In our first ever deep dive into the world of TRL, we listen back to ALL of the number one songs from 1998 through 1999. Surprises! Boy bands! And a movie nobody remembers! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: The first mashup Ramsey ever heard still hold’s up! What will stop the boy band wars? And we try to determine to whom the boy belongs! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you fe...
Jun 26, 2023•55 min•Ep 309•Transcript available on Metacast Heather had other plans for this episode, but pretty quickly we discovered that this needed to be a recap of Heather’s recent concerts. Join us as we relive a Skiba-less Blink show and two(!) Taylor Swift adventures! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Turnstile? Turnstile! What made Heather cry? And who was at Taylor Night 1 in NY that NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT?! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us...
Jun 19, 2023•31 min•Ep 308•Transcript available on Metacast It’s time to Tooth and Nail it up as our Patrons point us towards Anberlin’s third album, “Cities!” Join us as we prove definitively that this is a (stephen) Christian band! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: A rare Unsolved Mysteries break! Words that immediately make your song Christian! And a whole new system for grading records! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good ...
Jun 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep 307•Transcript available on Metacast Heather suggested listening to some upcoming music from artists on the show and Ramsey seized an opportunity. This week Heather is forced to listen to Spark’s brand new eponymous single “The Girl is Crying in Her Latte” and an earlier track (and also some John Mayer for some reason.) Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Prestige TV spoilers! What are Sparks’s eras? And which of your hosts are going to break a bone next? All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on...
Jun 05, 2023•20 min•Ep 306•Transcript available on Metacast Our Patrons sent us to the West Coast this week as they voted for us to listen to No Doubt’s breakthrough album, “Tragic Kingdom!” Seven singles! A log of songs you don’t remember! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Heather and Ramsey have bread and butter takes! A rare Miley Cyrus break! #knownduck! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!...
May 29, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep 305•Transcript available on Metacast It’s time for us to make our predictions as to what will be THE song of the summer 2023. We each make our guesses and you know what? We’re probably both correct. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: What’s wrong with Heather’s brain? We figure it out! Robots from France! And who or what is a MUNA? All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!...
May 22, 2023•23 min•Ep 304•Transcript available on Metacast Ramsey sent Heather an article from Rolling Stone about the best songs from fictitious bands and she responded with just three small words: “this is content.” Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Ramsey drops an episode of his secondary podcast! The story of Ramsey writing “Werewolf’s Bar Mitzvah!” And we just laugh through a Popstar song again. Sorry! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it he...
May 15, 2023•41 min•Ep 303•Transcript available on Metacast It’s a savy, bold move to have your second album be all Christmas songs, but here we are. The fabulously funny Kristen Bartlett is here to talk about her early fandom and love for the horniest, mellowest holiday album, *NSYNC’s 1998 masterpiece, Home for Christmas. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: The world of 1990s fanfiction! Falling asleep while driving! And making your dad embarrass himself for your gain! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a futu...
May 08, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep 302•Transcript available on Metacast Ramsey and Heather take their show into the streets as they go to an honest to goodness punk show together as they see Origami Angel play at Le Poisson Rouge in New York City! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Moshing! Stage Diving! Crowd Surfing! And a surprising amount of cheese discussion! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!...
May 01, 2023•19 min•Ep 301•Transcript available on Metacast We’ve got a tradition in these parts: every 100 episodes, Ramsey takes over completely to improve some aspect of the show. This time, he’s taking on everything and improving the entire podcast with the help of Jon Gabrus , Tim Kalpakis and Adam Maid ! Together, Ramsey and Heather go on a journey that perhaps reveals more than they wanted… Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: A lot. Too much to explain here. You should probably just listen. Wanna get a shout-out on a futu...
Apr 24, 2023•31 min•Ep 300•Transcript available on Metacast Everclear dropped a stunning five singles from their 1997 album “So Much for the Afterglow.” So why does Ramsey only know a song from 3 years later? Michael Pesce joins us to investigate. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Who are the famous Arts? What makes this day so historic? And: Everclear versus Australia. All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!...
Apr 17, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep 299•Transcript available on Metacast Let’s spin the wheel and see what the shuffle gods provide us with! Heather and Ramsey, once again, play Liked Songs Roulette! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Heather and Ramsey discuss pranks/pranking/and being pranked. It’s Fleetwood Mac season! And what arcade games did we excel at? All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!...
Apr 10, 2023•29 min•Ep 298•Transcript available on Metacast To celebrate 50 bonus Patreon episodes, we invited our listeners to call in to our show and make us listen to a song they avoided in high school! This time around we are joined by listeners Zach, Brian and Harrison play us songs from Flaming Tsunamis, Hidden in Plain View, and Tonight Alive! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Our show’s first Mike Francesa reference! What happens when ska meets hardcore? And Australian bands! Do they exist? All this and so much MORE! W...
Apr 03, 2023•52 min•Ep 297•Transcript available on Metacast This week, the Bad Boy of Podcasting™ Byron McKoy is brought in to discuss all kinds of fun stuff, but in particular the 2004 album “Anything Else But the Truth” from The Honorary Title! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Should Ramsey quit the podcast? Should Ramsey do another Lil’ Xan rap? Is this burger on a windshield funny? And we confer our very own honorary titles! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! ...
Mar 27, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep 296•Transcript available on Metacast Today’s episode is an example of former guest Chris Tapp recommending a song and a little subterfuge from one of the hosts. This week we listen to Cheekface’s single, “Ana Ng.” Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: A show report from each of your hosts! World’s Fair talk! And Ramsey proposes a hobby for Heather in her retirement years! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good ...
Mar 20, 2023•25 min•Ep 295•Transcript available on Metacast We’ve listened to their biggest record, so our Patrons voted and told us to start at the beginning: this week' it’s Paramore’s 2005 debut, “All We Know is Falling!” Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Was Heather right to not listen or is this a slept-on classic? Who is the biggest Philly band of all time? And Mare of Easttown talk! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good a...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep 294•Transcript available on Metacast This week’s guest, the wonderful Dru Johnston, could not believe that one of his favorite albums had not yet been covered on the show, and frankly, neither could we. This week it’s the 1994 hit, (What’s the Story) Morning Glory from Oasis. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Meeting cute in high school! Quora steps in to answer Heather’s Gallagher questions! And a story about a young lady who is electric. All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future epis...
Mar 06, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Ep 293•Transcript available on Metacast Film expert Heather has seen more than a couple movies in 2022! It’s time to award some of those films with one of the top 500 most prestigious awards in Hollywood: The Heather Oscars! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: It’s like the Academy Awards but with Ramsey and Heather handling all of them from her living room! In memoriums, opening numbers, all your favorite things are represented here! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It h...
Feb 27, 2023•51 min•Ep 292•Transcript available on Metacast To celebrate 50 bonus Patreon episodes, we invited our listeners to call in to our show and make us listen to a song they avoided in high school! This time around we are joined by listeners Chandler, Sean and Dan play us songs from Relient K, Frightened Rabbit and Barenaked Ladies! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Ramsey and a listener bond over British television! Is the perfect pop punk song Christian? And Ramsey asks the listeners questions that Heather didn’t cle...
Feb 20, 2023•55 min•Ep 291•Transcript available on Metacast Apparently, it is considered a criminal act that Heather has not yet covered this seminal song on our podcast. Released on an obscure EP in Japan, this Something Corporate song slowly became a fan favorite. From the year 2000 it’s “Konstantine.” Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: A discussion of licensed Valentines! A Discogs quiz! Obi strips and OSTs! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it ...
Feb 13, 2023•23 min•Ep 289•Transcript available on Metacast Patience is a virtue, and it is also the 2019 album from Mannequin Pussy that has been selected by our Patreon supporters as our next episode! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Was Heather right to not listen or is this a slept-on classic? Who is the biggest Philly band of all time? And Mare of Easttown talk! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!...
Feb 06, 2023•42 min•Ep 288•Transcript available on Metacast Listener Thurman has suggested a song that sounds like Weird Al preforming a pop punk parody and both Ramsey and Heather are incredibly intrigued. It’s time to listen to New Found Glory’s “Nothing To Say” Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Old bands are remembered! Mummies are given voice! And classic movie trilogies are left seen and unseen! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you ...
Jan 30, 2023•17 min•Ep 287•Transcript available on Metacast It’s been almost five years since Ramsey and Heather have listened to a Rilo Kiley album , and it was one of the first times they both had a nice time recording an episode. Will they have the experience as they listen to the band’s 2001 debut, “Take Offs and Landings?” Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Two idiots try to explain how wifi works! What Peanuts characters are we? And a new segment involving United Kingdom-celebrity-penned audiobooks! All this and so much M...
Jan 23, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep 286•Transcript available on Metacast An unaccounted song has appeared on Heather’s “liked” playlist on Spotify… and she loves it. This week we listen to Novo Amor’s song “Halloween,” and then we spin the wheel that is Heather’s liked playlist! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Romance languages are explored! Cancelled bands and ghosts in the machine! And spooky socks! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good ...
Jan 16, 2023•14 min•Ep 285•Transcript available on Metacast The Patreon listeners gave Ramsey a gift (while one listener gives Ramsey the business) as they vote to have Ramsey introduce Heather to one of his favorites, They Might Be Giants’ 1992 album Apollo 18 ! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: We break the rules and listen to this album on shuffle! Heather learns what a Fingertip is! And Ramsey accidentally mansplains stuff! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It...
Jan 09, 2023•59 min•Ep 284•Transcript available on Metacast Podcast legend Dan McCoy of The Flophouse and The Daily Show is here to dance along with us to Talking Heads’ 1983 album Speaking in Tongues! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Dan proves why he is in the center of the Ramsey/Heather Venn diagram! How to be scared into liking something! And the Spotify guessing game! All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!...
Jan 02, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep 283•Transcript available on Metacast In 2022 we’ll have a 20 year anniversary tour for Death Cab’s “Transatlanticism” and Postal Service’s “Only Album” so we’re taking a look back and playing our favorite songs from these two albums! And no, the Shin’s cover of “Silhouettes” doesn’t count apparently! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Heather and Ramsey have a surefire way to destroy everyone’s night at the concert! Help from an AI! And Heather does a magic trick with her liquids! All this and so much MOR...
Dec 26, 2022•22 min•Ep 282•Transcript available on Metacast It's that time of year again as everybody's social media feeds are clogged with screenshots from a music streaming app! Your hosts walk you through what a robot says their top five songs of the year are as we present: Our 2022 Wrapped! Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Our worlds are dominated by a limited number of artists! Ramsey moves to Apple Music! And a few surprises, but you guys know the hosts pretty well, so probably the kind of thing you'd expect from them.....
Dec 19, 2022•47 min•Ep 281•Transcript available on Metacast The one and only Noah Segan ( Blood Relatives, Glass Onion ) is here to talk about growing up in NYC, personalized notes from Wagner and embracing Billy Joel as we listen to Screeching Weasel’s 1992 album “Wiggle!” Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: Noah proves his awesome background isn’t fake! Befriending your musical heroes! And do your kids think your favorite bands are any good? All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating...
Dec 12, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep 280•Transcript available on Metacast It’s finally December, so Ramsey and Heather are defining what exactly makes a song a December song (and not a fall song, and not a Christmas song)! It’s a science. Don’t question it. Discover bonus eps, merch and more on our Patreon! This week: An update on Heather’s leg! The Decemberists are tricky! And a lot of talk about bitter cold1 All this and so much MORE! Wanna get a shout-out on a future episode? Give us a rating on iTunes! It helps us, and it helps you feel good about yourself!...
Dec 05, 2022•24 min•Ep 279•Transcript available on Metacast 
