Fantastic Voyage: A David Bowie Podcast

Fantastic Voyage welcomes Michael Fremer of Analog Planet (amongst many other things!) to the show to provide a first-hand account of life on the Ziggy Stardust Tour.

Right when you're thinking "The Spiders are firing on all cylinders!" you realize this is the last side of (original) music this group will ever do. Some Star Wars prequel trilogy love follows. SONGS IN THIS EPISODE: Time The Prettiest Star Let’s Spend the Night Together The Jean Genie Lady Grinning Soul

Ziggy goes to America and picks up a new pianist and a collection of new songs. SONGS IN THIS EPISODE: Watch That Man Aladdin Sane (1913-1938-197?) Drive-In Saturday Panic in Detroit Cracked Actor

There's fun for the whole family when the voyagers flip Ziggy over to side b. SONGS IN THIS EPISODE: Lady Stardust Star Hang On to Yourself Ziggy Stardust Suffragette City Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide

Glam rock at its finest. The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars propels Bowie into superstardom with help from a performance of (late addition) Starman on Top of the Pops that rivals the impact of the Beatles on Ed Sullivan. SONGS IN THIS EPISODE: Five Years Soul Love Moonage Daydream Starman It Ain’t Easy

Side B features more songs drawn from Bowie's wide range of influences and muses. The Voyagers almost "went on forever". SONGS IN THIS EPISODE: Fill Your Heart Andy Warhol Song for Bob Dylan Queen Bitch The Bewlay Brothers

Without a doubt some of Bowie’s best work can be found on this album. Side A alone boasts multiple top-tier songs, but is one of them overrated? One brother thinks so. Tune in for at least one hot take and a lot more gushing over the first half of Hunky Dory. SONGS IN THIS EPISODE: Changes Oh! You Pretty Things Eight Line Poem Life on Mars? Kooks Quicksand

John goes into where Bowie's head is at and Jesse rambles on about effects during their discussion about the back half of The Man Who Sold the World. SONGS IN THIS EPISODE: Running Gun Blues Saviour Machine She Shook Me Cold The Man Who Sold the World The Supermen

Keeping up with his contemporaries, Bowie kicks off the 70s with the heavy hitting The Man Who Sold the World. What’s the biggest difference between this and other rock albums of the time? Tune in to find out! SONGS IN THIS EPISODE: The Width of a Circle All the Madmen Black Country Rock After All

Here it is! Jesse & John reveal their 14-track best of the ‘60s playlist, followed by continued discussion and final thoughts on this early period of Bowie’s career. Click on a link to listen along to the playlist on:  Apple Music Spotify

The Voyagers continue their Space Oddity discussion and debut a new segment featuring comments from their friends on Twitter. SONGS IN THIS EPISODE: Janine An Occasional Dream Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud God Knows I‘m Good Memory of a Free Festival

Bowie teams up with Tony Visconti, a couple of former Rats (three more will have a much larger presence later!) and a new label for his second self-titled album, commonly referred to as Space Oddity. Join the Voyagers as they dive into the first side. SONGS IN THIS EPISODE: Space Oddity Unwashed and Somewhat Slightly Dazed Letter to Hermione Cygnet Committee

Alternate realities where Bowie becomes a monk... or the next Anthony Newley? We flip Bowie's debut album over to side B and continue our discussion. SONGS IN THIS EPISODE: Little Bombardier Silly Boy Blue Come and Buy My Toys Join the Gang She’s Got Medals Maid of Bond Street Please Mr. Gravedigger

The Fantastic Voyage podcast begins with the first side of David Bowie's 1967 self-titled debut album. Also, find out how these two brothers became such Bowie freaks! SONGS IN THIS EPISODE: Uncle Arthur Sell Me a Coat Rubber Band Love You till Tuesday There Is a Happy Land We Are Hungry Men When I Live My Dream