Live by Toots and the Maytals Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Vote on Season 15's artist! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RGCDG2J) Watch Cameron's most recent Facebook concert! (https://www.facebook.com/cameron.dewhitt/posts/10158194892209845) Listen along to Toots and the Maytals Live here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/46TfWgLSD31qdxFz2aFh8y?si=5AsHF7T0TtmQpMlaMpGmFg) You can support us in several ways: Kick us a few bux on Patreon! (https://www.p...
Sep 15, 2020•1 hr 6 min
Circuits to the Sun by Somebody's Sister (Jill Stein's band) Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: John Oliver Jill Stein call out (https://www.newsweek.com/john-oliver-last-week-tonight-third-parties-510513) Scene on Radio season 4 (http://www.sceneonradio.org/the-land-that-never-has-been-yet/) Vote on Season 15's artist! (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RGCDG2J) Join Quarantine Happy Hour on Facebook to watch Cameron's September 13, 5:30pm concert on Faceb...
Sep 08, 2020•1 hr 2 min
River of Dreams by Billy Joel Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Behind the Police (https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/behind-the-police-slavery-mass-murder-63913529/) "they go low we go high" DNC 2020 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyXQKPRuDp0) Return of Bruno on TOtBS (https://boxset.fireside.fm/107) The Mu-koan (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mu_(negative)#The_Mu-koan) Listen along to River of Dreams here! (https:...
Sep 01, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Storm Front by Billy Joel Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Bruno Mars would catch a grenade for ya (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR6iYWJxHqs) Listen along to Storm Front here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/1Vw2uoVkLAJFVViJ1QyK1D?si=N34Od9nCQj6rLKjWsuHBJQ) You can support us in several ways: Kick us a few bux on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/boxset) By becoming a supporting member, you'll gain access to special bonus episodes, including a weekl...
Aug 25, 2020•54 min
The Bridge by Billy Joel Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: The Matrix is a trans metaphor (https://www.bbc.com/news/newsbeat-53692435) "blow job" etymology (https://www.bustle.com/articles/62120-why-is-it-called-a-blow-job-when-there-isnt-any-blowing-5-mysteries-of-oral#:~:text=But%20while%20some%20claim%20that,acts%20%E2%80%94%20printed%20in%201948%2C%20which) Queer Appalachia controversy (https://www.washingtonpost.com/magazine/2020/08/03/popular-inst...
Aug 16, 2020•55 min
An Innocent Man by Billy Joel Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Paul Brown on Get Up in the Cool (https://getupinthecool.fireside.fm/123) The Longest Time video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_XgQhMPeEQ&list=LLfd8Cnj4uSBOVmAyF0cj57Q&index=181) bring the cheese in (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQoiLzEJPI) "harping" etymology (https://grammarist.com/idiom/to-harp-on/) Listen along to An Innocent Man here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/3R3x4zIabsv...
Aug 11, 2020•1 hr 2 min
The Nylon Curtain by Billy Joel Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Elon Musk and the Bolivian coup (https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/07/29/we-will-coup-whoever-we-want-elon-musk-and-the-overthrow-of-democracy-in-bolivia/) Orlando Bloom DIY suicide machine (https://twitter.com/bossmoz/status/1234785767232163840?lang=en) Paula Abdul Opposites Attract (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xweiQukBM_k) Listen along to The Nylon Curtain here! (https://open.spotif...
Aug 04, 2020•57 min
Glass Houses by Billy Joel Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Digital Get Down (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87dGK-xujTE) Sister Rosetta Tharpe (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Rosetta_Tharpe) Listen along to Glass Houses here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/5sztejERqpktXEdemlUvU5?si=a_ckrWY9R-uM09UIUpCFVA) You can support us in several ways: Kick us a few bux on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/boxset) By becoming a supporting member, you'll g...
Jul 28, 2020•1 hr 1 min
52nd Street by Billy Joel Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Listen along to 52nd Street here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/1HmCO8VK98AU6EXPOjGYyI?si=KXRdNOqbTyW0abthtI1nNQ) You can support us in several ways: Kick us a few bux on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/boxset) By becoming a supporting member, you'll gain access to special bonus episodes, including a weekly mini-show, What's in the Box Weekly! Buy T-shirts, sweatshirts, and more at our merch page! (https:/...
Jul 21, 2020•1 hr 2 min
The Stranger by Billy Joel Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Mars Attacks ACK ACK ACK ACK ACK ACK (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YklZBA9UBjc) Finding Nemo Seagulls (https://youtu.be/H4BNbHBcnDI?t=42) The Girl From Ipanema...n elevators (https://musicfans.stackexchange.com/questions/3754/since-when-why-is-the-girl-from-ipanema-the-go-to-elevator-music) Walk Hard That's Amore (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2lhQCxKx_Y) Suckin' on a chili dog (https://...
Jul 07, 2020•55 min
Turnstiles by Billy Joel Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Turnstiles Album Art (https://t2.genius.com/unsafe/440x440/https%3A%2F%2Fimages.genius.com%2Ffd0e98020c041585031847ab1a9f79b2.1000x1000x1.jpg) Kenny G plays Billy in the Lowground (https://thebluegrasssituation.com/video/watch-kenny-g-ed-helms-jam-on-billy-in-the-lowground/) New York State of Mind audience member plays piano (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htZnpnoHGgY) Clarence Clemons kisses T...
Jun 30, 2020•1 hr 1 min
Streetlife Serenade by Billy Joel Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbxUSsFXYo4) The Tree of Life dino scene (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDum3gehFg0) See Cameron's Bluegrass Pride Show! (https://bluegrasspride.net/pages/porch-pride) Listen along to Streetlife Serenade here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/57nvMIu4PQLLXRbmKESigL?si=QCoHuBsUS9yp2K92fNtaxw) You can support us in several ways: Kick...
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 3 min
Piano Man by Billy Joel Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: The Mitch McConnell (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iva5HOVnvu4) See Cameron's Bluegrass Pride Show! (https://bluegrasspride.net/pages/porch-pride) Listen along to Piano Man here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/69wjSAZXZiD2EBia3b3gxL?si=iHuQe2SYQBeJcC1M4Ff76g) You can support us in several ways: Kick us a few bux on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/boxset) By becoming a supporting member, you'...
Jun 16, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Cold Spring Harbor by Billy Joel Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Listen along to Cold Spring Harbor here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/274rMlKrr22086ohmwAJZA?si=PRMeIKKWRX2W93qSRj8CWg) You can support us in several ways: Kick us a few bux on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/boxset) By becoming a supporting member, you'll gain access to special bonus episodes, including a weekly mini-show, What's in the Box Weekly! Buy T-shirts, sweatshirts, and mo...
Jun 09, 2020•1 hr 5 min
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark by Bono & The Edge Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Glenn Beck likes Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark (https://ew.com/article/2011/01/12/glenn-beck-spider-man-broadway-review/) "enslaved" vs. "slave" (https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/05/historians-debate-whether-to-use-the-term-slave-or-enslaved-person.html) Thanks to former guest of Get Up in the Cool Sonya Badigian for compiling this awesome list! HOW TO HELP/WHERE TO D...
Jun 02, 2020•1 hr 11 min
The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy by Leonard Nimoy Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins music video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC35cQKHwzg) Tolkein vs. Lewis (https://reparrishcomics.com/image/618585931338874880) Porgy and Bess (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7-Qa92Rzbk) Listen along to The Two Sides of Leonard Nimoy here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/3ciw7d7DUFDF7BfN2kbPEI?si=FUow0JVsQsGAZF7th40VPQ) You can support us i...
May 26, 2020•57 min
Gemini by Macklemore Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: How the Irish Became White (https://www.newyorker.com/news/postscript/noel-ignatievs-long-fight-against-whiteness) Left Behind (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left_Behind) Uber & Lyft Mentions in Rap Lyrics (https://genius.com/Rap-genius-uber-and-lyft-mentions-in-rap-lyrics) Paddington's Hard Stare (https://www.wsj.com/video/film-clip-paddington-2/3A75934F-CCD8-436E-B343-5FC40839F42D.html) Listen alo...
May 19, 2020•1 hr 9 min
This Unruly Mess I've Made by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Notorious B.I.G. rhyme schemes diagrammed (https://youtu.be/QWveXdj6oZU?t=202) Other people with "Toothbrush" or "Hitler" moustaches (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothbrush_moustache#Notable_people_with_a_toothbrush_moustache) Your Kickstarter Sucks Podcast (https://shows.acast.com/yourkickstartersucks/) Chance the Rapper on white women calling him the n-word (http...
May 12, 2020•52 min
The Heist by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Malcom Gladwell critique (https://slate.com/technology/2013/10/malcolm-gladwell-critique-david-and-goliath-misrepresents-the-science.html) Basquiat (http://basquiat.com/) Sam Smith comes out as non-binary (https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49688123) Listen along to The Heist here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/0CoiTAUBiO70lic9p9Lboq?si=2DTylqR4QBKTRfcLP8Fe-w) You can supp...
May 05, 2020•1 hr 7 min
The Unplanned Mixtape by Macklemore. Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: RASCAL by RMR (https://youtu.be/WCdAtvwW1E8) Fox in Sox over Dr. Dre beats (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqIbEHNqbPs) Rammstein Is Livin' in the Sunlight (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9CrtioqbP8) Jizz in My Pants by Lonely Island (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLnWf1sQkjY) Let's Get it Started original lyrics (https://genius.com/The-black-eyed-peas-lets-get-retarded-lyrics) ...
Apr 28, 2020•57 min
The Language of My World by Macklemore. Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Bernie Sanders' Whiteness (https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-0421-sanders-jewish-20190417-story.html) The components of Hip-Hop vs. Rap (http://www.pages.drexel.edu/~dbb27/hhintro.html) The Mystery Show Episode #5 about Jake Gyllenhaal (https://gimletmedia.com/shows/mystery-show/o2hb96) You're Wrong About podcast's crack babies episode (https://player.fm/series/y...
Apr 21, 2020•58 min
Mamma Mia! the ABBA movie. Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) You can support us in several ways: Kick us a few bux on Patreon! (https://www.patreon.com/boxset) By becoming a supporting member, you'll gain access to special bonus episodes (like this one), including a weekly mini-show, What's in the Box Weekly! Buy T-shirts, sweatshirts, and more at our merch page! (https://boxset.threadless.com/)
Apr 14, 2020•2 hr 43 min
Open Your Eyes by Professor Macklemore. Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Del the Funky Homosapien ft Hieroglyphics "Burnt" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1ZWWpti1Zc) Is 'Race Science' Making A Comeback? (https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2019/07/10/416496218/is-race-science-making-a-comeback) Boondocks theme song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aV6xudGwb_A) Blank Check with Griffin and David (https://audioboom.com/channel/Blank-Check) The Vel...
Apr 07, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Conventional Weapons by My Chemical Romance. Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Colbie Caillat's "Bubbly" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWGqoCNbsvM) Elliott Smith's "Between the Bars" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85y4xnp64rw) Spoon's "Inside Out" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IpT5SBg1Mmk) MCR and 9/11 (https://genius.com/a/how-9-11-inspired-gerard-way-to-form-my-chemical-romance) Flight of the Conchords' I'm Not Crying (https://www.youtube.com/...
Mar 31, 2020•1 hr 11 min
Music to Be Murdered By by Eminem. Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Harvey Weinstein coronavirus (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/23/nyregion/harvey-weinstein-coronavirus.html) Rand Paul coronavirus (https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/22/us/politics/coronavirus-rand-paul.html) Logan Paul controversy (https://www.vox.com/the-big-idea/2018/1/12/16881046/logan-paul-youtube-controversy-internet-companies) Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Caf...
Mar 24, 2020•2 hr 32 min
Kamikaze by Eminem. Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Eminem originally cast in Elysium (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSP34pFodrg) 6th sense explained in the Today Explained podcast (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3Hzkdgg3ssgsA0sJTxC5Yr) This is the song Nathan was thinking of! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0hyYWKXF0Q) Listen along to Kamikaze here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/3HNnxK7NgLXbDoxRZxNWiR?si=2NRhxLGURq6plAYis-Nafw) You can suppor...
Mar 10, 2020•1 hr 4 min
Revival by Eminem. Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: KRS1 Black Cop (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwD5X5_jaLo) WIC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WIC) The Lombard Rhythm "Scotch snaps" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7cG9QIvIWo) Chloraseptic (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloraseptic) Colombian Necktie (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombian_necktie) The Nib (https://thenib.com/) Shape of You in 3/4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_GqhTtj_2I) L...
Mar 03, 2020•1 hr 12 min
The Marshall Mathers LP 2 by Eminem. Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Yoder's What Would You Do (https://www.amazon.com/What-Would-John-Howard-Yoder/dp/0836136039) Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyDfgMOUjCI) think about your dad (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21UP0frYg-E) "Follow the Leader" by Eric B and Rakim (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95gP3m-uBHA) Listen along to The Marshall Mathers LP 2 here! (https://open.spoti...
Feb 25, 2020•58 min
Recovery by Eminem. Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: Ann Powers reviews Relapse and Recovery (http://hiphopspeakeasy.com/2016/12/relapse-eminems-last-great-opus/) Tom Hanks' son Chet using Patois at the Golden Globes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQGyc3dDIJE) Rush's Cinderella Man (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_8DDOL20Go) Get Smart's The Nude Bomb (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxgMzJz8RRA) HearthPR Artist Mixtape (https://soundcloud.com/devon...
Feb 18, 2020•2 hr 32 min
Relapse by Eminem. Click here to join our Discord! (https://discord.gg/5vpqXaS) Learnin' Links: "yas" ownership (https://www.thestar.com/vancouver/2019/02/28/the-etiquette-of-when-to-say-yaas-queen.html) Christopher Reeve's voice (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yHyE9H2p7U) Dr. Dre's history of assault against women (https://gawker.com/heres-whats-missing-from-straight-outta-compton-me-and-1724735910) Listen along to Relapse here! (https://open.spotify.com/album/7h2OEj0ifXb3UdgvTmCqfY?si=vjAmnL...
Feb 11, 2020•1 hr 10 min
