The Pavement Conundrum

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The Pavement Conundrum

Three friends spend an exceptionally long time deciding what their favourite song is. Series 1: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. Series 2: Pavement. Hosted lovingly and aggressively by @thepaulcarlin, @thegallatron and @themarkedwards. Follow our nonsense on Twitter: @conundrumpod.

  1. S02 E34 - The Final (Part 2)

    03/21/2023

    S02 E34 - The Final (Part 2)

    It's the second part of the final ever episode of The Pavement Conundrum... Paul, Chris, Mark and Emre hear from guests Clare Wilde, Craig Angus and Steve Alexander before revealing the final results of the jury. Which Pavement classic will be the one to solve The Pavement Conundrum? Thanks for listening! We're on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

    1h 42m
  2. S02 E33 - The Final (Part 1)

    03/15/2023

    S02 E33 - The Final (Part 1)

    After what feels like centuries, the members of the podcast reconvene in a bid to finally solve The Pavement Conundrum. In the first part of the final, Paul, Mark, Chris and Emre catch up after a long break and hear from absent (with good reason) co-host Duncan as well as friends of the pod, Joseph Goss and Eddy Walsh. There's a lot to cover but which song will take first place? Part 2 will follow very soon indeed. Follow us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

    1h 30m
  3. S02 E32 - The Pavement Gauntlet (Part 2: Perfume-Me)

    12/06/2022

    S02 E32 - The Pavement Gauntlet (Part 2: Perfume-Me)

    It's the penultimate episode of The Conundrum and Paul, Chris and Duncan run the Pavement Gauntlet in order to get closer to the final. Full disclosure: this gauntlet idea was a mistake. If anyone out there understands it, please let us know as we could really use help. Please help us. At least we know that numbers make the world go round. See you in the final.

    1h 24m
  4. S02 E31: The Pavement Gauntlet (Part 1: Big Boys Only)

    09/27/2022

    S02 E31: The Pavement Gauntlet (Part 1: Big Boys Only)

    It's the first semi final of The Conundrum and Paul has made sweeping changes to the format. GONE are Chris and Duncan... but just for Part 1. They will eventually replace Mark and Emre who join Paul to undertake the most complicated and frustratingly stupid exercise yet attempted on this podcast. There's on air admin, constantly changing rules and, for some reason, dirty things. Which songs will stake their claim to make it to the final of The Pavement Conundrum? Elsewhere, Mark has a date with Ikea, Emre is still at a Godspeed gig and Paul just feels a normal amount rich. Look out for Part 2 in the next few weeks with Chris and Duncan. Follow us on Twitter: @ConundrumPod

    1h 28m
  5. S02 E30: Music is None of My Business

    08/21/2022

    S02 E30: Music is None of My Business

    Howdy! Step into the Get Out of Jail Saloon because it's the last chance for a handful of these wonderful Pavement songs and your old pals are here to sling you some bourbon and talk crap about stupid nonsense. Chris is celebrating Black Cat Appreciation Day, Mark has just scored a hat trick of goals agains a 9-year-old girl and Paul is living among the creatures of the night. Fortunately, Conundrum icons Emre Ramadan and Duncan Robertson are here to distract proceedings with analysis of certain members of Pavement's... eh... members and contribute to this whole food packaging thing that Mark is obsessed with. Thank goodness Chris is here with on point Simpsons references but how many times can you watch Some Kind of Monster? You only get two or may be three chances to make a first impression. Follow the podcast on Twitter: @ConundrumPod and Mark is there too: @themarkedwards

    1h 33m
  6. S02 E29: Summertime Sadness

    08/05/2022

    S02 E29: Summertime Sadness

    Life gets in the way, folks... however, after a short break (not that any of you were counting), the boys are back in Pavement town to rattle through the remaining matchups in the second round. Friend of the podcast Duncan Robertson returns, armed with some of the best insight you'll hear on a music podcast as the Gang of Four go through the remaining twenty Pavement classics. Elsewhere, Mark has an issue with smell pollution, Chris is desperate to go back and play Kid Chameleon and Paul's no longer at the Pavement Brink. Listen to hear which song could win the whole damn thing and what song is the winner of The House of Pain Conundrum. The podcast is on Twitter (@ConundrumPod) but you'd might as well just tweet Mark to be honest (@themarkedwards).

    1h 42m
  7. S02 E28: Profit & Loss

    05/27/2022

    S02 E28: Profit & Loss

    After the drama of the previous episode, Paul has turned up sober and has a very important question for his co-hosts. Elsewhere, Chris has yet another appointment he needs to get to and Mark keeps talking about cowboys. Fortunately friend of the show, Clare Wilde is on hand to help the three idiots make sense of eight more Pavement songs. If you're interested in Pavement Conundrum NFS, learning who Chris and Mark's least favourite lawyer is and hearing what Paul thinks about the crime statistics of Linden, California, this is the podcast for you. Remember, if you meet Chris and Mark at Primavera, leave Chris alone. (Mark would like to sell you a signed photo.)

    1h 53m
  8. S02 E27: Runaway Train

    05/15/2022

    S02 E27: Runaway Train

    The Conundrum returns after a short break and there's no easy way to explain this episode other than: Paul drank too many beers, Chris just wants to get to his bed and Mark hates Picard Season 2. Fortunately, friend of the podcast Eddy Walsh is on hand to share some wonderfully intricate thoughts on eight more Pavement songs as we move through the second phase of The Conundrum. Elsewhere, Mark needs mass sympathy please, Paul has invented some dumb method and Chris feels like he's driving a runaway train. Follow us on Twitter, but please don't tweet at us (we'll explain why later): @ConundrumPod.

    1h 55m
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Three friends spend an exceptionally long time deciding what their favourite song is. Series 1: Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks. Series 2: Pavement. Hosted lovingly and aggressively by @thepaulcarlin, @thegallatron and @themarkedwards. Follow our nonsense on Twitter: @conundrumpod.

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  • Creator
    Total Immersion
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    67
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright Total Immersion
  • Show Website
    The Pavement Conundrum

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