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2022 World Saving Award Ceremony w/ Ryan Stasik, Dolav & Nick
Dec. 27, 2022

2022 World Saving Award Ceremony w/ Ryan Stasik, Dolav & Nick

To close out another year of podcast mania, we offer you this: arbitrary awards given at the whim of a couple of dingbats! Nothing but love when dear friends Ryan Stasik & Dolav join us to throw these semi-meaningingless awar...

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EP 200.5: A Todd Glass Shroomy Christmas
Dec. 20, 2022

EP 200.5: A Todd Glass Shroomy Christmas

It's that special time that comes but once a year: wherein friends of old join together under the same roof to reminisce, share their heart songs, and take absolute heroic doses of Psychedelic Mushrooms... and the results? *M...

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EP 200: Morgan Wade
Dec. 13, 2022

EP 200: Morgan Wade

In which Andy and the rest of us flip out over how we've gotten away with doing this nonsense for 200 episodes. Also: Andy flys in an old buddy to give him and the band some tour tattoos. And on the Interview hour, we got Mor...

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EP 199: SunSquabi
Dec. 5, 2022

EP 199: SunSquabi

Andy & Nick kick us off this week alongside good friend and INSANE drummer, Emanuel " Eman " Washington! Eman's been playing with Sophistafunk for a minute, but his expertise extends beyond the bounds of any single band. He h...

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EP 198.5: Nick and Andy
Nov. 29, 2022

EP 198.5: Nick and Andy

Nick and Andy have a Little Talk, or: "How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Kiss my Homie on the Mouth" Our new album is done AND we're out on the road with our buddies, Little Stranger??? Don't forget to catch the band in a to...

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EP 198: Dave Simonett (Trampled by Turtles)
Nov. 21, 2022

EP 198: Dave Simonett (Trampled by Turtles)

Andy & Nick are reunited once again, and it feels so good. Oh, how it feels sooo good. What exactly happened to Nick in the interim and why does he hate November? Don't worry, he's fffffffine (but honestly, how are you doing?...

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EP 197: Boogie T & Little Stranger
Nov. 14, 2022

EP 197: Boogie T & Little Stranger

Let's get one thing clear right off the top: a van is a perfectly suitable home. We welcome our new best buds and KILLER artists to open the show: Little Stranger! The boys process how the tour is going. Spoiler Alert: we hav...

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EP 196: Sierra Hull
Nov. 8, 2022

EP 196: Sierra Hull

A special reminder from our dear friend, Caleb Hawley to start the show. Then we get updates from the road in which the band chimes in periodically. Don't worry- it was NOT gout, afterall. But more importantly, on the Intervi...

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EP 195: Ethan Nadelmann & Peter Shapiro
Nov. 1, 2022

EP 195: Ethan Nadelmann & Peter Shapiro

Andy spends time with Ethan Nadelmann, founder of The Drug Policy Alliance, which aims to end the disastrous "war on drugs." Andy prompts all the pertinent questions you've been dying to ask. Plus! We got the Godfather of the...

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EP 194: Matisyahu
Oct. 24, 2022

EP 194: Matisyahu

On a very special episode of the WSP, Andy & Nick discuss musician's internet personas. What drives your social media intentions: Is it pessimism or honesty, and what's the line between honoring your truth vs keeping it REAL?...

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EP 193: James Casey (Trey Anastasio Band)
Oct. 17, 2022

EP 193: James Casey (Trey Anastasio Band)

ANDY & NICK ARE BACK BABYYYYYY See the boys (on youtube ). Hear the boys (as they snore the night away). KNOW the boys (thru their excessive use of sfx). And on the Interview Hour we got James Casey: multi-instrumentalist & v...

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EP 192: Lola Kirke
Oct. 10, 2022

EP 192: Lola Kirke

Andy & the boys return from a lovely & appropriately obscene European tour. Upon arrival, Andy gets slapped with the reality of it all: that we are all one in the Meat Grinder of Life. Depression is real. Jet lag is real. And...

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EP 191: Andy Goes to German Jail
Oct. 3, 2022

EP 191: Andy Goes to German Jail

FREE ANDY FRASCO! Andy & Nick have some grim stories to tell from the darker corners of Berlin: Crime, Punishment, and everything in between. You gotta have THICK SKIN when you're scootin round these mean streets... (or at le...

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EP 190: Kevin Morby
Sept. 26, 2022

EP 190: Kevin Morby

Andy brings his co-host Nick to Europe and the buffoonery continues unabated. Find out what exactly Andy said to his German audience and decide for yourself just how insulting he may have been... And did someone say blood tes...

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EP 189: Jon Russell (The Head and the Heart)
Sept. 20, 2022

EP 189: Jon Russell (The Head and the Heart)

On our final installment in the Sea.Hear.Now Festival Series, we have an absolute blowout... of expectations, feelings, and Shawn's knee caps. Will the band hold their own against Wet Leg? Let's check in with Frasco about pop...

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EP 188: Ron Artis II
Sept. 13, 2022

EP 188: Ron Artis II

We come to you with BREAKING NEWS: Andy Frasco injures himself whilst enjoying a cruise... [redacted editorial comment] Therefore it is by Constitutional Right, that Nicholas Gerlach shall inheret the WSP reigns on this: his ...

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EP 187.5: The Alien Episode
Sept. 5, 2022

EP 187.5: The Alien Episode

Watch that first step into the Great (un)Known, it's a doozy! Ryan Dempsey of Twiddle joins Frasco in Vermont to discuss fact vs fiction on the topic of ex·tra·ter·res·tri·als. And on the Interview Hour we welcome a lover of ...

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EP 187: Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show)
Aug. 29, 2022

EP 187: Ketch Secor (Old Crow Medicine Show)

Andy catches up with his long lost co-host, Nick over Zoom. Will the magic of their tea transfer over thousands of miles of internet tubes? Will Andy get thrown in jail for sharing his mushrooms?? Will Brian ever be proud of ...

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EP 186: Sammy Rae
Aug. 22, 2022

EP 186: Sammy Rae

Andy and the boys find themselves in the middle of muggy Massachusetts enjoying some time off after recording a slew of new tunes. Just how many mushrooms did Chris & Shawn eat? Is Jaws the Shark actually named Bruce? And on ...

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EP 185: Sam Hammer (Sea.Hear.Now Festival Ep)
Aug. 15, 2022

EP 185: Sam Hammer (Sea.Hear.Now Festival Ep)

We open with a special message from our hero: the man who taught us how to be men. Andy & Nick discuss inattentional blindness, higher beings(& their distinct absence from our lives), and the pessimism of the mundane... plus:...

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EP 184: Celisse
Aug. 8, 2022

EP 184: Celisse

Andy and the boys are in Nantucket working on their new album; all whilst sweating the sin out of their pores. HOT. Gerlach shares his opinions. CLASSIC. And on the Interview Hour we got multi-instrumentalist, phenom singer, ...

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EP 183: Andrew Bird
Aug. 2, 2022

EP 183: Andrew Bird

In the immortal words of Andee "Beats" Avila: "Mama's, don't let your daughters grow up to date Frasco." Andy shares some feelings and procures a bit of catharsis for himself; Nick pitches an Alone spin-off show. And on the I...

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EP 182: Dogs In A Pile (Sea.Hear.Now Festival Episode)
July 25, 2022

EP 182: Dogs In A Pile (Sea.Hear.Now Festival Episode)

Summer ain't over yet, so keep drinking that water and listening to our Summer Music Festival Series as we focus on the Sea.Hear.Now Festival out of Asbury, NJ! Oh, and we got some juicy Nick & Andy updates. Find out what the...

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EP 181: Taylor Meier (Caamp)
July 18, 2022

EP 181: Taylor Meier (Caamp)

Nick reports back to Andy about his trip to Iceland: a land of strong people who have so little anxiety, how can an American even relate?! Andy asks the question: how will up and coming bands survive the impending music tour ...

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