For our ninth episode, Harrison brings for consideration the 2008 album by Atmosphere, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint that Shit Gold. Over the course of our hour-long discussion, we talk about...

• How much in our lives and the world has changed in the eleven years since this album's release (ooOOoooo...... Timeghost!)
• The change in Atmosphere from being a DJ-and-rapper duo to being a full four-piece band
• The album's lyrical reliance on "twist endings" and extended metaphors
• The mind-blowing true meaning of the "skinny white pimp" in "The Skinny"
• Slug's prominent use of women as protagonists of his songs—why that works, and why it might not
• Whether or not the titular waitress of "The Waitress" knows that the song's narrator is her father (spoiler alert!)
• Whether the conversation between Slug and the person he's rapping to in "Yesterday" is more "lovers talk" or "dad talk" (spoiler alert again!)
• How Atmosphere can make a lifetime of struggle culminating in a "F$&% YOU!" feel like a triumph
• We reveal our key tracks and roll for next week's PLAY DISC Request Lottery

Come join us for an hour of thoughtful and good-humored commentary, and we'll catch you on the B-side!

The spreadsheet Request Lottery picks and their associated numbers can be seen here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xOiYNZduLxz7L2CtNUPK1YOu63ni2XTWpcy1cdB6EQw/edit?usp=sharing You can get your request on this list by donating to our Patreon account at the $5 level or above. The Youtube video for this episode's Request Lottery dice roll is here: https://youtu.be/WthnexucU5Q

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