{"podcast":{"title":"1001 Album Complaints","slug":"1001-album-complaints-4016250","podcast_index_feed_id":4016250,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/1001-album-complaints","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/1001-album-complaints","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/d2/91/57/1c/d291571c-c5cd-4c20-a88b-d8b983611d57/b6dd6148b6a4e0316395507ae91a6ab33d2e73434cd389d997c1e20cc8e968e9148e95b13304ba107149e01a38d7b9d1e6618f8a9d23a0b80c49985f0aa11649.jpeg","author":"The Chop Unlimited","episode_count":279,"summary":"Classic albums' full backstories told by musicians who love to nitpick the details, now with >1M downloads. We do all the research, help you better understand why you love the things you love, plus introduce you to new music and musical ideas you should care about. Want to sound informed, intelligent, and funny when talking about music, even the records you don't like? Want to laugh while you learn more about music production and music history? Then welcome to your new favorite weekly podcast.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T16:19:38.360151+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-album-complaints-4016250"},"episode":{"title":"The Story Behind: Chic - Risque, Ep. 244","slug":"the-story-behind-chic-risque-ep-244","published_at":"2026-01-26T07:15:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-album-complaints-4016250/the-story-behind-chic-risque-ep-244","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-album-complaints-4016250","url":"https://1001albumcomplaints.captivate.fm/episode/the-story-behind-chic-risque-ep-244","audio_url":"https://mgln.ai/e/211/rss.art19.com/episodes/9741237b-a882-48bb-80db-559bcfe28694.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Chic set out to make sophisticated and elegant dance music and took the disco world by storm before waning in popularity alongside the genre they helped create. The fellas get together to discuss muted strings, studio perfectionism, and 3 on E. Join us on Patreon to continue the conversation and access 55+ bonus shows! https://www.patreon.com/1001AlbumComplaints Join our Mailing List here: https://linktr.ee/1001albumcomplaints Email us your complaints (or questions / comments) at 1001AlbumComplaints@gmail.com Listen to our episode companion playlist (compilation of the songs we referenced on this episode) here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0xGudWPO8Ke4nfUodaoXKC?si=b8ede8e1d7fe4517 Listen to Risque here: https://open.spotify.com/album/7rAk4WPpYlYr0fElVfXTOF?si=IurNGh4VS_mZzFVT6NruAA Intro music: When the Walls Fell by The Beverly Crushers Outro music: After the Afterlife by MEGA Follow our Spotify Playlist of music produced directly by us. Listen and complain at home Follow us on instagram @thechopunlimited AND @1001AlbumComplaints We have 1001 Merch! Support us by buying some. US Merch Store UK Merch Store Next week's album: Moby - Play See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .","meta_description":"Musicians recount the strange and unexpected story behind the making of your favorite albums. Chic set out to make sophisticated and elegant dance music a…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5168,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/1001-album-complaints-4016250/episodes/the-story-behind-chic-risque-ep-244/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/1001-album-complaints-4016250/the-story-behind-chic-risque-ep-244.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}