Surprise! Goose dropped the unannounced studio album Chain Yer Dragon during their appearance on Jimmy Fallon last week. Alex & Mike are back after a long summer break to discuss their first impressions of the new studio cuts and of course run through their hasty rankings of the songs after a few days to digest.

Agree? Disagree? We'd love to hear from you! Feel free to send us an e-mail at [email protected] with your thoughts, or reach out on your favorite social media platform! This episode marks one year of the Slow Ready Podcast and we wouldn't be here without all your support and feedback!

Check out Goose's feature in GQ that dropped late last week!

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Mike & Alex are joined by Jess from Flock Talk with the Femme Flock to talk through the final week of an incredible 2025 Summer Tour. They begin by recapping Jess's experience at the super exclusive Racket show in New York, before diving into some highlights from Gilford, NH. They then go beat-by-beat through Goose's EPIC first headlining show at Madison Square Garden, and then close out the recaps with some favorite moments during the tour closer at the Westville Music Bowl in New Haven, CT.

Jess closes out the episode as every guest does letting us know a little bit more about her with some fun rapid fire questions. We absolutely love what The Femme Flock does for the Goose community, and we encourage our listeners to check out their podcast! Truly some of the most inclusive, kindest people amplifying the voices of women and underrepresented groups within the jam band scene. Thanks for joining us Jess!

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Alex and Mike are back to recap another crazy week of shows from Wilmington, NC to two nights in Cleveland, OH, to CMAC and Mountain Jam Festival. The guys highlight their standout moments from each show, and look forward to the final week of the summer tour.

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Mike and Alex are back to recap TWO weeks of shows after both recovering from the black lung. They start by talking through their highlights from some dynamic shows in Boise, Las Vegas and Phoenix. Then they dive deep into two fantastic two-night stands at Fiddler's Green in Colorado and the Factory in St. Louis before wrapping up the show recapping Indianapolis and All Good Now Festival.

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Alex & Mike are back in tour season form and here to recap the first week of 2025 Summer Tour shows in San Francisco, CA; Bend, OR; and Spokane, WA. They run through their standout moments from the first four shows of the tour, the big surprises we have seen already, and look forward to the next week of shows they'll be covering soon.

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Mike & Alex are back for another exciting episode and joined by a very special guest, D. James Goodwin to discuss his work producing 'Everything Must Go', 'Dripfield', and much much more. This conversation flew by and we can not thank D. James Goodwin enough for how generous he was with his time!

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Mike & Alex are joined by friend of the show, Nolan Elingburg from the Corner of Grey Street Podcast, to discuss Goose's oustanding inaugural Viva el Gonzo festival. The trio talks through the lay of the land, all of the terrific supporting acts, and of course SEVEN terrific Goose sets over three magical days. This episode was an absolute MARATHON with how much excitement there is to discuss!

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Everything Must Go is finally here! Mike & Alex are here for another episode where they discuss their first impressions of Goose's outstanding fourth studio album. But before diving into the songs, they discuss a very busy week for Goose between gigs in New Orleans for Jazz Fest & beyond, and promoting the new album. The episode closes out with the album discussion and each host giving their hasty rankings of each of the new studio cuts.

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Check out the fan audio from Foie Gras & CrumpUntz on 4.24 here and from the Preservation Hall Midnight Preserves on 4.25 here. Special thanks to Garrett Dorfman (@garntd) for capturing the audio for us to hear from these special events!

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Alex & Mike are back with a more laid back episode to discuss some of the songs that we think that Goose should cover. They are joined by friend of the podcast, Jeremiah Zimmer, to run through the wide variety of genres and songs they think would work well for Goose, before highlighting Jeremiah, his work with Hop Butcher for the World, and of course some rapid fire questions.

We're definitely going to need to make this a multi-part series, so feel free to e-mail us or message us your suggestions for songs you think that Goose would crush!

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Mike & Alex are back with a brand new episode where they take a deep dive into the Goose staple 'Arcadia'. They run through various live versions of the song and discuss how it has evolved over time, while highlighting some standout versions over the last decade-plus. Check out the Arcadia nugs.net playlist that includes the majority of the versions discussed! Also check out this handful of videos of Arcadia from 2015 to 2017!

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Arcadia clips were pulled from the following Facebook & YouTube sources:

Space Ballroom - Hamden, CT 2/16/2017 - Goose Official Facebook

South Farms - Morris, CT 9/17/2020 - Goose Official YouTube Channel

Northlands - Swanzey, NH 6/11/2021 - Matt Beauchemin Photography YouTube Channel

Mission Ballroom - Denver, CO 11/22/2021 - Goose Offical YouTube Channel

Andrew J. Brady Center - Cincinnati, OH 12/30/2022 - Goose Official YouTube Channel

The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY 3/11/2023 - Goose Official YouTube Channel

Miller High Life Theatre - Milwaukee, WI 2/6/2025 - Goose Official YouTube Channel

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