On Episode #37, Ryan doesn’t let a trip to Toronto get in the way of bringing the struggle to you (though our GPS does its best to stop us). We talk with Brendan Shea from Brendan and the Strangest Ways about the origins of the name of the podcast, recording his new album in Nashville and what it’s like hiring pro studio musicians. We also play exclusive live tracks from Porchfest 2019, including performances by nuSpeak, THIS and The Lady, or the Tiger?. We talk about the last couple weeks in live performances, including awesome performances by THIS and The Scarecrow Show.

1:14 - Intro

4:30 - MUSIC: “Kid” by The Lady, or the Tiger? (Live from Porchfest 2019)

9:45 - Previous Shows

16:07 - MUSIC: “Wanting Eyes” by THIS (Live from Porchfest 2019)

20:56 - INTERVIEW: Brendan Shea (from Brendan and the Strangest Ways)

46:22 - MUSIC: “The Dark” by nuSpeak (Live from Porchfest 2019)

53:15 - Upcoming Shows

57:31 - MUSIC: “Wave” by Scatched

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