People Are The Enemy

Andy talks about his wife and daughter going to see Harry Styles in NYC and tells a story about attending a meet and greet at a senator's house. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1971 and 1987. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy keeps his segment short and talks about being invited to a senator's house for a meet and greet. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1975 and 1981. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about vacation, the status of his forthcoming novel, and being turned off by celebs who say polarizing things to stay in the public eye. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1977 and 1989. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about bad lyrics in good songs, Sandman on Netflix, restaurant buffet carving station training, Iggy and the Stooges, and some guy who badly needed to talk to Paul Simon in 1981. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1970 and 1983. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about his mom's health, plays autotuned John Lennon, discusses glizzies, his diet, his forthcoming novel, and Ottessa Moshfegh's Lapvona. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1972 and 1988. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy plays audio of a boy shocking his nana with Charli XCX lyrics, analyzes a twelve-year-old's English homework, and feels bad for Kid Cudi at Rolling Loud. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1976 and 1985. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy goes solo and talks about the new Lizzo album, Special, Crackhead Barney and Friends, Jimmy Kimmel taking the summer off, lying, and therapy. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1971 and 1980. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guest is the writer, drummer, civil servant, and LEGO enthusiast Thom Beckett! Andy talks with Thom about The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, LEGO, Father John Misty, Glastonbury Festival 2019, Netflix's upcoming Sandman series, Alan Moore, and more. Find additional information about Thom on his site here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1979 and 1987. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy explains the Universal Algorithm, sings Velvet Underground lyrics over a Stereolab song then analyzes a crazy commercial. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1977 and 1984. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guest is the Kids in the Hall's Social Media Manager, Tavie Phillips! Andy talks with Tavie about her history with Kids in the Hall and the Canadian sketch comedy troupe's fandom. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1976 and 1981. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here. 

Andy talks about his Father's Day. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1973 and 1986. Finally, Tommy Tallahassee plays the game Ted Cruz, Ted Kaczynski or Ted the Bear? with Mary Vs. the Movies hosts Mary Jones (AKA Mary from Lansdale) and Dennis Lingg. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy takes a bath and talks about a man getting attacked by an orangutan, a friend getting bitten in the face by a dog, and a hooded sweatshirt he lost while on vacation. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1975 and 1982. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy loses his mind while complaining about ignorance in podcasting, then he pulls it together and talks about the series Angelyne. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1978 and 1989. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy addresses the recent mass shootings. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1974 and 1983. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat on Spotify here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about finding a baby bird in his backyard and attending a concert. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1979 and 1987. A playlist from Rachel's Chart Chat can be found here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about breaking things in the kitchen and hugging a stranger. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1979 and 1985. A playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat can be found here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about Arcade Fire and The Pentaverate. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1975 and 1980, and Tommy Tallahassee hosts the game Joe Biden, Joe Budden or Joey Bishop? A playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat can be found here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about Bia, Remble, Crackhead Barney & Friends, House of Gucci, Jared Leto, and being mistaken for a robot. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1978 and 1988. A playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat can be found here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

The demons tried to get the best of Andy this week, but he beat them back with positivity and optimism. This week on Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel finds gems on charts from 1986, 1973, and 1981. A playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat can be found here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here. Andy's guest DJ hour on WFMU's Radio Row program can be found here.

Our guest is Shane Morris! In addition to being Travis Scott's former manager, Shane is an engineer, father, husband, and the host of a new podcast: Shane Morris Sucks. Andy talks with Shane about his podcast, managing Travis Scott, and artificially inflating new artist's streaming and social media numbers via bots. This week on Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel unearths gems on a chart from April of 1977. Check out Shane Morris Sucks via Apple Podcasts here. You can find Shane's TikTok here. Rachel's Chart Chat playlist can be found here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.