Some time ago we tapped into our Shazam histories to feed The Playlist. We liked that episode enough that we did the concept all over again. Carla, Mark, and Brad are your globetrotting emcees today, and we bring songs from Turkish, Mexican, Colombian, and Swedish artists—with dashes of Beck and Phil Collins, too.

Join our Fiesta, Our Smorgasbord of Awesome ... replete with Turkish Delight!

And as promised herein, here's a YouTube link to Carla's song — Sihirbaz by Gökçen Kaynatan: https://youtu.be/22OI1ZP2xDQ?si=NZ-Sd5zbPnexwpTP.

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Find the Playlist on Spotify + Apple Music. If you like what you hear, please share, rate and review us!

For mini playlists and additional content, follow us on The Mixtape Diaries Substack.

Give us a follow on Twitter and Insta or send us an email at themixtapediariespodcast@gmail.com.

For more music content:

Check out Carla's Substack, Wax Puddle.

Check out Brad's Substack, Take Take the Noise in My Head.

Credits: Intro/Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know" / "...in a Letter"

While Summer 2026 is quickly coming to a close, Brad, Mark and Carla recapped their favorite shows from mid-summer. We collectively agree The Hives are a party, Alison Moyet's voice still sounds incredible (Carla may not agree here) and The Hold Steady are the rock 'n roll bar band we all absolutely need. Welcome to the latest episode of The Mixtape Diaries. Enjoy!

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Find the Playlist on Spotify + Apple Music. If you like what you hear, please share, rate and review us!

For mini playlists and additional content, follow us on The Mixtape Diaries Substack.

Give us a follow on Twitter and Insta or send us an email at themixtapediariespodcast@gmail.com.

For more music content:

Check out Carla's Substack, Wax Puddle.

Check out Brad's Substack, Take Take the Noise in My Head.

Credits: Intro/Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know" / "...in a Letter"

We have a very special episode of The Mixtape Diaries today. It's our first video episode! If you didn't start out on YouTube, head over there and watch Mark and Carla as they have the pleasure of speaking with musician and singer/songwriter Brian Tighe of The Hang Ups, The Starfolk and the Owls.

Brian talks about how he got started in music, the Minneapolis music scene in the late 1980's and he shares three songs with us that we discuss and add to our playlist.

We hope you enjoy it and we hope to bring you more video soon.

Watch on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/9I2T2w3reio?si=ksUqsnfEOlFukm7a

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Find the Playlist on Spotify + Apple Music. If you like what you hear, please share, rate and review us!

For mini playlists and additional content, follow us on The Mixtape Diaries Substack.

Give us a follow on Twitter and Insta or send us an email at themixtapediariespodcast@gmail.com.

For more music content:

Check out Carla's Substack, Wax Puddle.

Check out Brad's Substack, Take Take the Noise in My Head.

Credits: Intro/Outro — the Februarys, "Does Your Father Know" / "...in a Letter"