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.

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Episodes

Thursday Aug 12, 2021

Another charity episode is now free! Danny Weinkauf is here to tell us about his upcoming album WORDS, and to give us the behind-the-music worthy stories of Elephants and its long journey to getting on a TMBG album.

Saturday Aug 07, 2021

This charity episode is now free! The TMBG John Henry rhythm section, bassist Tony Maimone and drummer Brian Doherty, both return to the show to reminisce about a song they have songwriting credit on, AKA Driver! You're in for some inside stories folks, so strap it in!

Saturday Jul 31, 2021

Peter Gritsch returns to the show to chat about Rat Patrol from Long Tall Weekend. Hear some rare live recordings of the song, a live performance by Greg on one of his weird instruments, and the premier of a cover of the song that will appear on the Purple Toupee compilation!

Thursday Jul 22, 2021

First-timer Brianna Jones is on the show to talk about this extremely underrated deep deep cut Microphone, collected on the Cast Your Pod to The Wind CD. Learn all about how this song should be in your top five TMBG ballads. Episode edited and mixed by John Walker of the FYIz podcast network.

Friday Jul 16, 2021

Comedy writer and musician Jean-Luc Bouchard visits the show to talk Contrecoup off of The Else. We talk about The Onion, ragtime music, and of course phrenology and brain injuries. Episode edited and mixed by John Walker of the FYIz podcast network.

Thursday Jul 08, 2021

Straight outta Kuranda in Australia, Phillip Lewis is here to talk about Danny Weinkauf's first songwriting credit for TMBG, Where Do They Make Balloons? We go deep into this special song from their first kids album No!, and even get some inside info in a phone call from Danny himself!

Saturday Jul 03, 2021

First time guest Cathy Moore braves the dangerous waters of discussing a song that appears on two albums- She Thinks She's Edith Head, with parenthesis if we're talking the Long Tall Weekend version or without if it's the Mink Car version. Which is superior? We're gonna find out!

Friday Jul 02, 2021

David Parke, co-host of the Jimmy Eat World song-by-song podcast Jimmy Eat Pod is here to talk about one of his kids' favorite TMBG songs, the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme. Even if you're not into Mickey or the show, you're going to want to hear this episode for the laughs alone. Find Jimmy Eat Pod everywhere podcasts are found, and head to their feed to hear Greg on their episode about Jimmy Eat World's song Table for Glasses.

Friday Jul 02, 2021

Months ago, I rounded up three IFC-member friends to talk about John Linnell's new EP Roman Songs, and now that the EP has been released to the masses, so may this episode! Old friends Cari Hearn and Spencer Parks are joined by new friend and high school Latin teacher Dessa Asp to talk about Roman Songs! Woot!

Saturday Jun 19, 2021

Our second in a series of charity episodes to benefit my student with brain cancer, Allie Goertz, musician and Everything's Coming Up Simpsons and Round Springfield podcasts, comes on to talk about Trouble Awful Devil Evil off of Phone Power. The Simpsons get quoted endlessly as we talk about her story of fandom with the band which began properly with meeting them! In addition to dissecting this dark song you'll get a great introduction to the super fun music Goertz has done over the years, including songs about our last charity guest, Parry Gripp of Nerf Herder!

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