Helping Friendly Podcast

Hey everyone, we're back with a new episode this week, talking about great first Phish sets with first-time guest Ben. We cover a lot of ground in this episode, but it was fun talking about some well-known and some overlooked first sets in Phish history. If we missed a great first set that you love, let us know on Twitter, Facebook or via email (helpingfriendlypodcast at gmail dot com). Thank you...

Hello, HF Pod fam. Thank you for all the great feedback on part 1 of our recap of 1999 with Wade. We're back for part 2, when things get darker, weirder, more exploratory and, some would say, more awesome. We pick this one up at the beginning of the Fall Tour, and wind our way through the December tour, where we ponder the end of the millennium and the importance of Big Cypress. We decided to not...

Hello, friends! This week we bring you part 1 of our recap of Phish in 1999, with our friend Wade. We start with the Trey tour in the early Spring, and in part 1 we go through the Summer Tour. Lots of music and discussion. Hope you enjoy. If you want to support HF Pod, you can do so by checking out HF Pod Plus. Lastly, please take a moment to review us on iTunes. Thanks for your support! Hosted on...

Happy new year! This week, we're back with a new episode, recapping the tremendous New Year's run that Phish just finished at Madison Square Garden. Setlists here, shows here. We talk about the shows, and then play our really fun live recording we did at American Beauty on December 29. That was part of the PhanArt extravaganza, and we opened for Polyvamp, which put on a great show. If you want to...

This week, we're happy to have Brando from CashorTrade on the podcast. We talk a lot about his Phish journey and about the great platform their team has built. We also play some music, tapping into the New Year's spirit. Set info is below (but the entire show is amazing to revisit, especially at this time of year). We're doing a live podcast on December 29! Come see us at American Beauty at 3pm. W...

We couldn't let the 20th anniversary of the Fall '97 tour pass us by without spending a bit of time reflecting on the shows. This week, we revisit the Philly shows from that historic tour, from 12/2 and 12/3. Tracks we highlight are below. Listen to the episode here! Going to MSG on 12/29? Come to American Beauty beforehand to hang out with us and stay to hear the band Polyvamp! More information h...

On this episode, we finish our conversation with Wally Holland on turning point jams in Phish's career. We also talk Sci-Fi novels, confined spaces, and whether Lawn Boy even matters. Here is the full list of jams we discussed with Wally: 8/13/93 - Bathtub Gin 5/7/94 - Tweezer 11/2/94 - Tweezer 12/29/94 - David Bowie 6/14/95 - Tweezer 11/2/96 - Crosseyed and Painless 8/17/97 - Art Jam 11/14/97 - T...

This week we are joined by a return guest, Wally Holland, who helps us run through what we're calling "turning points" in Phish history. This is a two-part episode, because obviously, there are lots of turning points in the history of the band. The idea for this episode started with a Twitter conversation, sparked by yet again another listen to the Baker's Dozen Lawn Boy. We talk about many turnin...

We have something really exciting this week. We were joined by Brian and David from Beyond the Pond, a podcast that we really enjoy and respect. These guys bring their immense Phish and music knowledge to this episode—and part 2 of our discussion will be on Beyond the Pond. So be sure and subscribe today, if you're not already subscribed. The conversation touches on our musical histories, our favo...

We are very grateful for all of the support of HF Pod Plus. We're making our most recent episode free and open to the public, to give you a better sense of what we're up to there. Here is our most recent episode, a deep dive into October 1989 (next one will come out next week). The fun thing about HF Pod Plus is that it gives us the ability to get into detail on a specific month in Phish history,...

This episode we are joined by Josh, who talks with us about Phish and yoga. He's a yoga instructor, and a big Phish fan. He worked with us on a playlist of Phish jams that makes up a pretty great 60-minute vinyasa flow class. The tracks below are aligned with different elements of a vinyasa flow. Even if you don't practice yoga or you're not into it, you'll like this playlist. Take our word for it...

This week, we're excited to talk with Ryan Chiachiere, who is known for his awesome work on Trey's Guitar Rig. We talk with Ryan about, well, guitar stuff, complete with a deep dive on Trey's equipment and setup, and complimented by lots of snippets. We also talk about how those effects and sounds have changed over time, and tap into Ryan's deep Phish and music knowledge. If you can, please suppor...

This week we're back with two guests, Adam Lioz and Shaunea Robinson. They came to us through a post Adam wrote on Headcount.org, called “Phish Scene So White: Let’s Talk." We talk about Adam and Shaunea's Phish journeys, the post Adam wrote, the feedback from the piece, and hear about Shaunea's experience at Phish shows. And then we play some music that they both chose (tracks below). You can lis...

This week, we're back with a very special interview with Katy Tur. As most of you know, she's known for her Phish banter on air, and probably better known as the host of MSNBC Live, which airs every weekday afternoon at 2pm ET. She also occasionally fills in on MTP Daily and other NBC news programs. We had a great conversation with Katy, that ranged from her favorite Phish tunes to a history of a...

This is a hybrid episode, as we talk about night 3 of Dick's, while also recapping the whole run. Brad and RJ do an intro discussion, and then play interviews about the run with Zac as well as Luke. We include some music as well (tracks below), with some fresh audience recordings. We hope you enjoy. We now have HF Pod t-shirts! Check out the men's and women's versions, and buy one! We'll be back n...

For today's Quick Hit we are glad to be joined by Brian Brinkman, the co-founder and co-host of the Beyond the Pond podcast. You all should listen to it if you haven't yet. Brian shares his thoughts on night 2 of Dick's, and we play a little music of course. Enjoy, and see you again tomorrow! If you haven't yet, review us on iTunes and spread the word about the podcast. Photo courtesy of Stephport...

For today's Quick Hit we are joined by Mike Lowe, who gives us his thoughts on the first night of Dick's. We share some of the No Men from last night as well. Enjoy, and see you again tomorrow! If you haven't yet, review us on iTunes! Intro/Outro Music: Sublime, Doin' Time Photo courtesy of Stephport Photography Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad...

This week, we're diverging from Baker's Dozen listening and analysis to look back at a summer show from 1996. We play the first set of 8.10.96, which was Phish's first show at the storied Alpine Valley, as well as a couple tracks from set 2. The details of the set are below. During this episode, we mentioned that we covered 8.6.96 in episode 8. If you want to go back and check that out, you can fi...

We're back with a new episode, this week we recap the Baker's Dozen run with a few different segments. We start with the interview we did with Tom Marshall at our live podcast event on Saturday, July 29 at American Beauty NYC. We're looking forward to doing more of these live events!  We also talked with 3 fans who did all 13 shows—Dianna, Joseph and Zach—who share some of their perspectives on th...

For the Quick Hit for night 13 (glazed!), we're joined by our own Jonathan. We also do a quick conversation with Chris Pandolfi of The Infamous Stringdusters, who shares his take on the last night. THANK YOU Phish and thank you to all of our supporters, especially those of you who came to the live event and those of you who sent in your own takes on the shows. Really fun. Here's the setlist from n...

For night 11 (Boston Creme night), we're joined by Jimi. We also include a mix of some reviews from our own Matt, who hosted a couch touring party last night. Last chance to send your reviews, tonight, email them to helpingfriendlypodcast at gmail dot com. Here's the setlist from last night and the JamBase coverage. Photo by Steve Olker Intro/outro music: Sublime, Doin' Time Hosted on Acast. See a...

We keep it in the family this time for our Quick Hit from night 11 of the Baker's Dozen! Our own Jonathan fills us in on what went down in The Garden on Lemon night. We have two listener submissions for short reviews today as well. You have two more chances to send in your thoughts about the shows tonight and tomorrow. Send them to helpingfriendlypodcast at gmail dot com. As always, check out the...

We're back with a Quick Hit from night 10 of the Baker's Dozen! We're joined by Mike this time. We include one Quick Hit fan contribution as well. Hope to get more for the weekend shows! Make it count out there, fans. Three more shows! Intro/outro music: Sublime, Doin' Time Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're back with a Quick Hit from the Tuesday, August 1 show (night 9) of the Baker's Dozen. RJ and Jonathan break the show down and we play a bit of the Steep as well. Keep your fan reviews coming! We include one on this Quick Hit, from someone who was couch touring last night. Email us your take on the shows. Here's the setlist from last night and the JamBase coverage. Have fun tonight kids! Intr...

Today's Quick Hit is a little longer than usual, because we recap all 3 weeknd shows. Apologies for the delay, but hey we were seeing Phish shows, so we thought you'd understand. The 4 of us (Jonathan, Brad, RJ, Matt) break down the weekend shows and we play some music too. Of course. This has been quite a run, and we're looking forward to what's next. We have 3 fan-submitted reviews from last nig...