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As children Spencer and Zach built a robot made of junk. A magic bolt of lightning brought it to life. In 2020, the robot was attacked and destroyed. Before all was lost, they uploaded its consciousness to the nearest thing they could find; their variety entertainment podcast program. The podcast is alive. The podcast is SAZETU. What does this really mean? Two nerds who are old friends and also musicians and record producers have a variety show wherein they to about what ever they fee like, ...
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SAZETU - S03E01 - The Art Of The Back Handed Compliment
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In the season three premier, we learn that J.E.F.F.REE 2//D (the robot made of junk) has been attacked and destroyed, forcing Spencer and Zach to upload his consciousness to the podcast. The show is now alive and it is called SAZETU. To celebrate, Spencer and Zach spend the better part of an hour insulting each other, or rather, passive-aggressivel…
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SAZETU S02E32 - Covid Cuties and KaKas: The Year in Review Season Finale
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Covid is no joke, but sometimes you have to look on the lighter side of shitty things to get through it. In this episode, the season two finale, Spencer and Zach look back on the year in news, health, life and entertainment and place the subjects in to one of two categories: Covid Cuties and Covid KaKas. Please enjoy and Happy New Year.…
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SAZETU S02E31: 'Twas The Night Before Bull$#@t - A Critical (Not For Kids) Reading Of The Christmas Classic
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We celebrators of Christmas have read "'Twas The Night Before Christmas" to our young ones before bed, and have woken up and exchanged gifts. Spencer and Zach thought a critical reading of the Christmas classic for the adults was in order. All in good fun. More foul language than usual.By Mistakes Were Made LLC
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SAZETU S02E30 - McCartney II Review With Rolling Stone Senior Editor Patrick Doyle
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This week, Spencer and Zach sit down with Patrick Doyle, their old friend who just so happens to be a senior editor at Rolling Stone, and just so happens to have written the current RS cover story on McCartney and Taylor Swift. All three are McCartney nerds, insightful critiques ensues.By Mistakes Were Made LLC
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SAZETU S02E29 - Monday Think Piece - Movie Theaters Going Downstream
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This week, Spencer and Zach discuss Disney's big announcement, Christopher Nolan's reaction to that and ponder potential outcomes if movie theaters go by the way of the Dodo.By Mistakes Were Made LLC
This was Zach's idea, we swear. This week, Zach interviews Spencer and they discuss Spencer's latest record, The Popsicko Vol.2, which is out now. It's a pretty deep dive, we hope you enjoy it.By Mistakes Were Made LLC
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SAZETU S02E27 - Best of the Best SNL Cast Members Part 3- FINALS
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Spencer and Zach have worked their way through 64 cast members over 45 years of SNL and it's come down to two. This week, the fellas pull apart the talents and careers of both of these comedy legends. At the end of this epic showdown, there will be no losers, only winners. Ok...maybe two losers...the hosts.…
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SAZETU S02E26 - Best of the Best SNL Part 2 - 1990-Present
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This week, the fellas continue their discussion and put the SNL cast 1990-present to the bracket test. Only one cast member shall reign supreme and go up against last episodes' winner in part three.By Mistakes Were Made LLC
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SAZETU - S02E25 - Part 1 of 3 - BOTB - SNL Cast Members
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This week for the holiday, Zach and Spencer take the BOTB bracket system and apply it to the cast members of SNL. This episode is 1975-1989, the next (which will post soon) is 1990-present and the third is deciding the final winner. We hope you enjoy the journey.By Mistakes Were Made LLC
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SAZETU - S02E24 - Pizza...It's All Good!
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In this episode, Spencer and Zach talk about pizza, and how even the worst slice of pizza is still pretty good (as long as it's cooked). They the get in to more nuanced details in regards to style and toppings. Probably the most important episode yet.By Mistakes Were Made LLC
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SAZETU S02E23 - Marty Rifkin - Multi-instrumentalist
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Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Glen Campbell, Elton John, Weird Al, Dwight Yoakam and Hans Zimmer. What do they all have in common? This week's guest. This week Spencer and Zach welcome the delightful Marty Rifkin and talk to him about his experiences creating music with some of the biggest legends in music history.…
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SAZETU S02E22 - Best Of The Best: Iconic Screen Vehicles
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This week, the fellas set up an epic 32 slot bracket and tackle which of movie and TV's iconic vehicles are THE BEST. A-Team van? KIT? Ectomobile? We would say "you decide", but Spencer and Zach are gonna do that.By Mistakes Were Made LLC
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SAZETU S02E21 - The Daylight Savings SPECTACULAR
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Halloween? Whatever. Elections day? Psssh. We've got bigger fish to fry here (#noshade vegetarians). The real issue at hand in this climate is...what do we do with Daylight Savings Time? This week SpenZach pull apart the western world's relationship with Daylight Saving Time, and determine, definitively whether not not it stays.…
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SAZETU S02E20 - Halloween Special - Rebroadcast
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A rebroadcast of last year's Halloween Special, wherein Spencer's friend and registered Maine Guide Tom Belluscio recounts his experience of being stalked while on a solo canoe trip...or was he? Either way, it's a scary story with intense sound design that'll give you goosebumps. Happy Halloween. Enjoy!…
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SAZETU S02E19 - Best Of The Best - Cereal Edition
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Special K, Life, Cheerios, Froot Loops, Shredded Wheat…So many classic cereals, barely any of them good for you, nearly all of them delicious. This week, Spencer and Zach give cereals the bracket test. Only one cereal can be a killer! ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By Mistakes Were Made LLC
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SAZETU - S02E18 - Tom Petty 'Wildflowers And All The Rest' reissue
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This week, Spencer and Zach pull apart one of their favorite records, Tom Petty’s ‘Wildflowers’, which was just reissued with 10 additional tracks that were originally intended to be a double album upon its initial release. The fellas share stories, discuss album personnel and reflect upon one of Tom Petty’s crowning achievements. ★ Support this po…
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SAZETU S02E17 - John Lennon - GIMME SOME TRUTH - Ultimate Mix Review
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This week, Spencer and Zach welcome longtime friend, collaborator, Grammy nominated recording engineer and fellow Beatles fan Steve Drown to discuss John Lennon's newly released “GIMME SOME TRUTH”, a collection of newly remixed Lennon singles and deep cuts. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By Mistakes Were Made LLC
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SAZETU - S02E16 - Best of the Best - Epic Jams Edition
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Keeping the V popular BOTB format going, Spencer and Zach set up an epic 32 slot bracket to house 32 of the most epic jams of all time. Deliberation ensues, one song reigns victorious. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By Mistakes Were Made LLC
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SAZETU - S02E15 - Best of the Best: Sandwich Edition
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sandwich • noun • sand·wich •ˈsan(d)-ˌwich: two or more slices of bread or a split roll having a filling in between.This week, the fellas put their trusty Best of the Best Play-at-Home Brackets (tm) to the test. This week’s subject? Sandwiches. In a conversation they thought would take 5 minutes, Spencer and Zach truly end up discussing the virtue…
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SAZETU S02E14 - Best of the Best - Steve Spielberg Edition
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This week, we take movie master Steve Spielberg’s best films to the brackets and see which one of his excellent films reigns supreme. HINT: It’s not Ready Player One ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By Mistakes Were Made LLC
This week, the fellas improvise all of the music in the show (basically sick jazz) and offer up a bunch of “open faced compliment sandwiches.” There’s a lot of vitriol out there these days, and sure, who doesn’t like to pile it on with everyone else. That said… Spencer and Zach thought it best to offer some compliments before airing their grievance…
Zach just flew to California to empty his apartment and drove back east with the past ten years of his life in the back seat. This was a melancholy experience, at best. This week, Spencer and Zach talk about his experience having driven straight across the country from Los Angeles to Maine and his takeaways from the trip. The boys also wrote a bran…
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SAZETU - S02E11 - Desert Island Top Ten Part Deux
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This week, the fellas are joined once again by their good buddy Portland, ME producer and engineer Jonathan Wyman. To recap: ZJ and SA join Wyman to ship home a record collection containing every record ever made that his British relative had gifted to him. But! Because we need plot points, they hit an iceberg, lose all the Beatles, Zeppelin and St…
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SAZETU - S02E10 - Desert Island Top Ten Records with Jonathan Wyman
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This week, the fellas are joined by their good buddy Portland, ME producer and engineer Jonathan Wyman. ZJ and SA join Wyman to ship home a record collection containing every record ever made that his British relative had gifted to him. But! Because we need plot points, they hit an iceberg, lose all the Beatles, Zeppelin and Stevie Wonder records a…
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SAZETU - S02E09 - Sippin' Whiskey and Sharing Tour Stories
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This week, Jones Bones and SA clink a glass or two of brown water and reminisce about some of the truly bizarre, hilarious, dangerous, disappointing, joyous, terrifying and heartwarming times they shared while touring the country tirelessly in they band AS FAST AS. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
If Congress doesn’t pass legislation very quickly, we stand to lose 90% of our independent music venues. We cannot allow this to happen. Join Spencer and Zach as they welcome Los Angeles area venue manager and musician Ben Redell to join them in pulling apart what we stand to lose, and also how we got here in the first place. ★ Support this podcast…
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SAZETU - S02E07 - Pitching Unnecessary Sequels
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Hollywood already has a propensity to just rehash existing properties, so seeing no end in sight, our heroes take the bull by the horns and cave in by suggesting their own ideas for sequels and reboots. Plus a visit from our old friend Pond, who stops by to catch up and to get JEFF.R.E.E. 2//D connected to the internet AND give S+Z an email address…
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SAZETU - S02E06 - Meet JEFF.R.E.E 2//D and the Convotron 88
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While cleaning out the garage, Spencer and Zach stumble upon an old friend who helps them with this week’s show. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By Mistakes Were Made LLC
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SAZETU - S02E05 - The Friendship Quiz
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This week Spencer and Zach see just how well they know each other by administering a Friendship Quiz to each other. We shall see who reigns supreme and is the best of the best friends. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By Mistakes Were Made LLC
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SAZETU - S02E04 - What's Wrong With You, Ghostbusters 2
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This week, Spence and Zach talk about one of their favorite film franchises. Ghostbusters. GB1 is widely considered one of the greatest, if not THE greatest comedies of all time. So what happened with the sequel? The man-children put GB2 up on the table and talk about all of the things that they got right, as well as the things they got very wrong …
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SAZETU - S02E03 - The Ink Is Black, The Paint Is Whitewashed
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This week, Zones and Spalbee have a look at whitewashing in Hollywood, specifically in cartoons. There has been a recent wave of big stars stepping down from famous cartoon voice-over roles. Why? Because they are white voices applied to non-white characters. The fellers pull this apart and put it back together, and talk about their relationship wit…
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SAZETU - S02E02 - Post Beatles Paul McCartney
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This week, Spencer and Zach pull apart the ups and downs of their beloved Paul McCartney’s post Beatles career. SPOILER ALERT: Band on the Run and RAM are still great! Give My Regards to Broad Street still isn’t! Also, check out the video companion channel on YouTube! Search Spencer and Zach Explore the Universe. Like share and subscribe! ★ Support…
In the season 2 premier, Spencer brings his old chum Zach Jones in to the fold as cohost. These two Chummie McChummersons EVENTUALLY get around to pulling apart and discussing the classic BBC sitcom Fawlty Towers, starring Monty Python’s John Cleese. Additionally, you can tune in to Spencer and Zach’s new YouTube Channel Top Ten Takeaways, which wi…
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Spencer Explores the Universe - S01E35 - Zach Jones hosts with guests Archie Jones and Edgar Greene
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This week, Zach Jones explores the universe, or more specifically, The United States and the issue of race. Still in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the murder of George Floyd at the hands of police has sparked a level of civil unrest and protest against racial injustice across the US, on a scale we’ve never seen before. With Zach joined by …
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Spencer Explores the Universe - S01E34 - Patrick Doyle - Senior Editor, Rolling Stone
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This week, Spencer is joined by is looooooongtime friend Patrick Doyle, who in addition to being a lover of music, is a senior editor at Rolling Stone Magazine. They reminisce, but also talk about, well, music. Naturally, there are more than a couple of name drop worthy stories herein. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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Spencer Explores the Universe - S01E33 - Part 2 - Joe Ricchio (Continued from the Food Coma Podcast)
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This week, Spencer and his friend and fellow podcaster (and food writer/expert) Joe Ricchio have a little funsies and split one interview over both of their shows. The portion hosted here at SETU is actually part 2, so in order to hear part one, search for the Food Coma Podcast with Joe Ricchio wherever you stream your podcasts. ★ Support this podc…
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Spencer Explores the Universe - S01E32 - Top 5 Movies with Zach Jones
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This week, Spencer and his great friend and SETU regular Zach Jones present each other with their 5 favorite movies. Do they have any in common? Most certainly. Join in as they talk about each one of these masterpieces with sincere adoration and an eye for technical prowess and backstory. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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Spencer Explores the Universe - S01E31 - Phuc Tran
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In this episode, Spencer digs in to a conversation with teacher, tattooer, author and motorcycle enthusiast Phuc Tran. Among many topics, they discuss Phuc’s new memoir “Sigh, Gone”, prejudice in America, what it’ like to be an immigrant, as well as therapy tips. Phuc is a really interesting and kind person. Hope you enjoy it. ★ Support this podcas…
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Spencer Explores the Universe S01E30 - Does It Hold Up 2 - Zach Jones and Briana Holt
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For this episode, the gang went back and re-watched more movies that they loved from their youth to see if they still hold up. This week it’s a Bobby Z Double Featch: Romancing the Stone and Death Becomes her. Tune in to see how the fix faired. Plus the Bull Moose Minute, Maine Spirits Happy Hour, zippy jingles and fake commercials. ★ Support this …
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Spencer Explores the Universe - S01E29 - Does it Hold Up with Zach Jones and Briana Holt
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This week Spencer get on the horn with his great friends Zach Jones and Briana Holt to discuss whether or not revered movies from their childhoods still hold up, in a new segment called “Does it Hold Up?” Get it? What was supposed to be a segment actually turned in to a whole show. Enjoy. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★…
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Spencer Explores the Universe - S01E28 - Paradigm Booking Agent Joshua Knight - WHERE DID MY MUSIC GO!?!?
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This week, Spence talks with Joshua Knight about the current state of the music business (SPOILER ALERT: it’s not that great), but also talk about potential solutions and what we CAN look forward to moving forward. Additionally, we discuss backline.care, a non-profit that Joshua is involved in that brings mental health care solutions to at risk mus…
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Spencer Explores the Universe S01E27 - John Stirratt - Wilco
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This week, Spencer has an earnest conversation with Wilco bassist and fellow Mainer John Stirratt about how this whole pandemic shit show is effecting he and his family and, like the rest of us, his ability to play music. Naturally, there are plenty of lighthearted observations and an uplifting conclusion, but this is real for everyone, and it’s ni…
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Spencer Explores the Universe - S01E26 - Portland Mayor Kate Snyder
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This week, Mayor Snyder was kind enough to make time in her busy schedule to talk to us about the Portland pandemic experience. This is not a news program! If you’re looking for the most up to date information in regards to your safety, please turn to a reliable news source. If you want to hear about this situation from the perspective of a Portlan…
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Spencer Explores the Universe - S01E25 - Chill Chatz (TM) with Herb Ivy
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Hey, this is a crazy week! Guess what’s not crazy? This episode. I sit with one of Maine most trusted and comforting voices and we take some comfort music for a drive. This show is intended for relaxing times. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★By Mistakes Were Made LLC
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Spencer Explores the Universe - S01E24 - Jonathan Wyman
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Spencer Explores the Universe - S01E23 - Sean McCarthy of Ghost of Paul Revere
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Spencer Explores the Universe S01E22 - MIXTAPE 1
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Spencer Explores the Universe S01E21 - Skye Adams - Yoga! Prisons! Yoga in prisons!
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Spencer Explores the Universe S01E20 - Meghan Quinn - The Maine Farmland Trust, Food Systems and Dating Apps in a Small Town
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Spencer Explores the Universe S01E19 - Lee Farrington - Restaurants, Politics and Being Detained at Customs
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