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Episode 223 - John Postal

Avren Keating flies from Oakland to scenic Lafayette to record in studio with me, and record a cover of John Postal with guest Dana Williamson. At the top of the show, check out an important announcement about exciting things happening with the pod!!
 
Episode edited and mixed by Avren Keating!

Episode 222 - It’s Good to Be Alive

Musician Eric Gaines makes his first podcast appearance to talk about the Glean sleeper hit "Good to Be Alive." With two percussionists chatting, of course we get into the weeds on percussion and percussion technique in response to the arrangement of this tune. We break down the song throughly, and also talk about how much more poignant this song has become in the past year for Mr. John Flansburgh. 

Episode 221 - I’m All You Can Think About

Sophie McKenna joins us to discuss the song "I'm All You Can Think About" from The Spine Surfs Alone EP. Sophie tell us about the insane amount of TMBG shows she's chalking up in 2023, then we ponder the  song's odd titling, gush over bass saxophones, and barley attempt to talk Proust. 

Episode 220 - The Planet of the Apes song series

Strap yourself in for a 7-song (plus bonus songs) episode with two members of the band Catscan!, Mason Shelby and Paul  Tsiaperas. We discuss the entire Planet of the Apes song series that was included at the end of Severe Tire Damage, as well as ape-related songs found elsewhere. We talk about the movies that inspired the song and chat about songwriting and The Simpsons.

Episode 219 - The Day

Bruce Triggs, author of Accordion Revolution: A People's History of the Accordion in North America and host of the Accordion Noir radio show/podcast, is here to talk about "The Day", an accordion-based track! We discuss Linnell's unique playing style, Flans' different vocal deliveries for this tune over the years, and learn a ton about accordion history. 
Find Bruce at accordionrevolution.com

Episode 218 - Theme From Flood

Michael Valencic introduces himself to the show with an episode on the best introduction song ever, "Theme From Flood." We investigate the musicians who play on the track, hear the band's evolution on its live performances, and find a wealth of amazing covers. 

Episode 217 - To A Forest

Michael King makes his first appearance on the show to discuss this Phone Power cut. We talk about the amazingly obnoxious guitar pedals featured in the song, try to decipher these bummed-out lyrics, and find the only cover in existence. 

Episode 216 - Clowntown

Acey Nickel returns to the show to talk about one of the most fucked up TMBG rarities, Clowntown. Hear a debatable dial-a-song track, a McSweeny's version, and three custom covers- the only covers of this song in existence - to finish out the episode. 

Episode 215 - Minimum Wage

Matt Miller of Homeless Gospel Choir and Endless Mike and the Beagle Club visits the show to talk capitalism, whip cracks and choir patches on keyboards. We discover the inspirations of the sonics of this song, play a wide-spanning selection of live versions, and covers that are all over the map. 

Episode 214 - Santa’s Beard

Santa came a little late to TMBP this year, so Stephanie Cummings visited to talk about "Santa's Beard" from Lincoln. We check out the Dial-a-Song, the live debut, and try to figure out exactly what's going on with the relationship portrayed in the song.