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
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Friday Mar 13, 2020
Greg is joined by Gur Samuel - who you heard on the Mink Car Debate Patreon episode - and he's now finally getting his first weekly song episode. Gur picked an interesting one, a short song that was collected onto Album Raises New And Troubling Questions. For such a brief tune, Gur and Greg get into the depths of this strange little ditty, not to mention going on some entertaining tangents.
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Monday Mar 09, 2020
Greg was asked to be on the parenting podcast Parents Just Don't Understand when host Kurt Schiller found out about TMBP, figuring I knew a lot about TMBG's kids albums. I told him I did know them well, and also I'm an elementary music teacher! So we were off to the races and had a great evening talking about our childhood music, what our own kids are listening to, and what we think is good for kids to jam on from our point of view as parents. TMBG kids songs are the focus, so give it a listen, y'all!
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Last Saturday, Greg and friends converged on Bloomington, IN, in the southern half of the state and home to Indiana University, to record our third live episode at The Bishop Bar. With a roundtable made up of TMBP newcomer and regional comedian extraordinaire Jon Hancuff alongside TMBP veterans Cari Hearn, Dana Williamson and Scott Currie, listen to Greg attempt to wrangle the rowdy crew as we discuss They'll Need A Crane in great detail with hysterical moments along the way. The episode ends with a live cover of the song, with only minimal mistakes. Awesome!
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
Wednesday Feb 26, 2020
On December 3rd, 2019, without warning, TMBG released a new song called Social Media on their Particle Men YouTube channel. Obviously it's about social media as a platform for opinions, so returning friends of the podcast Cari Hearn and Mari Morton join Greg to get meta and talk about the response to this song... on social media! We read YouTube comments, Facebook comments from the Misc T group, and have a fun and goofy time talking about a pretty odd song. Dive in to social media!
Saturday Feb 22, 2020
Saturday Feb 22, 2020
I'm beyond excited to finally present to you all Part 2 of this series of Misc Trans episodes, where a group of trans folks talk about TMBG song lyrics they have personal connections to regarding gender identity themes. Our guest host is Avren Keating, who leads a roundtable discussion with returning guest Mari Morton, and first time guests Seymour Schmitt and Martha Riding. We discuss everything from hits like Snail Shell to obscure tracks like Impossible, and our guests provide a unique insight into the songs through their own lens. Dig it! Don't forget to check out Avren's own podcast, the wonderful Waves Breaking!
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
I've been sitting on this one for awhile and I'm so excited I can finally unleash it on the TMBG fan community! Drummer of TMBG from 1993-1996, Brian Doherty played on John Henry, Factory Showroom, Severe Tire Damage and two EPs. He's here to talk about Bells Are Ringing, the final song on his final album with the band. We also talk about his full time with the band, and our shared current profession of music educator. Strap it down and enjoy!
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
Tuesday Feb 18, 2020
I promised my amazing Patreon friends that when I reached a certain amount of subscription money I would throw a PARTY via video call for all of us Patrons to shoot the breeze with each other about anything TMBG. Turns out I'll be throwing a party a month for the next few months because there are too many awesome people! On this first party episode, I play party host and am joined by Jon Uleis, Dana Williamson, Gur Samuel, Jacob MacLeod, Acey Jane Nikkel and Chip Jamerson. We talk about Stilloob, the Flood tour, and debate about The Spine and Mink Car because of course... what's a good party without some friendly debate?? Listen in on the fun and stay tuned for my episode with Brian Doherty on Thursday!!
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Jonathan Leonard returns for his third episode, Memo to Human Resources off of The Spine. Greg and Jonathan get deep into the depressing lyrics, talk about what may have inspired the style of the song, and find a whole bunch of cool covers. Also, the intro and outro have a special Valentines treats for you all, so enjoy!
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
I present to you the new King of Episodes, as Darrell Till and I dethrone the James K Polk episode as the longest weekly song episode thus far. We get deep into the weeds with music theory nerdery, figuring out the true key of the song. There are covers a plenty, as a second recording session was necessary after the TMBS Flood Tribute was released. Dig in!
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Wednesday Jan 29, 2020
Dan Hickey played drums with They Might Be Giants from 1997-2003, recording on 4 full lengths - Severe Tire Damage, parts of Long Tall Weekend, Mink Car and No! He also played on EPs like the Working Undercover for the Man EP, which had the song Rest Awhile. Dan picked that song to talk about, and we get insider info on the recording of the song, how he came up with his drum parts, and his thoughts on the lyrics and JL's lyrical genius. We also go through his time with TMBG and how he came to be in the band and leave the band. This is a special one. Enjoy!!