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This Is Your Mixtape

Michael Collins

What was your favourite song when you were a kid? a teen? a young adult? Each episode, Michael asks a guest to talk about their life in five songs.

88 - 37. A Horizon of Freedom. [Suzanne Akbari.]

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88 - 37. A Horizon of Freedom. [Suzanne Akbari.]
Medievalist Suzanne Akbari on Cat Stevens, Blondie, David Sylvian with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Missy Elliott, and MIA.
Tue, 23 Jul 2019 - 1h 11min
87 - 36. One Glorious Anthem. [Derek Bolt.]
Architect, body builder, and gay porn star Derek Bolt on Annie Lennox, John Mayer, Pink, Fall Out Boy, and Röyksopp ft. Robyn.
Thu, 11 Jul 2019 - 1h 11min
86 - 35. Hey Jupiter. [Pride Special.]
In this special episode, host Michael Collins takes you back to his preteen and early teen years, and talks about what it was like growing up a lonely closeted gay boy in rural Newfoundland, and how Tori Amos and the piano helped him make a sort of sense of it all.
Sun, 30 Jun 2019 - 14min
85 - 34. I Want That Freedom. [Andrés N. Ordorica.]
Writer and educator Andrés N. Ordorica on Selena, Death Cab for Cutie, Beyoncé, Disclosure ft. Sam Smith, and Julia Michaels.
Thu, 13 Jun 2019 - 1h 15min
84 - 33. My Heart Beats at the Rhythm of a Double Bass. [Sarah Chamberlain.]
Canadian horror movie podcaster Sarah Chamberlain on Ursula the Sea Witch, Malice Mizer, Lamb of God, Bauhaus, and Rivers of Nihil.
Sat, 18 May 2019 - 1h 18min
83 - 32. Boys on a Screen or a Page. [Ryan Vance.]
Writer Ryan Vance on Talking Heads, Fiona Apple, Death Cab for Cutie, Final Fantasy/Owen Pallett, and tUnE-yArDs.
Thu, 25 Apr 2019 - 1h 15min
82 - 31. Morbid but Cool. [Sara.]
Sara (professional beer wrangler and host of the Xena: Warrior Princess podcast Warriors Bards 'n Brews) on The Rankin Family, Tori Amos, Sleater Kinney, Janelle Monáe, and Dessa.
Mon, 08 Apr 2019 - 1h 06min
81 - 30. Loud in Your Head. [Claire Biddles.]
Author Claire Biddles talks about A1, Manic Street Preachers, Rufus Wainwright, The 1975, and Troye Sivan.
Mon, 25 Mar 2019 - 1h 12min
80 - 29. Millennial Microwave. [Victoria Williams.]
Soprano Victoria Williams on Mint Condition, Alanis Morissette, Giacomo Puccini, The Clark Sisters, and Anita Baker.
Fri, 08 Mar 2019 - 1h 17min
79 - 28. Future Nostalgia. [Dan Kois.]
Dan Kois, editor at Slate and author of several books, talks with Michael about R.E.M., Liz Phair, Yo La Tengo, Kacey Musgraves, and Lorde.
Fri, 15 Feb 2019 - 1h 17min
78 - 27. One Song Can Reduce You. [Pete Gresser.]
Composer Pete Gresser joins Michael to discuss songs by Yazoo, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, Masanori Adachi and Taro Kudo, Björk, and Anaïs Mitchell.
Mon, 14 Jan 2019 - 1h 19min
77 - 26. A Christmas Story. [Holiday Special.]
This Is Your Mixtape takes a little holiday break from its usual format. Michael, your steadfast host, tells the story of Christmas when he was twelve through the lens of some carols that are important to him.
Sun, 23 Dec 2018 - 15min
76 - 25. Cast That Magic Circle Around You. [Melissa Beaupré.]
Melissa Beaupré, former academic, talks about Stompin’ Tom Connors, Nine Inch Nails, VNV Nation, Current 93, and A Tribe Called Red.
Wed, 12 Dec 2018 - 1h 19min
75 - 24. Invisible Shackles. [Brad Dunne.]
Novelist Brad Dunne talks about Red Hot Chili Peppers, NOFX, Joe Pass, The Beastie Boys, and Metallica.
Wed, 28 Nov 2018 - 1h 13min
74 - 23. Fantasy Potential. [Lochin Brouillard.]
Medievalist Lochin Brouillard on Peter Gabriel, Bruno Pelletier, Malajube, Kate Bush, and Iggy Pop.
Wed, 14 Nov 2018 - 1h 15min
73 - 22. Horror is a Comfort to Me. [Adam Clarke.]
Podcaster Adam Clarke on Akira Ifukube, John Carpenter, Devo, Stereolab, and Goblin.
Fri, 26 Oct 2018 - 1h 19min
72 - 21. It Doesn’t Make Any Sense At All (And I Love That). [John Allison.]
Comics artist John Allison on Scritti Politti, Aimee Mann, The Beach Boys, The Microphones, and Tenement.
Wed, 10 Oct 2018 - 1h 14min
71 - 20. A Kind Sea Witch. [Catherine.]
Michael’s friend Catherine on Depeche Mode, Frédéric Chopin, Jimi Hendrix, Fever Ray, and The Night Terrors.
Sun, 30 Sep 2018 - 1h 04min
70 - 19. More Than I Have Words For. [Peter Coviello.]
Author Peter Coviello on the Jackson 5, the Mountain Goats, Sam Cooke, Los Campesinos!, and Sylvan Esso.
Fri, 07 Sep 2018 - 1h 13min
69 - 18. The Nobility of Failure. [Angelo Muredda.]
Angelo Muredda on The Cranberries, Radiohead, Joanna Newsom, Pixies, and Talking Heads.
Fri, 24 Aug 2018 - 1h 18min
68 - 17. Euchre for the Leathery Crowd. [David Demchuk.]
Writer David Demchuk on The Carpenters, Thelma Houston, This Mortal Coil, Nina Simone, and Florence and the Machine.
Wed, 01 Aug 2018 - 1h 08min
67 - 16. I’m Not Allowed to Be Mad. [Mikaela Dyke.]
Mikaela Dyke on Ray Charles, Céline Dion, Nirvana, Weezer, and Solange.
Tue, 17 Jul 2018 - 1h 19min
66 - 15. My Love Is Better Than Your Love. [Anthony Oliveira.]
Anthony Oliveira on Jim Henson [as Ernie], Bonnie Tyler, Beck, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and Estelle [as Garnet].
Thu, 28 Jun 2018 - 1h 19min
65 - 14. Jane Goodall and a Marshmallow. [Vivian Kotila.]
Vivian Withnail on Red Hot Chili Peppers, Howlin' Wolf, Dawes, Andrew Jackson Jihad, and Tom Lehrer.
Mon, 18 Jun 2018 - 1h 18min
64 - 13. Queen of the Dandom. [Libby Cudmore.]
Novelist Libby Cudmore on Men at Work, The Smiths, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon, and Steely Dan.
Fri, 01 Jun 2018 - 1h 14min
63 - 12. A Really Happy Time. [Austin Wong.]
Austin Wong on Frankie Valli, New Order, Oasis, Lady Gaga, and Madonna.
Thu, 17 May 2018 - 1h 16min
62 - 11. Spacey Polyrhythms. [Alison Dennis.]
Alison Dennis on the Drifters, Francis Poulenc, dios (malos), Janelle Monáe, and Counterfeit Madison.
Fri, 27 Apr 2018 - 1h 08min
61 - 10. The Romantic from the Cove. [Juanita Critch.]
Juanita Critch on Dick Nolan, Limp Bizkit, The Killers, Jimmy Buffett, and Kanye West.
Sat, 14 Apr 2018 - 1h 05min
60 - 9. I Am Still Here. [Kari Bentley-Quinn.]
Kari Bentley-Quinn on The Monkees, Tori Amos, Britney Spears, Joanna Newsom, and St. Vincent.
Sun, 01 Apr 2018 - 1h 19min
59 - 8. The Precarity is the World. [Beth Martin.]
Beth Martin on Enya, Björk, Animal Collective, Philip Glass, and Anohni.
Wed, 14 Mar 2018 - 1h 08min
58 - 7. Music is Sublimated Desire. [Drew Brown.]
Drew Brown on The Irish Descendants, Rush, Vampire Weekend, Austra, and Sturgill Simpson.
Wed, 28 Feb 2018 - 1h 13min
57 - 6. Not Like Me. [Ned Raggett.]
Ned Raggett on Kermit the Frog, Madonna, The Veldt, Marc Almond, and Tracey Thorn.
Fri, 16 Feb 2018 - 1h 11min
56 - 5. Queer Curation. [Michael Lee Richardson.]
Michael Lee Richardson on The Little Mermaid, the Spice Girls, Patrick Wolf, Girls Aloud, and Beyoncé and Nicki Minaj.
Mon, 15 Jan 2018 - 1h 14min
55 - 4. Mustachioed Persona. [Paul Fowler.]
Paul Fowler on Willie Nelson and Ray Charles, Savage Garden, Metallica, Captain Beefheart, and The Mystery Lights.
Fri, 08 Dec 2017 - 57min
54 - 3. Lush, Vivid, and Strange. [Anna Wilson.]
Anna Wilson, medievalist and fan theorist, on Paul Simon, The Doors, Sufjan Stevens, Regina Spektor, and Hamilton.
Mon, 20 Nov 2017 - 1h 15min
53 - 2. Dramatic Fantasies. [Nadia Halim.]
Community organizer Nadia Halim on Pete Seeger, Duran Duran, Matthew Sweet, Andrew Bird, and Alvvays.
Tue, 07 Nov 2017 - 1h 13min
52 - 1. The Sublime in the Everyday. [Chris Piuma.]
Musician and podcaster Chris Piuma on the Beatles, Ed’s Redeeming Qualities, John Cage, Celesteville, and Julius Eastman.
Tue, 31 Oct 2017 - 1h 20min
51 - 50. I Am Cringe But I Am Free. [Michael Collins.]
Your host, Michael Collins, gets interviewed! Michael talks about Ace of Base, Tori Amos, Massive Attack, Joanna Newsom, and Amanda Palmer.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 - 1h 16min
50 - 49. All Those Lives At The Same Time. [Gary Barwin.]
Author, musician, and multimedia artist Gary Barwin [Yiddish for Pirates; Nothing the Same, Everything Haunted] on Vivaldi, Coltrane, Donkey Lopez, John Cage, and Ryan Barwin.
Mon, 17 May 2021 - 1h 19min
49 - 48. The Idea of a Centre. [Oriana Schwindt.]
Journalist and pocaster Oriana Schwindt on the Spice Girls, Dispatch, Radical Face, Stephen Sondheim, and Billy Bragg and Wilco.
Tue, 13 Apr 2021 - 1h 19min
48 - 47. A Sentient Guitar Wearing One Platform Sneaker. [Sarah Walsh.]
Sarah Walsh is a comedian, visual artist, and creator from Newfoundland who hosts The Odd Ends.
Mon, 22 Mar 2021 - 1h 16min
47 - 46. Maps Won’t Show Us Where We’re Going. [Chris Ross.]
Chris Ross, EMT and chorister, on Donna Lewis, Hawksley Workman, Immaculate Machine, Jack Ü, and Robyn.
Tue, 31 Mar 2020 - 1h 04min
46 - 45. Kick It out of the Park. [Lauren O’Neal and Niko Bakulich.]
Lauren O’Neal and Niko Bakulich, hosts of the podcast Sunday School Dropouts, join Michael for a Valentine's Day special. They talk about their lives—and about King Brothers, Neutral Milk Hotel, St. Vincent, The Neighbourhood, and Niko's own music.
Fri, 14 Feb 2020 - 1h 15min
45 - 44. Talk About Another World. [Marnie Breckenridge.]
Marnie Breckenridge, operatic soprano, talks about her life—and Barbra Streisand, The Call, Annie Lennox, Richard Strauss, and Philip Glass.
Mon, 10 Feb 2020 - 1h 09min
44 - 43. The Gwynneth That Lives. [Sam Branman.]
Sam Branman, otherwise known as Ten Yards, is a fashion designer and occasional DJ living and working in Brooklyn. He discusses Malice Mizer, Sleater Kinney, The Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt, Bright Light Bright Light, and Carly Rae Jepsen.
Fri, 17 Jan 2020 - 1h 00min
43 - 42. A Megaphonic Holiday Special.
’Tis the season for a Mixtape special! This time, hosts and friends of the Megaphonic podcast network gather together for a Holiday party! Michael asks five of them about a song they associate with this time of year. Enjoy, and have a happy holiday! See you next year!
Mon, 23 Dec 2019 - 1h 13min
42 - 41. A Secret Code Carved. [Michael’s Bodybuilding Song.]
Your host, Michael Collins, on the the song he chose to pose to for his bodybuilding competition.
Wed, 04 Dec 2019 - 15min
41 - 40. Love Letters to Friends. [Melissa Brizuela.]
Melissa Brizuela, food enthusiast and feeler of feelings, on Ewert and the Two Dragons, NEFE, Leif Vollebekk, Rachel Sermanni, and Ewert and the Two Dragons (again).
Tue, 29 Oct 2019 - 1h 10min
40 - 39. This Infinite Chain. [Paul Dean.]
Paul Dean (writer, journalist, and co-founder of Shut Up & Sit Down) on The Pet Shop Boys, Bruce Springsteen, Joni Mitchell, Sandy Denny, and Jason Isbell.
Mon, 23 Sep 2019 - 1h 19min
39 - 38. The Idea of Yearning. [Ian Mathers.]
Music writer Ian Mathers on R.E.M., Mogwai, Low, SubRosa, and Bella.
Tue, 20 Aug 2019 - 1h 18min

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