The Tragically Hip Podcast Series

The Tragically Hip Podcast Series.
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A Series of Podcasts devoted to Canadian supergroup, The Tragically Hip.

  1. 2D AGO

    The Tragically Hip On Shuffle - Live Stream: Looking For A Place To Happen

    The Tragically Hip On Shuffle - Live Stream: Looking For A Place To Happen A Halifax 2015 live cut, a 40-person Off Ramp show in 1991, and a panel that pulls the deep American Hipstory out of "Fully Completely." Episode OverviewThis week on The Tragically Hip On Shuffle, host jD spins 'Looking For A Place To Happen' - track two from the 1992 Chris Tsangarides-produced "Fully Completely." It is the sequencer's burden to live between 'Courage' and 'At The Hundredth Meridian,' and the panel is here to figure out what it's hauling. The roundtable is a North American one this time. Dave from Montreal joins jD alongside two lifelong friends and bandmates, Greg from Tacoma and Chris from Seattle, who have been playing music together since 1981 and watching The Tragically Hip every chance they got. Greg's first Hip show was a 40-person night at The Off Ramp in 1991, opening for The Sundays, where Gord opened 'Looking For A Place To Happen' with a frogman-for-the-cops story instead of a killer-whale-tank one. Chris saw The Hip up close at the Under The Rail and watched Gord catch a flying beer mid-line without missing a beat. The conversation runs deep. The panel reads the song as a great Canadian travelogue working on multiple levels at once - the Jacques Cartier exterior, the interior landscape of a songwriter and a touring band looking for places to happen, and the foreshadowing of what would later become Gord's most public work around indigenous rights. There is talk of bootleg pre-shows, the legendary monologues that never made the record, the 'plaintive plaintive whale' outro that lives only in old recordings, and the beautiful curse of being the eleventh-best song on a record this good. The opener question this week was favourite last song on a Hip album. Dave goes with 'Emperor Penguin' from "Phantom Power" - heard on Saint Laurent at midnight after grabbing a tape from Sam The Record Man, and only ever heard live once, in Quebec City on the We Are The Same tour. Chris picks 'The Wherewithal' from "Live Between Us," recorded at Cobo Arena in Detroit, where he could throw a rock and hit Windsor as a kid. Greg represents the Northwest with 'Goodnight Josephine' from "In Between Evolution," recorded in his rainy hometown. Songs come up for a reason. Quick Facts: Looking For A Place To HappenAlbum: "Fully Completely" (1992)Track: 2 of 12Producer: Chris TsangaridesFirst live performance: February 4, 1991Last live performance: October 15, 2015TTHTop40 Countdown ranking: #35 (of 169 tracks)Live version featured on the stream: Halifax, 2015 (Fully And Completely tour) PanelistsDave from Montreal A Tragically Hip fan since the band came calling on much music. Quebec City regular, lifelong Stones fan, and the writer of a viral 2016 National Post piece on The Hip's final tour. Find him on Instagram and Bluesky as dave.kaufman (spelled like Andy), and read his work at therover.ca, including a feature on Buffalo's Strictly Hip and Quebec City's francophone tribute band, Gracefully Hip. Greg from Tacoma Lifelong Pacific Northwest musician and one half of Hades Market alongside his wife Liz. The band is named after his grandparents' grocery store in Mud Bay, Olympia. Find Hades Market on all the streaming services. Chris from Seattle Singer, songwriter, and guitarist with Seattle band Loud Flowers, who released two new EPs in April plus a 2024 full-length. Previously fronted Shadow Band The Civilians, which featured Steve Nieve from Elvis Costello's band. Visit loudflowers.band. Resources & ReferencesHipbase: hipbase.comThe Hip Museum: thehipmuseum.comThis Is Our Life: thisisourlife.caSetlist.fm: setlist.fmThe Tragically Hip Archive: archive.thehip.comThe Hip Compendium: compendium.tthpods.comTimestamps00:00 - Welcome to The Tragically Hip On Shuffle live stream02:24 - Meet the panel: Dave from Montreal, Greg from Tacoma, Chris from Seattle06:18 - Tale of the tape: 'Looking For A Place To Happen,' "Fully Completely," Chris Tsangarides07:47 - Listening session: Halifax 2015 live version13:39 - The plaintive whale outro and the dual lead vocal with Gord Sinclair14:41 - Greg's compliment for jD and the eight-show podcast network16:14 - Favourite last song on an album: Dave picks 'Emperor Penguin'18:50 - Chris picks 'The Wherewithal' from "Live Between Us" at Cobo Arena24:35 - Greg picks 'Goodnight Josephine' from "World Container"25:39 - First impressions of 'Looking For A Place To Happen'29:46 - Dave on the burden of living between 'Courage' and 'Hundredth Meridian'33:43 - Greg's 1991 Off Ramp show and the frogman-for-the-cops monologue36:32 - Bootleg memories and the porter-on-a-steamship monologue37:50 - The double suicide cassette and Gord as improviser40:40 - The eye contact, the ebb and flow, and being in the show45:43 - The exploration reading: a band becoming a great touring band47:38 - Putting Down, indigenous Canada, and reading Gord in retrospect49:38 - The notebook, the four coloured pens, and the Rosetta Stone51:08 - Dave's Quebec City night with Gord at the bar55:00 - Songs that grow with you, eight years of podcasts, and the headroom in The Hip's catalogue1:02:38 - Next week's shuffle: 'Game Day' from "Trouble At The Henhouse"1:03:33 - Plugs: Dave Kaufman, Hades Market, Loud FlowersComing UpNext week, the shuffle machine spins 'Let's Stay Engaged' from "Trouble At The Henhouse." Cast a vote in the community group, and come hang in the chat live next Wednesday. Stay ConnectedFacebook Community: community.tthpods.comInstagram: instagram.com/tthpodsYouTube: youtube.com/@tthpodsTickets & Events: tickets.tthpods.comThe Hip Compendium: compendium.tthpods.comGet Yer LetterHip news, album anniversaries, episode recaps, and early previews delivered every month. Subscribe and get a free copy of The Complete Hip Discography v6.0. Subscribe: subscribe.tthpods.com #TheTragicallyHip #TTHOnShuffle #FullyCompletely #GordDownie #CanadianRock #TragicallyHipPodcast The Tragically Hip On Shuffle is part of The Tragically Hip Podcast Series - Est. 2018. New episodes every Wednesday at 8 PM ET, live on YouTube. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 10m
  2. podList 5 - Odes to Gord

    4D AGO ·  BONUS

    podList 5 - Odes to Gord

    Get ready for a blast from the fucking past! We’re revisiting the first five years of podList episodes and bringing them back to the feed—your chance to re-live the magic of TTH fan covers, back-to-back. We’re talking incredible fucking renditions of classic tracks by The Tragically Hip tracks brought to life by listeners just like you. So there’s that. Each year, devoted Hip fans from all walks of life have picked up their guitars, banjos, pianos, and yes, even synthasysers to reimagine The Hip’s legendary catalog. It’s a celebration of artistry, community, and the music that unites us. So there’s that. And don’t forget, podList SIX is just around the corner on May 26th. But first, let’s take a trip down memory lane. Listen, enjoy, and maybe even start practicing—your song could be featured next! Track Listing: The Stranger - Maria King Lofty Pines - Tragically Al Trick Rider - Darrin Cappe Vancouver Divorce - Craig/ jD Yer Ashore - Kirk Lane Crater - Craig/Justin Canada Geese - Lifte Gone - Gerald McGrath SF Song - Aye Karou The Stranger - The Strictly Hip Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    38 min
  3. The Tragically Hip On Shuffle - Live Stream: Throwing Off Glass

    6D AGO

    The Tragically Hip On Shuffle - Live Stream: Throwing Off Glass

    The panel digs into a quiet, jammy deep cut from "In Violet Light" - and finds a father-daughter scene, a Bahamas-recorded slow burn, and one of the most conversational lyrics in the catalogue. Episode OverviewThis week on The Tragically Hip On Shuffle, host jD pulls 'Throwing Off Glass' - track six from the 2002 Hugh Padgham-produced "In Violet Light." Joining the virtual campfire are returning panelists Adam from Tampa, Andrew from Winnipeg, and Tyler from Etobicoke, who bring opening picks for favourite last song on a Hip album: 'Opiated,' 'The New Maybe,' and a tie between 'Impossibility' and 'Machine.' The conversation lands on a song that rewards a closer listen. The panel reads it as Gord in the car with his daughter, watching stoop-shouldered teens on a corner, trading new vocabulary back and forth - exquisite, iridescent, barbarous threats. Andrew points out the song feels jammed into existence rather than written, with the title phrase landing like a riff Gord caught on the fly. Adam zeroes in on the heartbreak underneath the scene: a dad clocking that his kid is on her way to a world he can't shield her from. Key Discussion PointsSequencing on vinyl versus streaming, and why the song lands differently as the closer of side AThe "Coke Machine Glow" connection: 'Trick Rider' as a possible companion piece, and the broader fatherhood thread running through Gord's writing in this eraHugh Padgham's production approach and the band's decision to record the album in The Bahamas after the workshopped sessions of "Music @ Work"The song's life on the "Men with Brooms" soundtrack alongside Sarah Harmer, Kathleen Edwards, Our Lady Peace, and Big SugarLive history: first played at the "In Violet Light" release party at the Hard Rock Cafe on Yonge Street, retired August 12, 2016 in Toronto on the Man Machine Poem tourPaul's understated electric work on the final tour performance, and Gord's whispered "true story" tag at the end Song of the Week ResultsOf 500 votes cast on 'Throwing Off Glass': 56% loved it28% liked it9% tolerated it5% skipped it2% had never heard it Coming Up Next WeekThe shuffle landed on 'Looking For a Place to Happen' for the next episode. A new podcast in The Tragically Hip Podcast Series, A Forest Of Whispering Speakers, premieres April 30th. The 6-episode series goes inside the Theatre Aquarius world premiere of The Tragically Hip musical "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken." Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. podList 7: The ClassicsSubmissions are open for podList 7 - "The Classics," a fan cover compilation of TTH songs from 1987-1995 spanning the EP through "Day for Night." The submission deadline is April 30, with the compilation dropping May 15. Send tracks to jd@tthpods.com or submit via podlist.tthpods.com. ConnectWebsite: tthpods.comNewsletter: Yer Letter at tthpods.comForum: forum.tthpods.comHip Compendium: compendium.tthpods.comEmail: jd@tthpods.com CreditsHosted by jD. Panelists: Adam from Tampa, Andrew from Winnipeg, Tyler from Etobicoke. Part of The Tragically Hip Podcast Series. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    47 min
  4. podList IV - 2000 and Beyond

    MAY 1 ·  BONUS

    podList IV - 2000 and Beyond

    Get ready for a blast from the fucking past! We’re revisiting the first five years of podList episodes and bringing them back to the feed—your chance to re-live the magic of TTH fan covers, back-to-back. We’re talking incredible fucking renditions of classic tracks by The Tragically Hip tracks brought to life by listeners just like you. So there’s that. Each year, devoted Hip fans from all walks of life have picked up their guitars, banjos, pianos, and yes, even synthasysers to reimagine The Hip’s legendary catalog. It’s a celebration of artistry, community, and the music that unites us. So there’s that. And don’t forget, podList SIX is just around the corner on May 26th. But first, let’s take a trip down memory lane. Listen, enjoy, and maybe even start practicing—your song could be featured next! Track Listing: In View - Shemus Gunn Morning Moon - Uzbekistani Denzel Lake Fever - Fandom Power It Can't Be Nashville Every Night - Tristan Armstrong Silver Jet - Smug Rooster The Last Recluse - Beej It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken - Mik Perlus Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park - Field of Porters The Darkest One - Gift Shop If New Orleans is Beat - Rico Borrego Now For Plan A - Craig Rogers & Yvette Drews Pretend - Marc Harwood, Tim Clarke & Ben Wallace Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    59 min
  5. A Forest Of Whispering Speakers - The Idea

    APR 30

    A Forest Of Whispering Speakers - The Idea

    A Forest Of Whispering Speakers - The Idea A new musical featuring the music of The Tragically Hip is about to open in Hamilton. Episode one is the story of how it got there - from one phone call to a world premiere. Episode summary A Forest Of Whispering Speakers is the brand new podcast from The Tragically Hip Podcast Series, charting the world premiere of "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken" at Theatre Aquarius. The musical is built on the music of The Tragically Hip and tells the story of an exiled Iraqi journalist building a new life in Kingston, Ontario. Act I: The Idea is the origin episode - the cold-call, the pitch, the band Zoom, the moment a single CBC story unlocked the whole concept. Host jD sits down with manager Jake Gold and producer Michael Rubinoff ("Come From Away") to trace how a Tragically Hip musical went from a polite email to a full production. Along the way, three lifelong theatre fans - Jen Towndrow, Armand Baksh-Zarate, and Autumn Tuffin-McDonald - help frame what makes a jukebox musical actually work, and what happens when the source material is a band that means this much to this many people. This is a spoiler-free, behind-the-scenes podcast. The production is the hero. The musical is the subject. jD is the listener in the room. Featured voices Jake Gold - Manager, The Tragically HipMichael Rubinoff - Producer, "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken" ("Come From Away")Jen Townrow - Lifelong musical theatre fanArmand - Musical theatre devoteeAutumn Teffen-McDonald - Theatre fan, seven shows deep into 2026 already What's covered in Act I The original pitch (and the original story - which wasn't Iraq)The Zoom call with the band that started it allLindsay Perigoe's viral 2020 CBC piece on Gord Downie, 'Wheat Kings,' and discovering Canada through The HipHow the title "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken" landedWhy The Tragically Hip do not exist inside the world of the show (and where the Easter eggs live)The difference between previews and an official opening night About the show A Forest Of Whispering Speakers is a six-episode oral history of the Theatre Aquarius world premiere of "It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken." New episodes drop weekly on Thursdays. Resources & references Theatre Aquarius - theatreaquarius.orgLindsay Perigoe's 2020 CBC piece on The Tragically Hip and discovering CanadaHipbase, HipMuseum, This Is Our Life - the standing TTH Podcast Series sources Listen & follow Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever fine podcasts are foundNetwork home: home.tthpods.comCommunity: community.tthpods.comEmail jD: jd@tthpods.com Also happening - podList 7: the classics Submissions for podList 7 - a fan cover compilation of Tragically Hip songs from the 1987-1995 catalogue, EP through "Day for Night" - close April 30. Drop date is May 15. Submit at podlist.tthpods.com or email jd@tthpods.com. Tip jar If the work hits, throw a couple bucks at the battery: buymeacoffee.com/tthtop40. Editing is hard. Coffee helps. Socials Facebook: community.tthpods.com | Instagram: @tthpods | YouTube: youtube.com/@tthpods #TheTragicallyHip #TheHip #GordDownie #AForestOfWhisperingSpeakers #ItsAGoodLifeIfYouDontWeaken #TragicallyHip Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    25 min
  6. podList (trois)

    APR 29

    podList (trois)

    Join Greg and Jamie as they celebrate the wonderful world of the Tragically Hip. This episode is fully & completely composed of fan submissions. Listen to your favourite Hip tracks in a whole new way! Evil Tom Hanks - Montreal Fifty Mission - When the Weight Comes Down Craig Rogers & Yvette Drews - Now For Plan A Totally Hip - The Luxury Roadside Attraction - Ouch Shamus Gunn - Get Back Again Field of Porters - Gus: The Polar Bear from Central Park Mark & Norah - Flamenco Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    32 min
  7. podList II - May Long

    APR 27

    podList II - May Long

    Join Greg and Jamie as they celebrate the wonderful world of the Tragically Hip. This episode is fully & completely composed of fan submissions. Listen to your favourite Hip tracks in a whole new way! Grace, Too - Tim Porterfield  In View - Shemus Gunn Looking for a Place to Happen - 50 Mission Lake Fever - Rico Borrego Ahead By A Century - Broadtree Scared - Cory Smith/Steve Cameron Poeti - Luca Taddia It Can’t Be Nashville Every Night - Tristan Armstrong Fully Completely - Craig Dougan Bobcaygeon - Kevin Foster Apartment Song - Jordan Venn Daredevil - Craig Rogers Chagrin Falls - The Strictly Hip Fiddler’s Green - The Tristones Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1 hr
  8. podList - Holiday 2020

    APR 22

    podList - Holiday 2020

    All the best of the season from Greg & Jamie! Enjoy the work of Hip tribute bands and fans alike. Thugs - Myles Erickson Something On - Rico Borrego Every Time You Go - The Tragically Hits Little Bones - Simply Hip Poets - Shamus Gunn Wheat Kings - Adam Ruzzo The Stanger - Maria King Emperor Penguin - Jamie Dew & Jason Kirby Scared - Craig & Mark Rogers Trick Rider - Darrin Cappe Ahead by a Century - Pineo Loeb Thompson Girl - Roadside Attraction Grace, Too - Fifty Mission Fiddler's Green - Dean Hutchings The Depression Suite - The Strictly Hip Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

    1h 14m
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A Series of Podcasts devoted to Canadian supergroup, The Tragically Hip.

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  • Creator
    The Tragically Hip Podcast Series.
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    330
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Dewvre podcasts and such. 2025
  • Show Website
    The Tragically Hip Podcast Series

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