We’re back with a brand new, extra thirsty episode of Hear Me Out. This episode, we chat about dad bands, theater kids and shoestring water budgets with the amazing Moujan Zolfaghari, from Mission to Zyxx , The Not Too Late Show With Elmo and At Home With Amy Sedaris . Enjoy! Then maybe consider taking a shower! Alden’s Pick: Exile – Kiss You All Over Winston’s Pick: Kate Bush – Wuthering Heights Moujan’s Pick: Live – The Dolphin’s Cry https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/20...
Aug 16, 2020
We’re back (!)(?)(!)(??) with a very special series of bonus episodes of everyone’s favorite 21st-ranked podcast bearing the name Hear Me Out. Well, Outies, a few things have changed since our last episode. But one thing has remained the same – we got three crap songs for you, and we love ’em. We sit down (remotely) to talk catch-all nostalgia, problematic apologies and porky curtains with the incredible Shane O’Connell, the sound designer for our other podcast, Mission to Zyxx. Quarantine be da...
Apr 22, 2020
We’ve got our first music professional on the show today! Our friend Drew Shoals, who is the new drummer for TRAIN. YES. YOU. READ. THAT. RIGHT. He provides some actual depth to the show! Winston’s pick: Jon Secada- Just Another Day Alden’s pick: Sister Hazel- Change You Mind Drew’s pick: Avril Lavigne- Complicated https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hear-me-out-s3e06-summer-fever-ft-drew-shoals.mp3...
Jul 03, 2014
LIVE EP! We hit the Summerland tour and see who everyone in the music industry refers to as the Big Four: Spacehog, Eve 6, Soul Asylum, and Everclear. It was actually great and fun! Except for Everclear. Note from Tim: Listen to The Chinese Album. https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hear-me-out-episode-307-summer-tour-specialsode.mp3...
Jun 26, 2014
Nicole Drespel (UCB, Broad City, 30 Rock) sits down with us to talk vanilla. Delicious, creamy, boring vanilla. But don’t be fooled, there are some firsts on the show today: Winston actually feels worse about his song by the end, and someone brought in THEIR FAVORITE SONG. Enjoy! Winston’s pick: Coldplay-Speed of Sound Alden’s pick: Fastball-Out of My Head Nicole’s pick: Donna Lewis-I Love You Always Forever https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hear-me-out-s3e04-my-f...
Jun 18, 2014
In the spirit of Billy Joel lyrics, we will be literal in this blurb. Alden and I sit down at a table with Anthony King (Broad City, Playing House) and the three of us talk about bad songs that we like. And it was recorded. Enjoy! Alden’s pick: The Smashing Pumpkins-Bullet with Butterfly Wings Winston’s pick: Pat Benetar- We Belong Anthony’s pick: Billy Joel-All For Leyna https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/hear-me-out-304-the-literal-rise-of-billy-joel-ft-anthony-k...
Jun 12, 2014
Get ready for some well-deserved righteous fury! This week, we sit down with the delightful Langan Kingsley (UCB’s Beige, What I Did For Love , and Langan Dice Kingsley: The Dicewoman Cometh ) to chat about 3 artists you might want to punch in the face regardless of your political affiliation. We discuss the disturbing difference between Claudio Sanchez’ biker appearance and his tiny mosquito voice, nihilistic Canadian hippies, and selling a drug-addled philanderer to millions of screaming 14-ye...
Jun 04, 2014
We’ve got Molly Lloyd (UCB’s Airwolf and Stone Cold Fox) with us and we get historical, adolescent, and then downright weird. Gather round, young rams! Alden’s Pick: Black Betty- RamJam Winston’s Pick: Somewhere Out There- Our Lady Peace Molly’s Pick: Stay-Shakespeare’s Sister https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hear-me-out-s3e02-elizabethan-goths-ft-molly-lloyd.mp3...
May 28, 2014
It’s season three! Or season two and a half! We’re kind of like Mad Men that way. We’ve got the great Aaron Burdette (UCB’s Stone Cold Fox) to talk to us about trumpets, reincarnation, and the most repetitive song ever. DON’T CALL IT A COMEBACK CAUSE WE NEVER LEFT. Winston’s Pick: Galieo – The Indigo Girls Alden’s Pick: Lovely Day – Bill Withers Aaron ‘s Pick: Girl’s Not Grey – AFI https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hear-me-out-s3e01-shame-on-you-presents-i-take-ev...
May 21, 2014
We’ve got Kevin DeBacker and Eric Brown ( Besties ) on the show and we’ve actually got some decent songs on the show this week! But don’t worry, we’ve also got terrible ones. And there are great segues (2014 resolution!) connecting them all. Winston’s Pick: Over My Head (Cable Car) – The Fray Alden’s Pick: Crazy Train – Ozzy Osbourne Kevin’s Pick: Power of Love – Celine Dion Eric’s Pick: Like A Prayer – Madonna https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hear-me-out-s2e11-c...
Mar 13, 2014
Curtain Up! Light the Lights! We’ve got nothing to hit but the heights! And by heights, we mean lows. Today’s episode is all musical theater songs! And who better to join us than a bona fide musical theater star, Amber Petty (50 Shades! The Musical). Winston’s Pick: Morning Glow – Pippin Alden’s Pick: What You Own – Rent Amber’s Pick: Close Every Door – Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/hear-me-out-s2e10-murder-mimi-and...
Mar 06, 2014
Today we talk with Morgan Jarrett (UCB, Broad City) about fat voices, backpacks full of chapstick, pacifism and Crystal meth. Just another day at Hear Me Out. Alden’s Pick: What A Fool Believes – The Doobie Brothers Winston’s Pick: Little Black Backpack – Stroke 9 Morgan’s Pick: Nine in the Afternoon – Panic! At the Disco https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/hear-me-out-s2e09-the-most-innocent-groupie-ft-morgan-jarrett.mp3...
Feb 27, 2014
Hey all! The show starts 2014 (it’s Feb, we know, we know) with John Murray (UCB, 30 Rock) Tales of the Weird! Transparent Dangling Carrots, Mind Erasing via Mighty Mighty Bosstones, and The Strange Dimension Between the Moon and New York City. Thank U 4 listening. Alden’s Pick: The Impression That I Get – The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Winston’s Pick: Thank U – Alanis Morissette John’s Pick: Arthur’s Theme – Keep Your Hands to Yourself https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014...
Feb 05, 2014
Hey you! Turn down that Everclear Christmas album and listen to the second part of our Christmas Specialsode! We’ve got Cathryn Mudon (UCB) and Michael Delaney (UCB, The Other Guys) back again to chat about the Christmas songs we are embarrassed we love. If you consider a podcast about bad music a gift, then Christmas just came early! Alden’s Pick: The Drifters – White Christmas Winston’s Pick: Trans Siberian Orchestra – Christmas Eve Sarajevo Michael’s Pick: Phil Ochs – No Christmas in Kentucky...
Dec 24, 2013
Hark how the bells, sweet silver bells, all seem to say, “Hear me out!” We’ve got Caitlin Bitzegaio (UCBT) returning and first time guest Brett White (Matt and Brett Love Comics) talking about some good/bad Christmas songs. So grab a cup of cheer, start gift wrapping that Old Navy performance fleece, and enjoy! Alden’s Pick: Bing Crosby – Mele Kalikimaka Winston’s Pick: Dido – Christmas Day Brett’s Pick: Paul McCartney – Wonderful Christmastime Caitlin’s Pick: The Chipmunks – The Chipmunk Song (...
Dec 19, 2013
We’ve got Will Hines (UCBT) in what may be his last podcast appearance before moving to L.A. This is the closest we’ll ever get to a scoop, folks. We talk about the tamest songs around, compare great artists to terrible bands, you know, the usual. Enjoy! Alden’s Pick: Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville – Don’t Know Much Winston’s Pick: One Direction – Best Song Ever Will’s Pick: Georgia Satellites – Keep Your Hands to Yourself https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/hear-...
Dec 12, 2013
We’re back! We’ve got the lovely Mike Trapp (CollegeHumor) who explains losing two years of your teenage life to Korea and how it can shape your music listening. Join us as we listen to a song meant for the WB, a song meant for middle aged women, and a song meant for MEATLOAF AND HIS LADIES! Enjoy! Winston’s Pick: Shawn Colvin – Sunny Came Home Alden’s Pick: Survivor – The Search Is Over Mike’s Pick: Meatloaf – Paradise By The Dashboard Light https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/upl...
Dec 04, 2013
Welcome back! Like a Mariah Carey ex, we knew you could never stay away for too long. You’ll understand that when you listen to the show. We’ve got the great Charlie Todd (Improv Everywhere, UCB) to talk a wimpy song, a clingy song, and song that will make you want to go HIGHER. We think you might kind of like it. Winston’s Pick: Deep Blue Something – Breakfast At Tiffany’s Alden’s Pick: Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby Charlie’s Pick: Van Halen – Dreams https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp...
Nov 20, 2013
Greeting humans! Grab your pan flute and tabard, pile into a VW bus and join in our revels. Welcome to our special fantasy episode of Hear Me Out! We got three great observations (songs) for you and the wonderful Michael Delaney (The Other Guys, UCB, A prince of the universe) to help us down the road the Shambala. Winston’s Pick: Three Dog Night – Shambala Alden’s Pick: Queen – Princes of Universe Michael’s Pick: King Crimson – In the Court of the Crimson King https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress....
Nov 13, 2013
We’re back! After a brief but eventful hiatus including trips abroad and marriage proposals (well, one of each), we are diving back into the bottom of the music barrel to find that we’re not even close to the end of these beautiful, ridiculous dregs. This week we are joined by the incredible Laura Willcox, who brings her very own favorite karaoke standard featuring the highest ratio of impassioned musical riffing to interesting ideas (at 10,000:0). Winston brings in a bait and switch of hard roc...
Nov 06, 2013
In perhaps our most aggressively dumb episode yet, we discuss songs in love with underwear, cars, songs, dumps, trucks, you know, a lot of things! This week we’re joined by Chart Throb columnist and UCB comedian Brian Glidewell to discuss whether or not our musical pleasures should be considered guilty, even when they are vapid, inscrutable, silly, twangy or evoke the image of a silver-haired one-hit-wonder being shot out of a cannon into a giant butt. Plus, Journey and a pop-country song we can...
Sep 04, 2013
In episode 27 we discuss some of music’s greatest legends – The Beatles. Elvis. Beethoven. Gershwin. Not because we brought those songs in, no no. But one of our songs references all those people! And we DO have rock luminaries Wheatus, Enya, and Fleetwood Mac’s keyboardist. This week we are joined by the amazing Cathryn Mudon, kindred spirit of the show, to talk about post-college a cappella fandom, dirtbags teenage and otherwise and explaining beauty to visitors from another world. Winston’s p...
Aug 21, 2013
It’s a Swedish Invasion on today’s episode! We’ve got the fantastic Emily Altman (Inside Amy Schumer) to help us “get thai-ed” as we navigate three songs that definitely bring International Flava. Also, NICKELBACK makes its debut on the show. NICKELBACK. Alden’s Pick: Listen to Your Heart-Roxette Winston’s Pick: One Night in Bangkok-Murray Head Emily’s Pick: How You Remind Me-NICKELBACK! Subscribe on iTunes: http://bit.ly/1auPNzO https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/...
Aug 15, 2013
Back to our regular format! Back to bad songs! We’ve got Jim Santangeli (UCB) with us this episode and we go together like rice and peas, like cheese and buns. We talk about songs with balls, dear memories with family members, the 90s, and weird cream factories. So, just another episode, really. Winston’s Pick: 4 Seasons Of Loneliness-Boyz II Men Alden’s Pick: What’s Up- 4 Non Blondes Jim’s Pick: Mr. Boombastic-Shaggy Subscribe on iTunes: http://bit.ly/1auPNzO https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress....
Aug 07, 2013
Hey gang, its a specialsode! Intrepid field reporter Winston investigates a concert that represents the ethos of this podcast: Guster, Ben Folds Five (actually still legit) and Barenaked Ladies LIVE. You’ll hear from past guests of the show who are in attendance, make some new friends and also learn that when Winston drinks several Bud Light with Limes he thinks it’s appropriate to say a song had “a good flow”. This episode is truly a class above itself. https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp...
Aug 02, 2013
Hello! Summer rolls on, and the bad songs do too! We’ve got the stupendous Lauren Adams (UCB, commercials galore, Letterman) with us this week. We go into the room marked “Keep Out”, decide that “Kashmir” is a good song, and generally do what we want to. It’s we who run the podcast. Winston’s Pick: Mmm mmm mmm mmm-Crash Test dummies Alden’s Pick: Come With Me-P. Diddy and Jimmy Page Lauren’s Pick: We Can’t Stop-Miley Cyrus https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hear-me...
Jul 24, 2013
Our very first guest, Josh Patten (SNL), returns to the show! Welcome to our new wine focused podcast, Cellar Temperature! Just kidding we’re still just talking about bad songs. We have one song that made even the person it was written for fall asleep, a song written by a marketing department and backed by Sly Snootles and the Max Rebo band, and a song that could be a forwarded email from your parents. Alden’s song-Oh Sherrie-Steve Perry Winston’s song- Men In Black-Will Smith Josh’s song-The Gr...
Jul 18, 2013
Welcome back after the Fourth! We hope you re-discovered your patriotism and love of Lee Greenwood’s “Proud to Be An American”. Pull on your jnco jeans or elastic band black chinos, your spiffy polo shirt or your pot leaf necklace and prepare for a wild ride. We’re joined by the amazing Chelsea Clarke (UCB’s The Curfew) and we journey from Canada to tin pan alley, go beyond Thunderdome, and end up 20,000 miles away. That will all make sense when you hear the episode. Alden’s pick-Fly By Night-Ru...
Jul 10, 2013
Mmmmhello! We’re changing things up a bit for this episode and focusing on one band: HANSON. Alden is fresh from a two day Hanson concert and has brought fellow attendees Nate Dern (UCB theater), Miranda Erokan, and Emily Kunkel to rehash the event and share some squeaky clean tunes. Alden’s Pick-Kiss Me When You Come Home-Hanson Emily’s Pick-A Minute Without You-Hanson Again Miranda’s Pick-Thinking ‘Bout Somethin’-Yep, Hanson Hear Me Out, Episode 20 – 20TH WEEKIVERSARY HANSON SPECIALSODE...
Jun 26, 2013
Podcast licky boom boom down! We’re back with the amazing Michael Kayne (UCB’s What I Did For Love) and we’re talking about self-love, Charlotte hornet starter jackets and confusing Do Not Disturb and Dungeons and Dragons. It’s pretty cool, but not as cool as Jaheem Jones. Winston’s pick: The Divinyls – I Touch Myself Alden’s pick: Semisonic – DnD Michael’s pick: Snow – Informer https://hearmeoutpodcast.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/hear-me-out-s1e19-alone-time-ft-michael-kayne.mp3...
Jun 20, 2013
