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After a hiatus to move and start new jobs, we return triumphantly to talk about the Canadian federal election, the humpty dance, and the fate of J. P. E. Harper-Scott, musicologist cancelled for truth.

On the first part, we talk about the major vice of modern pop criticism: criticizing pieces of music in terms of the types of guys who would enjoy listening to them, rather than any actual features of the music. On the second half, we shamelessly engage in that kind of criticism by way of explaining our concept of "dumb smart guy" versus "smart dumb guy" culture. We were gonna listen to a Tool album but we ran out of time before we had to record.

We talk about Carly Rae Jepsen, the political turn of wizard rock, and the similarities between butt rock and grunge.

We talk Judas Priest, Kijiji instrument ads, and wizard rock. The computer ate the last quarter of the episode so we had to re-record it a week later and repeat a bunch of shit. The wind sock doesn't fit on the SM-57 mic.

We discuss Mother Mother, Tom's feud with harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani, Christian rock, and Ringo Starr's solo career.