‎One-Hit Wonders of the World

Ep. 20: “Helena” / “Welcome to the Black Parade” by My Chemical Romance (#33, 2005) / (#9, 2007) feat. Still Not Okay

Behold, the episode that accidentally took us on hiatus! Three years in the making, we carry on into the underworld of My Chemical Romance, a glorious feature-length cros

Ep. 19: "Breathless" by The Corrs (#34, 2001)

Kick back with a refreshing Coors Lite® and enjoy the newest OHWOW, all about Irish sisterly sensation The Corrs! We're talking Twitter beef, we're talking conspiracy the

Ep. 18: "Soul Makossa" by Manu Dibango (#35, 1973)

Grab your coffee and saxophones, because we're headed to Cameroon to explore the life, career, and impact of the original makossa man, Manu Dibango! We talk soccer, oppre

Ep. 17: “MacArthur Park” by Richard Harris (#2, 1968) feat. Peter Ikrath

On our first Family Night episode, Trevor's actual father joins us to discuss once very famous person Richard Harris, his musical co-conspirator Jimmy Webb, the dueling f

Ep. 16: "Stars Are Blind" by Paris Hilton (#18, 2006) feat. Mary Schneider

The gods are crazy, the stars are blind, and OHWOW is back to mine into the lore of Paris Hilton's 2006 summer smash, with a little help from friend and listener Mary Sch

Ep. 15: "In the Year 2525" by Zager & Evans (#1, 1968) feat. Duff Dixon

On the second crossover episode of OHWOW, Duff Dixon from _Play It by Year_ joins us from Desolation Row/Margaritaville to discuss Nebraskan antiheroes Zager and Evans, a

Ep. 14: "Flagpole Sitta" by Harvey Danger (#38, 1997)

Put down that zine and sew your legs back on, cause we’re not sick but we’re not well! Harvey Danger is in the crosshairs on the first OHWOW recorded since The Big C, and

Ep. 13: "Whip It" by Devo (#14, 1980) feat. suprchnk

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Ep. 12: "Beverly Hills" by Weezer (#2, 2005)

Come watch the stars play on a new episode of OHWOW, featuring the story of eternal teen Rivers Cuomo and his unkillable band, Weezer. Also, Rick Rubin shows up, and we p

Ep. 11: "How Bizarre" by OMC (#4, 1997)

How bizarre to see a new episode of OHWOW, about the New Zealand trailblazer OMC, no less! In this episode, we get back to our roots with the story of Pauly Fuemana and A

Ep. 10: "Take on Me" / "The Sun Always Shines on TV" by a-ha (#1, 1985) / (#20, 1986) feat. Bears and You

A-HA! For our first two-hit wonder, Maxton ropes in one of his old bandmates, Nick Bottomley (aka Bears and You) from Christmas, Somewhere to nerd out over the perennial

Ep. 9: "Feel Good Inc." by Gorillaz (#14, 2005) feat. Hallelujah Monkeyz

It's all good news on the first ever crossover episode of One-Hit Wonders of the World. Dillon Flynn from Hallelujah Monkeyz stops into Maxton's hometown of Charleston, S

Ep. 8: "Genius of Love" by Tom Tom Club (#31, 1982)

We're back and more emotionally intelligent than ever. On our eighth episode, we dive deep into the legacy of Talking Heads spin-off group Tom Tom Club, sponsored by IQ p

Ep. 7: "I Wish" by Skee-Lo (#13, 1995)

Wish granted. On our seventh episode, we present the tale of San Pedro Skee-Lo, brought to you by Maxton fucking up the names of Los Angeles-adjacent cities and Trevor Ik

Ep. 6: "Rapper’s Delight" by Sugarhill Gang (#36, 1980) feat. Nory

Welcome to our feature-length sixth episode, where we're taking the deepest possible dive into one of the oldest pillars of rap music, Sugarhill Gang's "Rapper's Delight"

Ep. 5: "Who Let the Dogs Out" by Baha Men (#40, 2000) feat. suprchnk

On our fifth episode, we hang out with listeners, debunk popular myths, and answer every question you didn't know you had about "Who Let the Dogs Out" (except maybe the m

Ep. 4: "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals (#36, 1999) feat. James Webster

On our fourth episode, James Webster, Trevor's good friend and doppelgänger, drops by to offer his hot takes on New Radicals' turn-of-the-millennium anthem "You Get What

Ep. 3: "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward (#1, 1979)

It's our third episode, and we're talking about the lost legacy of Tennessee singer Anita Ward, via her 1979 chart-topper, "Ring My Bell". We also discuss record label fu

Ep. 2: "No Rain" by Blind Melon (#20, 1993) feat. Nory

On our second episode, rapper Nory joins us to discuss Blind Melon's "No Rain", and the precipitous legacy of their lead singer Shannon Hoon. Bring a poncho.

Ep. 1: "Spirit in the Sky" by Norman Greenbaum (#3, 1970)

On our inaugural episode, Trevor and Maxton introduce you to the show and tackle the tumultuous tale of Norman Greenbaum's 1970 smash "Spirit in the Sky", arguably the qu