Dissect
The Ringer
Analyzing the music and meaning of one album per season, one song per episode. Join host Cole Cuchna as he dives deep into albums by Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Radiohead, Beyonce, Tyler The Creator, Frank Ocean, and more. Let's Dissect.
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Dec 7, 2021 • 1h 3min
S9E10 - 2009 by Mac Miller
We continue our season-long analysis of Mac Miller’s Swimming with the album’s crown jewel: 2009.Shop Season 9 merchandise here.Follow Dissect on Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter.This season includes discussion of substance misuse and addiction. For resources on these topics, visit spotify.com/resources.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 30, 2021 • 60min
S9E9 - Dunno / Jet Fuel by Mac Miller
We continue our season-long analysis of Mac Miller’s Swimming with two tracks united by clouds: “Dunno” and “Jet Fuel.”Shop Season 9 merchandise here.Follow Dissect on Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter.This season includes discussion of substance misuse and addiction. For resources on these topics, visit spotify.com/resources.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 26, 2021 • 1h 7min
A Conversation about Conversation Pt. 1 by Mac Miller
In this bonus episode, Cole and Cam talk through Mac Miller’s “Conversations Pt. 1.” While the song feels like one big flex, as always, there’s layers beneath Mac’s bravado, including guilt, confusion, and paranoia.Shop Season 9 merchandise here.Follow Dissect on Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter.This season includes discussion of substance misuse and addiction. For resources on these topics, visit spotify.com/resources.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 23, 2021 • 48min
S9E8 - Small Worlds by Mac Miller
We continue our season-long analysis of Mac Miller’s Swimming with its eighth track, “Small Worlds.”Shop Season 9 merchandise here.Follow Dissect on Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter.This season includes discussion of substance misuse and addiction. For resources on these topics, visit spotify.com/resources.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 16, 2021 • 38min
S9E7 - Ladders by Mac Miller
We continue our season-long analysis of Mac Miller’s Swimming with its seventh track, “Ladders.”Shop Season 9 merchandise here.Follow Dissect on Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter.This season includes discussion of substance misuse and addiction. For resources on these topics, visit spotify.com/resources.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 9, 2021 • 42min
S9E6 - Wings by Mac Miller
We continue our season-long analysis of Mac Miller’s Swimming with its sixth track, “Wings.”Shop Season 9 merchandise here.Follow Dissect on Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter.This season includes discussion of substance misuse and addiction. For resources on these topics, visit spotify.com/resources.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Nov 2, 2021 • 50min
S9E5 - Self Care by Mac Miller
We continue our season-long analysis of Mac Miller’s Swimming with its fifth track, “Self Care.”Shop Season 9 merchandise here.Follow Dissect on Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter.This season includes discussion of substance misuse and addiction. For resources on these topics, visit spotify.com/resources.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 26, 2021 • 45min
S9E4 - Perfecto by Mac Miller
We continue our season-long analysis of Mac Miller’s Swimming with its fourth track, “Perfecto.”This season includes discussion of substance misuse and addiction. For resources on these topics, visit spotify.com/resources.Shop Season 9 merchandise here.Follow Dissect on Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 21, 2021 • 1h 33min
Dissecting Mac Miller's Faces
S9 co-writer Camden Ostrander joins Cole to discuss their approach to Swimming In Circles before dissecting Faces, Mac's 2014 mixtape that recently hit streaming services.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Oct 19, 2021 • 36min
S9E3 - What's The Use? by Mac Miller
We continue our season-long analysis of Mac Miller’s Swimming with its third track, “What’s The Use?” It’s here that Mac at once asks the fundamental existential question (“what’s the use?”) and dismisses the need to ask questions at all (“what’s the use?”).This season includes discussion of substance misuse and addiction. For resources on these topics, visit spotify.com/resources.Shop Season 9 merchandise here.Follow Dissect on Tiktok, Instagram, and Twitter.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
