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Zach and Callie reconvene in (by our standards) record time for another Dystopian Book Club Official Selection: Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You? by Parliament–Funkadelic maestro George Clinton. Enjoy as we discuss our love of P-Funk and the book’s disappointing lack of hot deets on the Super Mario Bros. movie.

00:00:00 “What is Soul” by Funkadelic (from Funkadelic, 1970)

00:01:48 Our Last Podcast (on KISS’ End of the Road Tour)

00:02:03 Our Last Book Club Podcast (on Mötley Crüe’s The Dirt)

00:03:00 Our Inaugural Book Club Podcasts on the Memoirs of Gene Simmons, Ace Frehley, Peter Criss, and Paul Stanley

00:03:05 Our Book Club Podcast on the Memoirs of Rick James

00:03:47 Our Book Club Podcast on Marc Bolan

00:04:48 Brothas Be‘s Underwhelming Cover Image

00:04:55 The Underwhelming Cover Image for Grace Jones’ Memoir

00:10:59 Zach’s Review of Ben Greenman’s Prince Book, Dig If You Will the Picture (This One’s Better)

00:12:51 “P-Funk (Wants to Get Funked Up)” by Parliament (from Mothership Connection, 1975)

00:14:21 Zach’s Write-Ups on Funkadelic, Osmium, Connections & Disconnections, The Electric Spanking of War Babies, By Way of the Drum, and First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate on Spectrum Culture

00:24:38 Our Book Club Podcast on David Lee Roth’s Memoir

00:26:35 “Mommy, What’s a Funkadelic?” (from Funkadelic)

00:34:29 “Can’t Shake It Loose” by Funkadelic (1969 recording, available on Music for Your Mother)

00:39:36 “The Motor-Booty Affair” by Parliament (from Motor Booty Affair, 1978)

00:43:15 Robert Christgau’s Funkadelic Review (See America Eats Its Young)

00:46:29 The Ohio Players’ Cheesecake Aesthetic

00:47:14 Overton Lloyd’s Comic Book Aesthetic

00:47:22 Pedro Bell’s More Underground Comic Book Aesthetic

00:48:35 “Cosmic Slop” by Funkadelic (from Cosmic Slop, 1973)

00:55:20 Parliament-Funkadelic’s Dire Performance at the 2004 Grammy Awards

01:01:13 “Just Say Ding” by George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars (from Dope Dogs, 1994)

01:07:27 “If I Didn’t Love You” by Funkadelic (from First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate, 2013)

01:15:20 “Paradigm” by George Clinton featuring Prince (from How Late Do U Have 2BB4UR Absent?, 2005)

01:21:07 George Clinton and the Goombas’ (Yes, Really) Classic Rendition of “Walk the Dinosaur” from Super Mario Bros., 1993)

01:27:24 Zach’s Prince Blog

01:30:20 “Ain’t That Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You? (We Ain’t Neva Gonna Stop Remix)” by Funkadelic featuring Kendrick Lamar and Ice Cube (from First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate)

01:30:48 Last Year’s Semi-Ill-Fated Halloween Livestream of KISS Meets the Phantom

01:31:37 Our Next Dystopian Book Club Selection: On Time by Morris Day