This episode reveals our deep, deep love affair with Janelle Monáe, our queer cyborg goddess, as we discuss her first album, Metropolis: The Chase Suite (2007). It brings up a lot of feels and a lot of references, including...

• Metropolis (1927) film trailer, Janelle's inspiration for this epic project
• Dirty Computer Emotion Picture, a film from the last album in this project (Dirty Computer, 2018)
• The Memory Librarian, a collection of stories from the project
• The Wondaland Arts Society
• and the Pinball Animation Countdown so you can get your "doot doo doos!"

As always, you can find a companion playlist to this episode on our Spotify or Apple Music, get exclusive episodes and "BTS" on Patreon, and connect with us on Instagram or Bluesky. Special thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our logo!

It's the day after the presidential inauguration and Melody & Tara are here to help you through these tough times with a deep dive into Radiohead's 2003 release, Hail to the Thief. This album is the perfect companion to the craziness that is ahead. Let's dig into our feelings and use the music from this album as a means for catharsis.

As always, we recommend you check out this episode's playlist of top songs and bonus tracks, on Spotify or Apple Music.

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Big thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our Skip/Shuffle/Repeat logo!

Melody and Tara are BACK! Season 2 opens with the besties jumping into Melody's first Nina Simone album that she ever purchased, Nina Simone's Finest Hour. Here are some things that the ladies recommend you check out if you want more Nina Simone in your life, outside of the the official pod Spotify playlist of top songs and bonus tracks, check out these suggestions:

Introducing the official pod Apple Music playlists of top songs and bonus tracks!!

What Happened, Nina Simone? - documentary on Netflix.

Nina - Golden Globes winner Zoe Saldana plays Nina Simone - free on Philo.

Nina Simone - Live at Montreux 1976 - free on Internet Archive.

Also, as promised, here is the Complete Verve Finest Hour Collection playlist on Spotify.

Can't get enough of the pod? Join us on Patreon for more sass. Check it out here!

Big thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our Skip/Shuffle/Repeat logo!