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Robot Parade: Execute Electric-Brains.exe
A dystopian short story from Chase Roper, inspired by They Might Be Giants' Robot Parade (No!) A boy, a dead world, and a machine that remembers why.
Jul 25
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Chase Roper
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Kiss Me, Son Of Extras: Idlewild
A They Might Be Giants song that I am hearing for the first time and it completely turned my irritated mood around. This is Idlewild from the "Bed, Bed…
Jul 22
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Chase Roper
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Four Of Two: Supposedly, a Song for Kids that Gives Me Existential Dread.
Four Of Two by They Might Be Giants: A Broken NYC Clock, Watching My Kids Grow Up, and slipping nature of time.
Jul 17
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Chase Roper
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Kiss Me, Son of Extras: Happy Doesn't Have To Have An Ending
From They Might Be Giants' bedtime story collection book, "Bed, Bed, Bed". A song I have just heard for the first time today. It's GOOD.
Jul 15
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Chase Roper
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Bonus Post: A Very Recent Personal Failure
Not everything creative thing I attempt is a success. IMO, most of them are failures but this was objectively an absolute miss.
Jul 13
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Chase Roper
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Fibber Island: An Opening Song for the First TMBG Album for Kids
Chase Roper begins his deep dive into the first They Might Be Giants children's album, No! Something his kids' mom couldn't refuse to let him play…
Jul 11
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Chase Roper
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Kiss Me Son Of Extras: Impossible
From a CD contained within a They Might Be Giants children's book. Let's listen to a rare goodie that could have made you the coolest parent.
Jul 8
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Chase Roper
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Working Undercover For The Man: That's a Wrap on Mink Car
They Might Be Giants' 'Working Undercover for the Man,' imposter syndrome, corporate disguises, and a proper goodbye to the Mink Car album.
Jul 3
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Chase Roper
4
Kiss Me, Son of Extras: Am I Awake?
Another They Might Be Giants song that I almost ruined by setting it as an alarm to wake up to every morning.
Jul 1
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Chase Roper
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June 2026
On the Cultural Impact of Edith Head: A Study
She Thinks She's Edith Head by They Might Be Giants, examined as a peer-reviewed study on fashion, identity, and also Helen Gurley Brown.
Jun 27
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Chase Roper
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Kiss Me, Son of Extras: I Am A Human Head
An almost kids song from They Might Be Giants about a person who is only one human hair with no scalp for a home.
Jun 26
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Chase Roper
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Finished With Lies: Starting now, I'm telling the truth.
A They Might Be Giants deep cut about compulsive lying and a childhood memory about a dead rabbit, a paid psychic, and the slow realization that I was…
Jun 19
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Chase Roper
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