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Cecilia Gigliotti
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For the 55th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ PET SOUNDS, music writers and fans Gil & Cecilia Gigliotti delved into the songs and stories surrounding the album in an attempt to solve the mysteries of Brian Wilson’s masterpiece. Then they finished—and decided to keep going. (IG: @pod_sounds_podcast) Cecilia: IG: @c_m_giglio cosifaccioio.com linktr.ee/ceciliagigliotti Gil: IG: @cthalfwit cthalfwit.blogspot.com “Frank, Gil, & Friends”: wfcsradio.com Music obtained with permission of ASCAP. Artwork by @sarahnhixsonart.

  1. 03/03/2022 · BONUS

    A Reading Break

    Cecilia shares some updates, including an article of hers that’s new in Longreads: “Let Go of Your Ego: A Reading List on Brian Wilson and PET SOUNDS” (https://tinyurl.com/2p879xzv). If you’re looking for some not-so-scholarly addenda to the whole first season of this podcast, then all you need is this list. If nothing else, it’ll give you some fun rabbit-hole reading to cap off the week. In the meantime, keep an ear out for our next Newman episodes, and catch up on the Beach Boys ones if you’re not caught up already.

    2 min

  2. SEASON 2, EPISODE 15 TRAILER

    Hang Tight…

    We’re in a transitional phase at the moment, but hang in there—we’ll be back soon with the next segment of the Newman season. In the meantime, go catch up on Volumes 2 and 1!

    1 min

  3. 02/17/2022 · BONUS

    Justice For Rock & Roll Women (w/ Natalia Cardenas of She Loves You Podcast)

    And now for something completely different! Cecilia is joined by Natalia Cardenas, host of the She Loves You Podcast (listen here: shorturl.at/egnsD), to discuss the Beatles and the myriad roles women played in their lives and career—Cynthia Powell Lennon mostly, but also Pattie Boyd, Jane Asher, Maureen Starkey, and, of course, Yoko Ono. Plus the fans, who masterminded just about everything except the music. Shout-outs along the way to (who else?) the Beach Boys and the Mamas & the Papas. Check out Natalia’s work on Instagram @cynthialennondaily and @shelovesyoupodcast.

    1h 13m

  4. 02/10/2022

    Old Man On The Farm

    In our dissection of yet another song-quoting song, we’re helped by no less than everyone! Kathleen Hanna. Garfunkel & Oates. Jim Croce. Peter, Paul, & Mary. Lou Reed (again). Woody Guthrie. Wallace Shawn. Dr. Seuss. You get the picture. There are POV shifts and Pixar shout-outs. Plus, we put an end to the who-gets-the-decades debate!

    50 min

  5. 02/03/2022

    Kathleen (Catholicism Made Easier)

    We dive deep into the ethnic and religious demographics of Chicago for a song about a hastily arranged wedding. We discuss theories of short fiction. We pay our compositional respects to the Bard of Long Island, Sir William Joel, for his potential Newman references. And we take a stance as a staunchly anti-Rudyard Kipling podcast. Bases covered. Honorable mentions: “Volare” (the song and, apparently, the car) and THE IRISHMAN, a movie neither of us saw.

    52 min

  6. 01/27/2022

    Rider In The Rain

    If you’ve ever wanted to hear a comprehensive history of the Hollywood cowboy and/or the American folk tradition, have we got an episode for you. If you’ve never wanted to be a cowboy, you’re lying to yourself. And Zooey Deschanel reserves the right to come on the pod whenever she wants. Visitations along the way from Tom Stoppard, Bob Dylan, the Three Amigos, and a singing bush. (CW: mention of rape)

    1 hr

  7. 01/20/2022

    I’ll Be Home

    A regular love song for a change! No strings attached. We dissect the romantic counterpart to the platonic “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” and shout out its special place in Gigliotti family lore. Old Randy might win the favor of the Suits after all. Also: Rickie Lee Jones foretells her work with Lenny Waronker, and Van Dyke Parks is the intersection of all notable California composers.

    32 min

  8. 01/13/2022

    Baltimore

    Today we dig into one of Cecilia’s favorite tracks, all about urban planning gone wrong. Where does Newman’s dismal portrait fit into the canon of Baltimore-themed media, from HAIRSPRAY to THE WIRE? Honorable mentions: the reggae movement and the diversely talented Nina Simone.

    52 min
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For the 55th anniversary of The Beach Boys’ PET SOUNDS, music writers and fans Gil & Cecilia Gigliotti delved into the songs and stories surrounding the album in an attempt to solve the mysteries of Brian Wilson’s masterpiece. Then they finished—and decided to keep going. (IG: @pod_sounds_podcast) Cecilia: IG: @c_m_giglio cosifaccioio.com linktr.ee/ceciliagigliotti Gil: IG: @cthalfwit cthalfwit.blogspot.com “Frank, Gil, & Friends”: wfcsradio.com Music obtained with permission of ASCAP. Artwork by @sarahnhixsonart.

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  • Creator
    Cecilia Gigliotti
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2022
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Cecilia Gigliotti
  • Show Website
    Pod Sounds