RAW impressions with Lou Barlow and Adelle Barlow

It's Valentines Day and Adelle leaving for a trip to L.A. in an hour, The Final Countdown blaring in her head. Lou ponders life without cannabis after a recent bout of atrial fibrillation.

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Lou's first, 'proper', solo LP turned 20 last week and he and Adelle are here to chat about it. Lou plays Legendary and Monkey Begun from the LP and Adelle admires his Outlander-esque appearance.

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Next in the 'distractisode' series, Adelle and Lou discover an archive of human flatulence and share it with 4-Track Man. Hilarity ensues. 

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RAW Impressions podcast ep. 109: the distractisode 

 Adelle and Lou, along with 4-Track Man, attempt to distract listeners from certain orange-y events of the day with a domestic ‘tail’ of an outrageo…

Adelle and Lou talk about their trip to Wisconsin and the news from their favorite city, Los Angeles. 4-Track Man sings a little bit of Puff, The Magic Dragon and all of a wordless song for Altadena.…

Lou turns his recent MRI experience into a 2-part sound collage featuring 8-year old Izzy’s pop-vocal stylings. Adelle thanks listeners for their thoughtful comments on last week’s episode re: her mo…

Sensitive topic warning: This episode concerns Adelle's mother's recent ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) diagnosis. The time has come for Adelle to share, with her mother's blessings, some persona…

Lou zeroes in on another self-diagnosis for his mysterious hearing loss and recounts Sebadoh’s, first in five years, show in Seattle. Many names are dropped, Adelle is there to pick them up. Also, Lo…

Lou makes good on writing a song about the incident described in epic episode 103. He plays Kittens in the Christmas Tree for Adelle and Adelle makes it clear she is done doing all the Barlow family …

Lou’s left-ear officially goes lo-fi, he and Adelle hit some holiday highs, and Pumpkin (the tabby kitten) puts Adelle in E.R. . It was a wild Wednesday. Please enjoy this extra long, extra RAW show.…

Saddle up everyone, Lou’s not done talking about his ear ‘cause it’s still fucked up.This week the pod is hosted by 4-Track Man’s good friend Dr. Tapper , the 4-Track Tapper, who introduces an ‘origi…

After 11 tragically pod-less days, Lou returns home from The Folk Implosion tour and recreates the troubling form of tinnitus afflicting his left ear. As Adelle prepares for her annual holiday craft …

Lou has installed 4 Neo 120 Luxe Bidets and wants everybody to know about it. He plays Adelle an unsponsored ad he made in hopes of helping Americans save big money on toilet paper. The pros and cons…

Adelle and Lou listen to WRAW 99.5 and hear a strange collage: 99 Earanuses 99. Lou also recaps his recent South American tour with Dinosaur Jr. 

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It’s Election Day and Adelle and Lou try to record a show last minute before Lou flies to Argentina. Politics are not discussed, however, religion is. Lou shares an interesting theory about the cruci…

Lou plays his song Garden from Dinosaur Jr's LP Sweep It Into Space. Adelle and Lou discuss the upcoming presidential election.

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Adelle is preparing for Hotdish Halloween (the Barlow family's annual party) and Lou gives a classic 80s dance song a radical makeover. 

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Lou needs to start writing songs and finishing them. He plays a new demo for Adelle while a kitten climbs her chair.

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Breath expert Tim Huff (4-Track Man in disguise) makes an underwhelming return as this week’s announcer. Adelle is sick but no longer too sick to talk about how sick she is. Also, some kitten talking…

Guest announcer Franklin Hunter dispenses conversation tips while Lou and Adelle complain, alot, about FRIDAYS in Terminal A of Dallas' Love Airport.

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