{"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":"Jumpers for goalposts","slug":"jumpers-for-goalposts","published_at":"2025-11-24T05:17:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-motel-zine-6243765/jumpers-for-goalposts","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/beat-motel-zine-6243765","url":"https://79ad4ef5-01b9-414c-ad55-3885df5be3cc.libsyn.com/jumpers-for-goalposts","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/79ad4ef5-01b9-414c-ad55-3885df5be3cc/riverside_jumpers_for_goalposts___nov_21_2025_003_beat_motel.mp3?dest-id=5201900","summary":"In this week's episode of Beat Motel, Andrew and Dr Sam dig deep into the muddy puddle of nostalgia. We've got: Lycra-based band trauma John Barnes rapping about... something An important public health warning about Coco Pops Dead Kennedys covered in Parisian jazz cafés A little gig promotion wrapped in existential dread The legacy of punk, rewritten by whoever was shouting loudest in 1978 We also explore vital global topics like whether \"buggery\" is too rude for a poster in Costa, how to polish your ring the Rimmer way, and why listening to football songs from the 90s might be causing irreversible brain damage. Oh, and there's music chat too. Sort of. Riffs of the week Dr Sam's Riff The Black Dahlia Murder – A Shrine to Madness Andrew's Riff These Are End Times – The Pit Dr Sam's track choices A Tribe Called Quest – Excursions Cock Sparrer – Where Are They Now Nouvelle Vague – Too Drunk to Fuck Thee Sinseers – Can't Do That To Her Andrew's track choices Adam and Joe – Football Song New Order – World in Motion Paul Simon – Duncan (Live 1973) Los Lobos – La Bamba","meta_description":"In this week's episode of Beat Motel, Andrew and Dr Sam dig deep into the muddy puddle of nostalgia. We've got: Lycra-based band trauma John Barnes rappin…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3758,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/beat-motel-zine-6243765/episodes/jumpers-for-goalposts/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/jumpers-for-goalposts.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}