Not Episode 97: Hey You Over There!
For the first time since the show’s launch, Ian and RJ are taking the week off from HARK! What you’re going to hear this week is a different podcast, which… Read more »
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Episode 96: The Cheer Deficit of 2016
Hey. So, uh. It sure has been a year. We’re about to take some time off, but before we do, here’s a few new year’s songs intended to inspire some… Read more »
Episode 95: Sufjan Stevens and the Muppets: A Birthday Together
This coming Tuesday is November 8th, a very important day! Yes, it is RJ’s birthday, and absolutely nothing else! NOPE. That means birthday boi’s choice, and RJ decides to use… Read more »
Episode 94: The Halloween Grinch
Are you excited about Halloween? Chances are you’re more excited than our resident Halloween Grinch, Ian. He is literally complaining about Halloween again as I type this episode description. Anyway,… Read more »
Episode 93: An American Were-Claus Gone Metal
In this sort-of prequel to our Halloween episode, we listen to two metal holiday songs that conjure images ranging from kinda spooky to fairly upsetting to downright awesome – “I… Read more »
Episode 92: This Dystopian Life
This week we discuss an anonymous request and a beautiful baffling miracle which both feature NPR personalities performing songs about being dominated by robots at Christmastime. “Chiron Beta Prime” by… Read more »
Episode 91: Heavy Light and Whimsical Lonliness
It’s another week of Hanukkah tunes on HARK! As Yom Kippur approaches, we’re listening to some more somber Hanukkah music – “Light One Candle” by Peter, Paul and Mary and… Read more »
Episode 90: Laid-Back Hanukkah Jams
Happy Rosh Hashanah! In honor of the new year, this week we listened to two Hanukkah songs released in the past year. The result was some smooth and chilled-out holiday… Read more »
Episode 89: Cotton Eye Cha Cha Christmas Style
Hey, remember the 90s? If you’re roughly our age and were required to line dance in gym class or ever attended a wedding, you’re about to. We’re covering two Christmas… Read more »
Episode 88: Have Yourself a Merry Little Oktoberfest
This week, we cover two songs in a language new to the list – but pulled from albums we’ve visited many times before. “O Tannenbaum” and “Stille Nacht” mark our… Read more »