FH FAN HARMONAbout

Recurring rap lore

THE BITS THAT
WOULDN'T DIE.

Follow the eternal maternal insult, fights with the beat, celebrity detours, self-loathing, geography, and every theme that kept finding its way back to the mic.

265 mom or mama performances61% of Dan's indexed performances11 recurring rabbit holes
01265 performances · 171 episodes

I fucked your mom

The defining Harmontown rap formulation: sexual claims about somebody's mom, mama, mommy, or mother.

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Episode 7 · 35:01—37:33

Cranky Mayors, Pink Hairs and Shoelace Cares (8.20.12)

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Episode 17 · 53:03—56:48

Grumblesnakes!

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Episode 19 · 0:26—2:20

Everyone's a Rapper!

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Episode 19 · 19:24—21:09

Everyone's a Rapper!

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Episode 19 · 34:51—36:52

Everyone's a Rapper!

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Episode 19 · 1:12:15—1:15:19

Everyone's a Rapper!

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Episode 20 · 34:19—34:33

Flesh Knife

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Episode 20 · 1:20:52—1:28:12

Flesh Knife

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Episode 21 · 0:18—1:34

Adventurtunity Mobisode!

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Episode 21 · 43:10—44:39

Adventurtunity Mobisode!

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Episode 21 · 1:27:39—1:30:04

Adventurtunity Mobisode!

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Episode 22 · 0:34—2:08

Nanu Nanu, I'm Racist

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Episode 22 · 14:38—17:14

Nanu Nanu, I'm Racist

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Episode 23 · 3:11—38:01

Turtle Panties

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Episode 24 · 10:27—14:24

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 24 · 24:40—27:54

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 24 · 1:24:56—1:28:52

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 25 · 27:36—29:37

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 25 · 1:15:16—1:18:41

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 26 · 58:11—1:00:04

Harmoncountry: Atlanta, GA

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02125 performances · 94 episodes

Failed starts and retries

False starts, abandoned flows, apologies, resets, and glorious attempts to find the pocket.

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Episode 9 · 1:19:42—1:23:08

Examine Before You Fight (9.4.12)

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Episode 17 · 53:03—56:48

Grumblesnakes!

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Episode 19 · 19:24—21:09

Everyone's a Rapper!

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Episode 19 · 34:51—36:52

Everyone's a Rapper!

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Episode 20 · 1:20:52—1:28:12

Flesh Knife

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Episode 21 · 43:10—44:39

Adventurtunity Mobisode!

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Episode 22 · 0:34—2:08

Nanu Nanu, I'm Racist

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Episode 22 · 14:38—17:14

Nanu Nanu, I'm Racist

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Episode 23 · 3:11—38:01

Turtle Panties

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Episode 24 · 10:27—14:24

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 24 · 24:40—27:54

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 24 · 40:45—43:26

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 24 · 1:24:56—1:28:52

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 25 · 44:13—49:38

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 25 · 1:15:16—1:18:41

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 25 · 1:18:30—1:21:09

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 26 · 1:05:29—1:08:19

Harmoncountry: Atlanta, GA

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Episode 27 · 31:30—33:35

Harmoncountry: Nashville, TN

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Episode 27 · 34:58—37:28

Harmoncountry: Nashville, TN

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Episode 28 · 1:28:01—1:31:24

Harmoncountry: Charlotte, NC

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0387 performances · 60 episodes

Audience-directed

Performances built from names, places, prompts, heckles, or people in the room.

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Episode 7 · 35:01—37:33

Cranky Mayors, Pink Hairs and Shoelace Cares (8.20.12)

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Episode 9 · 1:19:42—1:23:08

Examine Before You Fight (9.4.12)

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Episode 19 · 1:12:15—1:15:19

Everyone's a Rapper!

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Episode 21 · 0:18—1:34

Adventurtunity Mobisode!

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Episode 21 · 43:10—44:39

Adventurtunity Mobisode!

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Episode 23 · 3:11—38:01

Turtle Panties

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Episode 24 · 0:21—2:13

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 24 · 10:27—14:24

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 24 · 40:45—43:26

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 25 · 27:36—29:37

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 25 · 44:13—49:38

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 25 · 1:15:16—1:18:41

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 25 · 1:18:30—1:21:09

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 26 · 33:57—35:30

Harmoncountry: Atlanta, GA

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Episode 27 · 34:58—37:28

Harmoncountry: Nashville, TN

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Episode 30 · 37:06—39:25

Harmoncountry: Sommerville, MA

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Episode 30 · 1:26:14—1:28:47

Harmoncountry: Sommerville, MA

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Episode 31 · 1:08:52—1:11:05

Harmoncountry: Providence, RI

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Episode 33 · 58:33—1:00:08

Harmoncountry: Pittsburgh, PA

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Episode 34 · 22:24—24:52

Harmoncountry: Bloomington, IN

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0479 performances · 47 episodes

Harmontown geography

Cities, venues, states, and tour stops pulled into the rhyme as local fuel.

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Episode 21 · 0:18—1:34

Adventurtunity Mobisode!

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Episode 21 · 43:10—44:39

Adventurtunity Mobisode!

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Episode 23 · 3:11—38:01

Turtle Panties

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Episode 24 · 0:21—2:13

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 24 · 10:27—14:24

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 24 · 24:40—27:54

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 24 · 40:45—43:26

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 24 · 1:24:56—1:28:52

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 25 · 44:13—49:38

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 25 · 1:15:16—1:18:41

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 25 · 1:18:30—1:21:09

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 26 · 6:20—8:07

Harmoncountry: Atlanta, GA

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Episode 26 · 58:11—1:00:04

Harmoncountry: Atlanta, GA

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Episode 26 · 1:05:29—1:08:19

Harmoncountry: Atlanta, GA

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Episode 27 · 31:30—33:35

Harmoncountry: Nashville, TN

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Episode 27 · 34:58—37:28

Harmoncountry: Nashville, TN

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Episode 27 · 1:12:34—1:13:53

Harmoncountry: Nashville, TN

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Episode 29 · 30:23—31:41

Harmoncountry: Brooklyn, NY

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Episode 29 · 40:30—42:10

Harmoncountry: Brooklyn, NY

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Episode 29 · 1:30:15—1:33:10

Harmoncountry: Brooklyn, NY

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0555 performances · 47 episodes

Race and identity

Explicit riffs about race, whiteness, identity, and the danger zone around those subjects.

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Episode 4 · 12:31—15:00

The Technology Of N-Words (7.31.12)

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Episode 18 · 1:11:41—1:13:39

Sand Pollution: The Journals of Young Morrisey

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Episode 19 · 1:12:15—1:15:19

Everyone's a Rapper!

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Episode 19 · 1:08:53—1:09:37

Everyone's a Rapper!

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Episode 21 · 1:27:39—1:30:04

Adventurtunity Mobisode!

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Episode 23 · 3:11—38:01

Turtle Panties

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Episode 24 · 1:24:56—1:28:52

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 25 · 1:15:16—1:18:41

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 25 · 1:18:30—1:21:09

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 26 · 58:11—1:00:04

Harmoncountry: Atlanta, GA

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Episode 28 · 1:28:01—1:31:24

Harmoncountry: Charlotte, NC

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Episode 32 · 59:11—1:01:38

Harmoncountry: Arlington, VA

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Episode 35 · 1:50:47—1:53:22

Harmoncountry: Chicago, IL

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Episode 35 · 1:45:25—1:48:30

Harmoncountry: Chicago, IL

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Episode 38 · 1:05:09—1:08:35

Harmoncountry: Kansas City, KS

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Episode 39 · 15:35—18:14

Harmoncountry: Denver, CO

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Episode 39 · 45:59—47:14

Harmoncountry: Denver, CO

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Episode 55 · 1:34:35—1:36:44

Shahruz the Web Guru

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Episode 86 · 1:34:11—1:36:39

Constitutional Belieber

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Episode 92 · 28:14—30:38

It's Not Personal, It's Business

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0643 performances · 39 episodes

Beat arguments

Negotiations, complaints, instructions, and disputes about the beat itself.

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Episode 20 · 34:19—34:33

Flesh Knife

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Episode 20 · 1:20:52—1:28:12

Flesh Knife

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Episode 22 · 0:34—2:08

Nanu Nanu, I'm Racist

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Episode 22 · 14:38—17:14

Nanu Nanu, I'm Racist

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Episode 24 · 10:27—14:24

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 39 · 31:01—32:56

Harmoncountry: Denver, CO

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Episode 43 · 1:36:04—1:36:31

Harmoncountry: Los Angeles (Bobcat Goldthwait, Marc Maron, Duncan Trussell)

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Episode 48 · 1:37:12—1:40:05

Felicity Wackamole (Doug Benson, Kumail Nanjiani)

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Episode 89 · 35:46—36:17

Live At Cobb's in San Francisco with Joel Hodgson

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Episode 98 · 15:44—17:43

HARMONOLOGY

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Episode 99 · 33:03—41:08

Live From Bridgetown 2014!

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Episode 119 · 1:41:25—1:43:17

LIVE at the Vista with bonus Q&A

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Episode 121 · 20:43—23:34

LIVE from 92y in NYC feat. Gilbert Gottfried

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Episode 151 · 1:04:48—1:05:36

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

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Episode 156 · 25:38—26:30

Poop Is Temporary, Money Is Forever

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Episode 175 · 1:00:48—1:07:56

Princess Spencer Crittenden Nipples

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Episode 185 · 1:43:55—1:47:09

LIVE in Chicago 2016 at Park West!

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Episode 195 · 1:58:28—2:02:16

What Did You Do To Norman Lear?

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0731 performances · 27 episodes

Celebrity references

Actors, musicians, politicians, and pop-culture names drafted into the freestyle.

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Episode 9 · 1:19:42—1:23:08

Examine Before You Fight (9.4.12)

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Episode 22 · 14:38—17:14

Nanu Nanu, I'm Racist

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Episode 25 · 44:13—49:38

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 30 · 2:59—3:55

Harmoncountry: Sommerville, MA

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Episode 30 · 1:26:14—1:28:47

Harmoncountry: Sommerville, MA

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Episode 31 · 1:08:52—1:11:05

Harmoncountry: Providence, RI

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Episode 32 · 1:38:23—1:42:39

Harmoncountry: Arlington, VA

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Episode 35 · 31:51—34:43

Harmoncountry: Chicago, IL

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Episode 35 · 1:50:47—1:53:22

Harmoncountry: Chicago, IL

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Episode 35 · 1:45:25—1:48:30

Harmoncountry: Chicago, IL

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Episode 36 · 1:15:24—1:17:57

Harmoncountry: Madison, WI

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Episode 91 · 0:36—3:11

Net Neutrality/Butt Fun

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Episode 92 · 1:16:40—1:19:46

It's Not Personal, It's Business

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Episode 95 · 44:49—46:59

Bill Martigans

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Episode 101 · 1:12:19—1:14:07

ePaloma

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Episode 138 · 10:46—32:08

Hologram Crawford

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Episode 174 · 1:50:46—1:59:17

Crazy Gums

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Episode 179 · 1:34:41—1:37:24

LIVE at San Francisco Sketchfest 2016!

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Episode 182 · 1:15:14—1:17:45

Sociopolitical Anal Beads

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Episode 204 · 1:59:25—2:02:14

I'm Drunk And High And Shouldn't Have A Podcast

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0828 performances · 26 episodes

Mothers, otherwise

Maternal lyrics that do not use the signature sexual-insult formulation.

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Episode 25 · 44:13—49:38

Harmoncountry: Austin, TX

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Episode 26 · 6:20—8:07

Harmoncountry: Atlanta, GA

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Episode 31 · 1:01:08—1:01:41

Harmoncountry: Providence, RI

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Episode 35 · 1:12:54—1:15:21

Harmoncountry: Chicago, IL

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Episode 38 · 42:20—43:51

Harmoncountry: Kansas City, KS

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Episode 42 · 29:15—31:47

Harmoncountry: San Francisco, CA

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Episode 79 · 1:46:28—1:46:34

Dangle, Dipping and Heel Popping

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Episode 122 · 44:55—47:26

LIVE from The Roxie in San Francisco feat. Steve Agee

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Episode 139 · 1:00—1:57

LIVE at SXSW 2015

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Episode 157 · 0:47—3:06

LIVE From UCB East in New York

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Episode 173 · 1:46:45—1:50:32

LIVE at The Gramercy, NY Comedy Festival 2015: Night 2

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Episode 184 · 41:42—44:20

Strain Has A New First Name

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Episode 212 · 0:40—3:04

The Medicine Of Attention

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Episode 215 · 29:05—32:08

Amazing Blades

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Episode 221 · 54:55—56:46

It Happened In Silverlake

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Episode 221 · 56:46—59:03

It Happened In Silverlake

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Episode 272 · 1:06:56—1:10:12

Don’t Let Him Wipe or Flush

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Episode 277 · 1:01—1:36

Cheapy Peepy II: I Love You Cheapy Peepy

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Episode 280 · 58:50—1:00:39

Let’s Talk About Prostate Massage

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Episode 282 · 53:44—56:15

The Christmas with No Underwear

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0916 performances · 15 episodes

Self-loathing

Raps that turn inward toward shame, failure, drinking, bodies, or Dan's own shortcomings.

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Episode 24 · 1:24:56—1:28:52

Harmoncountry: Phoenix, Arizona

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Episode 30 · 1:26:14—1:28:47

Harmoncountry: Sommerville, MA

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Episode 42 · 29:15—31:47

Harmoncountry: San Francisco, CA

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Episode 126 · 9:05—10:28

LIVE from Chicago with comptroller Dino Stamatopolous!

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Episode 157 · 17:41—21:41

LIVE From UCB East in New York

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Episode 177 · 8:23—10:16

Why Is It Called Lord of the Rings?

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Episode 177 · 1:09:40—1:12:26

Why Is It Called Lord of the Rings?

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Episode 189 · 1:46:14—1:52:50

Monster Man

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Episode 191 · 1:51:33—1:55:12

Monochromophiliacs

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Episode 212 · 1:50:12—1:54:15

The Medicine Of Attention

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Episode 215 · 1:16:25—1:53:57

Amazing Blades

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Episode 244 · 1:43:03—1:49:44

God Made Us To Kill Us

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Episode 273 · 45:48—48:41

How Much D Do I T?

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Episode 280 · 0:22—2:13

Let’s Talk About Prostate Massage

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Episode 313 · 1:37:29—1:39:17

Ducks Don’t Be Gay

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Episode 318 · 1:41:25—1:44:08

MC Non-Binary Chicken

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1010 performances · 8 episodes

MC Gun Control

Appearances by Dan's purposefully ambiguous gun-policy rap persona.

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Episode 282 · 53:44—56:15

The Christmas with No Underwear

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Episode 282 · 1:06:09—1:09:00

The Christmas with No Underwear

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Episode 284 · 31:21—32:20

They’re Coming to Get You Barbara

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Episode 285 · 24:23—25:24

A Ken Dolan’s Production

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Episode 287 · 27:14—28:37

That Brain, She Die

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Episode 289 · 30:53—32:48

Huh Huh Huh Huh Huh Huh

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Episode 294 · 1:43:59—1:46:13

A Gold Medallion

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Episode 297 · 40:14—45:33

You Got That Baby To Tell The Truth

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Episode 297 · 47:31—50:36

You Got That Baby To Tell The Truth

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Episode 360 · 1:41:00—1:45:27

Cliffhanger!

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114 performances · 4 episodes

Talking about the mama rap

Moments where the show examines, avoids, or criticizes Dan's recurring maternal crutch.

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Episode 233 · 1:15:17—1:19:34

The Only Enemy is Stopping

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Episode 235 · 1:48:37—1:50:44

LIVE from the Cherokee Casino in West Siloam Springs, OK

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Episode 258 · 48:27—53:08

Retired Ninja Quarterly

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Episode 360 · 2:24—3:25

Cliffhanger!

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