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Oct 2021
40m 34s

S9E1 - Mac Miller: Swimming in Circles

The Ringer
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We begin our season-long analysis of Mac Miller’s conceptual double album Swimming In Circles. This season includes discussion of substance misuse and addiction. For resources on these topics, visit spotify.com/resources. Shop Season 9 merchandise here. Follow Dissect on Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoic ... Show More
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S9E2 - Hurt Feelings by Mac Miller
We continue our season-long analysis of Mac Miller’s Swimming with its second track, “Hurt Feelings.” Produced by J Cole, the song finds Mac establishing one of the central themes of the album: the multiplicity of emotions -- how we can feel one way one minute, and another way th ... Show More
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S9E3 - What's The Use? by Mac Miller
We continue our season-long analysis of Mac Miller’s Swimming with its third track, “What’s The Use?” It’s here that Mac at once asks the fundamental existential question (“what’s the use?”) and dismisses the need to ask questions at all (“what’s the use?”). This season includes ... Show More
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Dissecting Mac Miller's Faces
S9 co-writer Camden Ostrander joins Cole to discuss their approach to Swimming In Circles before dissecting Faces, Mac's 2014 mixtape that recently hit streaming services. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ... Show More
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