#31: BLACK EYED PEAS PART III: 2000-late

11/14/22 • 102 min

In our final installment of the Black Eyed Peas trilogy, we watch the band descend to new depths of vapid, pandering dance music. We review their much-maligned Super Bowl performance as well as the lesser-known-but-equally-perplexing Black Eyed Peas video game. Is this truly the most insufferable era of BEP's career, or are Cal and Nick simply 2000-late?
DID YOU KNOW??
--Will.i.am got one of his songs played on Mars? No, seriously...
--For a very brief period in the late 2010s Black Eyed Peas actually decided to make good music again..
--Cal has some hot takes on the popular children's TV show Bluey...

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#30: BLACK EYED PEAS PART II: A Man At War With Himself

After years of grinding in obscurity, the Black Eyed Peas finally hit it big thanks to a handful of catchy pop hits as well as the addition of new member Fergie. But did they compromise too much of their soul to get to the top? Cal & Nick discuss the thorny nature of BEP's pivot toward commercialism in the 2000s.
DID YOU KNOW??
--"Let's Get it Started" once had a much more offensive title, and it was arguably changed for all the wrong reasons...
--"My Humps" is actually a feminist anthem (at least according to will.i.am)...
--Cal has no problem telling someone to "go away" at Portillo's...
These and other ear-popping facts in Part II of our Black Eyed Peas trilogy!

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#32: THANKSGIVING SPECIAL 2022: Alice's Restaurant

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! In this surprise minisode, Cal & Nick carve up the bizarre Turkey Day anthem "Alice's Restaurant" by Arlo Guthrie. Join us as we sip whiskey colas and ponder why this rambling, 18-minute folk song became a Thanksgiving tradition.
DID YOU KNOW??
--"Alice's Restaurant" was based an actual events in Arlo Guthrie's life, including an arrest for littering which may have helped him avoid the Vietnam draft...
--Arlo's father, the legendary Woody Guthrie, wrote a diss track against Donald Trump's dad back in 1954...
--There truly isn't ever more in the back...
We're thankful for all the love and support you've given us over the past two years. Enjoy!