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100: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" vs. "Closer" Feb 08, 2023

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OUR ONE HUNDREDTH NUMBERED EPISODE!! How have we gotten this far? We don't know, but we're going to celebrate it with a jumbo-sized podcast about two songs that are near and dear to our hearts, the alternative teen angst songs that changed the lives of so many '90s kids, especially us. What is the great alt-rock game-changer of the decade, "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana or "Closer" by Nine Inch Nails?

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BONUS: The 2023 Grammys did Beyonce wrong again! Feb 06, 2023

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Literally the only reason for this Grammy ceremony to exist was to finally give Beyonce one of the big awards, and they screwed it up again! It's the Grammys, everyone!

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99: "Whip It" vs. "Cars" Jan 24, 2023

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The great new wave pioneers of 1980! The unexpected crossover smash hits that proved that the record buyers of the '80s might like this "synth-pop" thing! But only one can be crowned champion, so which will it be, Devo's "Whip It" or Gary Numan's "Cars"?

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98: "If It Makes You Happy" vs. "Who Will Save Your Soul" (w/Vita Ayala!) Jan 11, 2023

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1996! A wonderful year to be a woman with a guitar, or to listen to one! As the new crop of female singer-songwriters become the biggest names in music, two of the biggest hit the airwaves with songs concerned about your spiritual well-being! Who has the strongest and best answer to your inner emptiness, Sheryl Crow's "If It Makes You Happy" or Jewel's "Who Will Save Your Soul"?

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97: "As It Was" vs. "Anti-Hero" Dec 22, 2022

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It is our annual year-end podcast where we always try to take a look at two current hits and these are some pretty big ones! Taylor Swift and Harry Styles emerged from their post-pandemic quarantines with songs about their cooped-up self-loathing, but which #1 of 2022 will emerge as the best!

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96: "Jingle Bell Rock" vs. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" Dec 05, 2022

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It's the late '50s, and Christmas music has taken a turn to this new fad called "rock and/or roll." And 65 years later, we're still listening to them! So what is the Christmas song of the late '50s, Bobby Helms's "Jingle Bell Rock" or Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"?

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95: "Footloose" vs. "Flashdance...What a Feeling" Nov 22, 2022

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I've been working so hard, and when there's nothing but a slow aching pain, sometimes you just gotta DANCE! What '80s movie theme makes you want to get down and boogie harder, Kenny Loggins's "Footloose" or Irene Cara's "Flashdance...What a Feeling"?

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94: "Mr. Brightside" vs. "I Write Sins Not Tragedies" Nov 08, 2022

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In 2005, it sucked seeing your girl with someone else, and the two dueling kings of Las Vegas bands had feelings about it. But who wrote the superior jealousy song, The Killers with "Mr. Brightside" or Panic! at the Disco's "I Write Sins Not Tragedies"?

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93: "Running on Empty" vs. "Against the Wind" Oct 25, 2022

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There's nothing better than rocking down the highway and reflecting on your restless life while listening to some Boomer-y dad rock! But what's the better soundtrack, Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty" or Bob Seger's "Against the Wind"?

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92: "Chandelier" vs. "Wrecking Ball" Oct 12, 2022

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It's time to swing from something suspended on a chain! In 2013, former Disney star Miley Cyrus busted through the wall with a giant ball of emotion, but then the not-yet-scandal-ridden Sia swung in a year later with her own lung-busting powerhouse single. Sia's "Chandelier" vs. Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball," which is the better belter anthem?

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