Beyond the tape trading, the road trips, the lot vibe, the people you meet, the lights dropping, etc, the reason we all come back to Phish is for the music. Why do people throw everything they have into this band? Why are we podcasting about them in 2021? Why are we trying to decipher all of their inside jokes? Why are we debating and relisting to jams decades after they happened?
In this episode we explore these questions and more. Focusing on the world Phish has built through their music, we hear from die hard fans who break down the why behind their Phish fandom. Featuring interviews with Dave Calarco, Carla Ngo, Scott Bernstein, Pu Tzu and more, this episode looks at the extreme in-joke nature of the Phish fan experience and tries to better understand why we simple cannot get enough of this crazy band.
Undermine is brought to you by Osiris Media, the leading music storyteller. Executive Producers are Tom Marshall, RJ Bee, Brian Brinkman and Matt Dwyer. Written by Benjy Eisen. Produced and Edited by Brian Brinkman. Mixed and Mastered by Matt Dwyer. Produced by David Goldstein, Jonathan Hart, Brad TenBrook and Dawn Jenkins. Production assistance and writing by Noah Eckstein and Julia Shuster. Social media by Nick Cejas. Original music by Amar Sastry. Show art by Mark Dowd. Thank you to all of our interviewees.
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S4E49: 12/30/97
S4E48: 12/29/97
S4E47: 12/28/97
Tribute to Phish Fall '97: Live Music at Ardmore!
S4E46: 12/13/97 — John Kasiewicz
S4E45: 12/12/97 — Scott Bernstein
S4E44: 12/11/97 — Jesse Jarnow
S4E43: 12/9/97 — Benjy Eisen
S4E42: 12/7/97 — Andy Gadiel
S4E41: 12/6/97 — Ryan Stasik
S4E40: 12/5/97 — RJ Bee
S4E39: 12/3/97 - Brad Serling
S4E38: 12/2/97 — Marc Brownstein
Smartwool Presents—Phish Comfort Songs Pt. 2
Smartwool Presents—Phish Comfort Songs Pt. 1
S4E37: 11/30/97 — Carla Ngo
Smartwool Presents—We Need Wool!
S4E36: 11/29/97 — Jeremy D. Goodwin
Smartwool Presents - Great Outdoor Venues
S4E35: 11/28/97 — David Goldstein
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