Pods Like Us

The Heads, the Lawsuit, and the Long Road Back. How an Instagram Account Spooked a Band Reunion. This time on Pods Like Us, Marv sits down with Rod Gordon, the man behind the podcast This Must Be Talking Heads, to talk all things Talking Heads — and the story behind the show itself.Rod shares how an "unofficial" Instagram account he started in 2019 accidentally spooked the band into setting up their own page, the fallout from the divisive The Heads/No Talking, Just Head saga, and how the band's decades-long freeze finally began to thaw around the Stop Making Sense 40th anniversary reissue.They dig into the "Big Band" era and Remain in Light, why Jerry Harrison might be the most underrated member of the group, the shift from the punk scene into new wave, and what it's actually like landing interviews with band members like Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison. Rod also talks through the challenges of recording and editing a long-running podcast, designing the show's artwork, and the advice he'd give to anyone thinking about starting their own.Whether you're a lifelong Talking Heads fan or just curious where to start, this one's a fun, deep dive into the band, the fandom, and the podcast built around it.Find Rod and This Must Be Talking Heads at thismustbetalkingheads.com and on Instagram @thismustbetalkingheads.

This week Marv did more podcast editing, started writing articles, and more, but as the image shows, has still not got the new show art.Also this week he eats crow by apologising for a mistake the previous episode about listening times (thanks to Neal Veglio's Podmastery podcast), and received more inspiration from King Crimson's Robert Fripp. He also agreed with Dave Campbell's Substack article about getting more comfortable with show guests/friends, and yet again entered the AI debate, thanks to AI Michael Caine and John McDermott of Caloroga Shark Media.

Marv is joined by filmmaker, archive film researcher and founder of Stag Film Productions Mike Davis to discuss his new Green Film 'Dead, White And Blue'. In his filmmaking Mike reuses stock and archive footage that he pieces together, removes all of the sound from, and then creates a narrative around.As well as his work as a filmmaker in his own right, they also discuss his work as an archive and stock footage advisor for films such as American Made, The Lighthouse, Midsommar, Marvel's Eternals, and many more films. The discussion is filled with so much, that any creative person or film buff with find some fascinating insights from.