{"podcast":{"title":"Beat Motel Zine","slug":"beat-motel-zine-6243765","podcast_index_feed_id":6243765,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/598015/rss","website_url":"https://beatmotel.com/","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/d/f/1/d/df1d1d245b2f0017d959afa2a1bf1c87/36975140-1700311747041-b18401e7500d7.jpg","author":"Andrew Culture","episode_count":152,"summary":"Welcome to Beat Motel Zine, the comedy-infused alt-music podcast! Born from a zine from the DIY scene, we blend laughs with punk, metal, and everything offbeat. Discover the weirder side of bands, from unintentionally funny stage antics to musical mishaps. Tune in for a profane, comedic journey through alternative tunes, where every episode is a laugh. Join us as we explore music's funniest fringes with a punk rock spirit! Can the alternative music scene and comedy mix? Of course they can; we'll prove it to you. Warning, episodes contain creative profanities in the vein of The Thick of It.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-08T10:18:41.958180+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-motel-zine-6243765"},"episode":{"title":"Beefy Smells and Bad Riffs: The Water Episode","slug":"beefy-smells-and-bad-riffs-the-water-episode","published_at":"2026-02-02T05:19:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-motel-zine-6243765/beefy-smells-and-bad-riffs-the-water-episode","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-motel-zine-6243765","url":"https://79ad4ef5-01b9-414c-ad55-3885df5be3cc.libsyn.com/beefy-smells-and-bad-riffs-the-water-episode","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/79ad4ef5-01b9-414c-ad55-3885df5be3cc/riverside_water_-_beat_motel_magic_episode___jan_21_2026_andrew_lawss_studio.mp3?dest-id=5201900","summary":"In what can only be described as a new low for the Beat Motel, Andrew and Dr. Sam dive headfirst into a theme so thin you can practically see through it: Water. What starts with Jackie Chan karate-chopping peanut packets somehow devolves into a harrowing discussion about men who refuse to wipe their backsides because it's \"too gay,\" and the pungent aroma of a father's \"beefy\" morning ritual. Musically, we're forced to endure everything from Janet Jackson's \"Moist\" (a song that makes everyone's knees feel funny for the wrong reasons) to a Deep Purple video featuring a pilgrim on a Mad Max vehicle. We also touch on why Jimmy Carr is the Nigel Farage of comedy, the baffling rise of J-Pop sensation Ado, and why Weezer's Rivers Cuomo looks like he's constantly checking his watch for an exit strategy. It's damp, it's irreverent, and it's probably best listened to while weeping into a Victoria sponge. ### Riffs of the week #### Dr Sam's Riff - Ado - Kura Kura #### Andrew's Riff - Zatokrev, Bolzer, Schammasch - Red Storm ### Dr Sam's track choices 1. TLC - Waterfalls 2. Aerosmith - Cryin' 3. Janet Jackson - Moist 4. Joan Armatrading - Water with Wine ### Andrew's track choices 1. The Stone Roses - Waterfall 2. Nirvana - Territorial Pissings 3. Deep Purple - Smoke on the water 4. Weezer - Africa Email us - beatmotel@lawsie.com Here's that Deep Purple video: https://youtu.be/Q2FzZSBD5LE?si=7lmp39n-ZpcOQPnn","meta_description":"In what can only be described as a new low for the Beat Motel, Andrew and Dr. Sam dive headfirst into a theme so thin you can practically see through it:…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3630,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beat-motel-zine-6243765/episodes/beefy-smells-and-bad-riffs-the-water-episode/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-motel-zine-6243765/beefy-smells-and-bad-riffs-the-water-episode.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}