web01.fireside.fm Fri, 01 May 2026 01:47:56 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Steelin' In the Dan - Episodes Tagged with “Brick” https://www.steelininthedan.com/tags/brick Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0400 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett explore the enduring allure of Steely Dan, a band whose music has been described as "...among the most genuinely subversive ouevres in late 20th-century pop." Each week we advance chronologically through the band's discography and discuss one song by the Dan, and two related creative works as chosen by the hosts. en-us episodic Reviewing the works of Steely Dan and suspected fellow travelers Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett explore the enduring allure of Steely Dan, a band whose music has been described as "...among the most genuinely subversive ouevres in late 20th-century pop." Each week we advance chronologically through the band's discography and discuss one song by the Dan, and two related creative works as chosen by the hosts. yes steely dan, music, film, criticism Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett steelininthedan@gmail.com Episode 5: Episode 5: Only a Fool Would Throw That Brick Through the Window http://www.steelininthedan.com/5 235c7d19-e923-40ae-8706-8a89bbb76ee7 Thu, 24 Oct 2019 10:00:00 -0400 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett full 1 Joe McAlhany and Scott Beckett This week’s Steely Dan track - “Only a Fool Would Say That”; Scott’s pick - “Brick”; Joe’s pick - “Trouble Every Day” 1:32:22 yes Scott and Joe wrap up side one of Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill with their analysis of the seemingly cynical “Only a Fool Would Say That.” They find parallel visions of the world in the Mothers of Invention’s protest blues “Trouble Every Day” (1966) and Rian Johnson’s snazzy high school neo-noir Brick (2005). The hosts venture out of their depth to talk Frank Zappa, LBJ, the Watts riots, silent cinema, and Mexican stews. Utopian dreams are smashed, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is pounded to pulp. Young ones listening to this podcast: you are the resistance. Email us! steelininthedan@gmail.com (mailto:steelininthedan@gmail.com) Follow us on Twitter @steelininthedan (https://twitter.com/steelininthedan) Links: “The Incredible History of the Mothers” (Hit Parader) (https://web.archive.org/web/20071014231444/http://zappa.com/fz/interviews/006_19680600.html) AP archival footage of the Watts Riots (https://youtu.be/PE9jA1dU3jE) Zappa stands up for his Cadillac (https://youtu.be/CazcQqRsT9w) Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants (https://youtu.be/z7InE1zXAY4) “Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets” (New Yorker profile) (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1993/04/05/secrets-of-the-magus) Steely Dan,Can't Buy a Thrill,Only a Fool Would Say That,Brick,Rian Johnson,Trouble Every Day,Frank Zappa Scott and Joe wrap up side one of Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy a Thrill with their analysis of the seemingly cynical “Only a Fool Would Say That.” They find parallel visions of the world in the Mothers of Invention’s protest blues “Trouble Every Day” (1966) and Rian Johnson’s snazzy high school neo-noir Brick (2005). The hosts venture out of their depth to talk Frank Zappa, LBJ, the Watts riots, silent cinema, and Mexican stews. Utopian dreams are smashed, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt is pounded to pulp. Young ones listening to this podcast: you are the resistance.
Email us! steelininthedan@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter @steelininthedan

Links:
“The Incredible History of the Mothers” (Hit Parader)
AP archival footage of the Watts Riots
Zappa stands up for his Cadillac
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
“Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets” (New Yorker profile)

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Email us! steelininthedan@gmail.com
Follow us on Twitter @steelininthedan

Links:
“The Incredible History of the Mothers” (Hit Parader)
AP archival footage of the Watts Riots
Zappa stands up for his Cadillac
Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants
“Ricky Jay’s Magical Secrets” (New Yorker profile)

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