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• First Radio Request

  Do you remember your first radio request? Is this something that people still do? This week on Stereothematica, Christina and Christine talk about yet another formative experience in their lives as music lovers: their first radio request (that they remember)! Videos:Outkast: B.O.B. (Bombs Over Baghdad) (2000)Eddie Murphy: Party All the Time (1985)Extras: A Look at Eddie Murphy's Musical CareerKXLU 88.9 Fundrazor (April 4-12, 2025)Connect with us on Instagram, Spotify, and Stereothematica.blog If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement. Email us at [email protected]

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• Perfect Song on a Perfect (No Skip!) Album

  This week on Stereothematica, Christina and Christine dive into the elusive concept of the "Perfect Album"—an album so stellar, you'd never dream of skipping a track. As they explore what musical perfection means and reveal their ideal songs from their ultimate no-skip albums, they also uncover deeper insights into their own musical (and personal!) psychology along the way.Videos:Pescado Rabioso, Cantata de Puentes Amarillos (1973)Tea for the Tillerman (reimagined by Yusuf in 2020)Extras:Pitchfork review of Harold and Maude soundtrackHarold and Maude trailerConnect with us on Instagram, Spotify, and Stereothematica.blog If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement. Email us at [email protected]

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• Remove This Song for a No Skip Album

  Ever love an album so much, you'd call it perfect—if it wasn't for that one skippable track? This week, Christina and Christine reveal the single songs they'd remove from a couple of their favorite records to create their ultimate no-skip albums.  Show Notes: Videos:Beach House: L’Inconnue,  7 (2018)David Bowie: Andy Warhol, Hunky Dory (1971)Extras:Pitchfork album review of “7”L'Inconnue de la SeineReddit thread of L’Inconnue favs Dana Gillespie singing “Andy Warhol”Bowie in Basquiat (1996)   Connect with us on Instagram, Spotify, and Stereothematica.blog If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement. Email us at [email protected]

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• Protest Songs

  In honor of International Women’s Day (March 8!) and Women’s History Month, we are talking protest songs! When words and feelings fail us, music comes to the rescue to help us shout, plead, or sometimes even ask nicely for the change we want to see in the world. Videos:Joni Mitchell: Big Yellow Taxi (1971)Pussy Riot: Make America Great Again (2016)Extras:Joni Mitchell ArchivesKCRW’s Lost Notes Podcast New Yorker piece on Rachel CarsonPussy Riot visited the Texas capitol to demand abortion rights  Big Yellow Taxi Animation from the Sonny & Cher Show (1971) The 50 Worst Songs of the 'OOsConnect with us on Instagram, Spotify, and Stereothematica.blog If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement. Email us at [email protected]

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• Instrumental Song That Could Have Been a Radio Hit

  Straightforward, right? And yet...But really, what constitutes a hit? Isn’t that subjective? Should Christina and Christine have stricter parameters when playing this game? Is it even a game at this point?  Or is this really just an excuse to share some mind-blowing music? Videos:Air: La Femme D’argent (1998)Emahoy Tsegye-Maryam Guebrou: Homeless Wanderer (1960s)Extras:Korg demoHonky Tonk Nun (BBC Sounds)Ethiopique: Revolt of the Soul Emahoy Tsege Mariam Music Foundation Salah Ragab & The Cairo Jazz Band’s “Egyptian Strut”Connect with us on Instagram, Spotify, and Stereothematica.blog If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement. Email us at [email protected]

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