If you've been holding your breath for the next episode of No Dogs in Space, you might want to exhale - it's been quiet since July 2024. The podcast, which wrapped up an abbreviated season three focused on experimental rock, ended part four of its series on Can with hosts Marcus Parks (of Last Podcast on the Left fame) and Carolina Hidalgo teasing a return to punk, the topic of season one. That was months ago. The feed has been as silent as a mime at a library.

For the uninitiated, No Dogs in Space is a music history podcast that's essentially a rabbit hole with a microphone. Over 73 episodes, the husband-and-wife duo has dissected the careers of the Beastie Boys, The Velvet Underground, Joy Division, and more. Think you know everything about The Stooges? Ha. This show will have you questioning your entire music trivia existence.

The show doesn't do quick hits. It's the marathon runner of podcasts - its two-part intro to Krautrock, with a heavy focus on Amon Düül II, runs over three hours, and that's considered short. The Replacements series? Nearly nine hours. Beastie Boys? Even longer. It's the kind of commitment that makes you wonder if they're secretly trying to get you to quit your job.

But somehow, it never gets boring. The hosts balance scripted, info-dense sections with improvised tangents like pros. And being married, they have the kind of on-mic chemistry that most duos can only dream of. Plus, they're generous with their sources, listing them at the end of each episode so you can fact-check or dive deeper into the primary material.

The show isn't officially dead. Carolina has been responding to Instagram comments as recently as a couple of months ago, saying she'd love to do more. The possibility has even come up on live streams. But as of now, we're still waiting on that promised Punk Rock 2.0 series. In the meantime, the entire back catalog is available on Apple Podcasts, Pocketcasts, Spotify, and other platforms. So you can re-listen to every episode and hope - like a loyal dog waiting for its owner - that the feed comes back to life.