People Are The Enemy

Andy complains about Rolling Stone magazine's lists, the top comedy podcasts, and Jon Bernthal, then he plays a clip of Neil deGrasse Tyson and the GZA talking about the universe. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines catches up on what we missed from 1970. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Happy new year! Andy preemptively memorializes Machine Gun Kelly, eats candy, wins $4 on a scratcher, starts editing his 2023 novel, takes his mom to breakfast, drops an egg in a grocery store, and plays a clip of a TikTok'r imagining what Missy Elliott must have sounded like when writing her hit "Work It". On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in a chart from 1988. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy does improv karaoke to AC/DC, talks about Justin Hawkins' YouTube channel, tries kugel, wonders if Freddie Mercury would have embraced plastic surgery in his later years, eulogizes Terry Hall and Martin Duffy, and plays a clip of Björk taking apart a TV. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1977 and 1985. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy eulogizes Angelo Badalamenti, talks about Eightball, plays a clip of Brian Eno talking about artists getting jobs, and complains about everyone not listening to this podcast. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1971 and 1983. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about getting a cold, pronouncing a band's name wrong for years, Nevermind vs. Appetite for Destruction, and resisting being nasty to celebrities online. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1975 and 1989. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

It's been a while since we've done a mini episode so we're giving you a mid-week edition of Rachel's Chart Chat! On this episode, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1978 and 1981. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guest is Ariel Hartley from the band Pearl Earl! Andy talks with Ariel about how the group got together, their new single, "Evil Does It", and what's next for the four women. You can listen to and purchase Pearl Earl's music at their Bandcamp page here. Check out the "Evil Does It" music video here. 

Andy talks about age vanity, some newer movies he saw recently, and then he plays an R&B version of System of a Down's "Chop Suey". On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1974 and 1987. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guest is the freelance film critic and arts administrator Sarah Lahue! Andy watched the film Don't Worry Darling (2022) on Sarah's recommendation, and Sarah watched the film Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970) on Andy's recommendation. The two get together to discuss the films. You can find Sarah's blog here. You can find links to Sarah's film reviews for Bust magazine here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1970 and 1984. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy eulogizes Mimi Parker, plays a clip of Pauly Shore interviewing a 4yo Bruno Mars, goes to CVS at 3AM, and discusses Drake & 21 Savage. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1973 and 1982. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guest is the writer James Greene, Jr.! Andy talks with James about his new book, A Convenient Parallel Dimension: How Ghostbusters Slimed Us Forever. Buy it here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1976 and 1986. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy eulogizes Jerry Lee Lewis. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel finds gems in charts from 1979 and 1980. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy wonders why Joy Division was never played on classic rock radio. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1971 and 1983. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

It's our 250th episode and our guest is Rachel Hadaway AKA Rachel from Des Moines! Andy talks with Rachel about her love of music and The Simpsons. Rachel does a "live" chart chat segment from 1972 with Andy, then on the second half of Rachel's Chart Chat recorded in her home studio, Rachel finds gems in a chart from 1985. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy eulogizes Jean-Luc Godard then plays clips of Charlamagne tha God, LL Cool J, and Little Richard and discusses them. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1977 and 1981. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guest is Jason Lambeth! Andy talks with Jason about his band Red Pants' new EP, Gentle Centuries. You can listen to and purchase Red Pants' latest release via Bandcamp here. You can find all of Jason's social media links here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1973, 1980, 1975 and 1988. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy's latest novel, The Peeper and the Playwright, is out! Andy reads a portion from his new book. The Peeper and the Playwright is currently available for purchase worldwide via Amazon in paperback and ebook formats here. If you don't use Amazon, you can buy The Peeper and the Playwright in ebook format via Google Play here. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guest is the food entertainment dining adventurer Jerry Papandrea! Andy talks with Jerry about his food reviews, The Best Show, and the Nathan Fielder HBO docu-comedy series The Rehearsal. You can find and subscribe to Jerry's YouTube channel, derryX Dines, here. Jerry's merchandise and social media links can be found here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1974 and 1986. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guest is Danger Slater! Andy talks with Danger about Kurt Vonnegut, Stanley Kubrick, gravediggers, and Danger's new novel, Moonfellows! You can find information about Moonfellows and purchase your copy here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in a chart from 1982. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guest is Tom Scharpling! Tom gives Andy a scoop on what to expect from the Best Show and much, much more! You can find information and links for Tom's national bestselling memoir, IT NEVER ENDS, here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1978 and 1984. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.