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#249: Balthazar De Ley

February 26, 2026

Balthazar De Ley, founding member of Menthol and former Hum guitarist, discusses the Champaign music scene's evolution, the band's major label struggles with Capitol Records, and his current work building and repairing guitar amplifiers after spending a decade with Smashing Pumpkins. The episode includes a "best debut records" segment where the hosts and guest debate classic first albums from Jesus and Mary Chain, Violent Femmes, Iron Maiden, and others.

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🎾 Replacements

#226: Ken Andrews

July 17, 2025

Ken Andrews, director of the new Failure documentary "Every Time You Lose Your Mind", discusses the nearly decade-long process of making the film. He explains how the project started with other filmmakers before he took over, and how he aimed to honestly capture the band's story, struggles with addiction, and resurgence. Andrews also reflects on Failure's career, his early ambitions as a filmmaker, and the band's ability to continue making great records.

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#223: The Boys of Summer

June 27, 2025

In this episode, the hosts Scott Lucas, Gabe Rodriguez and Ben Reiser discuss various topics including the hot summer weather, Bruce Springsteen's upcoming film, and their favorite summer songs. They each pick a few songs that remind them of summer and engage in humorous banter throughout the conversation.

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#195: Pounding the Vote and Rocking the Pavement

November 1, 2024

In this podcast episode, Scott and his friends discuss the new Pavement documentary and share their favorite Pavement songs. They also talk about the upcoming US midterm elections and express concern about the possibility of Trump winning again in 2024.

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🎾 Replacements

#152: 152. LIFERS Live!!! - At Gman Tavern with Deanna Belos on New Year’s Day!

January 5, 2024

Deanna Belos of the band Sincere Engineer joined the Lifers podcast hosts Scott Lucas, Ben Massarella, and Gabe Rodriguez for a special live New Year's Day episode at GMan Tavern in Chicago. The hosts discussed past New Year's Eve antics, Belos' music career, and played a round of Cards Against Humanity with guest Brendan Kelly before Belos performed a couple original songs to close out the show.

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#128: Barbeyoncé

July 28, 2023

In this episode of the Lifers podcast, Scott Lucas, Gabe Rodriguez and Ben Reiser discuss the movie Barbie with guest Jill Hopkins. They share their opinions on the film, debating its target audience, humor, and messaging around feminism and empowerment. The hosts also discuss their favorite Beyoncé songs in a draft-style format.

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#127: Bleeps, Barbies, Boxes & Bubonic Butter

July 21, 2023

In this episode of the Lifers podcast, Scott Lucas, Gabe Rodriguez and Ben Reiser discuss a wide range of pop culture topics including Scott's celebrity encounters, Barbie and Oppenheimer movies, offensive terms, childhood TV shows, and the top 10 talk box songs in rock music. The conversation is filled with humorous tangents and nostalgic references.

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#79: Grease 2: Greasy Does It

August 19, 2022

In this commentary track episode, Scott, Gabe, Ben and special guest Gwen Ihnat watch and discuss the 1982 musical Grease 2. Gabe is a huge fan of the movie, while the others are watching it for the first time or after many years. They analyze the plot, characters, songs, and choreography, debating whether the movie is an underrated gem or simply an inferior sequel to the original Grease.

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#23: Hey, Killer

July 16, 2021

The Hey, Killer album by Local H touches on themes of religion, blues, and death across its 11 songs. Recorded in 2015, it was drummer Ryan Harding's first album with the band. The album artwork depicts a sinister figure flashing devil horns, representing a cross between serial killer Richard Ramirez and a character from the Ghost World comic. The songs range from hard-rocking, Metallica-esque riffs to more introspective tracks reflecting on tragedy and the meaning of life.

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#19: John McCauley Part One

June 18, 2021

In this episode, Scott Lucas and John McCauley from the band Deer Tick discuss McCauley's musical career and influences. They also touch on McCauley's experiences playing with the surviving members of Nirvana.