This Might Be A Podcast

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 8.5 - Danny Weinkauf Talks Red Pants Band!

Greg snagged They Might Be Giants' bassist Danny Weinkauf to record an exclusive episode, and here's a teaser of Danny talking about stumbling into being a bass player, his gear, and how he writes kids songs. Head to http://Patreon.com/thismightbeapodcast to hear the full 90 minute episode!

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 8 - Black Ops

Greg meets on video chat with a guy he's never met in person, Danny Leary. They are Twitter and Facebook friends now, but had never talked until Greg hit record. Danny Leary picked Black Ops, so listen to these new friends discuss both the Nanobots version and the alternate Phone Power version, the political nature of the lyrics, the weird music video, and for some reason blink-182.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 6.5 - Drummer Talk with Marty Beller!

Greg tries to contain his excitement as he talks to They Might Be Giants' drummer MARTY BELLER. Check out this teaser of Marty talking about learning drums as a kid and joining his first rock band. Head to http://Patreon.com/thismightbeapodcast to hear the full 95-minute episode!

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 7 - Why Does the Sun Shine (The Sun is a Mass of Incandescent Gas)

Greg and friend Missy Tate discuss a song with a long and complicated history - Why Does the Sun Shine? From the original song to their 1993 cover, from Severe Tire Damage to their updated Here Comes Science tune, Miasma of Incandescent Plasma. Take a journey with us into the final frontier!

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 6 - Ana Ng

Greg and childhood pal Patrick Mooney, the very guy who introduced Greg to the band, talk about the number 1 fan-voted song on the TMBW Wiki. We talk about the genius of this song and find a ton of great covers of all genres.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 5.5 - State Songs

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!

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 5 - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)

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.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 4 - Alienation’s for the Rich

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.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 3 - Dr. Worm

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.

This Might Be A Podcast - Episode 2 - I’ve Got A Fang

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?