Attendance Bias

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to Part 2 of my conversation with Dartmouth College professor David Lutz about Camp Oswego, day two, on 7/18/99. If you haven't listened to Part 1, please go back and listen to it as its own separate episode and as a prelude to this episode. Part 1 focused on Dave's history as a Phish fan, his background, and how he ended up at Camp Oswego as a teenager without a...

Send us Fan Mail Steve Lutz is a professor of Environmental Studies at Dartmouth University. He is also the most detail-oriented Phish fan I know. By coincidence, we both started seeing Phish at the same show (12/29/97), and met a few years later on a Phish-centric message board. Since then, we've geeked out about EVERYTHING related to the band. Dave's knowledge of Phish-minutiae far exc...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the fifth mini-episode of Attendance Bias! Mini-episodes feature a breakdown of a single song or jam from a show that I’ve attended. I’ll pick a song or jam for any given reason—it was the highlight of the show, it meant something special to me, it's widely renown--who knows?  Mini-episodes are posted on a bi-weekly basis in between full episodes of Attendance Bias...

Send us Fan Mail There is something about Phish's summer 1999 tour that deeply resonates with fans. On one hand, lots of fans see it an an underrated and underrepresented tour. On the other hand, everybody loves to talk about it! That's certainly the case with today's guest, Thom Epps of San Diego, CA. Thom threw me for a loop when he suggested this show, because he wasn't ther...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the fourth mini-episode of Attendance Bias! Mini-episodes feature a breakdown of a single song or jam from a show that I’ve attended. I’ll pick a song or jam for any given reason—it was the highlight of the show, it meant something special to me, it's widely renown--who knows?  Mini-episodes are posted on a bi-weekly basis in between full episodes of Attendance Bia...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year and send in the clones! Today's guest on Attendance Bias is author Elizabeth Beck! Elizabeth wrote the recently published novel, " Summer Tour ." "Summer Tour" is a young-adult coming-of-age novel that features a young man named Sam who is forced to move in with his aunt for the summer. Over the course of this fateful summer, Sam meets a gro...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the third mini-episode of Attendance Bias! Mini-episodes feature a breakdown of a single song or jam from a show that I’ve attended. I’ll pick a song or jam for any given reason—it was the highlight of the show, it meant something special to me, it's widely renown--who knows?  Mini-episodes are posted on a bi-weekly basis in between full episodes of Attendance Bias...

Send us Fan Mail It didn't take long for us to get around to the Fall '97 tour! And what a show! Chris Casey, teacher and creator of the Montroller art series, joins me to talk about 11/28/97 at the Worcester Centrum in Worcester, MA. Chris chose this show because it was his first---and what a first! Not only is this an excellent show that is representative of the all-time Fall '97...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the second mini-episode of Attendance Bias! These mini-episodes will feature a breakdown of a single song or jam from a show that I’ve attended. I’ll pick a song or jam for any given reason—it was the highlight of the show, it meant something special to me, it's widely renown, who knows?  These mini-episodes will be posted on a bi-weekly basis in between full episo...

Send us Fan Mail Dawn Jenkins, better known as Dawneebee--host of the Phemale-Centrics podcast --discusses Phish's show on October 26, 2010 at the Verizon Wireless Arena in Manchester, NH. Dawneebee chose this show because not only was it when she took her significant other to his first show, but also because it was filled with rarities and unexpected setlist treats! In this episode, Dawneebe...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the first mini-episode of Attendance Bias! These mini-episodes will feature a breakdown of a single song or jam from a show that I’ve attended. I’ll pick a song or jam for any given reason—it was the highlight of the show, it meant something special to me, it's widely renown, who knows?  These mini-episodes will be posted on a bi-weekly basis in between full episod...

Send us Fan Mail Voiceover actress and SiriusXM's PhishRadio host Elisa Allechant joins me to discuss Phish's show on November 2, 2018 at the MGM Grand Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Elisa chose this show primarily because it was the first time she caught "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" in 20+ years of seeing the band. But there's much more to it! Throughout the episo...

Send us Fan Mail In this mini-episode, I introduce myself, explain what Attendance Bias is, and why I chose to start this podcast.  Thank you for listening! Support the show