In 1984 Bob Dylan told Rolling Stone that Jokerman was 'very mystical', which may explain why many of us have been puzzling on the song for forty year...
S03.07 Traveling Wilburys: A Little Help From Bob's Friends w/Jeff Slate
Apr 06 2024 • 01:03:38
Dylan's participation in The Traveling Wilburys was a clear career bright spot of the 1980s. What started as a few friends dropping by the house turne...
GUEST POD: Jason Nodler on Infinity Goes Up On Trial (IOT 01)
Apr 03 2024 • 00:56:35
In this special episode we're sharing the premiere episode of a new podcast called 'Infinity Goes Up On Trial' hosted by Erin Callahan. It's monthly s...
S03.06 Groom's Still Waiting at the Altar & Angelina w/Michael Gray
Mar 16 2024 • 00:24:50
Continuing our discussion with Michael Gray on his book Song & Dance Man Vol.2, we discuss Chapter 4 which focuses on Groom Still Waiting At The Altar...
S03.05 "Let Our Geniuses Fail" - Dylan In The Mid 80's w/Erin Callahan
Mar 08 2024 • 00:24:49
Bob Dylan struggled in many ways in the mid 80's, no matter how you look at it. We talk about the perception and reality of that struggle, along with ...
S03.04 Yonder Comes Sin & Every Grain of Sand w/ Michael Gray
Feb 10 2024 • 00:22:48
We continue our series with Michael Gray on Song & Dance Man, Vol. 2 with a discussion of two chapters on great songs from Bob's Born-Again Period. Th...
S03.03 Dylan & The Dead - The Relationship w/ Harold Lepidus
Feb 04 2024 • 00:23:59
Dylan & The Dead is much more than an album, it's a relationship. In this episode we talk to Dylan and Dead expert Harold Lepidus about all aspects of...
S03.02 Empire Burlesque (Song-by-Song) with Jim Beviglia
Jan 20 2024 • 00:25:56
Following 18 months after Infidels, nothing about the making of this record - the recording process, the sound, the songs, or even the cover art - sug...
S03.01 Bob Dylan’s Five Worst Years 1984-1988 (An Introduction)
Jan 14 2024 • 00:17:55
Bob Dylan has had an incredible career for over sixty years. But Dylan hit a bit of a rough patch in the 1980’s – especially the mid 80s. Or did he?
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S02.20 Bob Books: The Politics and Power of Bob Dylan’s Live Performances w/Erin Callahan and Court Carney
Dec 08 2023 • 00:56:56
Dylan fans have always focused on setlists, but this may be the first book to use them as a theme, around which a series of writers look at how the l...
