I'm a songwriter/attempting screenwriter living in Fort Worth, Texas. I wanted to do a podcast but figure it out as I go. Hope you enjoy! - Jeff
Typically I get together with my friend Jack Brewster near the end of the year to rank our top 10 TV shows, but 2025 has been an overwhelmingly great year so far. To try to get ahead we decided to get together early and discuss the highlights from what we've seen. We intentionally DID NOT RANK these (whew). We did our 8 favorites and then went over some honorable mentions and went in order of whenever each show's first episode aired. I'm including the times below so you can skip around to shows you've seen. We tried to be careful about spoilers but it might be safe to not listen to those segments if you're hoping to get to the show eventually. Thanks for listening! Go TV!! Intro: 0:00 The Pitt: 6:10 Severance: 18:10 The White Lotus: 33:00 Adolescence: 45:20 The Studio: 57:40 The Last of Us: 1:08:04 The Rehearsal: 1:21:00 Andor: 1:31:20 Honorable Mentions 1:48:40 The Agency: 1:49:00 Yellowjackets: 1:50:55 Daredevil: Born Again: 1:55:55 The Righteous Gemstones: 1:58:30 Everybody's Live: 2:03:20 Black Mirror: 2:06:35 Your Friends and Neighbors: 2:11:35 Poker Face: 2:15:00 Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
Frankentweens 2025 Remaster Intro by Jeff Grant
After the recent election I kind of went into a little depression. I know not everyone felt the same about the outcome but I was personally feeling pretty down, like many. And I'm a songwriter, so I deal with my feelings by writing songs. I had an idea to make a quick solo album just to get the music out, because I thought some of them were decent. But I honestly just didn't want to spend much time dwelling in that headspace (unbelievable, I know). I had the idea to instead just record them quick for a podcast. That way I could dump them out into the world and then move on with my life. Yeah. I wrestled with sharing this but decided it was worth it if the songs can comfort others in a low emotional place. I hope this can be a light to you guys. To everyone else, please go listen to another podcast. Haha Songs: “Bear With Me” “Crazy for a While” “I Mean It Mean” “Love Will Stay In the Way” “Truth Is Truth (No Matter What You Root For)” Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
My friend Jack Brewster and I decided to do our annual Best TV episode early this year to beat the rush of the holidays. In some ways it felt like an off year in TV, but in others maybe I just didn't have AppleTV+. I would like to offer an early apology for my whacked out list. Haha I decided to rank shows by what I thought about the most and not necessarily their quality. I'm not a professional critic. Thankfully Jack was there to keep the standards high. It was fun conversation and maybe we talked about some of your favorites as well. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
Hey everyone! I dusted off the trusty old podcast to share a LONG conversation with my Mossy Stones bandmate Joshua Irwin about the making of our recent 2nd album Crafted Out of Paperclips. We put it together despite a good deal of obstacles, including Josh becoming a father for the third time a couple weeks after the album came out. One could say the album itself was... *crafted out of paperclips* (pause for applause). If you would like to listen to the songs we talk about here (in possibly boring detail) they are available NOW on your streaming service of choice. Just search for "Mossy Stones". You know how to do that! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
It's been busy where I am but I've been wanting to do a podcast about my new book, Wish It Were Sunday. In this episode I talk about the story and how it came to be for about twenty minutes, then read the first episode (28 pages) to give a little teaser. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
Over Thanksgiving break my niece Kenzie came back on the podcast for the 3rd time (see also: episodes 23 & 83). This was an unplanned and unfocused conversation but we hit many important topics including high school, TikTok, ASMR, Magic 8 Balls, Gilmore Girls, and so much more. And keep your ears peeled for a surprise guest no one will see coming! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
Congratulations! Christmas has come early. Clear your schedule, dump your significant other, and listen to my friend Jack and I once again slowly and methodically go through our top 10 TV shows of the year. How many will end up on both of our lists? Is there any hope for Suits? Who would win in a fight between Succession and The Bear? And most importantly: how do these guys have this much time to talk about TV shows? Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
My friend Jack and I got together to record this year's Top 10 TV Shows episode (coming later this week) and thought it'd be fun to quickly run through some movies we also enjoyed before recording that one. Think of this as a bonus appetizer episode before the main course. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
I recently started a new songwriting project/band with my friend Joshua Irwin (Mossy Stones) and we just put out our first 10-song album, Luzita (NOW STREAMING EVERYWHERE). In this episode we dove DEEP into the writing and recording of the album during my recent week-long visit to where he lives in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. The original plan was to record an EP of hymns Josh and his son Grady had been performing, but then we played around with writing a song, which turned into 2 songs, then 6, then 8, then 10. You know how it goes. If you've ever wanted to hear about how a song was written and then listen to the writers as they tediously continue talking about the same song for an additional 20 minutes beyond that, THIS IS FOR YOU. Thanks for listening (and clearing your schedule)! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
I just put out my newest book, The Leg End, and thought it might be fun to read the first section of the story to give people a taste of what to expect. I don't think I've ever done anything quite like this on the podcast before. The book is available on Amazon. You may have to search "the leg end jeff grant". It will correct you, thinking you meant "legend" and you'll have to click the thing that says "no, I meant leg end". I've posted links in other places on the internet but I don't think I can do that in this description, sadly. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
I got together again with my friend Jack Brewster this week to go through our top 10 TV shows of the year. You're excited about that, right? Thanks. This was a LONG episode with a few hiccups along the way but we made it! Please clap for us. Happy holidays, everyone! What were YOUR favorite shows this year? There sure were a lot of great things to watch, huh? Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
To celebrate the end of one of our favorite shows, my friend Jack & I reconvened to give our final thoughts on Better Call Saul. (for more listen to our episode from before the final season). Here are the segments if you'd like to skip around: 00:00 - Intro/Other Things We've Been Watching 19:25 - Series Finale Discussion 41:15 - Season 6 as a Whole 1:06:40 - Overall Awards for the Whole Series 1:47:30 - Final Thoughts/Where Does BCS Fit in the Rest of the TV Landscape? How Will it Be Remembered? Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
I wrote a book! It's called Follower Bot(thanks, I'm excited). I know people probably have questions and I conveniently have a podcast so I thought I'd try to answer some. Right the only available digitally on Amazon. That's discussed in the podcast. If you have any MORE questions please ask me somewhere on the internet and hopefully I can answer them. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening! Here's a link to the book (if it works) (if it doesn't then just go to Amazon and search for "Follower Bot book") https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9ZL133Z
Better Call Saul is FINALLY coming back for its 6th & final season & it's a HUGE deal. My friend Jack & I wanted to celebrate the event by chatting (gushing) all about it. This episode is divided into 3 sections. In the first we talked about some shows we've been enjoying recently. Then we switched into general non-spoiler thoughts about Better Call Saul & Breaking Bad. After that we dove into the deep end about our favorite episodes & predictions & everything else we could think of. We couldn't be more excited about the show returning & can't wait to find out how it all wraps up. YAAAAAAAAAY!!! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
My 13 year-old niece has taken over my podcast today! It's now called Klassy Konversations with Kenzie (do NOT abbreviate that). My nephew Klaytin & I joined her. Warning: this is a WILD episode. All I can say is PLEASE LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE!! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher & Google Play Music. Thanks for listening!
On this week's podcast I got together with an old friend of mine from elementary school, Jack Brewster, to go through our top 10 TV shows of 2021. It's been a crazy year and it was fun to celebrate our favorites and share some the other had never heard of. We discussed around 20 shows here, in case you're looking for recommendations (though I imagine you've already seen many of them if you follow this stuff). Hope y'all enjoy the episode and HAVE A HAPPY NEW YEAR! Woo hoo!! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher & Google Play Music. I need to get it back on Spotify but it's not there at the moment (sorry). Thanks for listening!
IT IS DONE. In the final episode of the Western Trip Series my dad & I made it back home after a few quiet traveling days highlighted by catching the new James Bond movie in a small town theater in Wyoming & some last-minute karaoke in Pueblo, Colorado. Afterwards we gave some final thoughts on the trip as a whole. Thank you to anyone who followed along to our potentially boring recountings of the things we did. I mostly made these episodes as a reminder for myself but I'm hoping others had fun with it too. BACK TO NORMAL EPISODES! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher & Google Play Music. I need to get it back on Spotify but it's not there at the moment (sorry). Thanks for listening!
After leaving California, we headed north to Portland & Seattle before traveling east to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, Bozeman, Montana, then a couple rainy days driving 100s of miles in gigantic & beautiful Yellowstone National Park. We had a lot to cover in this episode, from bookstores to rock star memorials to airbnbs to bison & how geysers work, so buckle up! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher & Google Play Music. I need to get it back on Spotify but it's not there at the moment (sorry). Thanks for listening!
In the 4th episode of the series we make it to San Francisco for a fun, thigh-destroying day in the city, followed by the beautiful Muir Woods & almost running out of gas on the Pacific Coast Highway before being warmly welcomed to Crescent City by some homeless Doobie Brothers. TTYL, California! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher & Google Play Music. I need to get it back on Spotify but it's not there at the moment (sorry). Thanks for listening!
In the most scatterbrained episode of the podcast so far (which is saying a lot) our travelers pinball through Los Angeles, Hollywood, Santa Monica & up the west coast overcoming audio issues galore (this one was miraculously stitched together from 8 separate bits because the recorder on my phone kept cutting out). Hollywood was a fun, special but OVERWHELMING place, which is conveyed pretty well here. We saw quite a bit in the short time we were there & also sat in A LOT of traffic. Thankfully the remaining 3 episodes we did on the trip were less hectic! Moving right along... Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play Music. I need to get it back on Spotify but it's not at the moment (sorry). Thanks for listening!
This 2nd episode of our Western Trip Series is all about Arizona. After Albuquerque we spent a couple nights in Sedona before heading to the Grand Canyon for our first campout of the trip. Find out how it went & if we decided campout again or not! Audio warning: episodes 2-5 were recorded in the truck while we were driving so they're VERY noisy but it ended up being the only time we could squeeze it in because it was a busy trip & we were too tired to record podcasts in the evenings when we finally got back to our hotel rooms. Thankfully I know you come to this podcast for the CONTENT & not the audio quality! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play Music. I need to get it back on Spotify but it's not at the moment (sorry). Thanks for listening!
I recently went on a 3 & a half-week trip out west with my dad. Along the way we recorded SIX podcast episodes to help chronicle what we did. In this first episode, recorded in our hotel room, we cover the first 5 or so days from Fort Worth, Texas to Albuquerque, New Mexico. Most of this episode is about going around to different locations from the TV shows Breaking Bad & Better Call Saul. If you aren't a fan of those it might not be interesting, but IF YOU ARE you might be in podcast heaven (I don't know you). Future episodes will cover the Grand Canyon, Los Angeles, San Francisco & many other places. I'm hoping to get these episodes out as soon as I can but it may take a month of editing. We'll see. If this is interesting you can follow my twitter, instagram & facebook accounts to see when the next one drops. I'm hoping I can do at least 2 per week but who knows? Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play Music. I need to get it back on Spotify but it's not at the moment (sorry). Thanks for listening!
After the previous episode my friend Jared & I realized we both had a lot to say on the topic of writing & decided to meet up again for a more focused conversation about it. Things discussed: what drew us to writing in the first place, what we write about now, writing in coffee shops, typing vs. handwriting, being introverts, what being a successful writer looks like to each of us, finding joy in the work, if TikTok has replaced the novel in our culture and some of the writers who inspire us. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play Music. I think it was taken off Spotify but I'm trying to get that straightened out. Thanks for listening!
I've known Jared Brown and Brandon Cowan my whole life. We met up the other day & I talked them into coming on the podcast! We sat on the back patio, smoked pipes, sipped bourbon, talked about old memories, growing up in the same church & how things have changed and/or stayed the same. It was a nice, chill, goofy (and FOCUSED) conversation... until things took a serious turn. YOU'LL HAVE TO LISTEN TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher and Google Play Music. I think it was taken off Spotify but I'm trying to get that straightened out. Thanks for listening!
This one is special. My friend Brian Carter returned to the podcast for the 5th time for an IN PERSON conversation in his living room in East Nashville, Tennessee. This is the first episode of this podcast NOT recorded in Texas and the first with another person in way too long. Topics include: the village nature of Nashville, Croc life, how to properly enjoy returning to old familiar places, Croc stuff, the value of specificity in writing and how many pairs of Crocs we own. You can skip other episodes but you should listen to this one! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music.
Somehow I was able to see all 8 movies nominated for Best Picture at the Oscars this year so I wanted to rank them on the podcast. That's what this is. Thanks for listening. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music.
I quit my job recently and wanted to do a quick episode about it. Mostly I get into some plans I have, like a trip to Nashville and attempting to write a book. (Not sure if that'll work, but...) I'm hoping I can get more podcasts recorded and released and get to some things I haven't been able to lately. Yep. Thanks for listening. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music.
On today's episode I played through acoustic versions of the songs from my new album Tokyo 2020. The songs were all written on acoustic guitar before I changed how they sound for the album. I wanted to talk a little about the songs & see if I could play them live again, after mostly just hearing them on my computer for the last year. Thanks for listening! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music.
My new album, Tokyo 2020, is available in Spotify and Apple Music and a few other places now. Link: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/jeffgrant/tokyo-2020 I wanted to do a last episode in my "Making an Album" series to talk about finishing it and getting it out. This has been a rough time in my life but this is something I've been working on and I really want to be done with it so I can move onto future projects. This episode is partly an announcement of the album's release and partly a commentary on the album itself. Yep. Thanks for listening! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music.
On today's episode I went through my personal top 10 favorite "shows" I watched this year. There are SO many things to see and I'm sure you have 10 totally different things you enjoyed more. These were just the 10 that clicked with me. I hope everyone is having a great holiday season. Also, happy New Year to you and your people! Thanks for listening. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music.
I Don't Wanna Do Anything (with You) by Jeff Grant
I went to my shrunken 2020 Thanksgiving yesterday & something strange happened: I struck up a nearly 4-hour conversation about K-pop with my cousin Savanna (21, from episodes 14 & 41)and my cousin Kellie's 13 year-old daughter Kimberly, who seems to know EVERYTHING about K-pop. At a certain point I asked them if I could record the conversation for a podcast & they were cool with it, thankfully (this is something you have to deal with when you're related to me). This was a fun & unexpected conversation & a nice distraction from the weirdness of 2020. Special thanks to Savanna and Kimberly! Thanks for listening! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music.
I had a day off from work the other day & wasn't sure what to do. Has that ever happened to you? Did I go see The Nightmare Before Christmas? Did I say anything about Wes Anderson? And more importantly, did I buy any pants? You'll have to listen to find out! & if you keep going you may eventually hear a cover of a Gin Blossoms song. Get ready for a very normal podcast episode! Thanks for listening! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music. For information on how YOU can support this podcast visit www.patreon.com/evolvingpodcast
I had an idea to do an episode where I write down 10 questions about creativity & just answer them. I thought it'd be a fun semi-structured way to do an episode. Like many recent episodes this one was recorded on my phone in my car while parked in a parking lot BUT this time I was in a movie theater parking lot, which was an incredibly exciting change of pace. I was about to go to see a movie (Raiders of the Lost Ark) for the first time in a theater since I saw Onward waaaaaaay back in March. I cover this in the episode as well. NOTE: I wanted to apologize for how abrasive the audio is. I forgot to do a mic check before I recorded & I think I talked too loud too close to the phone. Sorry to all the ears out there. WHOOPS. Thanks for listening! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music. For information on how YOU can support this podcast visit www.patreon.com/evolvingpodcast
In today's "podcast in a car" episode I visit 2 different bookstores and share about what I found, and what I learned... about myself. Aren't bookstores best? Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music. For information on how YOU can support this podcast visit www.patreon.com/evolvingpodcast
Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music. For information on how YOU can support this podcast visit www.patreon.com/evolvingpodcast
I had a day off last week & decided to continue my "make up a podcast while recording it" trip I guess I'm on at the moment. I ended up at a coffee shop, then needed to find a mailbox & THEN decided to burn it all down & drive to a different Walmart than usual. So... how did it go? You'll have to listen to find out. Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music. For information on how YOU can support this podcast visit www.patreon.com/evolvingpodcast
I enjoyed doing the previous episode without a plan and wanted to try a long one where I just turn on the microphone and see what happens. I have a fear of being a redundant bore, so this is how I faced that. What happens if you just keep talking? What will come out? Hmm... I think I just had a lot on my mind and needed to talk. This episode has a double purpose though. If you have trouble sleeping it might help! Yay! I enjoy doing these long, meandering solo episodes (maybe too much) so I may do this type of thing more. We'll see. Thanks! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music. For information on how YOU can support this podcast visit www.patreon.com/evolvingpodcast
I'm needing to take a break from the album I've been working on because there are a few too many other things vying for my time & attention at the moment. I was disappointed I wouldn't have anything to talk about on a new Making an Album episode but then I remembered that taking a break is PART of the process. So yeah. Ima set this thing aside for a little while & catch up on other things. Yay! Oh, this episode is about that stuff. Meant to type that. Thanks for listening! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music. For information on how YOU can support this podcast visit www.patreon.com/evolvingpodcast
Can you believe it? I've been working on my album so much I've forgotten to make a new episode talking *about* working on it in around 2 months! I do consider the interview I did with my friend Josh Irwin about songwriting a part of this series though, so listen to that one if you haven't had the chance to. Today I wanted to do a quick update about where I'm at with the album. There honestly wasn't a whole lot to talk about. I'm in the tedious zone where it's a lot of boring, detail work and just trying to juggle recording with my regular work and life schedule, which is complicated. Oh yeah, I also got an awesome new acoustic guitar since the last episode, which I talk about. Yep. Thanks for listening! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music. For information on how YOU can support this podcast visit www.patreon.com/evolvingpodcast
I've been in #songwritingmode for a little while & wanted to talk about it on the podcast but not just do another one by myself, so I got my good friend & fellow songwriter Josh Irwin (from episode 34) to come back on the show so we could go deep & nerdy about how we make up songs. We've both been doing this over 20 years (yikes!) so we definitely had some thoughts to hash out. Thanks for listening! Jeff Grant's Evolving Podcast is available on SoundCloud, iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify and Google Play Music. For information on how YOU can support this podcast visit www.patreon.com/evolvingpodcast
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