{"podcast":{"title":"Regarding...Series","slug":"regarding-series-7062768","podcast_index_feed_id":7062768,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6323935/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/regarding-series--6323935","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b53ebdc7cd2c9e4c11ead51935292244.jpg","author":"Chaz Charles","episode_count":64,"summary":"Season 3 - Welcome to the ultimate rediscovery of Van Halen’s most controversial album. At the outset, we represent a good spectrum of views: Wolfie is 100% no opinion on the album; Scott leans more positive but is in the middle and has some dislikes; and Chaz is … appreciative as a student of Edward Van Halen, and empathetic to his artistic cause, but not a big fan of the final output overall. To put it mildly. How Many Say Why is all they could be heard muttering to themselves, in a sea-shanty sort of sway. How Many Say Why? How Many Say Why?","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T10:18:29.570839+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regarding-series-7062768"},"episode":{"title":"S4. Episode 8. Gift of Flesh","slug":"s4-episode-8-gift-of-flesh","published_at":"2025-10-22T01:27:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regarding-series-7062768/s4-episode-8-gift-of-flesh","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regarding-series-7062768","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/s4-episode-8-gift-of-flesh--68234106","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68234106/media.mp3","summary":"Episode 5: Gift of Flesh (with Josh Caldwell)This week, your Regarding…Slang hosts Wolfie, Scotzo, podcasting overlord Corey, and Chaz are joined by podcaster, musician, and self-described “boneless couch philosopher” Josh Caldwell as they crack open Slang’s most feral track — “Gift of Flesh.”Before the amps even warm up, the gang detours through Phil Collins tributes (and coconut oil stories you’ll never un-hear), heartfelt reflections on Chaz's fallen heroe Ace Frehley, and a debate over whether harmonies are a Def Leppard necessity or just one more thing to lose in the grunge fog. Josh and Corey call out the band for ditching their signature layered vocals, while Scott wonders if “Gift of Flesh” is what happens when Sheffield meets Seattle — and Wolfie swears it’s Foo Fighters before Foo Fighters knew who they were.The song itself? A muscular, riff-driven outburst that sounds like Adrenalize and Soundgarden got drunk together and woke up in a dive bar bathroom, with the Colour and the Shape all over their pants. Caldwell praises the raw guitar tone and the acoustic drum sound (“finally, something human”), while everyone else argues whether the vocals are gritty authenticity or just Joe Elliott forgetting he’s Joe Elliott. Somewhere in there, they discover a lost version called Black Train, debate whether Phil secretly sang lead, and compare the riff to Ozzy and Van Halen before things inevitably derail into stripper metaphors for commercial success.This episode features:🎸 Josh Caldwell’s tales of Phil Collins, G4 clinics, and awkward guitar god encounters🥁 A forensic listen to Rick Allen’s acoustic drum magic🗳️ A rare mostly-positive vote that proves miracles can happen when the riffs are good enough🛋️ The birth of Boneless Couching as an acceptable social engagemen…","meta_description":"Episode 5: Gift of Flesh (with Josh Caldwell)This week, your Regarding…Slang hosts Wolfie, Scotzo, podcasting overlord Corey, and Chaz are joined by podca…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5026,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/regarding-series-7062768/episodes/s4-episode-8-gift-of-flesh/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/regarding-series-7062768/s4-episode-8-gift-of-flesh.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}