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30 Snack Exchange

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 04:16:07 +0000

We're back, baby! Damon and Xen both spend too much money shipping local treats to each other, but nobody's disappointed in the results. Fun note: Damon brings up Sierra Mist in this episode, and by the time it was edited and ready to post Pepsi had retooled their lemon-lime offering as Starry, a bizarre name and a "just fine" lemon-lime soda.

29 Representative Mycology

Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:28:16 +0000

Damon dips into his bag of interview questions, Xen coins the phrase "nothy," and a little cameo by a tiny guest

28 Stephen King Followup Spooktacular

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 06:11:52 +0000

We catch up with our beloved hosts' reading over that last few months, Xen uses the resources around them, and Damon continues to make only himself giggle with the Fake Patreon bit

27.5 Damon's Solo Spooktacular

Mon, 31 Oct 2022 05:26:26 +0000

Damon passes a little time to make sure there's an ep on Hallowe'en

27 The Tom Hanks Rank-off

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 20:36:59 +0000

What are Tom Hanks' best 4 movies? Xen and Damon discuss! This episode's thumbnail is an AI generated image based on the prompt "Tom Hanks' greatest movie"... We don't know why there's a goose or why Tom has 6 fingers on his right hand. Ask the robots.

26 Revisiting The X Files pilot

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 23:00:00 +0000

Xen and Damon discuss the 29 year old X Files pilot and try to figure out whether either of them actually understood the plot...

25 Storm Front - Billy Joel

Sun, 18 Sep 2022 16:17:28 +0000

Filler Info

24 A Prize for the First Runner-Up pt 4

Thu, 01 Sep 2022 11:58:03 +0000

Damon & Xen finish off Phase 2 of the mixtapes, wrapping up 2003's A Prize For the First Runner-Up. They discuss Björk's exponential creative output, Damon's last remaining Mel Gibson movie, and the geography of East Anglia

23 Nine Inch Nails 5 Song Spectacular

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 23:00:00 +0000

Damon & Xen declare the show's official Favourite NIN Album, but reveal that it also contains the show's official Most Disappointing NIN Track, exchange NIN urban legends, and have a brief interruption

22.5 Checking In

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 01:48:40 +0000

One of our hosts (and we will never tell which!) checks in and lets you know we still love you all

22 A Prize for the First Runner-Up pt 3

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 22:55:00 +0000

Heavy vibes of the early 00s continue as our intrepid hosts reflect on dinosaurs in popular media, tie Trent Reznor to the world of country music, and marvel and the combination of rap music and nu metal.

Songs covered are:

"Off He Goes" - Pearl Jam

"Manta Ray" - Pixies

"Pin" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs

"In a Young Man's Mind" - the Mooney Suzuki

"Shook Ones pt II" - Everlast & Mobb Deep

"Still Not a Playa" - Incubus & Big Pun

21 A Prize for the First Runner-Up pt 2

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 04:36:36 +0000

As Damon & Xen dive back into 2002's A Prize For the First Runner-Up, they explore details of the Mars Volta Extended Universe, albums you got from your crush, and the dumber aspects of linguistic and vexilogical jingoism.

Songs discussed are: "More Than This" - Soulwax

"Amsterdam" - Coldplay

"There Goes the Fear" - Doves

"Concertina" - The Mars Volta

"Tourniquet" - Headswim

20 Brushes With Celebrity

Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:01:00 +0000

Xen interviews their parents for the real scoop on London celebrity

19 Stephen King Spectacular

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 13:35:16 +0000

Damon is out in the desert and doesn't have access to his soundboard, so he & Xen take up a casual chat about horror master Stephen King. They discuss their King origins, current reads, and favourite adaptations

18 A Prize for the First Runner-Up pt 1

Sat, 21 May 2022 12:31:17 +0000

An episode that was supposed to be a filler so that the feed wasn't dormant end up publishing four weeks later because Damon got called away to the desert for work.

Damon & Xen discover Prince's most cursed album title, discuss stalker songs, and probably damn something with faint praise.

Songs discussed:

"Talk Show Host" - Radiohead

"#1 Crush" - Garbage

17 Prince Memorial 5 Songs Spectacular

Thu, 21 Apr 2022 06:13:47 +0000

Damon & Xen bring revive 5 Songs, this time to celebrate Prince.

Songs are:

"I Wanna Be Your Lover" from Prince (1979)

"When You Were Mine" from Dirty Mind (1980)

"P. Control" from The Gold Experience (1995)

"My Name is Prince" from [Love Symbol] (1992)

"Partyman" from Batman (1989)

"Trust" from Batman (1989)

"Cream" from Diamonds and Pearls (1991)

"3121" from 3121 (2006)

"Thieves in the Temple" from Graffiti Bridge (1990)

"Kiss" from Parade (1986)

16 Hometown Vibes

Sat, 16 Apr 2022 23:00:00 +0000

Damon & Xen discuss how many tube stops between Charing Cross and Greenwich, avoid discussion of the First Wave of Mormon Cinema, and Damon withholds an impression.

No playlist for this episode, we're talking about movies

15 154 Minutes Disc B part 4

Sun, 10 Apr 2022 14:35:01 +0000

Damon and Xen dabble in regional accents, the many projects of the DeLeo brothers, and finally wrap up Damon's first mix

Songs this episode:

"Lady Picture Show" - Stone Temple Pilots

"Walls (Circus)" - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

"Farewell and Goodnight" - The Smashing Pumpkins

14 154 Minutes Disc B pt 3

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:04:10 +0000

Damon & Xen discuss backward bandnames, horror movie box art, and parody t-shirts. Full playlist here

Songs covered: "Hey Jealousy" - Gin Blossoms

"Round Here" - Counting Crows

"Heart Shaped Box" - Nirvana

"Wonderwall" - Oasis

"The Sweetness (Demo Version)" - Jimmy Eat World

13 154 Minutes Disc B pt 2

Thu, 10 Mar 2022 23:47:27 +0000

Lucky episode 13 coming out on 311 Day (North America), what a blessing. Damon & Xen discuss the Clash's most London-y song, Utah liquor laws, and the mystery of Rivers Cuomo.

Songs discussed are: "Simple Pages" by Weezer

"Long Day" by Matchbox 20

"My Name is Mud" by Primus

"No Peace" by King Prawn

"(White Man) In Hammersmith Palais" by 311

Full playlist for 154 Minutes can be found on Spotify and YouTube

12 154 Minutes Disc B pt 1

Sun, 20 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Damon & Xen kick off the second part of Damon's first contribution. They discuss an accidental quarantine anthem, herding drunks around London, and how Damon was accidentally thoughtful and mature. Songs are:

Jellybelly - Smashing Pumpkins

Pass It Along - Chumbawamba

Shameless (live) - Ani DiFranco

Creep - Radiohead

Teenager - Deftones

History of a Boring Town - Less Than Jake

When I Fall (live) - Barenaked Ladies

11 Culture Clash vol. 1

Sun, 13 Feb 2022 15:51:22 +0000

Damon & Xen ask each other about things in their respective countries. Damon kinda forces a boring civics lesson, they talk about the naming history of a certain wrestling promotion, and discuss people in the national news

10 154 Minutes Disc A pt 3

Mon, 31 Jan 2022 14:54:53 +0000

Damon & Xen wrap up the first disc of Damon's first mix. They finally discuss Chumbawamba at an appropriate moment, un-follow-upable singles, and Xen declares their favourite track on the disc.

Songs covered: "The Man who Sold The World" - Nirvana

"I Will Survive" - CAKE

"Hungry Like the Wolf" - Reel Big Fish

"Kiss Off" (live) - Violent Femmes

"Healthy Body" - Operation Ivy

"All You Need" - Sublime

"Maxwell Murder" - Rancid

"G.S.F." - MxPx

"Comedown" - Bush

"Wish You Were Here" - Wyclef Jean

"Scapegoat" - Chumbawamba

Full Playlist on YouTube and our best approximation on Spotify

09 154 Minutes Disc A pt 2

Sun, 23 Jan 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Damon & Xen tackle the middle bit of Damon's first mixtape in their exchange. They refrain from talking too long about Chumbawamba and damn Dave Grohl with faint praise.

08 154 Minutes Disc A pt 1

Sun, 16 Jan 2022 07:05:00 +0000

Damon & Xen take their first crack at Damon's first offering in the mixtape exchange: 154 Minutes Spent Pondering Issues Related to Nothing At All, a title vainly hoping to suggest Fiona Apple. You can find the whole playlist on YouTube or Spotify, though they only get through the first five songs:

"Mellon Collie and the Inifinite Sadness" - Smashing Pumpkins

"O Maria" - Beck

"Why Can't I Be You?" (Acoustic) - The Cure

"Dead Man Walking" (Live on Conan) - David Bowie

"Pool Shark" (Acoustic) - Sublime

07 David Bowie Day Spectacular!

Sat, 08 Jan 2022 07:05:00 +0000

Damon & Xen get together to celebrate the music of David Bowie and their experiences with it. There's trivia, and live bootlegs, and slightly inaccurate details. Rest assured, beautiful babies, that they looked up the correct details immediately, but if you need to let them know something, there's Facebook and Twitter and Email

Xen's Five Songs: https://t.co/4JjRUyxBPS

Damon's Five Songs: https://t.co/Xplhu9fxcM

Xen's Bowie Day playlist: https://t.co/fqBUWQVGiv

06 Halloween on Boxing Day

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 00:51:21 +0000

You may rightly assume from the title, and if you've been following our social media, that this horror movie discussion was supposed to go up on Christmas Day. There is exactly one person upset by the technical delays of this episode, and that's Damon. One must assume that all our delightful subscribers are simply elated at new content. Damon & Xen discuss their favourite movies in the subcategories of Slasher, Creature, Paranormal and Body Horror. It's an episode full to the brim with movie suggestions, we'd love to hear if you watched anything because of this episode

05 Holiday Chatter

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 15:33:33 +0000

Damon & Xen take a moment to talk about Christmas movies that aren't Christmas movies, Mormon holiday traditions (or the lack thereof), and Wes Anderson. The corrections department would like to point out that Hugo Drax was the villain in Moonraker and the underwater Bond movie that Damon was thinking of was The Spy Who Loved Me.

04 Xen's Random Stuff pt III

Mon, 06 Dec 2021 08:10:00 +0000

Damon & Xen finish off the first mixtape and finally determine whether you can separate the art from the sins of the artist.

03 Xen's Random Stuff pt II

Wed, 01 Dec 2021 04:55:09 +0000

Damon & Xen return again to 2002 to tackle Indian cinema, the struggles of writing your second album, and the value of songs that mention places you know.

The playlists can be heard on YouTube and Spotify:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAhlm0wnLbEtQqLoMtx75aHdCz39gU3AN

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4JgC9TvHm5HvA4pWyDCJX7

02 Newlywed Game pt II

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 03:47:35 +0000

Damon & Xen finish their introductory game session. There was going to be the rest of Xen's first mix, but that session was so robust it gets to stand on its own and this episode doesn't get a proper outro.

01 Xen's Random Stuff pt 1

Thu, 11 Nov 2021 05:36:50 +0000

Damon & Xen see how well they know each other, and then dig into the first mix that Xen made for Damon.

Listen to the playlist on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAhlm0wnLbEtQqLoMtx75aHdCz39gU3AN

Or a close-enough version on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4JgC9TvHm5HvA4pWyDCJX7

Episode 00

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 21:41:44 +0000

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