Songs My Ex Ruined
Everyone has a song that has been ruined by an ex. Each week, music journalists Courtney and Melissa sit down with a guest to discuss the one song they can never hear quite the same way again thanks to a past relationship.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 33 minutes
- Episodes
- 65
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2024
Rachel Brodsky on Broken Social Scene’s “Lover’s Spit”
Rachel Brodsky, writer and editor at Stereogum and co-host of the podcast *IN SYNC, joins the show to talk about how a moment at a Broken Social Scene concert in New York City led to a starry-eyed, r…
00:36:53 |
Wed 31 May 2023
Lane Moore on Magnapop’s “Slowly, Slowly”
Writer, comedian and musician Lane Moore talks about the specific heartbreak that is sharing a favorite song with an ex, only to be met with a catastrophic breakup. Plus, we talk about Lane’s new boo…
00:31:58 |
Wed 03 May 2023
Kristen Meinzer on the Bee Gees’ “How Deep is Your Love”
Kristen Meinzer, co-host of the podcast How to Be Fine, talks about a bad college relationship that revealed a problematic meaning behind the 1977 song “How Deep Is Your Love.”
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00:36:48 |
Wed 26 Apr 2023
Jesse Sparks on Disclosure and Sam Smith’s “Omen”
Jesse Sparks, editor at Eater.com and host of The One Recipe, joins the podcast to talk about a song that transports him back to a New York summer of love, first times, and Fireball and Dark ‘N Storm…
00:39:18 |
Wed 19 Apr 2023
Fenne Lily on Donny Hathaway’s “Jealous Guy”
Singer-songwriter Fenne Lily talks about a track that reinvigorated her connection to music… but also reminds her of the ups and downs of a pandemic relationship.
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00:40:46 |
Wed 12 Apr 2023
Ivy Le on The Killers' “All These Things That I’ve Done”
Ivy Le, comedian and host of the podcast FOGO, joins Courtney and Melissa to talk about The Killers and the song that made her rule them out for good.
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00:31:07 |
Wed 05 Apr 2023
Alison Riley on PJ Harvey's album 'Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea'
Recipe for Disaster author Alison Riley talks about a breakup that led to the ruin of nearly all of PJ Harvey's catalog... plus, the meal that got her through it.
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00:31:25 |
Wed 29 Mar 2023
Kate Lindsay on Beach House's "Take Care"
"Embedded" writer Kate Lindsay joins Courtney and Melissa to talk about a playlist that brought her and an ex together while thousands of miles apart.
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00:28:33 |
Wed 22 Mar 2023
Glen Matlock on Stevie Wonder's "My Cherie Amour"
Sex Pistols' original bassist Glen Matlock talks about Stevie Wonder's 1969 track "My Cherie Amour" and discusses his new music.
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00:32:15 |
Wed 15 Mar 2023
Pamela Ribon on Jewel's "You Were Meant For Me"
Author and creator of the Oscar-nominated short film "My Year of Dicks" Pamela Ribon joins the show to talk about an ex's comedic twist to Jewel's 1996 hit "You Were Meant For Me."
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00:31:12 |
Wed 08 Mar 2023
Robin Hopkins on Ben Folds Five's "Brick"
Well...Adjusting podcast host Robin Hopkins breaks format by talking about not one, but two songs an ex ruined for her, "Brick" by Ben Folds Five and "Thin Line Between Love and Hate" by Annie Lennox…
00:29:50 |
Wed 01 Mar 2023
Upsahl on Radiohead's "High & Dry"
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00:28:56 |
Wed 22 Feb 2023
Maggie Serota on Thompson Twins "If You Were Here"
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00:30:39 |
Wed 15 Feb 2023
Gabe Mollica on Zac Brown Band's "Colder Weather"
Comedian Gabe Mollica shares a song ruined by an ex and an ex-friend and the story behind his one-man show, "Solo: A Story About Friendship"
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00:23:15 |
Wed 08 Feb 2023
Delia Cai on Local Natives' "Who Knows Who Cares"
Author and Vanity Fair reporter Delia Cai swings by the show to talk about a Local Natives song and her new book Central Places
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00:26:36 |
Wed 01 Feb 2023
Kether Donohue on Phil Collins' "In the Air Tonight"
You're The Worst actor Kether Donohue talks about the best (or is that the worst?) soundtrack to hot tub sex
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00:33:28 |
Wed 25 Jan 2023
Big Joanie's Estella Adeyeri on Mitski's "Happy"
Big Joanie bass player Estella Adeyeri swings by to talk about how Mitski's "Happy" was * almost * ruined by an ex but she refused to let it
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00:27:28 |
Wed 18 Jan 2023
Amanda Montell on Litany's "Bedroom"
Word Slut and Cultish author and Sounds Like a Cult podcaster Amanda Montell talks about a song that was ruined by an ex after a very adult situation was interrupted
00:34:56 |
Wed 11 Jan 2023
Rozzi on Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn"
Singer Rozzi joins Courtney and Melissa to discuss a breakup that nearly took Natalie Imbruglia's "Torn" down with it
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00:21:59 |
Wed 04 Jan 2023
Annick Adelle on Barry Manilow's "Looks Like We Made It"
Comedian Annick Adelle talks about recording a live comedy album and why it's impossible to listen to "Looks Like We Made It" the same way after a breakup
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00:23:11 |
Wed 28 Dec 2022
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