Andy Frasco's World Saving Podcast

Watch this episode streaming  now!! It's that time of year again- Summer Camp Music Festival is coming up and we are PUMPED cuz we got festival founder and classy muso hot guy, Ian Goldberg to guide us thru the miasma of festival season with a truly eclectic collection of seemingly disparate bands coming together to rock your collective faces off (Mastodon is playing... what?!) Plus: we got Eggy o...

Watch this episode streaming now!! Ho boy, have we got an episode for you. This week we welcome a real one; not just any tall, handsome, and super talented guy, but a dude with whom we're on a first name basis with now: GRiZ! (aka Grant Kwiecinski) Andy & Nick double team this interview and guess what? Turns out we learned a lot about music making manifestos and what it takes to make it in the wor...

Watch this episode streaming  now!! In which our resident mad-men, Andy & Nick, discuss the usual topics: phish fans, the space between all things, and the people who hide themselves behind a wall of illusion. Listen in as they shower love upon the genius of Donald Glover. How is someone SO good at everything he touches? King Midas incarnate, yall. Also, why is Andy getting threats from internet t...

Watch this episode streaming now!! As the West Coast Tour wraps up, Andy is joined by our dear brother Damn Skippy as we reflect upon the mustaches grown, the sleep deprived, and the mushrooms consumed. What was it all for? Oh yeah: FOR FUN AND PLEASURE. On the Interview Hour we got a real legend and personal hero of ours, Andrew McMahon! Frasco lets on how much Mr McMahon's music influences and h...

Call/text us and leave a message: (720) 996-2403  No topic is out of bounds Nick MacDaniels and Damn Skippy join the fray as Frasco regales us with tales of near beat-downs in the streets of Seattle. Word to the wise: don't do meth! (But do shake our hands with love) And on the Interview Hour we got singer/songwriter/producer Caroline Rose! Her music is rad as heck and you should really get to kno...

Call/text us and leave a message: (720) 996-2403 No topic is out of bounds Nick and Andy discuss impromptu Reggae house parties, selecting a male heir, and our new partner in video podcasting,  Volume.com ! Shout out to our new homies. Check out their site to watch our conversations and the strange faces we make. On the Interview Hour, we got rising-star, Daniel Donato! Andy meditates on the meani...

Call/text us and leave a message: (720) 996-2403 No topic is out of bounds Andy is joined by fellow podcast hosts, comedian Clayton English and Greg Glod to discuss the stygian reality of Nixon's heinous and misleading initiative- The War on Drugs. Spoiler alert: Nixon was a criminal and his "war on drugs" is itself the real problem. Don't miss this illuminating conversation and check out their po...

Wait up. Hold the phone. We have to talk about a certain premonition from last week right here at the top of the show. Question: Andy Frasco- How does he do it? Answer: Beau Bilinski. Simple as all that. And on the Interview Hour we got a very funny comedian, Phil Hanley! Comedians and musicians have more in common than you'd think. Long nights and even longer day drives. Maybe even dyslexia.  Als...

Call/text us and leave a message: (720) 996-2403 No topic is out of bounds In which Andy and Nick talk about their feelings and feel things about their talks. And what's this? Nick asks for advice... from ANDY!? (Shout out to all the lone vacationers out there) Andy divulges his Jam Cruise spending habits. Listener voicemails are going strong. This week we have complaints lodged against Nick and a...

*Call/text us and leave a message: (720) 996-2403 No topic is out of bounds* Andy and the boys get on a boat and head into the middle of the ocean with an assembly of maniacs. That's right. We got a low-dopamine JAM CRUISE review. Hallelujah, it's raining 5HTP! (and yes, it's still the greatest 24 hour music party on the face of the planet) On deck for the Interview Hour we got TVBOO and Jeremy Sa...

*Call/text us and leave a message: (720) 996-2403 No topic is out of bounds* Wherein Andy learns the proper pronounciation of a dear friend's surname. Party time. Also: Nick manages a "Jam Band Karen" at his local bar. Excellent. And we got one of the best interviews of the year as we welcome NFL Quarterback and champion of the fungus, Jake Plummer! Andy asks the hard questions. Jake gives the sag...

*Call/text us and leave a message: (720) 996-2403 No topic is out of bounds* Discussions on mind altering substances and Buffalo Bills conspiracy theories. Which ones are good and which ones will mess up those guts! You have questions and we got answers (sometimes). But most importantly, we're catching up with Rachael Price from Lake Street Dive as she introduces us to a new collaboration with NYC...

*Call us & leave a message to appear on the show: (720) 996-2403 No topic is out of bounds...* Frasco is joined by Gerlach for a special Double-Team Interview Hour for what's sure to be: the GREATEST Interview this year. So listen in (& step aside, Brownstein!) as we welcome Disco Biscuits guitarist and low-key genius, Jon "The Barber" Gutwillig! Also: The return of Dolav Cohen for more SPORTS and...

*Call us & leave a message to appear on the show: (720) 996-2403 No topic is out of bounds...* Woodland retreats, mustache cash stashes, and eerily prescient dreams abound in this week's episode. Also: Nick talks hot on the physics of energy (neither created nor destroyed, people), and Andy considers the merits of scheduling your blackouts on a shared google calendar.. But on the Interview Hour we...

New Year. New Season. Same old Ding-Dongs. Andy and Nick open the show with a bit of intellectual foreplay, kissy-boy updates, and cake sitting fetishists; but most importantly, we got San Francisco native and multi-hyphenate comedian, Margaret Cho! She's a lovely and deeply endearing person with stories that'll make your head spin: from kinky sex to network sitcoms... is there anything she can't...

To close out another year of podcast mania, we offer you this: arbitrary awards given at the whim of a couple of dingbats! Nothing but love when dear friends Ryan Stasik & Dolav join us to throw these semi-meaningingless awards out. Reminds me of a tune my dear ol' grampy used to sing:   Should Andy's bandmates be forgot And Floyd's skivvies covered in mange? Will Nick's saxophone be destroyed Whe...

It's that special time that comes but once a year: wherein friends of old join together under the same roof to reminisce, share their heart songs, and take absolute heroic doses of Psychedelic Mushrooms... and the results? *MAGIC* Join us, won't you? For a holly jolly shroomy affair that engenders ego death and an undeniably warm heart.   Follow our friend in fungi, Todd Glass And don't forget to...

In which Andy and the rest of us flip out over how we've gotten away with doing this nonsense for 200 episodes. Also: Andy flys in an old buddy to give him and the band some tour tattoos. And on the Interview hour, we got Morgan Wade! We love ya. We appreciate you. Thanks for hanging with us. Here's to 200 more!  New album is done AND we got a tour coming up with our buddies, Little Stranger?? Don...

Andy & Nick kick us off this week alongside good friend and INSANE drummer, Emanuel " Eman " Washington! Eman's been playing with Sophistafunk for a minute, but his expertise extends beyond the bounds of any single band. He has achieved rhythmic apotheosis. Light a candle and eat your vitamins so you too, can one day be as slammin as he. And on the Interview Hour we have Denver's own funky slammer...

Nick and Andy have a Little Talk, or: "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Kiss my Homie on the Mouth" Our new album is done AND we're out on the road with our buddies, Little Stranger??? Don't forget to catch the band in a town near you:  andyfrasco.com/tour Follow us on Instagram  @worldsavingpodcast For more information on Andy Frasco, the band and/or the blog, go to: AndyFrasco.com Check out An...

Andy & Nick are reunited once again, and it feels so good. Oh, how it feels sooo good. What exactly happened to Nick in the interim and why does he hate November? Don't worry, he's fffffffine (but honestly, how are you doing?) Happy to announce we have a true gentleman on the Interview Hour as we welcome Dave Simonett from Trampled by Turtles! Andy talks about band break ups and reunions. Heavy st...

Let's get one thing clear right off the top: a van is a perfectly suitable home. We welcome our new best buds and KILLER artists to open the show: Little Stranger! The boys process how the tour is going. Spoiler Alert: we have not broken them... yet. And on the Interview Hour we got Lafayette, Louisiana's own, Boogie T! Come dive into the low end with us. And remember: If you're on tour and you're...

A special reminder from our dear friend, Caleb Hawley to start the show. Then we get updates from the road in which the band chimes in periodically. Don't worry- it was NOT gout, afterall. But more importantly, on the Interview Hour, we welcome a virtuosic and generally, sparkly person: Sierra Hull! Mr Frasco gets inspired, so why not listen in and drink from the well of artistic insight along wit...

Andy spends time with Ethan Nadelmann, founder of The Drug Policy Alliance, which aims to end the disastrous "war on drugs." Andy prompts all the pertinent questions you've been dying to ask. Plus! We got the Godfather of the jam scene joining us: Pete Shapiro phones in to help close out the show this week! Big news from our dear brother: Vince Herman is coming to a town near you- check him out wi...

On a very special episode of the WSP, Andy & Nick discuss musician's internet personas. What drives your social media intentions: Is it pessimism or honesty, and what's the line between honoring your truth vs keeping it REAL?? Also: sex & drugs & rock & roll! And on the Interview Hour we got the legend himself, Matisyahu! Andy and he talk tribe, music, and all the ups & downs of this beautiful mes...