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This Might Be A Podcast
by Greg Simpson
This Might Be A Podcast is a song by song podcast about They Might Be Giants, hosted by Greg Simpson.
Episodes
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Episode 310.5 - What song scores did I get wrong? (Patreon Exclusive teaser)
I asked my Patreon supporters to give their opinions on what scores I got "wrong". What songs did I score criminally low? What songs did I score hilariously high? On this Patreon Exclusive episode teaser, Patron Ky Fifer gives me an earful about "Music Jail Pt 1 & 2" and you'll hear my response....
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Episode 310 - Hot Cha
Matt Monta, member of the 1-2-3 Club (you'll see), returns to the show after forever to talk about the Flood cut "Hot Cha". We dive into the debate between Flans and his brother Paxus as to what this song is about, and examine an old board game.
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Episode 309 - No Answer
Adam Rivera is back on the show to talk about the obscure fan-favorite Dial-a-Song-only song "No Answer." We attempt to decode the wild lyrics to this tune and discover the love for this song through its many covers. Adam also tells us about his upcoming TMBG covers project They Pay Tribute 3.…
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Episode 308 - Choo Choo Express
The whole Leary family-- Dan, Jess and little Cooper-- all join in as we talk about "Choo Choo Express" from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. We get Cooper's thoughts on the track and all of us adults dissect a children's song to great length and have lots of laughs along the way.
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Episode 307 - Turtle Songs of North America
Josiah Aiken-Drake joins us for the first time for one of the deepest of deep cuts, "Turtle Songs of North America". This track appeared on the old TMBG official podcast, and Josiah walks us through its scientific inspiration in detail. John Linnell's silliness is on full display on this "song"…
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Episode 306 - Character Flaw
It's time for another new The World is to Dig track episode! "Character Flaw" was picked by returning guests Andrew May and Jonathan Leonard as our collective favorite song off of the new album. Listen to us make our case for this banger as we dig into the lyrics, the musical arrangement, the...
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Episode 305 - Lost My Mind
Jack Ferry joins us from across the pond to discuss the Nanobots song "Lost My Mind." We talk at great depth about the meaning of these wet transfer tattoos, the earth being elliptical, and the frustration of being an independent gigging musician. We also get a custom cover from the Crüe!
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Episode 304 - Stormy Pinkness
Chase Roper makes his first appearance on the show to tackle the deep cut "Stormy Pinkness" from the Istanbul (Not Constantinople) EP. We dig into the demo (possibly demos plural?), hear live versions from 1987 an 1989, and ponder why TMBG doesn't realize how much of a fan favorite this is. What...
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Episode 303 - Jackie the Clipper
Natalie Rosen is on the show to talk about a great The Escape Team track, "Jackie the Clipper." It's been awhile since the last episode about this album, so it was great to dig into the songs and the comic, and we also get special insight into Jackie emailed directly from her comic and video...
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Episode 302 - Get Down
It's our first episode about a song from TMBG's new album The World is to Dig! It's the debut episode from Eric Roberts - a musician featured often in episode covers sections - and we're talking about "Get Down." We analyze this funky track, all the way down to the etymology and history of usage…
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Episode 301 - Concrete and Clay
Helene Horowitz makes her debut on the show to talk about an early deep cut, TMBG's cover of "Concrete and Clay." We talk about the one-hit wonders Unit 4+2, ponder on how They came to record this cover, and why it fell into obscurity (and later on a rare record). Also - hire Helene to DJ your...
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EPISODE 300! - Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head
WOAH. It's episode THREE HUNDRED! I'm about 1/3 of the way through the TMBG catalog! Friend of the pod since nearly day one and many-time guest Avren Keating returns to the show for this momentous occasion as we talk about TMBG's first single, "Put Your Hand Inside the Puppet Head". We reminisce...
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Episode 299 - Eyeball
Joel Shaughnessy returns to the show to talk about a very fresh TMBG track, "Eyeball", off of this January's EP of the same name. We briefly discuss the whole EP and speculate on the upcoming album, and then break down this wheelhouse Linnell track. We also get covers from the reliable Covers…
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Episode 298 - We've Got a World That Swings
Will Hoffknecht joins us for the first time to talk about "We've Got a World That Swings", a cover TMBG included on the S-E-X-X-Y EP. We discuss the original and famous crooners, try to make sense of the song's small but important lyrical variations, and revisit a kickass cover.
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Episode 297 - Skullivan
Zach Heagy makes his debut on the show to discuss the The Spine Surfs Alone EP track, "Skullivan". We ponder about who the Skullivan really is, chat about Linnell going wild in the studio, and hear a cover from Zach and his girlfriend.
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Episode 296 - Our Cannibal Friends
Chris Tull returns to the show to talk about the deepest of deep cuts, "Our Cannibal Friends", a song which got played live three times in 2007 but never recorded. We talk about musical robots, cannibal art, and I join Chris' band My Altamont for a cover. My Altamont on Bandcamp
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Episode 295 - Now I Know
Gerwin Kramer makes his TMBP debut to talk about "Now I Know", collected on the Album Raises New and Troubling Questions compilation. We learn about the hardships of being a European TMBG fan, discuss Linnell's narcissistic narrator, and hear a cover by Gerwin! Gerwin's YouTube: Moo Oink
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Episode 294 - Nanobots
Luke Hennisch makes his first appearance on the show to talk about the title track to Nanobots. We chat about nanobot technology, the song's perfect melodic structure, and we both contribute covers.
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Episode 293 - A Very Special Episode - This Might Be a Wedding!
After a nice break from the show for us to get married and honeymoon, Darcy makes her debut on the show to discuss the amazing wedding gift given to us by members of the Covers Crüe, a custom TMBG covers album called This Might Be a Wedding! We talk about each amazing, thoughtful track and play...
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Episode 292 - How Can I Sing Like a Girl part 2
Shannon Cooke and I finish our conversation on the Factory Showroom track "How Can I Sing Like a Girl." We check out live versions from throughout the decades, hear a handful of awesome covers, and score this TMBG classic.
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Episode 291 - How Can I Sing Like a Girl? part 1
Shannon Cooke returns to the show to talk about the Factory Showroom cut "How Can I Sing Like a Girl?" On part 1, I get an oracle card reading from Shannon's custom TMBG-themed deck, we talk about demo and get techie with studio gear used on Factory Showroom, and give a tribute to our friend Mari...
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Episode 290 - Nine Bowls of Soup
Hooray for meeting podcast friends! Noah Daniel visited all the way from friggin' Germany to record this episode live in-studio at Velour Underground. We talk about the Here Come the 123s story-song "Nine Bowls of Soup" and debut our cover, featuring the guest "woahs" of my girls Zinnia and Ramona.
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Episode 289 - Quit the Circus part 2
Andee Fischer and I have even more to say about "Quit the Circus," time signatures and the band's amazing horn section. Then we hear some covers from the Crüe, and give the ever-important scores to the song.
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Episode 288 - Quit The Circus part 1
Andee Fischer makes her debut appearance on the show to talk about the Book deep cut "Quit the Circus." In part one, she tells us about her dancing and circus-adjacent skills, we dream up our ideal TMBG setlists, and we discuss the toxic family dynamics in this great track.
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Episode 287 - When It Rains It Snows part 2
Here John Walker and I continue our discussion on this classic b-side. We check out one of the few live versions, and enjoy a bunch of cover versions and debut our very own collaborative cover!
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Episode 286 - When It Rains It Snows part 1
John Walker returns after many a year to talk about the classic TMBG b-side "When It Rains It Snows." With John being a fellow podcaster (FYIz), we get pretty chatty about music nerd stuff, so join us on this musical adventure as we dissect "When It Rains It Snows" and talk time signatures and...
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Episode 285 - Shape Shifter
Jonathan Leonard returns to the show for a record-setting 6th time to talk about the Phone Power banger "Shape Shifter". We discuss robot vocals and Autotune, all sort of ways to read this song including hearing some interpretations from some other TMBP friends, and rock three covers from the…
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Episode 284 - Sleepwalkers / What Is Everyone Staring At?
Jacikat returns to the show for the umpteenth time to chat about "Sleepwalkers" off of No!, which began its life as an "adult" song called "What Is Everyone Staring At," which never made it past Dial-a-Song before it transformed. We discuss both versions, check out the live versions and gather...
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Episode 283 - Impossibly New
Guests Kelilah Miller and Rose Anderson team up to take on this lovely Phone Power track. The pair tell us about becoming transatlantic friends through TMBG fandom, and then we all dissect the song and hear them do their own cover version. ***Hear this episode ad-free here!***
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Episode 282 - Wait Actually Yeah No
Creative writing teacher and contributor to The Onion, The New York Times Magazine, and elsewhere, Jean-Luc Bouchard returns to the show to talk about the Book deep cut "Wait Actually Yeah No". We attempt to make sense of the lyrics, hear some explanations straight from a Linnell podcast…
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Episode 281 - Narrow Your Eyes
Ian Reynard returns to the show to talk about the Apollo 18 classic "Narrow Your Eyes." We dive into a bunch of live versions that span over 30 years, hear a bunch of custom covers, and try to decide just how "baroque" TMBG are.
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Episode 280 - Next Plane to London pt 2 with Dawn Eden Goldstein!
Returning to talk about the TMBG cover of The Rose Garden's sole hit, Dawn Eden Goldstein shares her thoughts on it plus a few more fun and informative stories. Find Dawn's song "Alone With You" performed by Juniper here! Here a version of it performed by The Anderson Council here! Read her 2018...
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Episode 279 - Next Plane to London pt 1 with Dawn Eden Goldstein!
TMBG's cover of The Rose Garden's one hit song, "Next Plane to London," was one of the earliest tunes to hit the brand-new Dial-a-Song service in 1984. Dawn Eden Goldstein, a canon lawyer and theologist who was formerly a rock music historian, regales us with personal stories about her history as…
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Episode 278 - They Got Lost
Erin Rose O'Brien returns to the show to talk about "They Got Lost," with its different versions from Severe Tire Damage and Long Tall Weekend. We debate which is the superior version, discuss melody vs. story in songs, and dig into the background of our covers artists.
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Episode 277 - The Biggest One
Tara Trate returns to the show to talk about an early TMBG b-side, "The Biggest One." We discuss the song's importance in the band's early history, dirty diners, and songs with beats missing.
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Episode 276 - Your Own Worst Enemy
Alex Nemeroff makes his debut on the show to talk about the chill cut "Your Own Worst Enemy" off of Factory Showroom. We discuss 70s soft rock bands, Friedrich Nietzsche, and weird old midi hardware.
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Episode 275 - Finished With Lies
Ben Byrd returns to the show to debate the merits of the Mink Car song "Finished With Lies." We explore a few different interpretations of ours, follow the song's journey from demo to album track, and hear a new We Are Number Three cover, which includes Ben himself.
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Episode 274 - Spider with Rob Harvilla
Podcaster and author Rob Harvilla of 60 Songs That Explain the 90s: The 2000s, is here to talk about the Apollo 18 classic "Spider". We attempt to deconstruct the song to guess the origins of its parts, comment on live versions from a 30 year span, and jam out to 4 amazing covers from our Covers...
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Episode 273 - No!
Jaya Crites returns to the show to talk about "No!" from...well, No! She gives us insight of what she thought of the song hearing it as a child, and how it has evolved to hearing it as an adult. Also learn how to sing the song in several languages thanks to a cover by Noah Daniel.
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Episode 272 - Cloisonne & Let Me Tell You About My Operation w/Stan Harrison!
TMBG's saxophonist Stan Harrison returns to the show to talk about two songs he did horn arrangements for, "Cloisonné" from Join Us and "Let Me Tell You About My Operation" from Glean. We also talk about his new album, Some Poor Soul Has a Fire, which you can check out and buy on bandcamp!...
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Episode 271 - Havalina
Olivia Felo returns to the show to talk about TMBG's cover of The Pixies' song "Havalina." This episode was edited by Olivia herself! Thank you Olivia!
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Episode 270 - Au Contraire
Amber Chaney returns to argue the merits of The Spine once again and more specifically, its song "Au Contraire." In an episode that was many reschedules in the making, we discuss French accuracy, famous figures and swingin' drum machines.
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Episode 269 - Buckle Down, Winsocki
Dessa Asp makes their weekly show debut with an epic episode on the Pamphlet EP song, "Buckle Down, Winsocki." Many people might not realize this is a cover, and even fewer will know the history behind it. Dessa does the hard work in researching the song's journey through musicals and movies. In...
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Episode 268 - Rock Club with David Cowles!
Part 2 of our two-song episode with TMBG artist and video director David Cowles. On this episode we focus on "Rock Club", another My Murder Remains track that David animated the video for.
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Episode 267 - The Summer Breeze with David Cowles!
Artist and director David Cowles is here to talk about two songs he directed videos for, and here's part 1 - "The Summer Breeze" off of My Murdered Remains.
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Episode 266 - Alphabet Lost and Found with MARTY BELLER!
The one, the only, MARTY BELLER of TMBG is here to talk about his song "Alphabet Lost and Found" from Here Come the ABCs. He explains the songwriting process for this song, how exciting it was to perform live as a frontman, and we learn all about his soundtrack career outside of the band.
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Episode 265 - New York City with Hal Cragin (pt 2)
Part 2 of the epic conversation between former TMBG bassist Hal Cragin and myself about their cover of Cub's "New York City."
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Episode 264 - New York City with HAL CRAGIN (pt 1)
Hal Cragin toured with TMBG on bass in 1997-1998 and played on some Factory Showroom tracks, and was the bassist for John Flansburgh's Mono Puff project. Listen as he tells us about his chance meetings with Flans and how he became the bassist in Mono Puff and TMBG. Then we delve into TMBG's cover...
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Episode 263 - Moonbeam Rays
Having appeared on a BOOK-themed Patreon episode years back, Ian Hutchings is finally appearing on his first regular weekly episode. We talked about the Book single "Moonbeam Rays", discussing which version of the tune is better - the album or music video version. I play audio of the song from…
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Episode 262 - R U Together
Joel Shaughnessy is here to talk about the TMBG & McSweeny's collaboration compilation track "R U Together." Chances are a lot of you are unfamiliar with this track and perhaps the project as a whole, but Joel will get you caught up, telling us about the album and the book that accompanies it. Is...
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