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The hotline is open and the Swifties are unhinged. This week on Phone a Snake, we react to your most unfiltered opinions about Life of a Showgirl: is the Sabrina collab just charity work? Did Taylor already set the bar too high? Does the album cover actually suck? ... Show More
Aug 14
The Life of a Tayvis Showgirl: First Thoughts On TS12
JOIN US ON PATREON FOR NEW ERA TEA: https://www.patreon.com/swiftologist We're so back divas. Back harder than we ever were before. In today's episode, New Heights is the topic du jour: Taylor Swift makes her podcast debut with her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and they get into some ... Show More
56m 22s
Dec 2024
Bonus Episode - Chilling Words Diddy Allegedly Said Before Jay Z and He Did What? Plus Shane MacGowan and More
This week in the After Party, Jake dives into the recent allegations against Jay-Z and hears from you about your favorite Christmas songs. Plus, we've compiled (thanks to djonnit) all your favorites in a special Spotify playlist!Next week, we're bringing you a special Christmas-t ... Show More
53m 4s
Dec 2019
The Beach Boys Pt. 2: Endless Bummer, Hollywood Paranoia, Onstage Fist Fights, Incest, and Cocaine
In the aftermath of the Manson Family murders, Hollywood was gripped with fear. Various investigations stitched together a deluded White Album-inspired explanation of the killing spree. But Dennis Wilson knew the truth—that he had made a terrible, irreversible mistake and that no ... Show More
44m 59s
Aug 2024
Bonus Episode: Madonna, The Rolling Stones, and a Critical Double Standard
This week in the After Party, Jake wrestles wonders why certain artists, especially female artists, have a harder time with the critics and the press. Plus, Jake gets your takes on if the 90s really were "peak life." As we prepare for next week's episode on the sordid criminal hi ... Show More
48m 28s
Aug 2024
Bonus Episode: Problematic Artists, and Did Life Peak in the 90s?
This week in the After Party, Jake wrestles with the works of problematic genius Alfred Hitchcock and gets your take the dilemma presented by such artists. And as we prepare for next week's episode on the unique artistry of the oft-maligned Lana Del Rey, we want to know: Which en ... Show More
51m 24s
Sep 2022
Why We Like The Music We Like
Professor, neuroscientist, and multiplatinum record producer, Susan Rogers drops by to discuss her book This Is What It Sounds Like: What The Music You Love Says About You. If you’re in the audience at a Trump rally, the music might say there’s a global conspiracy that depends on ... Show More
41m 7s
Nov 2024
Bonus Episode - The Band, Concert Films, and Giving Thanks
This week in the After Party, Jake reflects on Thanksgiving and The Last Waltz. Plus, Jake hears from you on your favorite concert films, and it turns out you really like Talking Heads!Next week, we're bringing you a story about John Lennon in the 1970s. We want to know: which Be ... Show More
48m 47s