Soundtrack Of The Week

The guys are taking the week off this week but we didn't want to leave you hanging so we're re-releasing our interview with Cam Awesome from last week!

Geoff is gone this week so Ben and Terry skip the news and interview Keynote Speaker and National Champion Boxer Cam Awesome about literally everything. Also in 327:  0:00 - Back Patting Intro 10:00 - Terry Got Burned 11:35 - Iron Fist and the Role of Critics 29:50 - Sounds of the Week 57:22 - Interview with Cam Awesome Songs: Nickelback "Burn It To The Ground" "Rockstar" and "How You Remind Me"

Terry is gone this week leaving Ben and Geoff to replicate the magic of the lost episode. The duo discusses how UMKC handled an incident of rape on the campus and what can be learned from their response. Ben Carson also makes a visit in sounds. Also in 326:   0:00 - Christmas Opening 07:20 Geoff saw Logan 9:30 - Feud on FX 11:40 - Kansas City 20:10 - Sounds of the Week Ben Carson talks about slavery Jason Chaffetz talks about the AHCA How is a TV show made? 46:46 - UMKC's Handling of a Campus Assault Songs: Blink 182 - "Going Away to College", Relient K - "College Kids", Death Cab For Cutie - "We Looked Like Giants"

Uber has had a "no good, very bad, awful week". The guys recap Uber's week and the problems with the service economy in general. Also in 325:  0:00 - Yet Another Sports Opening 5:35 - Roger Stone 8:00 - Saturday Night Live 14: 25 - SOTW Show Suggestion 21: 43 -Sounds of the Week Gerry Kasparov on Propoganda Oscars Flub 94 Million Out of Work 52:22 - Main Story: Uber's Bad Week

It's a short show but it's a good show! Some major retailers are closing a few hundred stores because of the changing economy. The guys discuss the effect on such moves and if there is a place for brick and mortar stores today. Also in 324:   0:00 - Flying Solo intro 7:55 - Sounds of the Week Cleaning Up the Jewish Cemetery in STL Don Lemon Schools Guest Kim Jong Nam Leslie Jones talks about Black History Month 40:00 - Main Story: Future of Retail   Songs: Black Flag - "Gimme Gimme Gimme" The Beatles - "Taxman" Ice-T - "New Jack Hustler"

It's the annual 2017 Oscars show! Ty returns from a month being off of the show to give his takes on the best picture nominations. Pat Robertson returns and Trump held a "Press Conference". Also in 323:   0:00 - Prodigal Son Intro 5:23 - Ty Reflects On Having Free Time 13:25 - Ben Voices His Concerns on the Upcoming Season of American Horror Story 24:15 - Sounds of the Week Trump Press Conference Rats are immune to cocaine Pat Robertson on Trump and God 1:04:14 - Main Story: Oscars 2017   Songs: Moana - "How Far I'll Go" La La Land - "Audition" Trolls - "Can't Stop The Feeling"

Over the week, The Independent published a story that blamed the millennial generation on being entitled because they get too many trophies. Is that true? The guys take a look at the story and the millennial generation as a whole and tries to decide what's really going on. Also in 322:    0:00 - KanderCast opening 8:05 - Geoff didn't get arrested 13:53 - Zelda The Ferret 19:05 - Terry Got a Job! 27:40 Sounds of the Week Samantha Bee Praises CNN Sanders/Cruz Debate Roger Stone Talks about the Election and the Media Weird Baby Names 1:09:12 - Millennials Are The Worst Songs: Death Cab For Cutie - "Soul Meets Body" Chance The Rapper - "Somewhere In Paradise" Miley Cyrus - "We Can't Stop" 

The ability to protest is a fundamental right and the cornerstone of democracy. With the resurgence of organized protests around the country one of the bigger questions is "How should you protest?" Ben, Geoff and Terry discuss the ethics of protesting and what is the right way to protest. Also, in 321:   0:00 - Kansas Lost at Home Opening 6:18 - Superbowl 8:15 - Trump Update 13:55 - Hidden Figures 24:53 - Sounds of the Week Ozzy Man Reviews January Adam Hamilton on Balancing Politics and Religion Bill Maher on everything being politicized Tomi Lahren loves Coal Miners 59:30 - Remembering The Bowling Green Massacre 1:01:45 - The Ethics of Protesting Songs: Sam Cooke - "A Change Is Gonna Come", Depeche Mode - "Where's The Revolution", Sepultura - "Refuse/Resist"

Terry comes on board as the new co-host of SOTW. We welcome him by forcing him to introduce himself. The guys discuss the streetcar and the future of development in Kansas City. Ben also gives his show suggestion for the month. Geoff tells us about Lunar New Year. 320 is Jam packed with lots of fun (And lots of sounds!) Also in Episode 320:  0:00 - New Intro! 10:20 - Terry's introduction 13:42 - Lunar New Year 17:20 - SOTW Show Suggestion: Colony 27:30 - Sounds of the Week Sean Spicer's First Press Conference The Daily Show's Actual Fact How To Launch Nuclear Missiles The Weekend Update on Women's March and Feminism 1:12:15 - Main Story: The KC Streetcar and City Development Songs: Radkey - "Romance Dawn" Shooting Star - "You've Got What I Need" Beautiful Bodies - "Invincible"

It's Tyson's final episode of Soundtrack of the Week. In this episode Ty helps take an extensive look at the question "Is the American Dream Dead?" Also, Ben talks about the minimum wage drama in KC, Grizzly family, Betsy (Bill Bev) Devos and more! In Episode 319:   0:00 - Ty's Final Into 9:00 - KC's Minimum Wage Drama 14:17 - Ty's Grizzly Family 28:50 - Sounds of the Week Melissa Etheridge's song to Alex Smith Betsy DeVos doesn't know about the ADA Betsy DeVos on guns Trump's Inaguration Speech 1:03:25 - Main Story: Is The American Dream Dead? 1:42:50 - Ty's Farewell Speech Songs: The Offspring - "The Kids Aren't Alright" Toadies - "Quitter" Spacehog - "In The Meantime" 311 - "Sever"

"Trump tweeted" is probably going to be this era's buzzphrase. And that is how the whole L. L. Bean "controversy" started. The guys talk about corporate shaming and if it really is a tool for change. Geoff makes an announcement and Ty talks about his personal connection to the current problems with the ACA. Also in 318:    0:00 - Icepocalypse Intro 8:09 - Ben quickly talks about the TCAs because it has consumed his life (again!) 19:30 - Geoff got engaged 22:20 - Ty talks about the ACA 38:00 - Sounds of the Week Luther the Anger Translator Meryl Streep's Golden Globes Speech Why We Need a Muslim American Modern Family 1:08:40 - Main Story: L. L. Bean boycott and corporate shaming.   Songs: Queen - "I Want It All" The Heavy - "Coleen" AC/DC - "Moneytalks"

Ty, Geoff, and Ben cover the tragic hate crime that occurred in Chicago over the week. Ty brings in his theory of how everything is connected by socioeconomic status and how the beating of a disabled white kid is an extension of that. Also, Ty tells an interesting story of how he was scammed and the lengths he went to to find that out. Also in 317:   0:00 - The Weird Year Intro 11:24 - Ty Got Scammed 35:44 - Sounds of the Week Ozzyman Reviews December 2016 Fake News Wasn't The Biggest Media Problem of 2016 MTV's Advice For White Guys 2017 1:00:38 - Chicago Hate Crime Supplemental Reading:  2015 Hate Crime Statistics 2015 Murder Victims/Offenders by Race Here Are Four Charts on Race and Murder In America to Tweet To Donald Trump Songs: Alice Cooper - "Go To Hell" 2Pac - "Fuck The World" The Beatles - "Blackbird"  

First episode of 2017! Ben takes the wheel for the first time and friend of the show Terry Blastenbrei (@elSicomoro) returns to help discuss marketing & advertising strategies and why everything seems so familiar. We also give the final celebrity death pool update and some information on what's in store for Celebrity Death Pool 2017. Also in Episode 316:   0:00 - Ben Takes The Wheel Intro 3:07 - Final Celebrity Death Pool Update 24:45 - SOTW Show Suggestion: Sweet/Vicious 35:16 - Sounds of the Week Full Frontal With Samantha Bee on North Carolina's Gubernatorial Powers Drama Pat Robertson Believes Satan Inspires Liberals To Lie Neil DeGrasse Tyson Has Some Things To Say About The Matrix Glenn Beck Speaks Out About FBI Director James Comey 1:18:25 - Marketing To The People 1:55:30 - The Future of Soundtrack of the Week Songs: Dead Kennedys - "MTV Get Off The Air" David Bowie - "Space Oddity" System of a Down - "Toxicity" Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - "Money Becomes King"

Welcome to the annual SOTW Year in Review episode! This week, Geoff, Ben and Ty recap everything that happened in 2016, including news, celebrity deaths and the popular Sounds of the Week compilation. The guys also reveal their New Year's resolutions, including a big announcement by Ty. Also in Episode 315: 0:00 - Happy Holiday Intro 6:40 - Company Christmas Party Shenanigans 20:55 - Sounds of the Week: 2016 Sounds of the Week compilation 45:20 - 2016 Year in Review 1:21:30 - New Year's Resolutions   Songs: Merle Haggard - "Okie From Muskogee," Leonard Cohen - "You Want It Darker," David Bowie - "Life On Mars," Prince (last Saturday Night Live performance)

Who's to blame for Hillary Clinton's loss? Russia? James Comey? Terry Blastenbrei was part of Clinton's campaign in Michigan and joins SOTW to talk about his experience and a recent Politico article that explains what really lost the presidential election for the Democrats: the campaign itself. Also in Episode 314: 0:00 - A Very Merry Intro ft. Terry Blastenbrei, Megadeth & Metallica 12:55 - Mario Run's House 20:00 - Sounds of the Week: Donald Trump is Drunj Obama & CIA May Assassinate Trump No, Alex Jones Did Not Predict 9/11 Cynical People, Explained Pat Robertson's Annual Non-Batshit Crazy Thought Last Minute Gift Idea 44:15 - Christmas and Capitalism 1:10:40 - Clinton's Campaign   Supplemental Reading:  Middle-Market Woes Inspire Starbucks's Bet on Luxury Coffee Barely Half of 30-Year-Olds Earn More Than Their Parents Nordstrom Sold Out of $85 Rocks Send everyone home for Christmas – nobody's working anyway Millennials Are Fine Without Fabric Softener; P&G Looks to Fix That  

Sarah Coats is a former employee of KVC Kansas, a Department for Children and Families contractor. After discovering a major backlog that put the lives of families in jeopardy, Coats attempted to unionize for a variety reasons, including safety, compensation and efficiency. She was soon fired. Coats talks about her goal to unionize social workers' jobs and the disaster that is occurring at the Kanas DCF. Also in Episode 313: 0:00 Intro ft. Sarah Coats & Chad Manspeaker 5:45 - Roseanne Resurrects Ty's Shaun King Story 13:25 - CIA Reveals Russia's Role in Election 24:30 - Sounds of the Week: Dakota Pipeline Democracy and the McRib The McRib Song The Weather Channel vs Breitbart Pat Robertson on Ben Carson and Obama November Recap 1:01:30 - Sarah Coats and the Kansas Department for Children and Families 1:38:35 - Social Media and Your Job   Songs: Public Enemy - "Fight the Power," Rage Against the Machine - "Killing in the Name," Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman - "Union Town," Woody Guthrie -

Texas has two pieces of legislation in the books, both of which are a step backwards as much of the rest of the country is trying to move forward. One bill prevents LGBT students from staying in the closet and another will require fetuses to be buried, a slap in the face to the LGBT community and women. Also in Episode 312: 0:00 - Saturday Night Live Recorded Intro 4:40 - Latest on UnassociatedPress.org 8:50 - Ben's First Protest 21:00 - No, There Is No Pus in Milk, Goddammit 33:15 - Sounds of the Week: Trevor Noah-Tomi Lahren Interview Millennials Are a Bunch of Pussies Even Fox News Think Carrier Deal is BS You're High if You Voted Third-Party Campaign Aids Acting Like Children Why Socrates Hated Democracy 1:11:15 - Texas bill would force schools to out LGBT students to their parents 1:31:50 - Texas will require burials for fetal tissue after abortions   Supplemental Reading: Belton trans teen wins court fight over judge's order for mental exam A Study of the Mental Health and Well-being of Lesbian,

Last week (and in several episodes prior), SOTW made comments about Kanye West's meltdown during one of his infamous rants. This week, the megastar has checked into a hospital over what one can only assume is a mental illness. Ty, Ben and Geoff discuss the harsh realities of mental illnesses and how everyone can learn from Kanye West's recent battle. Also in Episode 311: 0:00 - An Intro Ty Has Been Waiting 7+ Years For 4:45 - Ben's Show Suggestion: "The Get Down" 12:15 - Thanksgiving 2016 21:10 - Word of the Year: Post-truth 29:20 - Sounds of the Week: Richard Spencer is a Nazi Common Ground Latest Unlikely Trump Critic Culture Appropriation 57:00 - Kanye West's Mental Health Issues 1:16:45 - Movie Star, Porn Star, Loser   Supplemental Reading: Kanye West's travails help hip-hop open up on mental health Here's Why Those Kanye West Jokes Are So Harmful   Songs: (All songs by 311) "Do You Right," "Homebrew," "Evolution," "Sick Tight"

After an exhausting few weeks with the presidential election, SOTW decided to relax and do a more light-hearted show. With nothing but negativity making headlines, the guys decide to skip the news and play America's favorite game: Google Feud. Also in Episode 310: 0:00 - Super Fun Time Happy Intro 5:55 - Shaun King Story Update 16:30 - Dave Chappelle on Saturday Night Live 19:45 - The Stepmill is Dumb AF 29:10 - Sounds of the Week: Meet Michael Flynn, Trump's National Security Advisor Glenn Beck is Now a Normal Human Being Jake Tapper on Fake News Megyn Kelly on Japanese Internment Camps Repealing Obamacare is a Bad Idea Mike Pence's "Hamilton" Experience Kanye West is a Trump Supporter, i.e. Crazy Person 1:25:05 - Google Feud   Supplemental Reading: Michael Flynn, Anti-Islamist Ex-General, Offered Security Post, Trump Aide Says Michael Flynn interacted with alt-right, made controversial comments on Muslims, shared fake news Pence says he 'wasn't offended' by 'Hamilton' as Trump continues to demand an

The world witnessed what is potentially one of the most historical weeks in American politics - and perhaps American history - as Donald J. Trump won the presidential election after unexpectedly defeating Hillary Clinton. Millions of Americans are up in arms and worried about the future of the United State of America. Will Trump lead this country forward or to destruction? Also in Episode 309: 0:00 - Apocalyptic Intro 4:55 - It's Time to Shame Shaun King 30:10 - Sounds of the Week: Donald Trump is Elected President Brian Williams Has Given Up Trump's Victory Speech Clinton's Concession Speech Obama Before Election Results Obama After Election Results Center Starship Survey 52:45 - Trump Will Be The 45th President 1:24:50 - The Future of the United States   Supplemental Reading/Listening: Yes, He Thought Trump Would Win. No, He Didn't Use Hard Data. Behind Trump's victory: Divisions by race, gender, education Do You Understand the Electoral College? The Trouble with the Electoral College   Son