{"podcast":{"title":"Tape Spaghetti","slug":"tape-spaghetti-7297301","podcast_index_feed_id":7297301,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/tapespaghetti","website_url":"https://stringjoy.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/6e1c405e-1002-11f0-b735-d3097a506440/image/d76d868b1e0e94c25b286a31c323e7ff.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Blake Wyland & Scott Marquart","episode_count":63,"summary":"Welcome to Tape Spaghetti—where music history gets tangled. Hosts Blake Wyland and Scott Marquart dive into the wildest, weirdest, and most unexpected stories from the music industry. From legendary feuds to bizarre scandals, insane characters… and even murder! On this show we unravel the chaos behind the songs you love, the musicians you know, and stories that you need to hear.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-25T08:21:42.532825+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tape-spaghetti-7297301"},"episode":{"title":"“Africa” Wasn’t Supposed to Happen (The Toto Story)","slug":"africa-wasn-t-supposed-to-happen-the-toto-story","published_at":"2026-03-24T22:10:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tape-spaghetti-7297301/africa-wasn-t-supposed-to-happen-the-toto-story","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tape-spaghetti-7297301","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN6218808142.mp3?updated=1774391431","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN6218808142.mp3?updated=1774391431","summary":"Imagine a world where the best session musicians in Los Angeles have a revolutionary idea: \"....Hey... why don't we just BE the band??\" In this episode of Tape Spaghetti, Scott & Blake unravel the surprisingly unlikely rise of Toto, a cadre of hyper-skilled studio players who went from backing name-brand artists to dominating the charts on their own. Featured in hits ranging from yacht-rock to Thriller, these guys weren't exactly starving artists, but finding solo success wasn't easy. In fact, sounding exactly like a bunch of elite studio musicians didn't even work in their favor. Critics dismissed them as being overly-polished, calculated, and perfect. Then came Toto IV, a do-or-die album that delivered \"Rosanna,\" \"Africa,\" and a bonafide Grammy sweep. Of course, in the scope of rock mythology, even success leads to chaos, industry backlash, tragedy, and irrelevance – but, powered by the internet and an unexpected Weezer cover, Toto experienced one of the great second acts in pop history. Here's how the most overqualified band in history proved that success is never guaranteed.","meta_description":"Imagine a world where the best session musicians in Los Angeles have a revolutionary idea: \"....Hey... why don't we just BE the band??\" In this episode of…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4538,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tape-spaghetti-7297301/episodes/africa-wasn-t-supposed-to-happen-the-toto-story/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tape-spaghetti-7297301/africa-wasn-t-supposed-to-happen-the-toto-story.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}