Podcasts by Best of Foo: A Foo Fighters Odyssey
This is Best of Foo, a podcast dedicated to finding the best Foo Fighters song. Superfans Paul Carlin and Lorenzo Pacitti make their way through 128 of the band's songs, debating the finer points of each one in a bid to deduce which track truly is Best of Foo. 128 enter, only one can remain.
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Episode 38: But Here We Are from 2023-06-24T17:29:56
Paul Carlin and Lorenzo Pacitti return for a special episode of the world's only podcast to take a deep dive into the latest Foo Fighters release, But Here We Are.
After a couple of cha...
Episode 37: Medicine at Midnight from 2021-03-13T08:00:22
Paul and Lorenzo reconvene to discuss Foo Fighters' latest album, Medicine at Midnight. While it's great to be talking about Dave Grohl and the Foos again, this album is really pressing some painfu...
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Episode 36: Best of Foo from 2020-11-24T18:00:30
It's the final! We finally made it! Who thought we'd ever manage to see this through?
In this bumper episode, Paul and Lorenzo are joined by the majority of past guests to vote on the f...
Episode 35: The Semi Final from 2020-10-31T09:00:08
Suspend your disbelief; this is the semi final of Best of Foo. One more episode stands between you and the actual Best of Foo. In this dramatic semi final, Paul and Lorenzo shake down the final 16 ...
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Episode 34: Lorenzo's Lumbar Support from 2020-10-17T15:39:42
It's the last of the quarter final episodes and we're within touching distance of the Best of Foo Final. Paul and Lorenzo are joined once again by multi-talented musician Martin Johnston to shake d...
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Episode 33: When The Wheels Fall Off from 2020-09-13T13:31:56
Best of Foo is now basically a drumming podcast. Hope you like flams.
In this episode, Paul and Lorenzo are joined by talented guitarist and drummer-for-hire Martin Johnston (of the gre...
Episode 32: Drama At The Traffic Lights from 2020-09-05T20:27:25
In this episode, Paul and Lorenzo are once again joined by their buddy Ally McCrae to go through then next batch of songs in this second Quarter Final.
For the second ep running, Ally p...
Episode 31: Lorenzo's Chickens Come Home To Roost from 2020-08-30T19:12:15
After a short break, Paul and Lorenzo reconvene to continue their Foo Fighters odyssey and, for the first quarter final episode, are joined by friend, podcaster and all round excellent dude, Ally M...
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Episode 30: One More Time For The Last Time from 2020-08-08T08:00:03
Here's a little stop gap episode that'll either make you breathe a sigh of relief or make your blood boil. Either way, this could be a key moment in the legacy of Best of Foo as Paul and Lorenzo op...
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Episode 29: The Tie Rack Returns (Part 3) from 2020-08-01T09:37:42
It's taken some time but the final Tie Rack of the podcast comes to its conclusion in this episode as Paul and Lorenzo discuss two more Foo matchups with guests Eddy Walsh, Ross Stewart and Duncan ...
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Episode 28: The Tie Rack Returns (Part 2) from 2020-07-25T08:03:24
It's the second instalment of our mammoth Tie Rack episode with friends of the pod Eddy Walsh (@eddy_walsh), Ross Stewart (@rausstewart) and Duncan Robertson (@knacknud) joining Paul and Lorenzo to...
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Episode 27: The Tie Rack Returns (Part 1) from 2020-07-18T08:00:15
In this episode, it's time for Paul and Lorenzo to make the final judgement on those matchups they could't quite agree on during the previous round... yes, it's the return of The Tie Rack. Of cours...
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Episode 26: Filming A Porno At Screwfix from 2020-07-11T10:53:37
The second qualifying round concludes with this episode! Another batch of Foo tunes go under the microscope in-between discussions about 10000 other topics. We were a little unfocused recording thi...
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Episode 25: Saint Cecilia, You're Breaking My Heart from 2020-07-04T09:08:02
Here's a nice, uncomplicated, straightforward episode of your favourite Foo Fighters podcast. Paul and Lorenzo are all smiles and surprisingly civil towards one another as they discuss eight more F...
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Episode 24: Dave's Sweet Spot from 2020-06-27T09:59:50
It's another ALL BUSINESS episode as Paul and Lorenzo approach the end of this second qualifying round. There's a little bit of shade but decisiveness wins as four more songs progress to the next s...
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Episode 23: I'll Pass The Monkey The Shiv from 2020-06-20T08:57:52
This is a strange and great episode.
Paul and Lorenzo are not happy about Krist Novoselic... who is? But this is a Foo Fighters podcast so in amongst discussing monkeys escaping from a ...
Episode 22: Down And Out Again from 2020-06-13T08:51:12
After falling into several rabbit holes in the previous episodes, Paul and Lorenzo do their best to focus on the matter in hand: continuing their quest to find the best Foo Fighters tune... they ki...
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Episode 21: David's Dead from 2020-06-06T09:28:47
Okay this episode is kind of A LOT. Paul and Lorenzo discuss the universe and everything in this bumper edition of Best of Foo. Where else will you find a podcast that discusses the masons, David G...
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Episode 20: Shape Of Foo from 2020-05-30T09:22:21
Lorenzo's stupid japes have led to Ed Sheeran's hit single Shape of You entering the race.
That's the episode description.
This episode's matchups are:
Headwires vs Ti...
Episode 19: Looking For A Sign Of Life from 2020-05-23T09:09:15
It's the second qualifying round of Best of Foo and presenters Paul and Lorenzo are living life on the edge... yes, they're drawing the tracks live and reacting immediately... have they made the bi...
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Episode 18: The Tie Rack (Part 2) from 2020-05-20T08:04:15
Twelve songs remain in the first stage of Best of Foo and they're all gonna be dealt with in this episode.
In this second Tie Rack, Paul and Lorenzo are joined by three gentlemen on loan...
Episode 17: The Tie Rack (Part 1) from 2020-05-16T09:20:36
Where do broken hearts go? The answer is unknown...
Where do undecided Foo Fighters matchups go? The answer is known: The Tie Rack.
We've been talking about it for a long time and...
Episode 16: What A Sensitive Mess from 2020-05-13T08:40:58
It's the final episode of the first qualifying round. 128 songs have been discussed. Some have survived, some have perished, others just moseyed on over to The Tie Rack. We will deal with THOSE SON...
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Episode 15: Did You Ever Listen? from 2020-05-09T09:27:13
It's hard to believe that we're almost at the end of the first qualifying round. Saying that, the love for Foo Fighters remains real and true so it's time to batter through another round of matchup...
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Episode 14: This Is A Blackout from 2020-05-06T08:20:29
Nobody wants to see two of the BIG DOGS go up against each other but the wicked Wheel of Foo has thrown up another impossible matchup. As usual, Lorenzo and Paul do their best to decide which progr...
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Episode 13: See You In Hell-mans from 2020-05-02T08:08:57
Now that Paul has finally started watching Back & Forth, he can start getting all of Lorenzo's reference points. It only took us 12 episodes. This time round, expect some bangers and a whole lot of...
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Episode 12: One Way Motorway from 2020-04-29T08:27:37
Can wheels come down? What's the best sandwich? Hey did you guys know that Paul's been to New Orleans? Did you also know that Lorenzo thinks every Foos song is about Kurt Cobain? The answer to all ...
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Episode 11: Use That Evidence from 2020-04-27T07:40:56
Hope you like admin and old setlists from 1996 because this episode has it all! A few big tracks make an appearance as Paul Carlin and Lorenzo Pacitti continue their unparalleled Foo Fighters odyss...
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Episode 10: Another Confession from 2020-04-22T11:06:35
After the drama of the previous episode, get ready for a genuine jaw-dropping moment as Paul makes a decision that could put the entire podcast under threat. Lorenzo ain't having it. But remember t...
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Episode 9: One More Indecent Accident from 2020-04-18T14:00:39
The world's only podcast returns for a heated episode in which Paul makes a decision he may live to regret... if Lorenzo doesn't murder him first. A genuine jaw-dropping moment that the two hosts m...
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Episode 8: Counting Down To Detonate from 2020-04-15T08:19:09
It's a fairly evenly-balanced episode this time round with some key Foo tunes and solid deep cuts staking their claim. Paul's opinion on one song may or may not have changed over the past 25 years....
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Episode 7: The Cow Is You from 2020-04-11T07:14:42
The world's greatest podcast that puts Foo Fighters songs against each other is back with another episode of drama and intrigue. Another eight Foo classics go head to head in a battle for first pla...
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Episode 6: Visiting Is Pretty from 2020-04-08T09:05:24
It's an XXL episodes with BIG ASS TUNES. Paul and Lorenzo continue to surprise each other by not being as jerky about certain songs as the other thought they were going to be. Does that sentence ev...
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Episode 5: Maybe Flying Machines from 2020-04-05T12:25:56
Paul and Lorenzo can't stop agreeing. The next 40-odd minutes contain some hefty match-ups and some heavy hitters in the FF canon. Plus, Cold Day in the Sun finally gets its day in the sun. (It's r...
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Episode 4: Snitches Get Gimme Stitches from 2020-04-02T09:44:08
Things are now extremely real and good songs are being slain. What else is there to do except continue the bloodshed? Eight more songs do battle as Lorenzo makes a decision he may live to regret.
Episode 3: Handed Down The Crown from 2020-03-31T10:38:33
Paul and Lorenzo take a third spoonful of medicine in their continued quest to decide which song is the BEST OF FOO. There are some tasty pairings in this episode and cracks are beginning to show. ...
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Episode 2: On To The Next One from 2020-03-31T09:18:42
Having survived episode 1, Foo Fighters Superfans Paul Carlin and Lorenzo Pacitti take the second step in their odyssey into the back catalogue of the band in order to determine which song is the B...
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Episode 1: Firing Whenever You Quit from 2020-03-28T18:13:58
Foo Fighters Superfans Paul Carlin and Lorenzo Pacitti begin their odyssey into the back catalogue of the band in order to determine which song is the BEST OF FOO.
This episode's matchu...