A-Sides & Besides

A-Sides & Besides

Storytelling at the crossroads where music meets memory.

Episodes

April 4, 2025 71 mins

This one goes out to all the older siblings who manage to impart cool taste and life lessons in between all the wedgies and purple nurples.

Follow Mark Pagán at Other Men on Substack, and be sure to subscribe to the Other Men podcast before the next season launches later this year.

Ask a question!

Follow Alexander Scott on BlueSky @WittiestManAlive

Find more shows and upcoming announcements from your town is next. Media on Twitter or ...

Mark as Played

Our scrappy little show welcomes its first official guest storyteller, Amber Drea! A mainstay of the West Chicago comedy scene, Amber is a writer, performer, record collector, musician, mom, and all-around Renaissance Woman. 

This week's subject is the work of Tori Amos, a world renowned award-winning singer/songwriter who had that one song about, well, y'know. It wasn't subtle. All love and respect to a native Baltim...

Mark as Played
March 7, 2025 57 mins

A meditation on saying goodbye to loved ones, to expectations, and to the past. 

This week's story is inspired by the work of influential Pacific Northwest band Built To Spill. If you'd like to learn more about their work, you can read all about it in The Holy Bible. 

Please tune in to PBS's Stories From The Stage on March 10th to see Alexander Scott perform as part of the episode "Close Calls!" 

Long live Fel...

Mark as Played
February 28, 2025 31 mins

In which we begin in earnest by being entirely too earnest. 

And no, it's not the one by Semisonic. It's the one by Tom Waits. Get it right or pay the price. 

Ask a question!

Follow Alexander Scott on BlueSky @WittiestManAlive

Find more shows and upcoming announcements from your town is next. Media on Twitter or BlueSky @yourtownisnext

Subscribe to the your town is next. Substack for updates and essays, straight to your mail...

Mark as Played
February 17, 2025 9 mins

Enjoy an informal, chatty introduction to this, yet another log on the pile of obscure podcasts keeping the internet furnaces burning.

Ask a question!

Follow Alexander Scott on BlueSky @WittiestManAlive

Find more shows and upcoming announcements from your town is next. Media on Twitter or BlueSky @yourtownisnext

Subscribe to the your town is next. Substack for updates and essays, straight to your mailbox

Mark as Played

Popular Podcasts

    If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.

    Dateline NBC

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com

    CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist

    It’s 1996 in rural North Carolina, and an oddball crew makes history when they pull off America’s third largest cash heist. But it’s all downhill from there. Join host Johnny Knoxville as he unspools a wild and woolly tale about a group of regular ‘ol folks who risked it all for a chance at a better life. CrimeLess: Hillbilly Heist answers the question: what would you do with 17.3 million dollars? The answer includes diamond rings, mansions, velvet Elvis paintings, plus a run for the border, murder-for-hire-plots, and FBI busts.

    The Breakfast Club

    The World's Most Dangerous Morning Show, The Breakfast Club, With DJ Envy, Jess Hilarious, And Charlamagne Tha God!

    Crime Junkie

    Does hearing about a true crime case always leave you scouring the internet for the truth behind the story? Dive into your next mystery with Crime Junkie. Every Monday, join your host Ashley Flowers as she unravels all the details of infamous and underreported true crime cases with her best friend Brit Prawat. From cold cases to missing persons and heroes in our community who seek justice, Crime Junkie is your destination for theories and stories you won’t hear anywhere else. Whether you're a seasoned true crime enthusiast or new to the genre, you'll find yourself on the edge of your seat awaiting a new episode every Monday. If you can never get enough true crime... Congratulations, you’ve found your people. Follow to join a community of Crime Junkies! Crime Junkie is presented by audiochuck Media Company.

Advertise With Us
Music, radio and podcasts, all free. Listen online or download the iHeart App.

Connect

© 2025 iHeartMedia, Inc.