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Keeping Records

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In 1977, NASA sent the Voyager into space with two records known as the “Golden Records.” On them were recordings of notable historic music, evocative nature sounds, and murmurs from contemporary life, all used to paint a picture of humanity and the world at large. Things have changed a lot since 1977, so Caleb Hearon and Shelby Wolstein are trying their hand at an update. They're talking with comedians, musicians, and the like about what they would include on their own “golden record” if a new one were sent today. Songs, images, films, and moments are all on the table in this comedic reflection on art, media, and culture.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Keeping Records episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Keeping Records for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Keeping Records episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Keeping Records - Flirting With Friends (with Meg Stalter)
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05/14/21 • 62 min

What begins as a meeting with beloved friend and comedian Meg Stalter immediately devolves into an episode of depravity and psychosis. Shelby leaves the recording, seemingly out of rage. Caleb exposes himself repeatedly. Meg says the c-word. Producer Mike becomes Producer Michael. Quite simply, it's insanity.

But, aside from all that madness, Meg's Golden Record is angelic in its innocence.

Meg's Golden Record:

  • Girls, Season 3, Episode 7 "Beach House" (audio-visual)
  • Knowledge of Dolly Parton's Existence (audio-visual)
  • Laughing hysterically at a restaurant with friends (multisensory experience)
  • The smell of poolside sunscreen and chlorine (multisensory experience)
  • Realizing you have a crush on someone (multisensory experience)

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Keeping Records - Very Human to Dance (with Carly Kane)
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06/10/22 • 80 min

Gather in close, lil freaks - things get serious for a minute as Caleb and Shelby open up with you all about the family stuff they've had going on. Turns out, growing up sucks.

But the intimate moments don't stop there: we also learn a lot about Caleb's balls, guest Carly Kane lets it slip that she's a die-hard Eminem stan, and Shelby reveals the instability of her wifi connection by leaving and re-entering the chat, repeatedly.

Carly's Artifacts:

  • When a Crush Puts Their Hand On Your Knee/Leg (Experience)
  • Amy Winehouse Discography (Audio)
  • All Types of Breads (Food)
  • Smell of Gasoline (Smell)
  • Random Public Dancing (Activity)

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Keeping Records - One of Our Funniest Murderers (with Jamie Loftus)
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08/26/22 • 103 min

Well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, well, welcome back. We have perhaps never meant it to more??? Keeping Records is all the way back, with the new EJ and the old Shelby and all that record-making you love or hate or agree with or disagree with or tolerate. And could we have asked for a better first guest back than comedian/writer/podcaster-to-the-stars Jamie Loftus? No we could not.

Finally all together in the studio, the gang puzzled over some really important questions like: Should you get a pet snake? (No.) Should one have sex with their car? (Only if the car is cool/souped up.) Why is Australia scary but New Zealand not scary? (Unsure.) And other questions that are really worth considering!!!

Jamie's Artifacts

  • Jamie's mom's 30th birthday video (Audio-visual)
  • Lemony Snickett Books (Book Series)
  • The Jinx (2015 Documentary Series)
  • The Volcano Couple (Historical Figures)
  • Going to the bathroom right before or after doing something significant and looking in the mirror and being like remember this!!!! (Feeling)
  • The Court Scene From I, Tonya (Film Scene)
  • The Hot Dog episode of How It's Made (Audio-visual)

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Keeping Records - Defending Rubbernecking (with Marcella Arguello)
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07/23/21 • 63 min

Caleb and Shelby welcome stand-up comedian Marcella Arguello into the Headgum family the only way they know how—by getting into a Dick Feud with her. TBQH it's mostly Shelby's feud, with Caleb instigating and causing chaos from the sidelines (as he does). And all this happens around building Marcella's Golden Record, which has iconic TV, iconic music, iconic GIFs, iconic nails, and iconic toddlers.

Marcella's Artifacts

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"I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,

You get your fill to eat but always keep that hunger,

May you never take one single breath for granted,

God forbid love ever leave you empty handed,

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,

Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,

Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance... I hope you dance...

I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance,

Never settle for the path of least resistance,

Livin' might mean takin' chances, but they're worth takin',

Lovin' might be a mistake, but it's worth makin',

Don't let some Hell bent heart leave you bitter,

When you come close to sellin' out reconsider,

Give the heavens above more than just a passing glance,

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

I hope you dance... I hope you dance.

I hope you dance... I hope you dance.

(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,

Tell me who wants to look back on their years

And wonder where those years have gone.)

I hope you still feel small when you stand beside the ocean,

Whenever one door closes I hope one more opens,

Promise me that you'll give faith a fighting chance,

And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance.

Dance... I hope you dance.

I hope you dance... I hope you dance.

I hope you dance... I hope you dance.

(Time is a wheel in constant motion always rolling us along,

Tell me who wants to look back on their years

And wonder where those years have gone.)"

Anya's Picks

  • The Library (Place)
  • Napster (Technology)
  • The Day on Twitter When Trump Got Covid (Shared Experience)

Casey's Picks

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Keeping Records - Haunt Me, Paul (with Sam Sanders)
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10/21/22 • 98 min

An episode full of shocking revelations. Someone in the room (EJ) has never been to TGI Friday's. Someone else in the room (Shelby) thinks Taylor Swift is a psychopath. And someone else in the room (our guest Sam Sanders [It's Been a Minute, Vibe Check, Into It]) didn't know that Jason Mraz says he's Mr. A to Z because Mr. A to Z spells... Mraz .

Also we rarely get this topical/controversial but if you're looking for a primer on the entire DWD drama between Oliv*a and H*rry and J*son, we've got a literal NPR reporter (our guest Sam Sanders) to take you through it beat by beat.

At some point, artifacts were sent to the aliens.

Sam's Artifacts:

  • Continuum by John Mayer (Music)
  • "Pop-Up Video" (Audio-Visual)
  • Really Good California Edibles (Drug)
  • Carly Rae Jepson (Person)
  • Funyons (Food)
  • Lisa Frank Trapper Keeper (Ephemera)

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Keeping Records - Gay Is This (with Bridger Winegar)
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09/16/22 • 90 min

You know what feels nice? When a guest takes this assignment seriously for once. Many thanks to Bridger Winegar (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Black Monday, I Said No Gifts!) for putting his personal and professional life on hold for a month to prep for this episode, curating and revising a list of artifacts, and agonizing over making a good alien-first-impression to answer what will undoubtedly be their first question: what is gay?

Bridger's Artifacts:

  • Carol of the Bells (Audio)
  • Wave Race 64 (Video Game)
  • A photo of Bridger as a ballroom dancer (Visual)
  • "Drop the Pilot" by Joan Armatrading (Audio)

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Keeping Records - A Lil Update!!!!!!

A Lil Update!!!!!!

Keeping Records

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08/05/22 • 8 min

Your burning questions????? Finally answered!!!! Smash that play button in to hear what we've been up to over at the KR HQ!!!!

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Keeping Records - Best Of: The First 75 Episodes
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08/19/22 • 70 min

The moment you've all been waiting for... an episode long in the making.... the Keeping Records phone has been ringing off the hook.... audiences have been begging....... for Anya and Casey to step up to the mic. Also in this episode: all your favorite moments in Keeping Records history, according to you. Eat it up, lil freaks!!!!!

And don't forget that we're BACK NEXT WEEK, August 26th, WITH A BRAND NEW EPISODE!!!!! Hallelujah.

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Keeping Records - Mommy is Home

Mommy is Home

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07/01/22 • 56 min

They're back from their meeting with NASA; seems like things went well. Now, Caleb's in New York, and Shelby's in LA. But the Zoom that connects them through the cosmos? That's Mommy, and Mommy is home. They play F/M/K with the Supreme Court (answers open to interpretation) and then open up the submission line to solicit additions/deletions for the Golden Record, and as usual you lil freaks did not disappoint. Covering a real wide breadth of the most pressing issues of our time, we have the following:

Your Record Additions:

  • "Never Again" by Kelly Clarkson (Audio)\
  • Soft pretzels dipped in cheese (Food)
  • Finding out a coworker hates the same coworker as you (Feeling)

Your Record Deletions:

  • Fluorescent Lighting (Light source)
  • Rolling Coal (Activity)
  • Anya Making the Temperature Too Hot in the Studio (Producer Oversight)
  • Charmin Bears (Product Mascot)

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FAQ

How many episodes does Keeping Records have?

Keeping Records currently has 92 episodes available.

What topics does Keeping Records cover?

The podcast is about Places & Travel, Society & Culture, Comedy, Podcasts and Comedy Interviews.

What is the most popular episode on Keeping Records?

The episode title 'Flirting With Friends (with Meg Stalter)' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Keeping Records?

The average episode length on Keeping Records is 67 minutes.

How often are episodes of Keeping Records released?

Episodes of Keeping Records are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Keeping Records?

The first episode of Keeping Records was released on Dec 14, 2020.

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