{"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":"From Tiki Bars to Bing Crosby: The Real Story of Hawaiian Christmas Music","slug":"from-tiki-bars-to-bing-crosby-the-real-story-of-hawaiian-christmas-music","published_at":"2025-12-16T21:04:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tape-spaghetti-7297301/from-tiki-bars-to-bing-crosby-the-real-story-of-hawaiian-christmas-music","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tape-spaghetti-7297301","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN5261556118.mp3?updated=1766094853","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/FPMN5261556118.mp3?updated=1766094853","summary":"In this year’s Tape Spaghetti Christmas special, Scott & Blake ask a question that you’ve probably never considered – but won’t be able to unhear afterward: why does Christmas music sound so… Hawaiian? Unraveling X-Mas tunes’ tropical DNA takes us back to 19th-century Hawaiian royalty, to the invention of the steel guitar, through WWII, tiki bars, surf rock, and suburban America’s obsession with escapism. Along the way, elements of Hawaiian music quietly crept into mainstream country, pop, and holiday standards, making classics like Blue Christmas and Mele Kalikimaka feel downright cozy and festive. Grab an eggnog, get comfy, and prepare to forever change how you hear Christmas music.","meta_description":"In this year’s Tape Spaghetti Christmas special, Scott & Blake ask a question that you’ve probably never considered – but won’t be able to unhear afterwar…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3993,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tape-spaghetti-7297301/episodes/from-tiki-bars-to-bing-crosby-the-real-story-of-hawaiian-christmas-music/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/from-tiki-bars-to-bing-crosby-the-real-story-of-hawaiian-christmas-music.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}