{"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":"Chumbawamba, Tubthumping, & Total Anarchy","slug":"chumbawamba-tubthumping-total-anarchy","published_at":"2026-03-03T21:51:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tape-spaghetti-7297301/chumbawamba-tubthumping-total-anarchy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tape-spaghetti-7297301","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN1388161962.mp3?updated=1772695658","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN1388161962.mp3?updated=1772695658","summary":"You already know the chorus. In fact, you've probably scream-sung it at a bar. But, what do you know about the band behind Tubthumping? What if we told you that the biggest pub anthem of the '90s was written by militant anarchic agitators who supported striking miners, clashed with fascists, and called a crumbling Victorian mansion home? Yep, Chumbawamba is probably a LOT more interesting than you might have imagined. In this week's episode of Tape Spaghetti, Scott & Blake trace the band’s journey from punk squatters in Northern England to Britpop chart-toppers, and the ideological tightrope they walked along the way. Some might have accused them of selling out, but when \"Tubthumping\" became a global smash, the band used their spotlight for disruption: rewriting lyrics on national TV, provoking politicians, and donating profits to radical causes. Here's what happens when anarchists accidentally write one of the catchiest pop hooks ever recorded.","meta_description":"You already know the chorus. In fact, you've probably scream-sung it at a bar. But, what do you know about the band behind Tubthumping? What if we told yo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4375,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tape-spaghetti-7297301/episodes/chumbawamba-tubthumping-total-anarchy/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/chumbawamba-tubthumping-total-anarchy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}