Oct 2025

Tay to Z Episode 203: Tied Together With A Smile

In this episode we chat about "Tied Together With A Smile" from "Taylor Swift." We talk about how wild it is to listen to her first album after a while. We discuss how relatable this song is, and Gossip Gab goes into who this song is about and recounts a very important speech by ... Show More

25m 49s

Oct 2025

Bonus Episode: The Life of a Showgirl Initial Reactions!!

"The Life of a Showgirl" is finally here! We wanted to share our initial thoughts with you all! What do you think of the album?!Hosts: Devin and GabSound Design: Devin Johnson-Nieporent and Peter Leigh-NilsenTheme Song: Devin Johnson-Nieporent, Peter Leigh-Nilsen and Eric Johnson

26m 30s

Sep 2025

Tay to Z Episode 202: Guilty As Sin?

In this episode we chat about "Guilty As Sin?" from "The Tortured Poets Department." We GUSH about this song and how much we love the production and lyrics. Gossip Gab goes in DEEP to who this song is about and why Taylor wrote it.Hosts: Devin and GabSound Design: Devin Johnson-N ... Show More

26m 54s

Jan 2021

"Hide and Seek" by Imogen Heap

Where are we? What the hell is going on? Oh right, we're here with our podcast device, listening to an episode of Strong Songs.On this episode, Kirk dives into Imogen Heap's one-woman choral masterwork "Hide and Seek," taking a closer look at the technologies and proces ... Show More

58m 22s

Aug 2020

"Wedding Song" from Hadestown

Who's gonna lay the wedding table? Who's gonna make the wedding bed? And what about the rings? Funny you should ask.On this episode, Kirk takes a deep dive into "Wedding Song," one of the signature numbers from Anaïs Mitchell's 2019 musical Hadestown. It's time f ... Show More

58m 54s

Sep 2020

"The Chain" and "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac

Thunder only happens when it's raining, and Strong Songs only crams two songs into an episode when it's super warranted.This episode warrants just such a pairing, with a focus on two tunes by the great Fleetwood Mac. First there's the collaboratively written group-sing ... Show More

58m 14s

Aug 2025

Sin Francisco Live Watch Party

Last month at the Nashville Horror Con we got to do our very first LIVE WATCH PARTY. That being said - this episode might be a little funky to listen to since we are watching and commenting along with the actual show... Best bet would be to pull up the episode and press play when ... Show More

49m 5s

Jul 2020

"No One Knows" by Queens of the Stone Age

It's time for a journey of the mind, as Kirk picks apart one of the best hard rock tunes of the early 2000s.Queens of the Stone Age's "Songs for the Deaf" includes enough bangers that it was tough to pick a single song to focus on, but in the end, "No One Knows" won the ... Show More

55m 25s

Feb 2021

Cross-Rhythms, Concept Albums & Dream Songs

Time for the first Q&A episode of Strong Songs year three!On this episode, Kirk digs into the mailbag for your questions on Jack White's guitar tone, Shabaka Hutchings' sax sound, 70s kitsch jazz, concept albums, drummers learning mallet instruments, Celtic sounds, "sav ... Show More

58m 5s

Jan 2021

"Space Oddity" and "Starman" by David Bowie

Let the children lose it, let the children use it, and let all the children join in for Strong Songs year three!Kirk kicks off the new year with a pair of classics by the great David Bowie: 1969's melancholy "Space Oddity" and 1972's triumphant "Starman." What goes up, ... Show More

53m 46s

Apr 2020

April Makes Fools of Us All

On this episode... a prank.April Fools’ Day has run its course, which means it’s time to update this episode description to accurately reflect what’s in the episode. Hopefully this joke made some listeners laugh, and didn't ruffle too many feathers.The actual ful ... Show More

10m 30s

Jun 2019

First Time for Everything | This Past Weekend #205

Subscribe to the show on Apple Podcasts http://bit.ly/ThisPastWeekend_ Theo takes voicemails about listeners first crotch touches, then is joined by Nick for the news, and closes the show with a voicemail about feeling guilty for spending instead of saving. Check out Producer Nic ... Show More

1h 30m

Tay to Z Episode 163: Superman