September

Here it comes again, that month to remember

Summer time simmers a drawn out surrender

It's a good place to leave the beach body behind

And let the mind buckle under the weight

And as the leaves begin to let go

We build fortresses out of LEGOs

I remember the towers falling

As I pulled off the interstate

And in the morning you better take a sweater

Try to find a way to make yourself feel better

You know you never can depend appoint the weather

It's a chance we've all got to take

Kids are back in school, lunch is in the sack

Immune system's under attack

Thank God football's back

'Cuz we could all use a little break

And every year about this time I feel like something's new...

September

Watching the seasons change

September

Everything's rearranged

September

Isn't it a pity this itty bitty city's deranged?

And here we go again, so don't change the channel

Dig through your closet, find your favorite flannel

'Cuz you're gonna need it a little later tonight

And don't forget your bonfire guitar

I guess my new favorite color is plaid

It goes along with being a dad

I can pack the whole house for a soccer games

In the minivan like a rock star

And in the attic, just for rhyming reasons

There's boxes for all four seasons

I think I wanna say Polynesian?

Doesn't matter what the costs are

My good friend Jeff's in the Lone Star State (howdy)

We've been writing songs since '98

Our little band's gonna make a big break

I think we're doing good so far

And every year about this time I feel like something's new...

September

Watching the seasons change

September

Everything's rearranged

September

Isn't it a pity this itty bitty city's deranged?

Typically I get together with my friend Jack Brewster near the end of the year to rank our top 10 TV shows, but 2025 has been an overwhelmingly great year so far. To try to get ahead we decided to get together early and discuss the highlights from what we’ve seen. We intentionally DID NOT RANK these (whew). We did our 8 favorites and then went over some honorable mentions and went in order of whenever each show’s first episode aired. I’m including the times below so you can skip around to shows you’ve seen. We tried to be careful about spoilers but it might be safe to not listen to those segments if you’re hoping to get to the show eventually. Thanks for listening! Go TV!!

Intro: 0:00

The Pitt: 6:10

Severance: 18:10

The White Lotus: 33:00

Adolescence: 45:20

The Studio: 57:40

The Last of Us: 1:08:04

The Rehearsal: 1:21:00

Andor: 1:31:20

Honorable Mentions 1:48:40

The Agency: 1:49:00

Yellowjackets: 1:50:55

Daredevil: Born Again: 1:55:55

The Righteous Gemstones: 1:58:30

Everybody’s Live: 2:03:20

Black Mirror: 2:06:35

Your Friends and Neighbors: 2:11:35

Poker Face: 2:15:00

Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!

Frankentweens 2025 Remaster Intro by Jeff Grant

After the recent election I kind of went into a little depression. I know not everyone felt the same about the outcome but I was personally feeling pretty down, like many. And I’m a songwriter, so I deal with my feelings by writing songs. I had an idea to make a quick solo album just to get the music out, because I thought some of them were decent. But I honestly just didn’t want to spend much time dwelling in that headspace (unbelievable, I know). I had the idea to instead just record them quick for a podcast. That way I could dump them out into the world and then move on with my life. Yeah. I wrestled with sharing this but decided it was worth it if the songs can comfort others in a low emotional place. I hope this can be a light to you guys. To everyone else, please go listen to another podcast. Haha

Songs:

“Bear With Me”

“Crazy for a While”

“I Mean It Mean”

“Love Will Stay In the Way”

“Truth Is Truth (No Matter What You Root For)”

Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!

My friend Jack Brewster and I decided to do our annual Best TV episode early this year to beat the rush of the holidays. In some ways it felt like an off year in TV, but in others maybe I just didn’t have AppleTV+. I would like to offer an early apology for my whacked out list. Haha I decided to rank shows by what I thought about the most and not necessarily their quality. I’m not a professional critic. Thankfully Jack was there to keep the standards high. It was fun conversation and maybe we talked about some of your favorites as well.

Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!

Hey everyone! I dusted off the trusty old podcast to share a LONG conversation with my Mossy Stones bandmate Joshua Irwin about the making of our recent 2nd album Crafted Out of Paperclips. We put it together despite a good deal of obstacles, including Josh becoming a father for the third time a couple weeks after the album came out. One could say the album itself was... *crafted out of paperclips* (pause for applause). If you would like to listen to the songs we talk about here (in possibly boring detail) they are available NOW on your streaming service of choice. Just search for "Mossy Stones". You know how to do that!

Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!

It's been busy where I am but I've been wanting to do a podcast about my new book, Wish It Were Sunday. In this episode I talk about the story and how it came to be for about twenty minutes, then read the first episode (28 pages) to give a little teaser.

Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!

Over Thanksgiving break my niece Kenzie came back on the podcast for the 3rd time (see also: episodes 23 & 83). This was an unplanned and unfocused conversation but we hit many important topics including high school, TikTok, ASMR, Magic 8 Balls, Gilmore Girls, and so much more. And keep your ears peeled for a surprise guest no one will see coming!

Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!

Congratulations! Christmas has come early. Clear your schedule, dump your significant other, and listen to my friend Jack and I once again slowly and methodically go through our top 10 TV shows of the year. How many will end up on both of our lists? Is there any hope for Suits? Who would win in a fight between Succession and The Bear? And most importantly: how do these guys have this much time to talk about TV shows?

Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!

My friend Jack and I got together to record this year's Top 10 TV Shows episode (coming later this week) and thought it'd be fun to quickly run through some movies we also enjoyed before recording that one. Think of this as a bonus appetizer episode before the main course.

Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!