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Skip/Shuffle/RepeatModest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West (1997)We are at it again, this time jamming out to every banger on Modest Mouse's second studio album, The Lonesome Crowded West. Get angsty with us and learn the difference between the food group paper folds. If that statement confuses you, you are not alone! As always, you can find a companion playlist to this episode on Spotify or Apple Music, get exclusive episodes and behind-the-scenes on Patreon, and connect with us on Instagram. Special thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our logo!
2025-04-161h 42
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatFleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977)This week, we're talking about how romantic anguish and lots of drugs fueled the making of one of the most popular, most highly ranked albums of all time, Fleetwood Mac's 11th album, Rumours. As always, you can find a companion playlist to this episode on Spotify or Apple Music, get exclusive episodes and behind-the-scenes on Patreon, and connect with us on Instagram. Special thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our logo!
2025-04-021h 16
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatOasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (1995)Sticking to the mid 1990s for this one so we can revisit an incredibly popular album, (What's the Story) Morning Glory? by Oasis. Turns out it's incredibly mediocre! This one's a wild ride that ends with an unforgettable mic drop moment. As always, you can find a companion playlist to this episode on our Spotify or Apple Music, get exclusive episodes and behind-the-scenes on Patreon, and connect with us on Instagram. Special thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our logo!
2025-03-181h 27
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatFiona Apple - Tidal (1996)It turns out 1996 was an important year in music for us. We are back in it to revisit Fiona Apple's Tidal. Fiona's debut album made a splash, for sure, and it resonated with us as teen girls trying to come of age and gain independence under the male gaze. It's a tale as old as time, unfortunately. Lots of big feels as we talk about womanhood, sexuality and gender performance in '90s America. And don't worry... that hair flip photo is forthcoming! :) As always, you can find a companion playlist to this episode on...
2025-03-041h 28
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatCake - Fashion Nugget (1996)This one feels like an instant classic. Maybe because it's about an instant classic? Alllllright, oh no (oooooo, ooo ooo), it's CAKE's Fashion Nugget! Tune in as we Go the Distance to investigate why we love the sass and brass. There's also trees (yes, trees) and how we survive a heavy-handed sing-along. And (it's becoming a trend), we grapple with our failing memories. Here's that radio station interview for your extra credit. As always, you can find a companion playlist to this episode on our Spotify or Apple Music, get exclusive episodes and B...
2025-02-181h 30
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatJanelle Monáe - Metropolis (2007)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 projectDirty Computer Emotion Picture, a film from the last album in this project (Dirty Computer, 2018)The Memory Librarian, a collection of stories from the projectThe Wondaland Arts Societyand the Pinball Animation Countdown so you can get your "doot doo doos!"As always, you can find a companion playlist to this e...
2025-02-041h 25
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatRadiohead - Hail to the Thief (2003)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.Can't get enough of the pod? Join us on Patreon for more sass. Check it...
2025-01-211h 37
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatNina Simone - Nina Simone's Finest Hour (2000)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...
2025-01-081h 33
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#35. ProphetsFriend of the podcast, Jesse Boyce, sent Josh a video from April where Trump's assassination attempt and win were predicted. We talk about it!
Here's the video we discuss:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ey0qVzG8_vU
2024-11-2653 minBetter To Be Wrong Than Lying#34. John Abandoned a Zombie in NYCOur first halloween episode aired a year ago (episode 3: Everyone Died in Dingess). In that episode, we told true scary stories. This year, we're continuing the tradition! John Watson tells us about a zombie man in NYC at 5am. Josh tries to help a mother and her hungry children. Casey tries to not end up a victim on the news.
2024-10-2934 minBetter To Be Wrong Than Lying#33. Gracie is having her LAST Child!Well, the McGuires have gone and done it again. Gracie thinks she's had enough babies, and wants to get the tubes tied, but Josh thinks messing with anything reproductive leads to all kinds of bad side effects.
2024-10-0844 min
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatSeason One - Live Mail BagWe did it! Our first season is behind us and we had an amazing time doing a LIVE recording of our Season One Mailbag wrap-up with friends of the pod! Thank you all for submitting questions online or in person. We appreciate y'all so much! Thanks for everything and we'll see you in a few short months for Season TWO!!If two months is just too long to wait, don't forget you can access bonus content over on the Patreon or listen to our Season 1 companion playlists over on Spotify, including our Desert Island Season One Wrap...
2024-09-101h 03
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatArchitecture in Helsinki - Places Like This (2007)Well... we have arrived! It's the final episode of Season 1 and we chose a delightfully joyous album to celebrate the occasion: Architecture in Helsinki's Places Like This. This episode cuts deep into some core friendship memories. Listen to find out which one of us has zero chill when it comes to music super-fandom (as if you didn't already know!).Thanks for being on this podcast journey with us! Send us your questions, comments, and only your H-O-T-T-est takes for the Season 1 Mailbag: skipshufflerepeat@gmail.com.Season 2 will drop in a few weeks. If that's just...
2024-08-2757 min
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatWhite Zombie - Astro-Creep: 2000 (1995)Here's the deal, they can't all be bangers. When diving into the cd collection of a teenager, you are gonna find some that you just don't really like any longer (or never did, in Tara's case). Join us as we laugh our way through the fourth and final cd by White Zombie, the album very sillily titled "Astro-Creep: 2000 (Songs of Love, Destruction and Other Synthetic Delusions of the Electric Head)". You're Welcome. Companion playlist of top songs and bonus tracks coming soon to Spotify.And if you can't get enough of the pod, join us on...
2024-08-131h 04Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#32. Shoot'in StoriesThe gang enjoys some drinks and laughs over sharing stories about shootings in Harlem NYC, and Indian Trail.
2024-08-1328 min
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatSublime - Sublime (1996)We're in the mood, get ready. This episode we jump into Sublime's third and final album, Sublime, and reminisce about summer parties when everyone knew every word to every Sublime song playing on the radio. Plus we learn what one of Tara's top 7 karaoke songs is! Companion playlist of top songs and bonus tracks coming soon to Spotify.And if you 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!
2024-08-071h 22Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#31. It's tough to BE (w/ Jesse Boyce)Back in May, we invaded Jesse's home for a podcast that was largely in response to episode 24 (R.E.S.P.E.C.T.). We did not air the episode because it contained a topic about education that we want to revisit in a less drunk and more tipsy time. BUT! We are airing this section. Enjoy!
2024-07-2339 min
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatSarah McLachlan - Fumbling Toward Ecstasy (1993)Today we're discussing Sarah McLachlan's Fumbling Toward Ecstasy (1993) cause it turns out we really love that early '90s sound! And, we're tackling some very serious questions on this episode: Does everyone (not so) secretly love Sarah McLachlan? Is there a significant difference between sad-piano-girl music and sad-guitar-girl music? Is VH1-y an adjective? Companion playlist of top songs and bonus tracks coming soon to Spotify.And if you 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...
2024-07-161h 22
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatLed Zeppelin - Untitled Fourth Album (1971)Melody and Tara explore one of the most popular, most sold records of all time; Led Zeppelin's oddly untitled fourth album that everyone just calls Led Zeppelin IV (or Runes possibly, if you wanna get weird about it). Join us as we discuss fantasy lands and taking chances with time signatures.The companion playlist of top songs and bonus tracks is up now on Spotify.And if you can't get enough of the pod, join us on Patreon for bonus episodes and outtakes from our main feed. Check it out here!Mega thanks t...
2024-07-021h 14Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#30. Kids, Don't Do Drugs (w/ Jacob Secrest)A dear friend of the pod crew joins for a conversation about crazy spirits, weird cheese, consequences of hard drugs, and raising a son with autism.
2024-07-0242 minBetter To Be Wrong Than Lying#29. The Love Story of Casey & Ling LingSeason 2 is now back and on Video on spotify! Audio only everywhere else. Get a damn spotify, people!
After a break, Casey's lack of podcast outlet to say inappropriate things has exploded into the real world. 1 year old birthday parties. Restauraunts. It's bad. Can't take him anywhere. Here are the stories.
2024-06-2527 min
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatPixies - Doolittle (1989)The Pixies' second album, Doolittle, takes us back to the late 1980s for some "surrealist" surf rock. Tara and Melody attempt to reconcile how to love someone's music if they're a real-life jerk... the classic "love the art / hate the artist" conundrum. One thing's for sure: we love Kim Deal! The companion playlist of top songs and bonus tracks is up now on Spotify.And if you can't get enough of the pod, join us on Patreon for bonus episodes, including a very special one about the Pixies documentary film (coming soon!). Check it out he...
2024-06-181h 19
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatTori Amos - Boys for Pele (1996)It's the one some of you have been waiting for! Tara and Melody get into one of Melody's favorite albums by her favorite artist, Boys for Pele by Tori Amos. Top Songs and Bonus Tracks, per usual, is up now on Spotify.Loving what you hear? Want to hear more?! You can if you join the Patreon, where you get bonus episodes, clips that didn't make it into the episodes and much more! Check it out here!Mega thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our Skip/Shuffle/Repeat logo!
2024-06-041h 25
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatMassive Attack - Mezzanine (1998)Melody and Tara jump into a CLASSIC, Massive Attack's Mezzanine, and talk about the importance of listening to music loudly while driving.Top Songs and Bonus Tracks up on Spotify.Did you know Patreon subscribers found out about this episode's CD days ago? You can too! Check it out here!Mega thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our Skip/Shuffle/Repeat logo!
2024-05-211h 20Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#28. We'll be back June 25th!We're taking a little break and making some video upgrades to the podcast! Thank you to everyone for making our first season fun! Enjoy a fun little outro, and we'll see you soon!
2024-05-0812 min
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatRadiohead - The Bends (1995)Melody returns Tara's long lost "loosey" cd of The Bends, the second studio album from Radiohead. Top Songs and Bonus Tracks up on Spotify.Did you know Patreon subscribers found out about this episode's CD days ago? You can too! Check it out here!Mega thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our Skip/Shuffle/Repeat logo!
2024-05-071h 22Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#27. Foreign Bodies (w/ John Bartniski & Jess Bartniski)The gang (minus John Watson) sits down for a hilarious and serious conversation with our good friends John & Jess Bartniski. Nurses who've lived and worked all over the country, fly through the air, save lives, and pull things out of very strange places.
2024-04-301h 34
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatThe Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)Let's get into the squishy sounds! Melody and Tara take their vitamins and prepare for battle as they discuss Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, the tenth studio album from The Flaming Lips.Top Songs and Bonus Tracks up on Spotify. Did you know Patreon subscribers found out about this episode's CD days ago? You can too! Check it out here!Mega thanks to Josh Stauffer (@avoidohio) for designing our Skip/Shuffle/Repeat logo!
2024-04-231h 05Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#26. Staring into the SunGracie leads the podcast off by trying to figure out what the hell is wrong with Josh. Then helps other mothers not be afraid of the solar eclipse. All while Casey learns age 3 science.
2024-04-1628 min
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatDamien Rice - B Sides (2004)Melody and Tara breakdown Damien Rice's B Sides. Want to hear the music we talk about in each episode? Check out the Top Songs & Bonus Tracks playlist for this episode on Spotify here. Follow us on Spotify for playlists to every episode!If you want to watch the live performance that inspired this cd pick, you can check it out here. But we won't judge you if you decide to wait until you have a chance to see Damien live yourself. Also, as promised, Silvia Pérez Cruz was the opener of this show and we h...
2024-04-091h 07Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#25. Emasculated MenThe gang finds out Josh might be higher on the feminism spectrum than Grace as we revisit part of R.e.s.p.e.c.t. and discuss emasculated men.
2024-04-0932 minBetter To Be Wrong Than Lying#24. R.E.S.P.E.C.T.Late upload! John gives a funny toast. We've got strong opinions about John Cena and his Oscar nudity. Gracie introduces the gang to a very powerful monologue from the Barbie movie for Women's History Month.
2024-03-2058 min
Skip/Shuffle/RepeatAni DiFranco - Dilate (1996)Melody and Tara revisit Ani DiFranco's Dilate. Want to hear the music we talk about in each episode? Check out the Top Songs & Bonus Tracks playlist for this episode on Spotify here. Follow us on Spotify for playlists to every episode!Skip/Shuffle/Repeat logo by Josh Stauffer (avoidohio). Check out his website and show him some love!
2024-03-121h 19Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#23. Tales from a Tantric Sex GuruJosh went down the internet rabbit hole and found himself listening to the advice of a tantric sex guru. He's decided to share with Casey and Gracie what he's learned about how babies are REALLY made.
2024-03-0527 minBetter To Be Wrong Than Lying#22. You're in a ComaFrom the vaults. It's Gracie's Birthday! Gracie and Josh are going insane while hypothesizing that reality isn't real and we're all trapped inside a coma... Casey and John are doing fine... if you think they're real.
2024-02-2728 minBetter To Be Wrong Than Lying#21. Intuition & The Mandela Effect (w/ Jesse Boyce)Bad feelings that came true. Songs we collectively remember ending a different way. Is History being re-written? What is intuition and why does it work so well?!
This episode gets real crazy... and Jesse Boyce is here for it.
2024-02-201h 13Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#20. Gracie vs Josh! Lifestyle/Carb Battle (w/ Jesse Boyce)Jesse is back with brains and knowledge to settle a very heated argument between Josh and Gracie about lifestyle and carbs. Josh believes carbs offer no value to the body and intermittent fasting is great. Gracie believes good carbs are very important and starvation is bad. Who will win?!
2024-02-131h 04
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#19. EMERGENCY! TAYLOR SWIFT!*Updated with post Super Bowl comments* (23:28)
Gracie went on the internet again and watched some videos. We tell her not to do that, but she persists (like Taylor Swift!). For once, it's Gracie trying to convince Josh and Casey of conspiracy, instead of the other way around. Enjoy!
2024-02-1124 min
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#18. Sex, Drugs, & Exile (w/ Jorge Papi Chulo)This episode is super offensive, & hilarious, but also goes deep.
Casey invites his good friend Jorge to tell the gang a roller coaster life story. From absent parents, exile from home country, 3 dui's, jail, drugs, sex, homelessness, to stable married father. Jorge has lived a life that many will only read about in books.
Beats by DJ Kyng Rash instagram.com/djkyngrash__/
2024-02-0642 min
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#17. How do we find better Presidents? (w/ Miles Dyson)Miles Dyson, Mezcal Sommelier (in training) and 3rd degree Black Belt Instructor, joins the gang for a battle of ideas over the United States Presidential election process... and gives the *world's first positive argument for keeping a two party system.
Contents: Conversation Setup (2:15). Josh's Crazy Idea (4:03). MIle's Two Party System Argument (14:30). Extreme Candidates (16:00) Gracie's 2016 election night (23:00). Miles for president (27:50).
You can find Miles & Sin Papeles Mezcal at
finemezcal.com/sin-papeles
*might not be the official "world's first".
Beats by DJ Kyng Rash instagram.com/djkyngrash__/
2024-01-3035 min
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#16. Hell is Scary, but is Heaven Appealing?All overly offensive content has been censored/removed to make appropriate for all adult audiences.
This is a short conversation about whether or not Heaven has appeal beyond just being the climate controlled alternative to Hell.
With Gracie McGuire, Casey McGuire, and Josh Stauffer.
2024-01-2322 minBetter To Be Wrong Than Lying#15. 2024 Resolution: Start Smoking!New Episodes Every Tuesday AM!
Casey decided to quit vaping. Josh, tries to talk him back into it. Playing devils advocate for big tobacco and big vape. We also discuss mini muffins, corn bread, and Alicia Silverstone as Catwoman.
2024-01-1633 minBetter To Be Wrong Than Lying#14. Aging is fakeNew Episodes every Tuesday at 6am!
The reason you look and feel like trash isn't age.
John's brother Kyle unwillingly joins the gang for our most offensive episode to date. We laugh through discussions of siblings, aging too early, unattractiveness, and how to get it all back.
2024-01-091h 06Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#13. Is Josh accidentally a Nazi?! (w/ Jesse Boyce)Jesse is back with thoughts on our previous vak-scene debate (episode 9)! The group is mildly concerned Josh is a Nazi. Jesse shares some crazy ideas about Argentina, advanced civilizations in Antarctica, energy, and aliens. Will Casey believe any of it?
2023-12-312h 06Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#12. Woman Brain vs. Man BrainTikTok and memes have taught Gracie that women think about more than men. Is it true? Casey and Josh might have something to say about that. We also talk about the bell curve and Josh's issue with IQ results between the sexes.
C U Next Tuesday.
2023-12-2636 minBetter To Be Wrong Than Lying#11. Birth Control destroys attraction?!Josh has noticed that no one is reading trashy romance novels about birth control and condoms. Explains a crazy theory that they destroy attraction and lead to boring sex. Gracie & Casey do not agree... well, mostly.
2023-12-2336 minBetter To Be Wrong Than Lying#10. The Perfect Gross CrimeCasey tells the gang a profanity filled story about a very gross crime that happened at his place of employment.
2023-12-2233 min
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#9. To Vak-Scene-Ate or NotGracie and John throw intellectual fisticuffs over their very opposing ideas about the word that shall not be named.
2023-12-141h 09
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#8. What is our Podcast Even About?What is the Better to be Wrong than Lying podcast about? Who even are we?! Turns out, that's not a very easy question for this group of drunks to answer.
2023-12-1239 min
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#7. Mr Right Place/Right Time (w/ Jesse Boyce Part 3)From saving a life on prom night... to triaging the lives of a full SUV crashed into a tree. This is the epic finale of how Jesse Boyce learned he was put here to help people.
2023-12-0556 min
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#6. Comparing Vasovagales (w/ Jesse Boyce Part 2)Jesse, Casey, and Gracie tell wicked stories about injuries and hospital visits. In this episode: Jesse hates Disney 0:10. Casey's Big Accident 4:45. "Shopping at the grocery store is a higher risk than drinking raw milk" 21:51. Jesse's Knee 34:10.
2023-11-2747 min
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#5. The Catheter & The Hotel Room (w/ Jesse Boyce Part 1)Part 1 of our hilarious 6 hour interview with Jesse Boyce. Jesse is a history making woman's basketball coach, a competing Body Builder, Coast Guard, and so much more! In this episode, Coaching & fitness (0:20). Short-term memory loss after accident (8:00). The Catheter (14:51). Dogs vs Kids (24:15). The Catheter ending (33:31).
2023-11-2546 min
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#4. Dating standards in 2023 (Offensive)John Watson joins the gang for a conversation about dating (4:57), and a murderous mushroom lady in Australia (43:30).
2023-11-1755 min
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#3. Everyone died in Dingess, West Virginia (Halloween)WARNING: Very sensitive topics discussed.
For Halloween, Casey, Gracie, and Josh share true stories of a murdered rapist, unburied caskets, and a very bloody tunnel in West Virginia. We still laugh too though…
2023-11-1735 min
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#2. Everyone forgot to have kidsSober October didn’t work out, so Josh & Grace are back with a bottle wine to discuss Healthcare, population collapse, NSYNC, potatoes, Simulation theory, and more.
2023-10-2859 min
Better To Be Wrong Than Lying#1. Everyone loves their Amazon AddictionGrace, Josh, & Dawn sit down with some wine and discuss Amazon addiction, Sleeping while driving. Intrusive thoughts. Space whoopie. Dinosaur bones. Crazy architecture theories. Pyramids. Jim Carey. And Anxiety meds.
2023-10-2758 min