Keeping Records
In 1977, NASA sent the Voyager into space with two records known as the “Golden Records.” On them were recordings of notable historic music, evocative nature sounds, and murmurs from contemporary life, all used to paint a picture of humanity and the world at large. Things have changed a lot since 1977, so Caleb Hearon and Shelby Wolstein are trying their hand at an update. They're talking with comedians, musicians, and the like about what they would include on their own “golden record” if a new one were sent today. Songs, images, films, and moments are all on the table in this comedic reflection on art, media, and culture.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 67 minutes
- Episodes
- 92
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
Very Human to Dance (with Carly Kane)
Gather in close, lil freaks - things get serious for a minute as Caleb and Shelby open up with you all about the family stuff they've had going on. Turns out, growing up sucks.
But the intimate momen…
01:20:09 |
Fri 10 Jun 2022
The Ways in Which (with Camirin Farmer)
We're back and we're hornery. We talk about marriage and mentally ill babies, Real Housewives and mentally ill Real Housewives, and the ways in which young Mormons are (or, apparently, are not) havin…
01:33:13 |
Fri 03 Jun 2022
The Bay Area Rave Scene (with Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher)
The place: a grim, dimly-lit warehouse in Oakland. The year: 1999. Our hero, known to most simply as “DJ Moshe,” a prolific local techno disc jockey, prepares to square off against his enemy, DJ E. M…
01:18:42 |
Fri 27 May 2022
Shock and Awe (with Kiry Shabazz)
Have you ever really listened to the words of "Baby" by the young hitmaker Justin Bieber? No, like, really really listened? Comedian Kiry Shabazz walks Caleb and Shelby through a close reading of the…
01:04:55 |
Fri 20 May 2022
Clown Tour Pt. 2 (with MUNA)
Let's pick up where we left off, shall we? It's your favorite band MUNA back in the studio (that they never really left) to really get into their mostly gastronomy-related picks for the Golden Record…
01:07:36 |
Fri 13 May 2022
Clown Tour Pt. 1 (with MUNA)
There's arguably too many people in the studio. They arguably all talk about too many things at once.
Fortunately, Jo, Naomi, and Katie (members of your favorite band MUNA) took their mission very s…
00:45:22 |
Fri 06 May 2022
Bring in the Ringer (with Lou Roy)
Is there any lil freak/Lord of the Ring fan crossover? We sure do hope so, because Caleb, Shelby, and musician Lou Roy kind of go off about Tolkien for a while this week.
They do manage to leave Mid…
01:20:11 |
Fri 29 Apr 2022
Shelby's America
Caleb and Shelby sit down for a little one-on-one in the studio to discuss the biggest names of our generation: Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson, Reba McEntire, Shelley Duvall, and Heath Ledger.
They also…
01:04:13 |
Fri 22 Apr 2022
I Know That's Right (with Lily Sullivan)
The world's teeeeniest podcast hosts (Caleb and Shelby) invite on the tiiiiiniest guest (writer/performer/recent sister wife Lily Sullivan [The Righteous Gemstones, I Think You Should Leave, Comedy B…
01:21:33 |
Fri 15 Apr 2022
In the Terrarium (with Vinny Thomas)
Caleb and Shelby invite comedian and writer Vinny Thomas into the gauntlet (our recording studio) to find out if he can survive an hour in the hottest room known to humankind (the Headgum AC was brok…
01:06:11 |
Fri 08 Apr 2022
Duke of Done Wrong (with Laura Peek)
Comedian/Tennessee native Laura Peek logs on with Caleb and Shelby to wade through the trials and tribulations of the best/worst four years of everyone's life: high school. Remember senior privileges…
01:17:22 |
Fri 01 Apr 2022
Digging Around (with Tamara Yajia)
No amount of explicit content warning could possibly prepare you for what happened when writer/actress Tamara Yajia stopped by the Keeping Records studio as our first in-studio guest. Producers and H…
01:07:04 |
Fri 25 Mar 2022
Timelessly Cool (with Jill Gutowitz)
An episode that will undoubtedly be used as a resource on LGBTQIA+ allyship and gay rights manual for the alien species forever into the future. Writer and world's biggest and last remaining Pinkberr…
01:12:50 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
Hot Girls and Their Ugly Dogs (with Ashley Nicole Black)
This week on the pod, Caleb, Shelby, and Emmy-winning (!!!) writer/actress/comedian Ashley Nicole Black get into it. It = the best moments of the human experience, the things we should be most proud …
01:02:38 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
Truly No Worries
Live (not really!) from the brand new Headgum Studios (yes really!) it's everybody's favorite comedy/friendship duo Caleb Hearon and Shelby Wolstein!!!!
Our first in-studio episode has something for …
00:51:56 |
Fri 04 Mar 2022
It's Not Nothing (with Robby Hoffman)
What if we sent the absolute most unhinged takes on present-day society to the aliens on a Golden Record? Would it confuse them? Maybe make us seem wild and ungovernable?
Or do they also think that …
00:57:13 |
Fri 25 Feb 2022
A Perfect Episode (with Brian Robert Jones)
Musician/producer Brian Robert Jones stops by the ~virtual~ Keeping Records studio to talk about what the kids mean when they say "throwing neck," TI-89 calculators, and his lifelong dream of perform…
00:53:14 |
Fri 18 Feb 2022
Head Trauma Slay! (with Sarah Ramos)
This episode is mostly Caleb and Shelby singing along to their favorite songs. But they are at some point joined by actress, filmmaker, and amateur pop culture oracle Sarah Ramos, who has a long list…
01:18:07 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
The Yassification of Motherhood (with Ruby Caster)
Caleb and Shelby are joined by writer Ruby Caster to discuss how Ruby and Shelby can't read (bummer!!) and whether or not table-side Caesar salad preparation is inherently gay.
They briefly touch on …
01:07:32 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
That's Oral by the Way (with Maggie Winters)
Comedian Maggie Winters joins Caleb and Shelby for their second video episode, which devolves into chaos after a game of f*ck, marry, kill. Shelby leaves the zoom but eventually returns. Caleb's tenn…
01:03:31 |
Fri 28 Jan 2022
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