Slow Ready Podcast

Mike & Alex are back for another exciting episode and joined by a very special guest, D. James Goodwin to discuss his work producing 'Everything Must Go', 'Dripfield', and much much more. This conversation flew by and we can not thank D. James Goodwin enough for how generous he was with his time! If you like what you hear and want to keep up please give us a follow on your...

Mike & Alex are joined by friend of the show, Nolan Elingburg from the Corner of Grey Street Podcast, to discuss Goose's oustanding inaugural Viva el Gonzo festival. The trio talks through the lay of the land, all of the terrific supporting acts, and of course SEVEN terrific Goose sets over three magical days. This episode was an absolute MARATHON with how much excitement there is to disc...

Everything Must Go is finally here! Mike & Alex are here for another episode where they discuss their first impressions of Goose's outstanding fourth studio album. But before diving into the songs, they discuss a very busy week for Goose between gigs in New Orleans for Jazz Fest & beyond, and promoting the new album. The episode closes out with the album discussion and each host givin...

Alex & Mike are back with a more laid back episode to discuss some of the songs that we think that Goose should cover. They are joined by friend of the podcast, Jeremiah Zimmer, to run through the wide variety of genres and songs they think would work well for Goose, before highlighting Jeremiah, his work with Hop Butcher for the World, and of course some rapid fire questions. We're defin...

Mike & Alex are back with a brand new episode where they take a deep dive into the Goose staple 'Arcadia'. They run through various live versions of the song and discuss how it has evolved over time, while highlighting some standout versions over the last decade-plus. Check out the Arcadia nugs.net playlist that includes the majority of the versions discussed! Also check out this han...

We are back with another terrific interview with Sarah Blazincic and Cari Bryce from the Western Sun Foundation! Sarah and Cari were so gracious with their time and talked through the foundation's mission and goals, their relationship with Goose, and some of the incredible events they have put together over the years. And of course, Mike & Alex ended the episode in typical unhinged fashio...

We're back with a quick episode to recap the immersive artistic Everything Must Go Experience at Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy in New York last week. Mike & Alex run through some of the incredible artwork on display, the characters sprinkled throughout the event, and different spaces featured once you entered the venue. They also run through the full improv performance, and how Goose put t...

Sensitive Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of harassment and sexual misconduct. Some listeners may find this content sensitive or distressing. Please listen with care. We are back this week with a very special guest Ashley Driscoll from GrooveSafe to talk about her incredible organization and GrooveSafe's mission to stop harassment and sexual assault at live entertainment ev...

We're back this week and getting heated with some Goose Hot Takes! Mike and Alex discuss and debate some of their hot takes about Goose shows, songs, and the overall fan experience! Agree? Disagree? We'd love to hear from you with your personal Goose hot takes! If you like what you hear and want to keep up please give us a follow on your favorite social media platform . Feel free to send...

We're back to recap the final five shows in Toronto and Grand Rapids from an incredible 2025 Winter Tour run! Mike & Alex break down their highlights for each show, and reflect about how much Goose has grown in the last year towards the end of the episode. If you like what you hear and want to keep up please give us a follow on your favorite social media platform . Feel free to send us an...

We are back this week with an exciting recap of Goose's first shows of 2025 in Milwaukee, WI. Mike and Alex recap their highlights from each show from the three-night stand, and talk about their experience in-person at the Miller High Life Theatre. We will be back next week to recap the rest of the Winter Tour 2025 run! If you like what you hear and want to keep up please give us a follow on...

Welcome to the inaugural Dream Setlist episode of the Slow Ready Podcast for 2024! We crunched the numbers on all of the outstanding listener-submitted dream setlists to curate the ultimate 2024 Dream Setlist , highlighting some of the most popular selected songs from the best year of Goose yet! Feel free to listen along here as we highlight each individual song, talk about the flow of the show an...

On today's episode of the Slow Ready Podcast, Mike & Alex take a deep dive into Goose's latest studio album Dripfield. The guys talk through each of the studio cuts on Dripfield before sharing some of their standout live versions of each track from the album. Check out the nugs.net playlist of the live cuts discussed on the show. We need your help crafting a dream setlist from 2024!...

The inaugural Slow Ready Podcast 2024 Goose Yearbook is here! Alex & Mike run through an incredible year in the format of a school yearbook, highlighting "Student Life" and "Freshman Orientation" to start. Then they get into the main portion of the episode with some classic Yearbook Superlatives - 2024 Goose Edition before closing out the show with "Senior Quotes"...

On today's episode of the Slow Ready Podcast Mike & Alex are back to recap the "formal" set of shows in Austin, TX. These unique setlists closed out an epic 2024 and brought Goose right into what is sure to be a special 2025! We need your help crafting a dream setlist from 2024! As discussed at the end of the episode, fill out your submissions HERE for a dream order of songs pla...

We are back after way too long of a hiatus to recap an outstanding Goosemas weekend in North Charleston, SC. Alex & Mike talk through several of the pre-show organized events through the weekend, the incredible stage set-up and theme, and most importantly the shows themselves. Goosemas Bingo was very kind to us all with moments that will be talked about for years to come. Merry Goosemas everyo...

On this week's episode of the Slow Ready Podcast, Mike & Alex talk Soulshine and break down Goose's historic first performance at Madison Square Garden. The guys then switch gears and have a light conversation about some of the things in the Goose world that they are thankful for. If you like what you hear and want to keep up please give us a follow on your favorite social media plat...

We're back this week to recap the final six shows of the 2024 Fall Tour from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati to DC. We're joined by great friend of the pod and the super talented @jiveleighdesigns to talk through this killer run of shows. They certainly were full of creative setlisting and surprises! If you're interested in @jiveleighdesigns' work, Be sure to check out www.jiveleighde...

On today's episode of the Slow Ready Podcast, Mike & Alex are back to recap another studio album, Goose's Shenanigans Nite Club released in 2021. But before we dive into the album, we discuss Mike unexpectedly attending an unannounced Goose private event in Charlotte, NC. The guys talk through each of the studio cuts from the album before diving into some of the live cuts of each son...

Mike and the voice formerly known as Alex are back to recap an outstanding five-night run in Florida from Miami Beach to St. Petersburg to St. Augustine. The guys break down their highlights from each of the show and continue to be blown away by the progress Goose has made throughout 2024. If you like what you hear and want to keep up please give us a follow on your favorite social media platform...

Mike & Alex are back again this week to recap an incredible start to the 2024 Fall Tour with shows in Nashville, TN, Winston-Salem, NC, and Birmingham, AL. The guys run through their highlights from each show so far and get excited for the upcoming week of shows in Florida! If you like what you hear and want to keep up please give us a follow on your favorite social media platform . Feel free...

On today's episode of the show, Alex & Mike announce the winner of the Winston-Salem ticket pair giveaway before jumping into a preview of the October & November shows on this second leg of the 2024 Fall Tour. They close the episode by reading through and analyzing submissions for the giveaway of listener highlights from the first leg of the Fall Tour. Check out the Fall Tour Guide pu...

On today's episode of the Slow Ready Podcast, Mike and Alex break down Goose's 2016 studio album 'Moon Cabin'. The guys start by analyzing each of the studio tracks and their highlights from the album, and close out the episode by sharing some of their favorite live versions of these songs. It was a very fun dive back into a stellar studio effort and led to some lively discussi...

We are back recapping the latest run of Fall Tour shows from Troutdale, OR to Mempho Fest with our special guest Dean! Dean is well known in the Goose community for running the Goose Trivia & History pages on Facebook and Twitter (X) , but also for his work with WTED curating the Breakfast with Orebolo segments. We kick off the episode getting to know Dean a little bit better and dive into all...

On today's episode of the Slow Ready Podcast, Mike & Alex run through the last few weeks of shows from the Ting Pavilion in Charlottesville, VA all the way through Remlinger Farms in Carnation, WA. The guys pick out their favorite highlights from each show and discuss the evolution of Goose with Cotter as a new member so far! If you like what you hear and want to keep up please give us a...