EarWax: An Amoeba Podcast
EarWax is Amoeba Music's first podcast!
Hosts Hilary and Cody chat about new releases and in-store events, so you are always up to date on the goings on of the world's largest independent record store.
Each week, we tell the story of one particular album. How was it made? Where does it exist in our history? What effect did it have then, and how does it affect us today?
EarWax is two longtime record store clerks doing what we do best - learning about and sharing the stories behind the albums we love.
Hosts Hilary and Cody chat about new releases and in-store events, so you are always up to date on the goings on of the world's largest independent record store.
Each week, we tell the story of one particular album. How was it made? Where does it exist in our history? What effect did it have then, and how does it affect us today?
EarWax is two longtime record store clerks doing what we do best - learning about and sharing the stories behind the albums we love.
Podcasting since 2023 • 69 episodes
EarWax: An Amoeba Podcast
Latest Episodes
Ep. 68: Britney Spears - Oops!...I Did It Again
Make way for the Princess of Pop. Genuflect at the throne of 2000s bubblegum. Bow to Britney Spears.Oops!...I Did It Again cemented Britney as an icon. Her story is complicated, public, and influential. The tracks on this album show us ...
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Episode 68
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Ep. 67: MF DOOM - Mm...Food?
Masks, mystery, and Mm...Food? EarWax dives into your favorite rapper's favorite rapper MF DOOM!!The story of DOOM is partially rooted in the story of Doom (the comic, not the video game). Reborn from a former group, MF DOOM established...
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Episode 67
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Ep. 66(6): The Cramps - Songs the Lord Taught Us
Shine up your pompadours and put on your best spooky mask, this is a Halloween episode!The Cramps are the perfect band for the season, and Songs the Lord Taught Us has scares aplenty. Whether talking about the perils of braces on fangs,...
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Episode 66
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Ep. 65: B.B. King - Live in Cook County Jail
The King of the Blues (or one of them, anyways) is the focus of this week's episode of EarWax!Hilary and Cody discuss the circumstances that led to B.B. King performing at Cook County Jail in 1971. Along the way, they touch on B.B.'s jo...
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Episode 65
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