PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY
350 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 20 ratingsA weekly comedy and music podcast featuring conversations with interesting people and silly moments.
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Episodes
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 242
August 22, 2022 13:33 - 19 minutes - 21.8 MBAndy keeps his segment short and talks about being invited to a senator's house for a meet and greet. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1975 and 1981. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 241
August 15, 2022 13:33 - 34 minutes - 39.9 MBAndy talks about vacation, the status of his forthcoming novel, and being turned off by celebs who say polarizing things to stay in the public eye. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1977 and 1989. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 240
August 08, 2022 12:45 - 31 minutes - 36.6 MBAndy talks about bad lyrics in good songs, Sandman on Netflix, restaurant buffet carving station training, Iggy and the Stooges, and some guy who badly needed to talk to Paul Simon in 1981. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1970 and 1983. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 239
August 01, 2022 13:24 - 34 minutes - 39.5 MBAndy talks about his mom's health, plays autotuned John Lennon, discusses glizzies, his diet, his forthcoming novel, and Ottessa Moshfegh's Lapvona. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1972 and 1988. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 238
July 25, 2022 13:09 - 30 minutes - 35.3 MBAndy plays audio of a boy shocking his nana with Charli XCX lyrics, analyzes a twelve-year-old's English homework, and feels bad for Kid Cudi at Rolling Loud. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1976 and 1985. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 237
July 18, 2022 12:57 - 40 minutes - 46.4 MBAndy goes solo and talks about the new Lizzo album, Special, Crackhead Barney and Friends, Jimmy Kimmel taking the summer off, lying, and therapy. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1971 and 1980. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 236
July 11, 2022 13:39 - 39 minutes - 45.6 MBOur guest is the writer, drummer, civil servant, and LEGO enthusiast Thom Beckett! Andy talks with Thom about The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, LEGO, Father John Misty, Glastonbury Festival 2019, Netflix's upcoming Sandman series, Alan Moore, and more. Find additional information about Thom on his site here. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1979 and 1987. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 235
July 04, 2022 13:34 - 32 minutes - 37.7 MBAndy explains the Universal Algorithm, sings Velvet Underground lyrics over a Stereolab song then analyzes a crazy commercial. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1977 and 1984. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 234
June 27, 2022 13:26 - 33 minutes - 38.6 MBOur guest is the Kids in the Hall's Social Media Manager, Tavie Phillips! Andy talks with Tavie about her history with Kids in the Hall and the Canadian sketch comedy troupe's fandom. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1976 and 1981. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 233
June 20, 2022 14:07 - 32 minutes - 36.9 MBAndy talks about his Father's Day. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1973 and 1986. Finally, Tommy Tallahassee plays the game Ted Cruz, Ted Kaczynski or Ted the Bear? with Mary Vs. the Movies hosts Mary Jones (AKA Mary from Lansdale) and Dennis Lingg. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 232
June 13, 2022 13:28 - 29 minutes - 33.2 MBAndy takes a bath and talks about a man getting attacked by an orangutan, a friend getting bitten in the face by a dog, and a hooded sweatshirt he lost while on vacation. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1975 and 1982. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 231
June 06, 2022 13:11 - 31 minutes - 36.5 MBAndy loses his mind while complaining about ignorance in podcasting, then he pulls it together and talks about the series Angelyne. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1978 and 1989. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 230
May 30, 2022 15:28 - 14 minutes - 17 MBAndy addresses the recent mass shootings. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1974 and 1983. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat on Spotify here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 229
May 23, 2022 12:55 - 22 minutes - 25.4 MBAndy talks about finding a baby bird in his backyard and attending a concert. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1979 and 1987. A playlist from Rachel's Chart Chat can be found here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 228
May 16, 2022 14:07 - 23 minutes - 27.3 MBAndy talks about breaking things in the kitchen and hugging a stranger. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1979 and 1985. A playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat can be found here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 227
May 09, 2022 13:30 - 40 minutes - 46.3 MBAndy talks about Arcade Fire and The Pentaverate. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1975 and 1980, and Tommy Tallahassee hosts the game Joe Biden, Joe Budden or Joey Bishop? A playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat can be found here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 226
May 02, 2022 13:28 - 38 minutes - 43.8 MBAndy talks about Bia, Remble, Crackhead Barney & Friends, House of Gucci, Jared Leto, and being mistaken for a robot. On Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1978 and 1988. A playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat can be found here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 225
April 25, 2022 14:14 - 18 minutes - 21.7 MBThe demons tried to get the best of Andy this week, but he beat them back with positivity and optimism. This week on Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel finds gems on charts from 1986, 1973, and 1981. A playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat can be found here. Follow Rachel on Last.fm here. Andy's guest DJ hour on WFMU's Radio Row program can be found here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 224
April 18, 2022 13:59 - 39 minutes - 45.6 MBOur guest is Shane Morris! In addition to being Travis Scott's former manager, Shane is an engineer, father, husband, and the host of a new podcast: Shane Morris Sucks. Andy talks with Shane about his podcast, managing Travis Scott, and artificially inflating new artist's streaming and social media numbers via bots. This week on Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel unearths gems on a chart from April of 1977. Check out Shane Morris Sucks via Apple Podcasts here. You can find Shane's TikTok here. Rach...
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 223
April 11, 2022 13:24 - 33 minutes - 38.4 MBAndy talks about his love of Cadbury chocolate, Marc Bolan predicting his early death, and sticker pranks. This week on Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel finds gems in charts from 1971 and 1984. You can find a playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here. Follow Rachel on Last.FM here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 222
April 04, 2022 13:42 - 47 minutes - 54 MBOur guest is the writer, DJ, and musician mynameisblueskye! Andy and Skye talk about their love of the FX show Atlanta. Check out Skye's radio show, Hidden Planet Radio, at Moon Glow Radio where, under the moniker DJ Mirishikiari, throughout the month of April for Autistic Acceptance Month, Skye will be focusing on songs by people on the autism spectrum or songs dedicated to those on the spectrum. This week, Rachel's Chart Chat uncovers hidden gems on charts from 1974 and 1987. You can find ...
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 221
March 28, 2022 12:57 - 39 minutes - 45.2 MBAndy memorializes Taylor Hawkins, complains about Siggi's yogurt, talks about Pam & Tommy, and raves about grilled bagels. This week on Rachel's Chart Chat, Rachel from Des Moines finds gems in charts from 1976 and 1983. You can find the playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 220
March 21, 2022 13:59 - 47 minutes - 53.8 MBAndy goes solo and talks about shopping for used vinyl, the "divorce" bowl, taxes, and fear of numbers. Rachel's Chart Chat with Rachel from Des Moines is back! Rachel finds gems in charts from 1978, 1989 and 1972. You can find the playlist for Rachel's Chart Chat here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 219
March 14, 2022 13:20 - 33 minutes - 28.1 MBOur guest is Julie, the host of Dark Night of the Soul, a show that can be heard live every Tuesday from 3PM to 7PM [US EDT] on the Give the Drummer Radio stream via WFMU. Andy talks with Julie about her show, her history with the station, and what listeners can expect from Dark Night of the Soul during the second week of the March Marathon. You can make a pledge to WFMU and any of its streamed stations here. Stay tuned after our interview with Julie for a very special game show from segment...
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 218
March 07, 2022 14:26 - 36 minutes - 42 MBOur guest is Olivia Bradley-Skill! Olivia is the Music Director at WFMU and the host of the show Radio Ravioli. Andy talks with Olivia about her career in radio and what to expect from WFMU's two-week marathon. This year's marathon takes place from March 7th to March 20. You can pledge to WFMU at pledge.wfmu.org. This week on Rachel's Chart Chart segment, Rachel from Des Moines finds hidden gems on charts from 1973 and 1980. Check out songs mentioned on Rachel's Chart Chat on the playlist fo...
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 217
February 28, 2022 14:10 - 38 minutes - 44 MBAndy goes solo and tells stories about prejudging a guy with a suspicious haircut, eyeballing the distance between California and Texas on a map, and reminiscing about the early days of Kanye West's success. Also, Rachel from Des Moines finds hidden gems in charts from 1974 and 1982 on our increasingly popular Rachel's Chart Chat segment. Check out the songs mentioned on Rachel's Chart Chat on the playlist found here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 216
February 21, 2022 14:27 - 1 hour - 84.3 MBOur guests are shady internet psychic, Adam Savage, and the author of Famous for Fifteen People: The Songs of Momus 1982 - 1995, John Robinson! Andy and the boys discuss Momus' new album, Smudger. Order Smudger via Darla Records here. Purchase John Robinson's book, Famous for Fifteen People, here. Visit John's Fifteen People blog here. Adam Savage's books can be purchased here. Visit Adam's tarot and life coaching YouTube channel, Magic Adam, here. Visit Adam's book, movie, and music review ...
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 215
February 14, 2022 15:26 - 59 minutes - 67.6 MBOur guest is Jason Lambeth from the band Red Pants! When We Were Dancing, the new album from Red Pants, is available via Paisley Shirt Records at Bandcamp here. Check out Jason's artwork on his Instagram page here. Stay tuned after our interview with Jason for Rachel's Chart Chat with Rachel Hadaway (AKA Rachel from Des Moines) and Tommy Talahassy's TV Segment with Tommy Talahassy! Check out Rachel's playlist here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 214
February 08, 2022 02:11 - 33 minutes - 15.6 MBAndy records the show while taking a bath and talks about an embarrassing moment at CVS, his dog Lola's sisters, recording a Radio Row show for WFMU, buying a new comforter at Walmart, touching an old man's soft hands, living in an apartment with his mom as a kid, and the title of his 2022 novel.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 213
February 01, 2022 02:00 - 30 minutes - 14 MBIt's our fourth episode in as many days! A new record! Our guest is Julianne Mascola! Andy talks with Juli about traveling, names, food, music, and what Juli would do if she had to spend one million dollars in 48 hours.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 212
January 31, 2022 01:57 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBOur guests are Best Show caller Mary Jones (AKA Mary from Lansdale) and her husband, Dennis Lingg! Andy talks with Mary and Dennis about their podcast, Mary Vs. the Movies. You can find and listen to every episode of Mary Vs. the Movies here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 211
January 30, 2022 02:27 - 50 minutes - 58.2 MBAndy's pal Thomas Ostien has been shoveling snow left from Winter Storm Kenan all day, but he makes time to talk with Andy about cheese, hair, Valentine's Day, RiFF RAFF and much, much more! Also, Cousin Jon's Movie Moment returns! Thomas' podcast, Kudos, can be listened to here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 210
January 28, 2022 14:21 - 37 minutes - 30.9 MBAndy talks with friend of the show Joe Piconi who shares a couple hilarious and frightening shopping anecdotes. Also, it's the debut of a new segment titled What Ya Watching? with the King of Janitors.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 209
January 25, 2022 01:33 - 31 minutes - 14.9 MBOur guest is comedian Laura Severse! Andy talks with Laura about how she got her start in standup, how her family feels about her routine, NKOTB, and the passing of Bob Saget & Louie Anderson. Find more information about Laura as well as contact data at LauraSeverse.com. Watch The Wallet (2021) official trailer here. Follow Laura on Instagram here. Follow Laura on TikTok here. Find Laura on Twitter here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 208
January 18, 2022 00:11 - 20 minutes - 9.84 MBAndy goes solo and complains about podcasters who snort on mic, his sick dog destroying his mother's glasses, having to endure horrible music at the dentist, not wanting to have to beg guests to be on his show, and his love of the music of Charli XCX
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 207
January 11, 2022 01:39 - 22 minutes - 10.7 MBAndy goes solo and records this episode while taking a bath. Andy forgets to credit Phil Hendrie with the idea of broadcasting from the bathtub (shoutout to Phil Hendrie). Andy talks about his preferred types of donuts, and his dog, Lola, destroying her bedding ... again. Andy also talks about locking his keys in his car, a busy day he has coming up, and his thoughts on Kliph Nesteroff's book We Had a Little Real Estate Problem: The Unheralded Story of Native Americans & Comedy.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 206
January 04, 2022 01:16 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MBAndy goes solo and talks about his nine novels being made available for purchase on Google Play, lazy podcasters who took the holiday week off, how it's hard to be Andy's friend, a dumb question Andy's wife was asked, a premonition Andy had about Machine Gun Kelly dying in 2022, looking forward to seeing the band Dry Cleaning live in the spring, wanting to smoke cigarettes, and a woman singing her heart out at the gym. Also, it's the debut of Cousin Jon's Movie Moment, a bit we may or may no...
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 205
December 27, 2021 21:35 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBAndy goes solo and sings "Nobody Does It Better" (badly) with lyrics made up on the spot about how great he is and how bad other podcasts and podcasters are. Also, Andy eats chocolate and talks about having to go to the dentist twice in one week and bringing his dog to work.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 204
December 20, 2021 01:40 - 29 minutes - 14 MBAndy goes solo and talks about being given an opportunity to host an hour of programming on the world's greatest radio station, WFMU, bonding with the heating guy over punk rock, being given an outrageous quote on replacing the ninety-year-old woman in his basement, his dog taking a dump in a pet store, and getting lost in the supermarket, like a Clash song come to life. Also, Andy wants to interview Doja Cat.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 203
December 12, 2021 21:09 - 25 minutes - 11.7 MBAndy goes solo and talks about getting the Covid booster shot, receiving a free Wu-Tang Clan "dad" hat in the mail, chipping a tooth, getting an estimate on repairs for his car, the live-action Cowboy Bebop, and the documentary Listening to Kenny G.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 202
December 05, 2021 23:48 - 22 minutes - 10.4 MBAndy goes solo and talks about canned tuna in vegetable oil, his car failing inspection, and an ingenious way to stop an argument. Also, Andy offers to help a stranger find her lost cat.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 201
November 29, 2021 02:43 - 12 minutes - 5.97 MBAndy goes solo and talks about the Peter Jackson documentary series The Beatles: Get Back.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 200
November 21, 2021 17:23 - 13 minutes - 6.38 MBAndy goes solo and talks about National Novel Writing Month and his process for composing a complete first draft of a novel during the month of November. Find out more about NaNoWriMo at the nonprofit organization's website here.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 199
November 15, 2021 02:47 - 17 minutes - 8.22 MBAndy goes solo and ponders the possibility of someone owning 30,000 vinyl records. Also, Andy plays the setup for a video of the adult variety and makes fun of it.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 198
November 07, 2021 22:17 - 35 minutes - 16.7 MBAndy goes solo and talks about his wedding anniversary, being told by a therapist that his constant need for praise from others is immature, helping his father install an attic light fixture, getting unnecessarily angry with a woman in a Trump T-shirt at a grocery store, the 2018 Nicolas Cage movie Mandy, and sweet, sweet revenge.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 197
November 01, 2021 00:57 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MBAndy goes solo and talks about NaNoWriMo, Halloween 2021, getting a 5-star reader review for Insatiable Rejects, the new JPEGMAFIA album, LP!, and the new Lil Ugly Mane album, Volcanic Bird Enemy and the Voiced Concern.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 196
October 26, 2021 00:49 - 20 minutes - 9.62 MBAndy goes solo and talks about backing into a truck in a Best Buy parking lot, Stephanie Grisham's White House book, falling hard off the diet wagon, visiting relatives, getting a 5-star review for Insatiable Rejects, and new music he's been digging.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 195
October 19, 2021 00:30 - 16 minutes - 7.94 MBFor reasons he can't discuss, Andy had a crappy week, so he uses this episode to thank Weskers, Dan Pritchard, Slice Radio, Doom Lazer, The SPR3, Josh from Doreen, Thomas Ostien, and Jose from Chord Organ Tapes.
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 194
October 12, 2021 01:19 - 29 minutes - 13.7 MBOur guest is Matt Radosevich from the bands Honey Bucket, L.O.X., and Shop Regulars! Andy bonds with Matt about bagels and talks about the art punk scene in Portland, Oregon that includes the aforementioned bands as well as Mope Grooves, The Woolen Men, Lithics, and See My Friends Records. Shop Regulars' latest self-titled album can be listened to and purchased here. All profits from tape sales go to the Texas Equal Access Fund (TEA).
PEOPLE ARE THE ENEMY - Episode 193
October 05, 2021 00:45 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MBAndy saw the French body horror film Titane (2021) and he loses his mind while talking about it. Also, Andy's latest novel, Insatiable Rejects, is available now, worldwide, in both paperback and ebook formats via Amazon at mybook.to/rejects .