Think Outside the Box Set

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S4E8. Mark T-Wayne Aug 06, 2018

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Cameron eats problematically, Nathan comes up with a new breakout character, and T-Pain recruits someone to help him be shittier to women.

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Humorism
Omnibus podcast
Key & Peele Dubstep
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Hello From the Magic Tavern
Dunning-Krueger Effect
(I wanted to link to a fun YouTube video of men explaining mansplaining, but YouTube is only filled with hateful misogynists boo-hooing that women are mean to them by daring to criticize their condescension. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )

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S4E7. A Blapp Hole Jul 30, 2018

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Stoic by T-Pain.

T-Pain returns after a few years of not making music, with his mixtape Stoic! It’s got some of his highest highs, but also some of his most defensive moments.
And what was the deal with that Little Shop of Horrors song, anyway??

Learnin’ Links:

An article on Stoicville in the New Yorker
Dick Move, from Scene on Radio
Koosh balls
Monster Factory plays Knife Dad
Jeffrey Tambor was a real piece of shit on the set of Transparent

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S4E6. A New Train (-Wreck) Jul 23, 2018

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rEVOLVEr by T-Pain.

We're trying out a new format this week! Surprise! We decided to focus less on comprehensiveness, and more on just being enjoyable and entertaining. That is, the old format was increasingly leading to perfunctory song discussions, and nobody wants that.

Anyway, this week we talked about T-Pain's studio album Revolver. It's not as memorable as his earliest releases, but there's some solid stuff here. Some really frikken weird stuff, too, but some solid stuff nevertheless.

Listen along to rEVOLVEr here!

Learnin' Links:

T-Pain’s Tiny Desk concert
Godwin’s law
First thought best thought
Charming sincerity on Quora
Isaac Newton jabbing things in his eyes: “he inserted a bodkin (a long, flat needle) behind his eye and observed what effect the distortion of his eyeball shape had on his vision.”
Zeno’s paradox

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S4E5. The Snatchies Jul 16, 2018

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Prevolver by T-Pain, part 2.

T-Pain has a habit of releasing mixtapes to supplement his albums. This one is a predecessor to his 2011 album Revolver (no, not the Beatles one). Aaaaaaaand… it’s really super duper long. So we had to split it up into two episodes!

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S4E4. Fully-Clothed Patti LaBelle Jul 09, 2018

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Prevolver by T-Pain, part 1.

In this episode, we cover the first 15 tracks. The whole thing has 30. But we keep things wholesome and definitely don’t use any salty language, especially when quoting Lil Wayne.

Learnin' Links:

Kendrick’s untitled unmastered.
Harland Williams is the actor who played Harry Cox
Harvey, the giant creepy rabbit in Aloha, OR
A pretty great scene from Pootie Tang
“Headlights” slang
“Stuck in the Middle with You” by Stealers Wheel. Wikipedia says: “Rafferty's lyrics are a dismissive tale of a music industry cocktail party written and performed as a pastiche of Bob Dylan.”
Grand Upright Music, Ltd. v. Warner Bros. Records Inc., which is the Supreme Court case that changed hip-hop sampling forever

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S4E3. Make It Rain Fettuccine Jul 02, 2018

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Thr33 Ringz by T-Pain.

Wait a minute, when did T-Pain become ICP? He rounds up his three-ring circus for this, his most Dark Carnival album yet! Unfortunately, he also manages to pick up some of ICP’s bad habits…

Listen along to Thr33 Ringz here.

Learnin' Links:

Chris Brown beat Rihanna
Bouncing cats beatboxing
Ciara
Madmen lawnmower
Teardrop tattoo
“1234” song—which is Feist
“Change the World” and how the writers ended up writing for Chris Gaines

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S4E2. Masculine Fantasy of Condensation Jun 25, 2018

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Epiphany by T-Pain.

It's T-Pain's biggest album, or at least it has his biggest single "Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin')". It's a good album! Probably more consistent than Rappa Ternt Sanga, but T-Pain himself maybe doesn't seem as nice as he did on his first album.

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S4E1. Alan Rickman Pillow Talk Jun 18, 2018

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Rappa Ternt Sanga by T-Pain.

Time for season 4, mothertruckers! We're back like scoliosis, with a discussion of T-Pain's first album Rappa Ternt Sanga. Yes, Cameron won the vote, with almost 60% of the vote for T-Pain.

It's a fun album with great music… but it's sooooooo long. It's ICP-length.

Listen along to Rappa Ternt Sanga on Spotify here!

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Interlude: Kurt is Short for Shirley Jun 11, 2018

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Roots by Curtis Mayfield.

It’s our last interlude episode for now! This week, Cameron tries to convince us all that Curtis Mayfield’s 1971 album Roots is really cool and interesting. It only has 7 songs, so Cameron has plenty of time to drone on and on—uh, I mean, we have plenty of time to go in-depth!

Learnin' Links:

Uber Got the D
New Yorkers and Merry Mary Marry
Cam’s transcription of “Keep On Keepin’ On”
Hit Parade’s episode on charity mega singles
Cameron’s back on Twitter!

Listen along to Roots on Spotify here!

Also, listeners: we need your help! For the next artist that we'll be discussing, should we talk about T-Pain or Sly and the Family Stone? Vote at http://vote.boxset.website and help us pick! Open until Tuesday (June 12) at noon.

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Interlude: The Blue Apron of Songs Jun 04, 2018

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Paris 1919 by John Cale.

Are you ready? It's time for Nathan's English-Class Bullshit Time, the part of the show where Nathan tries to turn his podcast into an English class—because those are renowned for being soooooo entertaining! As part of their "playing" with their "format," Nathan and Cameron are taking a short break from exploring artists' back catalogs to talk about albums they already like.

Nathan chose John Cale's 1973 magnum opus Paris 1919, which he still loves even though it's almost impossible to synopsize or talk about in an entertaining way. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Listen along to Paris 1919 on Spotify here!

Also, listeners: we need your help! For the next artist that we'll be discussing, should we talk about T-Pain or Sly and the Family Stone? Vote at http://vote.boxset.website and help us pick!

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