Derek and Darren close out a crazy 2020. The duo recap their experience at Painting of the PawPrints, look at their Spotify Wrapped reports and choose their favorite on-brand off-brands of the year.
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20 – The final push
Gingerbread House is finished, DWCo.’s new brands are on the run and Christmas is right around the corner (and so are the sweaters). Shelly plays some jazz and Derek capitalizes on some Black Friday bargains.
19 – The gingerbread house: What went wrong?
Darren and Derek review the past week’s gingerbread house build and try to understand what went wrong. Shelly’s Song of the Week has us dreaming “Quarantine Dreams” and the gang takes on another edition of On-Brand/Off-Brand.
18 – Let’s make a gingerbread house
Darren and Derek make their first-ever gingerbread house and Shelly’s song of the week is a hopeful classic. Derek peppers Darren and the audience with trivia questions. We take on another edition of On-Brand/Off-Brand.
17 – Open line Friday
Darren and Derek attempt to stay focused during Election week and flip a coin to predict the winner. Darren drops a classic anti-Dallas Cowboys rant. They take live topics from the audience to avoid election talk.
16 – House of Brand Horrors
Derek and Darren celebrate Halloween with special playlists and a lot of puns. Promos are still a weak spot for the podcast‘s growth. Darren and Derek check in with their Washington, D.C. correspondent Chuck.
15 – 9,000 days old!
Derek and Darren have been busy with brand training and Derek is celebrating his “9,000-day-old birthday." The guys try out a new burger spot. Derek’s work soundtracks are real soundtracks and the guys do some Pep Talks.
14 – Off the road again
The gang is excited about big changes in Downtown JAX. Work soundtracks are full of bluegrass and Battle of the Brands is back with fourth-seeded brands. Oh, and we pick up where we left off with last week's On-Brand/Off-Brand.
13 – “In Jack-son-ville”
Frogs are taking over the home office. Battle of the Brands is back and Derek and Darren decide if a musical-style tribute song to Jacksonville is on-brand or off-brand for the city.
12 – Shelly reviews the DWCo. Show
Shelly has heard Darren and Derek rating her songs of the week and she has some thoughts. Life is returning briefly to normal as Derek and Darren wrap up brand projects and start beating the drum for training and resources.
11 – Darren & Derek are on the road again
The gang is already playing catch-up at the outset of a disjointed travel season that has them working with institutions in South Carolina and Georgia. Plus Shelly’s Song of the Week and our first dip into the DWCo. mailbag.
10 – "This is our year."
We’re out here dodging hurricanes and fires. People are stealing utility poles. The Jags actually won a game. Is this the end? We’re also buying some new gear for the studio.
9 – This is fine
It’s been a crazy week. Fires are forcing Shelly out of Oregon, Labor Day threw off the week and we’ve been playing catch-up. In other news, the invasive tree was removed and Toby is taking a nap.
8 – The battle of the brands continues
College pandemic plans are crashing headfirst into COVID-19 reality, we’re getting turning our attention to grad programs and fundraising efforts and Darren is removing an invasive tree from his backyard.
7 – Darren and Derek discuss fantasy brand – the game
Derek and Darren discuss Jessica’s return, new work and start a new fantasy sport – fantasy brand. Plus Shelly’s song of the week!
6 – Listen to AM Gold classics without the installment plan
I threw it to our live audience and AM Gold was the strong consensus. AM Gold – it’s more than a Time-Life compilation. It’s a mindset; it’s a way of life.
5 - Chuck goes to Washington
Our good friend Chuck is a regular listener – sometimes he is our only listener. He even took the plunge by subscribing on Mixcloud Select, which I’m not totally sure I understand.
4 – A love letter to Jacksonville
This week’s show is a love letter to my adopted hometown. Jacksonville is a great because it’s Jacksonville. You either get it or you don’t.
3 – A short musical history of Portland
This week’s show tells an incomplete story of Portland’s music – especially the visceral, in-your-face rock, punk and indie that came to define the city in the last three decades.
2 – No theme
There’s no theme to this week’s show. These are some songs I enjoyed that I thought you might enjoy.