We Didn't Start the Conversation (Ok, We Did...)

About this episode

Parker and Morgan discuss the lyrics of Fallout Boy's cover of 'We Didn't Start the Fire' while sharing personal anecdotes and opinions.

Your hosts Parker and Morgan look over the lyrics of Fallout Boy's cover to "We Didn't Start the Fire" for the nostalgia! They talk about where they were on 9/11, how Parker won a bet with the Bush vs. Gore election, how Lord of the Rings should have been mentioned, etc. First though, the traditional tangent, with this week's tangent being how they both dislike head's of franchises named Kathy.

People in this episode

Hosts: Parker, Morgan

Topics covered

• nostalgia
• 9/11
• politics
• music
• franchises

Keywords

• Fallout Boy
• We Didn't Start the Fire
• 9/11
• Bush vs. Gore
• Lord of the Rings
• Kathy

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: We Didn't Start the Fire, Lord of the Rings

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