GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST

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GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST

“The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast,” the official Grateful Dead podcast, is a series devoted to exploring the music and mythology behind one of the most enduring, progressive, and influential bands in the history of recorded music. The podcast’s tagline is “For The Committed And The Curious,” as episodes will invite new fans to explore the band’s enormous mythology in digestible chunks and enlighten life-long Dead Heads about corners of the band’s history they never knew existed. No topic will be off limits on “The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast” as hosts Rich Mahan and Jesse Jarnow explore the band’s outrageous history, innovations, and impact from 1965 to today.

  1. Robert Hunter’s The Silver Snarling Trumpet, part 1

    4 DAYS AGO

    Robert Hunter’s The Silver Snarling Trumpet, part 1

    To celebrate the Deadcast’s 100th episode, we begin a 2-part special joined by the co-stars of Robert Hunter’s newly-published 1962 book, the Silver Snarling Trumpet, a startling in-the-moment account of his and Jerry Garcia’s formative years in Palo Alto.

    1h 12m
  2. The Dead and the Sufi Choir, 3/71

    7 NOV

    The Dead and the Sufi Choir, 3/71

    The Deadcast uncovers the long-lost tape of the Dead & San Francisco’s Sufi Choir at Winterland in 1971, telling its untold story with composer Allaudin Mathieu, finding hidden connections to big band jazz, longform improv comedy, & spirituality, plus an appearance by Wavy Gravy.

    1h 28m
  3. Friend Of the Devils: West Virginia, 4/78

    24 OCT

    Friend Of the Devils: West Virginia, 4/78

    The Deadcast crosses the Blue Ridge Mountains for the Dead’s only show in Huntington, West Virginia, including close looks at the innovative fashion and LSD scenes then emerging in Dead parking lots, and the conclusion of a rare 1978 interview with Jerry Garcia.

    1h 23m
  4. Friend Of the Devils: Virginia, 4/78

    10 OCT

    Friend Of the Devils: Virginia, 4/78

    The Deadcast cruises into two April ‘78 shows on Virginia college campuses alongside a pair of chartered buses from New York filled with seething Dead freaks and gets into Jerry Garcia’s favorite music and guitar tips from rare interviews.

    1h 37m
  5. Friend Of the Devils: Duke University, 4/78

    26 SEPT

    Friend Of the Devils: Duke University, 4/78

    The Deadcast tells the story of the legendary Duke ‘78 show, the unexplored history of the Dead in North Carolina, the first campout at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the mysterious guest percussionist, & the student-run cable station that filmed it.

    1h 26m
  6. Friend Of the Devils: Atlanta, 4/78

    12 SEPT

    Friend Of the Devils: Atlanta, 4/78

    The Deadcast pulls into Atlanta’s Fox Theatre to explore the Dead’s two April ‘78 shows, delving into the local underground music scene with Glenn Phillips of the Hampton Grease Band, as well as rare Jerry Garcia interviews.

    1h 38m
  7. Friend Of the Devils: Florida, 4/78

    29 AUG

    Friend Of the Devils: Florida, 4/78

    The Deadcast launches its 10th season, hitting the road for the April 1978 tour documented on the new FRIEND OF THE DEVILS box, exploring the band’s new sound for ‘78 & the birth of drums/space, featuring taper tales & rare archival interviews with Jerry Garcia.

    1h 36m
  8. From the Mars Hotel 50: Ship of Fools

    4 JUL

    From the Mars Hotel 50: Ship of Fools

    The Grateful Deadcast welcomes back Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay for the season finale, digs into “Ship of Fools,” and visits the set for the Grateful Dead Movie, aka the Dead’s five “retirement” shows at Winterland in 1974, with heads who attended.

    2h 22m
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“The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast,” the official Grateful Dead podcast, is a series devoted to exploring the music and mythology behind one of the most enduring, progressive, and influential bands in the history of recorded music. The podcast’s tagline is “For The Committed And The Curious,” as episodes will invite new fans to explore the band’s enormous mythology in digestible chunks and enlighten life-long Dead Heads about corners of the band’s history they never knew existed. No topic will be off limits on “The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast” as hosts Rich Mahan and Jesse Jarnow explore the band’s outrageous history, innovations, and impact from 1965 to today.

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