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Don’t Let’s Start: A Podcast About They Might Be Giants

Every once in a while a band comes along that changes the course of human history. Your hosts and dear friends Jordan Cooper and Dave Fox take you on an in-depth musical journey over the career, albums, and songs of the band They Might Be Giants, and maybe have some hearty, completely authentic laughs along the way.

Copyright: © Dave & Jordan

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10: Interview with Joshua Fried! Pt. 2 Mar 07, 2019

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Part 2 of our scintillating discussion with Joshua Fried! In this episode we talk about all of the songs on 1993's Hello the Band EP, a CD of totally great songs that Fried created with John Flansburgh for the Hello CD of the Month Club! We talk about the subliminal secret of Sodium Mask, who brought the funk on Since You Joined The Corporation, the wisdom of Tom Vu for Town To Town, the wonderfully convoluted and elaborate history behind Lullaby to Nightmares, and the pounding drums of Hello Hello! Fried also tells us about his live Venue Songs performance with They Might Be Giants! Then we go into the creation and inner workings of Fried's current project, Radio Wonderland! GOODNESS GRACIOUS!

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09: Interview with Joshua Fried! Pt. 1 Feb 28, 2019

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We interviewed somebody! In preparation for our big Miscellaneous T episode, we sat down across a table from Joshua Fried, best known to They Might Be Giants fans as the man behind The World's Address (Joshua Fried Remix!) Fried tells us about his early years in music, his work with performance art troupe Watchface that him and John Flansburgh used to collaborate with, and then a special detailed discussion about The World's Address remix and Larger Than Life, the She's Actual Size remix! We also learn some fascinating inside info about a few TMBG songs, and so much more! And this is only part 1!

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08: LINCOLN Wrap-Down: The Kind That Never Fades Away Feb 08, 2019

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Do let's stop talking about Lincoln...but only after we wrap it all up in this special episode where Dave & Jordan dig into some of the curious Dial-A-Songs and demos that would eventually become Lincoln! This episode begins what will be a continuing multi-part discussion of TMBG's Dial-A-Song service, plus we share some fun recommendations in our Unrelated Thing segment, and answer a huge hefty bunch of e-mails from YOU, including one very exciting and special one that was a huge surprise to the guys! You COULD miss this episode, but you'd be making the biggest mistake of your life!

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07: LINCOLN - Part 3: Love Is Sad Jan 28, 2019

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Your panacea's in a podcast app! We built a little podcast out of some crazy garbage! I've got a match; your embrace and my podcast! Tracks 10-18 of the 1988 album Lincoln by the band They Might Be Giants get examined by the friends Dave & Jordan, and you'll be shocked & appalled at how much there is to talk about!

Our hosts chit their chats about so many topics stemming from these songs, such as the nature of psychopaths, nature, paths, one of the times Jordan met John Linnell, introducing children to Satanism, Dave's distaste for slap bass, seedy New York tales of CBGB's, and so much more! You'll wish the episode never ended! And it doesn't! I'll repeat it for those who may not have already guessed: DON'T MISS THIS EPISODE!

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06: LINCOLN - Part 2: Our Only Home Is Bone Jan 17, 2019

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We have an obligation...to release part 2 of our discussion about Lincoln! In this episode, Dave & Jordan (tm) finally move past Ana Ng and extract curious wonder and delicious meaning from songs such as Purple Toupee, Piece of Dirt, Pencil Rain, and plenty more! Other topics include Linnell's early music career, Dave's Coffee Wisdom (tm), and the ethics of a Roy Orbison hologram tour, and so much more in this meaty 2 hours plus megasode! More like where your EARS DO go! Ah? Ahh??

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05: LINCOLN - Part 1: The Edge of Hearing Jan 09, 2019

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Four score and seven years ago, Dave and Jordan released the previous podcast episode. Now we're back! We discuss They Might Be Giants' unimpeachable second album, Lincoln, and we end up devoting an entire hour to the intricacies of the lead single and might-be-masterpiece, Ana Ng. Jordan regales Dave with 1964 World's Fair factoids and triviods, Dave goes to a pharmacist to try to get those triviods taken care of, and he also gives Jordan a TMBG poncho! You won't hear that anywhere else, folks! Plus listener mail chat in our Letterbox segment, and more! LISTEN, ANNNNNNNN.......

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04: Holidayland & Other Christmas Tidings Dec 25, 2018

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Merry Flansmas! Happy Hanuk-WHAAA?? Dave and Jordan dig into the uniquely strange THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS IN...HOLIDAYLAND EP, then take a very fantastic and harrowing voyage to the Island of Misfit Christmas Songs banished from Holidayland! They even discuss the Hello Family Santa Special, which is really overkill, if you ask me. Will Dave learn the true meaning of Christmas? Will Jordan learn the dark secret of Hanukkah? Is this the place to put a hacky Kwanzaa joke? Spend Christmas morning alone with us and find out! Plus: the debut of THREE new segments! Catch them before they roll away!

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03: THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS - Side 2: Happiness Bled Dec 19, 2018

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All Dave and Jordan know could be defaced as they complete their exhaustive musical excavation of the first They Might Be Giants album! Covering tracks 10 through 19, your hip hip horrific hosts discuss topics like the band's disinterest in broadcasting emotionality through their musicality, the unconscious guilt of the egocentrism of the Artist, and which tracks lay down the dopest beat! Better listen now, it won't be fun for long!

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02: THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS - Side 1: The Line Dividing Laugh and Scream Dec 14, 2018

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Dreams Realized! In episode 02, Dave and Jordan go uncomfortably in-depth into the candy-colored song explosion that is the very first side (tracks 1-9) of the very first They Might Be Giants album! The two real-life friends discuss the differences in songwriting styles of the Johns, make a valiant attempt to trace the many reference points sprinkled throughout the lyrics, and stare deep into the hollowed-out eyes of each other's grinning skulls. Not to be missed, unless you have little to no interest in TMBG!

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01: That's How The Snowball Started Dec 07, 2018

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It's the first episode of Don't Let's Start: A Podcast About They Might Be Giants! Jordan and Dave are longtime friends with a lot of thoughts about the band They Might Be Giants. This introductory episode finds Jordan and Dave learning about how each other got into the band, they reminisce about Dave's first TMBG live show at Tramp's on December 31, 1998 (with sound clips!), and talk about plans for the podcast!

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