Peter Gritsch returns to the show to chat about Rat Patrol from Long Tall Weekend. Hear some rare live recordings of the song, a live performance by Greg on one of his weird instruments, and the premier of a cover of the song that will appear on the Purple Toupee compilation!

First-timer Brianna Jones is on the show to talk about this extremely underrated deep deep cut Microphone, collected on the Cast Your Pod to The Wind CD. Learn all about how this song should be in your top five TMBG ballads. Episode edited and mixed by John Walker of the FYIz podcast network.

Comedy writer and musician Jean-Luc Bouchard visits the show to talk Contrecoup off of The Else. We talk about The Onion, ragtime music, and of course phrenology and brain injuries. Episode edited and mixed by John Walker of the FYIz podcast network.

Straight outta Kuranda in Australia, Phillip Lewis is here to talk about Danny Weinkauf's first songwriting credit for TMBG, Where Do They Make Balloons? We go deep into this special song from their first kids album No!, and even get some inside info in a phone call from Danny himself!

First time guest Cathy Moore braves the dangerous waters of discussing a song that appears on two albums- She Thinks She's Edith Head, with parenthesis if we're talking the Long Tall Weekend version or without if it's the Mink Car version. Which is superior? We're gonna find out!

David Parke, co-host of the Jimmy Eat World song-by-song podcast Jimmy Eat Pod is here to talk about one of his kids' favorite TMBG songs, the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse theme. Even if you're not into Mickey or the show, you're going to want to hear this episode for the laughs alone. Find Jimmy Eat Pod everywhere podcasts are found, and head to their feed to hear Greg on their episode about Jimmy Eat World's song Table for Glasses.

Months ago, I rounded up three IFC-member friends to talk about John Linnell's new EP Roman Songs, and now that the EP has been released to the masses, so may this episode! Old friends Cari Hearn and Spencer Parks are joined by new friend and high school Latin teacher Dessa Asp to talk about Roman Songs! Woot!

Our second in a series of charity episodes to benefit my student with brain cancer, Allie Goertz, musician and Everything's Coming Up Simpsons and Round Springfield podcasts, comes on to talk about Trouble Awful Devil Evil off of Phone Power. The Simpsons get quoted endlessly as we talk about her story of fandom with the band which began properly with meeting them! In addition to dissecting this dark song you'll get a great introduction to the super fun music Goertz has done over the years, including songs about our last charity guest, Parry Gripp of Nerf Herder!

Co-author of the 33 1 / 3 Flood book, S. Alexander Reed, is on the show to talk about a song NOT on Flood, Hide Away Folk Family. He provides some very insightful thoughts on the song, we play a selection of live versions of the song spanning nearly 30 years, and unearth some fun covers of all styles.

Punknews head honcho Adam White visits to talk about a song that he liked the title of - Money for Dope, collected on Album Raises New and Troubling Questions. Adam is the most casual of fans, but the perfect guy to discuss this scuzzy, bizarre song. Listen to the end for noisy surprise!