Countdown to Exegesis
Your listen-along Steely Dan podventure. Join Oli (Dan fan) and Andrew (Dan sceptic), as they take the scenic route through the entire Steely Dan discography. Each week, our hosts take a forensic look at a Steely Dan song. Join them on a nine-series trek from 'Do It Again' on 1972's Can't Buy a Thrill, to 'Everything Must Go' on the 2003 album of the same name. Will they uncover hidden truths? Will they nail The Vibe? Will Andrew ever admit he actually quite likes Steely Dan? Turn on, tune in, find out. And be sure to listen along at home!
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Episodes
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Andrew Souter, cave expert, is joined by Oli Pyper, lumbering cretin. The question: just how likely is it that a child-sized Donald Fagen discovered a noted Spanish speleoplex? Stay tuned to the end for a shocking Countdown to Exegesis first.
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Tuesday Oct 29, 2024
Following an extended period of hibernation, our hosts emerge refreshed and ready to strut. Will The Royal Scam's disco-dipped opening track sate their legs?
[Addendum a: owing to life and other problems, we will be scrapping the weekly format and releasing this season's episodes as and when they're ready; please ignore us if we say, 'See you next week. Addendum b: find the wonderfully noisy 'relaxing piano cover' here: https://youtu.be/cbfmcOu45DQ)
Monday Dec 25, 2023
Monday Dec 25, 2023
In which the Dan tackle cultural appropriation, Oli unveils a fast-moving, MIDI-powered new segment and Andrew receives the greatest gift of all: a bit of time off. *Merry Christmas to all who celebrate and lots of love to those who don't.*
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Monday Dec 18, 2023
Join your trusty exegetes as they avoid talking about Steely Dan's saddest song (as voted in Metal Leg Fanzine's infamous 'Ladies of Dan' poll). Among the distractions are cat-borne diseases, parenthetical song titles and a shocking revelation about Andrew's true heritage.
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Thursday Dec 07, 2023
Oli and Andrew agree about something. How will they cope?
[Donald Fagen - Concepts for Jazz/Rock Piano: https://youtu.be/rR6OsrzbHHY]
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Thursday Nov 30, 2023
Our hosts throw another classic onto the exegetical pyre. Tune in to hear 24-carat Danchat, teenage poetry and Andrew's run-in with a mysterious podiatrist.
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Thursday Nov 23, 2023
Our hosts are joined by SPECIAL GUESTS Ann and Rachel from STEELY ANN: the greatest female-fronted Steely Dan tribute band in the history of South Central Minnesota. United in scepticism and tenacity, they attempt to navigate one of the Dan's stinkiest lyrical swamps. [Audio is a little ropey in this one. Blame Oli.]
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Thursday Nov 16, 2023
Oli is ready to discuss one of his favourite things. Andrew is not. But their commitment to the podcast knows no bounds and they manage to eke out 53 minutes of edutational chat.
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
Thursday Nov 09, 2023
An attempt is made to discuss Katy Lied's groovy trou normand, Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More. Andrew, however, is more interested in mid-price, off-the-shelf cocktails.
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Thursday Nov 02, 2023
Could it be true – a real, bona fide Steely Dan love song? In this episode, your hosts smack a sexy piñata until it spits out William Blake, a long-lost billet-doux and something Donald Fagen has 'found'.