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PODCAST

Helping Friendly Podcast

The Helping Friendly Podcast (HFPod) explores the music and fan experience of Phish, through interviews and deep dives on shows and tours. Since 2013, we’ve aimed to bring the fan voice into discussions about Phish, and with the help of our guests, we’re still discovering new angles of appreciation for the band. And when the band is on tour, we provide a review of every show the following day with a fan who was there. As one of our listeners said, “this show has impeccable analysis, stats,

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26:59

Quick Hit: Phish @ SPAC 3, 7-3-16

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/07/04

For today's Quick Hit, Chillwig is back with us to review the last night of SPAC. He also wrote today's review for Phish.net, which you should check out. Plenty of controversy and thoughts for discussion. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Thanks for listening! Also, check out the Phish Companion! The Mockingbird Foundation does great work, and this is a good way to support them. Intro/Outro Music: Ella Fitzgerald, Summertime Hosted on Acast

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26:12

Quick Hit: Phish @ SPAC 2, 7-2-16

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/07/03

Our Quick Hit from SPAC Saturday night is up! We're joined by The Vic, who we're happy to have back on the podcast. Also included a clip from last night's Light -> Golden Age. Here's a shot of The Vic with his personalized meme memorialized on a card for Summer Tour. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Thanks for listening! Also, check out the Phish Companion! The Mockingbird Foundation does great work, and this is a good way to support them

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25:41

Quick Hit: Phish @ SPAC, 7-1-16

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/07/02

Here's a Quick Hit from last night's show at SPAC, with our buddy Patrick, an old friend of the podcast (from episode 6!). Patrick has some good pics and videos from last night on his Instagram feed as well. The Chalk Dust is what we've chosen to share with you, because wow, this is probably the jam of the tour thus far. Some really fun stuff going on here. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Thanks for listening! Also, check out the Phish

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26:53

Quick Hit: Phish @ The Mann, 6-29-16

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/06/30

Here's a Quick Hit from last night's show at The Mann, with Matt, who's joined us before. Today we've included the Crosseyed & Painless jam, which segues into a new song, Friends. We also included some of the Hood jam, because, you know, Hood. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Thanks for listening! P.S. If you haven't yet seen the new Phish Companion from the good folks at The Mockingbird Foundation, check it out. It's beautiful and supports a

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21:48

Quick Hit: Phish @ The Mann, 6-28-16

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/06/29

Here's a Quick Hit from last night's show at The Mann, with Dianna, who's joined us before. She also wrote the recap for Phish.net, which you should check out! We included a clip of the new song, Breath & Burning, along with the segue into Timber. Great stuff in the 2nd set. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Thanks for listening! P.S. If you haven't yet seen the new Phish Companion from the good folks at The Mockingbird Foundation, check it

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22:33

Quick Hit: Phish @ Klipsch (Deer Creek), 6-26-16

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/06/27

Here's a Quick Hit from last night's show at Klipsch (it will always be Deer Creek to us). We're joined by our friend Art, who shares his experience with us. We included a clip from the Light jam from last night as well as the segue from Golden Age -> Boogie On. The photo you see is the aftermath of a huge storm that just missed the venue -- but left a beautiful sunset. Here's the full setlist, via Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com. Thanks for listening! P.S. If you

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16:46

Quick Hit: Phish @ Wrigley Field, 6/25/16

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/06/26

Here's a Quick Hit from Wrigley Field night 2, with the HF Pod team. We've included a clip from the Piper -> Steam from last night, excellent segue and a really energetic jam in Piper. If you haven't yet seen the new Phish Companion from the good folks at The Mockingbird Foundation, check it out. It's beautiful and supports a great cause. Here's a link to the full setlist from Wrigley night 2 from Phish.net, and you can download the show from LivePhish.com as well. Thanks for listening, let us know

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21:26

Quick Hit: Phish @ Wrigley Field, 6/24/16

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/06/25

Here's a Quick Hit from Wrigley Field night 1, with our good friend Brian Brinkman. As a lifelong Cubs fan born and raised in Chicago, this was a huge night for Brian. We're glad he was able to share it with us. We've included a clip from the Twist from last night, which really just shows how nimble the band is, with their ability to "turn on a dime" in the middle of a jam, as Brian said. If you haven't yet seen the new Phish Companion from the good folks at The Mockingbird Foundation, check it out

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11:40

Quick Hit: Phish @ Xcel Energy Center, 6/22/16

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/06/23

For this tour, we're going to bring you a "quick hit" from each show -- a brief discussion and clip from the show -- and put them up by the next afternoon. Today we're chatting briefly about the show from last night in St. Paul, MN. We've included a clip from the Wolfman's Brother, as we feel like that captures the sound well. But this overall was a nice tour opener, and of course we're looking forward to more. Here's a link to the full setlist from Phish.net and you can download the show

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184:50

Episode 83: Top 15 Summer Jams!

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/06/16

This week, we have our most ambitious podcast undertaking to date, done in partnership with our guest Justin Bruce. We compiled about 50 Phish Summer jams from across the eras, then asked people to vote on their top 15 jams. The results are in! This episode will feature the top 15 Phish Summer jams, as voted on by YOU! The format is a bit different: We count down the 15 jams a few at a time, and discuss in between. We encourage you to listen to the show all the way through to hear the countdown, but

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218:46

Episode 82: Guest Pick -- Todd Ahrens

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/06/09

This week, our guest is Todd Ahrens, who runs the blog BackInMyDay.net. We chat with Todd about his history of following Phish for 25+ years, and the specific show he chose (details below). Nice to get perspective from someone who has been engaged with the band for so long. You can still take our quick survey about how we can improve the podcast. Also, review us on iTunes, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Phish, 12.28.90, The Marquee, New York, NY Set 1: Runaway Jim, Foam, Horn, Reba,

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146:02

Episode 81: Guest Picks -- Ari Fink

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/06/01

This week, our guest is Ari Fink, a director of music programming at SiriusXM. He's a host on SiriusXM’s Jam On (Channel 29) and the Pearl Jam radio station (Channel 22). He also helped start Grateful Dead Radio (Channel 23). Ari was kind enough to join us and chat about music, including of course lots about Phish, but also about other Summer festivals and what's on tap for him and SiriusXM. Really fun conversation, hope you enjoy. The tracks Ari chose are below. Wild stuff. You can still take our

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207:15

Episode 80: Festivals!

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/05/21

This week, the core group is back together (Brad, RJ, Jonathan). With Summer Tour looming, including a couple shows at Lock'n, we wanted to revisit some Phish appearances at other festivals over the years. We got some great tracks here for you (below with times), so please enjoy! You can still take our quick survey about how we can improve the podcast. Also, review us on iTunes, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter. Intro Discussion (0:00-11:30) Tracks & Discussion 1 (11:30-1:02:30) Mike's

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145:25

Episode 79: Guest Picks - Andy Keathley

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/05/09

On this week's episode, we're joined by Andy Keathley, a big Phish fan and a member of the band The Get Down Boys. If you like bluegrass, you'll definitely dig them. Andy and Brad discuss Phish and we share some Phish music Andy chose from across the decades (list below, music starts at 19 minutes). If you haven't yet, please take our quick survey about how we can improve the podcast. Also, review us on iTunes and follow us on Twitter. Andy's Tracks Reba, 8.3.91 (Amy's Farm) Taste, 10.20.98 (West

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132:13

Episode 78: The Jauntee Pt 2!

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/04/18

This is Part 2 of this week's episode with Scotty from The Jauntee. If you haven't seen them before, check them out -- they have a new album out and just announced 2016 Summer Tour dates, including some Phish after parties in Denver in September. Part 2 tracks below. If you haven't yet, please take our quick survey about how we can improve the podcast. Also, review us on iTunes and follow us on Twitter. Part 2 Tracks Good Ol' Boy (The Jauntee, Excelsior) Black Bart -> Air Blower > Scatterbrain >

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126:48

Episode 78: The Jauntee!

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/04/11

On this week's episode, we're joined by Scotty, a big Phish fan and the drummer for the great band The Jauntee. If you haven't seen them before, check them out -- they have a new album out and just announced 2016 Summer Tour dates, including some Phish after parties in Denver in September. This is a two-part episode, featuring some discussion, some Phish music and some tunes from The Jauntee. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Tracks for Part 1 are below. If you haven't yet, please take our quick

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92:06

Episode 77: Guest Picks - Macon Phillips

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/03/29

This week, we have a good friend joining us to talk Phish and share some music. Macon Phillips is a longtime fan and has a great perspective on the music, the scene and how technology has informed the evolution of Phish. We have a fun intro conversation, and then we hop into the music. The tracks are below. If you haven't, please take our quick survey about how we can improve the podcast. Also, review us on iTunes and follow us on Twitter. Macon's Tracks (music starts around 31:00) The Horse >

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157:46

Episode 76: Chalk Dust Torture!

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/03/11

This week, we decided to discuss and explore Chalk Dust Torture and its evolution over the years. Phish has of course been playing this song since 1991, and the evolution of the song has pretty closely followed the trajectory of their music—incredible precision, then a bit of exploration, then funk, then way more space and groove, then into the current era of patient but ambitious jams. Tracks are below. If you haven't yet, please take our quick survey about how we can improve the podcast. Also,

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98:25

Episode 75: Special Guest Alan Paul Pt. 2

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/03/04

This week, we're really honored to have author, journalist and musician Alan Paul join us. We talk about his conversations with Trey; hanging out with Phish, Ween, Phil Lesh, and the Allmans; and about his music fandom. He shares a wealth of knowledge about music, and we talk about two of his books—Reckoning: Conversations With the Grateful Dead and One Way Out (THE book on the Allman Brothers Band). Hope you enjoy this really fun conversation. This is Part 2! If you haven't yet, please take our

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124:03

Episode 75: Special Guest Alan Paul

Helping Friendly Podcast ·

2016/02/25

This week, we're really honored to have author, journalist and musician Alan Paul join us. We talk about his conversations with Trey; hanging out with Phish, Phil Lesh, and the Allmans; and about his music fandom. He shares a wealth of knowledge about music, and we talk about two of his books—Reckoning: Conversations With the Grateful Dead and One Way Out (THE book on the Allman Brothers Band). Hope you enjoy this really fun conversation. We split this episode into 2 parts. Tracks for Part 1 below

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