Best HOT DRANKS Podcasts (2025)

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9.2 The World is ending and we're building a commune. 1:12:19

1M ago1:12:19

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Listen the world is ending and we already did a top 5 of who is welcome in our post apocalyptic compound but today we share the top 5 ways WE are going to show up in the compound. Want the video version? Join the patreon at www.patreon.com/hotdranks

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9.1.1 (AUDIO ONLY) I have no master or mistress 40:08

2M ago40:08

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Its like the video I just posted, but only audio. Where is the video you say? I don't know! Maybe its on Spotify? Or your regular app? But it isn't on my podcast app yet so I don't know.

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9.1 I have no master or mistress 40:08

2M ago40:08

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We're back!! And better than ever! And now with video (Though if you think we are ugly we will also post an audio only version.) We miss you and love you.

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Artist Interview: Mo Lowda and the Humble “Darkhorse” 35:23

6M ago35:23

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NOTHING LASTS FORVER EVEN COLD NOVEMBER RAIN! Part two of our episode with Philly’s finest purveyors of rock’n roll, Mo Lawda & The Humble, is here! In this interview, we split the atom, make a quiche, and get real about healthy work habits for independent musicians. The post Artist Interview: Mo Lowda and the Humble “Darkhorse” appeared first on K…

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Confession & Song: Mo Lowda and the Humble “Darkhorse” 19:23

6M ago19:23

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GOODBYE YELLOW BRICKROAD !!! It’s the last episode of the season and we’re going out with a slow burn, bangarang rock opus by Philadelphia’s Mo Lowda & The Humble! Inspired by one man’s recollection of his first love affair, “Dark Horse” will have you slowly shimmying your hips in your car seat as you drive across the country to stand outside your …

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Bonus: Embodied — Making Music From Family Secrets 40:24

6M ago40:24

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WAIT, WHAT! WHY? WHO?! Thats right. Song Confessional was part of a live event with WUNC’s Embodied podcast. This episode features an interview with co-host Walker Lukens, a juicy confession from last years SX Sydney festival, and a song by Blue Cactus. The post Bonus: Embodied — Making Music From Family Secrets appeared first on KUT & KUTX Studios…

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Artist Interview: Golden Dawn Arkestra — “Orgy”

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REET REET PETITE!!! Part 2 of our episode featuring Texas’s finest purveyors of world funk sex beat, Golden Dawn Arkestra, is here! In this interview with lead groove despot, Zapot, you’ll hear how he found enlightenment, five dollars, and a new lease on life by moving to Austin, Texas all those years ago. We highly recommend listening to part one …

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Confession & Song: Golden Dawn Arkestra — “Orgy” 20:29

7M ago20:29

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GOODNESS GRACIOUS GREAT BALLS of FIRE! An episode featuring disco jazz savants, Golden Dawn Arkestra, and their new bop, “Orgy” is here. Inspired by a couples (ahem) *atypical* meet cute, the orgins of “Orgy” will have you giggling and gabbing with friends and enemies alike. This confession was taken at our permanent booth at The Long Center in Aus…

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Artist Interview: Babe Club – “WiFi Boyfriend” 45:00

8M ago45:00

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TUTTI FRUTTI! BIG BOOTY! Part two of our episode featuring Babeclub and their tender loving thot bop “WiFi Boyfriend” is upon us. In this interview, you’ll learn why & how Corey & Jenna started traveling the country playing pachinko, what the sound of one hand clapping is, & how to get the groove back in your heart. We highly recommend listening to…

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Confession & Song: Babe Club – “WiFi Boyfriend” 25:55

8M ago25:55

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WOP BOP A LOO BOP A LOP BOM BOM! We have a new song “WiFi Boyfriend” courtesy of Charleston, South Carolina’s finest purveyors of indie pop, Babe Club. “WiFi Boyfriend” hits as sweetly as the confession that inspired it — a teenager just about to meet their internet boyfriend for the first IRL. Get yr ovaltine. Get yr slippers. Get right with God. …

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8. 7. The long awaited advice episode 1:21:21

9M ago1:21:21

1:21:21

You asked. We answered. Here is our (legally unbinding these options do not reflect the opinions of Spotify or her affiliates) advice!!

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Artist Interview: Judy Blank and Dylan Earl – “Mee-Maw” 39:45

9M ago39:45

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HEAR YE HEAR YE part two of our episode featuring Judy Blank, Dylan Earl, and their bayou bop “Mee-Maw” is out now!! In this interview, you’ll learn how they discovered electricity, took the Creedence Clearwater Revival song “Born on the Bayou” too seriously, and wrote “Mee-Maw.” We highly recommend listening to part one first before diving into th…

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Confession & Song: Judy Blank and Dylan Earl – “MeeMaw” 23:34

9M ago23:34

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HOLY TOLEDO a NeW sOnG and confession! CLAP HANDS! Judy Blank & Dylan Earl turn someone’s Cajun grandma’s life into a new zydeco-tinged bop called “MeeMaw.” It features fiddle and squeeze from Grammy winners Lost Bayou Ramblers. Big thanks to Red River Revel for having us out last year, where we collected this confession. Got a story you want to co…

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Signs and Tokens: Sis Twain’s Courtship with Gary McConkie 35:01

9M ago35:01

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So we’re going to start posting short episodes where we interview each other about our lives called “Signs and Tokens.” This one is a freebie so if you want to hear more of these head over to Patreon.com/hotdranks

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Confession Response #3 33:09

10M ago33:09

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GOOD GOLLY! we asked and we received TWENTY FIVE SONG SUBMISSIONS!! In this episode, you’ll hear new songs by Chris Robeson, Con Davison, We Sell Shirts, Brittany Banowsky, and Bu Gee, as well as clips from several more. You can hear all 25 songs on a playlist we made for you to listen to all in one spot. Join the Song Confessional mailing list to …

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8.6. Top 5 Ways the Universe Decided to Keep Us Humble 1:12:23

10M ago1:12:23

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Listen. We know we are a light on a hilltop. So the Universe in her own special way has to keep us down a bit.

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8.5. Top Five Met Gala Looks and Who Would Wear Them if the Theme was “Mormon: An American Cult” 51:21

10M ago51:21

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What if Anna Wintour’s vision of the Met Gala was Orson Pratt and Fanny Algiers and Gordon B.

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8.4. The Top Five Gods Worshiped in the Pantheon of our new religions 1:19:11

10M ago1:19:11

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I’m sorry for this.

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Confession Call #3 9:25

11M ago9:25

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Do you write songs? If you do, we want you to write a song based on the confession in this episode!! If we love it, it may become the KUTX Song of the Day. Here’s how it works: Listen to the latest episode of the Song Confessional podcast. You’ll hear an anonymous confession that we collected back in March at the KUTX Live at Scholz Garten series. …

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Artist Interview: Pigeon John – “Time to Move Out” 42:20

11M ago42:20

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HOLY MOLY! WE’RE RE-AIRING OUR INTERVIEW WITH PiGeOn JoHn from last year. We highly recommend checking out our previous episode featuring PJ’s song “Time To Move Out” as well as last year’s episode about “Dibs On Trevor” before diving into this interview. Got a story you want to confess and maybe have it turned into a song? Join the Song Confession…

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8.3. Top 5 Things We Hope Sister Dennees speaks on next. 1:09:05

11M ago1:09:05

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We’ve truly been so lucky to hear what sister Dennis thinks about women’s power in the church and we can’t wait to hear what she has next. Here are our top five hopes.

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Confession & Song: Pigeon John – “Time to Move Out” 18:36

11M ago18:36

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GREAT SCOTT! Pigeon John hath blessed part one of our 3RD EPISODE with a nouveau song called “it’s time to move out”! inspired by one woman’s desire to kick her grown son out of her house, Pigeon John uses ragtime piano, dreamy strings, and percussion loops to turn mama’s infaticidal (ok maybe that’s a stretch) desire into pure pop delight! This co…

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8.2. Top 5 People We Hope Not to See in Our Ward in Hell 1:09:08

11M ago1:09:08

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So Mormonism is true, allegedly. /9 that means when sinner go to hell (like us) they’ll have a ward. And these are the people we hope are not there.

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8.1. We’re solving transphobia 1:20:17

12M ago1:20:17

1:20:17

Listen. We’re not experts. But we’re concerned cis people. So here is our attempt to support our trans community

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Artist Interview: Buffalo Hunt – “Anonymous Pleasure” 30:46

12M ago30:46

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FEAST YOUR EYE EARS ON PART TWO of our episode featuring Texan songbird actor director person, Buffalo Hunt. We highly recommend listening to the confession and song in PART ONE before Stephanie Hunts recounts how she transformed this raunchy boomer memory into such a sultry modern bop in our interview. Big thanks to Visit Austin and Brand USA for …

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7.3. Fudge College, Mormons 1:31:11

12M ago1:31:11

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The Mormons are up to some business. We’re not OK.

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Top 5 Things We Woulda Done if We Hadn’t Lost That Damn Hour 1:16:09

12M ago1:16:09

1:16:09

We’re in the daylight savings hangover over here. We had so many plans and then we lost that hour

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Welcome to Season 7!!! 1:30:46

1y ago1:30:46

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It’s season seven and we’re all new! We’ve got the intro music at a different spot! Remember last week when we told you your husband was gay? Well if that made you anxious we’re here this week with the top five bits of advice.

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Confession & Song: Buffalo Hunt – “Anonymous Pleasure” 23:31

1y ago23:31

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GOODNESS GRACIOUS THE SECOND SONG OF OUR 3rd PODCAST SZN IS HERE!! “Anonymous Pleasure” was written by Texan songstress, actress, person, and place, Buffalo Hunt AKA Stephanie Hunt, and inspired by the true real life confession of an older Australian woman. Get your bath salts & licorice sticks warmed for this one, y’all. It’s steamy. THIS IS PART …

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6.21. Top Five Ways to Know Your in a Mixed Orientation Marriage (MOM) 1:07:51

1y ago1:07:51

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ie top five signs you’re a straight lady married to a gay man.

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Artist Interview: Wood Belly – “Late Bloomer” 21:32

1y ago21:32

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BEHOLD PART TWO of our episode featuring Colorado “new grass” experts, Wood Belly!! We highly recommend listening to the confession and song in PART ONE before Wood Belly singer Brennan Mackey tells us all about his life got flipped, turned upside down and, if you’d like to take a minute to just sit right there, tell you how he became the prince of…

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Top 5 People Upon Whom We Imprinted Sexually as a Youth (Youth meaning anytime before 1999) 1:07:51

1y ago1:07:51

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I mean, that’s basically it. It’s been 42 days since our last episode.

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Confession & Song: Wood Belly – “Late Bloomer” 19:16

1y ago19:16

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Colorado “new grass” aficionados, Wood Belly, turn our confessor’s low key embarrassing first romantic encounter into high key folk pop delight in OUR FIRST EPISODE OF OUR THIRD FULL SEASON. HuZzAH!!! In this here part 1, you’ll hear the song and confession, and Zac talk about meeting his wife. In part 2, you’ll hear Wood Belly member Brennan tell …

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The new season of Song Confessional starts Feb 7th! 0:32

1y ago0:32

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The new season of the Song Confessional podcast arrives on Feb 7th! Walker Lukens and Zac Catanzaro travel around the world collecting anonymous confessions from everyday people and then give them to songwriters and bands who turn them into new original songs. This season features new songs from artists like Golden Dawn Arkestra, Woodbelly, Buffalo…

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6.19. Top 5 Ins and Outs of 2024 1:20:33

1y ago1:20:33

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It’s the new year. And here’s the top 5 things we think are in and out (we sort of understood the assignment differently.)

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6.18. Top Five Carols with updated meanings 1:10:05

1y ago1:10:05

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Hey, listen it’s the top five ways we would change the names of Christmas songs sometimes by one word or sometimes by more but really make them feel more relevant. The rules weren’t really super clear.

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6.17. Top 5 People You’d Find at Out Post Apocalyptic Compound 1:18:07

1+ y ago1:18:07

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The world ended. Trump is president. Biden is president. It’s World War III. We don’t know. But here are the top five people you would find at our post apocalyptic compound.

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6.16. Top 5 Gay/ Straight Icons 1:12:52

1+ y ago1:12:52

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I just want to say from the get that I’m sorry about this episode.

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6.15. WERE BACK 1:22:52

1+ y ago1:22:52

1:22:52

If you thought you’d never hear from us again you owe us $15.

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6.14. Top 5 Beige Flags 1:15:44

1+ y ago1:15:44

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I bet you thought you’d never see another episode! Nope! We’re here! And we’re telling your our beige flags. The things about us that are a bit weird but not totally red flags.

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Pigeon John – Dibs on Trevor | Artist Interview 31:03

1+ y ago31:03

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In this episode Walker sits down with Pigeon John to discuss what he finds inspiring from last week’s confession. How he sampled a part of the confession in his song, his personal songwriting process and how he has grown as an solo artist over the years. Check out more from Pigeon John at his website here: ⁠www.pigeonjohn.com The post Pigeon John –…

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Pigeon John – Dibs on Trevor | Song & Confession 22:02

1+ y ago22:02

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Pigeon John brings his special blend of hip-hop, soul, and funk to this week's episode with his song "Dibs on Trevor". In part 1, you'll hear the confession of a one-night stand that turns into a multi-year awkward circumstance. Tune in next week for part 2, as Walker sits down with Pigeon John to discuss his songwriting process and what stood out …

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6.13. Well I’ll tell you what, it’s a top five something!! 1:09:53

1+ y ago1:09:53

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It’s something about a grilled cheese. Or a hug. I don’t know.

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6. 12. The top 5 bagels and horrors 1:19:49

1+ y ago1:19:49

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We all know life is great because there are bagels. But there are also horrors. These are our top 5.

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6.11. Top 5 Things That Are Our Business 1:15:47

1+ y ago1:15:47

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Listen. This is my business.

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6.10. Top Five Things That Are NONE OF MY BUSINESS. 1:14:29

2y ago1:14:29

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Listen. We can talk about them if you want. But this stuff is none of my business.

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Artist Interview: The Tender Things – “One Like You” 34:33

2y ago34:33

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The Tender Things cooked up a classic song based on reckless decision gone wrong. In Part 1, you heard the confession and The Tender Things’ live recording of “One Like You”. In this episode, when Walker talks with Jessie about the confession, how it inspired the song, self care, and a whole host of other fun stuff. Got a story you want to confess …

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Confession & Song: The Tender Things – “One Like You” 19:07

2y ago19:07

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The Tender Things cooked up a classic song based on reckless decision gone wrong. In Part 1, you’ll hear the confession and The Tender Things’ live recording of “One Like You”. Tune in for the next edition, when Walker talks with Jessie about the confession, how it inspired the song, self care, and a whole host of other fun stuff. Got a story you w…

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6.9. Top 5 Things We Want You To Do AS SOON as you leave the church. 1:14:34

2y ago1:14:34

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We have some suggestions

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Confession Response #2: Omg you drank my… 14:31

2y ago14:31

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We’re back with the premiere of a new song that was submitted in response to our latest open confession call, in which a woman unknowingly drinks a container of…idk you’ll have to find out. This episode features the song “Wild at Heart” by Kelly Dugan. Walker and Zac break down the song and how it aligns so well with the confession. Got a story you…

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