Ranked #1
2005: 'Hast Thou Considered The Tetrapod?'
2005: 'Hast Thou Considered The Tetrapod?'
Deep in the dream chamber. Today's episode is about 2005, the year I discovered The Sunset Tree: an album that changed m... Read more
29 Jun 2022
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39mins
Ranked #2
2004: 'Against Pollution'
2004: 'Against Pollution'
45 minutes in the pews, praying the Rosary. Today's episode is about 'Against Pollution,' Catholicism, ammonites, and sp... Read more
19 May 2022
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17mins
Ranked #3
2003: 'Palmcorder Yajna'
2003: 'Palmcorder Yajna'
Where they manufactured what I needed. The show is back with a double episode about 'Palmcorder Yajna,' 'Devil House,' a... Read more
29 Apr 2022
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45mins
Ranked #4
2002: 'No Children'
2002: 'No Children'
Oh Christ, it's those awful Alpha people again. The final instalment in this season is a double episode on 'No Children,... Read more
29 Nov 2021
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39mins
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Ranked #5
2001: 'Riches and Wonders'
2001: 'Riches and Wonders'
I want to go home, but I am home. Today's episode is about 2001, and the song 'Riches and Wonders.' It looks at millenni... Read more
2 Nov 2021
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21mins
Ranked #6
2000: 'Cobscook Bay'
2000: 'Cobscook Bay'
I put the pieces all together, but I don't know what they mean. It's the year 2000, I'm writing mean things about my cla... Read more
11 Oct 2021
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21mins
Ranked #7
1999: 'You're in Maya'
1999: 'You're in Maya'
It's 1999, and John Darnielle is trying something new. Today's episode looks at 'You're in Maya,' taking in twin high ma... Read more
28 Sep 2021
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21mins
Ranked #8
1998: 'Golden Boy'
1998: 'Golden Boy'
You must try to lead a good life. What that means will depend on your, and John Darnielle's, opinion on the following: S... Read more
6 Sep 2021
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22mins
Ranked #9
1997: 'Twin Human Highway Flares'
1997: 'Twin Human Highway Flares'
Arguing with the Twitter avatar of Paste's Matt Mitchell about his 'Full Force Galesburg' review. This episode runs from... Read more
10 Aug 2021
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22mins
Ranked #10
B-SIDE #1 (1996: 'The Sign')
B-SIDE #1 (1996: 'The Sign')
In our very first B-side, which follows on from the ‘1996’ episode looking at ‘The Sign’ - a staple of the Mountain Goat... Read more
3 Aug 2021
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18mins
