Talkin' Down the Highway: A Beach Boys Podcast Strange Currencies Music
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Join Matt, Glenn, and Tim from Strange Currencies Music as they explore the profound weirdness that is "America's Band." Each episode will focus on an album, event, or story surrounding this oddly-fascinating group, and their seismic impact on the pop culture landscape.
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Episode 33: M.I.U. Album
The guys discuss the 1978 Beach Boys record, M.I.U. Album. Other topics include playing ping-pong at Denny's, Mike Love "fun facts" (including that his own brother apparently can't stand him), and the podcast crew's upcoming trip to the beautiful coastal cornfields of Iowa.
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Episode 32: Pacific Ocean Blue
Matt, Glenn, and Tim (note the Oxford comma) discuss Dennis Wilson's 1977 solo debut, Pacific Ocean Blue. Other topics include mezcal, Aurora Borealis, and chance encounters with Bill Oakley.
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Episode 31: Adult Child
The guys discuss the unreleased late-seventies album, Adult Child. Other topics include Glenn making a bold prediction, Tim committing a regrettable verbal faux pas, and Matt threatening Al Jardine with a lobster.
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Episode 30: Love You
The crew discuss The Beach Boys' 1977 album Love You. Other topics include illicit sources of income, Patti Smith, and Brian Dennehy (aka, America's answer to the Indian film star, Otm Shank).
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Episode 29: 15 Big Ones
Matt, Glenn, and Tim discuss The Beach Boys' 1976 album, 15 Big Ones. Other topics include Glenn's favorite gas station, Al Jardine's great betrayal, and what exactly constitutes a "big one."
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Episode 28: The Beach Boys, An American Family (Pt. 2)
The gang return from their brief hiatus to discuss the second half of the made-for-TV film, The Beach Boys: An American Family. Other topics include chance encounters with iconic actors, Nick Castellanos, and the relative merits of fast food chains from the American Southwest.