HOLIDAY SONG DRAFT with Amanda Dobbins and Rob Mahoney

Bandsplain

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4.4 • 582 Ratings

🗓️ 18 December 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

It’s the most wonderful time of the year, and Bandsplain has a very special gift for you. Rob Mahoney and Amanda Dobbins join Yasi to draft the dream holiday playlist: Justin Bieber featuring Busta Rhymes? Of course. Lots of Irish stuff? For sure. My Chem? Why not! Yasi finding a place for Counting Crows? You know it! And because those sleigh bells kept ringing, there’s a lightning-round second draft for even more holiday cheer. Bonus gift: You get to explain to your family and friends why Wham!’s "Last Christmas" is your favorite CVS-core holiday song (and what CVS-core is)! Episode Playlist Listen to Bandsplain’s Holiday Playlist here. Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalekGuests: Rob Mahoney @robmahoney and Amanda Dobbins @akdobbinsProducer: Rob SundermannEditor: Adrian BridgesAdditional Production Supervision: Justin SaylesTheme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	What's with this band anyway?
0:07.0	I don't get it, can you please explain?
0:12.0	Wait, like bands played?
0:16.0	Never heard this band in my life.
0:20.0	Oh, you haven't? I love that. Really? Why?
0:23.6	Yeah, I love this song. Oh, I don't know that one.
0:27.6	Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain.
0:30.6	I really hate this band!
0:32.6	Whatever, I'm their biggest fan.
0:34.6	Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain, Band Splane, VanSplaine, VanSplaine, VanSplaine.
0:41.3	Band Splane!
0:45.2	Hello and welcome to Bandsplaine.
0:46.9	I am your host, Yossi Salick.
0:48.4	This is usually a show where we invite an expert guest on to explain a cult band or
0:52.3	an iconic artist.
0:53.9	But today, the show is a little
0:54.9	different. Today we're in the motherfucking spirit, guys, because we are drafting holiday songs.
1:01.1	And I am honored. I am delighted to be joined by two first-time bandsplain guests.
1:07.5	Icons in their own right, Amanda Dobbins and Rob Mahoney.
1:11.5	Welcome to the program.
1:30.3	It's the honor of a lifetime. I honestly, I can't believe I finally made it. I'm really excited. I couldn't be happier. I couldn't be more in the spirit. We have our hats. You have your sweater. We have our non-no-sponsored diet Coke with Santa on it. Sure. I did have also my imposter syndrome about one being on Bandsplaint, period. Two, are we jolly enough for this particular episode?
1:33.3	Do you feel like you are channeling the spirit?
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