This Might Be A Podcast

This Might Be A Podcast is a song by song podcast about They Might Be Giants, hosted by Greg Simpson.

Episodes

Feb 24, 2022

1hr 33 min

I Lost Thursday was the first single released from BOOK, well ahead of the album. Patrick Crowling makes his first appearance on the show to talk about this funky pandemic-born track, and we get two custom covers, one from Patrick himself.

Feb 17, 2022

1hr 24 min

I Can't Remember the Dream was the third single released from BOOK and the first one to receive the music video treatment. Here to talk about it is the director himself, Alex Italics! He shares stories about every single TMBG video he's directed before we break down the song musically and lyrically, discuss the recent alternate version, and check out an awesome custom cover and a crazy mashup, both made by friends of the show.

Feb 10, 2022

50 min

It's our first BOOK episode! Chris Oliveira returns to the show to talk about a song deep in BOOK's tracklist, Part of You Wants to Believe Me. We try to parse just what's going on in the word, debate instrument tones, and listen to some awesome custom covers.

Feb 3, 2022

1hr 23 min

Bryce Hurst is here to talk about this Join Us deep cut. Learn about the complexities of this seemingly simple song, hear its Quiet Storm version and Bryce's rad cover.

Jan 27, 2022

1hr 14 min

Rock n roll friend Clover Nahabedian is on the show to talk about the classic I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die from the self-titled debut. We reminisce about back when we could go on tour, then dig deep into the song's demo, multiple live versions and a slew of eclectic covers.

Jan 20, 2022

1hr 23 min

Olivia Felo is here to talk about Science is Real off of Here Comes Science. She tells us about her scientist grandmother and brings in some comparative clips to delve into the psychedelic aspects of the music. Also... some vaccine talk.

Jan 14, 2022

24 min

Guest-hosted by Avren Keating, we have a wonderful crew of folks here to talk about some favorite TMBG songs through their trans lens on part three of this series. Brianna Jones, Cathy Young, Becca Ganey and Avren chat about Bangs, The World's Address, Insult to the Fact Checkers, Finished With Lies and more!

Jan 13, 2022

46 min

Former TMBG drummer Dan Hickey returns to the show to talk about Dan Vs. Cog, a song they did for the Brave New World television mini series. Dan took on MIT's Cog robot in a drum battle and lived, and he's here to tell us about that harrowing adventure.

Jan 6, 2022

1hr 12 min

Cartoon writer Mike Yank visits the show to talk about the My Murdered Remains track The Neck Rolls Aren't Working. We breakdown this rocker and try to figure out what's going on with the stressed out narrator, and we unearth some cool covers and hear one from Mike and his wife!

Dec 22, 2021

1hr 23 min

Merry Christmas from TMBP! Joe of OK Glass joins us to talk about this unreleased fan favorite from deep in the Giants' secret vault. We talk about the many different possible influences on this weird sad Christmas number, managing to keep spirits both holly and jolly!

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