Countdown to Exegesis

05/08/2024

What's this?! Only 52 mins of prime discussion about Royal Scam offcut "Here at the Western World"!!

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03/08/2024

Just put the finishing touches to a bonus episode for our loyal patrons (and the disloyal ones who have forgotten to cancel their subs). Putting it out tomorrow, probably. Here's a clue as to the subject matter for all you Dan sleuths out there

31/05/2024

New bonus episode on the Can't Buy a Thrill outtakes now up at patreon.com/countdowntoexegesis. Join us there for a mere £3.50 a month. We've got eps on Dan rarities, Dan-adjacent material and "Andrew's Picks" (songs that Andrew actually likes). It is, and I don't say this lightly, a riot.

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02/05/2024

Exquisite mail from friends of the show Steely Ann (the greatest female-fronted Steely Dan tribute band in the history of South Central Minnesota)

12/03/2024

Any Zappa fans here? Head over to our Patreon, where you can hear us scratch our heads over San Ber'dino and Montana for a full, unsettling hour.

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29/01/2024

New bonus episode up on the Patreon – an "Andrew's Pick" where I, Andrew, get to choose a song I like for a change. Join us there for £3.50 a month as we gear up for season 5.

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26/12/2023

At the end of each season, Andrew records a cover of his favourite song from the album. In Portuguese. No one can remember why. Here's a bit of "Rose Darling" – check out the episode on "Throw Back the Little Ones" for the full version

25/12/2023

It's the season finale! Thanks to all who have joined us on our trek through the thickets of Katy Lied.

In this episode, the Dan tackle cultural appropriation, Oli unveils a fast-moving, MIDI-powered new segment and Andrew receives the greatest gift of all: a bit of time off.

*Merry Christmas to all who celebrate and lots of love to those who don't.*

18/12/2023

New ep just hit the mat. Join your trusty exegetes as they avoid talking about Steely Dan's saddest song (as voted in Metal Leg Fanzine's infamous 'Ladies of Dan' poll). Among the distractions are cat-borne diseases, parenthetical song titles and a shocking revelation about Andrew's true heritage.

08/12/2023

An episode in which Oli and I are finally united in our condemnation of (a) Steely Dan (song)

30/11/2023

New ep! Our hosts throw another classic onto the exegetical pyre. Tune in to hear 24-carat Danchat, teenage poetry and Andrew's run-in with a mysterious podiatrist.

It's online.

23/11/2023

In this week's episode, our hosts are joined by SPECIAL GUESTS Ann and Rachel from STEELY ANN: the greatest female-fronted Steely Dan tribute band in the history of South Central Minnesota. United in scepticism and tenacity, they attempt to navigate one of the Dan's stinkiest lyrical swamps.
[Audio is a little ropey in this one. Blame Oli.]

16/11/2023

In this week's episode, Oli is ready to discuss one of his favourite things. Andrew is not. But their commitment to the podcast knows no bounds and they manage to eke out 53 minutes of edutational chat.

Available to stream in all seven of the world's mighty seas

15/11/2023

Set your alarms for "tomorrow, broadly speaking", when our episode on Doctor Wu hits the airwaves

09/11/2023

Hungry for fresh exegesis? Et voila. In this week's episode, an attempt is made to discuss Katy Lied's groovy trou normand, Daddy Don't Live In That New York City No More. Andrew, however, is more interested in mid-price, off-the-shelf cocktails.

03/11/2023

As well as our episode-by-episode exploration of "Katy Lied", we continue to post fresh, vibrant content over on our Patreon. The latest ep is a discussion of album off-cut "Mr. Sam". Scale that paywall for £3.50 a month

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02/11/2023

It's Thursday, which means but one thing – a new episode. In the words of the episode description:

"Could it be true – a real, bona fide Steely Dan love song? In this episode, your hosts smack a s*xy piñata until it spits out William Blake, a long-lost billet-doux and something Donald Fagen has 'found'."

Available *wherever* you get your podcasts. And we mean *wherever*. "Cross-platform proliferation" is our motto.

Also we're putting out another Patreon episode soon about a Katy Lied outtake. Scale the paywall for a mere £3.50 a month: patreon.com/countdowntoexegesis

19/10/2023

We're back! For our Earth-shattering comeback episode, we carry on as if nothing ever happened. Join us as we dive ears-first into a world of faulty dbx systems and financial chicanery.

As ever, this episode is available at ALL reputable pod shops.

What do you mean it's been eight months? For their Earth-shattering comeback episode, the Danlads carry on as if nothing ever happened. Join them as they dive ears-first into a world of faulty dbx systems and financial chicanery.

12/10/2023

Dan worshippers, Dan sceptics and Dan novitiates unite: we're back on Thursday October 19th.

22/08/2023

Coming soon...

Thanks to friend of the show Ben Jones for this nightmare vision.

19/08/2023

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27/06/2023

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15/04/2023

Yes yes yes, season 4 is on its way. In the meantime here's an uncut version of episode 3 for our patrons. There's 10 other episodes up on a range of Dan rarities and a couple of Andrew's favourite songs (one by, yes, Bob Dylan). JOIN US

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16/03/2023

Recording for season 4 is NIGH. We're putting on our wetsuits ready for a deep dive into album 4 "Katy Lied". But we need your help for a new feature called DAN AGONY.
Each episode, we'll answer a listener's Dan-related problem, big or small.
Want to get involved? Then please comment below, DM us or send us an email. Despite our air of grumbling misanthropy, we'd genuinely love to hear from you

03/03/2023

If you want to support the pod ahead of season 4, join us over on the Patreon for bonus eps like THIS

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15/02/2023

David Crosby loved the Dan – but will Oli love the Croz? Find out in our very special tribute to the myth, the legend, the cape.

All the songs we discuss are linked to in the show notes so you can listen along at home.

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In this special episode, Oli and Andrew pay tribute to the myth, the legend, the cape: David Crosby. Tracks discussed: The Byrds – Triad / CSNY – Almost Cut My Hair / David Crosby – Laughing / David Crosby in Hook / David Crosby – Yvette in English / Joni Mitchell – Yvette in English / Dav...

20/01/2023

Two guys. One mic. One deeply dispiriting soundtrack by Becker & Fagen. Join us as we hunt for the pearls in the muck over on our Patreon for a mere £3.50 a month

"Rip it on me, Donald"

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13/12/2022

New feature DAN AGONY now up on our Patreon. Join us for £3.50 a month to hear Auntie Pypes and Auntie Souts deal with the public's Dan-related dilemmas

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29/09/2022

As we gird each other's loins slowly yet surely for series 4, here's a bonus episode for our patrons. In it we discuss "Dire Wolf" by Grateful Dead, one of Andrew's Picks.

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19/08/2022

It's the season finale! Tune in to hear us desperately trying to impress friend of the show as we delve into closing track 'Monkey in Your Soul'

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It's the season finale, and the guys are performing circus tricks for Exegesis celebrity Brian Rosten. Meanwhile, Andrew's own simian soul is rudely extricated. "I had s*x with you and now I think that you're a monkey." Further listening… The Beatles – I...