We're back with our first Recommendation Roundup of 2026! We have a lot of new music (to you, hopefully) that has either dropped recently or just that we've been dying to highlight. As usual for our roundups, we've got a mix of several albums and singles to broaden your music horizons. Set some time aside to hear this medley of a playlist, and make sure you tune in next week to hear our discussion on them!

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This episode we discuss how girl power in music transcends boundaries and resonates with anyone who hears them. These tracks inspire and emotionally enrich not just the ladies, but us dudes as well! Tune in to listen to us emphasize the importance of representation and the need for more collaboration between female artists, as we highlight a few of our favorite empowering songs from the playlist!

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🎧 ▸ MUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:
♪ — "Spice Up Your Life" - Spice Girls

♪ — "Don't Call Me Angel" - Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus, Lana Del Rey

♪ — "The Girl Is Mine" - 99 Souls

♪ — "Ain't It Fun" - Paramore

♪ — "Buzz Trip" - Crae Wolf

♪ — "Do The Ladies Run This" - Rah Diggs (feat. Eve & Sonja Blade)

♪ — "Best Friend" - Saweetie

♪ — "Girl, Get Up" - Doechii & SZA

♪ — "Plain Jayne" - Ktlyn
♪ — "Forever" - Sa-Roc
♪ — "Don't Love Again" - Myelli

♪ — "Transcendental" - Iniko

♪ — "FU" - Emori Rue

♪ — "Spiritually Savage" - SZALTANA

♪ — "I'm Trying (Not Friends)" - Maisie Peters

♪ — "Cult Leader" - KING MALA

♪ — "Pistols At Dawn" - Seinabo Sey

♪ — "If Only You Knew (Life Lessons)" - Xania Monet

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Who says girl power is only for the ladies? This week we've compiled our favorite tracks that are by women, for women, that we actually love as 2 dudes! These empowering songs connect with all audiences and show the emotional depth female artists can harness in music. Get inspired with the playlist, out now, before tuning in next week to catch the discussion!

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In this episode, we dive into the art of crafting the perfect bedroom, sexy time playlist, exploring how music can turn any setting into a romantic escapade—even if it's just your local convenience store. With a mix of scientific insights and personal anecdotes, we navigate the world of sexy songs, one thrust at a time! Tune in to hear what makes a song objectively sexy, and get some tips on crafting your own bedtime beats.

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🎧 ▸ MUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:
♪ — "Freak Me" - Silk

♪ — "Seven" - Jung Kook (feat. Latto)

♪ — "Inside Out" - David Archuleta

♪ — "Sexual Needs" - Adina Howard

♪ — "Real Luv" - Qendresa

♪ — "You're My Music" - Brian Culbertson (feat. Noel Gourdin)

♪ — "SexBeat" - Usher, Lil Jon, & Ludacris

♪ — "POP DAT THING" - Da Baby

♪ — "Worst Behavior" - kwn (feat. Kehlani)
♪ — "Till (Your Legs Start Shaking)" - Sleepy Brown

♪ — "On The Way" - Jhené Aiko (feat. Mila J)

♪ — "Damn Right" - JENNIE, Childish Gambino, and Kali Uchis

♪ — "10,000 Hours" - Ella Mai

♪ — "Falling" - Opia

♪ — "Good & Plenty" - Alex Isley, Masego, & Jack Dine

♪ — "Hrs & Hrs" - Muni Long

♪ — "Bad Intentions" - Niykee Heaton (feat. Migos)

♪ — "Wicked Games" - The Weeknd

♪ — "Snooze" - SZA

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The long awaited final album from modern day legend J. Cole has finally arrived! And we just had a huge Super Bowl halftime show we'd be remiss not to discuss in Bad Bunny. Tune in to this bonus episode to hear our thoughts and feelings on an album we were starting to wonder if would ever come out as well as how much this year's halftime performance meant to us! Come check it out while its piping hot and fresh!

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In next week's episode, we explore how music influences intimacy and discuss the science behind music's effect on arousal, mood, and connection. Check out the playlist now to hear some of our favorite bow-chika-wow-wow tracks before tuning in for the discussion next week. Remember that if you get pregnant while listening to these songs, we highly encourage you to name the baby after us!

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Do you ever listen to something so bad that it loops back around to being good again? Do you enjoy inflicting these terrible for your ears songs on your friends for your own amusement? Well that's exactly what we're doing to each other on this week's episode! Tune in and see just how much we tortured each other with another set of ultra-cringe songs, and be surprised by what terrible songs we ended up actually liking! Find out just how far the depths we'd go to, musically, to inflict pain on the other person for a laugh. Mwahahaha!!

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🎧 ▸ MUSIC DISCUSSED ON THIS EPISODE:
♪ — "LLama In My Living Room" - AronChupa & Little Sis Nora

♪ — "Fabulous Secret Powers" - SLACKCiRCUS

♪ — "Flamingo" - Kero Kero Bonito

♪ — "Palm Trees" - Flatbush Zombies

♪ — "Mic Check" - Sophie Hunter

♪ — "Drowning" - Mick Jenkins (feat. BADBADNOTGOOD)

♪ — "Woodchukk" - SPARK MASTER TAPE

♪ — "Feel The Lightning" - Dan Deacon

♪ — "(I Got That) Boom Boom" - Britney Spears (feat. Ying Yang Twins)
♪ — "What's Your Sign" - Tay Allyn

♪ — "Fast Car" - Queen Latifah (feat. Missy Elliot)

♪ — "Role Model" - FreeSol (feat. Justin Timberlake)

♪ — "Palm Trees" - Flatbush Zombies

♪ — "WHIM WHAMIEE" - Pluto & YKNiece

♪ — "Robbery" - Juice WRLD

♪ — "Square Biz" - Teena Marie

♪ — "Please Do Not Listen To This Song" - AZALI

♪ — "Party All The Time" - Eddie Murphy

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We're back and kicking off the new year with a bit of musical torture! For our first episode of 2026 we thought it would be fun to see who can out-cringe the other with music (we hope) the other just can't stand. Check out the playlist for next week's episode and try to guess for each song whether we like it, it's a guilty pleasure, or it's actual torture. Bleeding of the ears to be expected!

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