We discuss how our first season seemed to have an extra week in the year, the pressure of throwing a 1st year anniversary hangout, 'Ebony & Ivory' cupcakes, living up to our own hype, short butt cracks and sooo much more nonsense. Pretty much par for the course if you're just tuning in for the first time! Then it's all about celebration songs as we kick off SEASON TWO! (Cue applause)
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It’s our 1st anniversary and we are joined by two very special guests whose story is literally ripped from the headlines. Mike’s longtime friends, Neil and Tracy Bantleman were living their dream overseas until the unthinkable changed everything. Theirs is a story of incredible resilience. Don’t miss this episode of how music and lyrics provided them with the strength and hope to make it through a nightmare in Indonesia.   Neil Bantleman: Nightmare in Indonesia - the fifth estate Hope (an original by Stacey and Erin Japhta) Free Ferdi and Neil ARTrophy: https://artrophy.com  

From our very first "ep" where Mike confuses Taiwan with Vietnam, to diptychs and dick pics, and lions and cheetahs, it's a trip down memory lane of our first year of podcasting. What's changed (our tagline and format) and what hasn't (Mike not listening to Priya)? What are our most popular episodes and what's in store for season 2? Grab a cocktail and get tipsy with us to find out and have some laughs!

We've got mea culpas on both sides, car rental nightmares and Priya confusing a Minnesota accent with an Indian one. Neither are great BTW. Then it's on with the show and this time it's all about 'answer songs' aka 'reply songs' aka 'diss tracks. Whew, that's a mouthful!

Do you like Wood? Don’t worry, you’re not getting Cancelled, it’s not going to Ruin the Friendship if you don't, but we think it's Actually Romantic! That's right Honey, this week it's all about The Life of a Showgirl.

It's pet pandemonium as we ramble about dogs with loose vulvas, cats who wank too much and dogs that love to eat horseshit, literally. Priya waxes poetic about seeing Shawn Mendes live before she goes rogue and refuses to partake in this week's topic. On principle...because she doesn't work out. Let's see how that affects the episode!

This is the week you get to hear us really DO IT, sorry--the week you get to hear us really DUET. Sure you've heard us sing together before but THIS ep is pure self-indulgence as we sing our way through our fave duets and discuss the all-important issue of songs to add to our repertoire. BTW, do you pronounce the 'r' in repeRtoire? Food for thought folks. 

Yes, we know. It's the second ep in a row named after a Taylor song. Priya has an anticipation problem and Mike gets chased by a fox - and we ain't talkin' the hot daddy kind. Then it's time to reminisce about trips to NYC. Start spreading the news...of hidden speakeasies, dinner at the Rainbow Room, and epic cab-ride puking.

From a spontaneous outing to anniversaries, the 'science' of drinking through a straw and important "bidness" ...we be having a gay ole time! This week we're talking songs that help you chill the fu*k out. Is it a specific artist? album? genre?? All of the above?! Tune in and find out!

We be settlin' into the school year, complaining about family-induced stress, The Flintstones, and gay competitive cooking (huh?). Then it's onto the art of crafting the perfect banger, and we think y'all know where Priya's mind goes. Sooo predictable.

This week we blabber on about engagements and babies, while Priya overshares (again) about car insurance and lady-bits. But the heart of the episode is about Carly Rae....AND being grateful-to those who have introduced new artists onto our playlists and into our music-lovin' lives!

We've been apart for a month so we got a LOT of catching up to do before we go all meta and talk about songs that talk about the importance or enjoyment of music. We cover encounters with bylaw officers, cottage life, the Toronto harbour front on summer nights and a failed romance that lead to Mike meeting his future husband. Grab a drink and settle in folks, this is a long one!

In the first episode from our series exploring the 7 Deadly Sins we discuss temptation and filthy but oh SO fun lust! Plus, Mike foreshadows turning into a grumpy old man yelling at kids to ‘get off his damn lawn’ and Priya breaks the first rule of improv. Get ready for some chaos folks!

We talk all things Bieber as we chat about his new album and the up and downsides of fame. Plus, does Priya have ADHD? Mike seems to think so. Listen and decide for yo damn selves!

Priya's got a new 'bidness partner', Mike brings zero songs to discuss and we go deep, like REALLY deep as we chat about the prevalence of the age 17 in songs, the realities of getting older and Kris Jenner's new face.

It’s our ‘song of the summer’ episode! We sweat it out reminiscing about summers past, Mike pulls out a relic from his past and Priya starts the episode off with a mea culpa…or as she’s now coined it, a Priya-culpa.  We might all need a cold shower after this one!

Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) and Sly Stone (Sly and the Family Stone) were born the same year and passed within a day of one another. We honour these musical legends and remark on both the similarities and differences in their lives and careers. Masters in their respective genres, their influence and genius lives on.

Elbows up and get the flags out bys! This week is all about celebrating incredible Canadian musicians who've changed music for the better and our hosts challenge each other with music trivia. Plus--HURRAY--we've got listener email! See? It's the little things in life and that make this LIITL podcast happy. Now let's get FUBAR-ed!

This week Priya picks songs with 'sugar' in the title as the theme, for no other reason than to torture Mike who's on a sugar cleanse. Why? Because it's his birthday week! Happy birthday to the co-host who puts up with a gal who talks way too much, and who puts the 'sweet' into 'the sweet life'.

From her hometown of Aberdeen, Scotland to the US to London, UK to Canada, it's been a journey for our FIRST singer-songwriter guest, the bonnie Michaela May! This week is all about that pilot light inside you and truly following your dreams (after getting two degrees to satisfy your parents!). Michaela shares a behind-the-scenes look at the Nashville and LA music scene and shares a scoop - heard first on theLIITLpodcast! Check her out at MichaelaMayOfficial.com!