Podcast Killed The Video Star
70 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 15 ratingsEach week, Mat and one of his friends watch music videos from the past and present, delving into the stories the videos try to tell.
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Episode 63: “Wolf Like Me”
April 13, 2020 04:08 - 25 minutes - 34.9 MBThis week, Matt Drufke returns with a new challenger, and their name is Skitz M Jones--a Chicagoland comedian. Jones brings a delightful romp into the world of lycanthropy with TV on the Radio's "Wolf Like Me."
Episode 62: “Good Boy” and “Thinking ‘Bout Somethin'”
April 02, 2020 04:17 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBDigging deep into his love of Big Bang and K-Pop, Mat returns to discuss one of his current favorite jams "Good Boy" by Taeyang and G-Dragon. In addition, he digs up a mini-episode Matt Drufke recorded a year ago for the super-fun Hanson song "Thinking 'Bout Somethin'."
Episode 61: “2 Legit 2 Quit”
August 05, 2019 03:19 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MBReturning champion Chris E. Hayner heads back to the show to talk about one of the weirdest and most amazing long-form music videos in existence.
Episode 60: “Bad Guy” & “Friday”
July 23, 2019 04:03 - 38 minutes - 53.5 MBChris E. Hayner stops by as the two discuss Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy" and Rebecca Black's "Friday" from San Diego Comic-Con. Mat & Chris talk way too much about how they love "Friday" and hate the producer behind it.
Episode 59: “Stick ‘Em Up” & “Know Your Chicken”
July 17, 2019 04:44 - 31 minutes - 43.4 MBMatt & Erin Drufke have a couple's counseling session this week. Each member of the husband/wife duo picked a weird video the other hasn't seen. This week, the two are discussing Quarashi's "Stick 'Em Up" and Cibo Matto's "Know Your Chicken."
Episode 58: “Triumph”
July 04, 2019 19:26 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MBKiller bees are on the swarm this week. Mat spends the episode talking about hip hop and rap, and how he's always loved the genre of music. Additionally, he discusses Wu-Tang Clan's "Triumph" and responds to your favorite hip hop and rap memories.
Episode 57: “Sweet Dreams” And “Enjoy The Silence”
June 27, 2019 03:26 - 38 minutes - 53.2 MBMat discusses two music videos that he remembers from his childhood that have stuck with him, for better or worse. First up is "Sweet Dreams" by Eurythmics and "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode.
Episode 56: “7 Rings” And “You Need To Calm Down”
June 18, 2019 04:30 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBIt's been a long time, folks. But after a 13 month break, Mat Elfring has returned to Podcast Killed the Video Star after finally adjusting to being a father. Now, after hearing the same kid's music for a year straight, he's discussing songs that get stuck in your head AKA earworms. This week, Mat is talking about Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" and Taylor Swift's "You Need To Calm Down." Hopefully, next time, there won't be any ring rust.
Episode 55: “Video Killed The Radio Star” And “Alone”
May 09, 2018 03:17 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBIt only took a year and a half, but we're finally discussing the music video that kicked off the video revolution: "Video Killed The Radio Star" by The Buggles. Additionally, Mat discusses Marshmello's "Alone," which is fitting since there's no co-host this week.
Episode 54: Madonna Part 1
April 18, 2018 03:40 - 35 minutes - 48.9 MBFor the first time, the guys dive into the work of Madonna by watching "Borderline," "Express Yourself," and "Music," three videos from the singer from three different decades.
Dumb React Thing 1: “Express Yourself”
April 16, 2018 03:03 - 17 minutes - 24.2 MBBefore Episode 54 hits your ears, our Madonna episode, you may be wondering what the guys do while watching the music videos. So we recorded us watching “Express Yourself” by […]
Episode 53: “Dream Warriors” and “Princes Of The Universe”
April 02, 2018 03:16 - 34 minutes - 46.9 MBThe gang is headed to the movies to check out some music videos. Mat, Will, and Andrew are discussing Dokken's "Dream Warriors" from Nightmare on Elm Street 3 and Queen's "Princes of the Universe" from Highlander, and yes, they all spend way to much time on Sean Connery impressions.
Episode 52: Mat’s Birthday 2018
March 21, 2018 04:13 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBIt's time once again for Mat Elfring to pat himself on the back for living through another year. This week, he's joined by Andrew "Cheeseburger" Parks and Will "Gravy" Ash, and the guys discuss some of Mat's favorite music from the 2000s, which includes "It's Time to Party" by Andrew WK, "Go Right Ahead" by The Hives, and "You" by Mustard Plug. The guys have had a bit to drink and spend a lot of time talking about concerts they all went to during their 20s.
Episode 51: Remembering “Remember The Time”
March 13, 2018 03:42 - 34 minutes - 47.5 MBThe Triad of Mat, Andrew, and Will is back and discussing another minimovie from Michael Jackson. They're discussing "Remember the Time, " the video featuring Eddie Murphy, Iman, Magic Johnson, and Zues Lister as MJ is on the run after wooing Queen Iman.
Episode 50.5: “Sleep in the Heat”
March 09, 2018 16:00 - 12 minutes - 17.6 MBMat’s been gone after his wife had their child, and he’s adjusting to fatherhood. He and longtime parent Andrew “Cheeseburger” Parks decide to let YouTube pick the videos for them, which leads them down a weird rabbit hole, which finally ends with their frustration and watching an Outkast video.
Episode 50: Down The Rabbit Hole
March 06, 2018 03:54 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBMat's been gone after his wife had their child, and he's adjusting to fatherhood. He and longtime parent Andrew "Cheeseburger" Parks decide to let YouTube pick the videos for them, which leads them down a weird rabbit hole, which finally ends with their frustration and watching an Outkast video.
Episode 49: Christmas 2017
December 20, 2017 04:44 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MBIt's the holiday season once again, and Mat is on the hunt for more Christmas music videos. However, he's already scrapped the bottom of the barrel with "All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey, "Mistletoe" by Justin Bieber, and "Oi to the World" by No Doubt.
Episode 48: “Hotline Bling” and “Legend Has It”
December 12, 2017 05:53 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBAfter a short break, since Mat and his wife had a baby, PKThe is back. This week, Mat asks Twitter what he should discuss, and it said "Hotline Bling" by Drake. In addition, we're talking about "Legend Has It" by Run the Jewels from earlier this year.
Episode 47: Wrestlers Sing!
November 15, 2017 04:47 - 48 minutes - 66.6 MBMat, Andrew, and Will sit down to watch four music videos sang by WWE wrestlers. They're discussing "Speaking From The Heart" by Randy Savage, "Bad Bad Man" by John Cena, "Dance All Night" by Naomi, and "#MMMGorgeous" by Tyler Breeze. Also, we learn Andrew does a stellar Macho Man impression.
Episode 46: The Celebrity Music Video Endurance Challenge Part 1
November 07, 2017 03:53 - 55 minutes - 76.9 MBThe guys are watching as many music videos featuring celebrities singing that they can before they tap out or get too drunk. This week, they're discussing videos by Eddie Murphy, Don Johnson, Joey Lawrence, and Lindsay Lohan.
Episode 45: Halloween 2017!
October 31, 2017 04:03 - 50 minutes - 69.5 MBTime for a Halloween Spooktacular! Mat Elfring, Andrew Parks, and Will Ash are back and having a frightfully good time drinking beers and watching terrifying music videos. This week they watch "Come to Daddy" and "Rubber Johnny" by Aphex Twin, "Somebody's Watching Me" by Rockwell, and "Scream" by The Misfits.
Episode 44: The J-Pop Special Part 1
October 24, 2017 04:29 - 33 minutes - 45.7 MBMat is joined by Cheeseburger Parks and Will "Gravy" Ash as they try to make sense of J-Pop. The guys watch BabyMetal's "Doki Doki Morning," Kyary Pamyu Pamyu's "Ponponpon," and a special video chosen by Parks, who doesn't get the concept of the episode.
Episode 43: “Trapped In The Closet” Part 6
October 03, 2017 03:38 - 42 minutes - 57.7 MBAll good things must come to an end, and for Mat Elfring at his guests The 5-50 Band, that means the final chapters of R Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet," for now. They watch the anti-climactic Chapters 29-33, which features the best and worst of the entire series.
Episode 42: “Trapped In The Closet” Part 5
September 25, 2017 04:35 - 41 minutes - 56.7 MBIt's time, once again, to dive into R Kelly's insane world that is "Trapped in the Closet." Mat is joined by Chris, Brian, and Koopa of The 5-50 Band, formerly known as Los Mysterios, and they try to figure out just what in the hell is going on in Chapters 23-28.
Episode 41: “Super Bowl Shuffle” and Other Dumb NFL Music Videos
September 12, 2017 03:25 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBTo celebrate the start of the NFL season, Mat is talking about music videos performed by NFL teams. Of course, he's discussing the "Super Bowl Shuffle" by the Chicago Bears. In addition, Mat learns about the overly-sexual "Ram It" by the LA Rams and ponders "Fear Da Tiger" by the Cincinnati Bengals.
Episode 40: “Look What You Make Me Do”
September 04, 2017 18:51 - 21 minutes - 30 MBMatt Drufke dives into Taylor Swift's newest music video "Look What You Make Me Do," which has broken YouTube records. Mat Elfring chimes in occasionally, even though he wasn't originally part of the episode, to give his thoughts and some background info on the Taylor Swift/Katy Perry feud.
Episode 39: “Sabotage” & “Get Back”
August 29, 2017 17:38 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBReturning champions Matt Drufke and Erin Kulinski are here to talk about a couple of Spike Jonze videos: "Sabotage" by Beastie Boys and "Get Back" by Ludacris. Mat and Matt discuss the finer points of bathroom etiquette, and Erin enjoys a good fake mustache and wig.
Episode 38: “Hello” & “Goodbye”
August 21, 2017 22:56 - 36 minutes - 50.2 MBIt's been months, but Matt Drufke and Mat Elfring are back together again! They are joined by Erin Kulinski to talk about Lionel Richie's "Hello" followed by "Goodbye" by the Spice Girls, which was only chosen because it had wolves in the screenshot.
Episode 37: Listener’s Choice Part 1
August 14, 2017 21:53 - 29 minutes - 40.6 MBThis week, Mat takes suggestions from fans of the show and watches three videos recommended by you! He watches Ima Robot's "Greenback Boogie," Shudder To Think's "X-French Tee Shirt," and Gorillaz's "Saturnz Barz."
Episode 36: “Dirrty,” “Toxic,” and “Nasty”
August 07, 2017 23:25 - 32 minutes - 45.3 MBThings get a little sexy on PKThe After Dark, as Cheeseburger picks out the videos for what he describes as a "very horny episode." We watch "Dirrty" by Xtina (Before she became Xtina), "Toxic" by Britney Spears, and "Nasty" by Janet Jackson. Cheeseburger's reactions are a bit gross.
Episode 35: “He Who Laughs Last,” “Miss Murder,” & “Kill For Candy”
July 31, 2017 04:57 - 43 minutes - 59.6 MBAfter a long week at San Diego Comic Con, Mat is back! He and Cheeseburger Parks are discussing the evolution of singer Davey Havok throughout the years, and their first time seeing AFI live. This week, they watch AFI's "He Who Laughs Last," "Miss Murder," and Dreamcar's "Kill For Candy." Honestly, this is all just a ploy by Mat to get you to buy Dreamcar's album because he loves it.
Episode 34: “The One Thing” and “Thrash Unreal”
July 17, 2017 22:27 - 33 minutes - 46.7 MBReturning champion Matt Drufke hosts this week's episode, and it revolves around the classy and refined tradition of dinner parties. He welcomes comedians Alex Crockman and Steve Comenduley as they was Against Me!'s "Thrash Unreal" and INXS's "The One Thing," all while serving up the greatest foods you can never see because this is an audio podcast.
Episode 33: “Thriller”
July 10, 2017 21:04 - 40 minutes - 55 MBMat and Cheeseburger take a tour of Michael Jackson's "Thriller," a John Landis directed music video that takes place in a dream, in a Vincent Price directed movie. While many consider "Thriller" to be one of the best music videos ever made, does it still hold up? After Cheeseburger and Mat discussed "Black or White," they're a bit skeptical. However, spoiler alert, "Thriller" is still awesome and has the best jacket featured in a music video of all time.
Episode 32.5: “Praying”
July 07, 2017 03:57 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MBIn this miniepisode, Mat discusses Kesha's newest music video "Praying." The artist has gone through a tremendous journey over the past couple of years and created this image-heavy and emotional new video. This isn't your typical PKThe episode, as we keep it on the serious side of things.
Episode 32: The 2017 USA Special!
July 04, 2017 00:10 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBTime to shoot off some fireworks and blow some stuff up! This week, Cheeseburger and Mat are getting uber-patriotic, drinking American beer, and watching three music videos about America: "Living in America" by James Brown, "R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A. by John Mellencamp, and "Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus.
Episode 31: “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” And More Wrestling-Related Videos
June 26, 2017 04:32 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBAfter having the flu for a week and binging GLOW on Netflix, Mat hunkered down and put together an episode revolving around wrestlers in music videos. You can hear about Mat's story hosting an event at E3 and just how sick he got as he discusses "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Bif Naked, "It Doesn't Matter" by Wyclef Jean, and "Girls Just Want To Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper.
Episode 30: The Turquoise Jeep Special
June 20, 2017 20:42 - 29 minutes - 41 MBThis week, Mat and Rock n Roll Andy celebrate their love of Turquoise Jeep, a record label that puts out bizarre, mainly green screened, videos which are seemingly satire of contemporary R&B and hip hop. The guys watch "Wifey Boo," "The Cleaning Lady Hates Me," and "Lemme Smang It."
Episode 29: The K-Pop Special Part 1
June 12, 2017 22:47 - 42 minutes - 58.5 MBPKThe takes the time to celebrate the nation that is dominating when it comes to music videos: South Korea. Rock N Roll Andy and Mat are joined by Brian Leh, as both he and Mat have a love for K-Pop, more specifically, Taeyang. The guys watch "Bang Bang Bang" by Big Bang, "New Face" by Psy, and "Wedding Dress" by Taeyang. Take a shot every time someone says "Taeyang," and you'll be drunk in 10 minutes.
Episode 28: “California Love” and “Wild Boys”
June 05, 2017 22:50 - 28 minutes - 39 MBMat and Cheeseburger get weird again. This week, they’re in a post-apocalyptic future watching two videos about the post-apocalypse: “California Love” by Tupac and “Wild Boys” by Duran Duran. Will […]
Episode 27.5: The NBA Spectacular
June 03, 2017 19:06 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MBMatt Drufke returns for a new miniepisode where he tries to find worthwhile videos involving NBA stars! Sadly, there aren't many, so Matt discusses "Forever" by Drake, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem, as well as "Jam" by Michael Jordan.
Episode 27: “Welcome to the Black Parade” & “The Ghost of You”
May 29, 2017 22:04 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBBelieve it or not, this week, we talked to My Chemical Romance's singer, Gerard Way, about his favorite music video. Don't get too excited... It's a 30 second interview. Andrew and Mat talk about two MCR's videos and spend way too much time working on their southern gentleman accent.
Episode 26: “Trapped In The Closet” Part 4
May 22, 2017 23:43 - 41 minutes - 57 MBMat, Cheeseburger, and Rock N Roll are joined by the band Koopa & Los Mysterios for another round of R Kelly's "Trapped in the Closet." Things in the hip-hop dramedy start going off of the rails, and the guys have a lot of conspiracies about these characters and whether or not this is all based on a true story.
Episode 25.5: “Cochise”
May 18, 2017 18:53 - 8 minutes - 12.2 MBMatt Drufke goes solo this week to discuss Audioslave's "Cochise" in the wake of Chris Cornell's passing.
Episode 25: “Trapped In The Closet” Part 3
May 15, 2017 23:22 - 40 minutes - 56.1 MBWe're back! This week, Mat and Cheeseburger Parks are joined by the band Koopa & Los Mysterios on their continuing journey through R Kelly's hip-hop dramedy, "Trapped in the Closet." In addition, we renew our love for Tron, even though his name is actually Twan.
Episode 24.5: “Malibu”
May 11, 2017 20:36 - 9 minutes - 13.3 MBIn this short, bonus episode, Mat discusses Miley Cyrus's new video "Malibu." How has she changed as an artist and does the newest, highly-anticipated video live up to what we were expecting? Find out more in this week's topical episode.
Episode 24: “Wrecking Ball” & “Bad Romance”
May 08, 2017 22:41 - 36 minutes - 50.3 MBMat and Matt are back and discussing two incredibly popular videos from the past few years, Miley Cyrus's "Wrecking Ball" and Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance." The guys talk about the impact the videos had on the world, and they discuss one of the directors of the video, who has an allegedly shady past.
Episode 23: “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” and “What U See Is What U Get”
May 01, 2017 18:05 - 32 minutes - 45.2 MBMat and Cheeseburger put the "X Gon' Give It To Ya" joke to rest as they watch the classic DMX video as well as one of Mat's all-time favorite music videos "What U See Is What U Get" by Xzibit.
Episode 22: “Sorry For Party Rocking” and “Last Friday Night”
April 24, 2017 18:54 - 40 minutes - 56.3 MBIn this very special Minimovie episode, Mat, Rock n Roll Andrew, and Fitzy are joined by Thom Clancy and Andrew "East Coast" Bellon, who just happened to be in the studio that day. They start off by watching LMFAO's "Sorry For Party Rocking," but end up going on a journey into the career of director Mickey Finnegan, which resulted in watching Katy Perry's "Last Friday Night."
Episode 21: The 420 Episode
April 18, 2017 01:41 - 30 minutes - 41.4 MBLots of stoners out there will be reminding you this week that April 20 is coming up: a day people smoke marijuana more than normal. Mat and Cheeseburger Parks investigate whether or not people who smoke way too much weed understand humor. They do not. The guys watch "Because I Got High" by Afroman and "Dr Greenthumb" by Cyprus Hill.
Episode 20: “Men In Black” and “Wild Wild West”
April 11, 2017 04:18 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MBMatt Drufke and Mat Elfring are back and diving into the world of music videos that tie into movies once again. This time, they take a look at the work of Will Smith, whose songs completely describe the plots of his films.