Just recorded an episode of Empathy at the Apocalypse (@empathyapocalypse.bsky.social) with Josh Seybert (@joshseybert.bsky.social). Holy moly, I don’t know if there was anything we didn’t talk about! #podcast

The working title for my 2026 novel is Night Work. Here are some of the things that have inspired this new story: The Favourite (2018) The art of Gina Birch Don Quixote Sebadoh’s “Ocean” music video The American justice system Momus’ song “Bishonen” Amy Adams in The Master (2012) Marina Abramović

Picked these up at the library today:

Happy Friday!

Get after it👇 #Rosalía #LUX

Happy Friday!

There are two kinds of people: those who don’t mind movies with ambiguous endings and those who detest them.

My dream is that Dave Grohl decides to never sing again and just plays free jazz on a saxophone for the rest of his life.

Wishing my friend and creative collaborator Rachel from Des Moines (@therachel.bsky.social) the happiest of birthdays today! Hope your day is filled with great music and joy. You are the best, Rachel, and I’m so lucky to know you.❤️ 🎂

We’re tied up with their dayjobs this week, so as a Halloween treat, friend and fellow podcaster Josh Seybert asked his Uncle Morty to step into the breach with a review of Cecelia Condit’s horror musical short Possibly In Michigan Episode 208 - Possibly in Michigan sites.libsyn.com/398906/episo...

This was a ton of fun! Thanks Mary and Dennis for letting me do the show.

Happy birthday week to our own @therachel.bsky.social 🥳 This week on Chart Chat we get a mention of “You Light Up My Life” by Debby Boone, a song that annoys me for more than the usual reasons - namely, it beat out “Candle on the Water” from “Pete’s Dragon” as best song from the Oscars that year.

Have you heard the new ep? You know it’s time. 📆

💗💗💗Thanks Sherri! Here’s the playlist, I forgot to send it to Andy. ‘77 starts with You Light Up My Life and goes through Doctor Love. Lake should be on YT and maybe the other missing one too. open.spotify.com/playlist/4UQ...

I forgot to mention, I also like the song “Watermelon Crawl” because it reminds me of Watermelon Day in Stanhope, Iowa, and for its anti-drunk driving message. (Country #4, Pop whatever # I said in the segment, I think #80)

I can't wait to listen to R.E.M.'s latest album, 'Ariana Grande Fragrances'!

Episode 409 is up! Andy switches therapists, reviews Deliver Me from Nowhere, & is mad at Ariana Grande. Also, Billie Eilish calls out greedy billionaires. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines (@therachel.bsky.social) discusses songs that peaked on a certain November date over the years.

Brent Busboom wrote the lyrics, AI wrote the music, Momus remade and sang it, and then AI animated the video. "Today is today is today is today..." youtu.be/aBvXmfyPcuQ

Finished Marina Abromović’s memoir, Walk Through Walls. Details Marina’s early years, growing up with communist parents in Yugoslavia, becoming first a painter then a performance artist in her 20s, life with her partner & collaborator Ulay, & ups & downs in love. A remarkable person. Liked it a lot.

Happy Friday!

GBV still got it! Longtime fans will be happy. If you’re new to Guided By Voices, their latest album, Thick Rich and Delicious, is an awesome jumping on point. Put this in your earholes quick before they release another three albums.

Happy Friday!

What if I buy a bag of popcorn for Halloween and give one piece to each kid who comes to the door?

Ever wonder why your earbuds aren’t working and realize it’s because you stuck cashews in your ears?

I’ve watched Rosalía’s “Berghain” music video so many times, all the YouTube ads are now in Spanish.

Thom Byörke

For the first time in a long time, the PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY podcast hit 1,000 episode downloads in a single month! Congratulations, Andy and Rachel! Thank you everyone who helped make this happen. ❤️☮️ @therachel.bsky.social @andymascola.bsky.social

Great episode this week, particularly loved the special spooky version of #ChartChat. @therachel.bsky.social deemed the theme from “Ghostbusters” as “not scary” but when I was a little kid I was legitimately scared of the line “an invisible man sleeping in your bed”.

Rosalía’s music video for “Berghain” feat. Björk & Yves Tumor is amazing! #LUX

Just tried a butterscotch Snickers for the first time and OMG … I can see the future, and the future is lots of butterscotch Snickers being eaten by me. 🤤

Episode 408 is available! Andy talks about Halloween prep, getting yelled at because his dog pooped on a lawn, Mitski’s The Land, & getting a new phone. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines (@therachel.bsky.social) takes a look at songs from horror movie soundtracks which made the Hot 100.

Reading is a cure for loneliness. When you love a book, it loves you back. Writing makes me happy. I write stories so people who read them won’t feel alone.

Louvre jewel heist detective 😂

Just picked up Phoebe Robinson’s essay collection, Please Don’t Sit On My Bed In Your Outside Clothes, at the library.

Walking the dog and listening to Bruce. #Nebraska

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!

I had a lot of fun talking through this super double album with Thom and Joe! Please listen, comment, share with an SP-loving friend 💙

I’m just glad kids care about numbers. #67

Doing dishes and listening to Tame Impala. #Deadbeat

Wild!!

No new Best Show ep. No more WTF. This has been a tough week.

The Fall still matter.

If you’d told me a week ago that the Dead Milkmen were going to cover Brian Eno, I wouldn’t have believed you.

Reading is a cure for loneliness. When you love a book, it loves you back. Writing makes me happy. I write stories so people who read them won’t feel alone.

I never bought nor listened to Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness but I remember that album cover SO WELL.

Condiments are discussed in unusual ways this week.

Oooh I will look forward to your appearance @therachel.bsky.social. That Smashing Pumpkins is really a classic LP by now. I like this look back in time on the modern rock era.

i love that James song, I forgot it was dirty! Looking forward to seeing a photo of the mayo costume.