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Est. 2021
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Latest episodeSep 17, 202638 min

Diamonds in the Drain (Teeth Dreams Strikes Back!)

Three middle-era Hold Steady albums, one cage match: Stay Positive, Heaven Is Whenever, and the endlessly disrespected Teeth Dreams. This week we settle who actually deserves the skip-button reputation — and why the record everyone wrote off…

80Episode 80Aug 17, 20261 hr 27 minPortlandia...Party People...& Penguins...('26 PNW Scene Report With Rachel & Riverside Matt)The Hoodrat Recap heads west for a Pacific Northwest run through Portland and Seattle, joined by Emerald City’s own Rachel and Riverside Matt. Three shows, three wildly different venues: a converted church, a public picnic area, and — yes —…79Episode 79Jul 26, 202658 minDiamonds in the Drain Season Three (Rounds Three & 4)It’s back, it’s bracketed, and it’s got a drinking game attached — Diamonds in the Drain returns to crown a winner from The Hold Steady’s murky middle era. We’re pulling two tracks apiece from the three albums nobody can ever agree on…78Episode 78Jun 21, 20261 hr 30 minChicago '26 - Delayed, Diverted & DeterminedChicago ‘26: three nights, one tornado warning, and a travel itinerary scripted by chaos itself. Night one gets two songs into Talia Hall before everyone — band included — gets herded into the beer cellar for shelter. Night two, the Empty…

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