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Dissect
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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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S13E8 - Dissecting 'We Cry Together' by Kendrick Lamar
Apr 1, 202500:42:56Summary readyOur season-long analysis of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers continues with its eighth track "We Cry Together." We interpret the song as a representation of Eckhart Tolle's concept of the pain-body, an energy field within the body comprised of accumulated, unconfronted trauma and pain. Shop Dissect S13 Merch. Follow Dissect on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok.Host/Writer/EP: Cole CuchnaVideo/Audio Production: Kevin PoolerAdditional Production: Justin SaylesTheme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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S13E7 - Dissecting 'Rich Spirit' by Kendrick Lamar
Mar 25, 202500:41:57Summary readyOur season-long examination of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers continues with "Rich Spirit."Shop Dissect S13 Merch. Follow Dissect on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok.Host/Writer/EP: Cole CuchnaVideo/Audio Production: Kevin PoolerAdditional Production: Justin SaylesTheme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Celebrating 10 Years of 'To Pimp a Butterfly'
Mar 18, 202501:11:09Summary readyDissect's Cole Cuchna is joined by hip hop journalist Rob Markman to discuss the 10 year anniversary of Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly. Together they reflect on the album's release and reception, its enduring themes, and its legacy.Watch Rob's iconic MTV interview with Kendrick here. Follow Rob Markman on YouTube.Host: Cole CuchnaGuest: Rob MarkmanVideo/Audio Producer: Kevin Pooler Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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S13E6 - Why is Kodak Black on Mr. Morale? Dissecting "Rich - Interlude"
Mar 11, 202500:50:54Summary readyOur season-long analysis of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers continues with "Rich - Interlude," a track given to controversial rapper Kodak Black. Why? Well, that's exactly the question we attempt to answer.Shop Dissect S13 Merch. Follow Dissect on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok.Host/Writer/EP: Cole CuchnaVideo/Audio Production: Kevin PoolerAdditional Production: Justin SaylesTheme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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S13E5 - Dissecting "Father Time" by Kendrick Lamar
Mar 4, 202500:45:37Summary readyOur season-long analysis of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers continues with a lyrical dissection of "Father Time." Kendrick confronts the mask of masculinity he inherited from his father and realizes he must transcend the toxic elements or risk passing them on to his own children.Shop Dissect S13 Merch. Follow Dissect on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok.Host/Writer/EP: Cole CuchnaVideo/Audio Production: Kevin PoolerAdditional Production: Justin SaylesTheme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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S13E4 - Dissecting "Die Hard" by Kendrick Lamar
Feb 25, 202500:36:35Summary readyOur season-long analysis of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers continues with "Die Hard." After establishing the capacity for evil in all human beings on the previous song, "Die Hard" posits that the opposite must be true: that we all have the capacity for good, too.Shop Dissect S13 Merch. Follow Dissect on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok.Host/Writer/EP: Cole CuchnaVideo/Audio Production: Kevin PoolerAdditional Production: Justin SaylesTheme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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S13E3 - Dissecting "Worldwide Steppers" by Kendrick Lamar
Feb 18, 202501:00:42Summary readyOur season-long dissection of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers continues with a lyrical analysis of "Worldwide Steppers."New episodes release every Tuesday.Shop Dissect S13 Merch. Follow Dissect on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok.Host/Writer/EP: Cole CuchnaVideo/Audio Production: Kevin PoolerAdditional Production: Justin SaylesTheme Music: BirocraticChapters00:00 Intro00:25 Episode 2 Recap01:21 "Worldwide Steppers" Intro Analysis03:33 Meaning of "oklama"07:25 Significance of Name Order10:13 "Worldwide Steppers" Breakdown & Significance12:13 Chorus Breakdown14:48 Eckhart Tolle's Egoic Unconsciousness Explained16:50 Verse 1 Analysis28:15 Verse 2 Analysis35:14 Chorus Analysis Pt 238:56 Verse 3 Analysis53:52 Conclusions / Episode Recap Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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S13E2 - Dissecting 'N95' by Kendrick Lamar
Feb 11, 202500:55:58Summary readyWe continue our season-long analysis of Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers with its second track "N95." Kendrick critiques the various masks we wear to fabricate our identities in our performance of self on the world's stage.New episodes of Dissect release every Tuesday. Shop Dissect S13 Merch. Follow Dissect on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok.Host/Writer/EP: Cole CuchnaVideo/Audio Production: Kevin PoolerAdditional Production: Justin SaylesTheme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Kendrick Lamar's Great American Game (Super Bowl Reaction)
Feb 10, 202500:41:20Summary readyDissect host Cole Cuchna shares his initial thoughts and analysis on Kendrick Lamar's Halftime performance at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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S13E1 - Kendrick Lamar: Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Feb 4, 202500:58:05Summary readyDissect's first VIDEO season is an 18-episode analysis of Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers. After revisiting Kendrick's years-long public hiatus leading up to its 2022 release, today's episode dissects the album's opening track "United In Grief" - a song that sets up every major theme explored on the album.New episodes every Tuesday.Shop limited Dissect S13 Merch. Follow Dissect on Instagram, Twitter, or TikTok.Host/Writer/EP: Cole CuchnaVideo/Audio Production: Kevin PoolerAdditional Production: Justin SaylesTheme Music: Birocratic Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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