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Wednesday Night Podcast

Acton Music Project

230 episodes

2 weeks ago

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...

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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...

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Wednesday Night Podcast

Hole Celebrity Skin

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...

2 weeks ago

45 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

The Beatles Rubber Soul

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...

3 weeks ago

28 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

Steely Dan The Royal Scam

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...

1 month ago

28 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

Spinal Tap Smell The Glove

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...

1 month ago

19 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

Led Zeppelin Houses of The Holy

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...

1 month ago

18 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

Ray Charles The Genius Hits The Road

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 ...

3 months ago

21 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

The Little River Band's Greatest Hits

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...

4 months ago

33 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

The Police Synchronicity

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 ...

4 months ago

24 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

Close Encounters of The Third Kind Soundtrack

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...

5 months ago

22 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin

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...

5 months ago

29 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

Stevie Wonder Songs in The Key Of Life

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...

5 months ago

34 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

Steppenwolf Steppenwolf

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...

6 months ago

25 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

ELO Face The Music

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 ...

6 months ago

36 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

ABC Lexicon of Love

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 ...

6 months ago

24 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

The Village People Hot Cop

Send us a text YMCA: Arizona Edition (and Other Locker Room Lore) Remember Craig's wild tales of the Village People and his... interesting locker room encounters? Well, buckle up, because he's back with an update! Apparently, what happens in Arizona DOESN'T stay in Arizona, especially when Craig's involved. This week, we're diving back into the chaotic world of Craig's past adventures, specifically focusing on the fallout from his previous revelations. Expect even more awkward anecdotes, ques...

7 months ago

8 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

Eurythmics Sweet Dreams Are Made of This

Send us a text Sweet Dreams (Are Made of Cookies): A March Madness Meltdown! 🍪🎤 Hold onto your hats, Wednesday Night Podcast listeners, because this week things are about to get sweet. We're teaming up with the culinary geniuses over at Cookie Lab for a March Madness bracket that's less about basketball and more about…biscuits! That's right, we're pitting store-bought cookies against each other in a battle for sugary supremacy! To set the mood, we're diving into the synth-pop classic, "Sweet ...

7 months ago

47 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

WHAM! Careless Whisper

Send us a text Careless Whisper & Cryptid Saxophones: A Wham!tastic Mystery This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're diving headfirst into the smooth, sultry sounds of Wham!'s "Careless Whisper." Prepare for a deep dive into the emotional complexities of 80s pop, the power of a well-placed saxophone riff, and maybe even a few tales from music camp at Whootin Woods. But hold onto your feathered hair, folks, because things are about to get weird. We're drawing a direct (and possibly ...

8 months ago

26 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

The Village People Cruisin'

Send us a text Season Five is HERE, and we're kicking things off with a bang…or maybe a synchronized swim? This week, Craig's bringing the heat with The Village People's iconic album, Cruisin', featuring the timeless anthem "YMCA." Expect some questionable dance moves and even more questionable fashion choices as we dive into the album's…ahem…themes. But the real fun starts when we delve into Craig's collection of close encounters with the less-than-fully-clothed. From locker room mishaps to ...

8 months ago

42 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

Sabrina Carpenter Espresso

Send us a text Join the band this week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, and we'll all get caffeinated with Sabrina Carpenter's sultry single, "Espresso." But before we dive into the musical magic, Jill takes us on a wild ride with a bunny tale that will leave you scratching your head. Prepare for a story involving red gloves, Bermuda shorts, and a surprisingly philosophical white rabbit. It's a tale of mistaken identity, unexpected encounters, and the existential dread of a rabbit in a strange...

8 months ago

19 minutes

Wednesday Night Podcast

Bob Dylan At Budokan

Send us a text Show Note: Buddakan Blues: A Bob Dylan-Inspired Dining Disaster This week on The Wednesday Night Podcast, we're channeling the enigmatic spirit of Bob Dylan and his album "Bob Dylan at Budokan" – but instead of a legendary concert, we're diving headfirst into a chaotic dining experience at the renowned Philadelphia restaurant, Buddakan. Inspired by the album title, Chris recounts a night of culinary chaos, questionable choices, and a whole lot of unexpected twists and turns at ...

9 months ago

24 minutes