Jokermen

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The Jokermen welcome Aaron Olson, the busiest man in the Los Angeles indie rock scene, back to the program to consider George & Ira Gershwin, Judaism, and the purpose of Brian Wilson circa 2010. FOLLOW AARON ON INSTAGRAM

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Catch Al Jardine & The Pet Sounds Band Live TONIGHT in Los Angeles

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The Jokermen recount the extraordinary story behind the completion, after thirty-seven years, of Brian Wilson's SMiLE. NEXT EPISODE ON BWPS COMING ON THE JOKERMEN PATREON WATCH THE "BEAUTIFUL DREAMER" DOCUMENTARY

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Ian speaks with Robert Polito about After The Flood: Inside Bob Dylan's Memory Palace, his superb new book about the second (and best) half of Bob Dylan's artistic career. BUY "AFTER THE FLOOD"

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The Jokermen are joined by producers Howie Edelson, James Sáez, and Alan Boyd to discuss the spectacular new Love You-era box set release We Gotta Groove. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON "WE GOTTA GROOVE" AVAILABLE THIS FRIDAY

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The Jokermen speak with author, documentarian, friend of the pod, and all-around mensch David Leaf about his All-Star Tribute To Brian Wilson, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this March.  WATCH "AN ALL-STAR TRIBUTE TO BRIAN WILSON"

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The Jokermen speak to David Shumway about the life, times, and art of Leonard Cohen as assessed in The World of Leonard Cohen, a new collection of essays edited by Shumway. BUY "THE WORLD OF LEONARD COHEN"

The Jokermen join Brian Wilson and company in the year 2000 for an immaculate document of Brian's triumphant return to show and concert recorded at the legendary Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON

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The Jokermen chat with Ryley Walker about becoming a laptop guy, David Sylvian, Bob Dylan, XTC, compact discs, Van Morrison, Van Morrison's dick and balls, Westerman, Cameron Winter and Geese, the new wave of weird, fun, fresh indie rock, expanding his audience beyond record collectors, and more. CATCH RYLEY ON THE WEST COAST THIS WEEK FOLLOW RYLEY ON INSTAGRAM

In honor of Bob Weir, who passed away today at the age of 78, we're unlocking Ian & Evan's positively fried post-show conversation following Dead & Co's penultimate performance in San Francisco on 8/2/25, which previously ran on Never Ending Stories. Fare thee well Bobby 🌹

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The Jokermen are joined by Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) to discuss his superb score for the instant classic MARTY SUPREME, American Hauntology, Donald Fagen, Stanley Kubrick, the blimp and much more. FOLLOW DAN ON INSTAGRAM "MARTY SUPREME" SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE NOW

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The Jokermen embrace the "Do It Again" ethos of the holidays with two late-era Christmas records: Brian Wilson's warm-hearted What I Really Want For Christmas, and Mike Love's aesthetically abrasive Reason For The Season. Plus: a Root Beer Report unlike any other.

Ian catches up with Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear about their just-concluded 2025 tour, revisiting Yellow House, Veckatimest, and Shields, returning to the past with no sense of pressure, community vs. quality of life, solo artists vs. rock bands, the lasting reputation of Grizzly Bear, the GOAT Michael McDonald, and much more. FOLLOW DANIEL ON INSTAGRAM

Ian speaks with author W. David Marx about cultural atrophy, poptimism, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Geese, the "Mike Love Century," The Beatles, the importance of serious criticism, Kanye, Kim, Paris Hilton, new musical genres (or lack thereof), fashion and food scenes vs. music and arts scenes, and Marx's superb new book, Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty First Century. FOLLOW W. DAVID...

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