A podcast that treats music videos like works of art. For each episode, hosts Austin and Lisa pick a theme and deep dive into a selection of music videos. We laugh, we cry, we do a little therapy along the way! Listen on Apple, Spotify, Google, or right here.

Follow us on Instagram and Twitter, and email us your suggestions. Playlists for each episode are on our YouTube channel.

Artwork is by Brandon W Vernon; theme music is by Not a Moment Too Soon.

  • Interview: Christian Pan + 90s Music Videos

    “There’s a lot goin’ on!” In this very special episode, Lisa interviews writer Christian Pan about his latest collection of erotic short stories titled Unknown Pleasures. We then chat about classic 90’s music videos related to the stories. We deep dive into the wild journey that is Guns N’ Roses‘s Don’t Cry; we find Nirvana with Smells Like Teen Spirit; we pledge our allegiance to Janet Jackson‘s Rhythm Nation; and lastly, we lose our minds to NIN‘s Head Like A Hole. Join us for this very fun chat!

    (more…)

  • Funny Music Videos

    The Knocks; Big Data; Laura Jane Grace. We love you, Baby! These charming and legitimately hilarious music videos bring us laughter, joy, and even some thoughtful social commentary. Join us as we discuss why we love them.

    (more…)

  • Could’ve Been A Joke…But Wasn’t

    The Wombats; Lewis Capaldi. This week we find a little humanity and vulnerability in unlikely spaces — dating apps and strip clubs. Join us as we chat about why we love these sweet, funny, clever music videos. And if you’ve never heard of us – give us a try!

    (more…)

  • Devils

    BANKS; Inhaler; Yves Tumor; Lil Nas X. We know all the best bands are affiliated with Satan, but are all the best music videos? Join us for a little sinful fun as we chat about these (unexpected) representations of the Devil and enjoy some pop music along the way!

    (more…)

  • Father’s Day Special: Generations

    Purple Disco Machine; Pulp; Daði Freyr; Stromae; Melanie Martinez; Phoebe Bridgers. Whooie, we’ve got a LOT of thoughts and feelings about this incredible list of Music Videos. There’s a generational dance-off (Boomers v. GenZ), a doll sharing family secrets, and looots of complicated feelings about dads! Join us for a little Music Video therapy and enjoy these banger songs and videos.

    (more…)

  • BMVAs 2022

    From Residente to Megan Thee Stallion, we’ve got a different kind of episode for you this week. In anticipation of the 2023 Berlin Music Video Awards taking place in June, we’re spotlighting some of last year’s winners. This is a fun way for us to incorporate new and *different* kinds of music videos, esp. international ones. We hope you enjoy!

    (more…)

  • Existentialism

    Sam Fender’s “Hypersonic Missiles”; alt-J’s “Hard Drive Gold”; Yard Act’s “100% Endurance”; White Lies’ “As I Try Not to Fall Apart”. Can the meaning of life be explained by music videos? We think so! Join us as we chat about these sweet, touching, existential music videos.

    (more…)

  • Duet Dancing

    Somber’s “Violet Days”, Stars’ “Patterns”, K. Flay’s “High Enough”, Zedd’s “Stay the Night”, and The XX’s “Islands”. Relationships are dances! In this episode we look at music videos that spotlight duet dancing, or what could be called couple or relationship dancing. Our selection is admittedly heteronormative, but it’s still a really great collection of dancing and music. Come for the music videos, stay for the night!

    (more…)

  • Feminism

    Dove Cameron, The Regrettes, Phoebe Bridgers, Cardi B ft. Megan Thee Stallion + more!

    (more…)

  • War Fetish

    Stromae’s “Fils de Joie“, Miike Snow’s “My Trigger” and “Genghis Khan“, and Perfume Genius’s “Describe“.

    In this episode we take a look at the sexier side of the military industrial complex. Kind of. Drawing on themes from Dr. Strangelove, we look at music videos that reference the sexualization of war and conflict.

    (more…)

  • AFI School of Rock

    AFI’s “Medicate”, Silversun Pickups’ “Bloody Mary”, Blondie’s “Long Time”, Interpol, Bishop Briggs, Hole, White Lies, and more! What makes a rockstar look cool? In this episode we examine AFI’s Medicate and Silversun Pickups’ Bloody Mary (Nerve Endings) to see if we can discern to what extent its nature vs. nurture that gives musicians that X-factor rockstar coolness.

    (more…)

  • Introduction

    Who are we and what are we doing here? We are Austin and Lisa and we think music videos are the highest form of art (duh!). We are non-experts but huge music video fans. We want to share our discussions of music videos and why we believe they are underappreciated forms of art. Each episode will discuss a few videos with a common theme. This introductory episode gives an overview of the genres of music videos we’ll tend to focus on (mostly alternative, indie rock, and pop) and a little taste of how future episodes will go. We hope you enjoy!

    (more…)