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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Episodes
Episode 19: “Love Me Like You Do” and “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever”
April 05, 2017 03:24 - 44 minutes - 61.8 MBLewis and Jocelyn are back, and this week, they're talking with Mat about two music videos from the 50 Shades of Black movie series: "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding and "I Don't Want to Live Forever" by ZAYN and Taylor Swift.
Episode 18: “My Way” and “Butterfly”
March 28, 2017 05:27 - 33 minutes - 46.2 MBShaun Fitzpatrick returns to the show to talk with Mat about Limp Bizkit's "My Way" and Crazy Town's "Butterfly." They quickly remember it's not the best era for music nor music videos.
Episode 17: “Tonight, Tonight” and “Freak on a Leash”
March 21, 2017 14:00 - 50 minutes - 69.4 MBIt's Mat Elfring's birthday this week, so he and Matt Drufke are watching two videos Mat loved during his teen years: "Tonight Tonight" by Smashing Pumpkins and "Freak on a Leash" by Korn. Interesting enough, they were both directed by Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.
Episode 16: “Trapped in the Closet” Part 2 (With Brian and Chris Leh)
March 13, 2017 17:31 - 38 minutes - 52.7 MBIt's part two of our six part series, diving into R Kelly's magnum opus. Mat, Cheeseburger Parks, and Rock N Roll Andy watch chapters 7-12 of R Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet.”
Episode 15: “Trapped in the Closet” Part 1 (With Brian and Chris Leh)
March 06, 2017 14:05 - 32 minutes - 44.9 MBIn the first of a six-part planned series, Mat, Cheeseburger Parks, and Rock N Roll Andy watch chapters 1-6 of R Kelly's magnum opus "Trapped in the Closet." Alongside the gang is Brian Leh and Chris Leh of Koopa and Los Mysterios.
Episode 14: “Take on Me” and “Rock Me Amadeus”
February 27, 2017 20:42 - 26 minutes - 36.2 MBMat talks to returning guest/comedian/artist Shaun Fitzpatrick about the iconic music video "Take on Me" by A-ha. Then, in a PKThe first, they take a request from one of their listeners and watch "Rock Me Amadeus" by Falco.
Episode 13: “It’s All About The Benjamins” (Rock Remix I)
February 20, 2017 13:59 - 35 minutes - 48.6 MBIt's minimovie week! Mat Elfring and Matt Drufke are discussing one of Drufke's favorite music videos: Puff Daddy's "It's All About the Benjamins (Rock Remix I)." The guys discuss how Puff Daddy got from going on tour to playing a high school prom with BDSM enthusiast Lil Kim, in this Spike Jonze video.
Episode 12: “Head Over Heels”
February 13, 2017 23:39 - 29 minutes - 40.3 MBMat Elfring, "Rock N Roll" Andrew Leh, and "Cheeseburger" Andrew Parks are talking about two very different music videos featuring the same title: "Head Over Heels" by Tears for Fears and the Go-Gos.
Episode 11: The Grammys: Part 2
February 06, 2017 23:59 - 24 minutes - 33.9 MBMat Elfring and Andrew Parks return to wrap-up the rest of the Grammy-nominated songs for Best Music Video. They decide which video should win the award and try desperately to forget about that Coldplay video. Also, Mat admits he accidentally confused Xzibit and DMX the week prior.
Episode 10: The 2017 Grammys: Part 1
January 30, 2017 23:45 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBGet ready for the 2017 Grammys! Mat Elfring and Andrew Parks discuss three of the five "Best Music Video"nominations and keep track of which one's they think are going to win. They watch Beyonce's "Formation," Leon Bridges' "River," and Coldplay's "Up & Up."
Episode 9: “Opposites Attract” and “Bad Blood” (With Lewis Rhine and Jocelyn Hulme)
January 23, 2017 18:49 - 41 minutes - 57.3 MBPodcast Killed welcomes the husband/wife comedic duo Lewis Rhine and Jocelyn Hulme to this week's episode. They discuss the abusive relationship between Paula Abdul and MC Skat Kat in "Opposites Attract." Then, Jocelyn schools the guys on who everyone is in Taylor Swift's "Bad Blood."
Episode 8: “Popular” and “You Get What You Give” (With Shaun Fitzpatrick)
January 20, 2017 00:39 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBArtist and comedian Shaun Fitzpatrick stops by to talk Mat about that weird era of post-grunge music where things got really poppy. They discuss the very weird and memorable "Popular" by Nada Surf, as well as the anti-establishment video "You Get What You Give" by New Radicals.
Episode 7: Best of 2016
January 15, 2017 22:14 - 57 minutes - 79.5 MBIn this week's over-sized episode. Mat Elfring and Matt Drufke discuss the best music videos of 2016. Drufke comes up with a convoluted way to figure out what three videos to talk about. The guys come to a conclusion of what their favorite videos were for 2016.
Episode 6: “Black or White”
January 09, 2017 20:16 - 44 minutes - 60.5 MBIt's minimovie week! Mat Elfring and Andrew Parks break down a music video they loved as kids, Michael Jackson's "Black or White." They quickly realized it is a terrible video.
Episode 5: “Hurt” & “Oh So Quiet”
January 02, 2017 17:14 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBComedian Matt Drufke returns to talk Johnny Cash and Bjork with Mat Elfring. They watch the incredibly depressing "Hurt," then move onto the light-hearted "Oh So Quiet."
Episode 4: “November Rain”
December 26, 2016 15:59 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBIt's minimovie week! Guitarist Andrew Leh returns to talk to Mat about the epic 90s video "November Rain," by Guns N Roses.
Episode 3: Christmas 2016
December 19, 2016 15:45 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBThis week, Koopa and the Los Mysterios guitarist Andrew Leh comes on and we watch Wham's "Last Christmas" and NSYNC's "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays." It's a Christmas miracle!
Episode 2: “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That)”
December 12, 2016 19:05 - 34 minutes - 47 MBComedian Matt Drufke comes on the show this week to talk about Meat Loaf's "I Would Do Anything For Love," directed by Michael Bay.
Episode 1: “Cool It Now” & “Basketball”
December 06, 2016 02:19 - 27 minutes - 37.4 MBLongtime friend, Andrew Parks, comes on the show to talk about two of Mat's favorite videos by Kurtis Blow and New Edition.
Podcast Killed The Video Star Episode 0.5
November 23, 2016 21:47 - 42 seconds - 1000 KBRSS Feed Show notes: Podcast Killed the Video Star coming in December. Music from BenSound.