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2020-12-28: Manic Mondays Episode 706

706The End of the Year As We Knew It and We Feel Meh
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[download]Well, 2020 was... oh look, my trauma defense mechanism is already wiping my memory of one of the worst years in human history! If the bliss of amnesia has also hit you, come revel in our year-end wrap up show, including the best of 2020's News of the Stupid and some of the most uplifting songs about the year that, unfortunately, was.

1. “This Year Is a Dumpster Fire” by The Holderness Family
2. News of the Stupid
3. “End of the World” by Henry Phillips
4. News of the Stupid - Best of 2020!
5. “In the Year 2020” by Drew Jacobs

The Holderness Family are on YouTube
Henry Phillips is at HenryPhillips.com
and Drew Jacobs is at DrewJacobs.com

Thank you to our Patreon backers for helping make this show possible!!!

    2020-12-21: Manic Mondays Episode 705

    705COVID Christmas 3, Masks Under the Mistletoe
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    [download]It's our final episode before Christmas and we're gonna execute this maneuver like two masked faces standing beneath mistletoe! Yeah, it's awkward, but the sentiment is there.
    We wish all of our listeners (look, if you want our blessing, you gotta listen) a very SAFE yet very happy holiday. Love each other, we're all we've got.

    1. “Oh God, I’m Santa Claus!” by The Arrogant Worms
    2. “Merry Christmas Robot Christ” by Bonecage
    3. News of the Stupid!
    4. “Won’t Be Ho Ho Home for the Holidays” by Reformed Whores

    The Arrogant Worms are at ArrogantWorms.com, and don’t forget to go to arrogantworms1.bandcamp.com to pick up their free Christmas album!
    Bonecage is at youtube.com/bonecage
    and the Reformed Whores are at reformedwhores.com

    Thank you to our Patreon backers for helping make this show possible!!!

      2020-12-14: Manic Mondays Episode 704

      704COVID Christmas 2, Telecommunicable
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      [download]We continue our slide towards Christmas 2020, like a really weary old traveler trying to keep his footing on a frozen incline... yep, we're gonna fall on our ass. But never fear, here's some holiday music to take your minds off of that and back to the wonderful la-la land we call "The Season"!

      1. “Santa’s Gonna Telecommute This Christmas (COVID-19 Version)” by Power Salad
      2. “Ghosts of Christmas” by TV’s Kyle
      3. News of the Stupid
      4. “Christmas Is Almost Here” by The Arrogant Worms

      Power Salad is at PowerSalad.bandcamp.com
      TV’s Kyle is at TVsKyle.bandcamp.com
      and The Arrogant Worms are at arrogantworms.com

      Thank you to our Patreon backers for helping make this show possible!!!

        2020-12-07: Manic Mondays Episode 703

        703COVID Christmas 1, Baby Its Contagious Outside
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        [download]On this week's episode Devo Spice breaks out the tree, trims it with lights, sets it ablaze and puts it out with egg nog! In other words, Spice gets seasony!

        1. “Have A Covid Lockdown Xmas!” by Joe J Thomas
        2. Overthrow Santa Claus” by Joe Messina
        3. News of the Stupid
        4. “Grandma’s Killer Fruitcake” by Dr. Elmo
        5. BONUS SONG UNDER THE TREE: “Judgment on COVID-19 goes HEAVY METAL (Kenneth Copeland Remix)” by Andre Antunes

        Joe J Thomas is at JoesDump.com
        Joe Messina is at joemessina.bandcamp.com
        Dr. Elmo is at drelmo.com
        and Andre Antunes is on YouTube.

        Thank you to our Patreon backers for helping make this show possible!!!

          2020-11-30: Manic Mondays Episode 702

          702Holiday Taint
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          [download]We're on the other side of Halloween and Thanksgiving, but not yet to Christmas, so welcome to that holiday taint time they call, "The Season"! We'll try and get you excited for it with something new by Animaniacs, some video game porn, and we drop a reindeer deuce.

          1. “The Catch Up Song” by Animaniacs
          2. “I Had Sex with Pac-Man” by Worm Quartet
          3. News of the Stupid!
          4. “Rudolph Dropped A Package On My Rooftop (Reindeer Song #2)” by Steve Goodie

          New episodes of Animaniacs are on Hulu
          Worm Quartet is at WormQuartet.bandcamp.com
          and Steve Goodie is at SteveGoodie.com

          Thank you to our Patreon backers for helping make this show possible!!!

            2020-11-23: Manic Mondays Episode 701

            701Goobers and Gobblers
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            [download]On this week's episode we celebrate the triumphant return of "The Pac-Man Guy" and "The Pirate Guy"! We also toss in some not-so-triumphant cancellation of a great American tradition. Sorry/not sorry, Grammy!

            1. “Rough Pirates Anthem” by Captain Dan and the Scurvy Crew
            2. “Pac-Man Fever” by Worm Quartet
            3. News of the Stupid!
            4. “Missing Thanksgiving” by The Holderness Family

            Captain Dan and the Scurvy Crew are at captaindan.bandcamp.com
            Worm Quartet is at WormQuartet.bandcamp.com
            and The Holderness Family are on YouTube

            Thank you to our Patreon backers for helping make this show possible!

              2020-11-16: Manic Mondays Episode 700

              700Lucky Number 700
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              [download]We looked at our watches and holy carp! EPISODE 700! Kinda like the COVID-19 pandemic this year, we're doling out all the stuff you didn't ask for x 700! On this week's episode, Devo Spice peers over the fence to ask what the show is like for intrepid editor Seamonkey, we play the only song we know with the number 700 in it, highlight Marscon 2021's GOH, and hear an unreleased song from The Boobles! Looks like 700 is your lucky number!

              1. “700 Billion Dollars” by Steve Goodie
              2. News of the Stupid!!!
              3. “Breathe” by Robbie Ellis
              4. Devo "Interviews" Seamonkey
              5. “A Hard Nips Night” by The Boobles (featuring Marc With A C and Jeff Whitmire)

              Steve Goodie is at SteveGoodie.com
              Robbie Ellis is at RobbieEllis.net
              and The Boobles are at TheBoobles.org

              Thank you to our Patreon backers for helping make this show possible!!!

                2020-11-09: Manic Mondays Episode 699

                699Unhealthy Distractions
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                Surprisingly little in the way of politics this week, as the election hadn't yet been called when this episode was recorded. So instead we distract ourselves with songs about The Mandalorian, Star Trek, and the ever-present pandemic.

                1. "Baby Yoda" by Beth Kinderman and the Player Characters
                2. "Tribbles" by Debs & Errol
                3. News of the Stupid
                4. "Can't Touch My Face" by Maria T Comedy

                Beth Kinderman and the Player Characters are at bethkinderman.com
                Debs & Errol are at DebsAndErrol.com
                And Maria T Comedy is at MariaTComedy.com

                Thank you to our Patreon backers for helping make this show possible!!! Coming soon for backers, Seamonkey's ShoEboX interview!!

                  2020-11-02: Manic Mondays Episode 698

                  698More Terrifying Than Halloween
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                  [download]We hope you had a safe and fun Halloween, because it's the REAL scary season now kids... ELECTION 2020! They say hindsight is 2020 and this will be the ultimate test of that axiom!
                  At least that huge bowl of Halloween candy you have left over from the lack of trick-or-treating this year will be there for you Tuesday evening! For once, Monday morning is less stressful than Taco Tuesday!

                  1. “It’s Election Time” by Morning Sidekick
                  2. “Any Functioning Adult 2020” by Lauren Mayer
                  3. News of the Stupid!
                  4. “Vote, Goddammit” by Steve Goodie

                  Morning Sidekick is at MorningSidekick.com
                  Lauren Mayer is at LaurenMayer.com
                  and Steve Goodie is at SteveGoodie.com

                  Thank you to our Patreon backers for helping make this show possible!!! Coming soon for backers, Seamonkey's ShoEboX interview!!

                    2020-10-26: Manic Mondays Episode 697

                    697The Most Scariest Time of the Year
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                    [download]The scariest day of the year is allllmost here... ELECTION DAY. But on this episode Devo Spice reminds us that Halloween is right around the corner... presumably the same terrifying corner we're rounding with the pandemic! Seamonkey plans to deliver socially distant Jolly Ranchers to kids via slingshot, so we'll let you know how that turns out, but in the meantime we'll deliver some delightfully ghoulish tunes to your ears. We wish you a very safe and fun Halloween!

                    1. “Spooky Ookie (Halloween)” by Devo Spice featuring MC Cone
                    2. “I Hold Your Hand in Mine” by Tom Lehrer
                    3. News of the Stupid
                    4. “Die By My Knife” by The Slash Street Boys

                    Devo Spice is at DevoSpice.com
                    MC Cone is soundcloud.com/mc_cone
                    Tom Lehrer is at tomlehrersongs.com
                    and The Slash Street Boys are on The Merkins’ YouTube channel

                    Thank you to our Patreon backers for helping make this show possible!!!