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Ep. #880: Guided By Voices

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Doug Gillard from Guided By Voices discusses the band’s 41st album, Strut of Kings, living in Queens and a Joey Ramone encounter, how Robert Pollard writes and shares songs with the rest of GBV and how his collaboration with Doug has evolved over three decades, loving Canadian comedy and sharing a flight with Kids in the Hall’s Dave Foley, late night TV talk show performances on Open Mike with Mike Bullard, loving Conan O’Brien and writer-performers like Robert Smigel and Brian Stack, appearing on Late Night with Conan O’Brien the night Bill Hader made his panel debut, what got Doug into music and the love he and Bob share for the Beatles, why Bob doesn’t really do radio or podcast interviews these days, GBV tour dates, another Doug solo album, other future plans, and much more.   

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Ep. #789: please don’t destroy

In a conversation recorded before the SAG-AFTRA strike motion, Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall from please don’t destroy discuss their 2023 North American tour and Just for Laughs stops in Montreal, Canada and important Canadians like Norm Macdonald and Jamal Murray, their work as writers and short filmmakers on Saturday Night Live, comedic film editing and doing a live show, the forthcoming pdd movie, which features Conan O’Brien, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on PatreonBlackbyrd MyoozikPizza Trokaderothe BookshelfPlanet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.

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Ep. #569: The Replacements’ ‘Pleased to Meet Me’ with Bob Mehr & Jason Jones

Music writer Bob Mehr and Rhino Records’ Jason Jones discuss the deluxe edition reissue of Pleased to Meet Me, what made the Replacements click, future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon, Live at Massey Hall, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG.