Music at Work

It’s the season finale of Music at Work! This week we’re talking one-hit wonders.

How can an artist conjure up a massive global hit but never again crack that code? It’s one of music’s greatest mysteries. We’ll listen to some of our favourite hits from artists who were never able to recreate the magic and ask why creativity is so fickle.

We’ll also reflect on some favourite moments of our first season and give a taste of what is to come in Season 2.

Listen to this week’s songs on our Spotify playlist and follow us on Instagram (@music_at_work_podcast).

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The days are long, the sun is shining, and we’re checking out the songs of the summer.

We’ll chat about what make a great summer song, listen to some classic tracks from the past 30 years, and see if Graham can survive a trip to the 2020s.

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The knives are out, the jigsaw is falling into place, and we’re taking a trip through 20 years of Graham’s favourite band of all time.

We’ll sample some amazing tracks from each Radiohead era, debate the existence of the sadness/horniness axis, and welcome our very first sponsor to the show.

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This week, we’re heading into the woods to explore the wonderful world of Stephen Sondheim. 

Alicia has picked highlights from her favourite Sondheim shows to share with musical theatre newbie Graham. We’ll listen to selections from “Sweeney Todd”, “Company”, “Into the Woods”, “West Side Story” and “A Little Night Music” to appreciate the genius of this singular musical icon.

Listen to this week’s songs on our Spotify playlist and follow us on Instagram (@music_at_work_podcast).

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From Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

From Into the Woods

From Company

From West Side Story

From A Little Night Music

We’re back and we’re talking Motown! These timeless songs are stylish, fun, and impeccably crafted. We’ll share our favourites as we explore some of the greatest pop music of all time.

Along the way, we’ll learn a word of unlimited Scrabble power, write a hot new club banger, drop our favourite catchphrase, and deliver an oral history of the California Raisins.

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Happy Fathers’ Day! We’re celebrating our dads by throwing it back to the glory days of classic rock.

This week, Alicia is going to listen to 15 timeless Dad Rock songs from the late 60s/early 70s and share her first impressions. We’ll break down our favourites and chat about what makes this music great.

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We’re going to the movies! Music is the secret ingredient that ties a movie together, and we’re going to share some of our favourite Hollywood scores.

We’ll explain why timpani are like sensitive jocks, Graham will shamefully admit his ignorance of 80s pop culture, and we’ll drop some scorching hot takes about the best movie songs of all time. 

Listen along on our Spotify playlist and follow us on Instagram (@music_at_work_podcast)!

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This week, we're going on a journey through some of the greatest singers and songs of all time. We'll share our vocal jazz favourites and discuss what we love about this timeless music.

As usual, we'll slander Frank Sinatra and throw it back to the 90s, including a fun story of how jazz music led us to cross paths as teenagers.

Listen along on our Spotify playlist and follow us on Instagram (@music_at_work_podcast).

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We’re turning the clock back to 2003 to dive into indie rock: under-the-radar, Pitchfork-approved music from the farthest corners of the internet.

We’ll debate what “indie” really means, and Graham will regale Alicia with the elitist musical opinions of his youth. 

Listen along on our Spotify playlist, which is updated every Thursday with the songs we’ll be discussing.

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This week we’re paying tribute to the music of our home and native land. 

From global superstars to hidden gems, Canada has produced some incredible artists. We’ll look at the full spectrum and share some of our CanCon favourites.

We’ll also sing our first duet, throw shade at Dave Coulier, and drag Graham kicking and screaming into the 21st century. 

Listen along on our Spotify playlist, which is updated each Thursday with the songs we’ll be discussing.

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This week, we're talking covers. It's the ultimate musical compliment and when it's done well it can breathe new life into an old classic and pass a song down to the next generation.

We’re going to share some of our favourite covers and talk about what makes a good one. We’ll look at 10 famous songs from the past and explore how they’ve been recreated, updated, and sometimes improved by other artists.

Listen along on our Spotify playlist to hear the songs we'll be discussing.

Pretty-boy purveyor of plain vanilla mall music, or insanely talented sexpot? Love him or hate him, John Mayer elicits strong emotions.

This week, Alicia will make the case for his inclusion in Graham’s musical canon and get to the bottom of 20 years of indie snobbery.

Can the podcast survive this clash of opinions? Listen and find out!

Check out our Spotify playlist to hear the songs we'll discuss in this episode.

We’re back and we’re getting weird. 

After wallowing in beautiful music, it’s time to shock and horrify each other by plumbing the darkest, weirdest depths of our musical lives.

We’ll hear about detachable penises, dental floss farming, benign tumours, big butts, and find out why everyone’s in love with Diane. Will we still be speaking at the end of it all? Listen and find out!

As always, listen along on our Spotify playlist, which is updated each week with the songs we’ll be discussing. 

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This week, we’re taking a close look at “Romeo and Juliet,” Sergei Prokofiev’s exquisitely beautiful retelling of the famous love story.

Surprisingly, we have a shared fondness for this relatively obscure Soviet ballet. We’ll explain how we found it, discuss our favourite parts, and somehow manage to quote the Spice Girls. 

As always, listen along on our Spotify playlist. It’s updated each Thursday with the songs we’re discussing.

This week we’re revisiting La La Land, the gorgeous 2016 movie musical featuring songs by Justin Hurwitz, Justin Paul, and Benj Pasek.

We’ll break down our favourite moments, learn how many times Graham snuck out to see it solo, and say the word “beautiful” until it loses all meaning.

As always, listen along on our Spotify playlist called Music at Work Podcast. It’s updated each week with the songs we're discussing.

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It's our first episode and we're kicking things off by introducing ourselves musically to each other and to you. We've each picked six of our absolute favourite songs that have been in our lives for years or decades. We listened to each other's picks and we're going to break them down, share our first impressions, and tell some stories about what they mean to us.

Listen along on our Spotify playlist called Music at Work Podcast. We'll update it each week with the songs we're discussing.

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