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**Jokermen**

Jokermen Podcast is a podcast about Mr. Leonard Cohen :: Subscribe for access to all episodes ad-free, plus the full back catalog of Bob Dylan, Beach Boys, Velvet Underground, Steely Dan, Randy Newman, Billy Joel, and Death Grips goods at patreon.com/jokermen :: @jokermenpodcast on Instagram and Twitter

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Teaser // Van Dyke Parks: THE TWO JAKES with Will Sloan Oct 31, 2025

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Brian Wilson: SWEET INSANITY Oct 28, 2025

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The Jokermen forge on into the 90s with Brian Wilson's never-released second solo record Sweet Insanity, the final document of the Eugene Landy era.

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The Beach Boys: BEST OF THE 80s Oct 20, 2025

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The Jokermen sift through the wreckage of the Beach Boys in the 1980s to identify the best songs of the decade.

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Teaser // Van Dyke Parks: TOKYO ROSE Oct 16, 2025

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In Conversation: DARIAN SAHANAJA + JIM LASPESA Oct 13, 2025

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The Jokermen speak with Darian Sahanaja and Jim Laspesa of the Brian Wilson Band about the incredible tour they're on with Al Jardine, the beauty and honesty of The Beach Boys Love You, the excitement around the shows, the new generation of Beach Boys fans, the Lemon Twigs, Norbit, Andy Paley, the upcoming Love You/Adult Child box set, hunting for SMiLE bootlegs, deep-cut early Beach Boys favorites, and much more.

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Teaser // The Beach Boys: STILL CRUISIN' Oct 06, 2025

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Teaser // Brian Wilson: BRIAN WILSON (1988) Oct 02, 2025

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Brian Wilson: NO LOVE, NO MERCY Sep 29, 2025

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The Jokermen review the twisted tale leading up to the release of Brian Wilson's debut solo album and the rogue's gallery of associated individuals, including Dr. Eugene Landy, Gary Usher, the "Surf Nazis," Melinda Ledbetter, Bob Dylan, Andy Paley, Seymour Stein, Lenny Waronker, and Michael Love—author of the infamous speech at the 1988 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony.

"BRIAN WILSON" (1988) EPISODE COMING THURSDAY ON THE JOKERMEN PATREON

In Conversation: CATE LE BON Sep 22, 2025

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Ian speaks with Cate Le Bon about being sought out by John Cale, producing Deerhunter, Devendra Banhart, and Wilco albums, taking time to make the music she needed to make, titles, screaming fans in San Francisco, and her excellent new record, Michelangelo Dying.

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"MICHELANGELO DYING" OUT FRIDAY 9/26

Teaser // Billy Joel: THE JOKERMEN 30 Sep 18, 2025

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