In our season finale, comedian, writer, actor and podcaster, Paul F. Tompkins sits down with Deborah and Joel to talk about his love for 'Til Tuesday's 1986 album Welcome Home. Paul talks about listening to the album while working at Hats in th

Joni Mitchell's Blue with June Diane Raphael

May 26th, 2020 1h 8m

Actress, writer and author June Diane Raphael sits down with Deborah and Joel to talk about Joni Mitchell's iconic 1971 album Blue. June talks about discovering the album in high school through a big crush, her feminist awakening through music,

Oingo Boingo's Only A Lad with Matt Besser

May 19th, 2020 1h 4m

Actor, writer and comedian Matt Besser joins Deborah and Joel to talk about Oingo Boingo's 1981 album, Only a Lad. Besser talks about growing up in Little Rock, the impact new wave had on his life, spending summers in Santa Fe learning to break

Stevie Wonder's Songs In the Key Of Life with Tawny Newsome

May 12th, 2020 1h 6m

Actress and musician Tawny Newsome joins Joel and Deborah to talk about her love for Stevie Wonder's 1976 album Songs in the Key of Life. Together they talk the pure genius of Stevie Wonder, first concerts, weird songs for auditions, albums you

The Spin Doctors' Pocket Full of Kryptonite with Keiko Agena

May 5th, 2020 1h

Actress, writer and artist Keiko Agena (Gilmore Girls, Prodigal Son) sits down with Deborah and Joel to talk about what the Spin Doctors' 1991 album Pocket Full of Kryptonite means to her. Keiko talks about leaving school behind and moving to L

The Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik with Colin Hanks

Apr 28th, 2020 1h 15m

Actor and filmmaker Colin Hanks sits down with Joel and Deborah to talk about his passion for the Red Hot Chili Peppers' 1991 album Blood Sugar Sex Magik. Colin takes us on a deep dive into all things Chili Peppers, growing up in Sacramento, th

Boyz II Men's Cooleyhighharmony with Eugene Cordero

Apr 21st, 2020 1h 10m

Actor, writer and comedian, Eugene Cordero sits down with Joel and Deborah to talk about Boyz II Men's 1991 album Cooleyhighharmony. Together, they talk about Eugene's experience growing up first generation Filipino in Detroit, Motown, trying t

Kate Bush's Hounds of Love with Kirsten Vangsness

Apr 14th, 2020 1h 8m

Actress, writer and distillery owner, Kirsten Vangsness sits down with Joel and Deborah to talk about her strong connection to Hounds of Love by Kate Bush and how it shaped her young life. Kirsten takes us all on a journey through the album, co

The Smiths' First Album with Thomas Lennon

Apr 7th, 2020 1h 1m

In our season 3 premiere, actor, comedian and author Thomas Lennon sits down with Joel and Deborah to talk about his passion for The Smiths' 1984 untitled/self titled(?) album. Together they take a deep dive into the history of The Smiths, thei

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Season Three | Trailer

Mar 31st, 2020 2m 2s

Join Joel and Deborah for a brand new season of This Particular Album is Very, Very Important to me - coming April 7th!

Stephen Sondheim's Assassins, Original Off-Broadway Recording with Rachel Bloom

Nov 5th, 2019 1h 11m

The ever so talented and brilliant Rachel Bloom joins Deborah and Joel to give a standing ovation to Stephen Sondheim’s Original Cast Recording of Assassins. The conversation starts with a couple of not great massage stories and moves to swooni

Kanye West's The College Dropout with Ego Nwodim

Oct 29th, 2019 1h 10m

The talented and hilarious - and in another life, AR rep - Ego Nwodim sits down with Deborah and Joel to share her love of (sigh, oh Kanye) Kanye West’s debut album, College Dropout. They talk about how the complexities of the man make it diffi

The Hothouse Flowers' People with Jason O'Mara

Oct 22nd, 2019 1h 6m

Actor Jason O’Mara joins Deborah and Joel in the Los Feliz equivalent of an Irish snug to share his love for the Hothouse Flowers’ first album, People. The most successful debut album of an Irish band in Irish history set up the perfect concert

Hole's Live Through This with Bryan Safi

Oct 15th, 2019 1h 5m

The hysterical, smart and fun Bryan Safi sits down with Deborah and Joel and unleashes his love for Hole’s “Live Through This.” They all agree this album ROCKS. They talk about the trashy mosaic herself (Deborah Tar-...sorry, Courtney Love) and

Radiohead's In Rainbows with Demi Adejuyigbe

Oct 8th, 2019 1h 6m

The hilarious, charming, and impressive in so many ways Demi Adejuyigbe joins Deborah and Joel to discuss his love for Radiohead’s In Rainbows. Once again the subject turns to “sad music” and the struggle with it being a pejorative term. Demi r

The Velvet Underground's The Velvet Underground with Brian Huskey

Oct 1st, 2019 1h 3m

Actor, writer, photographer, musician, Charlotte, NC native Brian Huskey shares the profound impact The Velvet Undergound’s self-titled third album had on him. Deborah warns us to not first hear “The Murder Mystery” in the In-n-Out drive-thru w

Pretty Ricky's Bluestars with Carl Tart

Sep 24th, 2019 1h 6m

Carl Tart sits down and embarrasses himself by singing the praises of Pretty Ricky’s debut album, Bluestars. Well “embarrassed” is the term he uses but we simply must give the man a break. This album came out when he was 16! After he came back

Sun Kil Moon's Ghosts of the Great Highway with Lauren Lapkus

Sep 17th, 2019 53m 40s

Lauren Lapkus sits down with Deborah and Joel to share her love of Sun Kil Moon’s Ghosts of the Great Highway. They talk about the weirdness of starting college, having no friends in college, making new friends in college or if you should break

Jesus Christ Superstar (The Original Studio Cast) with Grant O'Brien

Sep 10th, 2019 1h 13m

Grant O’Brien shares his love for the original studio cast recording of Jesus Christ Superstar but stresses it’s not his favorite musical. It’s glorious, it’s weird and not a little problematic from time to time. He reveals the sexual confusion

Carole King's Tapestry with Jamie Denbo

Sep 3rd, 2019 1h 7m

Deborah and Joel sit down with the great Jamie Denbo and hear about her love for Carole King’s Tapestry. Man what an album! Deborah and Jamie bond over how it all really started with Really Rosie. We learn that Jamie inadvertently (well, advert

Janet Jackson’s The Velvet Rope with Kulap Vilaysack

Aug 27th, 2019 57m 52s

Kulap Vilaysack sits down with Deborah and Joel and shares her love for Janet Jackson’s The Velvet Rope. She explains how she escaped walkable Eagan, wound up in very un-walkable downtown LA and later found herself making out with her (yellow-t

Devo’s Freedom Of Choice with Al Yankovic

Aug 20th, 2019 54m 6s

Season Two starts with the great Al Yankovic (weird ex-college DJ) sharing his love of Devo’s third studio album, Freedom of Choice. **Almost coincidence alert** Deborah almost went to the same college as Al but when visiting the campus got tur

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Season Two | Trailer

Aug 8th, 2019 57s

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Radiohead’s OK Computer with Ty Burrell

Sep 25th, 2018 1h 7m

Ty takes Joel and Deb through the year - the year when apparently all music was made - when he was overwhelmed, broken-hearted, let down and hangin’ around. Radiohead’s 1997 album got him through a tough, life-changing year. Deb likes Radiohead

Missy Elliot’s Under Construction with Nicole Byer

Sep 18th, 2018 1h 5m

THIS. IS….A JOEL SPENCE DEBORAH TARICA NICOLE BYER PRODUCTION. Nicole sits down with Deborah and Joel to ‘dance-sit” and talk about Missy Elliot’s 2002 album. We discuss the top two guidelines about hair - how not to dye it it and how...oh man