All I want to do is talk about Madonna

Kenny and Mark wrap up 1983 in the canon with a discussion of lost tracks “Ain’t No Big Deal” and “Sidewalk Talk”, the valuable contributions and advocacy of Jellybean Benitez, hot tamales, and Madonna’s attempts to get back to the purity of this important first era of Madonna’s music.find us on instagram @ alliwant2doistalkaboutmadonna.

Kenny and Mark re-experience their first encounters with classic Madonna song “Holiday” and the moment you first want to get out on the floor and dance to it.

Season One: From ‘Star’ to ‘Girl’ (1983-1987)

In this provocative (naturally) and confessional (essentially) new podcast, two long-time fans have the conversation you wish you could have about the one and only Queen of Pop: Madonna. Writers Kenny Finkle and Mark Snyder start at the very beginning, to where it always begins with Madonna: the music. Each episode tackles a single track in the Madonna canon (beginning with, yup, “Lucky Star”) as they move through the boundary-pushing videos, norm-challenging performances, hair-dying transformations - climaxing with Madonna’s first world tour - the “Who’s That Girl?” show. Four years into a nearly-40 year career - and she (and we!) are just getting started.

Holiday Episode. Kenny and Mark swing into the holidays with a special one-off episode celebrating Madonna’s 1987 cover of the Eartha Kitt classic. Topics discussed include the Special Olympics, walking with Eartha Kitt through Times Square, Michael John LaChiusa’s The Wild Party, Madonna’s identity as a song stylist, Madonna’s commitment to charity and what makes a classic Christmas song. We will be taking a short break for holidays, returning on January 7. Follow us at @alliwant2doistalkaboutmadonna and here on iTunes. See you in 2020 (!!) and thank you for your support. We’ll keep talking if you keep listening.

Kenny and Mark close out Madonna’s self-titled debut with the perennial “Everybody” – Madonna’s first musical call to the dancefloor. Discussed: musical roads chosen and not taken, what constitutes a Madonna ‘hit’, and the power of the producer on a Madonna record. oh by the way, you can find us on instagram @ alliwant2doistalkaboutmadonna.