PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY

A weekly comedy and music podcast featuring conversations with interesting people and silly moments.

Episode 378 03/31/2025

Episode 378 Andy talks about bands that changed their name, Street-Level Superstar: A Year With Lawrence by Will Hodgkinson, and the Shaq-A-Licious XL Sour Pineapple Slurpee. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines shares Hot 100 achievements from the top40weekly website and discusses the music of Young Adult (2011). /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/35932695

Episode 377 03/24/2025

Episode 377 Andy has bird envy, plays Kyle M's song "ILY", then we listen to a clip of a guy reflecting on the meaning of "the best day of my life." On Rachel's Chart Chat, reviews overlooked songs from the April 11, 1981 Hot 100. Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/35834245

Episode 376 03/17/2025

Episode 376 Andy flirts around and finds out and makes Frito Monterey Jack queso soup. On Rachel's Chart Chat, shares final thoughts on the Medley miniseries and takes a look at the Close to the Edge super deluxe reissue. You can find a Medley Playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/35721180

Episode 375 03/10/2025

Episode 375 Our guest is Carey Mercer from the band Frog Eyes! Andy speaks with Carey about Frog Eyes' new album, . On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines delivers part 3 of the Medley Craze, 1982 and beyond. You can find a Medley Playlist for Rachel's Chat Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/35603940

Episode 374 03/03/2025

Episode 374 Andy sings Belle & Sebastian's "I'm a Cuckoo", fights a paper towel dispenser, reads a poem, and cries after listening to a clip of President Dolly Parton. On Rachel's Chart Chat, covers medley songs of 1981 in the UK and US. You can find a medley playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/35508670

Episode 373 02/24/2025

Episode 373 Andy talks about 100yo saxophonist Marshall Allen's Guinness World Record-setting debut solo album, community theater, and being too busy to eat healthy. On Rachel's Chart Chat, delivers part 1 of her look at Stars on 45 and the Medley Craze. Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/35404700

Episode 372 02/17/2025

Episode 372 Andy sings along with an old reggae song, talks about seeing Geordie Greep in Vermont, then he plays a clip of David Bowie talking about when musicians tend to do their best and worst work. On Rachel's Chart Chat, looks at Yes singles that share titles with US Hot 100 hits. You can find a playlist for Rachel's latest segment . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/35310900

Episode 371 02/10/2025

Episode 371 Our guest is Dave Hill! Andy talks with Dave about his new true crime podcast, The Crime Blotter with Dave Hill. Also, Dave tells his Björk Twinkie story. Find links to everything Dave Hill-related, including his podcasts and Patreon, . On Rachel's Chart Chat, delivers a casual check-in. Follow Rachel on Last.fm . You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/35218990

Episode 370 02/03/2025

Episode 370 Andy hits an emotional wall, complains about a woman at the gym listening to music without headphones, and plays a clip of Ani DiFranko talking about why she never signed a record deal. On Rachel's Chart Chat, looks at the US Hit singles for the band Supertramp. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/35125565

Episode 369 01/27/2025

Episode 369 Our guest is Momus! Andy talks with Momus about his album Quietism, Artificial Intelligence, villains, the Minotaur, psychoanalysis, and more. Find all things Momus-related at . Quietism, Momus' latest album, can be streamed and purchased via Bandcamp . On Rachel's Chart Chat, celbrates the Lunar New Year with the snakes of the Hot 100. You can find a Snake Stuff playlist . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/35025245

Episode 368 01/20/2025

Episode 368 Andy eulogizes David Lynch, reconnects with an old friend, and wonders why Godzilla and King Kong never teamed up. On Rachel's Chart Chat, looks at the songs that held the record for most weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The table Rachel references can be found . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/34920280

Episode 367 01/13/2025

Episode 367 Andy gets a new chair, hugs a stranger, runs into the guy who sold him some of his favorite records, is told he's too accessible, and dubs himself and his fellow podcasting friends the Jackal Family. On Rachel's Chart Chat, delivers Part 2 of songs by Sondheim on the Pop Charts. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/34832445

Episode 366 01/06/2025

Episode 366 Andy gives the business to podcasts who didn't provide their listeners with new material over the holiday break, then he talks about connecting with colleagues, being called a "geeky dog dad", and finishes his segment by doing a taste test of a chocolate frosted donut flavored Kit Kat for the first time. On Rachel's Chart Chat, the topic is Part 1 of songs by Sondheim on the Pop Charts. You can follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/34735620

Subscribe to Empathy at the Apocalypse 01/05/2025

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Episode 365 12/30/2024

Episode 365 Andy's New Year's resolution is to roll four deep in 2025. Andy congratulates Bingo of halfwayokay on smashing his Cursemas Show marathon live Twitch streaming goal. Andy talks about the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, Jamie Foxx's Netflix "special", What Had Happened Was..., and then plays clips of Americans making fun of Robbie Williams, his Better Man biopic, and England in general. On Rachel's Chart Chat, offers up a compare/contrast between Jethro Tull and Uriah Heep. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/34653575

Episode 364 12/23/2024

Episode 364 Andy talks about books, movies, music, cleaning the house, fixing broken things, and an upcoming podcast host team-up show you're not going to want to miss. On Rachel's Chart Chat, looks at prog rock holiday song selections. You can find a playlist for the prog rock Christmas selections mentioned on this episode . A user-created Youtube playlist of Jon Anderson’s 3 Ships can be found . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/34575405

Episode 363 12/16/2024

Episode 363 Andy plays a clip of a cop reprimanding an 81yo man outside a supermarket in the American south. On Rachel's Chart Chat, presents a further discussion of the four #1's off Forever Your Girl and other 1989 chart-toppers. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/34465765

Episode 362 12/09/2024

Episode 362 Our guest is Bingo, the host of the hilarious show halfwayokay! Andy speaks with Bingo about halfwayokay's evolution, show segments, characters, and plans for a Christmas marathon show. You can find links to halfwayokay's live stream, audio archives, YouTube channel, social media profiles, and merch store . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/34344015

Episode 361 12/02/2024

Episode 361 Andy eats peanut butter baking chips and talks about Target's Santa, new music, and completing the first draft of a new manuscript. Also, David Lynch gives a woman a pep talk over the phone. On Rachel's Chart Chat, looks at Paula Abdul's smash debut album, Forever Your Girl. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/34231715

Episode 360 11/25/2024

Episode 360 Andy has dipping sauce buyer's remorse, remembers car bras, and plays clips of people analyzing the Wizard of Oz. On Rachel's Chart Chat, looks at lower charting Beatles singles. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/34134346

Episode 359 11/18/2024

Episode 359 Andy pays too much for a falafel wrap, thinks Chappell Roan's album is better than Charli XCX's latest, and plays a couple TikTok clips. On Rachel's Chart Chat, looks at the fictional band Deathtöngue from Bloom County. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/33970117

Episode 358 11/11/2024

Episode 358 Andy forgives Morrissey and plays clips of Jeff Goldblum quoting George Bernard Shaw and a professor who sings emo songs in sleeping students' faces. On Rachel's Chart Chat, looks at the '40s pop culture references in the book Starring Sally J. Freedman As Herself. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/33877277

Episode 357 11/04/2024

Episode 357 Our guest is the writer Gwen E. Kirby! Andy speaks with Gwen about her hilarious story collection, Shit Cassandra Saw. You can find a link to all things Gwen E. Kirby at her website . Purchase Shit Cassandra Saw wherever you get your books or via Bookshop.org . On Rachel's Chart Chat, wraps up her discussion on the Rush albums Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/33771677

Episode 356 10/28/2024

Episode 356 Our guest is Jason Lambeth from the band Red Pants! Andy speaks with Jason about his band's new EP, Pale Shadows. You can stream Pale Shadows and all of Red Pants' music on your favorite platform, or listen to and buy Red Pants' tunes in digital and physical formats at their Bandcamp site . On Rachel's Chart Chat, explores Rush's 1981 album, Moving Pictures. You can find a playlist for the Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/33638192

Episode 355 10/21/2024

Episode 355 Andy talks about buying costumes at Spirit Halloween, Viva Hinds, seeing Todd Rundgren in concert, and the Apprentice biopic. On Rachel's Chart Chat, explores Rush's 1980 album, Permanent Waves. You can find a playlist for the Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/33543897

Episode 354 10/14/2024

Episode 354 Geordie Greep breaks into Andy's brain, Vocal Fry Cops gets a live promo, and French erotic monster movie The Beast (1975) is embarrassingly bad. On Rachel's Chart Chat, reads selections from Platforms: A Microwaved Cultural Chronicle of the 1970s by Pagan Kennedy. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/33445657

Episode 353 10/07/2024

Episode 353 Andy's latest novel, Zero Percent Juice, is out! Buy it in paperback and ebook formats, worldwide, via Amazon . On the show, Andy doesn't understand why companies can never get artificially flavored apple and banana right., then he introduces his new impression: Vocal Fry Cops. On Rachel's Chart Chat, takes a look at Mothership Connection by Parliament. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/33355877

Episode 352 09/30/2024

Episode 352 Andy believes the free toothbrush the denist gives out is intentionally cheap. Also, we listen to a clip of young Brits defining "dad rock". On Rachel's Chart Chat, reads chapter 22 of Dellio & Woods' I Wanne Be Sedated. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/33258852

Episode 351 09/23/2024

Episode 351 Andy eats candy and talks about street bagels, Cormac McCarthy and movies with no film scores. Then he manages to connect Ingmar Bergman to Philip K. Dick and Richard Linklater. On Rachel's Chart Chat, covers The Cars' debut album from 1978. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/33166207

Episode 350 09/16/2024

Episode 350 Andy talks about going viral on TikTok, styptic pencils, 90s rockers acting badly, and Cigarettes After Sex being The National if they were horny. On Rachel's Chart Chat, concludes her look at Led Zeppelin's US singles. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat . Follow Rachel on Last.fm . /episode/index/show/peoplearetheenemy/id/33068777

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