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Punch Up The Jam

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Every Thursday, Andrew and Evan Gregory (of The Gregory Brothers) are joined by a special guest to revisit, review, and revise a song of their choice, and then offer an improved "punched-up"...

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Introducing: Wayne Brady's What If?! with Jonathan Mangum

Wayne Brady and Jonathan Mangum are improv nerds! They’ve made stuff up for shows like “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” and “Let’s Make A Deal”, a...

0:56Mar 20, 2025

Y.M.C.A. by Village People

Y.M.C.A....an absolutely loony song. Yet also a generational anthem. And also, a red herring, because this episode is not actually about Y.M...

84:55Dec 22, 2022

'Sugar' by Maroon 5 (w/ Ena Da)

Evan & Andrew are joined by Ena Da to discuss the detestable but also detestably catchy song Sugar. There are just so many problems. Not lea...

77:07Dec 15, 2022

'One Headlight' by The Wallflowers

Nepotism babies are so hot right now! But have they…always been?!? Evan & Andrew discuss the hottest nepotism baby of the 90s outside of Soc...

70:04Dec 8, 2022

'Long December' by Counting Crows (w/ Pat Cassels)

How long is it? Every single kid knows exactly how many days are left until Christmas, every harried mom and dad knows how few shopping days...

71:06Dec 1, 2022

'You're Still The One' by Shania Twain (w/ Jiji Lee)

Ever thought about how making a billion dollars would ruin your life? Maybe you pondered a lot of options (revolutionary coup, botched CoolS...

68:18Nov 17, 2022

'Boulevard of Broken Dreams' by Green Day (w/ Joanna Hausmann)

Have you ever felt like you were the only lonely person walking down a boulevard? Well we've got news for you. You're not alone. 90% of all...

72:28Nov 10, 2022

'Eye of The Tiger' by Survivor (w/ Arthur Meyer)

Is it rude to name your band after an event in which your friends and colleagues died? Is it rude to fire your lead singer immediately after...

81:40Nov 3, 2022

'Replay' by Iyaz (w/ Phil Jamesson)

Can a song be TOO catchy? Can a song be improved by making it WORSE, unlike what we do every other week, which is making every song better?...

65:02Oct 27, 2022

'Lovely Day' by Bill Withers (w/ Michael Gregory)

Andrew, Evan, and nearly genetically identical guest Michael, discuss a dimension of our multiverse in which Bill Withers became a billionai...

80:10Oct 20, 2022

'Young Americans' by David Bowie (w/ Julian Shapiro-Barnum)

Grudgingly yet proudly acknowledging their middle-aged-ness, Evan and Andrew call in a ringer to shed some light on what the hell David Bowi...

72:55Oct 13, 2022

'Goodbye Earl' by The Chicks

A red-eye flight?!?! FROM Atlanta?!?! Well those travel...EAST! Evan & Andrew wax philosophical about why The Chicks' "Goodbye Earl" demonst...

68:12Oct 6, 2022

'Rude' by MAGIC! (w/ Wolves of Glendale)

If you learn one thing from this song, it's that when anything goes wrong in your life, you simply must accuse others of being rude. How RUD...

69:54Sep 29, 2022

'Octopus's Garden' by The Beatles (w/ Reilly Anspaugh)

🎶I'd like to be🎶....punching up a song from the Fab Four! A scary prospect! And that's even before you get the tentacles involved. Obvious...

81:49Sep 22, 2022

'Shine' by Collective Soul

duh nunu nununu nununu nunu nuh YEAH it's a new ep about this 90s classic! 'Shine' by Collective Soul was a huge hit, but it was only a demo...

74:09Sep 15, 2022

'The Lazy Song' by Bruno Mars (w/ Shelby Wolstein and EJ Marcus)

Andrew & Evan get scientific help from Shelby and EJ to philosophically probe Bruno Mars’ “Lazy Song,” asking: if you have the laziest day i...

87:08Sep 8, 2022

'Everytime We Touch' by Cascada (w/ Annie Rauwerda aka Depths of Wikipedia)

Evan and Andrew turn their gaze inward when Annie Rauwerda (Depths of Wikipedia) incisively declares that their entire podcast is built on a...

48:54Sep 1, 2022

'Thinking Out Loud' by Ed Sheeran

You want romance? How about a list of geriatric ailments? Oh, swoon! Yep, this song is probably the front runner for "most played as a weddi...

70:25Aug 25, 2022

'Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)' by Looking Glass (w/ Jon Gabrus)

Is Brandy getting played?? Is she in denial? And is this song yacht rock about old-timey pirates or a sea shanty about yacht rockers? One th...

82:13Aug 18, 2022

'Never Gonna Give You Up' by Rick Astley

You know the rules, and so do I" Uh, what rules are you talking about there, Rick? Everything ok Rick? Why do you have that knife in your ha...

68:24Aug 11, 2022