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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Monday Jan 05, 2026
Monday Jan 05, 2026
Happy Twelfth Night of Christmas! (Or Epiphany Eve or Eve of the Theophany depending on your tradition.) Since it's still Christmastide, it's perfect timing for the guys to discuss mewithoutYou's first Christmas song, "A Stick, A Carrot & String." They get into Jesus' humanity in Christmas songs, Girardian mimetic theory, and, of course, the rambouillet.
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