Cracking Open the Melon Bar: A Severance Brainrot Podcast Samantha Moya, John Brown Spiers

In Cracking Open the Melon Bar's first mini-episode, we partake in some Melonpiece Theater. John engages Sam in a history lesson regarding the song "Time of Your Life" by Paul Anka, the song used at Burt's retirement party in episode 1.07. What is the history of this song? How does this history inform use of the song in the show? Just how morbid can Severance possibly be for using a retirement song called "Time of Your Life" for a time innies will never be able to remember? All this, and more!

Follow Sam and John on Twitter: @samanthalmoya, @singing_regret

Music Transition Credit: "4 Impromptus, Op. 90, D. 899- No. 2 in E-Flat Major" by Franz Schubert https://pixabay.com/music/classical-piano-4-impromptus-op-90-d-899-no-2-in-e-flat-major-franz-schubert-416s-12667/

Warnings: swearing and explicit language, because who doesn't with this show?

John and Sam dive into a discussion on all things Kier Eagan, the Eagan family, and their cult-like, domineering presence. We'll talk about how weird the town of Kier, PE is, how the cult operates on the innies, myth-making through severed floor art, and laugh about how Kier is the only Eagan who gets the good stuff named after him.

Follow Sam and John on Twitter: @samanthalmoya, @singing_regret
Music Transition Credit: "Come On" by Lesfm https://pixabay.com/music/beats-come-on-16497/
Warnings: swearing and explicit language, because who doesn't with this show?

Sam and John have their first topical discussion: what exactly is the Macrodata Refinement department doing, and what do those pesky numbers mean? This conversation traverses much terrain on the show, including various observations about the twists and turns of season one, parallels to (or potential influences from) other pop culture, and the horrifying thought of just how much control Lumon Industries has over a set of individuals with a literal chip in their brain.

Articles discussed in this episode:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/u8tk1b/hey_everybody_im_dan_erickson_the_creator_and/
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/severance-premiere-questions-allentown-lumon-cobel-selvig-1235172220/

Follow Sam and John on Twitter: @samanthalmoya, @singing_regret

Music Transition Credit: "Come On" by Lesfm https://pixabay.com/music/beats-come-on-16497/
Warnings: swearing and explicit language, because who doesn't with this show?

Welcome to Cracking Open the Melon Bar! Your hosts Samantha Moya and John Brown Spiers share their general reactions to the first season of Severance (spoilers abound!) and discuss their experience of watching it. They also embarrass themselves in a Severance trivia game in the second half of this episode. The winner gets a G-rated waffle party.

Articles discussed in this episode:
https://www.reddit.com/r/SeveranceAppleTVPlus/comments/u8tk1b/hey_everybody_im_dan_erickson_the_creator_and/
https://annehelen.substack.com/p/the-feast-of-severance?s=r

Follow Sam and John on Twitter: @samanthalmoya, @singing_regret

Music Transition Credit: "Come On" by Lesfm https://pixabay.com/music/beats-come-on-16497/
Warnings: swearing and explicit language, because who doesn't with this show?