Gaucho Amigos

Writer Libby Cudmore (contributing author to A Beast Without a Name) joins the podcast to talk about lost Steely Dan media, and shares what it was like to see the one and only performance of "The Second Arrangement" at the Beacon Theater in 2011. Also, Alex shares his thoughts on last week's long-awaited release of the "Second Arrangement" tape.  

Office Culture frontman, music critic, and friend Winston Cook-Wilson joins for the first in-person episode of Gaucho Amigos. We trace some of the roots of our joint interest in Steely Dan, and Winston shares everything from his particular appreciation for The Royal Scam (for which he wrote the Pitchfork review) to the connection between Steely Dan and Joni Mitchell's mid-70's period.

The man behind the "I.G.Y. Azalea" twitter account (@haitiandvorce) joins the podcast to share his thoughts on the online "Danaissance" phenomenon and his role in the Steely Dan twitter community, and talks about why the pandemic era renewed his love of the band and its rich, "meme-able" lore.

The man behind the "I.G.Y. Azalea" twitter account (@haitiandvorce) joins the podcast to share his thoughts on the online "Danaissance" phenomenon and his role in the Steely Dan twitter community, and talks about why the pandemic era renewed his love of the band and its rich, "meme-able" lore.

Singer-Songwriter James Jackson Toth (fka Wooden Wand) joins the podcast for a fun rambling Dan chat that touches on everything from "Albinigate" to touring life to the Minutemen cover of "Dr. Wu."

Singer-Songwriter James Jackson Toth (fka Wooden Wand) joins the podcast for a fun rambling Dan chat that touches on everything from "Albinigate" to touring life to the Minutemen cover of "Dr. Wu."

Writer Alex Pappademas and painter Joan LeMay join the podcast to discuss their brilliant new book Quantum Criminals. The authors explain how the idea of structuring a Steely Dan book around the cast of characters sparked their collaboration, as we dive into the Dan-verse to talk about characters both real (Cathy Berberian, Keith Jarrett) and imaginary (The Gaucho, The Squonk).

Book critic Chelsea Leu's recent New Yorker piece "My Unlikely Connection to Steely Dan" provided a refreshing and unique perspective on Steely fandom. Chelsea and her sister Katie join the podcast to share their story in detail, explaining how they stumbled upon the music of Steely Dan as sheltered teenagers growing up in the suburbs, and found unexpected analogues in the personas of Donald and Walter.

My conversation with Evan and Ian of the Jokermen podcast reaches its thrilling conclusion in this second half of a two-part episode. We continue discussing a soundboard recording of a September 1994 show, highlighting some of the individual performances of songs ranging from beloved hits to some of the deeper cuts from Donald and Walter's respective solo catalogues.