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Talking Like A Teen (TLAT)
Welcome to the landing page for the Talking Like A Teen Podcast.
“The podcast where we have a tendency to rush back into our pasts.”
Inspired by a mutual love of the indie pop duo Tegan & Sara, hosts Ashley Burgy and Adrian King take listeners on an unconventional yet insightful look back at the pop culture that shaped them during their formative years and beyond.
Here you’ll find a list of all of our TLAT episodes and blogs in order from newest to oldest.
All TLAT Podcasts and blogposts:
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Episode 65: If I Get Famous, Inflamed By Gravity
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Ashley & Adrian discuss tracklistings and lawsuits in the conclusion of their 3-Part retrospective of Weezer’s self-titled “Green Album.”
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Episode 64: Touched By Saints, Still Powerless
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Ashley & Adrian open up the “Catalog O’ Riffs” and examine the nature of creativity in Part 2 of their look back at Weezer’s 2001 self-titled “Green Album.”
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Episode 63: I’m Complicated, I Was Raised By Icons
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Ashley & Adrian celebrate the 25th anniversary of Weezer’s “Green Album” with a 3-Part deep dive on the album’s development.
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Episode 62: Heavy
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Ashley & Adrian talk metal music and introduce Phase 1 of the Boygenius Cinematic Universe in Part 2 of their 2025 music playlists.
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Episode 61: I’m Dragging You Down With Backflips
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Ashley & Adrian talk Swiftie backlash, acrobatic popstars and Hayley Williams’ ascension in Part One of their 2025 music recap.
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Episode 59: Trick-Or-Treat Me Like Your Boyfriend
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Ashley & Adrian share stories of past Halloween misadventures.
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Episode 58: Paperback Head Pigeons
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Ashley & Adrian discuss some of their favorite episodes of the cult hit animated series, “Invader Zim.”
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Episode 57: When My Loud Guitar Comes In
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Ashley & Adrian unveil their new podcast theme song.
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Episode 56: My Number
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Ashley & Adrian mobilize the TLAT Notification Special Forces and return to the year 2005.
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Episode 55: Sometimes I See Stars
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Ashley & Adrian go back 20 years with music playlists from 2005.
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Episode 54: Mommy Needs A Silverchair
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Ashley & Adrian reconcile with their past selves in a deep dive on Silverchair’s 2007 album, Young Modern.
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Episode 53: Hawkeye Don’t Owe You Anything
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Ashley & Adrian conclude their look back at 2015’s Marvel blockbuster, “Avengers: Age Of Ultron.”
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Episode 52: It’s Like An Ultron, Ultron To Me
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Ashley & Adrian accidentally reactivate a rogue peacekeeping program while discussing the 2015 blockbuster movie Avengers: Age Of Ultron.
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Episode 51: I Threw Away The List To Convince You
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Ashley & Adrian conclude their belated 2024 music playlists.
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Episode 50: To Make A List, A List To Convince You
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Ashley & Adrian finally present their 2024 year-end music playlists.
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Episode 47: It’s Money That You Stole, That You Stole
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Ashley & Adrian avoid getting thrown into the goulash in Part 2 of their Fast Five deep dive.
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Episode 46: So I, So I Got A Rio Job
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Ashley & Adrian discuss the 2011 blockbuster Fast Five and prison bus physics.
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Episode 45: There Is Mass Effect Confusion In The Forest
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Ashley & Adrian discuss the cast of characters for the videogame Mass Effect Andromeda.
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Episode 44: Keep Our Memory Triggers Warm With Me
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Ashley & Adrian discuss the divisive 2017 videogame Mass Effect Andromeda.
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Episode 43: I’ve Been Gone Too Long
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Ashley & Adrian are back after an extended hiatus. Chaos resumes. Act accordingly.
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Episode 42: It’s A Top Ten List Of Things
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Ashley & Adrian unveil their playlists featuring their favorite songs of 2022.
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Episode 41: We’re Left With This Now
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Ashley & Adrian celebrate Thanksgiving with a throwback podcast conversation.
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Conversing With An Adult 02: Gonna Be A Formal Dressdown N7 Day (with Jennifer Hale)
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Ashley & Adrian celebrate Mass Effect Day by revisiting their conversation with award-winning voice actress Jennifer Hale.
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Episode 40: Make You Mine This Spooky Season
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Ashley & Adrian create and discuss a pair of unconventional Halloween music playlists.
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Episode 39: Now You Wanna Say, I Was A “Striminal”
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Ashley & Adrian kick off Spooky Season with a look back at the 1992 classic, Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas.
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Episode 38: I’m Falling Asleep In Your Chicken Arms
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Ashley & Adrian do yet another deep dive into Bioware’s videogame franchises such as Mass Effect and Dragon Age.
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Episode 37 : Hanging (By A Moment) Tonight, I Just Feel So Helpless
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Ashley & Adrian roast “Crypto Bros” and conclude their rundown of Billboard’s “50 Greatest Minivan Rock” list.
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Episode 36: I’ll Always Have Murph For Me
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Ashley & Adrian touch grass and listen to Minivan Rock.
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Episode 35: I Count Cards And Sockets In The Wall
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Ashley & Adrian engage in a totally normal conversation that’s not unhinged in any way whatsoever.
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Episode 34: Hey, I’m Justin Like You
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Ashley & Adrian win a karate tournament and save a youth shelter in the conclusion to their discussion on “Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie.”
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Episode 33: A Little Messed Up And Blue
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Ashley & Adrian race to stop a wedding and save the world by discussing the 1997 film, “Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie.”
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Episode 32: Time, You’ve Got Me Running Letty
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Ashley & Adrian take down Braga’s cartel and conclude their look back at 2009’s “Fast & Furious.”
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Episode 31: Hang On To The Nitrometh
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Ashley & Adrian reunite with Dominic Toretto and ‘The Buster’ for a discussion on the 2009 movie, “Fast & Furious.”
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Episode 30: Love They Say It Ain’t So
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Ashley & Adrian unwittingly engage in Weezer Discourse™
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Episode 29: Now’s The Time For Us To Begin
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Ashley & Adrian ring in 2022 with one last look back at the music of 2021.
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Episode 28: That’s Just Me, Industry Baby
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Ashley & Adrian celebrate the birth of Lil Nas X’s “baby.”
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Episode 27: Walking With A Ghostface
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Ashley & Adrian celebrate Halloween with a discussion on the soundtrack for the 1997 hit horror flick, Scream 2.
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Conversing With An Adult 01: I’ll Be Back Someday
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Ashley gives listeners an update on the current state and the future of the podcast.
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Episode 26: Complicated Morphin Grid
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Ashley & Adrian travel to the planet Phaedos in a desperate attempt to defeat Ivan Ooze and save Angel Grove.
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Episode 25: Send All Those Villains After Me
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Ashley & Adrian battle Ivan Ooze while discussing the 1995 hit “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie.”
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Episode 24: Everything Is Awesome!!
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Ashley & Adrian follow their bliss with the help of a very chaotic Top 10 music list.
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Episode 23: ReArise Up, Wise Up, Say It Loud
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Ashley & Adrian discover the magic of found families through the power of videogames.
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Episode 22: You Always Win At This Particular Game
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Ashley & Adrian survive being stranded the only way they know how: Playing videogames!
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Episode 21: Want To Be Dad
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Ashley & Adrian take a deep dive into the Now That’s What I Call Dad Rock compilation CD.
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Episode 20: Now I’m All Messed Up
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Ashley & Adrian continue to reflect on a chaotic year with an equally chaotic playlist.
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Episode 19: Call Me
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Ashley & Adrian channel “Bagel Bites Energy” and begin discussing their favorite music from 2020.
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Episode 18: Sentimental Tune (Old-School Alternative Pt. 2)
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Ashley & Adrian conclude their “Old School Alternative” tournament bracket with takes on problematic faves, the “girl boss” narrative surrounding Björk and the tragic genius of Elliott Smith.
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Episode 17: This Nightmare Keeps Repeating (Old-School Alternative Pt. 1)
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Ashley & Adrian deal with sleep deprivation, hockey nightmares and K-Pop stans while filling out an Alternative Rock championship bracket.
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Episode 16: Back In Your Yead
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Ashley & Adrian take a look at the background of Blink-182’s 2011 album, Neighborhoods.
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Episode 15: The Ultimate Star (2000s Indie Pt. 2)
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Ashley & Adrian crown a champion in their 2000s Indie Rock music brackets.
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Episode 14: Box After Box (2000s Indie Pt. 1)
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Ashley and Adrian tackle a music-meets-sports bracket discussing 2000s indie rock.
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Episode 13: Dying To Know
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Ashley and Adrian engage in a fun Q&A and take some shots at a legendary classic rock band.
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Episode 11: This Is Everything 2019
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Ashley & Adrian build playlists as they run from the fiery wreck that was 2019.
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Episode 10: I Got So City Elf On You
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Adrian & Ashley join the Grey Wardens and chat about BioWare’s beloved videogame franchise, Dragon Age.
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Episode 09: Geth Along
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Summarizing: Ashley & Adrian discuss the video game franchise, Mass Effect.
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Episode 08: Are You Ten Years Ago
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Adrian & Ashley finish discussing their “Summer Jams” playlist.
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Episode 07: Feel It In My (Emo Little) Bones
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Ashley & Adrian swap half-decades and begin working on building their second 2000s “Summer Jams” playlists.
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Episode 06: Silly Banging Knee Songs
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Ashley & Adrian take a break from summer vacation to put together a 2000s “Summer Jams” playlist.
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Episode 05: Miami Still
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Ashley & Adrian are recruited by the Feds to once again discuss the Fast and Furious franchise’s second entry, 2003’s 2 Fast 2 Furious.
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Episode 04: Just Like Car After Car
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Ashley & Adrian learn the importance of family (and VHS/DVD combo players) in a discussion of the hit 2001 film, The Fast and the Furious.
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Episode 03: Call It Off
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Ashley & Adrian get into a discussion about late-era Tegan and Sara albums as well a thorough look into the cover album, The Con X: Covers
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Episode 02: Where Does The Good Go, Baby, Go
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Ashley & Adrian do a deep dive into the 2001 Garbage album, Beautifulgarbage.
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Episode 01: Go (Rock) Steady With Me
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On the first episode of Talking Like A Teen, Ashley & Adrian attend a funeral for an NHL mascot and attempt to understand the 2001 No Doubt album, Rock Steady.