People Are The Enemy

Andy talks about attending a wedding and a Black Keys concert, then he discovers a Yeah Yeah Yeahs sample on a Miami bass dance song from 2003. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines' BFF Jill takes the U2 and R.E.M. Top 5 Challenge. Play along at home! You can find a playlist for this series here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here. 

Our guests are Leah Gage and Dave Lesser from the art punk band BRNDA! Andy speaks with Dave and Leah about their new album, Total Pain. Preorder Total Pain at BRNDA's Bandcamp page here. You can find all things BRNDA at their website here. Thank you, Crafted Sounds! On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines delivers part 3 of her talk with her BFF Jill about U2 and R.E.M. You can find a playlist for this series here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guests are Alicia and Jed from the band Jeanines! Andy talks with Jeanines about their recent UK tour, indie pop, and their excellent new album, How Long Can It Last. Listen to and purchase Jeanines' music at their Bandcamp site here. Follow Jeanines on Facebook here. Thank you, Slumberland Records and Skep Wax Records. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines delivers part 2 of her talk with her BFF Jill about U2 and R.E.M. You can find a playlist for this series here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy debuts a soundboard, eulogizes Ozzy Osbourne, and thinks the new Hives song sounds a lot like an old Cure song. Also, Mr. Met falls off the stage at a Lumineers concert and Happy Gilmore 2 had a lot of cameos. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines kicks off a new series: talking with her BFF Jill about U2 and R.E.M. First up: their achievements on the US Hot 100. You can find a playlist for Rachel's new series here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guest is the author, film director and producer Tim Kirk! Andy talks with Tim about his forthcoming novel, All His Damned Mother's Sons, an alternative history story that imagines the world if Elvis Presley had died while serving in the Army in 1959. Tim is the author of the western novella Burnt and a collection of short stories titled The Feral Boy Who Lives In Griffith Park. Tim also makes films as writer and director including Sex Madness Revealed, The Miami Vice Incident, and the award-winning The Mystery of Durango. His producing credits include Room 237 and The El Duce Tapes. Get 20% off your online book order at Pelekinesis.com by using the code ENEMY at checkout, or just use this link. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines follows up her look at ex-Beatle solo singles by reading the Beatles chapter from Dellio & Woods’ I Wanna Be Sedated. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Our guest is the comedian, writer, actor, podcaster, and voice artist Jason Gore! Andy talks with Jason about his time as the co-executive producer for The Best Show with Tom Scharpling as well as his work as the executive producer, co-creator, and co-host of 108.9 The Hawk with Jason Gore and Geoff Garlock, an improvised comedy podcast about a fake classic rock station, where Jason plays multiple characters at the same time. Jason's website can be found here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines covers the four ex-Beatles and their race to a #1 single post-breakup. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here. 

Andy talks about Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams, The Pesto Pod with Julia Leahy, Sabrina Carpenter's controversial album cover, Josh Seybert retooling his podcast, Robert Smith dueting with Olivia Rodrigo at Glastonbury 2025, Chanel West Coast's rebranding, and DJ Khaled being a bonehead. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines takes you Further Down the Spiral with on-repeat listener suggestions. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about both his car and his Jawbone breaking. LeAnn Rimes' teeth falling out mid-performance, Too $hort, and Pink Pantheress being as tall as Nardwuar. Also, the new book's out! On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines shares favorite songs to play on repeat in "Now That's What I Call Spiraling". Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy realizes the lyrics to The Cars' "Just What I Needed" are weird and talks about Andrea Bocelli's collab with tennis star Jannik Sinner, Jason Gore seemingly ghosting him, recent Jackal Family podcast eps, and Anthony Fantano on The Adam Friedland Show. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines ties up loose ends from the recent Weird Al and Journey segments. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy eulogizes Sly Stone and Brian Wilson, gives up comic books, has no idea what language people are speaking, and talks about Pyjama Man's "invasion" of Katy Perry's performance in Australia. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines takes a look at "Weird Al" Yankovic's 1993 spoof "Achy Breaky Song". Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about Xiu Xiu, his dog loving dead things, Dead Milkmen, Maron pulling the plug on WTF, and Blendjet's ASMR ad. on Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines concludes the 3-part Journey series with a look at their 1980 album, Departure. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy (fake) calls Penelope Scott then complains about food, music, and money. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines delivers part two of her miniseries on Journey's 1978 album, Infinity. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy sings a Pulp song, drinks a protein shake, then talks about the terror and excitement he's experiencing upon finishing the preliminary edits on his forthcoming work of autofiction, How to Saw a Man in Half. Also, six of Andy's novels are now available as audibooks via Amazon/Audible. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines launches part one of a new miniseries on Journey's 1978 album, Infinity. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy pushes through a headache to talk about seeing Kendrick Lamar and SZA in concert, The Brutalist, disliking when podcasts fade in their outro music, and quitting TikTok. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines delivers even more information about Yes in 1980. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about new music he's been digging, approves of the musical guests on John Mulaney's Netflix show, plays an atypical song from a well known act, gets comments every time he wears a King Crimson shirt, and can't believe how many times Arcade Fire has played SNL compared to other bands. On Rachel's Chart Chat, the topic is the 1980 Yes album Drama. You can follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy sings a Girls song and reads a Guardian piece on Christopher Owens. The Tim Jonze article Andy reads can be found in its entirety here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines looks at Saturday Night Fever's 6 charting singles and reads the Bee Gees chapter from I Wanna Be Sedated. You can follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy sings a Cure B-side, sees a bald eagle, thinks Garden State (2004) is almost good, and admits to liking the Mooch. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines discusses the new restoration of Pink Floyd at Pompeii. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about his family creating new Easter traditions, and we listen to a TikTok clip of Dave Hill recounting the story of Easter. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines talks about titles of #1 pop hits with the name of a real person. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.

Andy talks about bands evolving their sound and Weezer's bassist getting into a shootout with the police. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines looks at Billboard #1 Pop Hits with the longest titles (part 2). You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here. Rachel's bed music is by Maurice Daugherty. Check out Maurice's YouTube page here.

Andy remembers seeing a witch, compares Cameron Winter's "Love Takes Miles" to King Harvest's "Dancing in the Moonlight", has a date night at a bad restaurant, and talks about young singers who sound old. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines looks at Billboard #1 Pop Hits with the longest titles (part 1). Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.