Object Worship Closing Out the Year
Dec 19, 2025
The hosts reflect on the year's highlights and share plans for a cozy holiday break. They chat about sharing music with their kids and how modern songs resonate with classic hits. Voicemails bring in playful questions about gear and the versatile Empress Zoya pedal. There’s a discussion on family budgeting for music and exploring synths with children. Their predictions include trends in pedals and the evolving market. With humor and nostalgia, they wrap up the year and tease future guests.
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Sharing Music With Kids
- Dan describes sharing early-2000s indie music with his baby during car rides and watching him quietly absorb it.
- He contrasts parenting choices about what music to expose children to with Andy's teen-sharing moments.
Kids Rediscover Old Sounds
- Andy tells how his 10-year-old's favorite song echoed the Beastie Boys and revealed how new tracks recycle older sounds.
- He showed the original Beastie Boys to his kid but found the production differences blunt the older version's impact.
Design For Immediate Playability
- Dan is rethinking his home studio and performance setups to prioritize immediacy and confidence over tool redundancy.
- He plans to buy once for core gear like preamps or reampers to reduce conversion stages and latency.