This Might Be A Podcast

Adam Goren aka Atom and His Package makes his triumphant return to talk about fan-favorite John Henry track "Destination Moon". We chat about old media that are possible inspirations for John Linnell's lyrics, ponder why it's criminally underplayed, and hear a wide range of awesome covers. 

I asked my Patreon supporters to give their opinions on what scores I got "wrong". What songs did I score criminally low? What songs did I score hilariously high? On this Patreon Exclusive episode teaser, Patron Ky Fifer gives me an earful about "Music Jail Pt 1 & 2" and you'll hear my response. The other 40 minutes of score defending (and score amending!) can be found at patreon.com/ThisMightBeAPodcast Hope to see you over there, where you can submit your opinions on wrong scores for a future episode! 

Matt Monta, member of the 1-2-3 Club (you'll see), returns to the show after forever to talk about the Flood cut "Hot Cha". We dive into the debate between Flans and his brother Paxus as to what this song is about, and examine an old board game. 

Adam Rivera is back on the show to talk about the obscure fan-favorite Dial-a-Song-only song "No Answer." We attempt to decode the wild lyrics to this tune and discover the love for this song through its many covers. Adam also tells us about his upcoming TMBG covers project They Pay Tribute 3. Help fund it here: Kickstarter

The whole Leary family-- Dan, Jess and little Cooper-- all join in as we talk about "Choo Choo Express" from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. We get Cooper's thoughts on the track and all of us adults dissect a children's song to great length and have lots of laughs along the way. 

Josiah Aiken-Drake joins us for the first time for one of the deepest of deep cuts, "Turtle Songs of North America". This track appeared on the old TMBG official podcast, and Josiah walks us through its scientific inspiration in detail. John Linnell's silliness is on full display on this "song" and we had a blast talking about it. There are two covers thanks to Noah Daniel and Josiah himself.

It's time for another new The World is to Dig track episode! "Character Flaw" was picked by returning guests Andrew May and Jonathan Leonard as our collective favorite song off of the new album. Listen to us make our case for this banger as we dig into the lyrics, the musical arrangement, the sonics and more. For good measure, we talk a bit about Greg seeing Death Cab for Cutie and talk about their new album with big fan Andrew, and then less fortunately we talk Phish for a bit too, since these jokers are fans of them. We also have a great covers section, which was surprising for such a new tune, including two covers from Covers Crüe members. As a special treat before "Character Flaw," we get a fan-submitted Justice For "Hair Ned" segment and original tune. Yes!

Jack Ferry joins us from across the pond to discuss the Nanobots song "Lost My Mind." We talk at great depth about the meaning of these wet transfer tattoos, the earth being elliptical, and the frustration of being an independent gigging musician. We also get a custom cover from the Crüe!

Chase Roper makes his first appearance on the show to tackle the deep cut "Stormy Pinkness" from the Istanbul (Not Constantinople) EP. We dig into the demo (possibly demos plural?), hear live versions from 1987 an 1989, and ponder why TMBG doesn't realize how much of a fan favorite this is. What the heck does the phrase "stormy pinkness" mean? Did they invent the term Johnny Cup?" We also present an epic covers section for you, including FOUR covers that have direct ties to TMBP events, compilations and Covers Crüe members. 

Natalie Rosen is on the show to talk about a great The Escape Team track, "Jackie the Clipper." It's been awhile since the last episode about this album, so it was great to dig into the songs and the comic, and we also get special insight into Jackie emailed directly from her comic and video creator David Cowles. Natalie makes her pitch for a connection between the stories in The Escape Team and I Like Fun, her and a friend craft a cover, and we have some extra comedic bits in here thanks to the Covers Crüe.