1) Mike Schwartz and Neil Paananen talking about Folk Horror 2) "House of Blood" by Candle-Ends

Episode 15: Folk Horror, pt. 1

1) Songs That Moved Me, 2014 2) Dan Hartmann on "The Ice Balloon" by Alec Wilkinson 3) Mike Schwartz on Songs That Moved Him, 2014 4) "People Person" by Candle-Ends

Episode 14: Songs That Moved Us, 2014

Robert T. Anderson

1) Interview with Dr. Robert T. Anderson, creator of the Bailey Little Folk Stories 2) Mike Schwartz on folklore and fantasy in movies and books 3) Dan Hartmann on "Birds, Beasts, and Relatives" by Gerald Durrell 4) Neil's song of the week ("Black Hole" by Beck) 5) "The Bailey Little Folk (and The Orchard Street Circle)" by Candle-Ends

Episode 13: Storyteller Dr. Robert T. Anderson, Folklore and Fantasy

1) Interview with Frontier Ruckus 2) Mike Schwartz addressing listener feeback on Women in the Workforce 3) Dan Hartmann on "No Easy Day - The Firsthand Account of the Mission That Killed Osama Bin Laden" by Mark Owen and Kevin Maurer 4) Mike Schwartz's song of the week ("Chi Mai" by Ennio Morricone) 5) "Junk-Drawer Sorrow" by Frontier Ruckus

Episode 12: Frontier Ruckus and Women in the Workforce, pt. II

1) Audio collage of Rockamura Music Festival, Ann Arbor, MI with Volume and Alex Peters 2) Dan Hartmann reviews "Between Man and Beast: An Unlikely Explorer, the Evolution Debates, and the African Adventure that Took the Victorian World by Storm" by Monte Reel 3) Mike Schwartz on Women in the Workforce 4) "Carried Away" by Candle-Ends

Episode 11: Rockamura and Women in the Workforce

1) New Interview with Lenka 2) Mike Schwartz on Australian Urban Cinema 3) Heart to the Party, by Lenka

Episode 10: Lenka and Australian Urban Cinema

1) New Interview with Atlas Genius 2) Mike Schwartz on Australian Outback Cinema 3) Trojans, by Atlas Genius

Episode 9: Atlas Genius and Australian Outback Cinema

1) New Interview with Lady Lamb the Beekeeper 2) Mike Schwartz on minimalist music, pt. 3 3) The Nothing, pt. II, by Lady Lamb the Beekeeper

Episode 8: Lady Lamb the Beekeeper and Minimalism, pt. 3

Mark Orton

1) Interview with Mark Orton 2) Mike Schwartz on minimalist music, pt. 2 3) Review of Black Moth Super Rainbow 4) Dum Dum, by Candle-Ends

Episode 7: Mark Orton of Tin Hat Trio and Minimalism, pt. 2

Robin Frederick

1) Part three of an interview with Robin Frederick 2) Mike Schwartz on minimalist music 4) Soon Become Now by Candle-Ends

Episode 6: Robin Frederick pt. 3 and Minimalism, pt. 1

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1) Part two of an interview with Robin Frederick 2) Mike Schwartz on the Futurama and Dream of Venus exhibits of the 1939 New York World's Fair 3) Black Angels 4) Mnemonic Stones by Candle-Ends

Episode 5: Robin Frederick pt. 2 and Futurama/Dream of Venus

1) An interview with Robin Frederick 2) Mike Schwartz on the animals attack subgenre of eco-horror 3) A mention of Way to Blue: The Songs of Nick Drake 4) Married to the Muse by Robin Frederick

Episode 4: Robin Frederick and Animals Attack!

Duncan Sheik

1) An interview with Duncan Sheik 2) Holy Motors, The Alps and Narrowcasting by Marty Mapes 3) Vague Recommendations 4) China Makes the Man by Candle-Ends

Episode 3: Duncan Sheik and More

Les Claypool

1) An interview with Les Claypool 2) More of Mike's 2012 movie review 3) A mention of Bonnie Prince Billy/Dawn McCarthy and Kate Bush 4) You'll Find Me in the Funny Papers by Candle-Ends

Episode 2: Les Claypool and More

Elliott Smith

1) An interview with Elliott Smith 2) Mike Schwartz's 2012 movie review 3) A mention of My Bloody Valentine and Jeff Mangum 4) I am Not a Work of Art by Candle-Ends

Episode 1: Elliott Smith and More

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