Mixomusicology

About Mixomusicology

Mixomusicology is a podcast hosted by Alexander Daoust and Jana Pochop. In each episode, Alex walks Jana (and the listeners!) through making a delicious cocktail based on a batch of new songs the duo have chosen for the week. They'll review and break down recently released songs and chat about production, lyricism, and where the work fits into the larger pop culture zeitgeist. They'll bring along a few tangents, and you BYOB.

Publisher

Mixomusicology

Category

arts · music · music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

26 Mar 2026

Latest episode

15 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

31 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   15 Oct 2026

   Blood & Sand: Liz Phair

   Welcome to our second ever Classics episode, a deep dive into the career and discography of Liz Phair (https://www.lizphairmusic.com/). Alex names Phair as one of his most influential artists, and Jana knows almost nothing about her. Listen as Alex walks us through this roller coaster of a legendary career. Hands down, she holds a place as one of the most important voices and writers in rock to this day. ---------------- But first, a drink: BLOOD AND SAND Liz Phair mentions in her interviews that while doing her early recording, she was mostly on the floor drinking scotch. This is enough for us…Scotch it is! The Blood and Sand (https://www.diffordsguide.com/cocktails/recipe/244/blood-and-sand-classic-formula) is a classic cocktail from 1922, named after the Rudolph Valentino film of the same name, which itself is based on an earlier Spanish novel. The film is about a torrid toreador love affair, which Alex feels is appropriate given Liz Phair’s most successful song, which we’ll talk about. Ingredients 3⁄4 fl oz Blended Scotch whisky 3⁄4 fl oz Cherry (brandy) liqueur 3⁄4 fl oz Strucchi Rosso Vermouth 3⁄4 fl oz Orange juice (freshly squeezed) Method Select and pre-chill a coupe glass. SHAKE all ingredients with ice. Fine strain into chilled glass. EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish. --------- This week's podcast will take you on a journey through Liz Phair (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Phair)’s discography, from her early cassette recordings as Girly-Sound to her almost unanimously acclaimed Exile in Guyville album to her early 2000’s pop swerve and all the way to present day Phair. Use this as a starter pack and enjoy your own deep dive. The tracklist: 1. Fuck or Die (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVRnQu8AuGI&list=RDNVRnQu8AuGI&start_radio=1) 2. Soap Star Joe (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZ8mASswPPY&list=RDyZ8mASswPPY&start_radio=1) 3. Chopsticks (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BjN4CNMxKP4&list=RDBjN4CNMxKP4&start_radio=1) 4. Blood Keeper (https://youtu.be/szZ-M_Aabkk?si=3tam1ltjOVH-F87u) 5. Polyester Bride (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgfZyzukKh8&list=RDCgfZyzukKh8&start_radio=1) 6. Why Can’t I? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUALb0sGdto&list=RDqUALb0sGdto&start_radio=1) 7. Wind And The Mountain (https://youtu.be/ox1NL4xL-NI?si=uK9AAMKyQlvLzYGY) 8. Bollywood (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhRVy0qoX_Q&list=RDBhRVy0qoX_Q&start_radio=1) 9. Divorce Song (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyOlox5OagI&list=RDXyOlox5OagI&start_radio=1) 10. Spanish Doors (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y15fNlscOHw&list=RDy15fNlscOHw&start_radio=1) ------ Episode edited by the genius Marin Wilts (www.marinwilts.com)! Follow, subscribe, and rate us on your fave podcast platform (https://mixomusicology.captivate.fm/). We have our own Instagram now! Follow us at: https://www.instagram.com/mixomusicology (https://www.instagram.com/mixomusicology) ------- Alex's links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowerboying (https://www.instagram.com/flowerboying) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flowerboying (https://www.tiktok.com/@flowerboying) Alex's Substack: https://alexanderdaoust.substack.com (https://alexanderdaoust.substack.com) Jana's links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janapochop (https://www.instagram.com/janapochop) Website: http://www.janapochop.com (http://www.janapochop.com) Jana's Substack: https://janapochop.substack.com (https://janapochop.substack.com)

2. 

   8 Oct 2026

   Minicast: Worst and Best of the Nepo Babies

   The only episode of this podcast where we will ever discuss Chet Hanx and Taylor Swift at the same time (probably). Jana monologues us through the nepo situation. The word "nepotism" comes from the Italian nipote, meaning nephew, because Renaissance era popes kept passing down cardinal hats to their "nephews," who were often just their sons. It entered into current pop culture zeitgeist in 2022 when New York Magazine declared it the Year of the Nepo Baby. Alex and Jana set some guidelines about what exactly gets you the moniker in music these days, as there are several echelons of nepo to be dealt with. We actually need a drink: ------------ Old Money No. 2 Adapted from a recipe created circa 2009 by Benjamin Schiller for BOKA Restaurant Group in Chicago, USA. 2 fl oz Bourbon whiskey 1⁄2 fl oz Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo 1⁄3 fl oz Nux Alpina Walnut Liqueur 1 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters (If you cannot find walnut liqueur, hazelnut will manage fine). ------------ First up with a Best pick, Maude Latour (https://www.maudelatour.com/) and "Lola (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbWRK7Obixw&list=RDHbWRK7Obixw&start_radio=1)." (Nepo qualifications: her Dad is the publisher of the WSJ and the CEO of the Dow Jones). She makes gay little pop songs, and they are great! The guitar and vocal intertwining is excellent here, her voice is gorgeous, and the lyrics are winners. Poetic, thoughtful, cute, and a love song that we all just need sometimes. Jana loves the line, "I'm turned on when I'm respected." Go girl, state your boundaries. Maude doesn't have the same risk others might have in her position, so she's making great, relatable, queer pop. Jana is here to hate on Chet Hanx (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chet_Hanks) aka Chet Haze aka Tom Hanks' other kid as her Worst Nepo pick with "You Better Run (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DuKJsRDuE0c&list=RDDuKJsRDuE0c&start_radio=1)." He's the self-appointed ambassador of "White Boy Summer." In his latest form, he is a Nashville-based trailer park livin' country singer in a duo called Something Out West. This song smells like a Monster Energy drink. Like Axe body spray. Hate-listen for their multiple uses of the word "run." His Dad is in the music video. Alex goes on a tangent: rich people get bored and go on little side quests. This project is one of them. It's generic country in a 2000's sort of way, which makes it even worse. Reheated slop. Alex's Worst Nepo pick is Stella Lefty (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stella_Lefty)'s "Boston (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xh0GyxWgKPs&list=RDXh0GyxWgKPs&start_radio=1)." We sense a country theme here in these choices. This song is irredeemable and also hit No. 2 on the charts. Lefty's nepo qualifications are strong, her Dad is one of the billionaire founders of Groupon. She is adamant that she made it on her own, but she seems to have appeared overnight as opposed to a normal slow-burn developed career in country. She also is accused of multiple instances of plagiarism. We would hope that maybe if you have that much money, you would not need to rip other people off. The recording of this song...could be better. It sounds like a demo. The hook "I like it when you're nice to me," is...not groundbreaking. Jana's pick for Best Nepo Baby is...not surprisingly, Taylor Swift (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_Swift). We also have to discuss the Encore EP to The Life of a Showgirl record, and man, do we have thoughts. Swift comes from marketing executive and Merrill Lynch stockbroker parentage. They were able to move their talented kid to Nashville to knock on doors when she was a young teenager. Privilege and hard work have paid off in spades. Now that she's evolved into billionaire land, we are seeing a disconnect. The discourse is shifting, and there are things to call her out on. We listen to "Patient Zero (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw3kSNIxjqo&list=RDmw3kSNIxjqo&start_radio=1)," because we didn't want to rage-bait ourselves with "Cleveland! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfVVXYTZykw&list=RDjfVVXYTZykw&start_radio=1)" It's standard Swift fare. The melody is sticky, the metaphor is interesting but maybe not as developed as we'd like. A Swift bridge is usually an Event, but it's just a ramble this time. The production with Max Martin and Shellback is also...not inspiring. Jana is really trying here as a Swiftie. (Alex recommends "Newspaper" by Fiona Apple if you want a good song with this theme). Everyone is phoning it in here. Jana is emphatic that she believes Taylor can do better, and calls her out for it. Hold your faves accountable, people. Jana: "She's kind of her own nepo baby at this point...she needs to rebirth a new Taylor." Ponder that. ------------ Episode edited by the glorious Marin Wilts (https://www.marinwilts.com/)! Follow, subscribe, and rate us on your fave podcast platform (mixomusicology.captivate.fm). We have our own Instagram now! Follow us at: https://www.instagram.com/mixomusicology (https://www.instagram.com/mixomusicology) ————— Alex's links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowerboying (https://www.instagram.com/flowerboying) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flowerboying (https://www.tiktok.com/@flowerboying) Alex's Substack: https://alexanderdaoust.substack.com (https://alexanderdaoust.substack.com) Jana's links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janapochop (https://www.instagram.com/janapochop) Website: http://www.janapochop.com (http://www.janapochop.com) Jana's Substack: https://janapochop.substack.com (https://janapochop.substack.com)

3. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Minicast: Song of the Summer

   Ah, the Song of the Summer. What are the choices? What do we LIKE, and what do we think are the obvious picks, whether we like them or not? Alex introduces the Minicast this week, and Jana starts strong by saying she doesn’t much enjoy summer, so she doesn’t have a favorite Song of the Summer. Alex goes for Gwen Stefani’s “Cool (https://youtu.be/TGwZ7MNtBFU?si=Kwbq9-AiyXWImvrJ).” Strong choice. For 2026, though? Let’s chat about it. We each picked our personal favorite and also our choice that seems inescapable in Summer 2026. The rules: they have to be a notable release, released and/or charted between May 1 and September 1, and has to be an absolute banger. Easy! But first, a drink. ——— The Mixomusicology Carajillo Based on a Carajillo…bartenders started pulling this one because they were tired of espresso martinis! We get it! Recipe: 2.5oz Licor 43 (if needed, any vanilla liqueur will do) 3oz cooled espresso .5oz amaro montenegro Pinch of salt Reverse dry shake – a new method! Add all to a shaker with ice, shake hard for 10 seconds. Strain out ice, then dry shake for another 10 seconds. Express a lemon peel over it after, and discard ——— Song of the Summer Choices: Jana starts off with the undeniable chart hit, “Choosing Texas” by Ella Langley (https://youtu.be/hLOheGDwD_0?si=_NPnqnEMMrRXzRvI). This song has now been Number One on the Billboard Hot 100 for so long (24 weeks), it surpassed Mariah Carey’s record for “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” This song has been out since October, the charts are barely moving, and also…this is a country song. A bunch of people in our circles have never heard this...and still, it's a true song of the summer. It’s a completely serviceable country song…it’s good! Ella Langley is good! Alex brings up “Islands in the Stream,” and Jana calls it inoffensive. Perfect for the song of the summer, really. Alex says, “Love Island: Chattanooga,” which someone needs to put into production stat. (Check out Helene Cronin’s cut on this record, “Speaking Terms (https://youtu.be/OD1MoxIep40?si=G8Sn72MMMUwd1qZY)”). Alex’s pick for the ubiquitous summer hit is Slayyyter’s “Dance…” (https://youtu.be/0W-N1DqpmiM?si=Yo3t7fvB8SBYWyRT) A completely different kind of track, this one has also been on the charts all summer. Slayyter brings her typical hardcore synth pop and it goes hard. “It doesn’t matter, let me dance,” is the true mood of Summer 2026, we think. The synth is abrasive and annoying and we love it. The intro is exceptionally long for a hit song, and it’s 5 minutes long. It should not be a hit, but it is and it works. Go dance. Jana’s personal pick is so predictable…MUNA’s “Eastside Girls (https://youtu.be/vT-Nd5I10iE?si=R1wPKkLomGC4joN6),” which has not charted per se but the album is firmly Jana’s Album of the Summer (TM). There are a lot of great options on this record, but the growling of Katie Gavin with the soaring chorus works so well. It’s all 80's neon in vibe, and the Billy Joel bridge makes you wanna sing-scream it. Alex throws in a non-pick pick (cheating? It’s allowed) - "It’s Not Going to Be Okay" by Joshua Burnside. Go listen and buy it here (https://joshuaburnside.bandcamp.com/album/its-not-going-to-be-okay). Alex’s real pick is “Club To Your Arms” by Rose Gray (https://youtu.be/rixSliASs6A?si=ZmdPDVgl1UZK_NFY). An ABBA-inufused perfect pop song…much needed to wrap up this minicast. It’s got the soaring chorus that we need, and Rose’s voice is absolute perfection here. There’s even a choir in the chorus. Yes. It’s sweet and sensual and perfect for summer. Best line is nonsense pop: “Do you want to wear the tiara?” Which she somehow managed to rhyme with “chameleon” and “found ‘em.” We are in love. There you go - our choices. Everything is so niched out now, it’s hard to have a real obvious Song of the Summer. Let us know what you think…agree, disagree, want to drop a suggestion? Drop us a note on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/mixomusicology/)! ————— Episode edited by the inimitable Marin Wilts (https://www.marinwilts.com/)! Follow, subscribe, and rate us on your fave podcast platform (mixomusicology.captivate.fm). We have our own Instagram now! Follow us at: https://www.instagram.com/mixomusicology (https://www.instagram.com/mixomusicology) ————— Alex's links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flowerboying (https://www.instagram.com/flowerboying) TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flowerboying (https://www.tiktok.com/@flowerboying) Alex's Substack: https://alexanderdaoust.substack.com (https://alexanderdaoust.substack.com) Jana's links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janapochop (https://www.instagram.com/janapochop) Website: http://www.janapochop.com (http://www.janapochop.com) Jana's Substack: https://janapochop.substack.com (https://janapochop.substack.com)

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