Today’s episode features a full breakdown of the secret system Phish uses to decide setlists in real time, including the never before discussed “eye contact protocol” between Trey and Page, Mike’s silent veto power, and the exact moment Fishman decides it’s time to completely ignore the plan. The guys also unveil a new metric for judging shows that has nothing to do with music and everything to do with how early you start believing it’s the best show you’ve ever seen.

Later, Matt introduces a controversial theory that every great jam is actually just a slightly improved version of a jam from 1997, while Nick explains why that’s not only wrong but somehow still correct. There’s also a brief but important discussion about whether the band knows Insuphishient exists and if so, whether they’re actively trying to mess with them.

None of this is confirmed. All of it is delivered with confidence.

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