Podcasts about jrad

The Grateful Deadcast points itself towards 1975 to begin a song-by-song celebration of Blues For Allah's 50th anniversary, loaded with raw session tapes, early lyric drafts, & the story of how the Dead built a new studio, musical language, batch of songs, & LP from the ground up. Guests: David Lemieux, Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Ron Rakow, Stephen Barncard, Ned Lagin, Steve Brown, Gary Lambert, Keith Eaton, Shaugn O'Donnell, Chadwick Jenkins, Matt CampbellSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Grateful Deadcast visits the set for the Grateful Dead Movie, aka the Dead's five “retirement” shows at Winterland in 1974, with heads who attended. This bonus episode is a re-run of the 2nd half of Deadcast Season 9, episode 8.Guests: Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Ron Rakow, Ned Lagin, David Grisman, , Steve Brown, Richie Pechner, Jerry Pompili, Jim Sullivan, Gary Lambert, Geoff Gould, Joan Brown, Michael Parrish, Corry Arnold, Strider Brown, Jay Kerley, Rita Fiedler, Rene Tinner, Lee Ranaldo, Gregory Barette, Ron Long, Brian AndersonSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

For the last 6,000 years humans have idolized gold. After listening to this episode you'll be idolizing Chubstep for its vast knowledge transfer to you the listener. Steed and Jrad start with not so easy to open plastic packages, why bald Steed is buying women's shampoo, and ignoring annoying people that are talking to you before getting to the main topic. The guys cover all aspects of gold from the man who got ripped off to start the gold rushes, the original cursed California gold man, how little gold has been discovered, dangers of gold mining, recent gold thefts including a gold toilet, having laws screwing you out of gold discoveries, eating gold, and Goldmember to Ben Affleck.

The Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast is thrilled beyond all audible frequencies to begin its 12th season by welcoming Dan Healy, the Grateful Dead's in-house sound wizard for most of their career, for tales from three decades in pursuit of high and higher fidelity.Guest: Dan HealySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week features a deep dive into the deep hollers of the Appalachians with a local to the mountains, fishing guide, and friend of the show Nick T. The guys start with a strange correlation with the country of Georgia cuisine, why younger brothers can never win, and a “small world” story between a TV host and Big Money Banks. Next the three get into the correct pronunciation, Jrad's time with the Appalachian Service Project, driving ATV's with snakes, life in the hollers, the best Appalachian food like pickled eggs, wild true and ghost stories alike only possible in this part of the country, associating with your county not city,

Chubstep legend and man of divine wisdom Mike James joins Steed and Jrad to discuss all things tarot in this week's episode. The guys start with neck beards before getting into how Mike James got into tarot readings, goth girls, advantageously incorporating tarot into dates, types of cards, judging other readings, early 2000's late night Comedy Central themed tarot deck, a ‘Chubistory' on its origins, how to receive a reading, readings and pole dancing, a live reading of Steed from Mike, tarot true crime in Florida involving egg money replication, and the most expensive decks.

This week's Chubstep starts with the guy recently losing bets on the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating contest before getting into the improbable world of chewing gum. Steed and Jrad start with people getting triggered by chewing, the ancient history around the world of gum, the Aztecs looking at chewing gum as feminine, the Mexican dictator Antonio López de Santa Anna's connection to the invention of modern chewing gum, multiple arrests because of gum, gum warnings, gum deaths, the chewing gum diet, and the most expensive piece of chewing gum ever sold.

This episode is filled with the pastime activities that are no longer legal and no longer popular for a good reason, Jrad and Steed do a deep dive on bloodsports in this week's disturbing Chubstep. Before that, the guys discuss why you can't be putting off doing steroids, the 2025 Nathan's hot dog eating contest, Andor, and doing the splits like Jean-Claude Van Damme. They continue with a series of “sports” that would be better off with a ball, the money behind 1000 year old cricket fighting, England being the culprit behind most bloodsports, the legacy of Kimbo Slice and his tie to ‘The Mummy'.

In this week's Chubstep Strikes! Strikes in bowling? Strikes in baseball? Kind of, it's the kind where someone is so mad at their job that they create a chant and signs until the bosses become nice. But before Steed and Jrad get to strikes the talk about how rich they are from advertising revenue, Steed getting stared at during a play, and Jrad's ideally celebrity entourage. For the main segment the guys discuss the first recorded strike, when striking got deadly, buying a scabby rat, the most ridiculous picket sign, professional scabs, bad strike chants, a failed strike, and Ben Affleck striking or not.

What was the wild west? Was it a time in the late 1800's where dust, guns, and illiteracy ruled the land or was it a 1999 movie featuring Will Smith and robot spiders? In this week's Chubstep, Steed and Jrad cover all that and some of the most ridiculous stories about this crazy time in history from a man who claimed to create weather to the least successful train robbery. This podcast is about as untamed as the west was wild.

Lego Master contestant and professional Lego builder Randall Wilson joins Steed and Jrad as the first guest of season 2 of Chubstep to discuss everyone's favorite plastic building block. The guys discuss Randall's first build, replicating the Chicago Theatre, the karaoke to lego connection, the worst Lego brick out there, Will Arnett's voice, trying to build on TV vs on your own, Steed's resemblance to Pootietang, and the business of Lego Building. Steed and Jrad continue with the worst environmental toy disaster in history, Ben Affleck's connection to Lego, the most expensive Lego piece, and wild Lego facts

Enjoying the Ride: On TourThe Deadcast season finale hits shows at 3 legendary venues, exploring Dick Latvala's transformative experience at Red Rocks ‘79, Hollie Rose's tour journal, the wonders of the Alpine Valley parking lot, & when Shakedown Street got its name.Guests: David Lemieux, Jay Kerley, Hollie Rose, Rebecca Adams, Bill Lemke, Phil Garfinkel, Jim Jonze, Tom Ryan, Art Moss, Lisa Hitchcock, David Van Divier, Scott Bauer, Julie Dock, Mobile SteeleSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steed's twisted brilliant mind came up with Chubstep covering the most famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his controversial personal life. The guys start with a correction about the cocktail Bee's Knees, a business and maybe crime involving the street free libraries, dancing older on acid at the beach before getting into Frank Lloyd Wright. Steed and Jrad cover his design style, way staying out of school pays off, his most expensive and worst houses, his long string of scandalous relationships, getting arrested for cheating, his son inventing Lincoln Logs, a true crime mass murder at his “Love Cottage” involving a mistress, and of course the strong connection between Frank Lloyd Wright to Ben Affleck.

The Deadcast cruises down the eastern seaboard, including stops in Hartford, Hampton, Philadelphia, and Landover, featuring touring tips, another police chase, & a visit to the White House.Guests: David Lemieux, Sam Cutler, Dennis Alpert, Tyler Roy-Hart, David Leopold, John Leopold, Rebecca Adams, Brian Schiff, Gary Lambert, Chris Goodspace, Winslow Colwell, Scott Jones, Chad EylerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hot off the press this week's Chubstep is all about sayings and idioms. First Steed and Jrad get into the wedding in Minnesota they were at the past week, why being the “Best Man” is tough, the worst wedding speeches, and Star Wars music at cocktail hour. Next the guys break it down, idiom by idiom, starting with the sayings that have gone the way of the dodo and which they wish would come back before getting to the meaning of common idioms, some Swahili in ‘Tanzania News', and presidential saying that stuck with em, whether that be good or bad.

Pope Leo XIV is in power so Steed and Jrad decided to do a pivot and talk all things pope in this week's Chubstep. The guys start with Jrad finally understanding Chappell Roan before getting to the first pope, the crazy ways pope's have been killed, a ‘Chubsitory' on their countries of origins and names including 3 african popes and 13 Pope Innocents, the background on the first American Pope Leo XIV including his new Chicago policies, conspiracies and controversies around him. They continue with wild pope stories like undigging a pope to put him on trial, and the loose requirement to be pope.

The Deadcast makes a beeline for the northeast, focusing on shows from legendary venues in the Manhattan and Boston areas included on the new Enjoying the Ride box, including ESP experiments, weed smuggling, free jazz titans, multiple police chases, and more.Guests: David Lemieux, Ron Rakow, Sam Cutler, Richie Pechner, Allan Arkush, Ned Lagin, Gary Lambert, Blair Jackson, Stanley Krippner, Rebecca Adams, Johnny Dwork, John Scher, Michael Simmons, Tyler Roy-Hart, Henry K, Howie Levine, Kenny Schiff, Debbie RondeauSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As Jrad approaches a record number of weddings attended, Chubstep decides to take on this topic from all angles. First Steed and Jrad discuss Steed's close resemblance to Li Shang from “Mulan”, that most of the US is desolate, cities that suck, Jrad's trip to the catskills/upstate New York for a wedding. The guys start the topic of the week with the first and history of weddings that was fun until religion got involved, wild wedding traditions around the world like guests kissing the couple in Sweden, or having to cry at your wedding in China. They continue with the best celebrities to have as guests at your wedding, the most expensive wedding ever and the relation to Ben Affleck, a True Crime murder at a wedding, the night of 1000 weddings, and the shortest marriages ever

Ever wondered what the biggest things in the world are? Steed and Jrad have you covered in this week's episode of Chubstep. The guys start with them going to a wedding in Malibu, drinking no water for 3 days straight, climbing a 30' rope in Santa Monica, and not letting someone sleep on an airplane because they reclined. All of that before getting to the world's biggest mountain, roadside world's largest attractions, Illinois having the most world's largest items, biggest dinosaur, the largest living animal, biggest organism, largest crime organization, biggest tree/plant, the largest statue you've never heard of and how it ties to Ben Affleck, the man with the largest genitalia, and the most amount of money ever stolen at one time.

The Deadcast's tour of Enjoying the Ride trucks all the way to the East Bay, exploring beloved venues including the Greek Theater & Kaiser Auditorium, with tales of the Hog Farm's Skeleton Crew & vintage field recordings from Oakland Coliseum Arena's parking lot. Guests: David Lemieux, Ron Rakow, Kevin Schmevin, Mark Pinkus, Blair Jackson, Steve Silberman, Rebecca Adams, David Gans, Johnny Dwork, Tyler Roy-Hart, Steven Bernstein, Robert Nyberg, Chad KroegerSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The black and white bear from China can't hide from Jrad and Steed in this week's Chubstep as they talk all things Panda. But first Jrad is back from Namibia where he has been introducing Beanie Babies into the country for the first time and creating a new Beanie economy. The guys discuss recent trips to Austin, Texas with repeated back injuries, running into Jersey Mike in St. Augustine, Florida and getting one weekend away with a groom before he's married. For the main Panda event the guys discuss: the performer Red Panda, why these carnivores eating bamboo is stupid, captivity reproduction being a dream for certain members of society, the illegal ways Panda's first entered the country, the Chinese Panda barter system, panda attacks, and the best zoo animals to eat

The Deadcast begins our virtual tour of the new Enjoying the Ride box, visiting the cradle of the Dead in Palo Alto/Menlo Park (with a detour to visit the Warlocks' earliest shows) before heading to San Francisco with stops at the Fillmore West and Winterland.Guests: Connie Bonner Mosley, Ron Rakow, Ned Lagin, Ron Pietrowski, Tyler Roy-Hart, Les Earnest, Doug Oade, Eric Schwartz, Blair Jackson, Michael Parrish, Dominic Stefano, David LemieuxSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

But wait there's more…Chubstep! This week Steed and Jrad start with a thrift store modeling gig gone awry before getting into the wild world of infomercials. The guys talk everything from the very first 30 minute infomercial for Vitamix to the most successful ‘As Seen on TV' products of all time, the downfall and arrests of the spokesman, George Foreman's kids all named George Foreman, the worst infomercial products including the ‘My Perfect Goatee' and the ‘Better Marriage Blanket', the guys favorite's like the ‘Shake Weight' and ‘Fushigi', and a ‘Girl Talk' for products dealing with large chests and alternate solutions Steed has.

For the 50th anniversary reissue of Tiger Rose, we explore the lost story of Robert Hunter & Jerry Garcia's only full-length studio collaboration, the Dead lyricist's 2nd solo album, produced by Garcia & performed by an all-star cast including Garcia, Mickey Hart, & Donna Jean Godchaux.Guests: Kathy Veda Vaughan Bogert, Mickey Hart, Barry Melton, Ron Rakow, Howie LevineSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Based on a listener's email, Jrad and Steed are talking all things night vision in this week's Chubstep. The guys start with the ‘Chubistory' of night vision in the military and it's ties to what was found in Osama bin Laden's compound and Ben Affleck before getting to the way too complicated ‘Steed Science', why Chappell Roan makes Steed regret his timing joining the military, dining in pitch black, and unrelated knitting at a Regina Spektor concert.

In the 2nd part of the Deadcast's Phil Lesh tribute, we get deep into his singular bass playing with Phil's son & bandmate Grahame, Phish's Mike Gordon, & musicologist Rob Collier, while touring Phil's high adventures with Ned Lagin, radio co-host Gary Lambert, & other friends.Guests: Grahame Lesh, Mike Gordon, Ned Lagin, David Crosby, David Lemieux, Gary Lambert, Rob CollierSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Season 2 is off to a hot start with this all encompassing electric episode on duct tape. Jrad and Steed start with a list of the hottest bald guys before telling you everything you didn't know you needed to know on this gray adhesive from its history in WWII and Apollo 13, to how its made, how to escape being bound by duct tape, the $6.2 million piece of duct tape, the thousands of guinness world records, prom dresses and wallets made from it, unique uses, and of course it's connection to Ben Affleck.

The Deadcast begins its 11th season with a celebration of the Grateful Dead's Phil Lesh, drawing on archival interviews to explore his unusual trajectory from jazz trumpet to avant-garde composition to rock and roll bass, and welcoming special guest Mike Gordon of Phish.Guests: Mike Gordon, Oteil Burbridge, Sam Cutler, David Lemieux, Gary LambertSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chubstep is trying something new. Steed and Jrad are picking a theme and basing the whole episode around it, this week it's pistachios. The guys start with Steed's accidental felony before getting into fun facts around pistachios, a ‘Chubsitory' of the pistachio and how that goes from the Bible to the Iranian Revolution to Ben Affleck, true crime around illegal pistachio acquisition to murders involving meth. After this you'll be an expert on pistachios or your money back!

It's one bing bong after another as the topics are flowing in this week's Chubstep. Jrad and Steed discuss an update on the guy who accidentally threw away millions of dollars of bitcoin, Steed wondering what retired presidents do, an update on Nick Russo's favorite moment in history from Chub #500 with the love life and letters of President Warren G. Harding, reverse pirates in ‘Tanzania News', and the reason Jrad was crying on Valentines day.

Featured Songs: * All songs performed by JRAD 07-30-21 - Lost Sailor > Saint of Circumstance - Westville Music Bowl - New Haven, CT 09-24-21 - Hell In A Bucket - Salvage Station - Asheville, NC 09-25-21 - Throwing Stones - Salvage Station - Asheville, NC 10-07-21 - My Brother Esau - The Wellmont - Montclair, NJ 10-09-21 - Black Throated Wind - The Wellmont - Montclair, NJ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IT'S THE START OF SEASON 2 OF CHUBSTEP. The guys review Chub 500 and the best season of Chubstep thus far before getting to terrible sayings on tee shirts and decorations, Jrad and Steed's trip to San Diego, paying an uber driver to clean their car, cos playing as a poor person, airport shenanigans, the ‘True Crime of Wanda Holloway' hiring a hitman for the purpose of getting her daughter on the cheer team, and better ways to embarrass teenage girls.

Jrad and Steed are joined by all of the Chubstep legends in this very special, almost 3 hour, 500th episode. The guys have all 11 and a half guests name their top moments of Chubstep, Pop Culture, History, Their Personal Life, and Cringe. They are joined by: comedy writer for the show Chubstep Amy, half guest Chubstep Lex, TV and podcast legend Lil Stevie, recent Pokemon trader Chubstep Trevor, frenemy of the show Nava, movie buff (and buff body) Nick Russo, editor and karaoke hall of famer Mike James, wildland and wildman firefighterTrent Vern, certified expert Vdog, flake Brin Flakes, female expert EZ Elle, and large Big Money Banks.

If you're one of the many Chubaholics who listens to the episodes under large blankets with strangers this is the Chubstep episode for you. Jrad and Steed discuss a rigged chili cookoff competition, trusting ‘experts' on the internet, Steed glamping near the ocean while a police chase is going on, a new low light sports experience for those fans that need things to be less intense and exciting, an skewed sports reality where you only watch the positive experiences of your team, getting rid of the penny, and a new segment ‘Chubstop' doing that.

Jrad and Steed discuss it all on this week's Chubstep. They cover how Steed can make himself sound as cool as possible when living in a new city where no one knows you, flirting in a gas station, apologizing for Jrad's acting on last week's episode, the most unique eyebrows of all time in ‘Chubistory', getting caught in a lie about the Marburg virus in ‘Tanzania News', what the most patriotic disease is and could be, and a terrible recent commercial from Discover, finally Steed asks about tariffs.

Steed is devastated and Jrad is there to comfort him in this week's Chubstep. The guys talk about the Buffalo Bills loss but more importantly, 5 things in the last 100 years that were more disappointing than that loss. How to boycott the upcoming football game, the illegal streaming sites ridiculous pop up adds, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, accidentally running into a geocache and wanting to ruin it, the awkward Jags coach, Steed theories on a potential president's divorce, and ‘My Sob Story for Reality TV'

In the guys first cross country Chubstep episode Steed and Jrad are pulling out all the stops in this week's Chubstep. The guys discuss Steed's 32 hour drive to Washington with highways getting shut down, Jrad's bonehead move of the week driving to the wrong airport, Jrad's trip to Copper Mountain, why Steed is endorsing steroids, and boys potentially buying the ghost town of Cairo, IL in ‘Chubistory'.

In the last episode before Steed moves to Vancouver, Washington him and Jrad get together in this week's Chubstep. The guys discuss fun facts of the Vancouver area including the introduction of the flying saucer and the worlds largest naked bike ride They continue with a man who wants to recover his bitcoin filled hard drive from a garbage dump, getting sucked into a conversation with an insane man in Santa Fe, military attempts to use animals in the past, and what Steed will miss most about the midwest.

Steed and Jrad are joined by the king of hot takes and Chubstep expert Nick Russo where the guys discuss bad deeds done in 2024, fighting over movie recommendations, a prediction of the NFL playoffs, a man in Wisconsin who faked his own death only to be discovered in Europe, and when pigeons were used to guide military missiles.

For the first Chubstep episode of 2025 Jrad discusses his courageous volunteer work in Haiti before getting into his recent raw dog flight courtesy of Delta on his way to Aspen in his new segment ‘My Tough Life', a ‘Steedvestigation' into why we are not eating more exotic eggs and what are the best eggs to eat, Baloomfest ‘86 in ‘Chubistory', Steed's idea for a morning New Year celebration, and the wide range of things Jimmy Carter experienced during his life.  

Steed and Jrad put together this 5 minute Chubstep wrap up episode to thank the listeners for everything you do. Thank you for another great year Chubaholics!

The Deadcast concludes its dive into Robert Hunter's 1962 book, The Silver Snarling Trumpet (and its 10th season), exploring teenage Jerry Garcia's adventures with his friends Alan Trist and Brigid Meier in Palo Alto, and how this early scene gave way to the Grateful Dead.Guests: Alan Trist, Brigid Meier, Dennis McNallySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

To celebrate the Deadcast's 100th episode, we begin a 2-part special joined by the co-stars of Robert Hunter's newly-published 1962 book, the Silver Snarling Trumpet, a startling in-the-moment account of his and Jerry Garcia's formative years in Palo Alto.Guests: Alan Trist, Brigid Meier, Dennis McNallySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Deadcast uncovers the long-lost tape of the Dead & San Francisco's Sufi Choir at Winterland in 1971, telling its untold story with composer Allaudin Mathieu, finding hidden connections to big band jazz, longform improv comedy, & spirituality, plus an appearance by Wavy Gravy.Guests: Allaudin Mathieu, Wavy Gravy, Michael Parrish, John “Tex” Coate, Erik Davis, Christopher CoffmanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Deadcast crosses the Blue Ridge Mountains for the Dead's only show in Huntington, West Virginia, including close looks at the innovative fashion and LSD scenes then emerging in Dead parking lots, and the conclusion of a rare 1978 interview with Jerry Garcia.Guests: Kathy Sublette, Rob Bleetstein, Bob Wagner, Bob Minkin, Jay Blakesberg, David Lemieux, Steve Silberman, Erik Davis, Annabelle WalshSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Deadcast cruises into two April ‘78 shows on Virginia college campuses alongside a pair of chartered buses from New York filled with seething Dead freaks and gets into Jerry Garcia's favorite music and guitar tips from rare interviews.Guests: Sanjay Mishra, Kathy Sublette, Rob Bleetstein, Bob Minkin, Del Ward, Bob Wagner, Nick Morgan, Jon Lerner, John Wehrle, Scott White, David Lemieux, Steve SilbermanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.