Stereothematica

Christina & Christine
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Welcome to Stereothematica, a podcast where two women geek out over music. When Christina moved from LA to Texas, Christine suggested a weekly challenge to stay in touch: pick a song that fits a chosen theme. This game opened them to new perspectives on each other while deepening their own understanding of the music that shapes their lives. Each week Christina and Christine recreate the magic of their song exchange on a broader scale, deconstructing their thematic picks, providing personal anecdotes and historical insights, and sharing transformative tracks rarely spotlighted on the Billboard Hot 100.

  1. 6d ago

    City Pulse

    What's the heartbeat of a city? It might be the song that makes you feel like you're living within its very chambers. Join us on the journey through the pulsing heart of NYC and Los Angeles on this week's episode!  SONGS: Donna Summer: I Feel Love (1977) Sparks: Tryouts for the Human Race (1979) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES: BBC Soul Music: I Feel Love Song from the Future: The Story of Donna Summer and Giorgio Moroder’s “I Feel Love” (Pitchfork) How Donna Summer's I Feel Love changed pop (The Guardian) Donna Summer - Love To Love You Baby (YouTube) Pete Bellotte got everything in synth (DJ History) Giorgio Moroder – his 20 greatest songs, ranked! (The Guardian) Daft Punk - Giorgio by Moroder (Official Audio) The Enduring Legacy of Donna Summer for Gay Men (My Fabulous Disease)  Letter Shows Donna Summer Defending Herself Against Alleged Anti-Gay Comments (ABC)  Giorgio Moroder Brings Back the Days of Disco at ‘I Feel Love’ Immersive Event (Billboard) Tryouts for the Human Race (Official Video, 1979) Sparks Brother Documentary (2021)  Sparks: No. 1 Song in Heaven (Featuring Jimmy Somerville) (Plagiarism, 1997) Sparks: No. 1 in Heaven 9.4 Review (Pitchfork) Sparks Spectacular / 21 Albums in 21 Nights (2008) Sparks: I Am a Bookworm  Sparks Creates New Bookworm Theme (2010) Sparks on Bookworm (KCRW, 2009) Bronski Beat & Marc Almond Cover/Medley: I Feel Love/Love to Love You/Johnny Remember Me (1984) Sparks: Heaven Sent (Electronic Sound, 2019) Moroder Week Day 1: Sparks - Tryouts for the Human Race (Post-Punk Monk, 2020)  How many artists did David Bowie refer to as the “Future of Music” (Reddit) UNSOLICITED ADVICE vote.org  Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)! If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement. And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!

  2. Oct 5

    Shaken & Stirred - James Bond Theme Songs

    October 5 is Global James Bond Day! What better way to celebrate than with pickle juice martinis (the antithesis of 007) and a deep dive with our editor and self proclaimed Bond Enthusiast, Tamas Harangi, to talk about the franchise and the iconic songs that help make it relevant to this day. Please share your favorites with us!   SONGS: Duran Duran: A View to a Kill (1985) Nancy Sinatra: You Only Live Twice (1967) Gladys Knight: License to Kill (1989) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES: A View to a Kill - Opening Credits Sequence (1985) Zorin Blimp Scene from A View to a Kill  Zorin Spars with May Day - A View to A Kill Coming to Terms with James Bond’s Flawed Past—as a fan and a critic (NPR, 2021) Dr. No Theme Song (Norman and Barry, 1962)  Shirley Bassey & Tom Jones Rockprofile -  "I am the voice of Bond, darling!"  Björk: You Only Live Twice (1997) Björk: Bachelorette (1997) UNSOLICITED ADVICE: NTS Radio Live NTS Supporter Radio: Dancing  Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)! If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement. And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!

  3. Sep 22

    Every Day

    Do you listen to music everyday? Do you like it when a song mentions every day of the week? We do! At least some songs. Let's see if we can catch every single day in our song picks!  SONGS: Cherrelle feat. Alexander O'Neal - "Saturday Love" (1985) The Clash: Police On My Back (1980) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES: Friday I'm In Love - The Cure Lady Madonna - The Beatles  Sublime's "What I Got" Inspired By This Beatles Song 7 Days - Craig David R&B Songstress Cherrelle on Singing Sweetly About Cheating on Your Lover (SF Weekly) Never on a Sunday - The Chordettes Lawrence Welk - SNL Never on Sunday (IMDB) Jimmy Jam on how Alexander O’Neal Fumbled the Bag… (YouTube) Alexander O’Neal holds no grudges against Prince Who Sampled: Saturday Love SATURDAY LOVE SAMPLES The Equals: Police On My Back (1967) Eddy Grant: Electric Avenue (1982) Eddy Grant: I Don’t Wanna Dance (1982) Eddy Grant: Romancing the Stone (1984) Eddy Grant: Gimme Hope Jo’Anna (Nelson Mandela Concert, 1988) Qué diá de la semana ha inspirado más hits? (Univision, 2016) One Song Podcast London Calling w/Fred Armisen (2025) Eddy Grant on Music is My Life Podcast (Berklee, 2020) Police on My Back and the Postcolonial Experience (Stratton, 2026) The Story of Subculture: The Rude Boy & Rude Girl (Underground, 2021) Rude Boy Style Can’t Fail (NYT, 2015) The Clash: Music That Matters (Fletcher, 2012) “You Don’t Bring Flowers From There To Here” – Eddy Grant Speaks To EP About New Venture United DJs, Life, Music, and Politics (Pop Essentials, 2018) Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys: The Story of the Pioneering Interracial Rockband The Equals (Pitchfork, 2016) Trump Loses Electric Avenue Song Legal Fight (BBC, 2024) Other “Police On My Back” Covers discussed: Amparanoia: La Semana (1997) Asian Dub Foundation and Zebda: Police On My Back (2003)  Lethal Bizzle: Police On My Back (2007) Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)! If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement. And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!

  4. Sep 15

    Say Less

    This week, we share songs we really like... that is, until the singing starts.  And brace yourself for a twist!  SONGS: Yes: Heart of the Sunrise (1971) The Boomtown Rats: I Don’t Like Mondays (1979) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES: Say Less Meaning (The Idioms) The Band: Stage Fright (1970) At the Movies - Deep Cuts Lost & Found Podcast Buffalo 66 - Heart of the Sunrise Scene (1998) Yes - Fragile - Classic Music Review (Altrockchick.com, 2026) Heart of the Sunrise (Songfacts) Yes World Discography - Fragile  First Listen - Heart of the Sunrise Yes World - Fragile Yes Fragile Documentary (Rael's Prog Rock Documentaries) The Story Behind Yes’ Remake of Simon & Garfunkel's America (American Songwriter) LCD Soundsystem: Tired (Live - ending with Heart of the Sunrise, 2011) Lizzo: Boys (Live - starting with Heart of the Sunrise, 2022) Other Yes Favorites Survival (Yesterdays, 1969) Time and a Word (Time and a Word, 1970) - One of Rush’s Geddy Lee’s all-time faves. Then (Time and a Word, 1970 - at 2:30, hearing the origins of “Heart of the Sunrise”) A Venture (The Yes Album, 1971) Roundabout (Fragile, 1971) America (Written by Paul Simon, 1968) (Close to the Edge, 1972) - Possible recitation: Angine de Poitrine's Mata Zyklek And You and I (Close to the Edge, 1972) - Possible recitation: Pescado Rabioso's Cantata de Puentes Amarillos -  even the album’s green cover is similar Least Favorite Yes: Owner of Lonely Heart (1983 - Only Yes song to reach #1 on Billboard Hot 100)   The Boomtown Rats (Punk 77) Teds and Punks (Punk 77) Teddy Boys (Wikipedia) Do They Know It’s Christmas? (YouTube) Cleveland Elementary School shooting (Wikipedia) ‘I Don’t Like Mondays’: The harrowing story behind the 1979 smash hit and Bob Geldof’s big regret (Far Out Magazine) Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)! If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement. And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!

  5. Sep 8

    Hometown Sound

    Sometimes the sounds of your hometown can move you to tears... and sometimes they can make you want to move your body... and if you're moving away from your hometown, you just might want to get sentimental and gush about what makes your hometown sound unique. Join us as we dive into the sounds of Houston, Texas, and Huntington Beach, California, this week!  SONGS: DJ DMD [feat. Lil' Keke & Fat Pat] - 25 Lighters The Vandals: Don’t Stop Me Now (2004) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES: 10 Essential Screwed Up Click Albums How Swishahouse became Houston rap's North Star 25 Lighters - Genius  The Historical Legacy of the Hip-Hop Line '25 Lighters On My Dresser' Backseat Freestyle · Kendrick Lamar ZZ Top - I Gotsta Get Paid DJ Screw lays down the June 27th Freestyle DJ Screw: A Life in Slow Revolution by Lance Scott Walker Christina’s swang n bang playlist on Spotify Top 25 Greatest Orange County Bands of All Time (OC Weekly, 2012) No Doubt: Trapped in a Box (1992) The Vandals: Urban Struggle (1982) The Vandals: Legend of Pat Brown (1982) From Punk to the Paranormal - A Backseat Story with Joe Escalante (2025) Poorman’s 15 Minutes of Fame: Joe Escalante (2025) Joe Escalante Interviews the Sugar Cubes (Bjork and Siggi) (KDOC, 1992) The Vandals on Request Video “Devo is the best band in the universe.” (KDOC, 1991) Request Video (KDOC) In the 80s “Request Video” was Essential TV for SoCal Music Nerds (LA Taco, 2021)  Tour of Punk Rock Museum with Warren Fitzgerald  in Las Vegas (2023) LLS Profile of Joe Escalante  Live Fast Diabetes by Warren Fitzgerald Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)! If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement. And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!

  6. Sep 1

    Summer State of Mind

    Whether it's been a summer bummer or summer lovin', we've got the grooves to meet your mood and carry you through the rough and the smooth! SONGS: Peki Momés: Yildiz (Estrelar) (2025) Ohtis: Schatze (feat. Stef Chura) (2021) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES: Contenders for 2026 Song of the Summer (Pitchfork) Marcos Valle: Estrelar (Original Video, 1983) Os Flippers: Estrelar (1983, Mr. Bongo, 2019) Marcos Valle: Estrelar Live (2020) Mr. Bongo Record Club Volume 3 (2019) WhoSampled: Marcos Valle Estrelar Estrelar is Born - How Marcos Valle’s Workout Hit Took Over the World (Mr. Bongo, 2021) Marcos Valle: Samba de Verão (1968) Peki Momés 10 Picks for Durum Records (Spotify Playlist) Durum Records Interview with Peki Momes  Seismo Talk w/Dr. Cornelia Lund, Peki Momés & Dustin Braun (Refuge Worldwide, 2025) ByteFM with Peki Momés Mr. Bongo Record Club Volume 3 (2019) “Schatze” (ft. Stef Chura) - Ohtis (Pitchfork) Ohtis – 'Schatze' (When the Horn Blows) Ohtis (First Avenue & Seventh St. Entry) Runnin - Ohtis (YouTube) Stef Chura  BONUS DAVID BYRNE PSYCHO KILLER CONCERT FOOTAGE!! (Hollywood Bowl 2026, Nancy German) CORRECTION: When referring to the movie "I Love Boosters," Christina accidentally said Bootsy Collins when she meant to say Boots Riley. She knows the difference, whereas Christine knows the difference between the cognates but was legitimately hoping Bootsy Collins directed a movie. A girl can dream. Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)! If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement. And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!

  7. Aug 25

    Explicit

    Gotcha! This isn't X-rated, ya freaks. We're talking about tunes where the singer tells us exactly what the song is about in the opening lines. You know, "This is a song about..." love, life, loss, summer, a girl named "Lucky." Just kidding about that last one.  SONGS: Janet Jackson: And On and On (1994) Raye: Goodbye Henry (feat. Al Green) (2026) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES: Britney Spears - Lucky (Official HD Video) Absolutely (Story of a Girl) by Nine Days Rhiannon live at the Forum - 1977 What is your opinion on And On And On? (reddit) Janet and Michael Jackson: Scream (1995) Bob Dylan: Hurricane (1976) Raye: WHERE IS MY HUSBAND / Nightingale Ln. (Live at Brit Awards 2026) Rolling Stone Review of This Music May Contain Hope (2026) Pitchfork Review of This Music May Contain Hope (2026) Zane Lowe Interview with Raye (2026) Riton & Raye: I Don’t Want You (2021) The Next British Invasion is Here, and It’s Led By Women (NYT, 2026) Songfacts - Goodbye Henry Raye: Escapism (SNL, 2024) EXPLICIT CORRECTION: At 19:32, Christine mistakenly says “minimalism,” when she meant “maximalism.” She just wanted to make sure you knew she knew. She also remembered “Scream” after watching the video. Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)! If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement. And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!

  8. Aug 18

    Atypical Earworm

    Ever have a song that gets stuck in your head... and you might try all the tricks to get it out of your head and you're still stuck humming (or singing!?) wide awake at 3 a.m. We've been there! And this week we're talking about the music we don't mind getting stuck in our heads! And, as you can probably guess, these tunes aren't your... typical earworms! SONGS: Riton & Kah-Lo: Fake I.D. (2018) Shannon and the Clams: What You’re Missing (2024) RESOURCES AND REFERENCES: Dissecting an Earworm: Melodic Features and Song Popularity Predict Involuntary Musical Imagery (Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity and the Arts, 2016) A Natural History of the Earworm – The Song That Won’t Get Out of Your Head (British Psychological Society, 2009) Earworms (Discovery Orchestra, 2014) Your Brain on Music: Earworms (Kennedy Center) Stephen King on Songs that Stick in Your Head (Entertainment Weekly, 2009) Earworms - Songs that Stick in Your Head - Interview with Daniel Levitin (NakedScientists, 2007) Review of Foreign Ororo (Native Magazine, 2018) Riton (feat. Kah-Lo): Rinse and Repeat (2016) Four on the Floor Rhythm Explained (MasterClass, 2021)  Four on the Floor with Musical Examples (YouTube) The Man Who Was Always There (ZeroNine) Get to Know Kah-Lo, The Grammy-Nominated Nigerian MC (MixMag) The Difference Between Afrobeat and Afrobeats (Revolt) Francis Mercier (feat. Wyclef Jean and Kah-Lo): Take Me Home (2026) Selena Gomez lip-syncing Fake ID (2018) Shirley Ellis: The Clapping Song (1965) Fake I.D. Lyrics (w/some annotation) (Genius) Shannon and The Clams - 'What You're Missing' in PBS Studio 5 Live January 28, 2025 ALBUM REVIEW: Shannon and the Clams Carry Grief Unflinchingly Through ‘The  Moon Is in the Wrong Place’ (No Depression) Shannon and The Clams Triumph on The Moon Is In The Wrong Place (Paste) LA Phil: Shannon and the Clams Shannon & the Clams - The Boy [Official Video] Connect with us on Instagram (to share your song picks or troll us), Spotify (for our ever-growing playlist), and Stereothematica.com (for extra fun)! If you like what you’re hearing, please subscribe, and if you love it, a five-star rating and review would send us into the exosphere of excitement. And email us at stereothematica@gmail.com! We will write back!

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Welcome to Stereothematica, a podcast where two women geek out over music. When Christina moved from LA to Texas, Christine suggested a weekly challenge to stay in touch: pick a song that fits a chosen theme. This game opened them to new perspectives on each other while deepening their own understanding of the music that shapes their lives. Each week Christina and Christine recreate the magic of their song exchange on a broader scale, deconstructing their thematic picks, providing personal anecdotes and historical insights, and sharing transformative tracks rarely spotlighted on the Billboard Hot 100.

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  • Creator
    Christina & Christine
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    90
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Stereothematica
  • Show Website
    Stereothematica

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