In Your Earholes formerly Smooth Sailing

Episode 261: Letting the Inmates Run the Henhouse

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 23:57:31 GMT

Jasen is out this week, so you have Oliver and Jason here and they are headed to the Taco Bell drive-thru with two guilty pleasures apiece. This episode goes back to the old format, so enjoy.

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Episode 260: When Country Goes Splat

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 9 Feb 2026 17:00:05 GMT

This week, Jason from UpInThisBrain joins Jasen and Oliver for a trip to Hardee's for lunch, which is the absolute worst thing ever. Jasen goes to the birthplace of the current country zeitgeist while Oliver and Jason look at some of the roots of bad country music.

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Episode 259: Lack of Power Ballads

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 22:48:22 GMT

Jasen and Oliver are taking a trip to the Hardee's drive-thru for a massive case of indigestion as they look at the late-80s "power" ballads. Oliver picks a New York City band with a Danish lead, while Jasen picks a band out of Sweden...not that one.

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Episode 258: New Year, Same Us

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:00:01 GMT

This week, we've given you, the audience, a respite before jumping back into the awful. We're doing another Raisin' Cane's episode. We journey back to the year 1974 which isn't a great year for music, but dug up some gems.

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Episode 257: Raisin' Cane

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 8 Dec 2025 17:00:09 GMT

This week, we are feasting on Raisin' Cane's sauce and discussing a couple of fine tunes from 1983. Oliver goes down under for a song before the band was cool and Jasen picks a band with some serious, hard-rock pedigree.

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Episode 256: Bad First Impressions

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:00:04 GMT

This week, Jasen and Oliver are testing out the new naming convention and going to Taco Bell (that's a guilty pleasure). They also have a discussion about bad band names.

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Episode 255: Bad Music is on the Menu

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 17:00:04 GMT

This time around, Jasen and Oliver are heading back to 1982 for some bad music. Oliver stays home for his band, and Jasen is off to every wedding in 1983. As a bonus, Jasen discusses the terms used on the podcast in a way that makes sense to everyone.

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Episode 254: A Tribute to Ace

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 16:00:03 GMT

This week, Jasen and Oliver pay tribute to the recently deceased Spaceman from Kiss, Ace Frehley. This was supposed to be a double episode, but technical difficulties thwarted that.

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Episode 253: What Did They Say?

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:00:07 GMT

This week, your hosts have decided to stay on this side of millennium...just barely. We look back at two song from 2001 with (possibly) meaningful lyrics...if we could understand them.

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Episode 252: Passenger Princess on the Yacht

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 16:00:02 GMT

We're mothballing the yacht and celebrating the occasion with a final trip on the yacht. Jasen and Oliver welcome Jason and Stephanie aboard for some not-so-good yacht rock selections.

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Episode 251: The Unpleasant Business Episode

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:00:03 GMT

We're back from our Summer vacation and we need to catch up on some unpleasant business. We lost a lot of notable and influential artists over the summer and we need to talk about them.

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IYE Christmas Favorites? Playlist:

Spotify

YouTube Music

Apple Music

Roadtrip Mixtape #4: MMD and the Big Apple

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 17:41:54 GMT

The Maharaja Mack Daddy joins for a very eclectic mixtape.

MMD on Bluesky

Chicken In The Sky Christmas Special (2020 Replay)

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:00:03 GMT

As part of a project for the podcast, I listened to this episode again and I think it's worthy of a replay.

In our annual tradition, we spend more than 45 minutes torturing Oliver with awful Christmas music. Gather the over 18 members of your family and enjoy this around a fire.

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Earholes Special: MMC Crossover

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 26 May 2025 16:00:02 GMT

This week, the MMC crew get together to discuss the absolute worst musical in filmdom.

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The Showhole on Bluesky

Episode 250: Good Bands, Bad Decisions

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 12 May 2025 16:00:04 GMT

In this episode, Jasen and Oliver revisit the bands from their previous episode because these bands made bad decisions.

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The Yacht Rock Playlist:
Spotify | YouTube Music | Apple Music

In Your Earholes:
Spotify | YouTube Music | Apple Music

You're Just The Worst:
Spotify | YouTube Music | Apple Music

Episode 249: Good Bands, Good Songs

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 16:00:04 GMT

This week, Oliver and Jasen talk about two bands from the US in the 1970s. First, Oliver goes to the Midwest to find his band and then Jasen hits the Bay Area.

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The Yacht Rock Playlist:
Spotify | YouTube Music | Apple Music

In Your Earholes:
Spotify | YouTube Music | Apple Music

You're Just The Worst:
Spotify | YouTube Music | Apple Music

Celebrating A True Musical Innovation

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Tue, 1 Apr 2025 11:00:06 GMT

We are celebrating true musical pioneers.

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Story mentioned during the episode

Episode 248: 1990 Was The Worst

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 16:00:05 GMT

This time around, Jasen and Oliver are discussing their choices for the worst songs of 1990. Jasen goes back to a familiar well and Oliver discusses his choice for the first time ever on Earholes.

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Episode 247: Run For Cover, Kids

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 16:00:05 GMT

This time around, Jasen and Oliver are talking about their favorite odd covers. They also discuss what it means to be an odd cover.

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Valentine's Day Badonkadonk

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 14:00:06 GMT

Welcome to the most romantic day of the year. In this grabby hands special, we welcome Jason and Stephanie back to discuss the worst love songs we could find. Listen with someone you love, preferably with lots of alcohol.

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Episode 246: Toot, Beep, Loo

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:33:37 GMT

This week, Jasen and Oliver hang up the mirror ball, put on their platform shoes and take a dive into the world of disco. Jasen goes back to the roots of the genre (and makes Oliver explode) and Oliver jumps into the deep end of disco to remind us of a bona fide legend.

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The 27th Precinct on TwiX

Roadtrip Mixtape #3: Erinn White

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:00:06 GMT

This time around, Erinn White from the 27th Precinct Podcast joins me to talk about her musical choices for a roadtrip.

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Erinn on Bluesky

Erinn on TwiX

Episode 245: Musical Twinsies

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 17:00:04 GMT

Jasen and Oliver are back for the New Year (sorry) and we are bringing some good stuff from 1981. Both of their songs have memorable openings and were both released in September, but couldn't be further apart style-wise.

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Earholes Special: Reverse Cowgirling the Millennium

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 17:00:04 GMT

The gang's all here to wrap up the year by talking about a song from each year that we graduated. Is it good, bad, or guilty? You decide.

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Episode 244: Our "Not Special" Chrsitmas Episode

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:00:02 GMT

Oliver and Jasen are in the Christmas spirit. OK, Jasen is in the Christmas spirit and Oliver is...well, Oliver. They have picked a couple not-so-traditional Christmas songs to entertain you.

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Plotless Podcast on Bluesky

Roadtrip Mixtape #2: Vikki From Plotless Podcast

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 2 Dec 2024 17:00:06 GMT

This time, Vikki from the Plotless Podcast joins me to talk about her roadtrip mixtape, where she's going, tales of roadtrips past, and even the road snacks. She provides a fairly eclectic mix of music to hit the road.

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Vikki on Bluesky

Vikki on TwiX

Plotless Podcast on TwiX

In Your Earholes on Bluesky (only)

Episode 243: Musical Twinkies

podcast@inyourearholes.com (Jasen and Oliver) — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:00:05 GMT

After a week off to get our minds straight, Jasen and Oliver are back with their guilty pleasure, musical junk-food to make things better. Jasen looks back on his clubbin' days and Oliver waxes philosophical about his own tastes.

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