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GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST

“The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast,” the official Grateful Dead podcast, is a series devoted to exploring the music and mythology behind one of the most enduring, progressive, and influential bands in the history of recorded music. The podcast’s tagline is “For The Committed And The Curious,” as episodes will invite new fans to explore the band’s enormous mythology in digestible chunks and enlighten life-long Dead Heads about corners of the band’s history they never knew existed. No topic will

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01:38:12

Friend Of the Devils: Atlanta, 4/78

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2024/09/12

The Deadcast pulls into Atlanta’s Fox Theatre to explore the Dead’s two April ‘78 shows, delving into the local underground music scene with Glenn Phillips of the Hampton Grease Band, as well as rare Jerry Garcia interviews.

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01:35:30

Friend Of the Devils: Florida, 4/78

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2024/08/29

The Deadcast launches its 10th season, hitting the road for the April 1978 tour documented on the new FRIEND OF THE DEVILS box, exploring the band’s new sound for ‘78 & the birth of drums/space, featuring taper tales & rare archival interviews with Jerry Garcia.

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02:22:04

From the Mars Hotel 50: Ship of Fools

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2024/07/04

The Grateful Deadcast welcomes back Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay for the season finale, digs into “Ship of Fools,” and visits the set for the Grateful Dead Movie, aka the Dead’s five “retirement” shows at Winterland in 1974, with heads who attended.

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01:35:12

From the Mars Hotel 50: Money Money

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2024/06/20

The Deadcast explores the Mars Hotel obscurity “Money Money” & goes on the Dead’s mayhem-filled Europe ‘74 tour, including a long look at the extended jams & Seastones sets performed with Ned Lagin.

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01:36:57

Tales of the Great Rum Runners 50

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2024/06/13

The Deadcast joyously welcomes the 50th anniversary reissue of Robert Hunter’s solo debut Tales of the Great Rum Runners, uncovering stories of two early drafts of the album, a mostly-lost book of poetry, and Hunter’s secret performing career as Lefty Banks.

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01:27:24

From the Mars Hotel 50: Pride of Cucamonga

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2024/06/06

The Deadcast explores Phil Lesh & Bobby Petersen’s “Pride of Cucamonga” (featuring lost lyrics & session pedal steel player John McFee), the Dead’s August ‘74 east coast trip (with Ned Lagin & an extended stop at Roosevelt Stadium), & the band’s decision to take a road hiatus.

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02:10:18

From the Mars Hotel 50: Scarlet Begonias

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2024/05/23

Explore “Scarlet Begonias,” from its trans-Atlantic origins (including the Dead’s surprising Bob Marley connection) to Cornell ’77 & beyond, featuring the Wall of Sound’s stop at the Hollywood Bowl (with more unheard Owsley Stanley) & a visit from Vampire Weekend’s Chris Tomson.

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01:38:12

From the Mars Hotel 50: Loose Lucy

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2024/05/09

From “Loose Lucy,” the Deadcast jumps onto Dead tour in June ‘74, going under the hood of Phil Lesh’s new quad bass, behind the scenes at the tie-dye information booth, a private lunch at the Bank of Boston, & on a Mars Hotel-soundtracked summer road trip with Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo.

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02:09:57

From the Mars Hotel 50: Unbroken Chain

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2024/04/25

The Deadcast explores Phil Lesh’s masterpiece “Unbroken Chain,” its mysterious lyricist Bobby Petersen, & digs into the luminous synth with Ned Lagin himself; plus, the story of the album title & art with the Grateful Dead Records crew & a visit from Animal Collective’s Avey Tare.

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01:27:46

From the Mars Hotel 50: China Doll

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2024/04/11

The Deadcast explores “China Doll,” perhaps the most delicate Dead song, the innovative studio techniques pioneered for From The Mars Hotel, the formation of Round Records (& the making of Jerry Garcia’s sophomore solo album), & the infamous Wall of Sound test at the Cow Palace.

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01:22:19

From the Mars Hotel 50: U.S. Blues

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2024/03/28

The Grateful Deadcast begins the epic story of the Dead in 1974 with the writing of From the Mars Hotel’s album-opening “U.S. Blues” & the multiple debuts of the innovative Wall of Sound, featuring new interviews & never-heard archival audio.

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00:03:09

From The Mars Hotel 50 - Trailer

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2024/03/21

The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast is back for its 9th season of high adventure and historical storytelling, unlocking the secrets of From the Mars Hotel and going on tour with the Wall of Sound. Tune in starting March 28th wherever you get your podcasts.

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02:08:03

Wake Of The Flood 50: Weather Report Suite

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/11/16

The Deadcast finishes its season by examining Bob Weir’s ambitious Weather Report Suite with collaborator Eric Andersen & following the launch of Wake of the Flood on the band’s own label with company president Ron Rakow, plus Yo La Tengo’s Ira Kaplan, Erik Davis, & more.

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01:27:41

Wake Of The Flood 50: Prelude/Tuesday Night Jam

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/11/07

The Deadcast uncovers a most unusual lost studio session by Robert Hunter & the Grateful Dead, recorded at the Record Plant in November 1973, which we listen to in its entirety & annotate with the help of Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay & others.

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01:46:42

Wake Of The Flood 50: Eyes of the World

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/11/02

Explore “Eyes of the World” inside & out with the studio multi-tracks, lost lyrics, archival audio of Robert Hunter, a meditation by Erik Davis, & a tour of the song’s evolution (yes, including that cool 7/8 ending).

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01:18:10

Wake Of The Flood 50: Here Comes Sunshine

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/10/19

We explore the Beatlesque optimism of “Here Comes Sunshine,” its roots in the Vanport flood of 1948, & the story of the brand-new custom Doug Irwin guitar Jerry Garcia debuted on Wake of the Flood.

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01:30:40

Wake Of The Flood 50: Stella Blue

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/10/05

A personal favorite of both Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter, we explore how “Stella Blue” grew from New York’s fertile Chelsea Hotel into one of the great American songs, plus Bruce Hornsby on how Wake of the Flood made him a Dead fan.

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01:13:41

Wake Of The Flood 50: Row Jimmy

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/09/21

The Deadcast explores the strange not-quite-reggae of “Row Jimmy,” featuring a long never-heard interview with lyricist Robert Hunter from 1977.

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01:21:27

Wake Of The Flood 50: Let Me Sing Your Blues Away

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/09/07

The Deadcast explores Keith Godchaux’s only song for the Grateful Dead, the unassuming but complex “Let Me Sing Your Blues Away,” the debut single from Wake of the Flood & Grateful Dead Records, co-starring Donna Jean, company president Ron Rakow, & a gaggle of early Dead tapers.

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01:21:57

Wake Of The Flood 50: Mississippi Half-Step Uptown...

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/08/24

The Deadcast begins our deep dive into Wake of the Flood, including multi-track breakdowns for Mississippi Half-Step, never-heard outtakes, studio memories from Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, & the origins of Grateful Dead Records with co-founder Ron Rakow.

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