Give It A Chance with Kevin Devine and Casey Jost
Give It A Chance with Kevin Devine and Casey Jost
With open-minds, Kevin and Casey start the podcast listening to one famously despised pop song - obviously, since we can’t play the track for legal reasons, this is a quick homework assignment for our listeners to stream on their own. Kevin and Casey will give their first impressions of hearing the song as well as some insight into what the time was like when it was originally released. Next, sinc…
"Hairspray Queen"
Kevin and Casey celebrate the 35th anniversary of Nevermind by revisiting two of Nirvana’s most polarizing tracks, “Hairspray Queen” and “You Know You’re Right.” From Kurt Cobain’s experimental beginnings and the band’s unlikely rise to fame to questionable lyrics, grunge history, and a whole lot o…
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"Remedy (I Won't Worry)"
Kevin and Casey revisit Jason Mraz’s early-2000s hit “Remedy (I Won’t Worry)” and unpack everything from open mic culture and college-field singalongs to questionable scatting, Mr. A-Z album titles, and the eternal struggle between authenticity and overproduction. Plus, is the remedy really not wor…
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"Rude"
Kevin and Casey finally give MAGIC!’s “Rude” the chancy treatment, diving into reggae cosplay, Matthew Davids energy, the world’s most confusing wedding storyline, and a guitar solo so bad it almost circles back to genius. Along the way they debate ska waves, Kurt Cobain, Vampire Weekend, and wheth…
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"Shots"
Kevin and Casey revisit Shots by Lil Jon & LMFAO and immediately spiral--from college party flashbacks to a full breakdown of early 2000s drinking culture. They debate whether the song is secretly genius at capturing pure chaos, or just the dumbest thing ever recorded… while admitting the “shots, s…
39:49
"I Miss You"
Kevin and Casey dive into eyeliner, MySpace nostalgia, and the goth-emo moodboard that is I Miss You—a surprising left turn from Blink-182’s usual pop-punk chaos into something stripped-down, spooky, and… kind of beautiful? Plus: the iconic Tom DeLonge “WHERE ARE YOU” moment, brushes-on-snare influ…
38:18
"It Wasn't Me"
Kevin and Casey finally tackle the most confident lie ever put to a beat, It Wasn't Me, and immediately spiral into villas, camcorders, and elite-level bad advice. Between unpacking Shaggy’s iconic voice, questioning the song’s chaotic internal logic, and giving overdue credit to the unsung hook ki…
37:15
"Mr. Brightside"
Kevin and Casey take on the most beloved song about spiraling jealousy ever smuggled into weddings, bars, and sports arenas. Between Morrissey detours, stadium-singalong confusion, and a full investigation into why everyone screams “it was only a kiss” like it’s the national anthem, they ask: is Mr…
36:36
"Baby Shark"
Kevin and Casey finally tackle the children’s song that conquered the planet: Baby Shark. With a brutally honest nine-year-old guest in the studio, they investigate whether it’s a timeless kids’ classic, a New Order synth ripoff, or just a song designed to slowly melt parents’ brains. Between fart …
37:05
"Stars are Blind"
Kevin and Casey check into the Paris Hilton pop era to ask the real question: is Stars Are Blind a secret bop or just reggae-lite room service? They unpack fame-for-being-famous, 2000s tabloid chaos, and lyrics that somehow jump from Greek gods to “we could get physical” in under three minutes. It’…
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“Home”
Kevin and Casey stomp, clap, and cringe their way through Home, the millennial love anthem turned Gen Z punching bag by Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros. Kevin compares it to moldy peaches (the band and the fruit), Casey defends its wedding-core earnestness, and together they ask: is this song a …
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