{"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":"S5. Episode 5. Dark Light","slug":"s5-episode-5-dark-light","published_at":"2026-03-17T05:59:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regarding-series-6700583/s5-episode-5-dark-light","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regarding-series-6700583","url":"https://shows.acast.com/regardingseries/episodes/s5e5-dark-light","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68bcc11d1af371182a330d09/e/69b9947713c7a93c93759144/media.mp3","summary":"Chaz and the assembled Order of Mildly Concerned Scholars (Wolfy, Scott, Corey, and special guest Heath McCoy—clearly summoned from a higher KISS dimension) plunge headlong into  “Dark Light” , a song that dares to answer the question:  What if Ace Frehley, Lou Reed, and a prog-rock fever dream all walked into the same enchanted tavern? The result is… well… something. What unfolds is less a discussion and more a ceremonial unpacking of a deeply confused artifact—part space opera, part Dungeons & Dragons campaign, part “we probably should’ve stopped this earlier.” Heath arrives as both evangelist and realist, boldly claiming there is greatness buried somewhere in this album, though not necessarily in the immediate vicinity of tonight’s track. Meanwhile, the show’s increasingly ambitious  Elder screenplay project  barrels forward—this week delivering a full-on siege, complete with undead devils, flaming roses, telepathic shouting, and at least one man being eaten by an owl. (Not a metaphor. Just…effin...eaten.) There is debate over authorship, bewilderment over Lou Reed’s involvement, sympathy for poor Eric Carr, and a growing sense that everyone involved—band and podcasters alike—may be in slightly over their heads. And yet… onward they march. Because if  The Elder  teaches us anything, it’s that commitment to the bit is absolute, even when the bit begins to stare back at you with softly glowing demon eyes. Featuring: A guest who loves KISS enough to tell the truth A song that may or may not qualify as “pretty good” under USDA & Ohio laboratory conditions A script that has now fully embraced chaos as a narrative strategy Repeated reminders not to lean into the mic (but absolutely lean into the madness) THIS WEEK’S SONG: “Dark Light”…","meta_description":"Chaz and the assembled Order of Mildly Concerned Scholars (Wolfy, Scott, Corey, and special guest Heath McCoy—clearly summoned from a higher KISS dimensio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5684,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/regarding-series-6700583/episodes/s5-episode-5-dark-light/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/s5-episode-5-dark-light.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}