Gentlemen Don't Get Caught

By Lyn Seren

Gentlemen Don't Get Caught - a podcast where two people who are pretty fond of R.E.M. talk about their music. And other stuff. Sometimes mostly other stuff.

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New Adventures in Hi-Fi

Gentlemen Don't Get CaughtMar 28, 2022

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19:53

New Adventures in Hi-Fi

Thanks for listening, as we sum up our thoughts on R.E.M.'s tenth(!) studio album, New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

Onward and Up-ward*.

More of Ally can by found over at https://russophilesunite.podbean.com/

*I really should've saved this for the next episode...

PS: This is the last episode for a little while, as we've been bad at recording recently. Life.

Mar 28, 202219:53

Electrolite

You're out of sight. Thanks for joining us!

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Mar 25, 202218:20

Low Desert

Is this song dry or tasty? Are those descriptors mutually exclusive?

Thanks for listening.

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Mar 23, 202209:17

So Fast, So Numb

Two Faster, Two Number. Hang on, 'numb-er' just spells number. Weird.

Thanks for listening.

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Mar 21, 202210:50

Zither

Don't you zittthhheeeeerrrrr...*

Thanks for listening.

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*We are not doing a Coldplay podcast. Never.

Mar 18, 202207:54

Binky the Doormat

Welcome back! Come on in, but be nice to Binky.

Thanks for listening.

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Mar 16, 202212:58

Be Mine

Beeee myyyy Val...eeeeennn...tiiinnnneeeeeeeeeee.

Thank you for listening.

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Mar 14, 202210:40

Bittersweet Me

Bittersweet, or just bitter? Probably the latter.

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Mar 11, 202214:09

Departure

Bonus points if you're listening to this in San Sebastian, Spain.

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Mar 09, 202212:46

Leave

Get your ruffs on, remove several strings from your guitar: it's time for some Puritan-hat-core.

Thanks very much for listening!

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Mar 07, 202214:51

E-Bow the Letter

Is Voldemort French?

Trick question: Voldermort isn't real; and neither is France.

Thanks for listening.

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Mar 04, 202218:20

Undertow

Undertow, more like UnderNOPE. Or something. Every episode this gets worse.

Thanks very much for listening.

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Mar 02, 202210:09

New Test Leper

Testing, testing. Hello. Welcome to Gentlemen Don't Get Caught. You're here for track 3 of New Adventures, right?

Great.

Thanks for listening.

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Feb 28, 202216:00

The Wake-Up Bomb

Hey, bombs are bad. But is this song? Let's find out.

Thanks, as always, for listening.

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Feb 25, 202210:57

How the West Was Won and Where it Got Us

Welcome, and thanks for joining us for our 11th set of episodes, about R.E.M.'s 10th studio album: New Adventures in Hi-Fi.

Stump the Guesser: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-7g7wa-1188a0b

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Feb 23, 202216:11

Monster

Finally, we make it to the end of Monster. Time to sum it up!

Thanks, as always, for listening.

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Feb 21, 202224:10

You

Apologies to all Francophones, everywhere.

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Pretty big, for a moth.

Feb 18, 202221:60

Circus Envy

I've got the theme tune to Surprise Surprise in my head. This is not the same song! What's happening?!

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Feb 16, 202211:27

Let Me In

This one is a tough-y.

Content warning: contains discussion of suicide.

Samaritans (UK): 116 123 [or text SHOUT to 85258]

Suicide Prevention Lifeline (US): 1-800-273-8255 [or 988]

Other countries: https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/11181469

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Feb 14, 202217:24

I Took Your Name

You're welcome to my name if you like; it's nothing but hassle.

Thanks for listening.

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Feb 11, 202212:31

Bang and Blame

Bang, bang, bang on the door, baby. I blame only myself.

Thanks for listening.

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Feb 09, 202209:49

Tongue

It pains me.

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Feb 07, 202210:29

Strange Currencies

One day, we'll live in a post-scarcity world without the need for money. Or human civilisation will end and we won't need money then either. Until the, we have strange currencies.

New Statesman Podcasts: https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts

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Feb 04, 202219:23

Star 69

Hello, who's calling? It's Lyn and Ally, of course. Thanks for listening.

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Feb 02, 202214:34

I Don't Sleep I Dream

I don't dream. Well, I almost certainly do; I just rarely remember it. It's fine though, people talking about their dreams is often dull; I hope this episode isn't.

Thanks for listening.

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Jan 31, 202209:14

King of Comedy

We're the republican/anarchist persons of comedy. Here's the Bobby DeNiro Calypso. And something about Pig Floyd.

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Humanity is so sad, Lord; and the ocean, so blue.

Pig image is by Nick Saltmarsh [https://www.flickr.com/photos/nsalt/2808207783] (CC BY 2.0 ).

Jan 28, 202224:24

Crush With Eyeliner

I'm crushing on this song. Or am I? Find out by listening, I suppose. Thanks for doing that, by the way.

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Jan 26, 202214:01

What's the Frequency, Kenneth?

Thanks for joining us again, and apologies for our extended hiatus.

You join us for the first track of the ninth R.E.M. studio album. What's the Frequency, Kenneth? Which is probably about tuning or something.

Caution: this episode contains an extended metaphor.

Thanks, as ever, for listening.

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Jan 24, 202219:51

Hiatus announcement

We've been sloppy, and need more stuff to edit! We'll be back in 2022. Almost all of the 2s.

Take care everyone, and thanks for listening.

Recommendations:

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Sep 17, 202120:46

Automatic for the People

We wrap up Automatic. It's certainly for the people, but is it for us?

Thanks for listening.

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Sep 15, 202118:36

Find the River

Just, play this at my funeral or something.

Thanks for listening.

NB: I'd request The Sidewinder Sleep Tonite, but perhaps that'd be more confusing.

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Sep 13, 202118:17

Nightswimming

Do you have a weirdly specific memory from 20 years ago? Perhaps this song is for you!

Thanks for listening.

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Sep 10, 202109:14

Man on the Moon

I promise there's nothing up my sleeve, but is nothing really cool? Find out? Maybe.

Thanks for listening.

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Sep 08, 202114:44

Star Me Kitten

Is this the closest R.E.M. have come to writing a love song? Let's find out!

Thanks for listening, kittens.

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Sep 06, 202111:02

Ignoreland

Whatever.

Thanks for listening.

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Sep 03, 202114:41

Monty Got a Raw Deal

We sincerely hope you don't feel you've got a raw deal listening to us (and thanks for doing so!).

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Sep 01, 202114:53

Sweetness Follows

Sweetness follows, but was there any in this episode? Thanks for listening.

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Aug 30, 202112:19

New Orleans Instrumental

Time for some chill-out. Enjoy.

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Aug 27, 202108:44

Everybody Hurts

Everybody hurts, but does everybody like this song? Let's find out.

Thanks for listening.

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Aug 25, 202118:12

The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite

It's time for SPOILER ALERT my favourite R.E.M. song. And, whatever Ally thinks that it is.

Ally's mic sounds weird. Sorry!

Thanks for listening.

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Aug 23, 202114:13

Try Not to Breath

Welcome, to this not-very-upbeat episode of Gentlemen Don't Get Caught. There are discussions of suicide, and also poop. I wouldn't blame you for skipping it.

Thanks.

Samaritans (UK): 116 123
CALM (UK): 0800 58 58 58
Lifeline (USA): 1-800-273-8255

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Aug 20, 202113:04

Drive

Thanks for joining us as we begin our, erm, Drive, through Automatic for the People.

Enjoy.

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Aug 18, 202117:06

Out of Time

We're out of time for this album, as we sum up our thoughts on Out of Time. Or something.

Thanks for listening.

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Aug 16, 202120:45

Me in Honey

Is Me in Honey a sweet way to wrap up Out of Time? Let's find out.

Thanks for joining us.

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Aug 13, 202112:32

Country Feedback

No alarms, and no surprises here. Or something. I can never get these right... It's Country Feedback.

Thanks for listening.

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Aug 11, 202112:39

Texarcana

Texarcana, is it a real place? Was it inside us all along?! We fail to answer these questions in this episode of Gentlemen Don't Get Caught.

Thanks for joining us.

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Aug 09, 202108:09

Half a World Away

Welcome back to Gentlemen Don't Get Caught. We're, erm, half a podcast away as we discuss track 8 on Out of Time. Thanks for joining us.

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Aug 06, 202116:03

Belong

Feels like my world collapses every Sunday morning... until then, thanks for joining us as we discuss Belong.

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Aug 04, 202111:04

Shiny Happy People

Shiny, happy, hosts! Or not? I dunno. Anyway, we don't mean to cause any offense to the B-52s this episode, as we discuss track 6 of Out of Time.

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Aug 02, 202115:21

Endgame

It's [probably] the first instrumental episode, as we discuss Endgame. Thanks, as always, for listening.

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Jul 30, 202112:50