Kissing Lips and Breaking Hearts: A U2 -ish Podcast with the Garden Tarts
Hosted by Hillary and Jenny and The Garden Tarts · U2 Fans Hillary and Jenny, aka The Garden Tarts
5.0from 44 ratings
- 396
- Episodes
- 23
- Transcribed
- 44
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 1B
- YouTube views
About Kissing Lips and Breaking Hearts: A U2 -ish Podcast with the Garden Tarts
If you love U2's music but want a fun, irreverent take beyond the stats and collectables, this podcast is for you. A podcast for U2 fans, casual and die-hard alike, we are two best friends discussing what we love the most: U2 and the ridiculous adventures we've had together over three decades of friendship. In a fan world full of collectibles, statistics and academia, Jenny and Hillary bring irreverence to the otherwise serious fandom. Come hang out with the cheeky but astute Garden Tarts. Subscribe now and join Hillary and Jenny every Wednesday for your dose of U2 news, stories and laughs. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER. (https://thegardentarts.com/#subscribe)
- Publisher
- U2 Fans Hillary and Jenny, aka The Garden Tarts
- Category
- music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 27 May 2019
- Latest episode
- 22 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
23 of 396 episodes have a transcript.
22 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
U2 The Greatest Show on Earth: Is It a Farewell Song? (Lyrics Breakdown)
15 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
U2 Carnaval de Luz News & Silencio Lyrics Breakdown
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U2 The Greatest Show on Earth: Is It a Farewell Song? (Lyrics Breakdown)
Published 22 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I don't have a clear vision in my head of what it's going to look like live. Right. The build is so intense. I've heard people compare it to the Tears of Things. And to me, it reminds me of that because of the delicacy of the music. And Bono's voice is so unassuming at the beginning. But this one, it's just progressively bigger, much quicker than the Tears of Things. But yeah, I can't wait to hear what this sounds like live. I can't either. I think it's going to blow our minds. And so I'm so excited to see... What goes along with it. Yes. We realize when we react to songs that I need to have them in my ear because I need to feel them as opposed to just having them on the computer. […]
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- 1,112,622,004
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 28 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 16 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 93 / 100
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- 96
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts Kissing Lips and Breaking Hearts: A U2 -ish Podcast with the Garden Tarts?
Hillary and Jenny and The Garden Tarts host the show. Published by U2 Fans Hillary and Jenny, aka The Garden Tarts.
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