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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!

Our first in a series of charity episodes to benefit my student with brain cancer, Parry Gripp of Nerf Herder, writer of Raining Tacos and Buffy the Vampire Slayer Theme, talked to me a month ago about Chess Piece Face. Thank you to everyone that donated to hear the episode early - don't worry, this will be a two-episode week. Money For Dope will be out in a day or two! For now, listen as Parry and I get nostalgic with old guy punk rock talk, discuss TMBG's fucked up early lyrics, and try to figure out the synth technology used on the tune.

Holy crap, it's another massive episode about a classic tune, Flood's Twisting. Jeff Takacs settles in with me for this adventure with a song that may be in competition with Istanbul and Particle Man for having the most variations on its live performance over the years. We also have a great variety of covers to share, and the episode kicks off with a fantastic mailbag with a bunch of voicemails about the Thunderbird Nina episode, and the Art Patreon episode.

Strap it in for the longest TMBP weekly episode to date! A double-dose episode with one of the weirdest of the weird stories in TMBG lore. My guest is professional opera singer Steve Pence, who has worked with John Williams. No kidding. Just give this monster a listen, it might take you a few days. Amazing covers, amazing revelations, and an amazing conversation.