Welcome to The Complete Catalog, a podcast for media deep dives. For its second season, host Tristan Ettleman and his guests explore the albums of Madonna across 18 episodes.
Season 1 covered the films of Studio Ghibli across 30 episodes.
Confessions II w/ K.M. Soehnlein (Madonna, Episode 18)
Confessions II, 2026’s long-awaited Madonna release coming seven years after Madame X (her biggest gap between records), seems to have been worth the wait for many. Indeed, Tristan and K.M. Soehnlein (https://www.kmsoehnlein.com/), author of Army of Lovers (https://www.amazon.com/Army-Lovers-K-M-Soehnlein/dp/1612942474) and others, rave about the dance-floor-oriented sequel in this season finale.
And announcing season three of The Complete Catalog: Kingdom Hearts! Tristan and his guests will explore the ten installments released in the renowned Disney/Square Enix crossover video game series over 18 years. Follow your host on Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/ettletodd.bsky.social), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/ettletodd/), and/or TikTok (https://www.tiktok.com/@ettletodd) to stay tuned for the premiere date!
18 Sept 2026
Madame X w/ Abdi Nazemian (Madonna, Episode 17)
Madame X was Madonna’s return to angry political messaging, not unlike American Life. But the 2019 release’s embrace of Portuguese, Brazilian, and Latin music influences distinguishes it as a unique sonic landscape for the artist, as Tristan and author, screenwriter, and producer Abdi Nazemian (https://www.abdinazemian.com/) discuss.
11 Sept 2026
Rebel Heart w/ JT_Lizzard (Madonna, Episode 16)
Rebel Heart is probably the purest example of the trend the past few episodes of the show have addressed: that of Madonna’s, shall we say, extensive array of producing and songwriting collaborators. While Tristan and friend of the show JT_Lizzard (https://www.instagram.com/jt_lizzard/) differ somewhat on how successfully that comes out in the wash, the maligned 2015 release still has some distinct pleasures.
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