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Steely Dan - The Boston Rag with John Szymanski

Saison 3

dimanche 27 septembre 2026 • Durée 29:58

Welcome back to our season on the music of Steely Dan

This week's guest is John Szymanski

In this Minisode... John can’t get the Boston Rag out of his head, John and Mike explain A minor to Dre (?!?), Mike talks phasing in relation to Ratatouille, John and Mike perform The Boston Rag, and John’s love/hate relationship with technology in music.

“The Boston Rag” starts at 17:10

Join us next Sunday where we'll be back with another full-length episode on Steely Dan covering the next two Steely Dan albums "Katy Lied" and "The Royal Scam" with Special Guest Ait Fetterolf.

Chapters

17:10 - The Boston Rag

Logo artwork by Michael Vincent Bramley

See Michael's work or ask about commissions at https://mvbramley.art/

Steely Dan - Countdown and Pretzel Logic with John Szymanski

Saison 3

dimanche 20 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:11:47

Mike & Dre continue diving into the history and music of the band Steely Dan focusing on "Countdown to Ecstasy" and "Pretzel Logic".

This week's guest is John Szymanski

In This Episode… Mike rants about this era of the Dan, composing music for slot machines, using variety to keep music vital, tour talk, and the Dan transition from touring band to studio-only.

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Join us next Sunday where we talk to John about the song The Boston Rag. Then stick around and hear us perform a duet of the song.

The following week, we'll be back with another full-length episode on steely dan with special guest Ait Fetterolf. Join us as we cover the albums "Katy Lied" and "The Royal Scam".

Chapters

Minisode - Dirty Work with Dan Jackson

Saison 3

dimanche 13 septembre 2026 • Durée 32:00

Welcome back to our season on the music of Steely Dan

Each minisode during the Steely Dan season, we'll be presenting a musical performance by Mike and the guest.

In this Minisode...David Palmer brings the sweet side of Steely Dan, Dan and Mike explore the music theory behind Dirty Work, then they perform the song Dirty Work before finishing the episode with more talk on music technology and appreciating Jazz.

“Dirty Work” starts at 18:47

This week's guest is Dan Jackson

Join us next Sunday where we'll be back with another full-length episode on Steely Dan with special guest John Szymanski. Join us as we cover the albums "Countdown to Ecstasy" and "Pretzel Logic".

Logo artwork by Michael Vincent Bramley

See Michael's work or ask about commissions at https://mvbramley.art/

Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill with Dan Jackson

Saison 3

dimanche 6 septembre 2026 • Durée 01:15:10

Welcome to a new season on the music of Steely Dan

Mike here. In This Episode, Dre and I begin diving into the history and music of the band Steely Dan starting with their debut album "Can't Buy A Thrill".

Each episode, we'll have a guest musician on the show to talk about their history with Steely Dan. In the minisodes, we'll feature a performance with me and the guest on a Steely Dan song of their choice.

We're not afraid to get into the weeds on music theory, but Dre is always here to ask questions as a newcomer to the band. If you're an old fan or new to the Dan, there's something here for you.

This week's guest is Dan Jackson

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Join us next Sunday where we talk to Dan about the song Dirty Work. Then stick around and hear us perform a duet of the song.

Greerleaders with Logan Trent

Saison 2

dimanche 30 août 2026 • Durée 26:34

Stick around to the end of this one for the debut of the Greerleaders podcast theme.

In this minisode… Bob and Tiff Hellbound, we add Low Gain to the team, Etienne as Victor Wembanyama, Etienne as Krang, the only ethical load and WW ‘84, Etienne zazzes up, what’s in the boombox?, the right-wing “Are you there God? It’s me Margaret”, another reason Mike can’t be Magus, Heavy’s ego, extended Greer talk, the 2.5 good X-Men movies, more Greertalk, Greerleaders is born.

This week's guest is Logan Trent.

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For the next full episode, we move on to our next topic and cover Steely Dan with Special Guest Daniel "D-Jax" Jackson. In the first episode, we'll be covering their first album "Can't Buy A Thrill".

The Power Fantasy Vol III with Logan Trent

Saison 2

dimanche 23 août 2026 • Durée 01:21:51

This episode covers the third collected volume of "The Power Fantasy", issues #12-16, an Image comic by Kieron Gillen and Casper Wijngaard. We highly recommend you read the comics first as this episode gets into heavy spoilers.

In This Episode… picking up the pace with shorter topics, JMS steamrolls in, Wrestlemovia… the first podcast with segments, Etienne as Krang, making art dumber than yourself, Jubilee gets her due, Segdre got me so good, Baby Etienne experiences the holocaust, Heavy really really sucks, The Yin to the Golden Rule’s Yang, and Eliza emerges as the best artist of the Superpowers.

This week's guest is Logan Trent.

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For the next full episode, we move on to our next topic and cover Steely Dan with Special Guest Daniel "D-Jax" Jackson. In the first episode, we'll be covering their first album "Can't Buy A Thrill".

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Minisode - Bat-Man Begins (not that one) with Atif Myers

Saison 2

dimanche 16 août 2026 • Durée 20:51

In This Minisode… Atif and Mike talk Batman / Superman, Atif becomes Bat-Man, we steal a Sus Stories segment and decide how we would f&$k up the Superpowers, Dre apologizes profusely for demolishing Atif on the quiz, Mike describes how to use colors when playing bass like Gillen and Wijngaard use dynamics, we compare producing our respective podcasts, Mike attempts to fix his internet issues, Atif’s nerdy book kid story, a dollar a page gets you what you need and breaking up over nerd passions.

This week's guest is Atif Myers.

Atif is a stand-up comic, writer and occasional actor from LA.

Check out Atif’s Standup on YouTube.

For the next full episode, we finish our coverage of Kieron Gillen and Casper Wijngaard's "The Power Fantasy" comic with special guest Logan Trent

Check out Atif’s podcast Sus Stories, Featuring special guest Mike Slater

The Power Fantasy vol II with Atif Myers

Saison 2

dimanche 9 août 2026 • Durée 01:11:51

This episode covers the second collected volume of "The Power Fantasy", issues #6-11, an Image comic by Kieron Gillen and Casper Wijngaard. We highly recommend you read the comics first as this episode gets into heavy spoilers.

In This Episode… the genius of making your podcast short, everything we know about comics we learned from Wic/Div, who would want to join a cult obliterated by the devil lady, Atif could hack into a Commodore 64, Dre believes the real Kid Ignition is still out there…throughout the episode we have a good time with this story and offer all our insane theories on what’s coming next.

There is a ton of plot in this run of issues and we actually stay focused and on topic.

This week's guest is Atif Myers.

Atif is a stand-up comic, writer and occasional actor from LA.

Check out Atif’s Standup on YouTube.

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Minisode - Umm Actually! with Carin Slater

Saison 2

dimanche 2 août 2026 • Durée 21:50

In this series, we are covering "The Power Fantasy", an Image comic by Kieron Gillen and Casper Wijngaard. We highly recommend you read the comics before listening.

In This Episode… assembling a team of dumb superpowers, Casper’s nice touches in Heavy's design, Mike swallows that fa-ta-tas, the best use of a Hickman timeline graphic, if the book is released you are the master of time, we compare nerdy book stories, Judy Blue vs. Beverly Cleary, and Carin Um Actually!’s us a bunch.

This week's guest is Carin Slater.

Carin Slater from the “Hey, Have You Read This Yet?” podcast returns. Carin is an avid reader of sci-fi, romance and horror novels but took a break from all that to read Volume I of The Power Fantasy.

Check out Hey, Have You Read This Yet?, Carin's book club podcast for kids and adults who like to read together. Send in book recommendations to heyhaveyoureadthis@gmail.com.

For the next full episode, we continue our coverage of Kieron Gillen and Casper Wijngaard's "The Power Fantasy" comic with special guest Atif Myers. We focus on issues #6-11 of the second collected volume.