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Podcast: I've Been Meaning To Listen To That
Episode: The Magnetic Fields: Distant Plastic Trees (w/ Samantha Leigh Allen)
Description: This week on "I've Been Meaning To Listen To That", we listen to "Distant Plastic Trees" by The Magnetic Fields with special guest Samantha Leigh Allen (Patricia Wants to Cuddle, Real Queer America: LGBT Stories From Red States, Love & Estrogen, You Should See The Other Guy)! Plus, Andrew, Sean, Michael, & Samantha discuss Stephin Merritt’s quiet but impactful legacy as a brilliant singer/songwriter and gay curmudgeon, how excellence in lyricism and craft can be a means to evade vulnerability, and how Owl City ripped off “100000 fireflies” by upping the ante firefly quantity-wise!
Samantha’s Pick: Take Ecstasy...