Episodes
Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
Wednesday Jan 09, 2019
Our first Patreon exclusive episode is live! Greg chats with guest Spencer Parks about the first three tracks on John Linnell's 1999 solo album State Songs. $5 a month gets you an extra exclusive every month!
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
Tuesday Jan 01, 2019
Greg gets his mom and dad in on the gig, talking about a song he subjected them to quite a bit when he was young, Istanbul (Not Constantinople), TMBG's hit song from their 1990 album, Flood. Listen as they delve into the history of the original 1954 song, the history of their cover, and why on Earth this city changed names after all.
Wednesday Dec 26, 2018
Wednesday Dec 26, 2018
Greg and Richmond, VA rock musician Matt Monta discuss Alienation's for the Rich off of TMBG's self-titled debut. After discussing the song's style parody brilliance, the history of Esperanto and find some diverse cover versions, they do some research to discover just how prolific of songwriters the Johns really are.
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Wednesday Dec 19, 2018
Greg and his wife Cara discuss the TMBG fan favorite Dr. Worm. On this epic episode the lyrics are hilariously dissected, many covers are spun, and we dig into the mailbag.
Wednesday Dec 12, 2018
Wednesday Dec 12, 2018
Greg is joined by friend and big shot Washington, DC lawyer Steve Clark to discuss the song I've Got A Fang, from They Might Be Giants' 2001 album Mink Car. Are you legally responsible for someone's head exploding like an atom bomb?
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
In the inaugural episode of This Might Be A Podcast, Greg is joined by friend and comedian David Britton to discuss the song The End of the Tour, from They Might Be Giants' 1994 album John Henry.