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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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01:50:17

Watkins Glen Summer Jam ‘73, Part 2

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/08/10

The thrilling conclusion of our visit to the record-breaking Watkins Glen Summer Jam, featuring John Belushi crashing the backstage, a super jam onstage, a teen-run pirate radio station, & the birth of a new generation of Dead Heads.

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01:58:36

Watkins Glen Summer Jam, 7/73, part 1

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/07/27

Musicians, organizers, & fans tell the epic story of how the Watkins Glen Summer Jam started as a giant rock show & turned into history when more than a half-million came to see the Grateful Dead, the Allman Brothers, & The Band.

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02:09:15

Here Comes Sunshine: RFK Stadium, 6/73

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/06/01

Our stadium-sized season finale visits the Dead’s June 1973 mega-gigs with the Allman Brothers Band in Washington DC, featuring the Allmans family, legendary tapers, searing heat, super jams, backstage brawls, & the manifestation of the Ouroboros.

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01:43:49

Here Comes Sunshine: Kezar Stadium, 5/26/73

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/05/25

The Deadcast visits one of the Dead’s most legendary hometown shows with the band, crew, & Bay Area Dead freaks, featuring 3 sets in the Golden Gate Park sunshine, technological innovations, & an important paper by the Haight Street Free Medical Clinic.

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01:09:25

Here Comes Sunshine: Santa Barbara, 5/20/73

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/05/18

Feel the ocean breeze and spend a sunny Sunday with the Grateful Dead as the Deadcast visits Santa Barbara ‘73 with first-time showgoer Al Franken, archivist David Lemieux, the show’s promoters, and more.

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01:38:13

Here Comes Sunshine: Des Moines, 5/13/73

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/05/11

We time-travel to the Dead’s massive 3-set show in Des Moines, May 1973 (& the first show on the new Here Comes Sunshine box) with stories from Donna Jean, the show’s promoters, & the Dead’s office staff, plus custom gear, big jams, an indoor fireworks fight, etc.

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01:44:23

Here Comes Sunshine: Garcia ‘73

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/05/04

The Deadcast takes a special side trip into Jerry Garcia’s extracurricular projects in 1973, exploring his partnerships with organist Merl Saunders & the legendary bluegrass group Old & In the Way with guests David Grisman & Peter Rowan, & how they impacted the Dead’s music.

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01:46:41

Here Comes Sunshine: Grateful Dead & Co.

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/05/02

The Deadcast sets course for 1973, diving into the newly announced Here Comes Sunshine box set with firsthand tours of the ambitious family businesses in orbit around the Dead in 1973, including an independent record label, booking company, travel agency, clothing boutique, & more.

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00:01:06

A Quick Note From the Deadcast

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/04/27

Ladies and gentlemen, fellow deadheads, today’s regularly scheduled DeadCast will be coming in the not too distant future, fear not we have all the Golden Yummies lined up for your listening pleasure.

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01:37:28

T.C.

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/04/13

The Deadcast is honored to welcome Tom Constanten to discuss his remarkable tenure as Grateful Dead keyboardist from late 1968 through early 1970, his work on 3 classic albums, & his adventures before & after the Dead, including his current band Dose Hermanos.

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01:21:55

Bear's Choice 50

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/03/30

The Deadcast returns to the Fillmore East and digs into the Dead’s 1st archival live album, History of the Grateful Dead, Volume One (Bear’s Choice), produced by former LSD alchemist Owsley Stanley & released as a tribute to Pigpen just after his death.

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01:25:48

The Adventures of Pigpen, part 2

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/03/16

The Deadcast concludes our tribute to Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, exploring his years with the Dead, featuring more documents from the McKernan family archives, his alleged firing, former housemate Tom Constanten, lost song lyrics, & last songs.

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01:04:38

The Adventures of Pigpen, part 1

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2023/03/08

The Deadcast marks 50 years since the passing of original Grateful Dead frontman Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, in part 1 uncovering his mysterious pre-Dead years in the Palo Alto folk scene, featuring a visit to the McKernan archives, never-heard performances, & archival interviews.

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01:29:28

Long Strange Tech, part 2

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2022/11/17

The Deadcast concludes its dive into the Grateful Dead’s entanglement with technology, exploring Jerry Garcia’s digital graphics obsession, how Dead Head online communities helped shape the emergent internet, lyricist John Perry Barlow’s manifestoes, & more.

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01:11:46

Long Strange Tech, part 1

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2022/11/10

The Deadcast explores the Grateful Dead’s long-term cosmic entanglement with the California technology world & the architecture of the internet itself, featuring biomusic pioneer Ned Lagin, Dead Heads at the Stanford AI Lab & Apple, sonic heroes from Alembic & Meyer Sound, & more.

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02:04:02

REWIND: Europe ‘72: Denmark

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2022/11/03

We present an encore of the Deadcast’s Denmark episode from earlier this year to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Europe ‘72’s proper release, as well as to get you ready for (or debrief you from) the Meet-Up At The Movies presentation of the Dead’s historic Danish telecast.

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01:35:04

Bobby 75

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2022/10/27

The Grateful Deadcast celebrates Bobby Weir’s 75th with the birthday boy himself, exploring Weir’s world with Don Was, Jeff Chimenti, members of the expanded Wolfpack, & orchestral collaborator Giancarlo Aquilanti.

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01:28:27

Ace 50

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2022/10/13

The Deadcast welcomes Bobby Weir to honor the 50th anniversary of his 1972 solo debut “Ace” (& its forthcoming reissue), made with an all-star backing band that happened to be the Grateful Dead, featuring archival audio with “Ace” lyricists John Perry Barlow & Robert Hunter.

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01:54:53

In and Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden, 10/83

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2022/09/29

Pack the Microbus & hit the road with the Dead in ‘83, hang out with the deep scene of Dead Head graffiti writers & frisbee players in Central Park, & get back to Madison Square Garden for two shows with two room-shaking bustouts.

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01:40:48

In and Out Of The Garden: Madison Square Garden, 9/82

GOOD OL" GRATEFUL DEADCAST ·

2022/09/22

The Deadcast examines how the Grateful Dead remained a center of innovation in 1982, exploring their new sound system with John & Helen Meyer of Meyer Sound, an audacious plan to sell live tapes, the DIY zine scene, one future hit, & two sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden.

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