163 - Stunnin
Join us for a short episode as we chat about the Oasis reunion, the new Wet Leg album, Pilot Project's new space, and more

Join us for a short episode as we chat about the Oasis reunion, the new Wet Leg album, Pilot Project's new space, and more
We're joined by our resident weed expert to explain the beer we're drinking this episode. Listen in to hear about the new Chicago based romance series Lindsey is reading, Maplewood's expanded taproom, Solemn Oath's anniversary party, and top sets at Primavera Festival.
We're back to talk about Solemn Oaths 13th anniversary party in Naperville (Oath Day), top albums so far this year, and the news about Taylor Swift buying all of her masters.
No, Black Midi hasn't announced a reunion, but Lindsey and Steph are back together for a new episode! Listen in to hear about a one million word fanfic Lindsey has embarked on, the Daredevil Born Again series, street fests in Chicago, MJ Slenderman, and some exciting beer fests. Don't forget to grab your tickets to Friday Night Flights and Oath Day!
What do Marvel and a Dyson Airwrap have in common? Listen to find out. We're chatting about the new DJO album, the Riot Fest lineup, Sinners, and Thunderbolts.
We love Avengers tower fanfics. It's the best era of Marvel fanfics. Clint in the air vents snooping? That's peak. Oh and we also talked about The Beatles biopic, Thunderbolts*, Epic Universe, The White Lotus season finale, and the new Nintendo Switch.
Since we last chatted, we celebrated 10 years of Soothsayer Hot Sauce and Steph went to Japan for her honeymoon. Listen in to hear about Soothsayer's birthday party, record shopping in Japan, going to a concert in Japan, and all the food and cocktails Steph tried. Don't forget to grab your Beer Under Glass tickets for Illinois Craft Beer Week and come hang out with us with fantastic craft beers from all over the state!
If you're tired of hearing Lindsey talk about Danny Pudi, then maybe skip the entire section about Mythic Quest. We're back to chat about our recent pop culture consumption. We're chatting about Mythic Quest, Severance, The White Lotus, Running Point, and the release of Daredevil: Begin Again.
It's going to be a big year for beer. Listen in to hear all of the news between the 10 year anniversary of Forbidden Root, Vibes from the Heartland release by Hidden Hand, On Tour/Links news, the new Pilot Project location, and Funkytown's first location. We're chatting about The Traitors, Mythic Quest, Severance, White Lotus, and upcoming shows.
We're back for our biweekly pop culture round up. Listen in to hear our takes on The Traitors, Onyx Storm, and The Grammys
We're back to chat about recent pop culture evens. This episode covers the release of Onyx Storm from The Empyrean Series, Oscar snubs (Trent Reznor deserves better), The Traitors recap, and tour annoucements.
Happy New Year! We're back with a new episode following a semi new format. We're going to start covering more current pop culture topics so we can chat about what 's new. Listen in to hear a discussion about Nosferatu, The Substance, Ethel Cain's new album, the Bonnaroo lineup and Doechii.
That's a wrap on 2024 episodes. We're summarizing our year in music with our Spotify Wrapped, top albums, top shows, and news in music. Listen in to hear about what kind of year 2024 was for music.
It's year end wrap up time. We're switching things up this episode because Spotify Wrapped wasn't out, so we're kicking off movies, tv, and general pop culture. Listen in to hear about our favorite movies and tv shows, and revisit iconic pop culture moments from 2024 with us (did you forget about the Saltburn chokehold?).
We're back after a short break during October (sorry for no spooky episodes), so sit down with us and hear what we've been up to. We're covering Steph's bachelorette and wedding, bar crawls, shows, and what's left for the year.
Happy 5th birthday to Midwest Coast Brewing! In this episode, we sit down with Cam, Ryan, Tim, and Kevin from Midwest Coast to talk about their anniversary, their new all seasons rooftop, how they got started in beers, and a number of other topics.
There's a lot to catch up on this year, so we're yapping this episode. Listen in to hear about the death of brat summer (it's fall out, boy), thoughts on Short 'n Sweet, the Oasis reunion, Creed show, and more.
If you haven't been watching The Traitors, you're missing out on peak reality tv drama. We're sitting down to discuss the global hit, our favorite moments from the show, how each country has a slightly different format, and recapping some of the most controversial moments.
In case you haven't realized it yet, we're big fans of the band Osees. So big, in fact, that we're dedicating an entire episode to them in celebration of their new album SORCS 80. Listen in for our analysis of the new album (it doesn't include any guitars or synths), favorrite album/songs, their San Francisco ties, and what to expect at one of their shows.
Do you know how much Dorothy's original ruby slippers are worth? Listen in to find out because we're celebrating the 85th anniversary of the Wizard of Oz in this episode. We talk about the original costumes, how the iconic vibrancy of the film comes from technicolor, and a bunch of weird facts/occurences that happened in the film
It's mid year wrap up, and of course we have to talk about how 2024 is a huge year for female pop. We're discussing the biggest songs of summer, albums that have staying power, tours that are impossible to get tickets to, and so much more.
Happy 30th Birthday to the Blue Album by Weezer. We're talking everything about one of our favorite bands. As a collective society, we all either love/hate Weezer. We talk about how they got their start, why there's such a mixed view of their music, covers, memes, and what getting weezered is.
It's summer and that means festival szn. Listen in to hear us recap Coachella and the artists that were catapulted to mainstream during those two weekends. We also cover Bonnaroo and Lollapalooza (we're very excited to attend Lolla this year), and the very recent announcement of Riot Fest moving to Bridgeview (not excited about this).
We're sitting down with Katie from the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild to talk all things IL beer. Listen in to hear about the events they hold, the work they do advocating for IL craft beer/breweries, their summer passport and glass, and about why Shit Fountain in Ukrainian Village has become such a huge talking point lately
The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame just announced their list of 2024 nominations (and inductees by the time the episode is posted), so we thought it would be fun to do a deep dive into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Listen in for a history and background of the foundation that started this iconic museum, some of the exhibits, entrants over the years, snubs, and our guesses for who will make it in this year. P.S. There is no Ska in the Hall of Fame :(
In honor of Ezra Koenig's birthday and the release of "Only God Was Above Us", we're finally doing a deep dive into the iconic indie band Vampire Weekend. Listen in for an detailed discussion of their discography, iconic artsy baroque pop music style, their departure and return to chamber pop, our review of their new album, our favorite times seeing them live, and other random topics.
We're celebrating 10 years of Grand Budapest Hotel by dedicating a whole episode to Wes Anderson. Listen in for discussion on his iconic film and art style, his best movies, the upcoming short films, and more.
We’re celebrating International Women’s Day with our friend Charolette (@charolettebeerme). We sit down with Charolette to talk about her career in beer, how she got into the industry, the beers she’s made, her event planning initiatives like Lager Lounge with the Illinois Craft Brewers Guild (@ilcraftbeer), and fun shirts we should make We also got to be a part of a really cool project Charolette led in Chicago. More than 100 women in all facets of the Chicago beer industry (including your favo...
In a spiritual successor to our last episode about the 2004 music scene, we're jumping 10 years to celebrate the 10 year annivesary of some of our favorite albums. We always talk about how much we love the 2014 music era, and we're finally getting to covering just what we love about it. Listen in to hear what 2014 tumblr was like, the music everyone was listening to, festival line ups, top songs/albums of the year, and a few other college era Stephanie and Lindsey topics.
We've been talking a lot about the music that influenced us, and a lot of the records that make the list are turning 20 this year. So what better time to talk about the 2004 indie music scene, with topics like best albums, how these albums influenced newer music, the nostalgia we feel towards this music, and the divergence of rock music during this time frame.