Mötley Crüe with Mel Ottenberg

Bandsplain

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4.4 • 582 Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 224 minutes

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Summary

We love Mötley Crüe. Mötley Crüe loves partying (so so much). In this episode you’ll hear how Nikki, Tommy, Vince, and Mick put on their make-up and pioneered a genre, how they turned their pain, trauma, talent, and ambition into an unstoppable chart-topping force, leaving a trail of sleaze and destruction in their wake. Cruise down the Sunset Strip with Yasi and her iconic guest Mel Ottenberg, next stop the Cathouse (followed by rehab)! Episode Playlist: Listen to the best of the Crüe ⁠here⁠ CREDITS: Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalek Guest: Mel Ottenberg Producer: Rob Sundermann Audio Editor: Adrian Bridges Additional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Theme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'm Sean Fennessey.
0:01.0	I'm Amanda Dobbins.
0:01.9	And we host The Big Picture, a podcast about movies, the Oscars, and everything in contemporary film culture.
0:07.9	We have movie drafts.
0:09.4	We build halls of fame.
0:10.8	We make way too many lists.
0:12.3	And now we are also on video on the Spotify platform.
0:15.3	We publish twice a week every week and even have bonus episodes.
0:19.8	Check it out now with video on Spotify.
0:22.6	See you with the movies.
0:26.6	What's with this band anyway?
0:30.1	I don't get it.
0:31.1	Can you please explain?
0:34.1	Wait, like, Bansplain?
0:41.3	Never heard this band in my life Oh you haven't? I love that, really why?
0:44.3	Yeah, I love this song, oh I don't know that one
0:48.3	Bansplane, Bansplaine, Bansplaine
0:51.3	I really hate this band!
0:53.3	Whatever, I'm their biggest fan Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplaine, I really hate this band. Whatever, I'm their biggest fan.
0:55.6	Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain, Bansplain.
1:02.5	Bansplain!
1:03.8	Hello and welcome to Bansplane. I am your host, Yassie Sallick.
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