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This Side of the Mic

This Side of the Mic is a podcast by folk-rock harmony band The Currys where they talk seriously about songs and un-seriously about everything else.

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  1. 163

    Lil' Sumthin' "Golden Arm" & Country Madlibs

    In which Jimmy shares a new song about a little leaguer and Tommy challenges the guys to complete the lyrics of bro country songs by Florida Georgia Line.

  2. 162

    Lil' Sumthin' "Dry Erase" & Mashups!

    In which Galen shares a song about wipeable markers, and Jimmy makes portmanteaus of band names.

  3. 161

    Demo "Lover's Highway" & Name That Lyric!

    In which Jimmy gets vibey and Tommy presents the lyrics to songs about parents and children, sans music.

  4. 160

    Babies! Lil' Sumthin' "Haunted House" & Recommendations

    In which Jimmy and Tommy (sans Galen) welcome the new lifeforms to the party and Jimmy shares a song.

  5. 159

    Under the Covers "Lithium" & Pork Rind Silly Sauce

    In which Tommy shares a Nirvana cover arranged for mandolin and Galen leads us in a game that is either an old family tradition, or... something else entirely.

  6. 158

    Demo "PDMMPTLKR" & Blind Ranking

    In which Galen shares a song about a disappointed political supporter who just can't get behind Kid Rock and Jimmy challenges the others to a Blind Ranking.

  7. 157

    Demo "For a Minute" & There's a Song in That

    In which Tommy shares his frustrations with a soul song he tried to write and then challenges the guys to do their best Wayne Brady impression.

  8. 156

    Lil' Sumthin' "Blue Ridge" & Hindsight 2020

    In which Jimmy shares a very Jimmy song about a road trip and hurt feelings, and Galen leads us on a quiz to see if we can remember what happened in the early days of the podcast.

  9. 155

    Demo "Holy Man" & Name That Tune!

    In which Galen shares a song with many layers (Holy? Holey?! WHOLLY?!?!) and Jimmy challenges us to name popular songs with new lyrics written about Galapagos sea creatures.

  10. 154

    Under the Covers "The Parting Glass" & Blind Top Ten

    In which Tommy shares a demo of an old Scotch-Irish standard and challenges the boys to rank his musical preferences.

  11. 153

    Lil' Sumthin' "Half-Sat on Kevin" & Music Trivia!

    In which Jimmy shares a song about the perils of water taxis and Galen challenges us to music trivia.

  12. 152

    Demo: "Crocodile On My Head" & MASHUPS!

    In which Galen shares a new children's song and Jimmy leads us on a round of MASHUPS!

  13. 151

    Lil' Sumthin' "Don't Sweat It" & Hot Seat "M"

    In which Jimmy shares a little song by intergenerational affection and gets placed on the Hot Seat to solve our riddle-questions!

  14. 150

    Demo "Animal" & #1 Hits Trivia!

    In which Tommy shares a sexy Motown single and Galen leads us to discover fun facts about #1 hits.

  15. 149

    "Which Santa Is It?" & Christmas Karaoke!

    In which Galen shares some Christmas jazz, and Tommy challenges the guys to a Christmas sing-along.

  16. 148

    Lil' Sumthin' "Christmas Time" & Wikipedia Game: Christmas Edition!

    In which Jimmy shares a new seasonal original and Tommy reveals Jimmy and Galen's ignorance of holiday artists.

  17. 147

    MAILDROP - Milestone Episode

    In which Galen opens the mailbag and is truly, genuinely, honest-to-God shocked to find where it leads us...PLUS: What's new... with Jim?

  18. 146

    Demo "Meant 2 Be a Luvver" & Draft: Thanksgiving Dinner!

    In which Galen shows us a Prince-inspired song of sexual forwardness and we draft our favorite Thanksgiving dishes!PLUS: Tommy challenges the others to music trivia in an installment of "To 'The' Or Not To 'The'"!

  19. 145

    Lil' Sumthin' "Rathmell" & Name That Lyric!

    In which Jimmy shares a new draft of an old song and Tommy reads lyrics as unmusically as possible.

  20. 144

    Demo "Awful Big" & I'm Gonna Tell You Somethin'

    In which Tommy offers a dopey, bouncey, not quite angry folk song, and Galen tell us some things.PLUS: Jimmy recommends two Irish authors, one of whom wrote... his all-time favorite book?!?

  21. 143

    Demo "A Thousand Golden Eagles" & Top 5: Our Lady Peace

    In which Galen shares a song challenge collab and Jimmy leads a close reading of "Somewhere Out There" by Our Lady Peace.PLUS: School! We solve a probability puzzle and correct some misunderstandings regarding Venn diagrams.

  22. 142

    Demo "Lonesome, Not Alone" & Mashups!

    In which Jimmy shows us a song about barflies, and Tommy challenges the others to name a portmanteau of artists from song title clues.PLUS: Galen pits himself against various foes in theoretical bouts of physical combat.

  23. 141

    Lil' Sumthin' "Good Grief" & Birthday Cake Game

    In which Tommy shares a new sad song and Galen hosts the Birthday Cake Game for August... in September.BONUS: What's new... with Jim?

  24. 140

    Demo "Basketball For Jesus" & Name That Tune: Back To School!

    In which Galen shares a story of sport and the Holy Spirit and Jimmy changes the lyrics to popular songs (or does he?).PLUS: Tommy hews to the conventional wisdom on Wicked.

  25. 139

    Lil' Sumthin' "A Minute" & What In the World: Peculiar Instruments!

    In which Jimmy shares his shortest song yet, and Tommy quizzes the guys on exotic musical contraptions.PLUS: Celebrity Hunt!

  26. 138

    Demo "Don't Sweat" & Blind Top Ten

    Tommy shares the best thing he's ever written, and a blind ranking--this time from Galen!PLUS: That eternal query... what's new, Jim?

  27. 137

    Demo "AAWTFTBWYF" & Top 5: LFO!

    In which Galen shares an acronym (initialism?) song for kids and Jimmy reminisces about "Summer Girls".PLUS: Tommy takes us down a scary AI rabbit-hole... of music.

  28. 136

    Demo "GTFU" & Name That Lyric!

    In which Jimmy shares an expl*cit song and Tommy pits the guys against one another to guess which songs go with which lyrics.ALSO: Galen presents some delightful "Would You Rather..." conundrums.

  29. 135

    Lil' Sumthin' "Bullsh*t Waltz" & Cousins Say the Darndest Things

    In which Tommy shares a silly song and Galen uses our own words against us in a battle of memory and type-casting.PLUS: What's new... with Jim?

  30. 134

    Demo "Mostly Love Now" & Name That Tune: Hot Summer!

    In which Galen shares a new George Saunders-inspired demo and Jimmy pits the other two against one another in a round of Name That Tune!BONUS: Tommy steals one of Jimmy's favorite songs and says it's actually pretty good actually.

  31. 133

    Lil Sumthin' "Paris Song" & Blind Ranking

    In which Jimmy shares a honeymoon tune and Tommy asks the guys to describe his musical preferences. BONUS: Galen posits some riddles...

  32. 132

    Lil' Something "All the Time" & ... Two-Hit Wonders?

    In which Tommy adds a song to Tommy's Folk Album, and Galen asks us to investigate two-hit-wonders!BONUS: What's new with Jim's... wedding ring???

  33. 131

    134. Demo "I'd Be Nothing Without You" & Hot Seat "O"

    In which Galen presents a pop song featuring an economy of words, and Jimmy takes the hot seat!BONUS: Tommy book recommendations, including: An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsThe Heart of Darkness by Joseph ConradThe Uncommon Reader by Alan BennettThe Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood

  34. 130

    Lil' Something "Nervous Faces" & Mashups!

    In which Tommy describes the "dobby border", Jimmy shares a new song, and Galen and Jimmy put their heads together to solve some Mashups!

  35. 129

    Lil' Something "Winter of the Heart" & Classic Galen Trivia Lists

    In which we have a false start and Tommy shows us a folk song he's been working on and Galen makes Tommy and Jimmy answer a bunch of his classic trivia lists. Hope you know a lot about amphibians. ALSO BONUS we find out what's new with Jim. Access the bonus content by joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  36. 128

    Demo "Slippery Slope" & Name That Tune

    In which Galen shows us a demo for a new tune called "Slippery Slope" and Jimmy leads a soccer themed round of Name That Tune!ALSO for bonus, Tommy teaches us some number theory. Access bonus content by becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  37. 127

    Lil' Something "Little White Lies" & Wikipedia Game

    In which we talk about dentistry and Jimmy shows us a lil' tune he's working on that features a couple Jimmys and Tommy leads us through another riveting round of the Wikipedia Game!and in the BONUS content, we play a little extra Wikipedia Game and find out the victor! Become a part of our Patreon community and access bonus content here: www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  38. 126

    Lil' Something "Your Kind of Love" & Birthday Cake Game

    In which Tommy shows us a new love song he wrote on a boat in Guatemala and Galen leads us in a Febru-version of the Birthday Cake Game.PLUS for bonus, Jimmy gives us some hot recommendations. Access the bonus content by joining us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  39. 125

    Lil' Something "Take Me Birmingham" & Blind Ranking

    In which Jimmy shows us a new lil' song idea called "Take Me Birmingham" and Tommy has us blind rank some of his favorite and least favorite musical things. and BONUS, Galen gives us an important big cat update. Access the bonus content by supporting the band on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  40. 124

    Demo "Three Words (I Love You) & Baby It's Cold Outside

    In which Galen celebrates finishing a year of weekly songwriting and we listen to the final song of the year and Jimmy makes us talk about him in his latest "segment".BONUS Galen gets a gift and Tommy likes a song. Access the bonus content by supporting The Currys on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  41. 123

    Special Christmas Episode

    In which Jiminy Chiminy and Widdle Tommy Tugboat go on a grand adventure to save Santa Claus. Support us cuz it's Christmas: www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  42. 122

    Demo "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" & Name That Tune

    In which Tommy shows us his epic version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and Jimmy runs us through a Christmas themed Name That Tune!Plus BONUS, we get some extra Name that Tune and Tommy dishes out some recommendations. Access the bonus content and support the cause by joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  43. 121

    Demo "Anything Else" & What in the World

    In which Jimmy shows a demo (with electric guitar!) he's been working on and Tommy takes us through a round of Thanksgiving trivia. Also BONUS Galen gives us some Would you Rather scenarios. Access bonus material by becoming a patron: www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  44. 120

    Breakdown "The Right Things" & Mashups

    In which we breakdown Galen's tune "The Right Things" from Keepers and Jimmy leads us in a round of mashups!BONUS mashups for bonus round. Access this content by becoming a patron of the podcast and band here: www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  45. 119

    Demo "Chaos" & Halloween Quote-Off

    In which Galen shows us a song where he sings about baby turtles and tries to emulate Greg Brown and also Galen leads us in a spooky HALLOWEEN QUOTE-OFF.Also for some bonus we learn What's New With Jim! Access the bonus content by joining us on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  46. 118

    Lil' Something "The Things You Ask Me" & Wikipedia Game

    In which Jimmy shows us a little tune he's working on called "The Things You Ask Me" and Tommy leads us in a round of the Wikipedia Game!Also Galen makes a renouncement for bonus. Access the bonus by joining us on Patreon at www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  47. 117

    Lil' Something "Farewell, Shenandoah" & Mashups

    In which Tommy shows us a new song he's been writing called "Farewell, Shenandoah" and Galen leads T and J through a round of mashups. And for BONUS we learn what's new with Jim! Access the bonus by joining Patreon at www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  48. 116

    Demo "Learn From You" & Ringo and his All-Star Band

    In which Galen shows us one of his weekly demos called "Learn From You" which is maybe about a stalker and Jimmy tells us all kinds of things about his experience seeing Ringo Starr. PLUS for bonus, Tommy lays some recommendations on us. Access that bonus by joining Patreon: www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  49. 115

    Lil' Something "Another Heartache" & Blind Ranking

    In which Jimmy shows us a lil' tune he's been working on and Tommy leads us through another of his musical blind ranking fiascos.PLUS BONUS we all talk about figuring out how to write songs with each other and alone and with other people and also a bit about creativity. Access the bonus material by becoming a patron here: www.patreon.com/thecurrys

  50. 114

    Breakdown "If You Really Want" & Gringlock the Sorcerer

    In which we breakdown Tommy's song "If You Really Want" from the new Keepers record and apparently is being streamed a lot in Jakarta and Galen introduces us to Gringlock the Sorcerer who specializes in using dubious sources. PLUS some bonus What's New With Jim! Access all bonus content by joining our Patreon community at www.patreon.com/thecurrys

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This Side of the Mic is a podcast by folk-rock harmony band The Currys where they talk seriously about songs and un-seriously about everything else.

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