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Cory and Noah are joined by Thomas Frank to discuss the age-old question of how to take good ideas and turn them into good songs.
Cory and Noah discuss how the art form of music videos can be utilized to its fullest potential, and why it so often isn't.
Cory and Noah celebrate 50 episodes by looking back at the last three years of conversations and reflecting on how their perspectives have changed over time.
Cory and Noah are joined by Maggie Mae Fish to discuss how artists grow and change as they move into their late careers, along with what a "late career" even means.
Cory and Noah discuss music copyright, why it's bad, and whether some version of it might actually be good?
Cory and Noah discuss the role of music criticism, explain why they're not huge fans of rating music, and explore what they look for instead when it comes to music journalism.
Cory and Noah are joined by Matt from Extra Credits to talk about the struggle of finding new music as you get older, and unpack the anxiety around appreciating music wrong.
Cory and Noah discuss what makes a great concept album, what it means to call something a concept album, and the difference between a concept and a theme.
Cory and Noah discuss the oft-repeated claim that music is "the universal language", ask to what extent that's actually true, and explore why so many music experts find this claim so frustrating.
Cory and Noah are joined by music educator Nate Holder to discuss the ways we teach children about music, the point of music education, and how we can maybe do things a little bit better.