Best Heather Lytle Podcasts (2026)

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The Making of "Fairytale of New York" by The Pogues - featuring Steve Lillywhite, Jem Finer and James Fearnley 1:13:20

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In celebration of the Pogues’ 'Fairytale of New York' EP, we take a detailed look at how their classic Christmas single came together. The Pogues originally formed in London in 1982 by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy and Jem Finer. MacGowan had gotten his start playing in the punk band, the Nipple Erectors, and when that band broke up, he began playin…

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The Making of 4 by Foreigner - featuring Lou Gramm 1:11:29

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In celebration of the deluxe edition of Foreigner’s fourth album, 4, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Mick Jones broke into the music industry as a session musician while playing in multiple bands, including Spooky Tooth, he envisioned starting a new project for the songs he was writing. He recruited musicians Ian McDonald, Dennis …

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The Making of PSYCHOCANDY by The Jesus and Mary Chain - featuring Jim Reid and William Reid 1:45:05

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For the 40th anniversary of The Jesus and Mary Chain’s landmark debut album, Psychocandy, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Growing up in East Kilbride, Scotland, brothers William and Jim Reid had their lives changed by punk and both made plans to start their own bands. When they had trouble finding like-minded musicians in their town, th…

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The Making of TRAMP by Sharon Van Etten - featuring Sharon Van Etten and Aaron Dessner 1:36:30

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In celebration of Sharon Van Etten’s breakthrough third album, Tramp, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Growing up in New Jersey, Sharon Van Etten studied music by learning several instruments and singing in the choir. After graduating high school, she went to Middle Tennessee State University to study recording. Though she started writin…

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Preview: Fela Kuti: Fear No Man 37:00

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Subscribe to ⁠Fela Kuti: Fear No Man.⁠ In a world that’s on fire, what is the role of art? What can music actually…do? Can a song save a life? Change a law? Topple a president? Get you killed? In Fela Kuti: Fear No Man, Jad Abumrad—creator of Radiolab, More Perfect, and Dolly Parton’s America—tells the story of one of the great political awakenings…

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The Making of WRITER'S BLOCK by Peter Bjorn and John - feat. Peter Morén, Björn Yttling and John Eriksson 1:46:38

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In celebration of Peter, Bjorn and John’s breakthrough third album, 'Writer’s Block,' we take a detailed look at how it was made. When Peter Morén and Björn Yttling started playing music together in high school, they bonded over a shared love of guitar rock. When they moved to Stockholm after high school, they met John Eriksson, who was a trained p…

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The Making of A RIVER AIN'T TOO MUCH TO LOVE by Smog - featuring Bill Callahan 1:33:50

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For the 20th anniversary of the Smog album, A River Ain’t Too Much to Love, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Bill Callahan began recording music under the name Smog in 1988 and releasing music on his own label, Disaster. After signing with Drag City early on, he released a series of albums in the 1990s and continued into the early 2000s.…

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The Making of CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH (Self-Titled) - featuring Alec Ounsworth 1:35:30

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For the 20th anniversary of the debut Clap Your Hands Say Yeah album, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Alec Ounsworth began recording demos of the songs he was writing, he connected with musicians he met while attending Connecticut College. The band was officially formed in 2004 and included Ounsworth, Lee Sargent, Tyler Sargent, S…

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The Making of CRAZY RHYTHMS by The Feelies - featuring Glenn Mercer and Bill Million 1:31:50

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For the 45th anniversary of The Feelies’ classic debut album, Crazy Rhythms, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After the band formed as The Outkids in Haledon, New Jersey in 1976, Glenn Mercer, Bill Million and Dave Weckerman started playing with brothers Keith Clayton and Vinnie DeNunzio. They changed their name to The Feelies as they st…

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The Making of THE MONITOR by Titus Andronicus - featuring Patrick Stickles 2:32:38

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For the 15th anniversary of the second Titus Andronicus album, The Monitor, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Patrick Stickles founded Titus Andronicus in Glen Rock, New Jersey in 2005, he worked with a rotating group of musicians, many of whom he had known in high school. By the time they were ready to record their first album, the…

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Ten Things We Loved About The Crimson Moth Duology 28:55

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The Crimson Moth Duology by Kristen Ciccarelli has become one of our all-time favorites! Heather and Amber talk about the five things they each loved about the duology (Hearless Hunter & Rebel Witch). Plus there is an extra spoiler for their favorite scenes in book one and book two.By Amber C. & Heather L.

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The Making of SET YOURSELF ON FIRE by Stars - feat. Torquil Campbell, Amy Millan, Evan Cranley... 2:06:14

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For the 20th anniversary of Stars’ breakthrough third album, Set Yourself on Fire, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Torquil Campbell and Chris Seligman grew up together in Toronto, they formed Stars when they were living in New York City. Their first album, Nightsongs, was made with the help of their friends in Metric and several g…

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Reasons to Read Late Nights by Larissa Hommes 18:15

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Listen as Amber shares a Slide Presentation to persuade Heather to read her latest favorite new book by a new discovered author. Plus it has Valentine's Day in it! Featuring Late Nights by Larissa HommesBy Amber C. & Heather L.

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The Making of I'M WIDE AWAKE, IT'S MORNING by Bright Eyes - featuring Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis 2:08:39

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For the 20th anniversary of the sixth Bright Eyes album, I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Conor Oberst began Bright Eyes in 1995 in Omaha, Nebraska as an outlet for his solo material that he had been writing as a teenager. He formed a partnership with Saddle Creek Records, a label founded by his brother Just…

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The Making of MEAN EVERYTHING TO NOTHING by Manchester Orchestra - featuring Andy Hull 1:43:44

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For the 15th anniversary of Manchester Orchestra’s second album, Mean Everything to Nothing, we take a detailed look at how it was made. The band started in 2004 as an outlet for Andy Hull’s songwriting that he was doing as a teenager growing up in Atlanta, Georgia. Hull connected with bassist Jonathan Corley and drummer Jeremiah Edmond and self-re…

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The Making of AMERICAN FOOTBALL (S/T) - featuring Mike Kinsella, Steve Holmes and Steve Lamos 2:01:06

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For the 25th anniversary of American Football (Self-Titled), we take a detailed look at how it was made. The origins of American Football began with Mike Kinsella’s band Cap’n Jazz, who were hugely influential in the punk scene in the Chicago suburbs. Steve Holmes went to high school with Kinsella and was inspired to learn guitar after watching Cap…

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The Making of LONG AFTER DARK by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - featuring Mike Campbell, Stan Lynch, Adria Petty and Ryan Ulyate 1:54:26

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In celebration of the new Deluxe Edtion of Long After Dark, the fifth studio album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Tom Petty connected with Mike Campbell and Benmont Tench to form Mudcrutch in Gainesville, Florida in 1970, they ended up relocating to Los Angeles. There they were able to sign a d…

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The Making of NO NEED TO ARGUE by The Cranberries - featuring Fergal Lawler and Stephen Street 1:41:53

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For the 30th anniversary of The Cranberries’ second album, NO NEED TO ARGUE, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After forming in Limerick, Ireland in 1989, with a different lead singer named Niall Quinn, the band initially took on the name The Cranberry Saw Us. When Quinn decided to leave the band, he recommended Dolores O’Riordan as a pot…

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The Making of FOOLISH by Superchunk - featuring Mac McCaughan, Laura Ballance and Jim Wilbur 1:40:03

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For the 30th anniversary of Superchunk’s fourth album, FOOLISH, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Superchunk got their start in Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 1989, they were becoming known for their catchy punk anthems and busy touring schedule. Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance had been a couple and formed Merge Records initially a…

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Surprise! Let's read this book for Fall based off the cover. 21:55

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Join us as Amber surprises Heather with "possibly" the perfect Fall read! From its cover full of autumn vibes to a synopsis that's both intriguing and humorous, this book just might be the ultimate spooky, adventurous, and romantic seasonal escape. Hoping judging a book by its cover will be for the win this time!…

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The Making of THEY WANT MY SOUL by Spoon - featuring Britt Daniel, Jim Eno and Alex Fischel 1:26:06

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For the 10th anniversary of Spoon’s 8th full-length album, They Want My Soul, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Spoon concluded their remarkable run of records in the early 2000s with 2010’s Transference, they took a much needed break. During this time, Britt Daniel formed Divine Fits with Dan Boeckner, while Jim Eno produced record…

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The Making of DIARY by Sunny Day Real Estate - feat. Jeremy Enigk, Dan Hoerner and William Goldsmith 1:30:29

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For the 30th anniversary of Sunny Day Real Estate’s iconic debut album, DIARY, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Dan Hoerner and Nate Mendel began playing music together in Seattle in 1992, they asked William Goldsmith to join on drums, despite the fact that he was already playing in three other bands at the time. When Mendel went o…

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The Perfect Book for Us! 33:29

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We are back!! After a 14 month haitus, Amber and Heather kick off their return podcast with a book discussion about what may be the most perfect book for them. This one is for those that love love, romantic tropes, perfect kisses, fireworks, sunsets, summer vibes, and all the fun flirting in between. Join along as they discuss "Summer Ever After" b…

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The Making of THE RUNNERS FOUR by Deerhoof - feat. Greg Saunier, Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich and Chris Cohen 2:06:41

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For the past three decades, Deerhoof have been one of the most consistently inventive rock bands around. Their seventh album, The Runners Four, remains a fascinating result of a band obsessively recording themselves in their practice space for many months. After Deerhoof first began as a solo harmonica project by Rob Fisk, drummer Greg Saunier join…

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The Making of I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT - feat. Richard Thompson and Linda Thompson 1:20:27

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For the 50th anniversary of Richard and Linda Thompson’s first album as a duo, I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Richard helped pioneer British folk rock in the late 1960s with Fairport Convention, he was feeling burnt out and decided to leave the band to focus on writing. In 1972, he married…

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The Making of VENEER - featuring José González 1:15:24

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For the 20th anniversary of the debut album by José González, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After getting his start playing in hardcore bands in Gothenburg, Sweden in the 1990s, José González began studying biochemistry at the University of Gothenburg. While he was a student, he continued playing in multiple bands while recording his …

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The Making of OUT OF STEP by Minor Threat - featuring Ian MacKaye 1:32:07

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In celebration of the recently unearthed Out of Step Outtakes, we take a detailed look at the making of the original record. After Minor Threat formed in Washington D.C. in 1980, they began to find an audience in the American punk scene. Their first two seven-inch records contained songs written by Ian MacKaye, such as “Straight Edge” and “Out of S…

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The Making of I SEE A DARKNESS by Bonnie "Prince" Billy - featuring Will Oldham 1:38:06

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For the 25th anniversary of the first Bonnie “Prince” Billy album, we take a detailed look at how it was made. Will Oldham grew up studying acting but decided to pursue music while he was attending Brown University. In 1992, he released his first single with Drag City under the name Palace Brothers. A series of albums followed under several variati…

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The Making of SUPERFUZZ BIGMUFF by Mudhoney - featuring Mark Arm and Steve Turner 1:00:35

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For the 35th anniversary of Mudhoney’s first 12-inch record, SUPERFUZZ BIGMUFF, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Mark Arm met Steve Turner at a show in Seattle, they became fast friends and began playing in multiple bands together. They started Green River with Jeff Ament and Alex Shumway and eventually added Stone Gossard on secon…

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The Making of CHUTES TOO NARROW by The Shins - featuring James Mercer 1:17:20

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For the 20th anniversary of The Shins’ second album, CHUTES TOO NARROW, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After getting their start in Albuquerque in the early nineties as a band called Flake, James Mercer, Neal Langford, Marty Crandall and Jesse Sandoval eventually morphed into The Shins. Mercer had first conceived of The Shins as an out…

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The Making of HOUDINI by Melvins - featuring Buzz Osborne 56:28

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For the 30th anniversary of the Melvins’ 1993 classic, HOUDINI, we take a detailed look at how the record was made. Buzz Osborne, Mike Dillard and Matt Lukin had formed the Melvins in 1983 when they were teenagers living in Montesano, Washington. Drummer Dale Crover ended up replacing Dillard early on and has remained with the band to this day. Whe…

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The Making of Cursive's DOMESTICA - featuring Tim Kasher 1:20:34

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In celebration of the deluxe edition of Cursive’s DOMESTICA, we take an in-depth look at how the record was made. Following the breakup of the Omaha band, Slowdown Virginia, Tim Kasher reunited with his former bandmates, Matt Maginn and Stephen Pedersen, to start a new project called Cursive. They brought in drummer Clint Schnase and released their…

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The Making of GIVE UP by The Postal Service - featuring Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello 1:22:15

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For the 20th anniversary of The Postal Service record, GIVE UP, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Jimmy Tamborello was looking for vocalists to collaborate with for a Dntel album he was working on, he connected with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie. Gibbard agreed to provide vocals for a track that became, “(This Is) The Dream of …

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The Making of SURFER ROSA by Pixies - featuring Joey Santiago, David Lovering and Steve Albini 1:48:21

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For the 35th anniversary of Pixies’ landmark debut album, SURFER ROSA, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Charles Thompson and Joey Santiago bonded as suitemates at the University of Massachusettes Amherst, they decided to form a band. By putting an ad in the Boston Phoenix for “a female vocalist into Hüsker Dü and Peter, Paul and Ma…

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The Fake or Forced Marriage Trope 22:58

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Amber and Heather kick off wedding season with talking about one of their favorite tropes: The Fake or Forced Marriage. Do you love this trope? Listen along to see if you love it for the same reasons, and hear about our recommended books with this trope.By Amber Connelly & Heather Lytle

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The Making of VIOLENT FEMMES (Self-Titled) - featuring Gordon Gano, Brian Ritchie and Victor DeLorenzo 1:46:02

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For the 40th anniversary of Violent Femmes’ classic debut album, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After bassist Brian Ritchie and drummer Victor DeLorenzo first started playing around Milwaukee as a rhythm section, they met a teenage songwriter named Gordon Gano. Despite having limited experience and still just being in high school, Gano…

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The Sweetest Betrayal by Natalie Mae (spoilers) 21:00

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Amber and Heather loved this debut book series by Natalie Mae! Listen as they share their favorite parts and quotes from the final book, The Sweetest Betrayal.By Amber Connelly & Heather Lytle

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The Making of LET GO by Nada Surf - featuring Matthew Caws 1:11:30

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For the 20th anniversary of Nada Surf’s third album, LET GO, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Matthew Caws and Daniel Lorca formed the band in 1992, they eventually linked up with drummer, Ira Elliot. They spent several years grinding it out in their hometown of New York City where they worked multiple jobs and hustled to get their…

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Deep in the Heart of Texas: a Real Life Love Story 25:32

3y ago25:32

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Meet Amber & Heather's youngest sister Serena and her husband Cameron in this podcast as they share their love story. Find out how fate seemed to play a hand in getting these soul-mates together, and hear what they do to nourish love in their marriage.By Amber Connelly & Heather Lytle

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The Kinder Poison & The Cruelest Mercy by Natalie Mae (spoilers) 40:53

3y ago40:53

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If you've read these books, join Amber and Heather as they discuss their favorite parts, the complex characters, and speculate on what could come for the final book in the series that will be released soon.By Amber Connelly & Heather Lytle

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The Making of JAMBOREE by Beat Happening - featuring Calvin Johnson, Heather Lewis, Bret Lunsford, Steve Fisk and Gary Lee Conner 1:22:37

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For the 35th anniversary of Beat Happening’s second album, JAMBOREE, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After meeting at the Evergreen State College in Olympia Washington, Calvin Johnson, Heather Lewis and Bret Lunsford formed Beat Happening and began releasing music under Calvin’s K label. In 1985, they released their self-titled debut al…

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Our 2022 Favorite Books 25:59

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Heather and Amber talk about their top books from 2022. Listen along to see if you read any of them or add them to your reading list this year!By Amber Connelly & Heather Lytle

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Miss Scarlet and The Duke Season 3 (spoilers) 25:17

3y ago25:17

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Amber and Heather talk about the third season of Miss Scarlet and The Duke on PBS. This includes spoilers.By Amber Connelly & Heather Lytle

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The Making of SONG CYCLE - featuring Van Dyke Parks and Richard Henderson 1:21:02

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For the 55th anniversary of Van Dyke Parks’ debut solo album, SONG CYCLE, we take a detailed look at how it was made. After being born in the South, Parks grew up studying music and working as a child actor before settling in Los Angeles, California in the early 1960s. While playing guitar in different folk groups around town, he got his first job …

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Our Winter 2022 Reading List 34:15

3y ago34:15

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Amber and Heather share what's on their reading list for Winter 2022. Amber's list is mostly of the Christmas holiday, but Heather's list balances out with some interesting selections that can take us into the new year.By Amber Connelly & Heather Lytle

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Miss Scarlet and The Duke Season 2 16:03

3y ago16:03

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Heather and Amber are excited to discover that PBS Miss Scarlet and The Duke Season 2 is out! Listen for their reaction to the first episode, as well as hopes for what Season 2 will unfold.By Amber Connelly & Heather Lytle

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Our Fall 2022 Reading List 32:48

3y ago32:48

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Amber and Heather are ready for the Fall seasonal books, or the books that give that dark, mysterious vibe. Come listen to what they plan to read for the 2022 Fall Season.By Amber Connelly & Heather Lytle

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The Making of VS. by Mission of Burma - featuring Roger Miller, Clint Conley and Peter Prescott 1:47:03

3y ago1:47:03

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For the 40th anniversary of Mission of Burma’s first full-length album, VS., we take a detailed look at how it was made. After Mission of Burma released their first recordings, the “Academy Fight Song” single in 1980 and the Signals, Calls, and Marches EP in 1981, they felt like they hadn’t fully captured the sound they were going for yet. For this…

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Summer 2022 Book Reads Review 20:45

3y ago20:45

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Amber and Heather share their favorite books from their Summer To Be Read list.By Amber Connelly & Heather Lytle

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Summer Discovery--A New Fav Author 18:53

3y ago18:53

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In this episode, Amber shares her newest favorite author discovery from this Summer, and convinces Heather of the reasons why she needs to try one of her book. Heather also shares a series she enjoyed this summer, and some of her favorite authors to binge.By Amber Connelly & Heather Lytle