Countdown to Exegesis

About Countdown to Exegesis

Your listen-along Steely Dan podventure. Join Oli (Dan fan) and Andrew (Dan sceptic), as they take the scenic route through the entire Steely Dan discography. Each week, our hosts take a forensic look at a Steely Dan song. Join them on a nine-series trek from 'Do It Again' on 1972's Can't Buy a Thrill, to 'Everything Must Go' on the 2003 album of the same name. Will they uncover hidden truths? Will they nail The Vibe? Will Andrew ever admit he actually quite likes Steely Dan? Turn on, tune in, find out. And be sure to listen along at home!

Publisher

Oliver Pyper

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

17 May 2021

Latest episode

10 Apr 2025

Latest episodes

49 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Apr 2025

   The Royal Scam

   It's the season finale. Andrew appears to have stomached an entire Steely Dan album without vomiting a rainbow of jazz-tinged despair. Will he fall at the final hurdle?

2. 

   19 Mar 2025

   Everything You Did

   In which your hosts, Oli Pyper and Andrew Souter, use Nathan Fielder's penis as a tool to deconstruct the Steely Dan song 'Everything You Did'.

3. 

   18 Feb 2025

   Haitian Divorce

   In this bumper episode, legal expert Matt Hasler joins Oli and Andrew to discuss Steely Dan's biggest UK hit. Is it a harmless cod-reggae trifle? Or has Papa gone too far this time?

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 21 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

28

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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