Episode Notes

Have you ever wished you could listen to an old favorite album for the first time again?

While we can't build you a time machine, we do talk with this week's guest Claudia after her first listen to a They Might Be Giants classic. Claudia's top picks surprised us in the best way, and her background in music journalism helped round out the experience!

Whether you're just getting started listening to TMBG or know every album by heart, come share in the joy of discovery as we spotlight a few songs, and find out this week's Sound of the Week and Word of the Week!

Listen to this week’s featured album: Flood

Playlist of songs referenced in this episode: https://bit.ly/ihasep4refs

• Twisting
• Letterbox
• Your Racist Friend (album version)
• Your Racist Friend (live on Letterman)
• Whistling in the Dark
• Minimum Wage
• Hearing Aid
• Birdhouse in Your Soul
• XTC vs. Adam Ant (Factory Showroom)
• XTC vs. Adam Ant (Severe Tire Damage [live])
• Meet James Ensor

Other references:

• Follow Claudia on Instagram! @pamplemoussepants
• Our first episode, where we mention the pool ball sound in Lucky Ball and Chain around 17 minutes in
• Pizza Hut Twisted Crust Pizza commercial
• John Flansburgh talks about his experience with De La Soul
• 60 Songs That Explain the ‘90s podcast by Rob Harvilla
• Open Mike Eagle
• Janet Jackson - Nasty
• The Blues Brothers - Rawhide
• Frank Sinatra - Downtown
• Petula Clark - Downtown
• The Four Lads - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
• Jason and the Argonauts (Greek myth)
• Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)
• Jason and the Argonauts (XTC song)
• Caetano Veloso - Os Argonautas
• They Might Be Playing They Might Be Giants
• Intro audio is from the NASA archive
• Intro and outro spacey sounds were generated using the KORG Kaossilator app

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