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Homogenic (Pt. 3)

The Big Mates discuss song labels, Norse mythology, single edits, and Homogenic by Björk.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their exploration of the career of Björk and t

Homogenic (Pt. 2)

The Big Mates discuss dubstep, meditation, gonk pop, and Homogenic by Björk.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their exploration of the career of Björk and their track-by

Homogenic (Pt. 1)

The Big Mates discuss the launch of Channel 5, magical crime, “intelligent” dance music and Homogenic by Björk.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas begin their dissection of her thi

Björk Confuses Wembley Arena

The Big Mates provide a large kind of audio accompaniment for a variety of clips from the Post era of Björk’s career.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss dolphin noises, Bur

Post (Pt. 3)

The Big Mates discuss studying, relaxing, chilling, and Post by Björk.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their exploration of the career of Björk and their track-by-track

Post (Pt. 2)

The Big Mates discuss chance, big band jazz, sampling, and Post by Björk.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their exploration of the career of Björk and their track-by-tr

Post (Pt. 1)

The Big Mates discuss big batteries, envelopes, headphones , and Post by Björk.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas begin their dissection of her second solo album by looking at how

Björk Shows Us Her Home Studio

The Big Mates provide a special kind of audio accompaniment for a variety of clips from the Debut era of Björk’s career.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss late night hosts

Debut (Pt. 3)

The Big Mates discuss simulations, sampling, scores, and Debut by Björk.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their exploration of the career of Björk and conclude their tra

BREAKING MUSE: The Wow! Signal

BONG. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY NEWS BROADCAST. The Big Mates  discuss the newly released album The Wow! Signal by Muse. They give their first impressions and pick some stando

Debut (Pt. 2)

The Big Mates discuss Goddesses, beauty, GoldenEye, and Debut by Björk.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue their exploration of the career of Björk and their track-by-trac

Debut (Pt. 1)

The Big Mates discuss Mr. Oizo, the Second Summer of Love, Space Jam, and Debut by Björk.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas begin their dissection of her first solo album by looki

Björk Handles Ants and Spiders and Lizards

The Big Mates provide a special kind of audio accompaniment for a variety of clips from across the career of The Sugarcubes.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas discuss Icelandic cu

Stick Around for Joy

The Big Mates discuss antique shops, alternative dance music, relatively new sweets, and Stick Around for Joy by The Sugarcubes.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue the pro

Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week!

The Big Mates discuss classic cities, CBGB’s, allergies, and Here Today, Tomorrow Next Week! by The Sugarcubes.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas continue the prologue of their de

Life's Too Good

The Big Mates discuss speaking, growling, fasting, and Life's Too Good by The Sugarcubes.  Adam, Steve, and Lucas properly begin their deep-dive exploration of Björ

Season 8 Introduction: Do You All Is Full Of Love Us?

Introducing Season 8 of the What Is Music? podcast, which is called "Do You All Is Full Of Love Us?: A Critical Analysis of the History, Cultural Impact, and Music of Bjö

We Went to See Billie Eilish - Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) in 3D at the Cinema

 The Big Mates discuss the cats, burgers, popcorn, and the new Billie Eilish film. Adam, Steve, and Lucas met in person for the first time in decades to go and see Billi

Who Is Music?: The Reckoning

The Big Mates look to the future of the podcast by kicking off a tournament to decide the artist covered in a future season of What Is Music? Adam, Steve, and Lucas reve

Album Club: U2 - The Joshua Tree

Now on our main feed, we present to you The WIM Album Club, with an episode we released on our Patreon earlier this year. The episode is a classic WIM deep-dive into the