This Might Be A Podcast

Tracy Stephen, co-host of the BarenakedABCs podcast, comes on the show for our first episode on a Here Comes Science song, Meet The Elements. Greg appeared on his show last spring to talk about the Barenaked Ladies song Daydreamin, and now he returns the favor as the two talk about how this TMBG song is both educational and awesome.

Spencer Parks returns to the show to talk about The Darlings of Lumberland off of Nanobots. As two band nerds, Greg and Spencer dissect the complicated and amazing horn arrangement at length and talk about Flansburgh's especially cryptic lyrics.

On this special episode, Greg is joined by three violinists, Dana Williamson, Cari Hearn and Lisa She to discuss the use of orchestral string instruments in TMBG songs. Songs discussed include XTC Vs. Adam Ant, Kiss Me Son of God, Dig My Grave, Exquisite Dead Guy and more.

Greg talks with Lou Reid from Edmonton, Ontario about the song Careful What You Pack off of The Else. She uses her knowledge of Coraline to try and help them get to the bottom of why this song was left out of the movie and what happened to the rest of those songs.

Greg is joined by Kevin Calaway to talk about The Escape Team song Corrupted Lyle. Kevin tells us his own expanded back story of the character, and how shitposting helped him to fall back in love with TMBG.

Famed Misc T FB admin Peter Gritsch and Greg talk about the unfairly maligned song Unrelated Thing off of John Henry. Listen as we prove to you how this song is great.

Greg is joined by musician and scientist Cari Hearn to chat about Mrs. Bluebeard off of I Like Fun. Cari uses her academic skills to lead us down the rabbit hole of the history of the Bluebeard fairy tale and its many variations.

Johnathan Leonard returns to the show to talk about a fairly new song, Tick Tick Tick Tick off of My Murdered Remains. Boy, this song is an uplifter!

Nashville musician Mari Morton and Greg discuss Take Out The Trash off of The Else, a song which Mari has a very personal connection too. Also, more bass love, specifically fuzz bass.

Ian Reynard joins Greg to talk about I Left My Body off of I Like Fun, a song he doesn't really like... what? Will they do battle? Find out.

Musicology student Rachel Jones returns to the show to talk about Danny Weinkauf's amazing bass part in this song... and maybe some other stuff too. This is our first episode to cover a Phone Power song!

Frequent voicemail-leaver and podcaster Spencer Parks comes on the show to talk about Fibber Island, off TMBG's kids' album No!

Franz Nicolay of The Hold Steady returns to the show to discuss I Can Hear You off of Factory Showroom, a song recorded on an Edison wax cylinder recorder.

Debate team style, the pro-Mink Car Team of Greg and Steve Clark face off against the Anti-Mink Car Team of Gur Samuel and Rich Jeffery to determine once and for all - does Mink Car rule or suck?

Bob Nanna of Braid, Hey Mercedes and Lifted Bells joins Greg to talk about Erase off of Glean. This episode also offers a great primer to learn about Nanna if you're unfamiliar with this influential emo and indie musician.

Jared Pike joins Greg in-studio to talk about Lie Still, Little Bottle off of Lincoln. Prepare to be soothed by Jared's radio announcer voice as we talk about... the stick!

Lesley Gouger returns to the show to chat about this odd duck in the TMBG catalog, Untitled, the track of Gloria's phone message on the Dial-a-Song machine. Lesley and Greg do their own cover of the track, and play some rare extra clips of the original message.

Lafayette, IN musician Sid Punk visits the studio to talk about I Should Be Allowed to Think and things get... punk.

Mega-fan Mike Buffington picks an obscure one for this week, Siftin' off the I Palindrome I EP. Greg and Mike get deep into this rare instrumental, and Mike busts out his Micro Moog and talks about his custom Chessmaster guitar.

Recorded live at the GMan Tavern in Chicago on July 26th, join our roundtable of Rachel Jones, Spencer Parks, Marcus Nuccio (Pet Symmetry) and Bob Nanna (Braid, Hey Mercedes) as we discuss the classic TMBG hit Birdhouse in Your Soul.

John Walker, host of the FYIZ podcasts as well as an assistant engineer on this very podcast, drops by to talk about Canajoharie off of the album Join Us.

Musicology PhD candidate Rachel Jones and Greg get super nerdy over Flood's We Want A Rock, go on many music-related tangents, and find a lot of cool covers.

Drummer Matt Osborn and Greg talk about an appropriate song, Rhythm Section Want Ad, another song of TMBG's debut album.

Frances Quinlan of the amazing band Hop Along joins Greg to talk about She's An Angel off of TMBG's debut record.

Colin Clive of Mustard Plug and The War Between stops by to talk about the dancey hit Man It's So Loud in Here off of Mink Car. Colin and Greg collaborate on a cover of the song!