R U Talkin’ RHCP RE: Me?
with Adam Scott & Scott Aukerman
December 7, 2022
Adam Scott Aukerman are back with another installment of their comprehensive and encyclopedic compendium of all things Red Hot Chili Peppers. This time, Scott and Scott discuss Survivor, The Mickey Mouse Club, and just what that Y stands for in NYC. Then, as always, they go track-by-track through the Chilps’ new record, Return Of The Dream Canteen, in exhaustive detail.
May 17, 2022
Adam Scott Aukerman are back with the next installment of their comprehensive and encyclopedic compendium of all things Red Hot Chili Peppers. In this episode, Scott and Scott consider popped corn on I Love Film, check in with Bonobos and friends in another edition of U Talkin’ U2 2 Me, and then go track-by-track through the Chili Peps’ new record, Unlimited Love, in exhaustive detail.
December 16, 2020
Actress, author, raconteur Busy Philipps (Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best, Freaks and Geeks) joins Scott and Scott to discuss Talking Heads’ eight and final studio album “Naked.” They also talk about when Busy first heard of Talking Heads, the time she watched David Byrne perform at The Hollywood Bowl, and meeting David Byrne. Plus, the Scotts rank all of the Talking Heads records from least favorite to favorite.
December 1, 2020
Actor Stephen Tobolowsky (The Tobowlosky Files, Groundhog Day) joins Scott and Scott to discuss the 1986 musical satirical comedy film True Stories directed by David Byrne and co-written by Stephen himself. They also talk about Stephen being cut out of Freddy Got Fingered, the existence of alternate footage of his Ned Ryerson scene from Groundhog Day with every kind of weather imaginable, and when he first heard of Talking Heads.
November 17, 2020
Singer-songwriter Ezra Koenig of Vampire Weekend joins Scott and Scott to discuss Talking Heads’ seventh studio album “True Stories.” They also talk about when Ezra first heard of Talking Heads, the moment Ezra realized Talking Heads were punk, and how Talking Heads influenced Ezra as a musician.
November 3, 2020
Comedian/writer/musician Demi Adejuyigbe (The Amber Ruffin Show) joins Adam Scott Aukerman to discuss David Byrne’s tour/album/concert film American Utopia. They also talk about Demi’s love of Stop Making Sense, Adam’s first Broadway show, and Spike Lee’s directing style.
October 20, 2020
Scott and Scott discuss the Talking Heads’ best-selling sixth studio album “Little Creatures.” They also talk about states with a lot of zip codes, movies set in New York, and crashing jet skis.
October 7, 2020
Jerry Harrison of Talking Heads joins Scott and Scott to discuss Talking Heads’ 1984 live album and concert film Stop Making Sense. They’ll get into when Jerry first heard of Talking Heads, the simplicity of the band’s live shows, and how the band wanted their concert film to be an alternative to The Rocky Horror Picture Show.
September 23, 2020
David Wain (Wet Hot American Summer) joins Adam Scott Aukerman to discuss the fifth Talking Heads studio album “Speaking in Tongues.” They also talk about when David first heard of Talking Heads, recording a sketch album with The State at Compass Point Studios, and play David’s own remix of “Burning Down the House.”
September 8, 2020
On a special episode, Scott and Scott delve into the solo albums Talking Heads members made in 1981. They’ll talk about the albums “My Life in the Bush of Ghosts,” “The Red and the Black,” “The Catherine Wheel,” “Tom Tom Club,” as well as the 1982 live album “The Name of This Band Is Talking Heads.” Plus, the Scotts talk about The Dukes of Hazzard, Yoda, and aspect ratios in film.
August 25, 2020
Tawny Newsome (Star Trek: Lower Decks, Space Force) joins Adam Scott Aukerman to discuss the fourth Talking Heads studio album “Remain in Light.” They also talk about Tawny’s time in a Talking Heads tribute band in Chicago, how she got involved in the Documentary Now episode spoofing the Talking Heads’ concert film Stop Making Sense, and taking a Remain In Light approach while recording her latest album.
August 11, 2020
Adam Scott Aukerman discuss the third Talking Heads studio album “Fear of Music.” They also talk about Scott celebrating one of his birthdays with Adam at Universal CityWalk, the found clip of Adam yelling in the middle of a Cowboy Junkies song on The Dennis Miller Show, and Matlock.
July 28, 2020
Scott and Scott discuss Talking Heads’ second studio album “More Songs About Buildings and Food.” They also talk about unexplainable events in their lives, MAD Magazine, and Adam’s failed Traveling Wilburys late night bit.
July 14, 2020
Adam Scott Aukerman start to discuss RHCP’s “The Uplift Mofo Party Plan,” when something unexpected happens.
June 30, 2020
Adam Scott (Parks and Recreation) and Scott Aukerman (Comedy Bang! Bang!) return as superfan Adam Scott Aukerman–but this time to discuss the music and impact of the band The Red Hot Chili Peppers. In this first episode, Scott and Scott share when they first heard of the Chili Peps before getting into a track-by-track breakdown of the band’s first two studio albums, the self titled “The Red Hot Chili Peppers” and “Freaky Styley.”
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