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Nevermind the Music Podcast

@nevermusicpod.bsky.social

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The podcast about the songs you love and why you love them! Join us each week as two friends, one a music professor and one a psychology professor, hang out and deep dive about one iconic song.

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Welcoming back two all-star guests, Bree Thomas (“Mariah Carey Girl” from episode 60) and Chris Fafalios (from Punchline, One Hit Thunder, and episode 76), we each battle to build a team of former child music stars trapped on a deserted island! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - Teen Idol Survival Draft (with Chris Fafalios and Bree Thomas)

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · September 29 · 1h 33m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Are the voices in your head auto-tuned? We start season 3 off with bang with Brtiney Spears’ 2007 electro-pop hit “Piece of Me.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘Piece of Me’ by Britney Spears and Outlining your Diathesis

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · September 22 · 1h 13m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

In this final Sidetrack of Season 2, we celebrate the end of an era by quizzing each other! Who’s coming out on top? We wrap by asking each other some earnest questions about our expertise, some of which might lead to some future episode topics. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - Season 2 Quiz Show

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · September 15 · 1h 26m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This week, our hosts do another over-the-top deep dive to close Season 2, this time focusing on the dreary 1992 grunge epic “Would?” by Alice in Chains. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘Would?’ by Alice in Chains and Transtheoretical Neo-Riemannian Model of Change

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · September 8 · 1h 27m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This week, we have one more chance to open the mailbag for Season 2! This batch of inquires hits on such controversial topics as Nichole’s accent, whether we should talk about musicals, mono-cultural tragedies, and whether the Beatles stole from Batman. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - Season 2 Mailbag 4

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · September 1 · 1h 11m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

If so, you must be the social loafer! This week we synergize with The Eagles’ 1976 country-rock gem “New Kid in Town.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘New Kid in Town’ by The Eagles and Collaborative Key Schemes

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · August 25 · 1h 32m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

As Season 2’s final guest, we welcome podcast luminary John Lorehound for a fun conversation about concept albums. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - We Need More Concept Albums (with John Lorehound)

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · August 18 · 1h 31m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

This week, the hosts nod their heads to Lauryn Hill’s 1998 anthem of empowerment “Everything is Everything.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘Everything is Everything’ by Lauryn Hill and Hexaflex Variations

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · August 11 · 57m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... This week our hosts build one more list for Season 2, this time about their favorite songs about places. Nichole’s list is a little longer than Mark’s this time, but does quantity mean quality?

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Sidetrack - Songs that Take You There

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · August 4 · 33m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

What would it take for you to join a cult? What if the leader looked like Lenny Kravitz? This week, we break down the 1993 retro rocker, “Are You Gonna Go My Way” by Lenny Kravitz. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘Are You Gonna Go My Way’ by Lenny Kravitz and Shifting Cults

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · July 28 · 56m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

To celebrate our 100th(ish) episode, we’ve brought in a heavy hitter: returning guest David from the Lorehounds. David picks our brains about our first two seasons! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - 100th Episode Extravaganza! (with David Lorehound)

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · July 21 · 1h 6m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

This week, our hosts tackle Alanis Morissette’s 1995 breakup anthem “You Oughta Know.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette and Raging Syncopation

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · July 14 · 1h 17m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

No Stairway? Denied! In this week’s episode, Mark and Nichole share some artists they really love… by sharing some songs they really don’t love by those artists! Please let us know what we got wrong in the Discord or at nevermusicpod@gmail.com. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - Best Artists…. Worst Songs

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · July 7 · 49m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

In this week’s episode, we revel in Toto’s 1982 masterpiece “Africa.” Nichole talks about how our memories play tricks on us, and Mark tries to uncover how this song’s iconic riff fits in with the various keys of the song. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘Africa’ by Toto and Why Memories and Chord Progressions are Liars

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · June 30 · 1h 15m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This week, we are thrilled to welcome rock critic and host of the 60 Songs That Explain the ‘90s podcast, Rob Harvilla. We reveal those embarrassing times we were dead wrong about an iconic artist… and one of us may have put some of those earlier thoughts in print! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - Realizing You Were a Knucklehead (with Rob Harvilla)

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · June 23 · 59m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

This week, we vibe with No Doubt’s 1995 radio smash “Don’t Speak.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘Don’t Speak’ by No Doubt and the Chameleon Pivot

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · June 16 · 1h 2m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Why do violinists hate violists? Is Flipper actually evil? We comb through the listeners’ increasingly deranged questions with another Mailbag episode! Hear listeners test Nichole’s rhythm and shill their music in another fun check-in with our audience. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - Season 2 Mailbag 3

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · June 9 · 1h 2m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

In this episode, we swoon to Kendrick Lamar and Sza’s 2024 slow jam “Luther.” Mark goes gaga over the surprising long-term trajectory of this song’s melody. Nichole brings us a good one: the triangular theory of love! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘Luther’ by Kendrick Lamar (feat. SZA) and the Triangular Melodies of Love

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · June 2 · 1h 3m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

This week, we welcome writer and Tedx speaker Sadie Higgins. Sadie talks to us about how we can use music in our everyday lives to regulate our emotions and find a sense of community. Will Nichole actually sing on-mic? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - How Music Can Control Your Emotions (with Sadie Higgins)

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · May 26 · 45m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

This week, somewhere between the sacred silence and sleep is System of a Down’s 2001 rock hit “Toxicity.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘Toxicity’ by System of a Down and the Changing Tempos of Cognitive Dissonance

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · May 19 · 1h 23m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

www.farmaid.org/against-the-... www.farmaid.org/against-the-... Hey everyone! And this week episode, we talked to the awesome hosts of the Farm Aid m podcast, Against the Grain. We talk a lot about the new miniseries they dropped. Check it out here!

Chillicothe 40 Years Later Part One – Farm Aid

In Part I of this special two-part episode, we take you to Chillicothe, MO, to mark the 40th anniversary of the longest sustained farmer protest in American history. Starting in March of 1986, farmers...

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

What motivates an artist to go beyond performative tweets and truly advocate for a cause they care about? This week, we are joined by Jessica Ilyse Kurn and Michael Stewart Foley, co-hosts of Against the Grain: The Farm Aid Podcast podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - When Artists Take Up a Cause (with Jessica Ilyse Kurn and Michael Stewart Foley)

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · May 12 · 59m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Is 47.5 times through a guitar riff enough? This week, we grab a ticket to anywhere with Tracy Chapman’s thoughtful 1988 ballad “Fast Car.” Just maybe this week it will be Nichole’s turn to secrete salty fluid from her optical sensors! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘Fast Car’ by Tracy Chapman and the Locus of Storytelling

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · May 5 · 1h 16m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Is that episode title just a joke? Mark definitely wishes it was. In this week’s Sidetrack, our hosts give their lists of songs that get the waterworks flowing. Join us for some really awesome music and some major over-sharing! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - Mark Cries on Mic (and Nichole Laughs)

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · April 28 · 1h 1m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

This week, we’re burning down the highway skyline to The Killers’ 2006 anthem “When You Were Young.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘When You Were Young’ by The Killers and Personal Fables of Dissonance

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · April 21 · 1h 13m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Who better to judge Boomer music than a member of Generation Alpha? In this Sidetrack, Mark’s son makes a surprising and controversial proclamation about the production of the universally-acclaimed 1977 Fleetwood Mac opus, Rumours. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - Mark’s Son Has a Hot Take on Fleetwood Mac

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · April 14 · 43m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

In this episode, we are entranced by Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 masterpiece “Dreams.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘Dreams’ by Fleetwood Mac and Grieving Phrase Structure

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · April 7 · 55m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

In this week’s Sidetrack, Mark and Nichole create a family tree of iconic family bands and artists. From twins to parents and uncles, we talk through the superpowers these groups get through their family connections. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - The Superpowers of a Family Band

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · March 31 · 29m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

What happens when you have to replace an iconic voice? This week we rock out to Linkin Park’s 2003 hit “Numb.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘Numb’ by Linkin Park and the Identity of a Scream

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · March 24 · 1h 30m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

This week, we dig back into the e-mail inbox for more listener feedback! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - Season 2 Mailbag 2

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · March 17 · 59m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

In this episode, we dress up for Shania Twain’s 1997 country-rock smash “Man! I feel like a Woman!” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘Man! I Feel Like a Woman!’ by Shania Twain and Feminist Falling Fourths

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · March 10 · 1h 4m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

This week, we welcome author and communication professor Michael Serazio to talk about authenticity in pop music, especially with the arrival of A.I.-created music. Can a machine be a tortured artist… or at least fake it better than a human? podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - Authenticity in the Age of A.I. (with Michael Serazio)

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · March 3 · 1h 6m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

This week, Mark and Nichole enjoy all the Philly steaks they can eat with Boyz II Men’s iconic 1991 jam “Motownphilly.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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‘Motownphilly’ by Boyz II Men and the Rondo of the Mainstream

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · February 24 · 1h 20m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

In this Sidetrack, the hosts share their top three songs with main characters that you really wouldn’t want to hang out with, whether they’re just awkward, or full-on evil. The most important rule, though: the songs have to be good! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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Sidetrack - The Most Unlikeable Song Characters Ever

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 02/17/2026 · 34m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

This week, we don’t regret listening to the 2013 jam “If I Could Change Your Mind” by the sisters of HAIM. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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77 - ‘If I Could Change Your Mind’ by HAIM and Pacing Your FOMO

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 02/10/2026 · 1h 5m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Hey! Bandcamp Friday! If you want to support Mark’s band, The Slackademics, if you preorder their new record today (digital format), they get 100% of the revenue: theslackademics.bandcamp.com/album/pass-f...

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Pass/Fail, by The Slackademics

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

This week we welcome Chris Fafalios from the band Punchline and the One Hit Thunder Podcast to talk us through how a band chooses which of their songs to put on an album. Chris gets into nuanced band dynamics that have been a part of Punchline’s ten-album run. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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76 - Sidetrack - Building an Album Track List (with Chris Fafalios)

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 02/03/2026 · 1h 9m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n... When can a bit of nursery rhyme cost you six figures of royalties? In this episode, the hosts deep dive on Men at Work’s 1981 international hit “Down Under” and the crazy story of its authorship and accusations of plagiarism.

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75 - ‘Down Under’ by Men at Work and Copyright Conundrums

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 01/27/2026 · 1h 44m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

In this week’s Sidetrack, we come back once again to discuss the eight nominees for “Album of the Year” at the 2026 Grammys. Tune in to hear our hosts deep-dive on the high and low points of this year’s crop of nominees. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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74 - Sidetrack - The 2026 Grammy Awards Album Deep-Dive

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 01/20/2026 · 1h 21m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

In this episode, we are lied to by the fun 2000 hit “It Wasn’t Me” by Shaggy and Rikrok. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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73 - ‘It Wasn’t Me’ by Shaggy and Pacing Your Denial

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 01/13/2026 · 1h 11m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

This week we are joined by podcast super-host Matt Kelly from the Geekscape network to talk about the mid-90s! For a wild few years, it seemed like the record labels were signing every quirky band they could to try to recreate the magic of Nirvana. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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72 - Sidetrack - In the 90s, the Record Labels Got Weird (with Matt Kelly)

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 01/06/2026 · 1h 9m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

In this week’s episode, we rock out to Metallica’s 1991 metal powerhouse “Enter Sandman.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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71 - ‘Enter Sandman’ by Metallica and Truck Driver Trauma

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 12/30/2025 · 1h 16m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

Is it flutist or flautist? Would you want to know the setlist before you see the concert? What’s going to be our hosts next side-hustle? It’s Season 2 and time for listener questions! See you next week for our next regular episode! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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70 - Sidetrack - Season 2 Mailbag 1

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 12/23/2025 · 1h 41m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

This week, there are many things that we would like to say to you about Oasis’ 1995 sing-along classic “Wonderwall.” podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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69 - ‘Wonderwall’ by Oasis and Reflecting Birth Order

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 12/16/2025 · 51m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Can we predict the next musical revolution? We welcome Lorehounds co-host David as we unpack the Generational Music Theorem, which links major changes in popular music with the coming of age of each generation’s youth. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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68 - Sidetrack - Talking ‘Bout My Generation (with David Lorehound)

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 12/09/2025 · 55m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Mark’s band, the Slackademics, released a new single, “This Dance”. Check it out and give them a follow! music.apple.com/us/album/thi... open.spotify.com/album/50nqGQ...

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This Dance by The Slackademics on Apple Music

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

In this episode, we pine after “Hello,” Lionel Richie’s 1983 mega-hit. While Nichole falls hard for obsessive romantic delusions, Mark yearns for classic chord patterns used in interesting ways. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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67 - ‘Hello’ by Lionel Richie and the Circle of Erotomania

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 12/02/2025 · 1h 6m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Is Thanksgiving week already too late to start talking about Christmas music? In this Sidetrack, Nichole and Mark put on their festive sweaters, spike the eggnog, and share the greatest holiday songs. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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66 - Sidetrack - The NTM Ultimate Holiday Playlist

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 11/25/2025 · 37m

Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

This week, the team nod their heads to The Chainsmokers’ catchy dance hit “Don’t Let Me Down” from 2016. While Mark shows off some shifty rhythms, Nichole is let down by all-or-nothing thinking… and some therapists. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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65 - ‘Don’t Let Me Down’ by The Chainsmokers and Rhythmic Distortion

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 11/18/2025 · 49m

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Nevermind the Music Podcast @nevermusicpod.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

We welcome Lorehound and Wool-Shift-Dust co-host Elysia Brenner to do what she does best: we talk the literary movement “hopepunk” as a new form of counter-culture, and wonder at the musical aspects of this unique way of looking at stories. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/n...

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64 - Sidetrack - Why Superman is Hopepunk (with Elysia Brenner)

Podcast Episode · Nevermind the Music · 11/11/2025 · 57m