uswithoutThem
The uswithoutThem Podcast explores the musical output of one of the greatest bands of the 21st century: mewithoutYou. Hosts Nic Houle, Steven Eiler, and Joel Harrison each bring their love of mewithoutYou and some specific expertise to their song-by-song analysis of the mewithoutYou discography. Steven, a music theory educator and expert, breaks down the musical themes of each track and draws connections between songs and albums. Joel, a Ph.D. in religion with expertise in philosophy of religion and Christianity, explains the lyrical themes and the connections to and critiques of evangelical Christianity. Nic, a devoted mewithoutYou listener and Tolkien reader, ties these threads together with the perspective of the average mwY fan listening to the podcast.
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Episodes
Tuesday May 10, 2022
Tuesday May 10, 2022
More poetics. More drama. More mystery. More...Nirvana? Joel, Nic, and Steven are talking about "We Know Who Our Enemies Are" this week. Join them as they try not to catch their death figuring out what the heck is going on!
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Wednesday May 18, 2022
Wednesday May 18, 2022
The guys round out the second act of the narrative with a discussion of "I Never Said That I Was Brave." More historical, literary, and operatic references than are necessary (certainly), but nothing new there. Onward! Progress!
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Tuesday May 24, 2022
Tuesday May 24, 2022
So nice, they did it twice. Here's another 45 minutes on an instrumental track, this time the second one on [A-->B] Life. The guys talk about voids, Vonnegut, Tolkien, memory, Faust, missed opportunities--there's a lot to get into!
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Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
The guys exit the void once again but this time find themselves with the narrator in the depths of despair. Loose dresses, frozen white roses, darkness--"Silencer" is chock full of fantastic imagery. As the album approaches its conclusion, Steven, Joel, and Nic begin to tie up some of the narrative loose threads.
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Saturday Jun 11, 2022
Saturday Jun 11, 2022
Hey. We made it. The end of [A-->B] Life is here as the guys dig deep into the final track: "The Cure for Pain." This discussion also includes the bonus track, the oft severely underrated acoustic version of "I Never Said That I Was Brave" sung by former bassist Dan Pishock. This episode is HUGE!
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Saturday Jun 18, 2022
Saturday Jun 18, 2022
Today (June 18, 2022) marks the 20th anniversary of the release of [A-->B] Life. In the Season 1 finale, the boys reflect on the theories preposed, try to sum up all that was said about mewithoutYou's first record, and look ahead to future seasons!
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Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Saturday Oct 15, 2022
Nic, Steven, and Joel are back with the second season of uswithoutThem in which they tackle mewithoutYou’s second album, Catch For Us The Foxes. In this episode, the boys talk about their memories associated with the record, its production, the title, and all the possible directions the season can go. Things are gonna get WILD this season, so get your interpretive theories ready!
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Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Saturday Oct 22, 2022
Through sprawling metaphors of community building, friendship, and loneliness, the opening track of Catch For Us The Foxes paints a picture more vivid than anything we find on mewithoutYou's first record. Nic, Joel, and Steven dive into those metaphors, the history of the Bruderhof community, and the promise of finding people you seem to resonate with.
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Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
This is a BIG one! Yeah, we know some of you are starting with this episode... Welcome! If you like what you hear, go back and check out the other episodes!
The guys talk about toxic church communities, suffering servants, Aaron's minor celebrity, maritime imagery, post-punk and post rock sounds, the first mention of an anthropomorphized insect in a mewithoutYou song, and A LOT more!
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Saturday Nov 05, 2022
Saturday Nov 05, 2022
Get your dancin' shoes on! Steven, Joel, and Nic dig into Aaron's search for God in the trees and at the bottom of the ocean. We know we ask a lot of the same questions in most of these episodes, but today we learn that we're in good company. Brother (and sister and sib), you won't be far away when you listen to this week's episode!
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