Dischord is Now in Session

Judge John Hodgman

Jesse Thorn

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4.8 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 24 April 2013

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Andrea and Scott bring their dispute before the Judge: must singalongs be conducted with careful attention to pitch and key? Expert witnesses Jonathan Coulton and David Rees weigh in.

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0:00.0	We're going to get into the Judge John Hodgman podcast in just a moment, but first we're
0:04.1	headed out on tour, the van freaks road show tour.
0:08.6	If you live in Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh, London, Copenhagen, Lexington, Chicago, Madison,
0:14.8	St. Paul, Austin, Atlanta, Durham, Charlottesville, Washington, DC, Portland, Boston, or streaming
0:22.5	live all over the world from Brooklyn, New York City.
0:27.2	We hope that you will get your tickets and we will see you there.
0:32.4	Find full information at vanfreaksroadshow.com.
0:39.4	Welcome to the Judge John Hodgman podcast.
0:41.5	I'm Baylif Jesse Thorn.
0:43.4	This week, Discord is now in session.
0:46.2	Andrea brings the case against her husband, Scott.
0:48.8	Andrea loves to sing along with her favorite songs by artists from Maroon 5 to Jonathan
0:53.5	Colton.
0:54.5	But doesn't think it's important to be especially careful about the notes or the key.
0:58.9	Her husband, Scott says, if she's going to sing, she needs to sing the right way.
1:03.3	Who's right?
1:04.3	Who's wrong?
1:05.3	Only one man can decide.
1:06.6	Please rise as Judge John Hodgman enters the courtroom.
1:11.3	This court enjoys youthful hyperbole more than anything in all the known universe.
1:16.9	But Tyler is deranged and not merely because he is talking about Maroon 5.
1:22.1	Even if our splintered culture is still allowed for such a thing, how could Maroon 5 be the
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