Podcast appearances and mentions of ian faith

In which we relive the joys of cassette mixtape pop snobbery, discover a rock star's mum who was a WW2 secret agent, name the best songs about mothers, salute Tony "Ian Faith" Hendra RIP and his part in Spinal Tap (and his National Lampoon gags eg 'Yoko Is A Concept By Which We Measure our Pain'), note the coded messages in Dylan's 'Bringing It All Back Home' sleeve and play 'Lee Perry Tune or Item of Jamaican Cuisine?'Want exclusive early access to every future Word Podcast - and in full audio-visual glory! - alongside a whole host of additional exciting, enlightening and entertaining content and benefits? Of course you do! Make sure you're signed up to our fabulous Patreon for all this and more: https://www.patreon.com/wordinyourear Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tony Hendra, who played band manager Ian Faith in ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ passed away at the age of 79, it has been declared which song is the first official rock song, the Grammy’s have announced who is going to be performing at the show, and Machine Gun Kelly’s  drummer was robbed and run over in a neighborhood in southern California! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://youtu.be/FTSiyvCuiaE Scott Hollis is a prominent area attorney and is the principal owner of The Hollis Law Firm in Olive Branch, MS. He is also the attorney for Lift Heavy Run Long® as well as Olive Branch CrossFit. Scott is a rockstar attorney who happens to be a rockstar, rockstar. When he is not improving people's legal situations, he performs in the band Ian Faith which is a highly entertaining nineties cover band. Scott Hollis is an avid CrossFitter with a keen sense of humor who decided to start a satirical website, The Daily Dumbbell, in an effort to find the humor in stories around his own CrossFit gym but also CrossFit as a whole. On this episode, we discuss with Scott some of how the Daily Dumbbell came to fruition as well as the need for injecting humor into the various styles of fitness. We hope you enjoy listening to the show as much as we enjoyed recording it.

Spinal Tap's darkest secrets are revealed by manager Ian Faith in a once-in-lifetime interview about Derek Small's upcoming solo tour, Meanwhile TFE's Los Angeles cast goes brilliantly berserk on all manner of modern madness.

Author Sean Carlin is back for more credits. We learn Sean C is related to George Carlin, all of Heidi’s childhood pets are living happily on a farm in the country, and Sean G is a pale young boy. Show links: The Spinal Tap Minute Final Exam Sean C breaks down Steven Colbert … Continue reading

Heidi and Sean are back to bring you the 4 pillars of hip hop, a 3 guitar salute, 2 co-managers, and 1 Derek Smalls decoded. Show links: Wild Style trailer Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest trailer deleted scenes Heidi will be at Movies by Minutes … Continue reading

Heidi and Sean kick off Hour #2 with talk of bangs, burn outs, and the inevitable mash-up of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and Mad Max. Show links: Mad Max: Queen of the Desert Crocodile Dundee trailer Mad Max trailer Mad Max Minute The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert … Continue reading

Heidi and Sean are touring solo as we finish up hour #1. We discuss what Jeanine is saying, where Ian is looking, and when the ghost of Robert ‘Stumpy’ Tuft will next appear! Show links: The Bechdel Movie Test scores This is Spinal Tap Foster Grants, new wave commercial Foster Grants, … Continue reading

Brad and Ryan from the Minute of Darkness podcast return to learn Jeanine is no Yoko, David is no Ozzy, and Derek proves while there are no stupid questions, there are stupid musicians. Show links: Road Hard trailer The Station Nightclub Fire Bon Jovi Blaze of Glory Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Army of Darkness … Continue reading

Brad and Ryan from the Minute of Darkness podcast join the tour as we remember the heyday of little people in movies, the high points of Rob Reiner’s career, and the zenith of Derek’s insightfulness. Show links: Return of the Jedi trailer Under the Rainbow trailer The Wizard of Oz trailer Stories of … Continue reading

Rob Kelly of the Fire and Water podcast network joins the tour to talk historic monuments, historic masks, and an historic concert. Show links: Roseland Ballroom October 20, 1994 Commercial inspired by Derek’s Stonehenge outfit The Film and Water podcast Pod Dylan Superman Movie Minute Our theme music is Doom Buggy Hellride … Continue reading

Journeyman podcaster Mark McConville returns for the adventures of Tiny Stonehenge. Tiny Stonehenge in North Hollywood. Tiny Stonehenge in Times Square. And perhaps Tiny Stonehenge coming soon to a minute near you. Show links: The Steve Harvey memo Prizzi’s Honor trailer History for Hire Captain Eo I Was There, Too – Captain Eo with Doug Benson … Continue reading

Sophisticated man-about-town Mark McConville joins the tour to discuss guitar faces, musical sneakers, and the time Heidi and Mark shared a moment. Show links: Nike Bruins Marty McFly in his Bruins Run DMC My Adidas The 25 Most Iconic Rock n Roll Sneaker Photos 20 Feet from Stardom trailer Rush Beyond the … Continue reading

Joyce Miller of the Midnight Sun program on KVMR returns to reminisce about when carbs were good, cricket bats had a seat at the table, and The Who performed Tommy for the last time for the first time. Show links: The Troggs Tapes Metallica Some Kind of Monster trailer Bob Dylan Don’t … Continue reading

Chill-meister Ben Walker Storey returns as we discuss the dignified lion, the sexy goat, and all the other signs of the zodiac. Show links: The Deftones The Fly trailer Little Shop of Horrors trailer Norcal Noisefest Viceroy Cigarettes Circuit bent instruments Ben Walker Storey Cheap Chills Fan Club Help us identify Mick’s zodiac … Continue reading

Artist and comedian Ben Walker Storey gets off the couch to discuss pushy partners, album mixes, and other bands of the Spinal Tap universe. Show links: Dolby noise reduction Dolby surround sound Albums mixed wrong, a reddit thread The Beatles stereo mix controversy Ben Walker Storey Cheap Chills Fan Club Our theme music is Doom … Continue reading

The incomparable Jason Snell calls us from the back of the bus for the minute you’ve all been waiting for. That’s right, we finally talk about the smells of Spinal Tap. Show links: 1984 commercial for Jovan Musk 11 Iconic perfumes of the ’80s 15 Retro Fragrances and Their Cheesy Commercials … Continue reading

Badger McInnes of Squamous Studios returns to the tour for a minute where Nigel goes deep, Ian goes cheap, and Heidi has a peeve. Show links: The blackest black The whitest kimonos Feed the Shoggoth! Our theme music is Doom Buggy Hellride by Aloha Screwdriver. Continue reading

Badger McInnes of Squamous Studios, and creator of Feed the Shoggoth, joins the tour as we talk black album covers, Derek’s basses, and David’s moods. Show links: The Gumby Show trailer Whitesnake Love Hunter Black Mirror trailer A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica Spinal Tap confronts Metallica … Continue reading

Jenny and Michael from The Whole Shebang return and Friday is all about Jeanine. We admire the hair, compare her to all the members of Fleetwood Mac, and what is that polaroid picture? Show links: Iron Maiden’s Eddie A Mighty Wind trailer V June Chadwick The Last Waltz trailer The Wrecking … Continue reading

Victoria Laguna and Gary Roby of the Harry Potter Minute start comparing Ian Faith to Gandalf, then think Ian is more like Patrick Star, but ultimately decide Ian is mostly harmless. Show links: Patrick Star Beneath the Dome Misery (the movie) Misery (the book) Movies by Minutes Nirvana Unplugged Cobain: Montage of … Continue reading

Weird-dude-on-the-go Skinner returns to talk albums covers, the politics of touring, and how This is Spinal Tap was the first podcast. Show links: 40 Worst Album Covers of All Time Mastodon on tour A Gathering of the Tribes (1990) Lollapalooza (1991) Theo Von Jimmy Diresta Making It podcast Hey Beautiful Jerk … Continue reading

Multi-talented artist Skinner joins us in STM Studio West as we cover what goes down in a coffee house bathroom and what’s up with real-life #SpinalTapMoments. Show links: Muzak Skinner’s art and animations: Mastodon – One More ‘Round The Sun (cover art) High On Fire – The Black Plot (animation) Adult Swim … Continue reading

Andy Runton finishes the week swapping stories of hotel check-ins, heart-shaped tubs, vibrating beds and autograph animals. Show links: Smitty (Paul Benedict) goes to 11 on Sesame Street Magic Fingers The Electric Grandmother Owly Our theme music is Doom Buggy Hellride by Aloha Screwdriver. Continue reading

Artist Andy Runton joins the tour to talk back stage Oreos, Easy Cheese, and when Andy saw a new way to play guitar. Show links: The Hell Hole video Dana Carvey on guitar faces Paul Gilbert (Mr Big) playing guitar with a drill Owly Our theme music is Doom Buggy … Continue reading

Nick Jimenez of Back to the Future Minute returns to talk about the dressing room spread, Sean doesn’t understand little bread, and Heidi gets a case of Nigel head. Show links: Lunchables Van Halen brown M&M story from Diamond Dave himself Hold my order, terrible dresser: the WKRP in Cincinnati podcast Our theme … Continue reading

Jim O’Kane of The Rocketeer Minute returns to wax nostalgic about record stores and the softer side of Sears. Show links: Airport Minute There’s more for your life at Sears Ben Franklin stores Inner Sanctum Records, Austin Empire Records Patrick Nagel art H. Salt Disco Rolling Stones Pre-disco Bee Gees Questionable … Continue reading

Jim O’Kane of Airport Minute joins the tour. We ponder the important questions: “What are they wearing?”, “How bad must that room smell?” and “What’s wrong with being sexy?” Show links: That Thing You Do! Minute Not the New York Times The Rocketeer Minute Our theme music is Doom Buggy Hellride … Continue reading

Alex Robinson of Star Wars Minute returns to finish the week. We reminisce about early CD packaging, discuss Alex’s obsession with The Beatles, and share our first musical purchases. #RackJobber Show links: This Whitesnake cover may have been the inspiration for Smell The Glove Bobbi Flekman returns to face The Nanny Alex’s first … Continue reading

Alex Robinson of Star Wars Minute sticks around for minute 14. We talk about Derek’s groupies, Ian’s vests, Boston’s colleges, and we do not talk about lip sores. Topics discussed: Our Expanding Universe by Alex Robinson Walk Hard trailer Ed Wood trailer This is Spinal Tap Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: the story of … Continue reading

Alex Robinson of Star Wars Minute returns to talk about a historic theater, other movies released in 1984, and wearing someone’s skin (in a romantic way). Oh, and more #butts. Show Links: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Silence of the Lambs Repo Man Remembering Pasadena’s Palace of Rock The Decline of Western Civilization … Continue reading

Christopher Dennis Di Guardia of One Moe Time joins the tour one mo’e time to discuss the socio-political implications of limousine seating, that Marty Dibergi is the hardest working man in that limo, and just what is David hiding? We also discuss what we listen to when we’re not listening to Spinal … Continue reading

Christopher Dennis Di Guardia of One Moe Time returns to toast Tap, debate posters for your downtown loft, and honor the pride of Hoboken NJ. Topics discussed: Poverty Sucks The Whole Shebang podcast Tom Hamilton Continue reading

Christopher Dennis Di Guardia of One Moe Time joins the tour as we ponder the eternal questions: Who gets invited to a music industry party? Where do you find mimes to serve food at your music industry party? And who brings a steno pad to a music industry party? Hear even more of … Continue reading

Aloha Screwdriver (Donald Bell, Grant Shellen, and Steve Slater) returns to the tour for the opening night party, and they share their best #SpinalTapMoments. Topics discussed: The Doom Buggy Hellride video Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage What Happened, Miss Simone? Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Runnin’ Down a Dream Atifact (Jared … Continue reading

Gerry Porter from the Indiana Jones Minute joins the tour for a minute of fans, the band, and the M.C. direct from hell. Topics discussed: Heidi’s first rock album Mix tapes Heavy Metal Parking Lot Butthole Surfers live performances Top 10 Rock Albums of ’82 Anvil: The Story of Anvil Catch … Continue reading