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How We Heard It

Veteran entertainment journalists, music columnists and longtime friends Wayne Bledsoe and Chuck Campbell host ”How We Heard It,” a breezy and sometimes offbeat take on how music and movies got to where they are today and where it’s all going. They break down who are the most promising Generation Z singers one minute and the next they debate who are the most overrated acts from the past. Sexy songs, soundtracks, controversies and weird movies find their way into the discussion, and they also weigh

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01:23:23

Surprises we've learned about you, and ourselves, in...

How We Heard It ·

2025/06/21

We've made a full trip around the sun since "How We Heard It" debuted in June of 2024, so for episode No. 52 of the weekly show, your hosts are looking at what worked and what didn't - for the audiences and for themselves - in the first year.They recap what episodes drew the biggest audiences (some shows are more surprising than others) and where the audiences are coming from (some places are more surprising than others) as well as a look back at how the audience is getting to the podcast and how

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01:25:08

Mixtapes?! What were we thinking?

How We Heard It ·

2025/06/14

Music fans have been making personal soundtracks for some 50 years, starting with the mixtape in the 1970s, then changing with technology to mixed discs in the 1990s (replacing cassette tapes with compact discs), then creating playlists in the 2000s for devices like iPods as well as streaming services like Spotify.Typically, these homemade collections are just a way to put favorite and/or related songs together for consumption at particular times, such as parties, workouts, vacations or relaxation

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01:22:34

These blockbuster albums were unlike any other

How We Heard It ·

2025/06/07

The music industry has always had its megastars akin to today's super-performers like Taylor Swift, Drake and Morgan Wallen.However, there was a glorious decade from the early 1980s into the 1990s when the planets aligned and money gushed out to a select few artists who commandeered the industry. Major record labels, commercial radio, and MTV conspired to create a consumer hunger for physical products - vinyl, cassette and CD albums and singles, readily available at record stores and department

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01:25:32

Album covers inspire, shock and tease

How We Heard It ·

2025/05/31

You don't get a second chance to make a first impression, so over the years music artists have relied on the visual cues of their album covers to help sell their product.Sexy photos, dramatic images, optical illusions, striking colors and eye-catching fonts have all been used to grab attention, titillate and intrigue. Album covers were vital in the vinyl heyday, but as consumers turned more and more to CDs and tapes, designers had to adapt to smaller canvases. And as the world migrated to digital

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01:19:15

Cheaters! These songs about them have us shook

How We Heard It ·

2025/05/24

Why do cheaters cheat?Seems like there are as many reasons as there are songs about cheaters. They cheat simply because they're tempted or because they want revenge or because they're lonely or because they don't care or because they want a thrill or because they're addicted to sex or because they're drunk. There are likewise numerous responses to being cheated on. Many are devastated or infuriated or sink into denial. But some see it as an opportunity - to leave someone they were over anyway or to

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01:06:48

How do you want to be remembered?

How We Heard It ·

2025/05/17

Are you a sweet soul? A deep thinker? A party animal?All of the above? In this episode of "How We Heard It," your hosts debate the criteria for creating a final playlist - for a celebration of life or just a celebration in general. What kind of songs would you want played at your funeral? Wayne's given it a lot of thought, but Chuck and John? Not so much. Join the guys as they get sweet and salty and poignant and goofy as they sort out songs that move their hearts and songs that make them laugh -

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01:18:05

These summer hits catch us at our happiest

How We Heard It ·

2025/05/10

Another summer is upon us, and with it comes a new wave of summer hits that we'll remember forever.What is it about songs this time of year that makes them hit so much better? For starters, summer is the most popular season - one with the longest days, the most vacations and the best weather for being outdoors (notwithstanding oppressive heat waves). We meet new people in summer, we go to new places in summer, we allow ourselves to chill out in summer, we fall in love in summer ... and we're just

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01:21:14

Remember these one-hit wonders? (We sure do, for...

How We Heard It ·

2025/05/03

One-hit wonders come from all directions, from serious artists who expected a long career of hit songs to novelty acts who never even expected that first one. But the end result is always the same: It's one and done for the performer.In this episode of "How We Heard It," your hosts look at an array of their favorite and their most hated one-hit wonders over the years, ranging from before they were born to artists from the past few years who are projected to be one-hit wonders even though they're

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01:17:34

Get your paws on these great songs about animals!

How We Heard It ·

2025/04/26

This week "How We Heard It" is going to the dogs ... and cats and horses and any other critter you can think of.When your hosts decided to explore songs about animals, they couldn't believe how many old and new gems they turned up, as well as some truly terrible songs. Artists of every genre have found excuses to do songs about animals, and they've come up with just about everything. Songs about dogs alone run the gamut from daydreaming about your dog to losing your dog to wanting to be someone

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01:18:46

These songs will help you get over your ex

How We Heard It ·

2025/04/19

Songs do a great job of marking all the chapters of a relationship - titillation, infatuation, obsession ... followed by the comforting warmth of deep and abiding love ... (sometimes) followed by hurt, misunderstanding and betrayal ... followed by anger, separation and acceptance.Yet once the breakup is over and done, we sometimes get stuck, unable to move forward or go back, awash in residual negative feelings that swallow us like quicksand. You know as well as anyone you're only hurting yourself

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01:20:08

We never want to see these movies again!

How We Heard It ·

2025/04/12

Your hosts at "How We Heard It" love movies just as much anyone, and like everyone else, they'll watch their favorite films again and again.But there are some good movies - some great movies even - that they never intend to watch again. In this week's episode they go through several acclaimed, or at least popular, films they won't be replaying, and they explain why. Their reasons are many and they often don't agree with each other, but at the end of the day, they're "fin" with these films. Are

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01:21:20

The highs and lows of drugs and alcohol in music

How We Heard It ·

2025/04/05

Songwriters in most every genre dabble in themes of alcohol and drug use - some of them just looking for a good time, some of them looking for a serious escape from their lives and some of them looking to feed an addiction.On this episode of "How We Heard It," the guys take it all in, from the playful and silly party songs to the sobering cries for help from artists who are no longer with us. If you or someone you care about is struggling with substance abuse, please seek the advice of a trusted

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01:08:07

Why do these great mean songs feel so good?

How We Heard It ·

2025/03/29

Forget about sappy love songs and happy party songs. Sometimes you've just got to rip somebody a new one, and you don't want to be nice about it.The cathartic power of a mean song can't be underestimated, whether you just need to get something off your chest or you need to dig deep and drive someone completely out of your life. So this week the hosts of "How We Heard It" are mad as hell and they're not going to take it anymore. They've come up with their favorite mean songs for any situation -

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01:27:42

Here are our favorite singers and bands from around...

How We Heard It ·

2025/03/22

The whole world is full of great music, so this week the "How We Heard It" guys travel the globe to unveil some of the artists who have caught their attention - from Latin America to Asia to Europe to Africa.Some sing in English, some don't. Some play contemporary popular music you might hear throughout the United States and Great Britain, others don't. And some of these acts you might already know - including performers you may not realize aren't from an English-speaking country. Find out how and

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01:16:32

Music trends we hate!

How We Heard It ·

2025/03/15

Music is in a constant state of change, keeping it in line with shifts in popular culture overall as genres rise and fall in popularity and technology trends change how music is made and how we listen to it.They say change is good, and often that's the case, but veteran music critics Wayne Bledsoe and Chuck Campbell and their musician friend John Baker have been irritated and incensed by some of these changes - some of them were just temporary bumps in the road and some of them have been

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01:18:24

When terrible people make good art

How We Heard It ·

2025/03/08

We're constantly passing judgment on others, even if subconsciously - including when we're deciding what movie to watch or what music to hear. The words and actions of celebrities are met with our approval and our disdain, coloring our interest in their work.It's no different for critics, who have to teach themselves to be fair and neutral when evaluating the work of performers. Or do they? In this week's episode of "How We Heard It," veteran entertainment critics Wayne Bledsoe and Chuck Campbell

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01:12:31

We react to reaction videos: the good, the bad and...

How We Heard It ·

2025/03/01

While searching and scrolling through music videos on YouTube, most of us have found ourselves watching videos of people watching the videos we came to see.And they're commenting and reviewing these videos, pausing them and replaying parts, sometimes talking over them and sometimes talking more about each other than about the videos. They typically claim to have never seen the music video before, and often to have never heard the song before. And some of them are obviously lying. Sometimes they

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01:25:25

God, it's brutal out here

How We Heard It ·

2025/02/22

All the time they tried their best, is this the kind of thanks they get?Veteran journalists Chuck Campbell and Wayne Bledsoe have made careers of keeping up with and analyzing music, and in this episode of "How We Heard It," they unload on the pitfalls - like slogging through terrible albums, dealing with pushback from disgruntled fans and shaking their heads at undeserving bands and singers who became improbably famous. Joined by their engineer/musician friend John Baker, the guys talk about the

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01:15:19

These are the best comedians working today (plus some...

How We Heard It ·

2025/02/15

Veteran entertainment writers (and friends) Chuck Campbell and Wayne Bledsoe and their engineer/musician friend John Baker love a good laugh. So on this episode of "How We Heard It," they check off a list of the best comedians in the business these days.From the cleanest of the clean to the ones who constantly teeter on the line of getting cancelled, these comedians have all found their niches. In addition to sharing some of their favorite jokes by these celebrities, Chuck and Wayne talk about

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01:15:03

Here are our favorite love songs!

How We Heard It ·

2025/02/08

Most bands and singers do at least an occasional love song now and then, and love is the most common subject in popular music.But good love songs can be hard to find - some of the best singers aren't quite convincing as they try to manipulate us with formulaic schlock, and hardly anything is worse than a bad love song. So in this episode of "How We Heard It," veteran music critics Chuck Campbell and Wayne Bledsoe put their heads together to come up with a list of songs that actually capture the

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