HOMOPHONIC

Happy Holidays, everybody!  With the Christmas season upon us, I thought it would be fun to compile a list of top 10 under-appreciated Christmas songs that everyone needs to know and love.  We all know the classics like "All I Want For Christmas Is You," "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree," and "It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year" ... but there are so many others that deserve to shine!  Join me in my first ever solo episode where I cover songs from our favorite pop girlies including Christina Aguilera, Willa Ford, Céline Dion, Sarah McLachlan, Britney Spears and the queen of Christmas herself, Mariah Carey.

ZEE MACHINE, DJ John Michael and myself continue our conversation about Billboard's 25 Greatest Popstars of the 21st Century with the final six acts:  Britney Spears, Lady Gaga, Drake, Rihanna, Taylor Swift and Beyoncé.

On this episode I am joined by independent pop superstar ZEE MACHINE and the iconic friend of the pod DJ John Michael where we cover numbers 25 through 7 of Billboard Magazine's Greatest Popstars of the 21st Century.  We discuss everyone from Katy Perry, Ariana Grande and Adele to Kanye West, Bad Bunny and Lil' Wayne.  Lots of thoughts and lots of hot takes so always remember that much like my voice ... it's not that deep!

It's Britney, bitch!  In honor of the Princess of Pop's birthday, DJ John Michael and I go down a rabbit hole of how we first learned of Britney, what our reactions were and how our love only grew from those moments on.  We also discuss deep cuts like "Autumn Goodbye" and the unreleased "Britney" cuts "She'll Never Be Me" and "When I Say So."

SURPRISE!  Jeff Beach, my bestie and co-host of Pop Theory, returns to discuss the most important political issue of our lifetime:  the 2025 Grammy Nominations.  We take a deep dive into the big 4 awards -- Album Of The Year, Song of the Year, Record of the Year and Best New Artist -- and give our exceptionally professional observations of who we think could win and who could be snubbed.

Welcome to HOMOPHONIC hosted by Zach Rickel, your favorite pop music meme creator behind the ICONIC Instagram account, @afunctioninggay.  

On this inaugural episode I'm joined by the legend himself, DJ John Michael where we take the opportunity to kind of re-introduce myself into the world.  People know my memes but it's hit-or-miss when it comes to me as a person.  I live my fantasy of being on Las Culturistas and discuss where my love of pop music stemmed from and how it has evolved over the years.  We also discuss the change from the previous podcast, POP THEORY to the new show.

I'm excited to welcome you all on this journey.  Welcome to HOMOPHONIC ... now DANCE YOU MOTHER F*CKERS!