In this audio podcast, wisely all about appearance and visuals, Rachel and Will discuss their relationship with fashion and style as seriously as they can while still covering Will's previous "green frilly silk shirt" phase, his current ""having style" phase, and Rachel's upcoming "hot Judy Garland" phase. Also going on in this episode are lively discussions of the differences between fashion and style and how your style represents you, and a "wrap up" section with what is best described as an extended coda, featuring talk of Will's mom's leather pants from 1970 and the LA women's style advice of Nightsound Show Correspondent Molly. Rachel is at one point overcome by a coughing fit, if you're into that sort of thing.

Music

Goodnight, Texas - "I'm Going to Work on Maggie's Farm Forever"

Kelly McFarling – “Frontier Morning”

Arne Vatnoy – “Just Go Slowly"

Rachel and Will are joined by Ben, Sean, and eventually Foreign Correspondent Pat. They share perspectives on the title themes, including eating habits, yoga, PX90, being way too jacked, Arnold in the 1970s, self-image via Facebook, Madonna's arms, sushi, pregorexia, drunkorexia, and Russian Prison Hipster Barbie.

Music

Stranger Spirits - “Friday Night”

Thee Dirtybeats – “Cool One”

Mountain Goats – “High Hawk Season”

Rachel Kiel – “High Stakes”

What is an endorsement? Conversations about the greatest generation. Broadcasting from the future of the past from the past. Sweater Vests! The five hour energy of the 19^th century. We blatantly make up facts about B vitamins and pretend to know what we’re talking about. The newest game from the Nightsound show: Google image search to porn. Do smurfs reproduce via broodlings? The Price is Right fan clubs.

Music

What is the moon – Supreme Fiction

Lizzy Ross Band – Beyond

Gray Byrd – I know

Rachel interviews the band Animal Alphabet. As they play live, Will wrangles the first live on-the-air full-band mix job the Nightsound Show has seen in a long time--maybe ever? Heck if I know. The band is asked about their Googleability, being compared to other bands, and also things normal people talk about, like the band's formation and songwriting. They play a gig tonight at the Pinhook! If tonight is March 24th, 2012, which it is as of this writing.

Music

Animal Alphabet - Civil in Our Sleep (Baby Pigs)

Skylar Gudasz - Let's Not Talk About the End of the World

Animal Alphabet - Gus

Animal Alphabet - Owls

Animal Alphabet - Dust of Your Bones

Will interviews Rachel for her new album “Television Waltz” about its creation, sound, players, songwriting, and influences, plus an idea of what her next album will be like.

Music

All selections by Rachel Kiel:

“What I'm Trying to Tell You”

“Ghost Town”

“You at All”

“Let Her Go, God Bless Her

Josh Baker, Matt Lawson, and local meatmonger Jim Jones discuss YY chromosomal disorder, antiquated German child-rearing methods, and watermelon-smashing in front of a live audience.

Music

1. Emil Mcgloin- "Wheelbarrow Blues"

2. Maggie Hester- "Loneliness"

3. Look Up!- "Missionary Impossible"

4. Supreme Fiction- "What is the Moon"

5. Stranger Spirits- "Can't Stop So"

Rachel and Will trade their medical horror stories including a broken femur, a pseudotumor (that necessitated a spinal tap!), being thrown under a car (and thus everyone thought Will was dead), getting shingles in college, and other gruesome happenings. Rachel also recounts the time she had twilight anesthesia and went on what is best described as Paul Simon's “Graceland” Safari.

Music

Megafaun - “Second Friend”

Skylar Gudasz & the Ugly Girls - “Killing”

Heartacre - “Things You Gave Me”

I Love Annette - “Animal Love”

Hosts Rachel and Will talk about the holidays, and because it's best to be surrounded by friends during the holidays, all of our friends call in. Ben talks gift giving, good, bad, and junky; Andy talks about his time in the big red suit (and HO HO HOs for us!); Molly, who never believed in the big red suit, talks Judaism at the holidays. We determine that if you're stressed about Christmas, you're doing it wrong. This slightly-longer-than-usual episode does include a very special report on Ramadan, which is not really one of these winter holidays these days since it is not in the winter these days.

Music

Kelly McFarling – Everything Is Wrong

Mountain Goats – High Hawk Season

Superchunk – Driveway to Driveway

Chris asks, "Do we do an intro still?" Jenn and Andy agree that we should.  Is it possible to go caroling without pissing someone off? Chris and Andy "agree violently" on the  The War on Christmas. Does our holiday party need more Jesus in it? Do atheists need to lighten up? Can we celebrate in a way that is both secular and inclusive?  "It is a battle of FOUR ARMIES!" Look out for dolphin rape!

Music by Dan Datiles, Alex Michaud, Future Kings of Nowhere, Davis Cohen, and Sara Goss.

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Rachel and Will slather gender issues with their enormous paintbrushesque tongues to cover topics like gender reassignment surgery (aka a “sex change”), including the ethics, history, their international appeal, and how penises can be built out of PURE SCIENCE; how Will is a feminist; why Will no longer wishes he could be a stay-at-home dad; and women with power, from world rulers to Lynndie England. We stumble onto a "great truth," that men need a room full of beer to be happy. Nicole calls in because she is a sexpert. Molly calls in to talk about how advertising is terrible at gender issues.

Music

Audrey Ryan, “If You Go”

Andrew Marlin, “Keep It on the Floor”

Wild Flag, “Romance”

Eleanor Friedberger, “My Mistakes”