The competition is over, but the discussion of comeback songs isn't -- and today's is about comebacks in the answer/clapback sense. Seven "answer" songs come under the MASTAScope, as well as the frequency with which Neil Young is told to shut it, Bavaria's unexpected move to Ireland, the Judy Cycle opera we need to see, and pop songs that have become microplastics in their ubiquity. Vaseline those teeth and have a listen.

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SHOW NOTES

• Not sure what's going on here? Start at the beginning!
• Answer songs on Wikipedia
• The Lost Songs Project on "Judy's Turn To Cry"
• "No one knows why Ambrose Bierce disappeared, but here are some theories"
• Episode 79: TLC, "No Scrubs"
• Episode 195: Dolly Parton's Underrated Hits