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We all have that band. The one we pretend we've never accidentally Shazamed. The one whose fans scare us just a little.

and yet...

Somehow.

Some Way.

There's is one song that absolutely slaps.

In this special, "Not my Cup of Tea" episode, we confront our musical hypocrisy and publicly admit the tracks we secretly love from bands we loudly claim to despise. Is it growth? Is it betrayal? Is it just a really good chorus?

Expect heated debates, reluctant praise, and dramatic confessions. We'll break down why the band drives us nuts, and why this song escapes the curse.

Because sometimes the worst band writes the best song...and sometimes we were wrong (but probably not).

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They say even the greatest bands can’t go undefeated and today, we’re reviewing the blooper reel.

This episode is a loving roast, a public service announcement, and a reminder that your heroes are human. We’re diving headfirst into the songs that made us say, “Wait… this is on the album?” The tracks that stopped the momentum. The weird experiments. The ill-advised ballads. The “who let them cook?” moments from bands that otherwise changed our lives.

We debate whether context matters, whether nostalgia can save a bad song, and if a single misstep should ever be forgiven when the rest of the catalog absolutely rips. Expect passionate defenses, reckless slander, historical revisionism, and at least one moment where someone says, “No, you’re just wrong.”

Your favorite band is safe.

Your favorite song is not.

Headphones on. Feelings hurt. Let’s go, as this week...Formidable Opponents debate and discuss, "Worst Song by a Great Band."

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We're back! The Formidable Opponents comeback episode is us picking up like we never left… except now we’re a little more self-aware, slightly more reflective, and still very unsure how long we were actually gone. Same chemistry, same rhythms, and the comforting realization that the hardest part wasn’t coming back, it was figuring out how to wrap it up.

Call it muscle memory, call it nostalgia, or call it refusing to let a good conversation end. Either way, we’re back, we’re warmed up, and we definitely hit record before overthinking

Listen to what we've been up to and our takes on concerts, aging, Quentin Tarantino and honoring the great Catherine O' Hara.

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Reach out to us and follow us:
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