Look out, 'cuz here we come! Joined again by the delightful Joe Reid, we're unraveling the mysteries of this year's Oscar-nominated songs, and we're ranking our favorites to determine a winner. We stand up for some of these tracks, and we pray some of them to get washed away by a mighty river. And of course, we remember to go deep with Oscar facts, Broadway shade, and pre-exhaustion for meaningful performance numbers.   (NB: Still some sound issues for Mark in this episode; we should have it solved by next time! Thanks for your patience.)   Our intro is by Laura Barger and Jack Baldelli, and our outro is by Aimee Mann. Want to request a song or get a birthday song reading? Email us at talkaboutsongs@gmail.com; tweet as at @TalkSongs; or Facebook us at facebook.com/mastas.podcast. Want bonus content and a chance to vote on future ranking episodes? Become a patron at patreon.com/mastas. To buy a MASTAS shirt, visit our FB page for purchase info.

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