Earbuddies
Mat and Tim
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Music made them friends; now, it's making them podcasters. Join Mat and Tim at the intersection of music and culture.
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130. Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl and the Death of Songcraft
You're only as hot as your last hit, baby. In this ep, Mat and Tim return from hiatus to discuss Taylor Swift's twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. Is it great? Or is it CANCELLED!? The…
REPLAY: Is There Anything Left To Say About The Beatles?
Note: Earbuddies will resume its regular schedule on Monday, April 21.–Get by with a little help from your buddies! In this ep, Mat and Tim finally – finally – talk about the lovable lads from…
129. A Complete Unknown: The Beginner's Guide to Tate McRae
It's ok, we're ok! In this ep, Mat and Tim discuss – who else? – Tate McRae. Her third major label album debuted at the top of the Billboard chart, and she's being compared to a young Britney Spears…
128. A Complete Unknown: The Beginner's Guide to Bob Dylan
How does it feel?? In this ep, Mat and Tim discuss – at long last – Bob Dylan. But neither of them are Dylan Guys – instead, their discussion comes from the perspective of newcomers. How does one…
127. Shock n' Delight: Sabrina Carpenter's Vaudeville Pop Appeal
Have you ever tried *this* pod? In this episode, Mat and Tim share their admiration of Sabrina Carpenter – from her vaudeville-like persona to her inspired tunes.This episode contains explicit…
126. The Primordial Power of Jock Jams
Everybody dance now! In this ep, Mat and Tim celebrate JOCK JAMS. What's so great about music for/about sports? Trust us, we get into it!SONGS PLAYED:Punch Brothers - JulepReel 2 Real - I Like To…
REPLAY: The End of History: Music and Generative AI
Note: Earbuddies will resume its regular schedule on Monday, February 10.–We LOVE computers! But... In this ep, Mat and Tim share their feelings on the rise of generative artificial intelligence in…
125. Country's Cool Again: The State of the Genre in 2025
Oh my! Good lord. In this episode, Mat and Tim consider the state of country music in 2025 – what's working, what's not, and what you need to know about the genre everyone wants a piece of these…
124. On Mastery
That's so true! In this episode, Mat and Tim use Gracie Abrams's recent SNL performance as a jumping off point to discuss proficiency and mastery among pop music's most prominent artists – and the…
123. Christmas Music: A Solution
Many happy returns! In this holiday episode, Mat and Tim consider why the Christmas music songbook has become so stagnant – then, after diagnosing the problems they see with the holiday music canon,…
122. Wicked and the New Golden Age of Movie Musicals
Ya got a podcast! With a capital P and that rhymes with E and that stands for Earbuddies. In this episode, Mat and Tim reflect on the rich history of movie musicals––from the "golden age" of the…
121. Toxic Fan Culture is Getting Worse (with Grace Robins-Somerville)
On October 29th, 2024, Pitchfork published Shaad D'Souza's lukewarm review of Halsey's new album, The Great Impersonator. The same day, Halsey took to social media and called attention to D'Souza's…
120. Bittersweet and Strange, Finding You Can Change
We're back! In this ep, Mat and Tim reflect on their time away from the pod – then they consider what the upcoming season of Earbuddies might look like thematically. Oh yeah, we're navel-gazing! Come…
119. Pop Girl Summer: Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX
Or is it... Pod Buddy Summer? In this ep, Mat and Tim suspend their summer hiatus to catch up on a momentous season for pop music, spearheaded by Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, and Charli XCX. So…
118. Leonard Bernstein: Speaking of Music
In this season finale, Mat and Tim read excerpts from an article by Leonard Bernstein for The Atlantic entitled "Speaking of Music," published in December of 1957. Leonard's words cause the buddies…
117. Mr. Left Turn: Jacob Collier & Musical Maximalism
The British are coming! In this episode, Mat and Tim lead the Earbuddies Army to the battlefield. On the other side: the "21st Century Mozart," Jacob Collier. Who is he? What's his deal? Why does he…
116. Make-Out Tunes for the Serious Teenager
Pucker up! In this ep, Mat and Tim reflect on a sub-sub-sub-genre of emo music that was, plain and simple, made for kissin'. (And for weeping over the kisses you'll no longer get.) Plus: circling…
115. The Romance of the iPod
In this solo ep, Tim's thinking different! He recalls the remarkable history of the iPod and the rise of the digital music era – and suggests that the golden age of music consumption is in the…
114. Why Doesn't Taylor Swift Write Hits Anymore?
You smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate / We declared Earbuddies should be a bigger podcastIn this tortured ep, Mat and Tim share their preliminary thoughts about Taylor Swift's eleventh studio…
113. Rap City: How Hip-Hop Was Made Mainstream (with Alvin Jones)
In this episode, Mat and Tim are joined by Alvin Jones, otherwise known as "The Unseen VJ" – the man who created Rap City, a long-running music video program on BET. He tells the buddies what…
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