Does music make you feel things? Like, anything at all? If not, you might be a sociopath! If so, this might be the podcast for you! Join hosts Joel Spence and Deborah Tarica each week as they invite someone they think is very very fantastic, to pick an album that is very very important to them. Together, they listen to that album and go back in time to understand what it means to that particular guest and how it helped make them who they are today.
Latest episodes
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1 h 18
'Til Tuesday's Welcome Home with Paul F Tompkins
In our season finale, comedian, writer, actor and podcaster, Paul F. Tompkins sits down with Deborah and Joel to talk about his love for 'Til Tuesday's 1986 album Welcome Home. Pau…
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1 h 08
Joni Mitchell's Blue with June Diane Raphael
Actress, writer and author June Diane Raphael sits down with Deborah and Joel to talk about Joni Mitchell's iconic 1971 album Blue. June talks about discovering the album in high s…
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1 h 04
Oingo Boingo's Only A Lad with Matt Besser
Actor, writer and comedian Matt Besser joins Deborah and Joel to talk about Oingo Boingo's 1981 album, Only a Lad. Besser talks about growing up in Little Rock, the impact new wave…
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1 h 06
Stevie Wonder's Songs In the Key Of Life with Tawny Newsome
Actress and musician Tawny Newsome joins Joel and Deborah to talk about her love for Stevie Wonder's 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. Together they talk the pure genius of Stev…
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1 h 00
The Spin Doctors' Pocket Full of Kryptonite with Keiko Agena
Actress, writer and artist Keiko Agena (Gilmore Girls, Prodigal Son) sits down with Deborah and Joel to talk about what the Spin Doctors' 1991 album Pocket Full of Kryptonite means…
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1 h 15
The Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik with Colin Hanks
Actor and filmmaker Colin Hanks sits down with Joel and Deborah to talk about his passion for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Colin takes us on a deep…
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1 h 10
Boyz II Men's Cooleyhighharmony with Eugene Cordero
Actor, writer and comedian, Eugene Cordero sits down with Joel and Deborah to talk about Boyz II Men's 1991 album Cooleyhighharmony. Together, they talk about Eugene's experience g…
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1 h 08
Kate Bush's Hounds of Love with Kirsten Vangsness
Actress, writer and distillery owner, Kirsten Vangsness sits down with Joel and Deborah to talk about her strong connection to Hounds of Love by Kate Bush and how it shaped her you…
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1 h 01
The Smiths' First Album with Thomas Lennon
In our season 3 premiere, actor, comedian and author Thomas Lennon sits down with Joel and Deborah to talk about his passion for The Smiths' 1984 untitled/self titled(?) album. Tog…
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2 min
Season Three | Trailer
Join Joel and Deborah for a brand new season of This Particular Album is Very, Very Important to me - coming April 7th!
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1 h 11
Stephen Sondheim's Assassins, Original Off-Broadway Recording with Rachel Bloom
The ever so talented and brilliant Rachel Bloom joins Deborah and Joel to give a standing ovation to Stephen Sondheim’s Original Cast Recording of Assassins. The conversation start…
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1 h 10
Kanye West's The College Dropout with Ego Nwodim
The talented and hilarious - and in another life, AR rep - Ego Nwodim sits down with Deborah and Joel to share her love of (sigh, oh Kanye) Kanye West’s debut album, College Dropou…
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1 h 06
The Hothouse Flowers' People with Jason O'Mara
Actor Jason O’Mara joins Deborah and Joel in the Los Feliz equivalent of an Irish snug to share his love for the Hothouse Flowers’ first album, People. The most successful debut al…
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1 h 05
Hole's Live Through This with Bryan Safi
The hysterical, smart and fun Bryan Safi sits down with Deborah and Joel and unleashes his love for Hole’s “Live Through This.” They all agree this album ROCKS. They talk about the…
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1 h 06
Radiohead's In Rainbows with Demi Adejuyigbe
The hilarious, charming, and impressive in so many ways Demi Adejuyigbe joins Deborah and Joel to discuss his love for Radiohead’s In Rainbows. Once again the subject turns to “sad…
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1 h 03
The Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground with Brian Huskey
Actor, writer, photographer, musician, Charlotte, NC native Brian Huskey shares the profound impact The Velvet Undergound’s self-titled third album had on him. Deborah warns us to…
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1 h 06
Pretty Ricky's Bluestars with Carl Tart
Carl Tart sits down and embarrasses himself by singing the praises of Pretty Ricky’s debut album, Bluestars. Well “embarrassed” is the term he uses but we simply must give the man…
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54 min
Sun Kil Moon's Ghosts of the Great Highway with Lauren Lapkus
Lauren Lapkus sits down with Deborah and Joel to share her love of Sun Kil Moon’s Ghosts of the Great Highway. They talk about the weirdness of starting college, having no friends…
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1 h 13
Jesus Christ Superstar (The Original Studio Cast) with Grant O'Brien
Grant O’Brien shares his love for the original studio cast recording of Jesus Christ Superstar but stresses it’s not his favorite musical. It’s glorious, it’s weird and not a littl…
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1 h 07
Carole King's Tapestry with Jamie Denbo
Deborah and Joel sit down with the great Jamie Denbo and hear about her love for Carole King’s Tapestry. Man what an album! Deborah and Jamie bond over how it all really started wi…