The Music Video Podcast

Missy Elliott (w/Brad Johnson!)

This episode (our 50th!!!!!!) we’re finally putting our things down, flipping, and reversing over one of the best music video artists of all time: Missy Elliott! Brad Johnson joins us to analyze the sci-fi landscapes, CGI body-morphing, and chill choreography of MTV’s coolest Vanguard. Get the keys to the Jeep, listen, and subscribe!

MOVIE NIGHT: Drive! (w/Carly Heiser)

Buckle up, because this week The Music Video Podcast takes a detour to 2011’s Drive. Our guest Carly Heiser helps navigate the neon lights, moody slow-motion, and dreamy synthwave score of one of the most Music Video films in recent memory. Join us at the movies for ultraviolence, dialogue-free romance, and non-stop driving metaphors. Wear your coolest jacket. -- Follow Carly on Twitch! - twitch.tv/see_twoo Follow Carly on Instagram - @carlytwo Follow Carly on Twitter - @carlytwoo Follow Carly on TikTok - @see_twoo Follow the show on Instagram! @musicvideopod Follow Ryan on Twitter! @blackbeltjonz Follow Chris on Twitter! @chrisjcoffin

Maroon 5 (w/Emily Walters & Kennon McKinney)

This episode we’re focusing on hit-makers Maroon 5. Along with our guests, Emily Walters and Kennon McKinney, we’re finding the inspiration for every tattoo, celebrity cameo, and explosion (more of each than you remember.) We’re digging deep, whether perpetual main character Adam Levine is escaping a bank robbery, getting turned on by a meat locker, or crashing way too many public events. Subscribe! Rate five stars! Move like Jagger!

Ladies Marmalade (w/Colin Rourke)

This episode we’re retracing the paths that led us to one of the seminal moments in music video history: 2001’s Lady Marmalade. Somehow, the fates brought us Missy Elliott, Mya, Pink, Lil Kim, and Christina Aguilera, strutting their stuff down in old Moulin Rouge. Along with our guest Colin Rourke, we’re taking another look at the videos released just before this legendary collab, and determining who worked the hardest to earn their corseted slot in the group. It’s an episode full of medium-difficulty choreography, broad comedy, and of course, that thing where Christina Aguilera’s hoodie is unzipped and inside there’s another Christina Aguilera. Listen! Subscribe! Rate 5 stars!

Whitney Houston (w/Damon Royster)

Every week Ryan says, “This isn’t a songs podcast,” but this episode begs to differ as we focus on one of the most beloved vocalists of all time: Whitney Houston. Along with our guest and Whitney superfan Damon Royster, we’re tracking every step in a videography that includes mistaken identity, a secret affair, and of course, a fur coat floating out to sea. Listen! Subscribe! Rate five stars!