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Poetic Wax is a short weekly podcast where host Andy Fenstermaker digs deep into his vast record collection to uncover and share the history of bands, albums, songs, and more. Poetic Wax explores music history in all its forms, from new angles on things widely covered to the little known moments that create monumental change.
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Tangential Banter

Tangential Banter

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Jack and Ben wax poetic about a myriad of sundry topics, enduring fusilades of energetic arguments with bursts of humor injected at the least expected moments. Sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: https://forms.gle/vR6mrzXuZX6zifKg9
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iSee109

Larry Wiggs II

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Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/isee109/subscribe A native Angeleno who traveled the globe is back at home in Los Angeles and he's bored to tears. Hear him wax poetic about his travels abroad and compare life abroad to life in Los Angeles nowadays. Also, he recounts the curious and serendipitous occurrence of encountering "109" around the globe. He saw "109" in Ethiopia, Cuba, Ireland, Sweden, South Korea, Japan, Ghana, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, and more countries!
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Reg (Couch Sessions Music Editor) and Stone (Couch Sessions Founder) sit down (usually with some alcoholic accompaniment) and wax poetic about the best music and pop culture topics of the week. Expect profound thoughts, surprises, and maybe some special guests! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Mind the Game with LeBron James and JJ Redick

ThreeFourTwo Productions and UNINTERRUPTED

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Presented by Uninterrupted and ThreeFourTwo Productions, Mind The Game is an entry into the heralded basketball minds of LeBron James and JJ Redick. The two sit down weekly to discuss the state of the game, dissect X’s and O’s, and wax poetic about the game they love.
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God Geeks

Pastor James Cleland

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Pastor James Cleland and guests wax poetic on movies, TV, music, technology, games and especially Star Wars all through a geeky theological lens. Did we mention these geeks love Star Wars?
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Reel Fantasy

Reel Fantasy

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Matt and Drew talk about the oft-overlooked film genre of high fantasy and occasionally wax poetic about the glorious cinematic heyday of sword-and-sorcery that was the 1980s. Reel Fantasy theme by Kevin MacLeod (www.incompetech.com)
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That Gay Shit

Terrell & Demi

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Each week, Terrell (he/him) & Demi (she/her) wax poetic on queer things, as they pertain to the black queer radical perspective. Tidbits of history, pop culture commentary, and shenanigans ensue. *Currently on a remote-recording Noah's Arc review tangent* Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thatgayshit/support
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Coppertone Distilled

Nana Sechere

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In the coppertone distilled podcast, we wax poetic about, events, Food & Drink that make your lips Smack. We talk to the chefs, and bartenders that create lip smacking food and beverages, incredible spirits you should have on your shelves, amazing events, and numerous topics in the hospitality industry
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Host Big Al finds guests to talk to and let’s them wax poetic about the topic of their choice. People are going to be more interesting when talking about something their interested in, so why not give them a platform? That’s small talk....with Big Al. Cover art photo provided by BRUNO CERVERA on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@brunocervera
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Live From The Plantation

Live From The Plantation

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Two friends! Two mics! One Plantation! Enjoy listening to the misadventures of a pair of emotionally handicapped guys who wax poetic about life and all of it's struggles through the power of alcohol and personal trauma.
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Kosher Guacamole

La Bodega/Buenos Dias Cafe

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Kosher Guacamole is a podcast, live (-ish) from La Bodega at The Met in Atlanta. Co-owners Kenneth Katz and his wife Jeanette Florez-Katz wax poetic about everything from the ingredients of El Salvador to the emergent Atlanta pop-up scene. So slide up to the window for pupusas and cafe au lait, as Ken and Jeanette dive into life and laughs shared at their counter, and what it means to make it through, together.
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We are Kathryn and Alison and we are not very girly in real life. But we do love girly books and movies and television shows. Listen to us wax poetic about all the girly things we love, especially English period dramas, Gilmore Girls, and brooding love between brooding people.
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What's New In Snacks

What's New In Snacks

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A snack podcast! Each month Alison, Danielle, Kim, Mel and Stephanie duke it out for snack supremacy and crown a snack winner! Listen to the ladies wax poetic on texture, taste, nostalgia and other facets of snack enjoyment. Follow #whatsnewinsnacks on Twitter and Instagram for #snacksnippets and other snack-related pictures, videos and quips.
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Kept you waiting? Since 2009, GCTV has been providing listeners, viewers, geeks, nerds, fanboys and fangirls of all ages with colorful comedic commentary on a wide range of video game related shenanigans. We're here to kick @$$, chew bubble gum, and wax poetic about this industry we hate to love and love to hate. We're here to talk about all the stupid news and broken video games one podcast can muster. We're the CrashCast: life long video gamers who want to share that love for video games w ...
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Talking in Circles

GeekCast Radio Network

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Talking in Circles is THE pop culture talk show where Dan, Greg, and Chuck geek out about comics, movies, TV, and everything else that fuels your fandom. Join the conversation and stay connected! RSSVERIFY
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Join comedian Ben Kronberg at the Denver Comedy Lounge with a rotating cast of hilarious guests as they dive deep into the world of comedy on "Peak Humor: Behind the Mic at the Denver Comedy Lounge sharing favorite jokes to dissecting the art of being a comedian, nothing is off-limits. Expect witty banter, insightful discussions, and plenty of laughs as comedians wax poetic on their craft, their favorite jokes, fellow comedians, preferred foods, and everything in between. Tune in for a comed ...
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Welcome to "Pop-Culture Couch"! I'm Maegan, your host and fellow pop-culture enthusiast with a unique blend of expertise in behavioral psychology, data science, and UX research within the world of video games. With a deep passion for the brain, behavior, and breaking down big psychological concepts into bite-sized pieces, I’m here to help you unravel the psychological themes woven into our favorite movies, TV shows, and video games. "Pop-Culture Couch" is all about breaking down complex psyc ...
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Who Woke Me Up?

Jon "Fast Big Dog" Schafer

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The podcast arm of nordicinsights.news, your source for North American cross-country ski news with integrity and intent. Join host Fast Big Dog as we sit down for unfiltered conversations with a wide range of people involved in and impacting nordic skiing in this country. We aim to both educate and amuse. Podcast content does not reflect the views of Nordic Insights or its advertisers.
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Away From The Chair

Fox Valley Voice

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Beardsmith Tyler Anderson, along with his wife Natalie, owns and operates Beardsgaard Barbers in Batavia, Illinois. In this podcast, Tyler steps Away From The Chair to discuss all of the gloriously bizarre topics that bubble up on a regular basis at the shop.
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Bad Advice with Lori Beth Denberg

Lori Beth Denberg, Clark Crozer

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OG Vital Information giver and friend to the world Lori Beth Denberg (“All That”, “Figure it Out”, “Workaholics”, “Dodgeball”) answers YOUR pressing questions on her new podcast “Bad Advice”. Each episode LB explores questions of life, love, and how to get through each day without murdering anyone. Curated by childhood friend and co-host Clark Crozer (Writer “Smallville Chloe Chronicles”, “Injustice: Battle Arena”). Together they tackle self esteem, addiction, relationships, mental and physi ...
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In 1973, legendary Krautrock band CAN lost their charismatic lead singer Damo Suzuki. A year later, in November of 1974, they remade themselves and gave us Soon Over Babaluma. This is the story of that album, how a band can indeed find success after their frontman leaves. Poetic Wax: Music History Hidden in the Grooves is a weekly podcast, YouTube …
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In an episode of cleaning out the fridge, the Gents make a tasty meal of leftovers. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9
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This is the unlikely story of how the sun-soaked sounds of The Beach Boys struck a cord with the cold, electronic stoicism in post-war Germany and influenced Kraftwerk's breakout hit "Autobahn." Poetic Wax: Music History Hidden in the Grooves is a weekly podcast, YouTube series, and Substack blog hosted by Andy Fenstermaker. Get the video version o…
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The Smiths are among the most influential indie bands of all time. Led by confrontational artist Morrissey, the controversial frontman has never been one to keep quiet. He seemed to know this as far back as 1985, when he and Johnny Marr wrote "Bigmouth Strikes Again." This is the history of that song, the Rolling Stones song that inspired Marr's gu…
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On November 18, 1993, Nirvana took the stage for MTV’s Unplugged series—a moment in music history that no one could have predicted would become one of their most defining live performances. This is the heartfelt story of that show and the live recording that graced so many of our speakers when it was released a year later on November 1, 1994 on CD …
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The success of "Blue Monday" by New Order was a mistake. The song was a joke. New Order never intended for it to be a hit. In this week’s episode of Poetic Wax, we pull out the 1988 reissue of "Blue Monday" on vinyl and give it a spin. We'll dig into the surprising history of the song that blended alt rock, new wave, and electronic dance music and …
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When Jack and Ben attempt to do a speed-run through the backlog of unutilized topics, they inevitably get derailed with tangents and banter, only succeeding in crossing one topic off the list. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9…
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When people ask The Beatles or The Rolling Stones, I push back and say give me The Kinks! This troupe began as mod rockers in the 1960s and came to weave theatrics into their music by the turn of the decade. Opening their 1967 album Something Else, "David Watts" plays into that playfulness with a slyness that makes you think. This is the story of D…
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It's time to go deep into the history and story of Misery is a Butterfly, the 2004 album by Blonde Redhead. We'll go deep, exploring the band's noise pop origins and their move from Smells Like to Touch & Go Records. For Misery, we'll dig into their decision to strike out on their own, ultimately landing at the legendary label 4AD. We explore the a…
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The Velvet Underground is one of the most influential bands in rock history, and their collaboration with pop art icon Andy Warhol has a lot to do with that. This is the BIZARRE story of how The Velvet Underground met Andy Warhol, and went on to change the landscape of music forever. Connect with Andy and the Poetic Wax Podcast on YouTube and Insta…
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In one of the most free-wheeling dialogues to date, your beloved co-hosts meander through questions great and small with a special guest and colleague from "the company." Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9…
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From Grief to Greatness: this is a history of Arcade Fire's debut album Funeral and how it changed indie rock. Funeral was released in September 2004, birthed from the collective grief of the band after losing many family members. Finding joy in the sorrow, the album resonated with many across the United States and the world in the post-9/11 days, …
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This is the story of "Float On" and how a slew of bad events led Modest Mouse to create the greatest perseverance anthem of all time. Their 2004 album "Good News For People Who Love Bad News" turns 20 in 2024, and that means it's the perfect time to look back and see how we got here. Modest Mouse is a band that probably never should have made it bi…
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Before CBGB's there was the Mercer Arts Center. This is the wild story of the hotel that housed that venue, it's collapse, and how it led to the rise of CBGB's and punk rock. Today we touch on a few notable bands from the 1970s, including New York Dolls, Television, Ramones, and The Modern Lovers. From the fanfare of the Grand Central Hotel in the …
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One of the reasons I started the Poetic Wax Podcast is that I love digging deep into the often little known history of bands, albums, and songs in my record collection. Sometimes it's shocking how quickly a band pulls together an album -- sometimes in the span of a few weeks or less! But just as often, the opposite is true. The songwriter struggles…
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Sabotage doesn't usually lead to good things. On a rare occasion, however, it does. This is the story of how an act of sabotage in the studio created the defining sound that led to Radiohead's first commercial hit, "Creep." And, how that song became one of the many slacker anthems of the early 1990s. You can connect with Andy and the Poetic Wax Pod…
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JK and BM uncork a doozie for which they are fully unqualified. Join the chorus of critiques for every point they made. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9
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The speed as which "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and the album it opened, Nevermind, catapulted grunge and alt rock band Nirvana into the mainstream in 1991 is unparalleled. Not just was the song the anthem of a generation, it became a defining cornerstone to the soundtrack of the 1990s. This is the story behind the song, and how it helped save rock mu…
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Punk originated during the mid 1970s, but its beginnings are steeped in the underground scene dating back to the mid 1960s. Today, Andy Fenstermaker with Poetic Wax looks at proto punk and its origination, coinciding and clashing with the mid-60s garage rock of the Pacific Northwest. In particular, a little band from Tacoma, Washington called The S…
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In 2015, Jack White anonymously purchased the one off copy of Elvis Presley's first recording, "My Happiness" b/w "That's When Your Heartache Begins." This is the story of how that two-song record came to be, how White acquired it, and what happened next. It's a fascinating story of secrecy, mystery, and good business decisions. This episode of Poe…
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In 1992, Billy Corgan of The Smashing Pumpkins wrote what might very well be the most upbeat song about hopelessness and hitting rock bottom: "Today." Many look no further than the opening line "Today is the greatest day I've ever known," but dig deeper and the dark undertones are undeniable. This is the story and the history of the song off their …
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If you were itching to know how many houses are intersected by the Prime Meridian, look no further! The boys don their thinking spectacles and get to work cranking out a world-class estimation. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9…
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The mad lads warm up by ruminating on the new combinations of Latin root words and suffixes before they hit their stride in a personal and revealing discussion about life skills learned the hard way. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9…
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Retired World Cup skier-turned-coach Andy Newell represented the U.S. at a staggering nine world championships, four Olympics, and 200-plus World Cups in his career; if it happened in international skiing between 2000 and 2020, Newell was probably there. Join him as he brings this experience to bear while discussing the challenges and successes of …
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Drawing upon decades of rumination stemming from an errant scientific theory devised during high school chemistry, Jack and Ben forge on into the unknown with bravery and courage, as they discuss how human behavior can be modeled using physics and biology.Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…
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Join Gary as he chats about zipping across the U.S., hitting stages from Chicago to Buffalo, and everywhere in between. He dishes on his adventures in American cuisine, whilst comparing it to the bleak dishes he's used to back home in Scotland and the UK. Between tales of dodging dairy and airline escapades (sorry, Frontier), Gary keeps it light an…
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Jackward Benjarthur is joined by friend and fellow muser, Luke Moore, to discuss the finer points of delivering a hug with is appropriate for the context and pleasing to both parties. Share your feedback or sign up to be a guest in a future episode here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://forms.gle/up1UxDGB2YzYgmdX9 Episode photo courtesy of Katlyn Kaat ©…
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In this episode of "Pop-Culture Couch," I dive into the role of humor as a coping mechanism, using beloved comedy sitcoms "The Office," "Community," and "Parks and Recreation" as case studies. We'll explore how psychological theories such as Relief Theory, Benign Violation Theory, and Broaden-and-Build Theory are illustrated through humorous scenar…
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