GOOD OL' GRATEFUL DEADCAST

105 episodes · 11 with AI analysis

“The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast,” the official Grateful Dead podcast, is a series devoted to exploring the music and mythology behind one of the most enduring, progressive, and influential bands in the history of recorded music. The podcast’s tagline is “For The Committed And The Curious,” as episodes will invite new fans to explore the band’s enormous mythology in digestible chunks and enlighten life-long Dead Heads about corners of the band’s history they never knew existed. No topic will be off limits on “The Good Ol’ Grateful Deadcast” as hosts Rich Mahan and Jesse Jarnow explore the band’s outrageous history, innovations, and impact from 1965 to today.

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Topics · top 10

Bobby Weir's guitar technique evolution and harmonic developmentGrateful Dead's arena and stadium touring practices in the 1980s-1990sSide project strategy for maintaining creative autonomy within long-running bandsVoter registration and civic engagement in music communitiesSymphonic orchestra collaboration with rock/jam musiciansMentorship and knowledge transfer in jam music traditionsLive performance philosophy and alternate reality consciousnessSlide guitar and MIDI integration in 1980s rock musicSongwriting collaboration with blues and Americana artistsInstrument customization and endorsement strategies

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May 14, 2026

Bobby Weir, Part 2

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Apr 30, 2026

Bobby Weir, Part 1

Bobby Weir biography and musical developmentGrateful Dead band history and dynamicsGuitar technique and harmonic innovation

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Aug 7, 2025

Bonus Rerun: From the Mars Hotel 50: Ship of Fools

Grateful Dead's 1974 hiatus decision and tour fatigue managementWinterland venue history and concert experience designGrateful Dead movie production and filming logistics

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Aug 28, 2025

Blues For Allah 50: Slipknot!

Harmonic Composition and Diminished ChordsInstrumental Suite Structure in Rock AlbumsStudio-Based Compositional Development

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Aug 14, 2025

Blues For Allah 50: Help On the Way

Blues for Allah 50th Anniversary ReissueHelp on the Way Song AnalysisBob Weir's Aces Studio Construction

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Sep 11, 2025

Blues For Allah 50: Franklin’s Tower

Harmonic ambiguity and modal mixture in rock compositionStudio recording techniques and multi-track overdub processes in 1970s rock productionLyrical annotation and textual interpretation in popular music scholarship

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Sep 25, 2025

Blues For Allah 50: King Solomon’s Marbles/Stronger Than Dirt or Milkin’ The Turkey

Odd Time Signatures in Rock Music (7/4, 11/8, 18/8, 13/8)Phil Lesh's Compositional Methods and Classical InfluencesBlues for Allah 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Release

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Oct 9, 2025

Blues For Allah 50: The Music Never Stopped

Bobby Weir songwriting and composition techniquesJohn Perry Barlow lyric writing processBlues for Allah album production and workshop sessions

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Oct 23, 2025

Blues For Allah 50: Crazy Fingers

Studio Recording Techniques and Overdub ProductionHarmonic Ambiguity and Chromatic CompositionIndependent Record Label Economics in the 1970s

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Nov 6, 2025

Blues For Allah 50: Sage and Spirit

Studio Recording Techniques and Multitrack OverdubbingAcoustic Guitar Composition and Fingerstyle TechniqueLive Performance Sound Engineering and PA Systems

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Nov 20, 2025

Blues For Allah 50: Blues For Allah

Studio composition techniques and non-traditional recording methodsWorld music influences and non-Western musical scales in rock compositionLive performance vs. studio-only compositions in rock music

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