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Episodes from Off the Chain and Theme Songs, exploring comics, music, culture, and ideas.

Theme Songs Ep. 17

Theme Songs, Episode 17: Irresistible Dance Music

Theme Songs Ep. 16

Theme Songs, Episode 16: Songs You've Listened to >1000 Times

Theme Songs Ep. 15

Theme Songs, Episode 15: Hair

Theme Songs Ep. 14

Theme Songs, Episode 14: Reading, Writing, & Arithmetic

Theme Songs Ep. 13

Theme Songs, Episode 13: ROBOTZ!!!

Theme Songs Ep. 12

Theme Songs, Episode 12: Oceania

Theme Songs Ep. 11

Theme Songs, Episode 11: Sea Shanties

Theme Songs Ep. 10

Theme Songs, Episode 10: Songs to Clean Your House To

Theme Songs Ep. 9

Theme Songs, Episode 9: Kids Music You Don't Hate

Theme Songs Ep. 8

Theme Songs, Episode 8: Strange Voices

Theme Songs Ep. 7

Theme Songs, Episode 7: Spooky Songs

Theme Songs Ep. 6

Theme Songs, Episode 6: Codependency/Independence

Theme Songs Ep. 5

Theme Songs, Episode 5: Secretly Inappropriate

Theme Songs Ep. 4

Theme Songs, Episode 4: Story Songs

Theme Songs Ep. 3

Theme Songs, Episode 3: Desert + Island = Desert Island

Theme Songs Ep. 2

Theme Songs, Episode 2: "That Wasn't What I Was Expecting"

Theme Songs Ep. 1

Theme Songs, Episode 1: Firsts!

Theme Songs

About Theme Songs

Off the Chain Ep. 77

Episode 77: The Last One

Off the Chain Ep. 76

Episode 76: Physics Hair

Off the Chain Ep. 75

Episode 75: Ken, Yakov, and an Ornamental Hermit Walk Into a Bar ...

Off the Chain Ep. 74

Episode 74: Lawyer Up

Off the Chain Ep. 73

Episode 73: Mark Davis' "Rube Do"

Off the Chain Ep. 72

Episode 72: Market This!

Off the Chain Ep. 71

Episode 71: We're Baaaack!

Off the Chain Ep. 70

Episode 70: 2016 in Review, part 3

Off the Chain Ep. 69

Episode 69: 2016 in Review, part 2

Off the Chain Ep. 68

Episode 68: 2016 in Review, part 1

Off the Chain Ep. 67

Episode 67: Our 2016 Guide to Christmas

Off the Chain Ep. 66

Episode 66: Collections

Off the Chain Ep. 65

Episode 65: The Art of Photography

Off the Chain Ep. 64

Episode 64: The Party! Party! Party! party

Off the Chain Ep. 63

Episode 63: On Nerdery and Games

Off the Chain Ep. 62

Episode 62: Eye on the Gold Chain [Rio Olympics 2016!]

Off the Chain Ep. 61

Episode 61: That One Time at Band Camp ...

Off the Chain Ep. 60

Episode 60: Art Talk with Jack Bangerter

Off the Chain Ep. 59

Episode 59: NBA Finals Recap

Off the Chain Ep. 58

Episode 58: ROOOOOOOOOBOTS!

Off the Chain Ep. 57

Episode 57: [Hidden Track]

Off the Chain Ep. 56

Episode 56: Flip the Switch! Jordan Faux for President in 2020

Off the Chain Ep. 55

Episode 55: Politics, Presidential Style

Off the Chain Ep. 54

Episode 54: Everything You (N)ever Wanted to Know About Babies

Off the Chain Ep. 53

Episode 53: #ToniBraxton

Off the Chain Ep. 52

Episode 52: Mornin' Mark

Off the Chain Ep. 51

Episode 51: Hey, Sister!

Off the Chain Ep. 50

Episode 50: Our Golden Anniversary

Off the Chain Ep. 49

Episode 49: On the Road Again

Off the Chain Ep. 48

Episode 48: Cities of the Future

Off the Chain Ep. 47

Episode 47: Occupy OTC

Off the Chain Ep. 46

Episode 46: New Year's Predictions

Off the Chain Ep. 45

Episode 45: Everybody's A Critic

Off the Chain Ep. 44

Episode 44: The Best of 2015: The Year in Review

Off the Chain Ep. 43

Episode 43: Our Favorite Things

Off the Chain Ep. 42

Episode 42: Engerland, Oh Engerland

Off the Chain Ep. 41

Episode 41: College Memories

Off the Chain Ep. 40

Episode 40: Characters

Off the Chain Ep. 39

Episode 39: In Praise of Youth

Off the Chain Ep. 38

Episode 38: All Hallows' Eve!

Off the Chain Ep. 37

Episode 37: Owning It

Off the Chain Ep. 36

Episode 36: Wonka!

Off the Chain Ep. 35

Episode 35: We've Got You Covered!

Off the Chain Ep. 34

Episode 34: A Mighty Wind

Off the Chain Ep. 33

Episode 33: Small Town USA, Small Talk, To the Limits, Great Moments in Advertising History, OTC Hall of Fame, Unchained Melodies: 6 Degrees of Kevin Bacon, and "Pig in First Person"

Off the Chain Ep. 32

Episode 32: Back to School, Expert Testimony: Ed Tech and Uvula Facts Edition, OTC Disaster Movies, Unchained Melodies: Back to School Edition, and Two Poems

Off the Chain Ep. 31

Episode 31: Men's Hair Care Tips, The Apocalypse, Unchained Melodies: Apocalypse Now Edition, and The Circle

Off the Chain Ep. 30

Episode 30: The Skunk & Following People, Expert Testimony: Lexington, Kentucky Edition, Ask OTC, Unchained Melodies: Songs About Animals, and The Seed Beneath the Snow

Off the Chain Ep. 29

Episode 29: Greatest Ever Haircuts, Small Talk, Everyday Heroes, Unchained Melodies: BECK!, and Bartleby, the Scrivener

Off the Chain Ep. 28

Episode 28: Expert Testimony: Self-Help, Teen Boys and Tull edition, To the Limits, Ask OTC, Unchained Melodies: Jethro Tull Forever, and The Things They Carried

Off the Chain Ep. 27

Episode 27: Ode to Summer, Great Moments in Advertising, Small Talk, OTC Money, Would You Rather?, Unchained Melodies: Unrequited Love Edition, and A Million Miles in a Thousand Years

Off the Chain Ep. 26

Episode 26: Summer Fashion, OTC Friendship, Unchained Melodies: 90s Hip-hop One-hit Wonder Edition, and Master & Commander

Off the Chain Ep. 25

Episode 25: Summer Movies, On Death and Dying, Ask OTC, Unchained Melodies: Funeral Music, and Preparing for Death

Off the Chain Ep. 24

Episode 24: Life Hacks, Small Talk, Expert Testimony: Mississippi, Duke Basketball, and Buffalo!, OTC Authors: Thomas Nashe, Unchained Melodies, and The Genealogy of Morals

Off the Chain Ep. 23

Episode 23: NBA Draft Fashion, Jurassic World, Lost the Plot: Escape Plan, Overlooked Biblical Names, OTC Hall of Fame, Unchained Melodies, and The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro

Off the Chain Ep. 22

Episode 22: Adventures in Homeschooling, Small Talk, Expert Testimony: Parenting and Creativity, Everyday Heroes, Unchained Melodies, and I Hate To Leave This Beautiful Place

Off the Chain Ep. 21

Episode 21: Pickup Basketball, Assigned Reading, Expert Testimony: Urban Planning, Unchained Melodies, and Those Winter Sundays

Off the Chain Ep. 20

Episode 20: The Tennant, OTC Time Travel, Ask OTC, Brother vs. Brother, Unchained Melodies, and Richard Feynman

Off the Chain Ep. 19

Episode 19: Hug Daddy Game, Top 5 Norwegian Words, Small Talk, Expert Testimony: Ask the Marketer, Brother vs. Brother, Unchained Melodies, and East of Eden

Off the Chain Ep. 18

Episode 18: Name of the Year, OTC Vacations, To the Limits, Unchained Melodies: Fight Edition, and White Noise

Off the Chain Ep. 17

Episode 17: OTC Vistas, Small Talk, Walden, Unchained Melodies: Summer Songs, and Cat's Cradle

Off the Chain Ep. 16

Episode 16: Disney World, Small Talk, Ask OTC, Expert Testimony: OTC Comics, Unchained Melodies, and The Phantom Tollbooth

Off the Chain Ep. 15

Episode 15: Over the Top: Top 5 Action Stars, Comic Book Battles, Unchained Melodies, and The Humane Imagination

Off the Chain Ep. 14

Episode 14: Poetry, Expert Testimony, Small Talk, Ask OTC, Unchained Melodies, and Charles Reznikoff

Off the Chain Ep. 13

Episode 13: Ringworld, Sci-Fi Stack Exchange, Assigned Reading, Would You Rather?, Unchained Melodies, and I, Robot.

Off the Chain Ep. 12

Episode 12: Furious 7, Sports!, Small Talk: The Sport, Unchained Melodies, and The Goalkeeper

Off the Chain Ep. 11

Episode 11: Aliens, OTC Hall of Fame, Lost the Plot: John Wick, Unchained Melodies, Book Wisdom

Off the Chain Ep. 10

Episode 10: Baby Birthday Parties, To The Limits, Ask OTC, Small Talk, Diesel: Running on Gas, Unchained Melodies, and Montaigne's Essays

Off the Chain Ep. 9

Episode 9: Ostrich Fest, March Madness!, Lost the Plot: Backdraft, Unchained Melodies, and Raise Hight the Roof Beam, Carpenters

Off the Chain Ep. 8

Episode 8: Children's Picture Books, Small Talk, Ask OTC, Unchained Melodies, and The English Patient

Off the Chain Ep. 7

Episode 7: Time Travel, OTC Hall of Fame, Ask OTC, Unchained Melodies, and All the Pretty Horses

Off the Chain Ep. 6

Episode 6: At the Limits, Small Talk, Unchained Melodies, and Grooks

Off the Chain Ep. 5

Episode 5: Small Talk, Diesel: Running on Gas, Ask OTC, Unchained Melodies, and Shantideva

Off the Chain Ep. 4

Episode 4: Food Kiosk, Men's Room Graffiti, Unchained Melodies, and the Brothers Karamazov

Off the Chain Ep. 3

Episode 3: Small Talk, Lost the Plot, Ask OTC, Unchained Melodies, and The Little Prince

Off the Chain Ep. 2

Episode 2: Castles & Coasters, Super Bowl Ads, Ask OTC, Unchained Melodies, and Beloved

Off the Chain Ep. 1

Episode 1: Planet Hulk, Non-Stop, & Damien Jurado