3 chapters across the catalog
Adam Curry discusses how repetition on the radio creates "hits," even if the song isn't high quality. Mo Facts compares music curation to a wine palette, noting that most people are "taste dumb" and accept whatever is fed to them by corporations. They emphasize the importance of decentralized curators who find "bottles of wine" in the countryside rather than at Walmart.
The hosts analyze the controversy surrounding a compilation video of Joe Rogan using the N-word over a 12-year period. Mo Facts describes the event as a coordinated "hit" by the media after COVID-related attacks failed to deplatform Rogan. He expresses pride that the Black community largely refused to act as the "attack dogs" for this media agenda.
The episode concludes with a clip from the film Scarface, where Tony Montana tells a crowd they need people like him to point their fingers at and call the bad guy. The hosts apply this to Donald Trump's exit from the White House, suggesting he served as a necessary villain for the establishment. The show ends with Ray Charles' Hit the Road Jack as a final musical commentary on the transition of power.
