Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast

I've been in #songwritingmode for a little while & wanted to talk about it on the podcast but not just do another one by myself, so I got my good friend & fellow songwriter Josh Irwin (from episode 34) to come back on the show so we could go deep & nerdy about how we make up songs. We've both been doing this over 20 years (yikes!) so we definitely had some thoughts to hash out. Thanks for listenin...

My friend Brian Carter called into the podcast for a 4th time this week. Any episode with Brian a good time. The conversation rambled through several topics including all this COVID-19 junk, the recent tornado in Nashville, what Brian (a professional chef) gets at the grocery store (the answer might surprise you)and Bob Dylan's new song (which I still haven't heard yet). Near the end we got into a...

Not even COVID-19 could stop this slow bullet train of podcast episodes describing the process of one man trying to make an album! No way! In this 3rd episode of the series, I (Jeff) discuss how the coronavirus has changed my day to day life (spoiler: not a whole lot). Then I move on to discuss the state of the album at this point. YEA! Hope everyone is staying safe out there! I hope this episode...

I'm continuing my series of episodes about making an album today. In this 2nd one I talked about some recent gear I've collected (a microphone for my phone & a synthesizer). I included some audio samples of each one, including the WORLD PREMIERE of the song "I have a new phone(who is this?)" and a long synthesizer loop you can fall asleep to (you're so welcome). I also discuss trying to come up wi...

I'm planning to start working on a new album of music in the next couple of weeks and I wanted to do a series of monthly(ish) podcast episodes documenting the process as I go. My hope is to release these here and there to give people an idea of what goes into making an album that at the moment doesn't exist yet. I recorded this on a "busy" Sunday night in my kitchen while I made macaroni and chees...

Since I started doing this I've had quite a few people ask if they could talk about how to make a podcast, since everyone these days either has one or wants to start one. Usually it's a thing where they want to sit down & discuss it & we NEVER can find time. So I wanted to do an episode I could point those people to where I talk through how I myself do it (though there are MANY ways to make these...

I wanted to talk about a few things I've been watching recently. This isn't e v e r y t h i n g, but some of the highlights. I tried to go quick through a bunch of things and just throw out some thoughts on each and move on. That's the deal with this episode. We have merch now! You can find shirts, mugs, stickers and the like here: teespring.com/stores/jeff-grant-merch Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcas...

Surprise! The podcast is back today to help you celebrate the holiday season. I played through some Christmas songs from Jeff Grant's Evolving Christmas Album (which is available on most streaming services). I also did 1 that's not on it. Hope you enjoy! BTW, we have merch now. You can find shirts, mugs, stickers and the like here: https://teespring.com/stores/jeff-grant-merch Jeff Grant's Evolvin...

My sister Brittany Garmon has had a busy year with quite a few changes. I wanted to have her on so she could talk about what it was like to lose 80 pounds and then wrap up her time as an elementary math teacher to become a health coach (yes, I said changes). It's been fun to watch her grow so much recently and come out of her shell in a lot of unexpected ways. She and her family live in a small Te...

I'm about to hit episode 50 and I have a special guest and I wanted to hurry up and get to it so I decided to do a quick solo episode to fill a spot (you can do this when you have your own podcast that has zero rules). You can skip this one if you want, it ain't no thang. I gave a quick update on the podcast and shouted out a couple people who supported the show through the Patreon tip jar (thanks...

To celebrate this week's release of the Switch remake of The Legend Zelda: Link's Awakening, my friend Britt Reginelli and I got on the phone to share our personal top 5 favorite Zelda games. It was a ton of fun to get REAL nerdy for this episode(this one required decades of miserable research, I'm telling ya'). 🤓What is YOUR favorite Zelda game? Artwork by Britt. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is...

My friend Brick (from episode 42 about Long Distance Romance) returned to the podcast this week to tell me about his job as an EMT. We discussed how he got into the profession, what a normal day looks like and how doing what he does gives him a sixth sense when he's off the clock. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music. For informa...

This past Monday night, with a busy few days ahead of me, I realized I didn't have time to record a podcast for this week. Then I got an idea to see what would happen if I got onto a discord voice party and invited whoever wanted to join in for some conversational chaos. I went in not sure who the guests would be or what we would talk about (or if it would even work). It was an experiment. After a...

Doing this podcast has taught me that interviewing is a real skill and it's NOT easy. My friend Peter Greenwood is a DJ & podcast host based near Glasgow in Scotland and was kind enough to come on to let me pick his brain about how someone who talks to people for a living does his job. It was a fun chat. This episode is part of a crossover event with his radio show/podcast, The Peter Greenwood Sho...

I got distracted and out of my podcast-making routine so I thought maybe if I did a quick solo episode and just played some recent songs it might help get the ball rolling again. On weeks like this one I'm glad my podcast has shapeshifting built into it. Yap. These are the songs I played: - One Reason - You Glow - Saving Me Slow - Simple Heart - Cracked Walls - My Secret Crush (Rachel's Song) THAN...

My friend Liz is beginning her career as a therapist and was kind enough to come talk about what exactly "therapy" is. Liz is an easy person to talk to and is full of insight and wisdom about how our minds work. If you've ever wanted to pick a therapist's brain you'll probably enjoy this one. I learned a lot from our conversation. Special thanks to "image googler" Steve Zettel. Jeff Grant's Evolvi...

My goat-loving friend Rachel Kay (from episode 40) returned to the show with her boyfriend Brick to give us a deep dive of how they met and got to know each other through discord and twitch, like all those classic romance movies your grandma grew up with. We get into the highs and lows of what it's like to meet and get to know each other online and then finally to come face to face... IRL. Jeff Gr...

My cousin Savanna (from episode 14) and I hurried out to the first showing at our local theater of Quentin Tarantino's new 9th movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. We recorded our thoughts before and then after seeing the movie. Definitely watch the movie before you listen because we get into SPOILERS. NOTE: I recorded this one differently than I usually do and you hear a lot of air blow into the...

My friend Rachel Kay hesitates to call herself a goat expert but I DO (gosh darn it). She called in from Memphis, Tennessee to discuss growing up on a farm, homesteading, goat breeding, the difference between goat and cow milk (basically EVERYTHING you'd wanna know about goats). I also found out if she liked La La Land. (SPOILER: She liked the shots) For more information about Rachel and dem goats...

In the 3rd of the solo conversations with the guys from the Tastemakers episodes, James Baker came by to tell me about his recent trip to Japan. He brought a box of souvenirs and we went through each item, which reminded him of different parts of his trip. I'm posting pictures of the things we were looking at on my instagram page if you'd like to see what we're talking about, as a visual supplemen...

On the 2nd of the solo episodes featuring the Tastemakers guys(see previous episodes), self-proclaimed "Office Head" Ronald Allison came by the studio to dish about his all time favorite show, NBC's cult favorite The Office (US). That's what she said, right? Ha ha ha. Image copyright NBC. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music. For...

Cole Watkins from the Tastemakers episodes came by to discuss a strange movie he is fascinated by, The Man From Earth (you can watch it on Amazon Prime). I was unfamiliar with this one but I watched it and we discussed its merits here. It's essentially about a college professor who is leaving town and decides to tell his colleagues that he's been alive for a VERY long time. This one is kind of 2 e...

This episode of the podcast is straight up just an album I made in the summer of 2018 called Plight of the Frankentweens. No talking, just songs. The artwork is by my cousin Savanna White. These are the songs: 1) Do Not Disturb 2) Poem on Fire 3) Automatic Doom 4) Gray is in Our Blood 5) Ghost of a Daisy Wheel 6) Tweeting @ Tokyo 7) Gag Order 8) Kid's Pissed 9) Don't Be a Stranger 10) Didn't Barf...

After some time away, Jeff returns to the podcast to read some listener mail and play some songs (his own plus some recent favorites). The original version of this episode was removed from SoundCloud due to copyright infringement, so in this updated version the songs have been taken out and a computer voice says what song was played. Does that make sense? Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available...

Episode 9 of everyone's favorite podcast. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music. For information on how YOU can help keep this podcast alive please visit https://www.patreon.com/evolvingpodcast Thanks!