Episode 166 – A Podcast About Selective Listening – My Heart Will Go On – Celine Dion (Finale Month)

Whoa boy do we have an excellent choice for our final, that’s right final, episode in our Selective Listening series! My Heart Will Go On by the great Celine Dion is the star of our show this time around. You may ask yourself why that sounds so familiar, and it’s because it was one of the most popular soundtracks to one of the most popular films of all time from Titanic. Did a family member of yours regale you with this beautiful tune? What exactly does it mean? Throw in a little twist regarding how each line relates to this podcast and this episode will make you feel like the King of the World! Our hearts will go on after the show ends, but will yours?

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Kalvin 0:06
held on to podcasts about something where each week we dive deep in whatever it is we find interesting. I’m your host Calvin and joining me from the bow of a doomed ship to co host Nick Richardson.

Nick 0:18
You know, they say it’s unsinkable, but I don’t know. I’ll be looking out for some doors. Maybe. Hopefully there’s room for two.

Kalvin 0:26
You really missed your chance there to just start off with I’m KING OF THE WORLD.

Episode 157 – A Podcast About Selective Listening – Grillz – Nelly, Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp

“Got the whole top diamond, and the bottom rose gold!” Or is the bottom row gold? It’s hard to tell sometimes what is meant by any particular lyric in any particular song, so Nick and Kalvin are here yet again to break down a song line by line in the latest entry to the Selective Listening song. We try to figure out which one of these rappers is the most talented, how many different ways they can say “diamonds are shiny,” and of course what was going on in each of their careers in late 2005 to bring us the anthem of a lifetime. Grillz was an instant classic and it was important for us to immortalize it again over 15 years later, so rob your local jewelry store and tell em to make you a grill (preferably while listening to this episode)!

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Kalvin 0:06
held on to a podcast about something where each week we dive deep into whatever it is we find interesting. I’m your host, Calvin and joining me it’s the ice man. Paul Wall co host Nick Richardson,

Nick 0:20
man why Yeah, maybe the fat guy.

Kalvin 0:22
I guess it’s just one of the best lines in the song. So

Nick 0:25
The Iceman powwow. Yeah, I mean, it

Episode 151 – A Podcast ABout Selective Listening – Rap God – Eminem

Are your arms long enough to (metaphorically) slap box with Eminem? Are anyone’s? This week Nick and Kalvin return to the Selective Listening series to break down one of the most dense rap songs ever and quickly realize that our arm’s are not long enough. It takes all of our combined power to cover every single word in this amazingly constructed track while Eminem is throwing lyrics at us at supersonic speed (JJ Fad). Take a journey with us through every single word in this Guinness World Record holding song as we break it down line by line to get to them bottom of what it really mean to be THE Rap God!

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Kalvin 0:06
To podcast each week we dive deep into whatever it is we find interesting. I’m your host Calvin. And joining me from Eight Mile show your co host Nick Slim Shady Richardson.

Nick 0:18
Let’s be rabbit actually be rabbit, bitch.

Episode 146 – A Podcast About When the Music Stops

Have you ever heard a band or musical artist and knew immediately they were destined for greatness? But what happens when they fall short of that greatness prematurely? Kalvin and Nick are here this week to discuss these some of these acts and when they fell short and how hard of a fall it was for them. We dive deep into 4 musical acts to learn about how high they could fly and how hard they feel along with some honorable mentions and our thoughts on what leads to long lasting success in the music industry. Let us know your favorite musical act that never quite lived up to your enormous expectations on twitter @APASomething and @alone_podcast.

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Music. reality. Sometimes it’s hard to tell the difference.

Unknown Speaker 0:10
But we as entertainers

Unknown Speaker 0:13
have a responsibility to these kids.

Kalvin 0:26
Hold on to a podcast about something where each week we dive deep into whatever it is we find interesting. I’m your host, Calvin and joining me from an abandoned warehouse full of us record. It’s your co host, the true superior, Nick, Nick Richardson.

Episode 141 – A Podcast About Future Movie Superlatives

In years past, we’ve kicked off the new year by giving out our special blend of made up awards to the best of the best from the previous year. But 2020 was lax on new releases because reasons, so we are taking this opportunity to look to the future! Some movies try to hang their hats on bringing forth a truly visually appealing future timeline, with none of the substance behind it. While others just throw stuff at you so fast you can’t comprehend it all. Some things, however, certainly stick whether it’s the visual appeal, or the practicality of the future. We’re eschewing the near future for the far-reaching stuff this week as we dive into Future Movie Superlatives! Queue the awards ceremony for the best vehicle, best future to live in (it’s a sparse pool, trust us), the best piece of tech, Best A.I., and of course we dive into some problems that could only sprout up in the future! We don’t neglect the downsides too, with surprises around every corner as we rub our futuristic crystal computer converter, releasing the power light of truth (movies) to reveal futures that range from dreary to bright, and believable to uncanny.

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Full Episode Transcript Below

Kalvin 0:07
Each week we dive deep into whatever it is we find interesting. I’m your host, Kalvin, and joining me from the year 2146. It’s your co host, Nick Richardson.

Nick 0:18
It’s not as dope as I thought it would be.

Episode 131 – A Podcast About Rap Beefs Part 2

Round 2, Fight! We’re back with another round of Rap Beefs, and somehow it’s even better than the first! The genre is overflowing with upstart youngins’ and heart-broken bumkins aiming for the top, stepping on whoever’s toes without paying the proper dues. These are rampant factors in the ancient art of beefing, and damn rappers tend to be some of the best in the business. With the vocal vehicle to do so, a following, and cash to burn, some rappers, like the ones we feature, put some heart into their beefs, and we the people are all the better for it! Covering a series of 4 of the most intense and problematic incidents in the industry (mostly) we figure out exactly how they began, the insults that were traded and the consequences of said beefs.

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Episode 125 – A Podcast About Selective Listening – Monster Mash – Bobby “Boris” Pickett

Tis’ the season to get spooky! What better way to break in October than with one of our awesome Selective Listening episodes? For this round Kalvin and Nick are going to break down, line by line, one of the best (of admittedly few) Halloween songs: The Monster Mash! For a month dominated by the likes of ghouls (wtf are those?) ghosts, vampires and other creatures of the night our song is rather fitting! You’ve heard Monster Mash a million times, at least 4 every time you step into a store during the month of October, but have you ever really ‘heard’ it? That’s why we’re here, to bring out the little details of this morose tune. With snippets of what’s to come in the month of October this is an episode you don’t want to miss.

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Episode 117 – A Podcast About Selective Listening – Loser – Beck

I’m a loser babbbbyyyy so why don’t you kill meeeeee. Everyone knows the line, whether it’s from the standard ‘rock’ station in your car or the background of a movie. You may have thought while the artist waxes poetic about wax and termites, “wtf is this jabroni talking about”?” Well you’re in luck as Kalvin and Nick dissect Loser by Beck, line by line, in this edition of Selective Listening! Painfully random but tongue in cheek sums up this stalwart of the 90s and we aim to figure out just what the hell fueled this Norwegian(???) drug induced nonsense! Can we take it at face value? Or is there more hiding under the forced irony of each line? We aim to find out, while also establishing if we even like the song and how it maintains popularity today. If you like this song let us know why on Twitter @APASomething and @alone_podcast, and while you’re at it let us know what you think the message of this song from the folk/flunk/rap/buttrock ‘legend’ that is Beck is.

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Episode 109 – A Podcast About Selective Listening – Hypnotize – Notorious B.I.G.

Uh, uh, uh, we surely hope you’re ready for our newest series Selective Listening, where we take a well known or semi obscure song and break it down line by line! If you’re a fan of the show then you know how we feel about Notorious BIG! So, we couldn’t help but break down his epic hit Hypnotize for our inaugural episode after a little nudge from our Twitter fans over @APASomething. We unwind the double entendres, the words with purpose and a few lines that were just there for the hell of it. The layers go deeper than you’d think in this week’s Selective Listening episode on Hypnotize.

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Episode 97 – A Podcast About Rap Beefs

Kalvin and Nick dive into the world of hip hop as we discuss some of the most pivotal beefs between artists. We cover the gamut from the whack to the legendary to see who came out on top in 8 different beefs.

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