This week on "I've Been Meaning to Listen to That" we review SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE with special guest Emily St. James! Plus, Andrew, Harper, Stenley, and Emily discuss the burden of being a genius vs. the burden of being mediocre, how great art is eternal at an immense sacrifice, how Sondheim avoids the "Studio on the Sunset Strip" problem…

Join us as we welcome Clare into the prestigious four-timers club, discuss the new Wicked movie being split into TWO movies, seeing musicals on-screen versus in person, and more! Follow Clare Loughran on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠@clary_poppins⁠) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentat…

This week, we review NEXT TO NORMAL with special guest Stefanie Senior! Follow Stefanie Senior on Instagram (@stefmsenior⁠⁠) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Harper Thomson on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@harpingabo…

This week, we review CHICAGO with special guest Caitlin Durante (The Bechdel Cast)! Follow Caitlin Durante on Instagram (⁠@caitlindurante⁠) & X (⁠@caitlindurante⁠) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Harper Thomson on…

This week, we review Tragic Kingdom with special guest Michael Chau! Plus Michael (Limentato), Stenley, & Michael discuss the 90s feminism of Gwen Stefani, the unconventional rhythms of ska, whether “Don’t Speak” is the most iconic breakup song, her marriage to straightest man alive Blake Shelton, and more! Also, Michael Limentato learns how to ska…

This week, we review OLDER by LIZZY MCALPINE with special guest Alison Mink! Follow Alison Mink on Instagram (⁠@alisonmink⁠) Listen to Alison Mink's new song "all this time" on Apple Music & Spotify Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

This week on "I've Been Meaning to Listen to That," we listen to "Home Video" with special guest Sean! Plus, Andrew, Michael, Harper, Stenley, and Sean get personal as they discuss Lucy's ability to boil specificity to the rawest truest emotion, how patriarchal masculinity is a toxic blight that can infuse itself with Evangelical Christianity, how …

It's Harper's Choice this week and she's taking us back to the aughts with Rachael Yamagata's Happenstance! It's just family this week, and we talk about falling in and out of love, which WB/CW shows have featured Rachael's music, and what we were all doing in 2005. Come for the terrible jokes, stay to find out if Andrew really saw Jeremy Allen Whi…

This week on "I've Been Meaning to Listen to That," we listen to "Man on the Moon - End of Day" by Kid Cudi with special guest Jon Butts! Plus, Andrew, Michael, Harper, Stenley, and Jon discuss the seismic positive impact Kid Cudi had on kids with mental wellness difficulties, how the pursuit of happiness is portrayed as a capitalist hellscape on t…

On our season premiere of "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review Starf*cker by Slayyyter! Plus, Andrew, Michael & Harper discuss Slayyyter's ability to balance high art with low-budget charm, her approach to creating mystique while being of the internet age, whether or not boys should be allowed to sing, and more! We also read comments fro…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review "The Loneliest Time" by Carly Rae Jepsen with special guest Erin Mallory Long! Plus Andrew, Michael, and Erin discuss how EMOTION already is the definitive album about loneliness and how THE LONELIEST TIME is more about the carousel ride of being in your mid-thirties, how Carly is a whol…

On this episode of "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to Dirty Mind + Controversy by Prince with special guest Ashley Ray! Plus, Andrew, Sean, Michael, and Ashley discuss their preconceived notions with Prince as a manic-pixie dream guy, the revolutionary and rebellious nature of his counter-cultural approach to expressing his sexuali…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to a Jason Mraz Sampler Platter with special guest Jacquis Neal (Physical, Culture Kings)! Plus, Andrew, Michael & Jacquis reminisces on how he fell in love with Jason Mraz's music while floating on a lazy river at Key Lime Cove, how "Did You Get My Message" functions both as a musical n…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band with very special guest Grace Spelman (The Ringer, Buzzfeed)! Plus, Andrew, Sean, Michael, & Grace do a deep dive into what led the Beatles to donning the "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart Club Band" persona, how revolutionary this band was to the art r…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to "Oops!...I Did It Again" by Britney Spears! With special guest Clare Loughran (Inside the Disney Vault)! Plus, Andrew, Michael, Sean, & Clare discuss how difficult it is to lock down what age Britney is supposed to be in this record, the early 2000s nostalgia that plagues this album, …

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to JAGGED LITTLE PILL with Alanis Morissette with special guest Alyssa Sabo (Gaslit, Totally Rad!)! Plus, we discuss how Alyssa feels bonded to Alanis due to the fact that they have the exact same astrology signs, how the authenticity of the songwriting acts as a healing agent for those …

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen with special guest KEVIN T. PORTER (⁠Gilmore Guys, Good Christian Fun, Inside Voices⁠)! Plus, Andrew, Sean, Michael, Stefanie marvel at Kevin's intimate and encyclopedic knowledge of all things Springsteen, how Born to Run is structurally identical to …

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to THE RISE AND FALL OF ZIGGY STARDUST AND THE SPIDERS FROM MARS by David Bowie with special guest Anna Garcia! Plus, Andrew, Michael, & Anna discuss Anna's episode of Hacks and working with Jean Smart, the purpose of Bowie's alter ego Ziggy Stardust, and how queerness in the 70s affects…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review BECAUSE THE INTERNET by CHILDISH GAMBINO aka DONALD GLOVER! Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) & Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Fo…

Andrew, Harper, Michael, and Stenley also discuss their Christmas queens, an artist's song getting Kelly-oked, as well as introduce the Run Run Rudolph challenge! Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) & Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

This week on the pod, it's ladies night! Harper and guest host Stef discuss Dolly Parton's Christmas On the Square with special guest Clare Loughran! Follow Clare Loughran on Instagram (⁠@clary_poppins) Follow Stefanie Senior on Instagram (@stefmsenior) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow …

It's a two-for-one Whitney Houston double feature week! On this bonus ep, we listen to Whitney by Whitney Houston with special guest Ashleigh Hairston! Follow Ashleigh Hairston on Instagram (@ashleighcrystal) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lime…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we listen to the Bodyguard Soundtrack by Whitney Houston, Aaron Neville, Kenny G, Lisa Stanfield, Alan Silvestri, and more. We occasionally talk about the album on this one! Listen to Podcast Like It's... on APPLE PODCASTS and SPOTIFY Follow Phil Iscove on X (@pmiscove) and Instagram (@pmiscove) Fo…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review 1989 (Taylor's Version) by Taylor Swift with special guest ERIN MALLORY LONG! Follow Erin Mallory Long on Instagram (⁠@erinmallorylong⁠) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) & Instagram (⁠⁠…

This week on "I've Been Meaning to Listen To That" we listen to THE LOVELIEST TIME by CARLY RAE JEPSEN with special guest MIKE CABELLON (Mr. Mayor, Orange Is the New Black)! Follow Mike Cabellon on Instagram (⁠@mikecabellon⁠) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentac…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we analyze and discuss "GUTS" by OLIVIA RODRIGO with special guest GRACIE KOH! Follow Gracie Koh on Instagram (@gkohfilms) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Harper…

Originally released Nov 23, 2022 TW: Frank discussion on Child Abuse, Sexual Assault On this episode of "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to "Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers" by Kendrick Lamar with special guest Christina Carty & Stenley Philippe! Plus, Andrew, Stenley, and Christina discuss how Kendrick attempts to break free of gen…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we analyze and discuss "The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We" by Mitski I with special guest Bettina Campomanes AKA Valiant Vermin! Follow Bettina Campomanes on Instagram (@betthole) Follow Bettina's musical alter ego Valiant Vermin on Instagram (@verminvaliant) Listen To Valiant Vermin on SPOTI…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW with special guest LESLIE EWING-BURGESSE! Follow Leslie Ewing-Burgesse on Instagram (@rainbowziggy) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follo…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review "WHEN THE PAWN..." by FIONA APPLE with special guest CHELSEA POPE! Follow Chelsea Pope on X (⁠@Chelseathepope⁠) & Instagram (⁠@chelseathepope⁠) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review REVOLVER by THE BEATLES with special guest PROFESSOR SKYE! Follow Professor Skye on Youtube (⁠⁠Professor Skye's Record Review⁠⁠, ⁠⁠From the Desk of Professor Skye⁠⁠) & Instagram (⁠⁠@professor_skye⁠⁠) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Mic…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review "Illmatic" by Nas with special guest Jon Butts! Follow Jon Butts on Instagram (⁠@jonbuttsishere⁠) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Harper Thomson on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@harpi…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review the "Acid Rap" 10th year Anniversary by Chance the Rapper with special guest RACQUEL BAKER (The Chi, Swagger)! Follow Racquel Baker on Instagram (@itstherac) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review "Take Care" by Drake with special guest KEVIN CHESTNUT! Follow Kevin Chestnut on X (⁠@kevchestnut⁠) & Instagram (⁠@kevchestnut⁠) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Harper Thomson on …

**This episode was recorded during the WGA/SAG-AFTRA strike. We support the artists in their strike efforts.** It's time to get funky. This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review "MAGGOT BRAIN" by Funkadelic with returning favorite Tim Barnes! We talk about/learn about this album's place in music and American history, discuss the s…

The ruler's back! This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review "THE BLUEPRINT" by JAY-Z with 4th-time returning favorite JACQUIS NEAL (Comedian Feud, The Cast w/ Rae & Jacquis, Culture Kings)! Plus, we debate on whether or not Jay-Z is deserving of the title of GOAT, discuss how "The Blueprint" provides listeners with a cinematic ye…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review "SPEAKING IN TONGUES" by "TALKING HEADS" with special guest and former co-host SEAN WILKINSON! Plus, we dive into Michael's "Girl song good, boy song bad, fast good, slow bad" theory, discuss David Byrne's unprecedented and non-sequitur lyricism, debate whether "Burning Down The House" is…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", KEVIN T. PORTER (⁠⁠Gilmore Guys, Good Christian Fun, Inside Voices⁠⁠) returns to talk about "The Wild, The Innocent, & The E-Street Shuffle" by Bruce Springsteen! In addition, we talk about songs like "Rosalita" and "Sandy" which gave Kevin the vocabulary to comprehend community and romantic love,…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to "The 20/20 Experience" by Justin Timberlake with special guest Jonathan Zavaleta! Plus, we reminisce on how Justin Timberlake was on top of the world in 2013, how he somehow is able to intersect romance and sexiness throughout these 8-minute Timbaland odysseys, how Timberlake somehow …

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" by Taylor Swift with special guest DOM JOHNSON! Plus, we discuss how the Taylor releases parallel the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, how Speak Now functions as a stepping stone between Fearless and Red, how "Dear John" resonates even more sung by a thirty-thr…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to 4 by Beyoncé with special guest Baffour Kyerematen! Plus, Andrew, Michael, Harper, Stenley, & Baffour discuss how with "4" she created the template for the Beyonce album we know and love today, how Beyonce's feminism has evolved since 2011, how "Love On Top" details the rewards of bei…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review "DANGEROUS WOMAN" by Ariana Grande to celebrate our 4th year anniversary! Plus, Andrew, Michael, Stenley, and Harper discuss how Ariana creates cynicism breaking pop-perfection, whether she's the last true pop diva, how Nicki Minaj met and exceeded the moment on her "side to side" feature…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review "ULTRAVIOLENCE" by Lana Del Rey with special guest CHASE OPHUS! Plus Andrew and Michael unpack the culture Chase created with his Lana Del Rey poster, how Lana Del Rey lays out the cycles of abuse and violence for audiences to understand, the blurry lines between iconography and biography…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review a Celine Dion Sampler Platter with special guest JACKIE GONZALEZ-DURRUTHY! Plus, Andrew, Stenley, and Jackie discuss Celine making Canadian culture feel America, explore Andrew's aggravating theory that Celine is the greatest Christian contemporary artist of all time, and discuss whether …

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review "BODY TALK" with special guest CAITLIN DURANTE (The Bechdel Cast)! Plus, Andrew, Harper, and Caitlin discuss the dancy nature of Robyn's music, her unique and singular approach to providing pop catharsis, how kissing is the mathematic opposite of screenwriting, how "Dancing On My Own" and…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review "IN UTERO" by Nirvana with special guest EMILY ST. JAMES! Plus, Andrew and Harper delve into why "Cloud Atlas" & "Happiest Season" is overlooked, why Taylor Swift's sexuality is such a topic of intrigue, potential trans readings on "In Utero" and how it depicts dysphoria, and whether DC T…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That" we review "THE RECORD" by Boygenius with special guest ANNA GARCIA (Make Some Noise, Hacks, That one Skyrizi Commercial)! Plus, Andrew, Michael, Harper, & Stenley talk about Anna Garcia's breakout role in the upcoming Apple TV+ movie "Project Artemis", discuss how Boygenius provides a model for the…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we review an Ani DiFranco Sampler Platter with special guest ASHLEY RAY & STEFANIE SENIOR! The Ani DiFranco Sampler PLatter: Both Hands Not a Pretty Girl Superhero Wish I May Swan Dive (Live) Serpentine Listen to the Ani DiFranco Sampler Platter on APPLE MUSIC or SPOTIFY Follow Ashley Ray on Twitt…

This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to HOLD THE GIRL by Rina Sawayama with special guest Kaitlyn Tanimoto! Follow Kaitlyn Tanimoto on Instagram (@totallymoto) Follow Andrew Ambrose Lee on Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@andrewambroselee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) Follow Michael Limentato on Twitter (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@limentaco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠) & Instagram (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@lime…

I bet on losing Pods! This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to PUBERTY 2 by Mitski with special guest Amruta Yelamachili! Plus, Andrew, Michael, Harper, Stenley, & Amruta discuss how "Your Best American Girl" somehow puts into words the Asian American experience, how "I Bet On Losing Dogs" is a deeply felt examination of tox…