{"podcast":{"title":"Regarding...Series","slug":"regarding-series-6700583","podcast_index_feed_id":6700583,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/68bcc11d1af371182a330d09","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/regardingseries","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/68bcc11d1af371182a330d09/1768801874422-a75c9a31-5c36-4582-b811-6de11435f825.jpeg","author":"Chaz Charles","episode_count":58,"summary":"Season 4 - Three guys who are various stages of Def Leppard fan, and a guy who’s heard the hits. Join us over a plate of Buffalo Chicken Wings as we give Def Leppard’s 1996 album Slang and honest listen and try to figure out just what the hell “Slang” means anyways. Is it too late for love or can we work it out to find a way to get Slang the love and affection it deserves? Listen as we listen so you don’t have to, and discover for yourself. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T10:18:27.413605+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regarding-series-6700583"},"episode":{"title":"S4. Episode 4. All I Want Is Everything","slug":"s4-episode-4-all-i-want-is-everything","published_at":"2025-08-18T21:19:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regarding-series-6700583/s4-episode-4-all-i-want-is-everything","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regarding-series-6700583","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/regardingroger-podcast/episodes/S4--Episode-4--All-I-Want-Is-Everything-e370ude","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68bcc11d1af371182a330d09/e/399f7116-b8c8-406d-ae67-f7744d5bbadd/media.mp3","summary":"Episode 4: All I Want Is Everything This week, your  Regarding…Slang  hosts Wolfie, Scotzo, podcasting overlord Corey, and Chaz are joined by Michael Pastore as they tackle one of Def Leppard’s saddest turns into balladry:  “All I Want Is Everything.” Before the song even spins, the guys detour through RushFest Toronto stories, bot-spam in the DMs, and a full-on  Chazgasm  about why Joe Elliott should get more credit as a lyricist. From there, things go off the rails: Corey calls the track “U2-like” and “Tom Petty-esque,” which is basically the podcasting equivalent of pushing Kevin Brown off a cliff in a straight-jacket. Somewhere out there, Kevin’s ears are bleeding while Chaz argues this is a dirge, Wolfie swears it’s hopeful, and Michael Pastore just wants to call it a breakup song. The song itself? A stripped-back, unusually sad moment in the  Slang  experiment, or even the entire Def Leppard catalog, with Joe saying it’s about “birth, death, and divorce” while Rick Savage once claimed it was about a man dying of AIDS. Whatever the truth, there’s no sugar or sparkle—just regret, grief, and one of Leppard’s rawest ever recordings. This episode features: 🎸 A fight over whether Joe Elliott’s lyrics are Dylan-esque genius or just “serviceable”, and why Paul Simon is a \"punk\" 🥁 Why the stripped-down recording makes it sound almost live in the studio 🤔 Debating why Peter Gabriel gets praised for world music experiments while Def Leppard gets their nuts roasted 📻 A completely unnecessary but inevitable and enjoyable digression into  Traveling Wilburys  fan casting 🗳️ No clear verdict—just confusion, conflict, and the creeping suspicion Kevin Brown may never speak to Corey again Hidden gem? Funeral dirge? Def Leppard’s most un-…","meta_description":"Episode 4: All I Want Is Everything This week, your Regarding…Slang hosts Wolfie, Scotzo, podcasting overlord Corey, and Chaz are joined by Mi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5828,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/regarding-series-6700583/episodes/s4-episode-4-all-i-want-is-everything/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regarding-series-6700583/s4-episode-4-all-i-want-is-everything.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}