Episode 97: 10 Things I Hate About Do They Know It’s Christmas
It’s a good time to give. And to make fun of bad Christmas music. This week on HARK, we recognize Giving Tuesday by talking a bit about some organizations that… Read more »
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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 »
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 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 »
Episode 87: Train Rides to Heaven and the Backs of Our Own Minds
There’s a door at the back of your mind. Do you open it? A strange little boy approaches you to tell you he sleeps in cars because he’s bad. How… Read more »
Episode 86: Everything’s Gonna Be Dogs This Christmas
We missed National Dog Day, but every week is a good week to celebrate our furry friends. Right? Come with us on this. We listened to two songs about pets,… Read more »