All I want to do is talk about Madonna

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Covering Madonna's entire canon. Each short weekly episode focuses on one song. Starting at the very beginning and working our way forward.

  1. 3D AGO

    S8 - Ep 7 - Crave (featuring Swae Lee)

    Mark and Kenny confess their latest cravings while musing on this illusive and near-classic ballad from Madame X.  Topics include paper clips and major keys, desire and experience, Starrah and Swae Lee, On the Waterfront and The Wizard of Oz, bananas and pizza, Rae Sremmurd and Spider Man, Nuno Xico and Carson McCullers, “old choreography” and pigeons, swagger and grillz, Mike Cruz and Joe Gauthreaux & Leanh, and the idiosyncrasies that make this song so special.  Plus, Mark has a crush (and a kiss) with a fellow subway rider and Kenny splices and dices with a stalker named Madonna.  “Rush Rush Rush on You!”

    47 min

  2. APR 28

    S8-Ep6 - Killers Who Are Partying

    Kenny and Mark get vulnerable and stay sensitive to discuss one of the most polarizing and criticized songs in Madonna’s entire canon.  Topics include: Portuguese lyrics, taking a big risk, embracing awkwardness and metaphors, privilege, costs, oppressive poetry, legacy, the embarrassment of vulnerability, and the challenge embracing all of the personal and intense narratives in Madame X.  “Lonely is the path”

  3. APR 21

    S8-Ep5 - Batuka

    In the midst of the “I Feel So Free” launch, Mark and Kenny flee to Cape Verde to  dissect this anthemic duet w/ the mighty and inspiring Orquestra Batukadeiras.  Topics include David Banda’s security, community singing, generational mentorship, radical joy, recapturing the enthusiasm, Paul Simon, Joni Mitchell, the darkness of survival, Emmanuel Adjei, communal tasks, unself-conscious joy, Queen Mabel, and Eva Peron returns!  This episode is dedicated to Robert (Bob) Snyder (1948-2026).

    34 min

  4. APR 14

    S8-Ep4 - Future (featuring Quavo)

    Kenny and Mark get out the oracles and peer into this reggae-tinged anthem from Madame X.  Topics include scratchy pianos, Starrah, autotune vs. clean vocal, Quavo, Athens, GA, Sondheim & Streisand, being a sound level diva, rebirth, future & past, Great Depression propaganda, Anne Frank and the lack of empathy, The Little Drummer Girl, Angels in America, a troubling Eurovision 2019, Solange, Aretha Franklin & Curtis Mayfield’s Sparkle, the weirdness of promotional singles, Natalie Merchant and revisiting old songs, and how recording new songs after performing them on a world tour might transform a new album by Madonna.  Plus, Kenny finds a new stage name, Mark leads a “Future” singalong in the NYC subway, and a potential new conversation about a very party-ful song in the Madonna canon.

    55 min

  5. MAR 24

    S8-Ep3 - God Control

    Mark and Kenny light up some clove cigarettes to discuss the daring and deliciously disconcerting third song from Madame X.  Topics include illusionary disco, plethoras of motifs, threatening strings, the Wooster Group, nostalgic coos,   useless founding fathers, Casey Spooner, not-so-secret villains, disruptive choirs,  James Baldwin, new democracies, Jonas Akerlund, Taylor Swift, Patti Smith, trash cans, Party Girl Vera, sparkly nail polish and dangerous lace gloves, confusing time stamps, the illusions of nostalgia, Madame X’s short story, and the numbing (and ongoing) conversation about Madonna’s gun imagery and gun control.  Plus, Mark climbs down a fire escape and Kenny holds out for the VIP section on Pride Island.  “WAKE UP!”

    1h 7m

  6. MAR 24

    S8-Ep2 - Dark Ballet

    Kenny and Mark don their Supreme Hoodies to dive deep on the extreme and WHACKY second track from Madame X.  Topics include the 2018 MetGala, Eurovision, Tchaikovsky, A Clockwork Orange, the material life, truth vs. fiction, screen entrapment, insomnia, reading plays, Instagram whoredom, Mykki Blanco, evil cardinals, watchful matrons, the GLAAD Awards, and the turbo-charged return of old friend Joan of Arc.  “It’s a beautiful life …”

    42 min

  7. MAR 24

    S8-Ep1 - Medellin (featuring Maluma)

    Mark and Kenny break out the wigs (and, yes, the eye patches) to launch Season Eight: Zero F***s Given with an epic conversation about the first song and single from Madame X.  Topics include: eye twitches, pineapple, pandemic impact, skincare, p***y hats, Cher and a potential Mamma Mia 3 movie, Lisbon, Estere and Stella, Starrah, Dino D’Santiago and his band Expensive Soul, the ups and downs of fado, Amalia & Celeste Rodrigues, the return of Mirwais, the fable of Martha Graham, The World of Madame X documentary, the yellow scarf, the risk of narratives in pop music, Kate Langbroek, MALUMA, Shakira, Edgar Barrera, Alice in Wonderland, flirting in different languages, the Billboard Music Awards, Diana Kunst and May Morgo, the abundance of accessories, an interrupted wedding, lost remixes, the Year of the Clavicle, and the overall schizophrenic quality of Madame X.  “Can we just get to the 1, 2, cha cha?”

    1h 45m

  8. MAR 3

    SPECIAL PATREON PREVIEW: BIG TIME GIRL TALK: CARRIE FISHER INTERVIEWS MADONNA

    As the launch of Season Eight nears, Kenny and Mark revive and explore one of the great long form interviews Madonna gave during the first decade of her career with the genius Carrie Fisher over two issues of Rolling Stone in the summer of 1991. Two iconic women discuss men, marriage, mothers – and share stories about god, death, ecstasy and spankings.  For the entire episode, subscribe here: www.patreon.com/alliwant2doistalkaboutmadonna

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Covering Madonna's entire canon. Each short weekly episode focuses on one song. Starting at the very beginning and working our way forward.

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