{"podcast":{"title":"Surely You Can't Be Serious Podcast","slug":"surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast-494776","podcast_index_feed_id":494776,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6765289/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast--6765289","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/4f88689e8dcb196e23f67b5efb248479.jpg","author":"Surely You Can't Be Serious PC","episode_count":416,"summary":"The pinnacle of infotainment! Crazy stuff you didn’t know about the greatest movies and music of the 80’s, 90’s, and beyond. Hilarity ensues as a research professor and a pop culture savant are pitted against each other in a debate to determine what entertainment icons of film, music, and games are the best of the best of Generation X. https://www.thesurelypodcast.com/","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T14:19:30.941069+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast-494776"},"episode":{"title":"Run-D.M.C. \"Raising Hell\" (1986): Track by Track!","slug":"run-d-m-c-raising-hell-1986-track-by-track","published_at":"2026-07-09T05:05:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast-494776/run-d-m-c-raising-hell-1986-track-by-track","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast-494776","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/run-d-m-c-raising-hell-1986-track-by-track--72794565","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72794565/raising_hell_rundmc_1986.mp3","summary":"Before hip-hop dominated the charts, Run-D.M.C. kicked down the door. With the help of visionary producer Rick Rubin, the trio created Raising Hell, a landmark album that blended rap and rock, broke barriers on MTV, and forever changed the sound of popular music. Jason and Dee are joined once again by 80s rap expert and author David Wright (aka DefDave) for a track-by-track breakdown of this groundbreaking 1986 classic. From the history-making collaboration on \"Walk This Way\" to unforgettable tracks like \"My Adidas,\" \"Peter Piper,\" and \"It's Tricky,\" the crew explores the stories, production, lyrics, and cultural impact behind every song. How did Raising Hell help transform hip-hop from an emerging genre into a global phenomenon? Which tracks still hold up nearly 40 years later? And does this album deserve the title of the greatest rap record of the 1980s? Lace up your Adidas, turn the volume up, and join us for an encore look at one of the most influential albums in music history.","meta_description":"Before hip-hop dominated the charts, Run-D.M.C. kicked down the door. With the help of visionary producer Rick Rubin, the trio created Raising Hell, a lan…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5223,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast-494776/episodes/run-d-m-c-raising-hell-1986-track-by-track/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/surely-you-can-t-be-serious-podcast-494776/run-d-m-c-raising-hell-1986-track-by-track.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}