Episodes
Friday May 26, 2023
Transitional Chords: A Conversation with Buzzy Cohen
Friday May 26, 2023
Friday May 26, 2023
On this episode Josh talks with former Jeopardy! champion Buzzy Cohen. The two talk about Buzzy's work as a music supervisor for advertisers, their past playing music together, his kids' love of music, and how they deal with having a dad who was and is on TV. (Interview recorded May 11, 2023.)
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Jack of All Trades: A Conversation with Tom Maxwell
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
Thursday Apr 27, 2023
On this episode, Josh talks with writer and musician Tom Maxwell, who's best known for being a member of the band Squirrel Nut Zippers in the 1990s. They talk about Tom's writing, his music career, and his kids, one of whom battled cancer as a child. If you are interested in reading Tom's story about living in a haunted house, you can find it at https://bittersoutherner.com/we-salted-nannie-southern-ghost-story. The Spotify playlist of most of the songs on the episode can be found at https://spoti.fi/3oIvLm6. (Interview recorded April 10, 2023.)
Friday Mar 10, 2023
One Song Per Day: A Conversation with Django Haskins
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Friday Mar 10, 2023
Josh talks with singer-songwriter Django Haskins, who's best known for his work in the band The Old Ceremony. They discuss parenting, children's music, and Django's career as a professional musician and educator. A Spotify playlist of all of the music you heard on the podcast can be found at https://spoti.fi/3ymnENI. International Orange tracks can be found at https://www.youtube.com/@BenFoldsRarities. (Interview recorded January 29, 2023)
Monday Feb 13, 2023
The Music of David Frisch: The Old Man Jam with Glenn Taylor
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
To mark the 20th anniversary of his father's passing, Josh set about talking to people his dad played music with during three periods of his life. On this episode, Josh talks with Glenn Taylor, a co-founding member of The Old Man Jam, a band which he and Josh's father played in for several years, before it transformed into the well-known NJ cover band, The Kootz. Glenn and Josh talk about the influence Josh's father's high school band, Powdered Milk, had on Glenn, how they ended up playing together, and the evolution of The Old Man Jam into The Kootz. (Interview recorded on January 16, 2023.)
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
To mark the 20th anniversary of his father's passing, Josh set about talking to people his dad played music with during three periods of his life. On this episode, Josh talks with Dave Rubin and Jeff Tyler, who are members of The Almost Original Synthetic Urban Swampgrass Jug-Band, of which both Josh and his father were members of (though not at the same time). The guys talk about how Josh's father joined the band, some memorable gigs, and the effect of Josh's father's passing on the band, as well as reminiscing about some gigs when Josh was in the band. (Interview recorded on February 6, 2023.)
Monday Feb 13, 2023
The Music of David Frisch: Powdered Milk with Jack Schwartz
Monday Feb 13, 2023
Monday Feb 13, 2023
To mark the 20th anniversary of his father's passing, Josh set about talking to people his dad played music with during three periods of his life. In this episode, Josh talks with Jack Schwartz, a member of his father's high school band Powdered Milk. They talk about how the band got started, gigs that they played, shows they saw together, how the band ended, and what Josh's father was like as a teen. This was the first time Josh and Jack ever talked to each other, so it was a special conversation for both them. (Interview recorded on January 19, 2023.)
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Band Fandom with Glen Fant
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Thursday Dec 15, 2022
Glen Fant returns to the show to talk with Josh about what it means to be a hardcore fan of a band. They talk about their obsessions with Ben Folds Five (Josh) and Smashing Pumpkins (Glen) as teens, how their levels of fandom went up and down over time, and what caused those changes. At the top of the show they give quick life updates and also discuss how being parents to two kids instead of one is a big change, as Josh has recently experienced. (Conversation recorded on November 11, 2022)
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Mom Rocks: A Conversation with Alisa Ali
Monday Nov 14, 2022
Monday Nov 14, 2022
On this episode Josh talks with radio DJ Alisa Ali. Alisa is the midday host on New York City radio station WFUV, along with being the mother of a toddler. The conservation touches on a range of topics including parenting, working in radio, and influencing her son's musical taste, among others. (Interview recorded on October 25, 2022.)
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
With so many life changes going on for the guys, they decided to repost their interview with Chris Ballew, who has a few new albums out.
Josh, Joe, and Steve talk with Chris Ballew, front man of The Presidents of the United States of America, and now known to parents and kids as Caspar Babypants. They discuss Chris's career as a beloved children's music artist, along with how his early career led to the creation of PUSA, the surprise success of the band, and what his current plans are for his career in music and art. (Interview recorded September 23, 2020)
Spotify playlist for this episode: https://spoti.fi/3BNHJ20
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Rock Docs with Andrew Keatts and David Lizerbram
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
On this episode Josh talks with the hosts of the Rock Docs podcast, Andrew Keatts and David Lizerbram. They discuss how the Rock Docs podcast came about, how the guys are able to do a podcast without missing family obligations, being parents to young boys, and, of course, music documentaries. It was a fun conversation so we hope you enjoy! (Interview recorded on July 12, 2022.)