Obscure references in old songs, AI generated entertainment is tricking people, PecPod Poetry Pause, and people who aren’t who they seem.
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Songs in this episode:
- “Pick Up the Pieces” The Average White Band (1974)
- “I’m on Fire” Bruce Springsteen (1984)
- Senator Bob Packwood’s resignation speech (1995) YouTube
- “Ride of the Valkyries” Composed by Richard Wagner (1856)
- “Nessun Dorma” Limmie Pulliam (2023)
- Excerpts of Gene Shalit (“Critic’s Corner”) “The Today Show” (NBC) 2026
- “It’s My Party” Lesley Gore (1963)
- “Just a Matter of Time” Peabo Bryson (2009)
- “Tonight I Celebrate My Love” Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack (1980)
- “If Ever You’re in My Arms Again” Peabo Bryson (1984)
- “Beauty and the Beast” Peabo Bryson and Celine Dion (1991)
- “A Whole New World” Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle (1992)
- “Beep Beep” The Playmates (1958)
- “Kodachrome” Paul Simon (1973)
- “Sylvia’s Mother” Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show (1972)
- “Want Ads” Honeycombs (1971)
- “57 Channels and Nothing On” Bruce Springsteen (1992)
- “Get Rythmn” Johnny Cash (1988)
- “Loan Me a Dime” Boz Skaggs (1965)
- “Operator” Jim Croce (1972)
- “Answering Machine” Rupert Holmes (1979)
- “Another Day” Eddie Dalton (2026)
- “Cheap Red Wine” Eddie Dalton (2026)
- Excerpt of local bank clerk hanging up on the Pope (YouTube) 2026
- Excerpt of Guy Goma—mistaken identity (YouTube) 2006
- “Being There” Theatrical movie trailer (1979)
- “My Boyfriend’s Back” The Angels (1963)