Podcasts by All I want to do is talk about Madonna
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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S5- Episode 16 - 4 Minutes from 2023-12-12T05:01
Kenny and Mark break down the troublesome first single from HARD CANDY and the larger campaign to launch the album into the world. Topics include Tim...
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S5- Episode 15 - Candy Shop from 2023-12-05T05:01
Mark and Kenny unwrap a new album, a new song, and new collaborators as Madonna swerves again. Topics include Pharrell Williams, Timbaland, Justin Ti...
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S5 - Episode 14 -Hey You! from 2023-11-28T05:01
Kenny and Mark celebrate the first solo-penned song by Madonna since 1985 as well as one of THE masterful live performances of her career - Live Earth 2007...
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S5 - Episode 13 - The Confessions Tour from 2023-11-14T05:01
Mark and Kenny embark on the cool and calm conversation about Madonna’s (lucky) seventh concert tour on this Uber-long episode. Topics include the en...
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S5- Episode 12 - Like it Or Not from 2023-11-07T05:01
Kenny and Mark celebrate the final song from Confessions on a Dance Floor with Special Guest - the writer/director/editor and STAR of the film Chrissy Judy...
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S5- Episode 11 - Push from 2023-10-31T04:01
Mark and Kenny welcome Special Guest (and long time listener!) Gia Zampella for a frank and candid discussion about influence, restless songwriting...
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S5 - Episode 10 - Isaac from 2023-10-24T04:01
Kenny and Mark wrestle with the cluttered emotional climax of Confessions on a Dance Floor. Plus, Madonna schools Stuart and side-steps controver...
S5- Episode 9- How High from 2023-10-17T04:01
Mark and Kenny get deeply philosophical about the road to fame and which mountain you choose when you’ve climbed to the top of one. Plus, a discussio...
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SPECIAL EP - Mary Gabriel, author of Madonna, A Rebel Life from 2023-10-10T04:01
Mark and Kenny celebrate the publication of Madonna: A Rebel Life, a major new 800+ biography (in bookstores today!) with a frisky and fascinating conversa...
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S5- Episode 8- Jump/History from 2023-10-03T04:01
Kenny and Mark rejoice in the return of brother-in-law Joe Henry and the 80s Madonna on the joyous and self-motivating fourth single from Confessions on a ...
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S5- Episode 7- Forbidden Love from 2023-09-26T04:01
Mark and Kenny go full-on music nerd dissecting the haunting “second” ode to forbidden love by discussing the nuances and beauty of the song, the poetry of...
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S5 - Episode 6 - Let it Will Be from 2023-09-19T04:01
Kenny and Mark pull out their fine-toothed combs to translate and interpret the many messages Madonna is trying to impart while she burns. Plus, Mark...
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S5- Episode 5- I Love New York from 2023-09-12T04:01
Mark and Kenny - long time New Yorkers - trade city origin stories, adventures, and favorite love (and lust) songs about New York while celebrating Madonna...
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S5- Episode 4- Future Lovers from 2023-09-05T04:01
Kenny and Mark flip over the first side of the album with the glorious return of Mirwais for this adventurous track. Topics include Donna Summe...
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S5- Episode 3 - Sorry from 2023-08-29T04:01
Mark and Kenny don’t save their words as they discuss the dramatically timeless and Great Madonna pop singles. Topics include Big Frieda, radio ignor...
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S5- Episode 2 - Get Together from 2023-08-22T04:05
Kenny and Mark get moody and urgent on the second track (and third single!) from Confessions on a Dance Floor. Topics include: Anders Bagge &am...
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S5- Episode 1 - Hung Up from 2023-08-15T04:01
Mark and Kenny hit the dance floor for Season Five to begin a conversation about Confessions on a Dance Floor - Madonna’s TWELFTH album - and the anthemic ...
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Special Episode - Sinead O' Connor (1966-2023) from 2023-08-01T04:01
As they ready Season Five, Kenny and Mark take a moment to remember, discuss, and celebrate the musical legacy of Sinead O’Connor – one of the defining voi...
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S4, E27 - The Reinvention Tour from 2023-05-09T04:01
Mark and Kenny do some yoga stretching out for a long and all-encompassing conversation about Madonna’s 2004 summer tour and the accompanying (and much-del...
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S4, E 26 - Easy Ride from 2023-04-25T04:01
Kenny and Mark welcome Special Guest Ted Kerr for a deep conversation about the epic final track (and life credo) from American Life. Topics...
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S4, E25 - Mother and Father from 2023-04-18T04:01
Mark and Kenny salvage through the wreckage that is the much-needed final uptempo song on American Life. Topics include Kylie Minogue, Matt ...
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S4, E24 - X Static Process from 2023-04-11T04:01
Kenny and Mark break apart a stunner of a song - and Stuart Price makes his co-writing debut! A new era is percolating … Topics include behaving in c...
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S4, E23 - Intervention from 2023-04-04T04:01
Kenny and Mark share secrets (and theories) about this haunting ballad tucked away on the home stretch of American Life. Topics include chil...
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Bonus Episode! Post show talkback - Live to Tell from 2023-03-31T04:00
BONUS EPISODE: MADONNA AS MUSE: A Post-Performance Discussion
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S4, E22 - Nothing Fails from 2023-03-28T04:01
Mark makes a case for the lost third single from American Life as a forgotten classic and Kenny celebrates the enduring contributions of the talen...
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S4, E21 - Nobody Knows Me from 2023-03-21T04:01
Kenny and Mark chart the rise and heavy cost social media has demanded from society while discussing one of the most hauntingly prescient songs from Am...
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S4, E20 - Love Profusion from 2023-03-14T04:01
Madonna asks some questions (and settles on some answers) in the shimmering fourth single from American Life. Mark and Kenny discuss Fresca ...
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S4, E19 - I'm So Stupid from 2023-03-07T05:01
Kenny and Mark welcome Special Guest Khary Simon (Creative Director and co-editor/publisher of CRUSHfanzine) to discuss the great lost punk track of Am...
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S4, E18 - Hollywood from 2023-02-28T05:01
Mark and Kenny share their dabblings with Los Angeles, including bungalows, storage units, and random star sightings while discussing the cautionary second...
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S4, E17 - American Life (recorded live in London) from 2023-02-21T05:12
Kenny and Mark take the stage at the Omnibus Theatre in the gorgeous Clapham for a LIVE conversation about the disruptive and polarizing lead single from M...
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The Further Adventures of... from 2023-02-06T05:12
Kenny and Mark sync-up on the London trip packing lists, airport logistics, an episode correction, the social stigma of crossing the Thames, Kenny’s Ambien...
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S4, E16- Die Another Day from 2023-01-24T05:01
Mark and Kenny take a break from the concert ticket queue to dive deep the game-changing and page-turning theme to Pierce Brosnan’s final outing as Bond … ...
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S4, E15 - Drowned World Tour Part Four from 2022-12-27T05:01
Kenny and Mark wrap up their four-part conversation of the Drowned World Tour with the return of both the Familiar and the Forward. Topics include a ...
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S4, E14 - Drowned World Tour Part Three from 2022-12-20T05:01
Mark and Kenny kick up some dust on the third-part (and, um, the narratively loosest) section of the Drowned World to discuss bull-riding, a fateful trip t...
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S4, E13 - Drowned World Tour Part Two from 2022-12-13T05:01
Kenny and Mark float into the second-part of the Drowned World discussion with the first-ever Madonna “concert films” and a return to the “appropriation or...
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S4, E12- Drowned World Tour Part One from 2022-12-06T05:01
Kenny and Mark return to Detroit - The Palace at Auburn Hills, specifically - and August 2001 to begin a four-part discussion on Madonna’s first concert to...
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S4, E11 - Gone from 2022-11-29T05:01
Mark and Kenny wrap up their conversation about Music with this soulful and (what has proven to be a) prescient ballad in the Madonna canon and ho...
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S4, E10 - Paradise (Not for Me) from 2022-11-22T05:02
Kenny and Mark delve into the mysterious and shattering first collaboration between Mirwais and Madonna, discussing the power of transformation, death and ...
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S4, E9 - What It Feels Like For A Girl from 2022-11-15T05:01
Mark and Kenny open up the conversation to discuss Madonna’s haunting and pivotal collaboration with Guy Sigsworth (not to mention Guy Ritchie!) on Mus...
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S4, E8 - Don't Tell Me from 2022-11-08T05:01
Kenny and Mark deep (if not entirely concentrated!) dive into what has become an anthem and a credo for Madonna’s career with a discussion of the brilliant...
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S4, E7 - Nobody's Perfect from 2022-11-01T04:07
Mark and Kenny contemplate how all past and future Madonna songs’ DNA connects to this PERFECTLY moody second folk ballad (and emotional centerpiece?) on <...
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S4, E6 - Amazing from 2022-10-25T04:05
Kenny and Mark discover much to both admire and tweak about the frothy (repetitive?) second Orbit-Madonna collaboration on Music as well as take a...
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S4, E5 - I Deserve It from 2022-10-18T04:01
Mark and Kenny contemplate earning the yearning and Madonna’s early time with Guy Ritchie while discussing the soulful and stirring first ballad on Mus...
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S4, E4 - Runaway Lover from 2022-10-11T04:02
Kenny and Mark break apart the charging third song on Music and what it truly means to be a “runaway lover.” Willam Orbit is back and ste...
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S4, E3 - Impressive Instant from 2022-10-04T04:01
Mark and Kenny swoon over the swooping second song (say that ten times fast!) on Music. Changing of the Guard at Warner Brothers! Cher’s hit song ...
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S4, E2 - Music from 2022-09-27T04:03
Kenny and Mark launch into the 2000s with a bold and wide-reaching of Madonna’s HUGE hit first single from the seminal Music. Welcome to the dance...
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S4, E1 - American Pie from 2022-09-20T04:02
Mark and Kenny resume the conversation with this deep dive into the troublesome Rupert Everett/Madonna movie from 2000 as Season Four: American Woman kicks...
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Beautiful Stranger from 2022-08-02T04:07
SUMMER EPISODE: BEAUTIFUL STRANGER (Rated NC-17!)
Kenny and Mark succumb to the rising temps and revealing sho...
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BONUS EP - Something's Coming Over Me from 2022-06-28T04:01
Mark and Kenny pass the microphones over to our beloved listeners, who join the conversation and share their stories about their favorite Madonna song and ...
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S3, E27 - Mer Girl from 2022-06-10T04:01
Kenny and Mark wrap up a twisty-turvy season full of growth, artistic challenges and discoveries, lots and lots of change, and a breathtaking final musical...
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S3, E26 - Little Star from 2022-06-07T04:01
Motherhood arrives musically for Madonna, and Mark and Kenny discuss parenthood, the forgotten Like a Flower, the legacy of mothers and daughters,...
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S3, E25 - To Have and Not To Hold from 2022-05-31T04:01
Kenny and Mark take hold of this album track and the final act of Madonna’s tale of lost love - and ponder the different directions her story could have ta...
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S3, E24 - Power of Goodbye from 2022-05-24T04:01
Mark and Kenny examine the wild and woolly intricacies of the affairs of the heart (yet again) on the other “pop single” from Ray of Light. Topics...
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S3, E23 - Frozen from 2022-05-17T04:02
Kenny and Mark keep their hearts (and, one hopes, minds) open as they explore the inner mysteries and magnificent heartbreaks of THE Orbit/Leonard/Madonna ...
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S3, E22 -Shanti Ashtangi from 2022-05-10T04:02
Mark and Kenny bow to the lotus feet of the gurus and stretch into a proper down dog pose to prepare for this spiritual apex to Ray of Light. Topi...
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S3, E21 - Sky Fits Heaven from 2022-05-03T04:01
Kenny and Mark settle back down for a vulnerable chat about the ethereal and charging seventh song on Ray of Light - is following our heart really...
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S3, E20 - Nothing Really Matters from 2022-04-26T04:01
Mark and Kenny dive deep - no, really deep - in a warts-and-all conversation about the complicated and confounding final single from Ray of Li...
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S3, E19 - Skin from 2022-04-19T04:01
Kenny and Mark celebrate a centerpiece track on Ray of Light - including exploring the early “Flirtation Dance” demo and the lost “Revenge” - as w...
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S3, E18 - Candy Perfume Girl from 2022-04-12T04:03
Mark and Kenny suck on a bunch of theories as to who (and what) this song is about with a discussion of the many pop princess successors nipping at Madonna...
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S3, E17 - Ray of Light from 2022-04-05T04:01
Kenny and Mark celebrate the 100th episode of All I Want To Do is Talk About Madonna with a return to the dance floor and a definitive Madonna cla...
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S3, E16- Swim from 2022-03-29T04:08
Mark and Kenny swim to the ocean floor with a deep dive into the career of William Orbit as well as the apocalyptic, riff-filled second track from Ray ...
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S3, E15 - Drowned World/Substitute for Love from 2022-03-22T04:03
After making fans wait nearly four years, Madonna delivers what may prove to be her first true blue rock album Ray of Light and commences wit...
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S3, E14 - You Must Love Me (Evita) from 2022-03-08T05:02
Mark geeks out on musical theatre with our Special Guest Dr. Emily Clark, while Kenny grapples with his avoidance of the Original Broadway Cast Album to
S3, E13 - You'll See (Something to Remember) from 2022-02-22T05:03
Kenny and Mark share further personal stories of heartbreak and sorrow as they celebrate (and critique) the seminal ballads collection from 1995. Topics in...
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S3, E12 - Take A Bow from 2022-02-15T05:03
Mark and Kenny bid adieu to Bedtime Stories with this masterpiece of a ballad. Topics include Babyface, the indispensable Kurt Loder, Emilio Munoz...
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S3, E11 - Bedtime Story from 2022-02-08T05:03
Kenny and Mark decode (and discover divination!) in the Bjork-penned title song from Bedtime Stories. Topics include Mark Romanek, Kurt Loder, Ali...
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S3, E10 - Sanctuary from 2022-02-01T12:40
Mark and Kenny explore what may prove to be THE key track on Bedtime Stories that points the way towards the future. Discussed along the way: Herb...
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S3, E9 - Love Tried to Welcome Me from 2022-01-25T05:02
Kenny and Mark share a heart-to-heart about love and vulnerability (and a major appreciation for the song craft of Madonna and Dave Hall) over this pagan t...
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S3, E8 - Forbidden Love from 2022-01-18T05:02
Mark and Kenny face their own forbidden fears about love while grooving to the first collaboration with Babyface Edmonds. Topics include the superstar sequ...
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S3, E7 - Human Nature from 2022-01-11T05:02
Madonna musically addresses her critics for the first time with a funky Dave Hall-penned anthem and a definitive video (welcome back to the party, Jean-Bap...
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S3, E6 - Inside of Me from 2022-01-04T05:01
Mark and Kenny celebrate the breathy hidden gem of Bedtime Stories - and the transformative aspects of time, experiences, and strong songwriting (...
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S3, E5- Don't Stop from 2021-12-28T05:02
Kenny withholds his appreciation of this mid-tempo charmer and suggests an alternate version of Bedtime Stories, leaving Mark scrambling for worth...
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S3, E4 - I'd Rather Be Your Lover from 2021-12-21T05:02
Bedtime Stories gets truly funky as Mark and Kenny discuss the meeting of Tupac Shakur & Madonna. Topics include: Dave Hall, Mariah Carey, Mar...
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S3, E3 - Secret from 2021-12-14T05:02
Happiness lies in Kenny and Mark’s hands as they discuss the powerful first single from Bedtime Stories, including it’s visually brilliant (if nar...
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S3, E2 - Survival from 2021-12-07T05:04
Mark and Kenny dig into the first song on the first side of the pivotal Bedtime Stories album - a musical crossroad for Madonna. Topics include: t...
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S3, E1 - I'll Remember from 2021-11-21T22:47:04
Kenny and Mark begin the new season as Madonna embarks on a new era with the yearning and beautiful theme song from the WITH HONORS soundtrack. Topics incl...
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S2, E43 - The Girlie Show from 2021-10-05T04:01
Mark and Kenny celebrate the FINAL episode of Season 2: 1988-1993 with a long and detailed conversation about the famed 1993 tour behind Erotica - Listen
S2, E42 - Secret Garden from 2021-09-28T04:09
Kenny and Mark wrap up their conversation about Erotica with the moody and restless final Andre Betts track on the album - and the impact of Madon...
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S2, E41 - In this Life from 2021-09-21T04:04
Mark and Kenny dive into the crushing and complicated final ballad from Erotica and take time to discuss Madonna’s long and personal commitment to...
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S2, E40 - Why's It So Hard from 2021-09-14T04:06
Reggae and Protest join hands as Kenny and Mark discuss the “sing-a-long” song on Erotica, the song’s musical siblings in the Madonna catalog (we ...
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S2, E39 - RAIN from 2021-09-07T04:04
Mark and Kenny celebrate the gorgeous (and multi-meaning) power ballad from Erotica. Topics include the importance of counterpoint vocals, the nec...
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S2, E38 - Words from 2021-08-31T04:02
Kenny and Mark return to the “Rain Tapes” to discuss the evolving and evolving versions of this personal (and restless) favorite. Topics include the import...
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S2, E37 Thief of Hearts from 2021-08-24T04:02
Theories abound as Mark and Kenny dig into the backside of Erotica with this “dance” track – Madonna’s breaking glass, verbally slapping, and – ye...
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S2, E36- Waiting from 2021-08-17T04:02
The feud over the 14-track version of Erotica continues ... though not before Kenny and Mark celebrate one of the thrilling and genre-bending cent...
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S2, E35 - Bad Girl from 2021-08-10T04:01
Mark and Kenny dive deep into the beloved and much admired first ballad on Erotica and its masterpiece of a video (the final - so far - collaborat...
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S2, E34 - Where Life Begins from 2021-08-06T04:01
Kenny and Mark kick-off the Andre Betts celebration with the notorious (and brilliant) first Madonna/Betts collaboration on Erotica. Mark muses on...
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S2, E33 - Deeper and Deeper from 2021-08-03T04:01
Mark and Kenny celebrate the house classic hit from Erotica - the only song where Shep Pettibone and Udo Kier could possibly convene - with a minu...
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S2, E32 - Bye Bye Baby from 2021-07-27T04:12:15
Kenny and Mark dig into their diaries to discuss this ode to relationship “flings” and “fizzles.” Madonna demonstrates a new mastery of specificity in the ...
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S2, E31 - Fever from 2021-07-20T04:11:42
Dita hands Erotica back over to Madonna as Mark and Kenny hit the club floor to discuss this (now) classic cover. Peggy Lee, Little Willie Joe, EG...
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S2, E30 - Erotica from 2021-07-13T04:32
Did we do it? You KNOW we did it! At long last, Kenny and Mark kick off their conversation about all things “Erotica” - the song, the video, the remixes, A...
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S2, E29 - This Used To Be My Playground from 2021-07-06T06:52:28
Mark and Kenny recall shopping malls and cassingles while discussing the gorgeous (and surprising #1 charting) single from the 1992 summer blockbuster ...
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S2, E28 - Truth or Dare from 2021-06-29T11:31:45
Led by a guiding document by scribe Marsha Norman, Mark and Kenny break down the seminal and genre-shattering (now classic) documentary, celebrating it’s 3...
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S2, E27 - Rescue Me (and Immaculate Collection) from 2021-06-22T10:18:01
Kenny and Mark do battle over the “other” new song on Madonna’s definitive (early) greatest hits collection. Topics include the staying power of Shep Petti...
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S2, E26 Justify My Love from 2021-06-15T07:31:09
Mark and Kenny explore the not-so-seceret legacy behind the authorship of this head-spinning (and chapter turning) single which proved to be one of Madonna...
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S2, E25 - Blond Ambition from 2021-05-25T06:21:26
Kenny and Mark return to August 5, 1990 – when HBO broadcast Madonna’s final performance of the legendary and career-defining BA Tour. Topics include...
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S2, E24 - VOGUE from 2021-05-18T10:11:47
Mark and Kenny attempt to discuss and explore THE ground-breaking classic. Period.
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S2, E23 - Now I'm Following You (Pt 1&2) from 2021-05-11T04:04:19
Kenny and Mark double-dip on this charming 180 turn from I’m Breathless. Topics include Warren Beatty warbling, kudos from Beach Boy Br...
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S2, E22 - What Can You Lose from 2021-05-04T04:05:12
Mark and Kenny fall into a musical theatre wormhole while discussing Mandy Patinkin and his cameo role as 88 Keys in Dick Tracy – AND on...
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S2, E21 - More from 2021-04-27T06:26:15
Kenny and Mark start a Sondheim submerge with the sassy showtune ode to excess. Topics include anatomy insurance policies, the definition of true artistry,...
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S2, E20 - Back in Business from 2021-04-20T11:35:17
Mark and Kenny celebrate the second side of I’m Breathless with the “other” song about Business from Dick Tracy. Top...
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S2, E19 - Something to Remember from 2021-04-13T11:59:13
Kenny and Mark clash while discussing the “other” torch song on I’m Breathless. Topics include Mark’s version of a synopsis of
S2, E18 - Cry Baby from 2021-04-09T11:56:33
Mark and Kenny celebrate the reunion of Nikki Finn and Madonna on this polarizing obscurity from I’m Breathless – and Mark makes (yet another) cas...
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S2, E17 - I'm Going Bananas from 2021-04-06T11:58:21
Madonna gives us a musical 180 while Kenny and Mark continue to conceive the Breathless Mahoney downtown cabaret act and discuss Madonna’s need for creativ...
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S2, E16 - Hanky Panky from 2021-03-30T06:05:20
Mark and Kenny treat Her like a bad girl (and not for the last time) while breaking down the brassy second single from I’m Breathless. ...
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S2,E15- Sooner or Later from 2021-03-23T04:14:05
Kenny and Mark discuss the Oscar-winning torch song from Dick Tracy (and its many guises) by the musical theatre master Stephe...
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S2,E14 - He's A Man from 2021-03-16T11:10:18
Kenny and Mark BREATHLESSly dive into the beloved 1990 film soundtrack to the blockbuster Dick Tracy – as well as the musical psyche of ...
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S2, E13 - Like A Prayer Fadeout/Supernatural from 2021-03-09T11:50:45
The Eighties are officially over as Mark and Kenny come full circle while wrapping up Like a Prayer – and pay a visit to a (semi) intoxi...
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S2, E12 - Act of Contrition from 2021-03-02T11:27:22
Kenny and Mark close out their conversations about Like a Prayer (and the 80s) with the final track – a ground-breaking (and one of the ...
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S2, E11 - Spanish Eyes from 2021-02-23T11:48:32
Mark makes a passionate case for the closing ballad (and official song) on Like a Prayer while Kenny comes around to see the light from ...
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S2, E10 - Keep it Together from 2021-02-16T12:44:17
Kenny and Mark sway along with the oft-forgotten fifth single from Like a Prayer. Topics include: turning Detroit beats into stadium an...
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S2, E9 - Oh Father from 2021-02-09T12:43:10
Kenny and Mark continue exploring Madonna’s (semi) autobiographical songwriting on this “shoulda been” classic Madonna power ballad. Topics include: ...
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S2, E8 - Dear Jessie from 2021-02-02T07:19:22
Mark rescues this off-beat gem from Like a Prayer while not even candy kisses and a sunny day can keep Kenny from hijacking the episode ...
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S2, E7 - Cherish from 2021-01-26T06:01:55
Kenny and Mark dive into Side Two of Like a Prayer with one of the most romantic songs in the whole canon. Topics include Herb Rit...
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S2,E6 - Promise to Try from 2021-01-19T05:10:46
Kenny and Mark close Side One of Like a Prayer with this gorgeous and aching Pat Leonard ballad. Topics include Madonna’s recordin...
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S2, E5- Til Death Do Us Part from 2021-01-12T11:14:40
Kenny and Mark deep dive into the true lost gem from side one of Like a Prayer. Topics include Sean Penn, Sean Penn, Sean Penn, and … oh yeah … Se...
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S2, E4 - Love Song from 2021-01-05T07:55:09
The music universe explodes (implodes?) as Madonna and Prince team up in the studio at last … to create this experimental, slightly bizarre pop oddity.&nbs...
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S2, E3 - Express Yourself from 2020-12-29T06:19:39
And the hits keep coming! Kenny and Mark dive deep into the anthemic, brash, and second track (and single) from Like a Prayer...
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S2, E2 - Like A Prayer from 2020-12-22T12:38:36
Mark kicks off the conversation about Madonna’s masterpiece fourth album with a testimony to Kenny about the personal power and passion of Li...
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S2, E1 - Prologue - 1988 from 2020-12-15T12:56:33
Waiting is the hardest part … Finally … At LONG Last … Season Two (1988-1993) kicks off! Kenny and Mark drops back into New York, circa 1988 - a year when ...
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Surprise Bonus Episode - It's Madonna's Bday and we needed to check in from 2020-08-16T13:52:54
It’s August 16th and we all know what that means - time to stop what you’re doing, get on the appropriately socially distant dance-floor and celebrate the ...
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BONUS - unedited Madame X Tour response from 2020-06-30T12:25:05
A little bonus for the hardcore. On September 30, 2019 Mark and Kenny sat down to debrief about the Madame X Tour which was in residence at the Brooklyn A...
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S1, E37 - You Can Dance from 2020-06-23T13:03:50
Mark and Kenny dive into all the Dub Versions, homemade singing bootlegs, and the glorious second side of Madonna’s first compilation album, 1987’s magnifi...
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s1, E36 - Who's That Girl World Tour from 2020-06-16T12:00:17
Get out your parachute pants and fasten your cordless mic pack - this is about to get wild! Kenny and Mark return to the summer of 1987 for Madonna’s...
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s1, E35 - Who's that Girl soundtrack/film from 2020-06-09T12:29:55
Mark and Kenny bust out prison and unpack the comedic misfire 1987 film Who’s That Girl? as well as the four Madonna songs on what remains a spotty soundtr...
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S1, E34 True Blue The Fadeout from 2020-06-02T13:07:49
Kenny and Mark wrap up the True Blue album with a discussion of death and mortality, imagery as an artistic (and promotional) tool, Herb Ritts (an...
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S1, E33 - Love Makes the World Go Round from 2020-05-26T12:30:41
Kenny and Mark examine the first Madonna message song, the sentimental decision-making of Pat Leonard, charity records, tambourines, and the challenge of w...
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S1, E32 - Jimmy Jimmy from 2020-05-19T11:51:51
Another deep-cut gets the kudos it deserves. Kenny and Mark discuss quirky keyboards, the influences of Stephen Bray, classic 50s girl group shout-ou...
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S1, E31 - La Isla Bonita from 2020-05-12T12:41:53
Kenny and Mark celebrate the ultimate yearning Madonna song. Topics include the power of haircuts and wigs, the influence and courting of the Latin A...
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S1, E30 - True Blue from 2020-05-05T12:09:52
The title track proves its mettle and lasting power as Kenny and Mark discuss Sean Penn continuing presence, Debi Mazar and Erica Bell, a quickie video sho...
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S1, E29 - Where's the Party from 2020-04-28T11:26:49
Kenny and Mark search for the Party on side two of True Blue. Madonna’s average work week, block parties in Harlem, Melanie Griffith, and cr...
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S1, E28 - Live to Tell from 2020-04-21T10:36:51
How many classic songs can one side of one album have? Kenny and Mark celebrate this legendary (and shocking first single) ballad. Can a man RE...
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S1,E27 - White Heat from 2020-04-14T11:49:01
Jimmy Cagney gets the pop song treatment on this deep-cut track. Topics discussed: Old School Hollywood, the prestige of living with Sean Penn, Richa...
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s1, E26 - Open Your Heart from 2020-04-07T11:59:37
Kenny and Mark break down the perfect second pop song on True Blue. Topics discussed: Pat Leonard, Madonna as pursuer, the texture of backin...
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S1, E25 - Papa Don't Preach from 2020-03-31T12:34:21
With a burst of Billy Myers strings, Kenny and Mark drop into the gleaming world of Hollywood, CA – the backdrop for Madonna’s blockbuster third album.&nbs...
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S1, E24 - 1985 from 2020-03-24T11:49:30
Kenny and Mark wrap up the Virgin Era with a deep dive into the first Madonna zeitgeist year – 1985. The singles, the videos, the movies, the Penthou...
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S1, E23 - The Virgin Tour from 2020-03-17T12:46:36
Kenny and Mark bust out their graffiti headbands to discuss Madonna’s inaugural live outing, 1985’s Virgin Tour and Freddy DeMann makes his first appearanc...
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S1, E22 - Into the Groove from 2020-03-10T11:52:17
Kenny and Mark race to the dance floor to dissect the ultimate “you can dance” Madonna song in the ultimate Madonna movie. Discussed: non-existent pi...
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S1, E21 - Crazy for You (Vision Quest soundtrack) from 2020-03-03T13:03:32
Kenny and Mark dive into Madonna’s long (and sometimes whiplash-inducing) relationship with film and film soundtracks. Topics include Matthew Modine,...
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S1, E20 - Like A Virgin Fade Out from 2020-02-28T13:22:21
Episode 3 of 3 this week! Kenny and Mark wrap up the Like a Virgin album with a discussion of Nile Rogers, Diana Ross’ Diana album, Madonna seizing control...
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S1, E19 - Stay from 2020-02-25T12:02:11
The 2nd of 3 episodes this week! Kenny and Mark conclude Like a Virgin with the long-forgotten final song from the album as well as Madonna’s gibberish ad ...
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S1, E18 - Pretender from 2020-02-25T12:01:39
The 1st of 3 episodes this week! Kenny and Mark reach the home stretch of the Like a Virgin album with a pair of album tracks, starting with the ground-lay...
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S1, E17- Shoo-Bee-Doo from 2020-02-18T13:31:03
Kenny indulges Mark’s devotion of this lost Madonna-penned ballad and Madonna as a casual songwriter, particularly captured on this side of the album. ...
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S1, E16 - Dress You Up from 2020-02-11T13:07:27
Kenny and Mark flip the record over to Side 2 with the fan favorite (and surprise single) from 1985 as well as double entendres, Nile Rogers as a boner-kil...
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S1, E15 - Love Don't Live Here Anymore from 2020-02-04T11:59:22
Madonna’s first cover (written by Miles Gregory) is dissected by Kenny and Mark in a confessional discussion about the legacy of the ballads.
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S1, E14 - Over and Over from 2020-01-28T13:54:26
Kenny and Mark fanboy over what may be the ultimate “Madonna running song”, acoustic guitars, the positive ambition in the Bray/Ciccone collaborations, pro...
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S1, E13 - Like A Virgin from 2020-01-21T11:37:40
The title track from Madonna’s 1984 opus and belting songs in the shower, the potency of vocal melisma, riding gondolas through Venice, lion’s tongues, th...
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S1, E12 - Angel from 2020-01-14T12:51:23
Kenny and Mark highlight this great “lost” song from Like a Virgin and discuss The Breakfast Club, the Elks Club pool, the softer power of the Third Single...
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S1, E11 - Material Girl from 2020-01-07T10:12:30
Kenny and Mark plunge into 80s Consumerism with the first song from Madonna’s classic “Like a Virgin” album. What makes a song a “Madonna song”? ...
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S1, E10 - Santa Baby from 2019-12-17T13:12:30
Holiday Episode. Kenny and Mark swing into the holidays with a special one-off episode celebrating Madonna’s 1987 cover of the Eartha Kitt classic.&n...
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S1, E9 - Madonna the Album - the Fadeout from 2019-12-13T13:14:42
Kenny and Mark wrap up 1983 in the canon with a discussion of lost tracks “Ain’t No Big Deal” and “Sidewalk Talk”, the valuable contributions and advocacy ...
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S1, E8 - Everybody from 2019-12-10T12:55:44
Kenny and Mark close out Madonna’s self-titled debut with the perennial “Everybody” – Madonna’s first musical call to the dancefloor. Discussed: musi...
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S1, E7 - Physical Attraction from 2019-12-03T11:23:49
Kenny and Mark lose their collective minds over “Physical Attraction”. Discussed: stretching synths, talking vocals, the power of the male gaze, bise...
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S1, E6 - Think of Me from 2019-12-03T11:23:15
Kenny and Mark analyze Madonna’s romantic philosophies in 1982, the power of journal-writing, East Village drama, saxophonist Bobby Malach, and the true na...
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S1, E5 - Holiday from 2019-11-26T12:20
Kenny and Mark re-experience their first encounters with classic Madonna song “Holiday” and the moment you first want to get out on the floor and dance to ...
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S1, E4 - I Know It from 2019-11-26T12:19:32
Kenny and Mark face Madonna’s baby voice vocals and why never performing a song in a live setting may be a good thing on deep cut “I Know It”.
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S1, E3 - Burning Up from 2019-11-19T11:48:16
Kenny and Mark tackle “Burning Up” the third song on Madonna’s self-titled 1983 debut. Topics include punk roots, the Breakfast Club band, scratch vo...
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S1, Ep2 - Borderline from 2019-11-10T17:32:29
Episode Two. Kenny and Mark discuss the importance of car songs, romantic yearnings, generational innocence, the power of Madonna’s vocal ad libs, an...
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S1, Ep 1 - Lucky Star from 2019-11-08T15:35:40
Pilot Episode. Kenny and Mark kick-off “All I Want to Do is Talk About Madonna” by going all the way back to the very beginning: the first song on the first side of Madonna’s first albu...
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Teaser - All I Want to Do is Talk About Madonna from 2019-11-01T12:45:33
Season One: From ‘Star’ to ‘Girl’ (1983-1987)
In this provocative (naturally) and confessional (essentially) new podcast, two long-time fans have the conversation you wis...
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