R U Talkin' R.E.M. RE: ME? - Covers Of R.E.M. with Jason Mantzoukas

U Talkin’ U2 To Me?

Earwolf

Comedy

4.6 • 3.4K Ratings

🗓️ 22 August 2018

⏱️ 134 minutes

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Summary

Comedian, actor and co-host of How Did This Get Made? Jason Mantzoukas joins Adam Scott Aukerman to discuss the best covers of R.E.M.’s discography. Jason talks about his journey in and out of the fandom, the importance of lyrics vs. vocals, and his Top 10 R.E.M. songs. Plus, we’ll find out what Adam would have named his band before they get into the best R.E.M. covers out there. This episode is sponsored by Leesa (www.leesa.com/rem).

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0:00.0	Hey,
0:02.0	are you talking,
0:03.0	R. E. R. E. M. R. E. M. R. E. M. E.
0:07.0	A quality night's sleep helps you prevent burnout.
0:12.0	Fuck you. you prevent burnout. I'll accept it, but it also helps you make better decisions.
0:18.0	Sure does.
0:19.0	And it helps you improve your memory, does it not?
0:22.0	What did I just say?
0:24.4	I don't remember.
0:25.4	Ha ha ha good bit. Boom! Now to design a better mattress Lisa has leveraged 30
0:32.3	plus years of experience.
0:34.0	Do you think that's all like the company's 30 years?
0:36.5	Or they hired 30 people who have one year of experience?
0:39.2	I think they hired 300 people with however many minutes of experience that is.
0:44.7	And they have hundreds of hours of testing
0:47.2	and they've developed the perfect mattress
0:48.8	for all body shapes and sleeping styles,
0:51.3	even your body shape. Ugh.
0:53.4	I don't even know how to describe it.
0:55.0	Take their word for it.
0:56.2	Through their 110 program, they donate one mattress for every 10 they sell,
0:59.7	and together with the Arbor Day Foundation,
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