This week on The Tragically Hip Top 40 Countdown, we slide into song #10 — and a conversation that’s as much about life, literature, and lyrics as it is about rock ’n’ roll.

My guest? The self-confessed “fully incompletist” himself, Mark from Michigan. Mark takes us through his winding Hip origin story — from near-misses in the ’90s to the life-changing moment he dropped “At the Hundredth Meridian” into his car stereo and never looked back. We talk first concerts (State Theatre, 2007 — 10 feet from Gord), rowdy balcony encounters, and why Sarah Polley’s delicate Sweet Hereafter cover still gives him chills

Also in this episode: sash talk, honorary Canadian citizenships, and the usual abacus/Kia Sportage nonsense.

Pull Quote: “Sometimes courage comes, and sometimes it doesn’t. But you muddle through anyway.” – Mark from Michigan

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