The Spoon

EP 577: Nothing But Shiitakes

Direct download: spoon578.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 12:46pm PDT

Thu, 10 April 2025

This is The Spoon, where no money has ever changed hands. And also, that thing that Kelly said.

Music By
Blondie
Sparks
REM

Spoon Feeding
Bishop Museum Planetarium, Bradenton FL
The New Brutarians
Peter McDade ~ King Cal (audiobook)

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 576: Keeping Tabs On Young Bob

Direct download: spoon577.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 2:26pm PDT

Wed, 2 April 2025

This is The Spoon, where we're all hypocrites here, and we haven't Star Wars riffed in some time.

Music By
The Brudi Brothers
Bo Burnham
David Lee Roth

Spoon Feeding
Se7en
The films of S Craig Zahler
Rock N Roll Story Guys

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 575: Playing Music And Shouting (The Reverend Dan Story)

Direct download: spoon576.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:57pm PDT

Thu, 27 March 2025

This is The Spoon, where Reverend Dan is our guest, and we're only part-time creeps.

Music By
Ersel Hickey
Django Reinhardt
The Rutles

Spoon Feeding
Warren Zevon ~ Eponymous
Flow
Red Letter Media
AMC Stubs A-List

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 574: Songs That I'm Stealing Now (The Bobby Bognar Story)

Direct download: spoon575.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 2:58pm PDT

Thu, 13 March 2025

This is The Spoon, people with varying kinds of questionable intellect... including our guest, Bobby Bognar!

Music By
Bobby Bognar's Handsome
Pursuit Of Happiness

Spoon Feeding
Bobby Bognar's Handsome Album Release 3/22/25
Ian Hunter ~ Defiance Part I & II
The Monkey
Jason/Fantagraphics
The Dogs Were Good Again
sparkle*jets UK Live in Long Beach 3/15/25

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 573: One Slip Of The Roof Tile

Direct download: spoon574.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 5:44pm PDT

Thu, 6 March 2025

This is The Spoon, where we need more red paint!

Music By
The Rainmakers
The Kinks
Cheap Trick

Spoon Feeding
The Wild Robot
The Kinks Discography
Superenthusiast Radio

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 572: I'm Here For The Fountain

Direct download: spoon573.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:23am PDT

Tue, 25 February 2025

This is The Spoon, where the bone is back, but we need to know who we are in this movie.

Music By
Gigolo Aunts
Los Illegals
Concrete Blonde

Spoon Feeding
sparkle*jets UK ~ Box Of Letters
FOBBV CAM
The Gorge
Things Will Be Different

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 571: Fuzzy Button & The Slammer

Direct download: spoon572.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 5:47pm PDT

Fri, 21 February 2025

This is The Spoon, where.... argh, vapor lock! FAIL.

Music By
Splitsville
Deer Tick
Barbara

Spoon Feeding
The Linda Lindas
The Warning
Beneath The Trees
Severance

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 570: A Paintball Of Dopamine (The Joe Giddings Story)

Direct download: spoon571.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:10am PDT

Fri, 7 February 2025

This is The Spoon, where Joe Giddings is our guest, and the tagline is the same as the title. UNPREDECENTED TIMES!

Music By
Joe Giddings ~ Stories With Guitars

Spoon Feeding
The Warning
Will And Harper
The Substance

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

The Spoon on Twitter
The Spoon Facebook Group
The Spoon Facebook Page
Email: the_spoon_radio@yahoo.com

Direct download: spoon570.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:57am PDT

Thu, 30 January 2025

EP 569: Ya Better Mach Schau!

This is The Spoon: LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

Music By
Racey
Badfinger
Fountains Of Wayne

Spoon Feeding
Vintage Revo Guitars
Badfinger
Letterkenny
TMNT Logo Generator

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 568: Knee Deep In The Poopla

Direct download: spoon569.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 8:33pm PDT

Fri, 17 January 2025

This is The Spoon, where it's right behind you, RIGHT NOW. And we fully support our ugly overlords.

Music By
Fountains Of Wayne
Robbie Fulks
Rockpile

Spoon Feeding
Robbie Fulks ~ South Mouth
Hundreds Of Beavers
I Saw The TV Glow

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 567: Made Of Tape And Hope

Direct download: spoon568.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 8:46am PDT

Mon, 6 January 2025

This is The Spoon, where our Information Minister's offspring has dropped by, and you've definitely heard us talk about this before.

Music By
Masayoshi Soken
Catherine Warwick
Matchbox Twenty

Spoon Feeding
Rick Beato interviews Butch Walker
mrnigelng / Uncle Roger
Nebula TV
Clarissa Wei & Ivy Chen ~ Made In Taiwan (cookbook)

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 566: The Ninth Circle Of Fifths (Christmas 2024)

Direct download: spoon567.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 5:58pm PDT

Thu, 19 December 2024

It's The Spoon's 9th Annual Xmas Xtravaganza... and all that that implies. Thanks so much for listening, may your holidays be as safe and happy as reasonably possible, and we'll chat again in 2025!

Music By
The Men Of The Spoon
Redd Kross
Quint
They Might Be Giants
The Marcels
SNMNMNM
The Moonglows
Tom Petty
The Waitresses
James Brown
Joan Jett
Brick Williams
Bruce Springsteen
Vel Mares

Spoon Xmas FULL Playlist!

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

EP 565: From Rocker Hair To Writer Hair (The Dan Epstein Story)

Direct download: spoon566.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:51pm PDT

Wed, 11 December 2024

This is The Spoon, where Dan Epstein is our guest, and the aioli is out of control, but we're all attuned to the Wolverhampton burr.

Music By Red Kross
"Switchblade Sister"
"Peach Kelli Pop"
"Born Innocent"

Spoon Feeding
Now You're One Of Us: The Incredible Story Of Red Kross
Ringo Starr EPs
Duke's Mayo
Jagged Timelapse
The Warriors (film)
The Warriors (album)

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

EP 564: Always Check The Crosstabs (The Bobby Bognar Story)

Direct download: spoon565.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:42am PDT

Thu, 5 December 2024

This is The Spoon, where Bobby Bognar is our guest, and we are all Uzbekistani villagers. But, finally we can be openly racist?

Music By
Amigo The Devil
Ludo
Bobby Bognar

Spoon Feeding
Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary
Gretsch G5422G-12 string
Avi Cue
BlueSky

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 563: Looks At Ground, Kicks Toe In The Dirt

Direct download: spoon564.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:45am PDT

Thu, 21 November 2024

This is The Spoon, where we're 90% scared and 10% loud.

Music By
Frank Turner
Dan Bern
Chris Cornell
The Beach Boys
Johnny Angel Wendell
ELO
Super Furry Animals
The Mountain Goats
Sons Of Nothing
Loudon Wainwright III

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 562: Fighting On Stage, The Right Way!

Direct download: spoon563.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 5:59pm PDT

Wed, 6 November 2024

This is The Spoon: our massive largesse, where we're all the Anti-Fonz.

Music By
Mach Five
Matthew Sweet
The Byrds

Spoon Feeding
Night Shift
Support Matthew Sweet's Stroke Recovery
My Fancy Balls

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 561: Solid C Minus Chemistry (The Matt Meldrum Story)

Direct download: spoon562.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:17pm PDT

Thu, 31 October 2024

This is The Spoon, that little musical boner. Matt Meldrum is our guest, despite us using that sort of tagline.

Music By
Cecilio & Kapono
Dream Theater
Electric Light Orchestra

Spoon Feeding
World War Z Audiobook
Philosophy Tube
Willie Nelson ~ Last Leaf On The Tree
Kevin Moore ~ Chroma Key & OSI
Steal This Beer (w/Chris Jackson)
MAK Adventures

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 560: Up And Happy And Dark

Direct download: spoon561.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 1:48pm PDT

Fri, 25 October 2024

This is the Spoon, where we're conditioned to be scared of church. Happy (early) Halloween, everyone!

Music By
AAoOD2
Daemon And The Vampires
Dolph Chaney
Gerard McMann
Florence And The Machine
The Tiger Lillies
GWAR
Jonathan Aronson
Barnes & Barnes
Charming Disaster
Los Lobos
Don Hinson & The Rigamorticians
Kirsty MaCcoll

Spoon Feeding
Arnold
Motel Hell
In A Violent Nature
Schlocktober: Theatre Of Blood

Spoony Halloween Episodes
EP 326: Zihw Eseech Stae Natas
EP 365: Show Me Where The Candy Corn Touched You

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 559: Spamming The Universe (The Rex & Christina Story)

Direct download: spoon560Halloween24.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:55am PDT

Fri, 18 October 2024

This is The Spoon, where Rex Broome and Christina Bulbenko from Big Stir Records are our guests, and it feels like Baloo scratching his back on a tree.

Music By
The Armoires

Spoon Feeding
Blak ~ No Bed Of Roses
Gretsch Jim Dandy Guitar
Saturday Night
Librarians With Hickeys ~ How To Make Friends By Telephone

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 558: Dirty Feeder Band

Direct download: spoon559.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 7:38am PDT

Fri, 4 October 2024

This is The Spoon, where we do kung-fu reading!

Music By
The Creation
Barbara
Foxy Shazam

Spoon Feeding
Snicker Cat
Nick Lowe & Los Straightjackets ~ Indoor Safari
Baby Reindeer
The Substance
A Different Man
Vote Forward

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 557: Is There Anything Apples Can't Do?

Direct download: spoon558.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:44am PDT

Thu, 26 September 2024

This is The Spoon, like a warm bath of musical effluvium.

Music By
Was Not Was
Los Illegals
Sons Of Nothing

Spoon Feeding
Hop Lark
Continental Drifters
Albert Brooks: Ventrilouist!
Transformers One

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 556: Grew Up With Trance Grooves (The Dan Miles Story)

Direct download: spoon557.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 10:27am PDT

Thu, 19 September 2024

This is The Spoon, where Dan Miles is our guest, and we're bringing "progrem" back.

Music By
Richard Cheese
Rutti Celli
Chris Robley

Spoon Feeding
The Deliverance
Electric Light Orchestra
Blink Twice
My Old Ass
How Music Got Free
We Are Lady Parts

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 555: We're Dumb, We're Stupid, We Play Guitar

Direct download: spoon556.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 10:52am PDT

Thu, 12 September 2024

This is The Spoon, where we're hardly terrible, but you've gotta stand back.

Music By
The Knack "Tomorrow"
Barbara "Mein Fraulein"
The Knack "Harder On You"

Spoon Feeding
Attack Of The Meth Gator
Barbara
Just Watch
Bettlejuice Beetlejuice

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 554: Cat Goes Honk! (The Cliff Hillis Story)

Direct download: spoon555.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 4:31pm PDT

Fri, 6 September 2024

This is The Spoon, where Cliff Hillis is our guest, and we are louder, closer.

Music By
Cliff Hillis

Spoon Feeding
The Move "Hello Susie"
Danny Lewis Guitars
Twin Peaks
Pat Finnerty
Cat Goes Honk

The Men Of The Spoon

Direct download: spoon554.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:58am PDT

Thu, 22 August 2024

EP 553: DJ Chew-E

This is The Spoon, where it gets very hott in herre.

Music By
The Fratellis "Shameless"
Slik "The Kid's A Punk"
Dan Baird "Knocked Up"

Spoon Feeding
Lucille Bogan
Fantastic Fungi
Sammy Hagar: Best Of All Worlds Tour
AMC Stubs A-List
Backwards Musical Hopscotch!

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 552: Stop Touching The Cable! (The Dolph Chaney Story)

Direct download: spoon553.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 4:15pm PDT

Fri, 16 August 2024

This is The Spoon, where Dolph Chaney is our guest, and democracy simply doesn't work.

Music By
Phil Collins (sorta)
XTC
Dolph Chaney "Be My Old Fart"
Dolph Chaney "Ice Cream Embers"

Spoon Feeding
Eric Haugen Guitar
Steve Barton ~ Time Hard Won
Time Bandits
Twin Peaks
Andy Partridge: Our Swindon

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 551: Flouncy The Bitchin' Took An Arrow To The Heart

Direct download: spoon552.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:32am PDT

Wed, 7 August 2024

This is The Spoon. Truthiness? Hopium? Might as well go for a soda.

Music By
Red Kross
Mdou Moctar
Codeine Velvet Club
Kim Mitchell

Spoon Feeding
Art Brut
Peter Bagge ~ HATE Revisited
Bill Bryson ~ A Short History Of Nearly Everything

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 550: Both Sides Of The Hill

Direct download: spoon551R.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:12am PDT

Thu, 1 August 2024

This is The Spoon, where we're slick and athletic... with a lot of gray ponytails.

Music By
How We Live
The Lemon Twigs
Bill McClintock (Van Hagar & The Gang)

Spoon Feeding
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Red Kross
I Will Vote

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 549: No Mountains To Climb On My Couch (The Joe Armstrong Story)

Direct download: spoon550.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 11:57am PDT

Fri, 19 July 2024

This is The Spoon, where Joe Armstrong is our guest, and we're rocking age-appropriately.

Music by Joe Armstrong
"Can't Stop Thinking About Your Love"
"American Daydream"
"Live Before I Die"

Spoon Feeding
Inside Out 2
M'Dou Moctar
The Acolyte
Atlanta
The Wire
The History Of Rock In 500 Songs
Burn It Down - Album Release Show

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

The Spoon on Facebook
Subscribe via iTunes
Email: the_spoon_radio@yahoo.com

Direct download: spoon549.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 5:13am PDT

Thu, 11 July 2024

EP 548: We All Have Grandma's Nose

This is The Spoon, where Mike, Susan, and Jamie from Sparkle*Jets U.K. are our guests, and we have a way of sounding sweetly unhinged.

Music By
Sparkle*Jets U.K.
Box Of Letters Listening Party!

Spoon Feeding
Metal Lords
Deer Tick ~ Contractual Obligations
Rose Royce "Car Wash"
Thelma
Tokyo Vice
Contemplating things... in a good way.

The Men Of The Spoon

Direct download: spoon548.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 5:26pm PDT

Sat, 29 June 2024

EP 547: Caveman Values

This is The Spoon, where we're yawning and turning into Kermit, but it's all right bangers.

Music By
Transvision Vamp
Dan Baird
Jim Steinman

Spoon Feeding
Airplane! & Airplane II: The Sequel
Gen V
The Good Fight
Patrick Willems: Streets Of Fire

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 546: From Glamping To Clamping (The Allen Lulu Story)

Direct download: spoon547.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 10:31am PDT

Thu, 20 June 2024

This is The Spoon, where Allen Lulu is our guest, and we're a small slice of the populace that's Googy for Tubi!

Music By
Bad Nerves "You've Got The Nerve"
Ace Monroe "Lightning"
Ace Monroe "Come On Come On"

Spoon Feeding
The Lemon Twigs ~ A Dream Is All We Know
Tanya Shpachuk
Vibes
Bring Back The Whistle Dog
Rick Springfield (Iconoclassic Records)
Shaky Town Strut
Reminder Records

The Men Of The Spoon

Direct download: spoon546.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 8:21pm PDT

Thu, 13 June 2024

EP 545: Hazel Mode!

This is The Spoon, where we've got a hundred million miles rushing... and we print the legend, baby.

Music By
The Fratellis
Valdy
David Lee Roth

Spoon Feeding
UrgentVet St Petersberg FL
Plummer Pet Hospital
The Health Benfits Of Celery
Brookyn Nine-Nine

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 544: A Hypercharged Bomb Of Hyperfixation

Direct download: spoon545.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 4:27pm PDT

Fri, 7 June 2024

This is The Spoon, where our Information Minister's offspring has dropped by once again, and we have screwed the pooch for all eternity.

Music By
Hozier
Shadow Academy
Yoko Shimomura

Spoon Feeding
Ameca
Good Boy
MAK Adventures
Zotero

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 543: Those Titles Match My Tattoos (The Andrew Curry Story)

Direct download: spoon544_E.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:54am PDT

Thu, 23 May 2024

This is The Spoon, where Andrew Curry is our guest and we're poking you in really weird areas.

Music By
Rick Springfield "Speak To The Sky"
Rick Springfield "I Get Excited"
Rick Springfield "Victoria's Secret"

Spoon Feeding
Chrome Valley Customs
Cage The Elephant ~ Neon Pill
Battlestar Galactica 2003
Rick Springfield's Mission: MAGIC!

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 542: Death Moved In Next Door

Direct download: spoon543.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:31pm PDT

Fri, 10 May 2024

This is The Spoon, where we've got to find another fat old man.

Music By
Cheap Trick
Tom T Hall
Nickel

Spoon Feeding
Cheap Trick Albini Sessions 1997
Pearl
Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story
Wolfgang Van Halen: Behind The Music

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 541: Massaging Gags (The Andy Lerner Story)

Direct download: spoon542.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:34am PDT

Fri, 3 May 2024

This is The Spoon, where Andy Lerner is our guest, and we're feeling positively Brombergian!

Music By
David Bromberg (1)
David Bromberg (2)
Lowell George

Spoon Feeding
Derek Sarno Chef
Dave Wakeling
Yog
Noa Nini

Lerner Links!
Andy the Voice Coach
Andy the Director
Andy the Photographer
Andy's Komodo Dragon Story
Rocket Surgery (radio spots)

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 540: We Will Sell No Rock Before It's Time (The Rex & Christina Story)

Direct download: spoon541.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:52am PDT

Thu, 25 April 2024

This is The Spoon, where Rex Broome and Christina Bulbenko from Big Stir Records are our guests, and there's a whole lotta toutin' going on, so you should have gone to the bathroom before the show.

Music By
The Armoires
Hungrytown
The Jack Rubies
Graham Parker

Spoon Feeding
Baked Alaska
Kessfit Raised Garden Bed
North County Veterinary Specialty Hospital
Rainbow Vet Burbank

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 539: Singing Past Your Left Shoulder

Direct download: spoon540.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 10:04am PDT

Thu, 11 April 2024

This is The Spoon, where there's a lot of bleep and bloop going on.

Music By
Liza Anne
Deer Tick
Brian May

Spoon Feeding
Line 6 Pod Express
Randy Burns
Magic Bullet Blender

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 538: I Don't Wanna Rock Any Harder! (The John Borack Story)

Direct download: spoon539.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 10:25am PDT

Wed, 3 April 2024

This is The Spoon, where John Borack is our guest, where we're in Gino Vanelli territory (but without the talent) and we're quotin' Cleese.

Music By
Popdudes (1)
Artful Dodger
Popdudes (2)

Spoon Feeding
Paul Collins ~ Stand Back And Take A Good Look
Pushin' Too Hard: American Garage Rock '64-'67
Lion's Mane Mushroom
Shogun
Adam Ant Is The BlueBlack Hussar Marrying The Gunner's Daughter

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

The Spoon on Facebook
Subscribe via iTunes
Email: the_spoon_radio@yahoo.com

Direct download: spoon538.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:27am PDT

Fri, 29 March 2024

EP 537: Still In The Garage (The Carl & Dana Story)

This is The Spoon, where our guests are Carl Cafarelli and Dana Bonn from This Is Rock N Roll Radio, and we're making the world safe for fuzz pedals and phase shifters.

Music By
The Flashcubes
Mary Lou Lord
Eric Carmen
New Order

Spoon Feeding
Jethro Tull ~ Benefit
Steve Englehart ~ Tales Of The Batman
The Greatest Night In Pop
David Hilowitx Music
The Jayhawks ~ Paging Mr Proust

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 536: Retire The Boogie

Direct download: spoon537.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:00am PDT

Thu, 14 March 2024

This is The Spoon, where we're confident, but sensitive.

Music By
World Party
Eric Carmen (1)
Eric Carmen (2)

Spoon Feeding
The Lemon Twigs ~ Everything Harmony
Darius De'Von Reactions
The Greatest Night In Pop

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 535: A Day Over Vigoda (The Dan Miles Story)

Direct download: spoon536A.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:20pm PDT

Fri, 8 March 2024

This is The Spoon, where Dan Miles is our guest, and we call newborn babies lazy little bastards.

Music By
Derek Smalls
Neil Innes
Burl Ives

Spoon Feeding
Parthenon Huxley ~ Sunny Nights
Couch Guitar Straps
Daisy Jones & The Six (Miniseries)
Daisy Jones & The Six (Audiobook)
Squaring The Circle: The Story Of Hipgnosis

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 534: The Pretty Paradigms

Direct download: spoon535.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:19am PDT

Fri, 1 March 2024

This is The Spoon, where everyone's playing to a click, and they're all really good.

Music By
The Lemon Twigs
The Crane Wives
Teenage Fanclub

Spoon Feeding
DOMi & JD Beck
The Innocents
Interstate 8

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 533: You Don't Always Get Please (The Peter Anthony Holder Story)

Direct download: spoon534.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:42am PDT

Thu, 15 February 2024

This is The Spoon, where Peter Anthony Holder is our guest, and we're not unlike a sebaceous cyst.

Music By
The Little Girls
Surfaces
Bill McClintock (Van Miracles)

Spoon Feeding
Olive & Mabel - Puppy Love
Tosh Show
Nick Santora
Clearing Character Names
Bobby Bognar's Handsome - Live in LA 2/17/24

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 532: Steve McQueen Of Scots (The Sheffield Chastain Story)

Direct download: spoon533.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:11pm PDT

Wed, 7 February 2024

This is The Spoon, where Sheffield Chastain is our guest, and we like to get in our corpse time.

Music By
Diane Coffee
The Verlaines
The Necessaries

Spoon Feeding
The Listening Post: The 1980s
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Paul Collins ~ Stan Back And Take A Good Look
"No CGI" is really just Invisible CGI
American Fiction

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 531: A Lifetime Of Doing The Dishes (The Bobby Bognar Story)

Direct download: spoon532.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:25am PDT

Thu, 1 February 2024

This is The Spoon, where Bobby Bognar is our guest, and we're tickling the little g spot in yoru brain.

Music by
The Lemon Twigs
Frank Turner
Wonderboy

Spoon Feeding
Violent Night
Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain
Freestyle Libre Sensor
Saffy's LA

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 530: How To Orchestrate A Bender (The Dave Gebroe Story)

Direct download: spoon531.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:54am PDT

Fri, 26 January 2024

This is The Spoon: it's like if Big Star couldn't get a boner. Dave Gebroe of Discograffiti is our guest, and we push the music nerdometer all the way to fuschia!

Music By
Olivia Tremor Control
The Free Design
The Association

Spoon Feeding
50 Singles From France
Stooges Among Us
Discograffiti Patreon (Metal Machine Muzak COMING SOON)
Fargo Season 5

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 529: We Are Planning To Build This City

Direct download: spoon530.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:02am PDT

Wed, 17 January 2024

This is The Spoon: really good "Internet Content."

Music By
The Caulfields
Barely Pink
The Icicle Works

Spoon Feeding
Live To 100: Secrets Of The Blue Zones
Barely Pink: Live @ Bayboro Brewing 1/27/2024
Sunset Strip: Paradise Lost
Kliph Nesteroff ~ Outrageous: A History Of Showbiz And The Culture Wars

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 528: They Offered Me Cold

Direct download: spoon529.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 12:50pm PDT

Fri, 12 January 2024

This is The Spoon, where your Minister Of Information's offspring has returned to help us kick off 2024!

Music By
Shoji Meguro
Vienna Teng
Yui Mugino

Spoon Feeding
Satan Wants You
Knowledge Fight
Three Stooges Collection
Hbomberguy: Plagarism and You(tube)

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 527: The Highest Part Of The Refrigerator

Direct download: spoon528.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:32am PDT

Fri, 22 December 2023

It's The Spoon's 8th Annual Xmas-esue Xtravaganza... and all that that implies. Thanks so much for listening, may your holidays be as safe and happy as reasonably possible, and we'll chat again in 2024!

Music By
Bill Funt
Straight No Chaser
Kip Adotta
Gayla Peevey
Foxy Shazam
Miley Cyrus
The Pogues (feat Kirsty Maccoll)
Dolly Parton
Nerd Halen
Quint

Spoon Xmas FULL Playlist!

Spoon Feeding
Scrooged "Christmas Miracle"
ASPCA donations
Humane Society donations
A Disturbance In The Force

Direct download: spoon527.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 11:09am PDT

Thu, 14 December 2023

EP 526: Here's My Friend's Thing

This is The Spoon, where we're loading up on the idiocy. Let's Go!

Music By
Derrick Anderson
Uncle Bonsai
Fantastic Cat

Spoon Feeding
Pat Finnerty - What Makes This Song Stink
Becky
Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human, Too?

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 525: I Can Add A Part To That

Direct download: spoon526.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:52am PDT

Fri, 8 December 2023

This is The Spoon, where we make music for old men.

Music By
Iron MIDI
The Babe Rainbow
Mezz Bass

Spoon Feeding
Madness ~ C'est La Vie
Infinity Pool
Greenies Feline Treats
Free COVID tests
Bob James ~ "Angela"
King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard

The Men Of The Spoon

Direct download: spoon525.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:12am PDT

Fri, 1 December 2023

EP 524: Knacklash!

This is The Spoon, where you'll get a lot if you expect nothing

Music By
Steven Wilson
The Mountain Goats
Sons Of Nothing

Spoon Feeding
Fargo
Walter Masterson
Geddy Lee ~ My Effin' Life

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 523: Where's My Chicka Boom!?

Direct download: spoon524.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:31am PDT

Thu, 16 November 2023

This is The Spoon, where Dan Epstein is our guest, and YES, we KNOW it's cheese.

Music By
Young Holt Unlimited
The Leepers

Spoon Feeding
Jagged Timelapse
The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar
Paths Of Glory
The Marvels

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

EP 522: The High End Of Medium

Direct download: spoon523.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 12:19pm PDT

Thu, 9 November 2023

This is The Spoon, where we're spending time in the brag hole.

Music By
Trans-Canada Highwaymen
Apple Jam
KISS

Spoon Feeding
Gnarly Pippins
Ben Folds Five ~ The Unauthorized Biography Of Reinhold Messner
Let's Make More MST3k!
VH1: Supergroup

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 521: The Too Cool For School School Of Too Cool

Direct download: spoon522.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:51am PDT

Fri, 3 November 2023

This is The Spoon, where we have chosen to smack the tiger.

Music By
Deer Tick
Ben Folds Five
Wax Audio / ThunderBusters

Spoon Feeding
Deer Tick ~ Emotional Contracts
Tim Minchin ~ Apart Together
Taylor Swift ~ The Eras Tour

Direct download: spoon521.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 10:30am PDT

Wed, 25 October 2023

EP 520: Dad Gave Me An Assignment

This is The Spoon, where Allen Lulu and Steve Lauden are our guests, and we're being redundant, but we're not afraid to lay in the handclaps!

Music By
Uni Boys
Kurt Baker
Couple

Spoon Feeding
Trip Shakespeare ~"Reception"
Teen Movie Hell
Philip Labes
Patrick Hicks
Couple
Fall Of The House Of Usher
What I Saw at Taylor Swift’s Delirious Eras Tour

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 519: Start Kneecapping Yourself

Direct download: spoon520.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 10:58am PDT

Wed, 18 October 2023

This is The Spoon, where we eschew the noodly.

Music By
Flying Colors
The Connells
Bill McClintock (Fletwood Fire)

Spoon Feeding
MCK Studios
Figs!
Moonlighting
Themestock XII LIVE!

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 518: Living Between The Ditches

Direct download: spoon519.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:02pm PDT

Thu, 21 September 2023

This is The Spoon, which is just a charnal house: bodies everwhere!

Music By
Roger Miller
The Fratelis
sparkle*jets UK

Spoon Feeding
Joe Matt
The Replacements ~ Tim (Let It Bleed Edition)
A Haunting In Venice

The Men Of The Spoon

Direct download: spoon518.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 5:36pm PDT

Fri, 15 September 2023

EP 517: Precalibur!

This is The Spoon, where this is called the modern world. Awhoooooo!

Music By
Guns N Roses
Rheostatics
Neil Peart

Spoon Feeding
Welltory
Arthur Alexander ~ Steppin' Out
Dead Man's Pop
The Afterparty

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 516: A Splinter Under The Fingernail Of Our Culture

Direct download: spoon517.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 8:59am PDT

Thu, 7 September 2023

This is The Spoon, where we can workshop it!

Music By
The Lemon Twigs
Odds
The Knack

Spoon Feeding
Movies Explained For
Kanopy
Libby
DadPod: Real Is Enough

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 515: Let's Anger Everybody

Direct download: spoon516.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:14pm PDT

Tue, 22 August 2023

This is The Spoon, where we all share a certain love of the angular.

Music By
Too Much Joy
Ben Folds
Quint

Spoon Feeding
David Bowie ~ Ziggy Stardust
Drew Thomas
12Tone
Tom McGovern "Jack & Diane (Chilli Dog)"
The Peaceful Means "Out Of Your Element"

The Men Of The Spoon

Direct download: spoon515.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 12:15pm PDT

Wed, 16 August 2023

EP 514: Armadillito!

This is The Spoon, where Peter Anthony Holder is our guest, and if you really listen, it's not that joy-ey, but we do make Alabama students look like students from India.

Music By
Rooney
Jeremy Fisher feat. Serena Ryder
Bill McClintock (The K. Geils Band)

Spoon Feeding
Charicaturama Showdown 3000
Todd Rundgren ~ Space Force
TMNT: Mutant Mayhem
Family Law
Fisk
iPhone Calculator Tips

The Men Of The Spoon

EP513: Siamese Giants Connected At The Shoulder

Direct download: spoon514.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 4:41pm PDT

Thu, 3 August 2023

This is The Spoon: the scrub-upification of almost everything.

Music By
The Peaceful Means
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats
Pee Wee Herman

Spoon Feeding
Casual Geographic
Nathaniel Rateliff ~ What If I
Justified

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 512: Young People Events Of The Moment

Direct download: spoon513.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 4:35pm PDT

Thu, 20 July 2023

This is The Spoon, where we're just hitting wood.

Music By
Plain White T's
Hot Hot Heat
Andrew Gold/The Men Of The Spoon

Spoon Feeding
Fab Fleischer Cartoons Restored
Ze Frank
Smarty Kat Kolossal Karrot

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 511: The String Beans Are Crying

Direct download: spoon512.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 12:53pm PDT

Wed, 12 July 2023

This is The Spoon, where Bill Funt is our guest, and we're not just a tasty main dish.

Music By
DL Byron
Peter Lemongello
Jim Steinman

Spoon Feeding
The Game Changers
Baum Guitars
Stan And Ollie
Chuck Klosterman: The Nineties

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 510: Selectively Aiming The Meteor (aka Do I Get My Odie?)

Direct download: spoon511.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 12:02pm PDT

Thu, 6 July 2023

This is The Spoon, where Grandma's soul just broke.

Music By
D-A-D
Red Kross
Wall Of Voodoo

Spoon Feeding
The Bear
Fountains Of Wayne ~ "This Better Be Good"
Kevin Smith v Prince
Spirit Of '76
Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 509: I Hate Being People Like Me

Direct download: spoon510.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 3:28pm PDT

Fri, 16 June 2023

This is The Spoon, where we're like gramps in the hallway with a butcher knife.

Music By
Pwn Monkey
Tony Joe White
King's X

Spoon Feeding
Jarritos
Bloody Hell
Man Of Recaps

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 508: The Other Side Of The Table

Direct download: spoon509.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 10:53am PDT

Fri, 9 June 2023

This is The Spoon, with weird profundity from those kids who win the spelling bees, and all that.

Music By
William Shatner
The Orion Experience
Tricot

Spoon Feeding
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)
Superenthusiast Commentary: TMNT
Looney Tunes Collector's Choice Vol 1
Beef

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 507: Only Jets In The Building

Direct download: spoon508.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 8:34am PDT

Thu, 1 June 2023

This is The Spoon, where Mike, Susan, and Jamie from Sparkle*Jets U.K. are our guests, and the show is an untamed filly of all Rundgren, all the time... but not complete bullshit.

Music By
Sparkle*Jets U.K.
The Andersons!

Spoon Feeding
I Think You Should Leave
Monsters Inside Me
Muppets Mayhem
The Marvelous Ms Maisel
Barry
Sparkle*Jets Best Of Friends Podcast

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 506: Go Bake A Joyless Cake In The New World

Direct download: spoon507.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:12am PDT

Thu, 25 May 2023

This is The Spoon, where we've been there, and we (including our guest, future President Bobby Bognar) know what you're dealing with.

Bobby Bognar's Handsome LIVE in LA! 5/26/2023

Music By
Robbie Fulks
Danny Hamilton & Jesse Anne Madera
Tina Turner

Spoon Feeding
Fairwood
Paul Davids
Mrs Davis
Succession

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 505: Groomed 2B Consoomed

Direct download: spoon506.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 5:58pm PDT

Thu, 11 May 2023

This is The Spoon, where Allen Lulu is our guest, and we all swemo.

Music By
Phoneboy
The Bings
The Uni Boys

Spoon Feeding
The Nutty Professor (1963)
Remember The Lightning: A Guitar Pop Journal
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 3
The Legal Matters
Taylor Swift ~ Speak Now
Power Pop Pop-Pop

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 504: It Came From THE VALLEY!

Direct download: spoon505.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 5:51pm PDT

Fri, 5 May 2023

This is The Spoon, where we tug the taffy through the machine, in many ways.

Music By
Ghost
Bedussey!
Gordon Lightfoot

Spoon Feeding
Continental Drifters
Happy Happy Joy Joy: Te Ren & Stimpy Story
Polite Society

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 503: Coelacanth On Coelacanth Violence

Direct download: spoon504.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 10:50am PDT

Thu, 27 April 2023

This is The Spoon, where Steve Lauden is our guest, and we've owned a truck.

Music By
The Brothers Steve
Whiffs
Mo Troper

Spoon Feeding
The Orion Experience
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
Star Trek: Picard (Season 3)
Gabba Gabba Hey: A Conversation With The Ramones
Remember The Lightning

The Men Of The Spoon

Ep 502: None Of Us Are Playing Root Notes

Direct download: spoon503.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 1:56pm PDT

Thu, 20 April 2023

This is The Spoon, where we're the Non-Dangerous Dead (but with more technical players)

Music By
Chris Cornell
Ryan Hamilton
Bill McClintock (Metallica/Men At Work)

Spoon Feeding
Happy Camper Doggy Day Care
Saluspa Inflatable Hot Tub
Air
Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves

The Men Of The Spoon

Ep 501: Living A Steampunk Life

Direct download: spoon502.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:49pm PDT

Thu, 13 April 2023

This is The Spoon, where a super secret mystery guest ushers us into the future, and it's kinda nuts.

Music By
Nobu Uematsu (Final Fantasy VII)
Ring Of Gyges
Masayoshi Soken (Final Fantasy XIV)

Spoon Feeding
Stranger Things
The Nude Party
Night Court 2023
Folding Ideas: The Future Is A Dead Mall

The Men Of The Spoon

Ep 500: General Zeitgeist, At Large!

Direct download: spoon501.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 5:05pm PDT

Thu, 6 April 2023

This is The Spoon's 500th episode... and all that that implies.

Thanks to Johnny Lee Dam (who kicked this whole thing off once upon a time) for stopping by to reminisce with us, and celebrate your Overhost's birthday.

Music By
Gummi Bear
The Ramones
Chris Jackson
The Clash

Spoon Feeding
Frizzleburg Adjacent
Backgammon
Standing In The Shadows Of Motown
The Spoon on Spotify

The Men Of The Spoon

Ep 499: Chrises On Infinite Earths

Direct download: spoon500A.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:55am PDT

Thu, 23 March 2023

This is The Spoon: layers and layers of dog crap, hiding beneath the snow. Peter Anthony Holder is our guest this week, and we for one welcome our new robot overlords.

Music By
Nirvana/Rudie Obias
Billy Strings
Tears For Fears
Business Beyond Bizarre

Spoon Feeding
thing 1
Mary Karlzen
History Of The World Pt II
Most Dangerous Game

Top 5 Alternate Titles
We Can Always Interpolate
Tell Me How Fun The Nazis Are
Three Times And It's A Bit
Born With His Foot On The Monitor
Allow Me To Musicsplain

The Men Of The Spoon

EP 498: Stop Blah Blahing And Roll It

Direct download: spoon499.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 2:07pm PDT

Fri, 17 March 2023

This is The Spoon, where it's your Minister Of Information's turn to spin the alleged hits for the alleged kids.

Music By
Flying Colors
Splitsville
Dean Friedman
The Uninvited
Maurissa Tancheroen
Nuno Bettencourt
Porcupine Tree
Steven Wilson
Hugh Laurie
Fatboy Roberts
Robbie & Chris

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

Ep 497: Too Much Fawny Fanboy?

Direct download: spoon498.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 8:12am PDT

Fri, 3 March 2023

This is The Spoon, where your Overhost slips back into DJ Mode to continue your musical edumacation.

Music By
The Adventures
Advertising
Adam Schmitt
Aimee Mann
Derrick Anderson
Foxy Shazam
Brad Paisley
Too Much Joy
Alan O'Day
Slade

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

Ep 496: "M" Is For The Many Things She Gave Me

Direct download: spoon497A.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:26am PDT

Thu, 23 February 2023

This is The Spoon, where Your Underhost takes the wheel and spins the tunes.

Music By
Bobby Day
Willie Nelson
Phil Harris, Bruce Reitherman
Sterling Holloway
The Monkees
Barry Manilow
Beastie Boys
Billy Joel
Nice Guy Eddie
Johnny Mathis

Spotify Playlist: The Spoon/Mom

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

EP 494: Thurgood? He Ain't Bad!

Direct download: spoon496.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 6:18pm PDT

Thu, 2 February 2023

Ep 495: Rescue Mixer

This is The Spoon, where Joel Valder is our guest, and we're piling on the Erics.

Music by
Vessels
Hushdrops
Fantastic Black

Spoon Feeding
Cider Con 2023
Buc-ees
Ficklewood Ciderworks
Poker Face

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

The Spoon on Facebook
Subscribe via iTunes
Email: the_spoon_radio@yahoo.com

Direct download: spoon495.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 2:23pm PDT

Fri, 27 January 2023

This is The Spoon, the difference between the suck knob and the genius knob.

Music By
The Old 97s
The Beat Farmers
Van Halen

Spoon Feeding
Grotesque
The Last Of Us
Everything Everywhere All At Once

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

Direct download: spoon494.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 7:32am PDT

Fri, 20 January 2023

Ep 493: Sourdough Guitar

This is The Spoon: one Gentle Ben joke after the next.

Music By
The Byrds (feat David Crosby)
Komeda
Bill McClintock (Black Sabbath/Wham!/Van Halen)

Spoon Feeding
Ren
After Life
Pushing Daisies

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

Ep 492: We're Still Unicorns

Direct download: spoon493.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:23am PDT

Fri, 13 January 2023

This is The Spoon, where Jon Grayson is our guest, and we're pre-boarding in the hole.

Music By
Spencer Albee feat. Kat Wright
The Blood Rush Hour
Jeff Beck

Spoon Feeding
Night Flight Plus
Soy Chorizo
Chuck Klosterman ~ The Nineties
Kamen Rider on Pluto TV

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

The Spoon on Twitter
The Spoon Facebook Group
The Spoon Facebook Page
Email: the_spoon_radio@yahoo.com

Direct download: spoon492.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:45am PDT

Fri, 6 January 2023

Ep 491: The Come To Shatner Moment

This is The Spoon, where the forced frviolity started around mid-October, but we're ringingin the new year with special guest Bill Funt!

Music By
Jonny Polonsky
Eytan Mirsky
Queen

Spoon Feeding
Daybreak
thign 2
Collared Greens
The White Lotus
Glass Onion

The Men Of The Spoon

Ep 490: There's Coal In Your Stocking, And In Your Pants

Direct download: spoon491.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 9:16am PDT

Thu, 22 December 2022

This is The Spoon, where we put the creeping dread on hold to bring you our annual Xmas Xtravaganza!

Spoony Xmas YouTube Playlist (2016-2022)
Frank Cross's Christmas Miracle

Music By
Bill McClintock (Jose Feliciano/Van Halen)
Polyphonic Spree
Guns N Roses
Best Coast
Tommy Tutone
The Shins
Twisted Sister
Bill McClintock (Marilyn Manson/Mariah Carey)
The Old 97s
Jackie DeShannon

Spoon Feeding
Hungry Shark
Only Murders In The Building
Violent Night

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers

Ep 489: The New Kings Of Nederpop

Direct download: spoon490.mp3
Category:Episodes -- posted at: 12:26pm PDT

Fri, 16 December 2022

This is The Spoon, where Dan Epstein is our guest, and we're doubled but funky!

Music By
Foghat
The Golden Earrings
Young-Holt Unlimited

Spoon Feeding
The Kitchn
The Walking Dead (again!)
Rick And Morty
Inside Job
Dean Martin Celebrity Roast of Sinatra

The Men Of The Spoon
Robbie Rist
Chris Jackson
Thom Bowers