Deadcast
Gather round every Thursday as we tell the tales of Grateful Dead days of yore. Hosts Rich Mahan and Jesse Jarnow will take the lead, picking up special guests from the Dead universe along the way. May the long strange trip continue across the pod!
The Deadcast’s overstuffed season finale unpacks Blues For Allah’s oft-misunderstood title track, the unlikely story of its album art, & the…
The Deadcast’s overstuffed season finale unpacks Blues For Allah’s oft-misunderstood title track, the unlikely story of its album art, & the…
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Blues For Allah 50: Sage and Spirit The Deadcast explores Bobby Weir’s guitar étude, “Sage and Spirit,” speaking with one of the song’s namesakes,…
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Blues For Allah 50: Crazy Fingers We explore how the dreamy delicacy of Crazy Fingers came about at a time of great tumult in Grateful Dead history…
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Bobby Weir & John Perry Barlow’s classic “The Music Never Stopped” came into being when the music was briefly in danger of stopping, the song…
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The Deadcast unpacks the two-part extra-heady “King Solomon’s Marbles”/’Stronger Than Dirt or Milkin’ the Turkey,” using the instrumental to get…
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Blues For Allah 50: Franklin’s Tower The Deadcast examines how Franklin’s Tower bucked every trend on Blues For Allah to become one of the Dead’s…
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Blues For Allah 50: Slipknot!
The Deadcast uses Blues For Allah’s complicated instrumental Slipknot! to explore the musical and creative…
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The Grateful Deadcast points itself towards 1975 to begin a song-by-song celebration of Blues For Allah’s 50th anniversary, loaded with raw…
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The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast is thrilled beyond all audible frequencies to begin its 12th season by welcoming Dan Healy, the Grateful Dead’s in-…
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The Deadcast season finale hits shows at 3 legendary venues, exploring Dick Latvala’s transformative experience at Red Rocks ‘79, Hollie Rose’s…
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The Deadcast cruises down the eastern seaboard, including stops in Hartford, Hampton, Philadelphia, and Landover, featuring touring tips, another…
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The Deadcast makes a beeline for the northeast, focusing on shows from legendary venues in the Manhattan and Boston areas included on the new…
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The Deadcast’s tour of Enjoying the Ride trucks all the way to the East Bay, exploring beloved venues including the Greek Theater & Kaiser…
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The Deadcast begins our virtual tour of the new Enjoying the Ride box, visiting the cradle of the Dead in Palo Alto/Menlo Park (with a detour to…
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For the 50th anniversary reissue of Tiger Rose, we explore the lost story of Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia’s only full-length studio…
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Phil 85, Part 2
In the 2nd part of the Deadcast’s Phil Lesh tribute, we get deep into his singular bass playing with Phil’s son &…
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Phil 85, Part 1
The Deadcast begins its 11th season with a celebration of the Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh, drawing on archival interviews to…