Adrian here. Yeah, I know I don't usually do the write-ups. But don't leave! I swear this will be fun! Long story short, Ashley and I ended up on a deserted island. Boat sprung a leak. Kinda my fault. Don't worry about that. We're stuck here, but luckily our crates filled with our podcast equipment and favorite videogame consoles washed ashore. We probably should've packed more food/water, though. Mistakes were made. Oh, well. Anyway, enjoy this fun chat about some of our favorite games that we ...
Apr 26, 2021•58 min
So...I was going to write an episode description about this Dad Rock compilation that we discuss in this episode, but I made the mistake of going to Youtube to watch the Batman Forever version of the “Kiss From a Rose'' video, and...I can’t string words together any more. My brain has been vaporized by that green...tv box...thing from that movie. I have so much conflict inside of me. This episode is very funny and you should listen to it. You should also take four minutes and watch this music vi...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 12 min
PREVIOUSLY ON X-MEN! Um. I mean….Previously on Talking Like A Teen, Adrian and Ashley wrap up their 2020 playlists. They discuss Adrian’s 2020 playlist, diving deep into how anxiety-inducing music is good maybe, (because you need a soundtrack to destroy robots that are chasing you around a mall sometimes while rescuing a teenage girl), music that inspires you to do crime is always good (like trying to blow up a chemical plant, military missile facility, or US Senator Robert Edward Kelly’s brain)...
Feb 15, 2021•1 hr 1 min
On this episode of Talking Like a Teen, the Senior VP of Sustenance Delivered Via Miniaturized Foodstuffs (Security Codename: BagelBites) and the UN High Commission of Simulated Combustion and Rounded Playthings (Security Codename: Crossfire) take a break from overseeing the world’s most important things to talk about the music of 2020. They discuss, among other things, the HBO/HAIM crossover you didn’t know you needed until now, Phoebe Bridgers’ first day of Mainstream Musical Success School, a...
Jan 04, 2021•56 min
On this episode of Talking Like a Teen, Adrian and Ashley sidestep another weird ASMR podcast idea to finish talking about @ChillWaveKittens Old School Alternative bracket. They discuss another face on the Mount Rushmore of Problematic Faves Morrissey, the #girlboss narrative around Bjork, and the cautionary tale of Elliott Smith. Wait, I know that sounds serious--come back. Here’s your blankie and an apple juice--just sit still and hear me out. There’s the normal amount of nonsense as well, I p...
Nov 09, 2020•1 hr 12 min
On this episode of Talking Like a Teen, Adrian and Ashley find themselves trapped inside a nightmare of bad hockey and indie rock greats as they tackle another @ChillWaveKittens music bracket. They barely manage to wipe the sleep from their eyes before immediately starting a war with Nick Cave fans, K-Pop Twitter, and offending both sides of the Blur/Oasis Brit-Pop Battle of 1995. They try to get a handle on why Beck and Radiohead are so fetch, and for those of you playing the “Take a drink ever...
Oct 05, 2020•1 hr 6 min
On this episode of Talking Like A Teen, Ashley and Adrian take a look at the background of Blink-182’s album Neighborhoods. They take a look at the history leading up to the release of the album, including their initial hiatus, side projects, and what brought them back together. Ashley spends...a lot of time...dragging Angels & Airwaves (why did we let this pretentiousness exist), Adrian does some Tim Armstrong impressions, and they talk about the relationship between artist and consumer bef...
Sep 21, 2020•42 min
Previously on the last episode of Talking Like a Teen, Ashley & Adrian started working their way through IG’s @ChillWaveKitten's 2000s indie rock bracket. After working through one half of the bracket, your hosts have reconvened to go through the other half of the bracket and each crown their own champion. They also get into a discussion about Zach Braff and The Shins, whether you can be underrated when someone makes an episode of American Dad about your band, and whether or not Isaac Brock ...
Aug 10, 2020•1 hr
On this episode of Talking Like a Teen, two friends reunite on mic after not recording for a couple of months (because one of them moved across the country and it was a Whole Thing™) to find the world in shambles. They attempt to put the world back together in the whole way they know how--by teaming up with Instagram cool guy/music fan @ChillWaveKittens to tackle a music-meets-sports bracket discussing 2000s indie rock. Ashley and Adrian argue yet again about Arcade Fire, Adrian waxes poetic abo...
May 25, 2020•57 min
On this episode of Talking Like A Teen, Adrian & Ashley TLAT™ their best trap album concept to date before diving into a music themed Q&A session. They make a pit stop into some NHL chat (which is obviously dated in that we found reason to be optimistic re: the New Jersey Devils) and try to figure out why some teams haven’t broken down and gotten a hockey dog yet. They find a way to low-key insult the lovely state of Wyoming, high-key insult the state of Texas, and super duper key insult...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 8 min
On this episode of Talking Like a Teen, Ashley and Adrian take a break from their P.O.D. singalong to have a conversation about the late 1990s music scene. The hosts dust off their investigative journalism skills as they uncover the secret conservative plot known as swing music, Thom Yorke as a piece of music technology posing as a human male, and out Adrian as the President of the Evan and Jaron Fan Club. They also do a deep dive into the totally unremarkable not-at-all-chaotic event of Woodsto...
Jan 22, 2020•43 min
On this episode of Talking Like a Teen, Adrian and Ashley try to process the end of 2019 the only way they know--through the building of playlists. Both hosts go through...a lot...while discussing the playlists they’ve created: Adrian talks metal while Ashley takes a nap, Ashley talks pop music while Adrian cringes, and Blink-182 almost ends a friendship. They also discuss their Spotify: Wrapped statistics for the year and wrap up their decades musically before ending the episode much like the d...
Jan 08, 2020•1 hr 13 min
Looking for a fine Dwarven podcast, direct from Orzammar? You won’t find better than this episode of Talking Like a Teen, in which Adrian and Ashley wrap up their chat on BioWare games by talking about the Dragon Age series. They discuss their origins with Dragon Age Origins, their love for a certain Templar and swamp witch and Captain Janeway before discussing the hot take that tropes are good, STFU. They also discuss race and representation in games and crunch in the game industry. Ashley also...
Dec 04, 2019•1 hr 6 min
Chummily: On this episode of Talking Like A Teen, Adrian and Ashley discuss the video game series Mass Effect. Informatively: They discuss their history with the BioWare franchise, their favorite characters, and the use of morality within the franchise to cause Adrian emotional distress. Revealing: they also discuss humanity’s role within the Mass Effect setting and their desire for an elcore companion. Humbly: we hope you enjoy this episode and engage with us on social media. Helpfully: the lin...
Oct 14, 2019•1 hr 3 min
On this episode of Talking Like A Teen, Adrian and Ashley finish discussing their “Summer Jams” playlist. They tackle Adrian’s indie jams from the latter aughts, as well as discussing how awkward the word “aughts” actually is. Their conversation goes some places--from squeeing over the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and the Thermals, to getting caught up in our feelings about the National, to politics in music and coming to terms with enjoying art from troublesome people. Oh, and (for the second consecutive ep...
Sep 13, 2019•55 min
Previously on the last episode of Talking Like A Teen, Adrian and Ashley put together a “Summer Jams” playlist that covered the 2000s decade, with each host covering half of a decade. This go-around, the duo swap half-decades and begin working on building their second playlist. They also threaten to fight every single one of you (because we value you, we promise!) before brainstorming hypothetical Florida Panthers’ goal song choices and dealing with high school angst. Oh, and they also actually ...
Aug 16, 2019•35 min
On this episode on Talking Like A Teen, Adrian and Ashley take a break from summer vacation to put together a 2000s “Summer Jams” playlist. The two outline their mental anguish for taking on such a feat, before breaking down their lists. They also get into the age-old Taking Back Sunday vs Brand New grudge match before revealing their new “Story Time!” segment. The duo also stretch their vocal cords before announcing their very legitimate not at all get-rich-quick scheme plans to release a trap/...
Jul 26, 2019•1 hr
On this episode of ACT A FOOL: A LUDACRIS FAN PODCAST, Adrian and Ashley continue their dive into the Fast and Furious movie franchise by looking at the (definitely superior don’t come at us) second entry: 2 Fast 2 Furious. They discuss the film’s characters and surprisingly deep themes despite a lack of plot and chat about the legitimately enjoyable soundtrack. They also spend some time wrapping up the 2018-2019 NHL season and the Stanley Cup Champion St. Louis Blues. (!!!)
Jul 04, 2019•51 min
On this episode of Talking Like a Teen, Adrian and Ashley bust out their best Ja Rule impressions for a deep dive into the first film of the high art The Fast and the Furious franchise. Adrian explains where love for this franchise first began while Ashley revisits her criminal past (purely hypothetical, you definitely can’t arrest me), and the pair begin workshopping ideas for a Guardians of the Galaxy/Fast and Furious crossover event.
Jun 21, 2019•1 hr 5 min
On this episode of Talking Like A Teen, Adrian finally makes good on his promise to spend time with Tegan and Sara’s album Heartthrob...sort of. They get into a discussion about late-era Tegan and Sara albums, and take a thorough look into the the cover album The Con X: Covers. They also discuss music laws in relation to Queen, what makes a good cover song (not you Weezer), and Alanis Morissette and Toto hot takes. Adrian and Ashley also roll out their new recurring segment that they definitely ...
Jun 13, 2019•48 min
Adrian and Ashley do a deep dive into the 2001 Garbage album beautifulgarbage.
Jun 05, 2019•1 hr 2 min
On the first episode of Talking Like a Teen, Adrian and Ashley attend a funeral for an NHL mascot who recently passed away due to cultural overexposure and attempt to understand the 2001 No Doubt album Rock Steady. They also discuss jingles the Neptunes should’ve written, hot takes on Radiohead albums, and how Prince is a beautiful human who demands that the world come to him before getting real about cultural appropriation in pop music.
May 21, 2019•46 min
