —> https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/makeamixtape to make a donation OR https://evansvillecoffee.com/products/make-a-mixtape-roast now you can buy our custom coffee roast! wild! i in today’s episode — ted talks, ai, and parenting. also some music, and the first inductee in the MAKE A MIXTAPE MOVIE CANON. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Sep 22, 2024•1 hr 10 min
There’s a gofundme for Jim’s end of life care here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-jim-dangers-final-wishes?fbclid=IwY2xjawE9txBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHd-9Ko58yXGa7EoXkHxDsZOHRDlpyKhZvLaaZIgSMdQLBtVlDvILAhaG5Q_aem_rMFcBJXFCTtsdzaaptO31Q This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Aug 29, 2024•34 min
Today on the pod: a meeting of the minds with Jon Paula — dad, youtuber, Springsteen fan. Plus at the end of today’s episode, I admit to a very intense childhood crush for no particular reason! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com
Aug 05, 2024•1 hr 7 min
you can support the podcast at http://paypal.me/makeamixtape here's a link to kyle's single, "bout a thing" -- https://open.spotify.com/track/0b8dGQd2bnTZRR755JglyR?si=480600e7de474048 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Jul 27, 2024•40 min
making a mixtape w/ victoria carrington chávez (@wildandlee on instagram) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com
Jul 15, 2024•56 min
support the podcast at http://paypal.me/makeamixtape today on the show: bowties, beyonce, tornados. and a method man/redman/99 red balloons mashup i'm pretty proud of. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com
Jun 27, 2024•32 min
Songs in this episode: Space Age Friends LITTLE MISS ECHO Optigan LITTLE MISS ECHO My Atom's Selling LITTLE MISS ECHO Diamond Jubilee CINDY LEE Chaos Angel MAYA HAWKE Handle with Care JENNY LEWIS Month of May ARCADE FIRE On A Good Day JOANNA NEWSOM Give It Away ANDREW BIRD Moves THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want THE SMITHS Car BUILT TO SPILL Car EMILY REO Après moi REGINA SPEKTOR Red Eyes THE WAR ON DRUGS Cheer up Free Your Mind JENNY O. [housekeeping note: I d...
Jun 18, 2024•45 min
an episode about progress (the real kind) This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com
May 30, 2024•24 min
today on the show is james beard-nominated chef david vargas. we talk about dads, kitchens, cars, bobby flay, and addiction. good ep. there's also a mashup like midway through this episode that i had to make for story reasons but obviously deeply apologize for inflicting upon the world. you can financially support the podcast at http://paypal.me/makeamixtape and emotionally support it at zaclittle at gmail dot com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers...
May 16, 2024•54 min
solo pod today as I create a mixtape of some of my favorite blog rock era twee jams. this music has been hugely influential on me, as you will be immediately be able to tell. this podcast is/will be available in article form on my substack! https://zaclittle.substack.com/p/you-me-blogging This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Apr 08, 2024•25 min
You can financially support the podcast at http://paypal.me/makeamixtape and emotionally support it at zaclittle at gmail dot com today's guest is @mcellenj on twitter (okay, X, whatever) thanks for listening! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Mar 14, 2024•26 min
A new episode with Kevin Froleiks, AKA Goodbye Charlamagne https://goodbyecharlemagne.bandcamp.com/ Support the pod here: http://paypal.me/makeamixtape This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Feb 24, 2024•36 min
if you ever feel like donating a few bucks to the podcast, that's great, hell yeah, do it up. money will go to hosting the pod/going to the movies. http://paypal.me/makeamixtape You can take the VIA strengths survey that we talk about here: https://www.viacharacter.org/ Follow Zac's coffee shop on Instagram at @honeymooncoffeeco This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Feb 08, 2024•1 hr 3 min
the year in review w/ morgan and zac! hey so for 2024 i finally got my act together and opened a little tip jar for the pod. if you ever feel like kicking us a few bucks, please do so. money will go to hosting the pod/going to the movies. http://paypal.me/makeamixtape This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Jan 03, 2024•1 hr 11 min
Hey if you ever feel so inclined, you can now support the podcast w/ a donation at http://paypal.me/makeamixtape One time I started writing a poem called DON DRAPER SELLS ME A USED CAR, which I never finished but here's what I got: DON DRAPER SELLS ME A USED CAR Don Draper slurred at us in a precovid conference room: You must remember this. For a moment we believed in the promise of a past we could trust, could hold aside, preserved. I think all my earliest memories were actually home video (You...
Dec 06, 2023•49 min
Aaron's full mixtape: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0eH1UMSlOTfUmdcf4ekZIK?si=slziruMLS1SxPzmvIJnfLg In other news, Tuesdays W/ Morgan is back -- first episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=320EfMDqCG0 Hey if you ever feel so inclined, you can now support the podcast w/ a donation at http://paypal.me/makeamixtape This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Nov 16, 2023•40 min
The first in a series! Morgan and Zac get together to each select 10 songs from 2003 to create a mixtape that represents the best and most on-brand (for us) songs of the year. I don't want to put the list of songs or a playlist in the video info yet because I think it's fun to listen along. But if you look back at this podcast in a couple of days I will edit this description to include one. Thanks for listening! Hey if you ever feel so inclined, you can now support the podcast w/ a donation at h...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 14 min
how long can i keep this episode title up before robin pecknold sues me for vibe infringement? https://soundcloud.com/djthicclizzy https://zaclittle.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com...
Oct 04, 2023•49 min
a new episode of MAKE A MIXTAPE, a podcast by zac little This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit zaclittle.substack.com
Aug 31, 2023•46 min
