Joel McHale's Untold Dave Grohl Story, Secret 5AM Ritual & More | Lowland Hum | Podsongs #173)

Joel McHale reveals his secret 5am pre-flight ritual, the secret to his marriage, and a Dave Grohl story he's never told — plus, hidden in this hour, the confession that becomes Lowland Hum's new song "Tarantula" on Friday. | Podsongs #173"I'm Irish, so I could drink turpentine and it would be fine." — Joel McHaleHusband-and-wife folk duo Lowland Hum (Daniel and Lauren Goans) guest-host Podsongs from a friend's studio near their Virginia log cabin and interview comedian and actor Joel McHale (Community, The Soup, Animal Control, Crime Scene Kitchen, Scream 7). Inside this hour: the thing he drinks at 5am before every single flight, the reason he refuses to check a bag, the backstage Dave Grohl story he's never told anywhere, the one thing his wife never does that keeps the marriage working, what cobra actually tastes like, packing procrastination as an existential crisis, an animal that "in two months could kill us all" — and somewhere in all of it, the moment that became Lowland Hum's new single "Tarantula". Even Joel doesn't know which one. See if you can spot it before the song drops.New single "Tarantula" by Lowland Hum — out Friday 24 July 2026. Pre-save it and hear the answer the moment it lands: https://ffm.to/tarantulaCHAPTERS00:00 Warm welcome and delays00:25 Log cabin heat wave chaos01:17 Woods talk and how memory fragments02:26 Joel's inside-outside portal office04:10 Seattle roots and Northwest life07:00 Meet the host, Jack08:06 Travel, airports and kid logistics10:39 Joel's 5am airport ritual and travel kit13:33 Packing anxiety and style trends19:02 The perfect pants rabbit hole23:54 Do acting roles follow you home?32:48 Flow state across standup, hosting and Scream 735:51 Lowland Hum's origin story and gratitude39:15 Therapy, the inner critic and motivation43:31 The emotional dial and tour energy46:32 Tour van naps46:53 Saying yes to everything: the hustle48:29 Pro mode onstage51:40 Collaboration chemistry and 20-year friendships54:48 The blindfolded audience experiment01:00:03 Music nerd tangents and the untold Dave Grohl story01:06:24 Tarantulas and cougars01:12:27 Food memories and Rome01:15:32 Goodbyes and the blindfold show01:19:00 Aftershow: finding the song's entry point01:24:46 Patreon and community01:28:08 Closing song teaseGUEST & MUSICIANJoel McHale: https://joelmchale.comLowland Hum: https://www.lowlandhum.com// SUPPORT THIS CHANNEL //Newsletter, donations and download the song for €/episode: @ https://podsongs.com// LINKS //Website: https://podsongs.comPodcast episodes: https://podsongs.com/podcast-episodesSongs: https://podsongs.com/musicSpotify artist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/32FYyRx1y1ex3jHHAgLMC7Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6sN1viy82HPiNTVX2YBxpq// SOCIAL //Twitter: https://twitter.com/podsongsInstagram: https://instagram.com/podsongsFacebook: https://facebook.com/podsongs#Podsongs #JoelMcHale #LowlandHum #Tarantula #indiefolk #Community