Send us a text Little Saint Nick, Liquid Cheer, and Craig’s Santa Scandal 🎄🏄‍♂️ Surfs up... at the North Pole? This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we’re dreaming of a sandy Christmas as we spin the sun-drenched harmonies of The 1964 Beach Boys Christmas Album. It’s the only record that makes you want to hang ten and hang stockings at the same time. To help us navigate the high seas of holiday stress, we’re mixing up a potent festive potion from our favorite guide, Booze & Vinyl: Chr...

Send us a text Motown, Madness, and the Jule Buk Protection Detail 🎄🐐 Deck the halls and grab the Funk! This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're getting into the holiday groove with the soulful sounds of The 1973 Motown Christmas Album. Prepare for classic holiday tunes infused with that irresistible Motown beat—the perfect background for our annual descent into holiday madness and Night 2 of our Advent Spooktaacular. To keep spirits high (and coordination low), we're mixing up a festi...

Send us a text The Private Life of Perry (A Boozy Christmas Special) 🎄🍹 Grab your coziest sweater and prepare for a Christmas that's less "Silent Night" and more "Silent Panic"! This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're opening up our 5 weeks of WNP Holiday Advent Spooktacular with the smoothest holiday crooner of all time: Perry Como and his essential holiday album, A Perry Como Christmas. While the music is pure, unadulterated comfort, Andrew is here to shatter the illusion by guiding...

Send us a text The End of the Innocence (and the Beginning of Our Shame) This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're getting philosophical—or at least, as philosophical as we can get while debating 80s rock ballads. We’re featuring Don Henley’s The End of the Innocence, an album that makes you question your life choices while simultaneously enjoying a massive saxophone solo. Inspired by the title track, Andrew—our resident moral compass and grammar policeman—has brought in the absolute le...

Send us a text This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're bringing the heat! James Brown is on the turntable, and we're spinning his smokin' album, Hot, as the soundtrack for our annual (and entirely seasonally confused) Thanksgiving Spooktacular! Forget gravy and stuffing—we're serving up sweet agony. We're testing the panel's mettle with a truly punishing Classic Rock Knowledge Quiz. The quiz starts with easy-listening hits (Queen basics) but quickly escalates into deep-cut, obscure te...

Send us a text This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're boarding the jazz-rock express with Chicago Transit Authority and the absolute banger, "Questions 67 and 68." We tried to analyze the complex time signatures, but honestly, we just got confused. So, we pivoted to the real pressing issue: Catch Phrases! Inspired by the song's query-heavy title, Craig leads us through a hysterically funny deep-dive into the history, present, and terrifying future of verbal shortcuts. We dissect the ...

Send us a text Show Note: Celebrity Skin, Morbid Games, and the Threat of Egging 🎃🍬 Welcome to The Wednesday Night Podcast Halloween Spooktacular! This week, we're trading our jazz fusion for grunge rock royalty as we put Hole's Celebrity Skin on the turntable. Join us as Courtney Love provides the perfect soundtrack for existential dread and sugar-fueled chaos. But the fun doesn't stop there. To really get into the spirit of the season, we break out the card game "When Did They Die?"—a surpr...

Send us a text A Ticket To Ride (Straight to Chaos) 🎶🎟️ This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're taking a deep dive into The Beatles' Rubber Soul, stopping specifically at the certified banger, "Ticket to Ride." Naturally, the profound songwriting lasts less than two minutes before the conversation derails completely into the bureaucratic nightmare of... literal tickets. Plane tickets, train tickets, lost bus passes, you name it. This vehicular vortex is all just a runway for Jill's in...

Send us a text Aja-nizing Debate: The Royal Scam vs. The Royal Headache 🎷💸 This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're diving into the slick, cynical, and impossibly complex world of Steely Dan with their masterpiece, The Royal Scam! We'll break down the jazz-rock fusion, the obscure characters, and the meticulously layered production. However, one member of the panel—who shall remain nameless (it's definitely not Andrew)—is physically pained by the mere mention of Donald Fagen’s voice, l...

Send us a text Smell the Glove, But Maybe Not the Cover! 🧤🤘 Welcome back to The Wednesday Night Podcast, where tonight we delve into the one topic guaranteed to get us flagged: Offensive Album Covers! We kick off the controversy with the undisputed champion of visual awkwardness, Spinal Tap's Smell the Glove. We dissect the artistic choice (and the ensuing retailer backlash) that made this album a parody masterpiece. But the real peril begins when Andrew takes the helm, armed with a carefully...

Send us a text When the Levee Breaks... Into a Story Chris Shouldn't Be Telling 🎤🎸 This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're diving deep into the glorious, exaggerated, and frequently misunderstood genre known as Cock Rock, all through the lens of one of its finest achievements: Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy. From the layered majesty of "The Song Remains the Same" to the pure swagger of "D'yer Mak'er," we explore the album that cemented Zeppelin's place as demigods of excess. Natura...

Send us a text Live from another Museum with Georgia on Our Minds This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're continue our roadtrip broadcasting from yet another truly unusual museum that you absolutely won't want to miss. Prepare for strange artifacts, questionable exhibits, and probably some echo-y audio. To set the mood for our road trip, we're spinning Ray Charles' classic album, The Genius Hits The Road. Get ready for some soulful tunes and iconic American landscapes. But when ...

Send us a text River Runs Through It (and Through Craig's Childhood Home!) 🚣‍♂️🏰 This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're taking a leisurely (or perhaps not-so-leisurely) cruise down memory lane with The Little River Band's Greatest Hits. Get ready for some smooth rock harmonies, classic 70s/80s vibes, and maybe a sudden urge to wear a denim vest. But the real journey begins when Craig recounts his family trip on the legendary River Aa (yes, that's two 'A's, don't ask us why) to the ve...

Send us a text Synchronicity, Jung, and Your Creepily Coincidental Life! 🤯 This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're putting on our trench coats and pondering the universe's mysterious winks as we feature The Police's iconic album, Synchronicity. Get ready for some classic new wave, post-punk grooves, thought-provoking lyrics, and a deep dive into the inexplicable connections that make life truly bizarre. Inspired by the album's title, Andrew is taking us down a rabbit hole of personal ...

Send us a text Close Encounters of the Absurd Kind! (And Joe's Alien Adventures) This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're setting our sights on the stars as we feature the iconic soundtrack to Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Get ready for some classic John Williams orchestral swells, chilling alien communication, and maybe a sudden urge to sculpt mashed potatoes. But forget the government cover-ups, because the real mystery begins when Joe takes the mic! Inspired by the film's othe...

Send us a text When the Levee Breaks (and Your Car Catches Fire) This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're cranking up the volume and diving into rock 'n' roll legend with Led Zeppelin's iconic debut album, Led Zeppelin. We'll be dissecting its raw power, groundbreaking sound, and of course, that instantly recognizable album cover featuring the Hindenburg disaster. (Spoiler alert: things go up in flames.) And speaking of things going up in flames, that infamous zeppelin somehow sparks a...

Send us a text Tiny Human, Giant Questions! Hold onto your hats, folks! This week, the Wednesday Night Podcast has gone full-on diaper duty! Our very own Andrew has officially welcomed a tiny human grandchild into the world! Congratulations, Andrew... now get ready for approximately eighteen years of Andrew taking more pictures than ever! Fresh off the miracle of life, Andrew's brain has apparently entered a new dimension of grandparental logic. This week, he poses the deeply scientific quest...

Send us a text This week on the Wednesday Night Podcast, things get WILD. Our very own Joe, bless his heart, dives headfirst into the fascinating (and apparently adorable, according to him) world of Dire Wolves. Yes, those prehistoric behemoths that could probably swallow your chihuahua whole. But wait, there's more! Joe's research was conducted entirely while grooving to the iconic sounds of... you guessed it... Steppenwolf! We're not sure if "Born to Be Wild" inspired his fascination or jus...

Send us a text Strange Magic, Sad Illusions: An ELO-rical Letdown This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're tuning into the cosmic sounds of Electric Light Orchestra's "Face The Music," with a special spotlight on the wonderfully weird "Strange Magic." Prepare for soaring strings, Jeff Lynne's unmistakable vocals, and a generous serving of 1970s prog-pop goodness. But hold on to your laser beams, because things are about to get… decidedly less magical. Inspired by the mystical vibes of ...

Send us a text The Lexicon of Love, Lawnmowers of London, and... Well, You'll See. This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're getting sophisticated (for about five seconds) as we delve into ABC's seminal album, "The Lexicon of Love." Prepare for lush orchestrations, Martin Fry's suave vocals, and a healthy dose of 80s romanticism. But hold on tight, because this is The Wednesday Night Podcast, and things are about to take a sharp left turn. For reasons that will become... somewhat clear ...