Bernard "Pretty" Purdie, the legendary drummer who played on several songs on The Royal Scam and Aja, and whose influential "Purdie Shuffle" is featur...
49. "The Long Goodbye" ft. Jake Morris
Jan 07 2025 • 00:49:43
Jake Morris, the longtime drummer for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, joins the podcast for a rambling chat about his love of Steely Dan, Malkmus, indi...
48. "Funked Up Muzak" ft. Steve Huey
Dec 10 2024 • 00:51:23
"Hollywood" Steve Huey, co-creator of the original "Yacht Rock" web series and featured interview subject in HBO's new movie Yacht Rock: A Dockumentar...
47. "Make Mine a Double, Sam" ft. Scott Hull / Robyn Flans
Oct 22 2024 • 00:55:00
Mastering engineer Scott Hull, who worked on Two Against Nature and Kamakiriad, joins the podcast to reflect on his experiences collaborating in the s...
46. "This All Too Mobile Home" ft. Dinky Dawson
Sep 23 2024 • 00:50:23
Sound engineer Dinky Dawson joins the podcast to discuss his experiences live mixing, recording and spending time with Steely Dan on their 1974 tour, ...
45. "Respect the Seven Second Delay" ft. Don Breithaupt
Sep 10 2024 • 00:48:37
Don Breithaupt, who wrote the 33 1/3 series book on Aja, joins the podcast to talk about his lifelong relationship to Steely Dan's music as a writer, ...
44. "Angular Banjos Sound Good to Me" ft. Elliot Scheiner
Jul 16 2024 • 00:53:27
Engineer, mixer, and producer Elliot Scheiner, who won Grammys for his work on Aja, Gaucho, and Two Against Nature, joins the podcast to talk all abou...
43. "We Work Well Together" ft. Thomas Dolby
Jun 18 2024 • 00:50:41
Producer and singer-songwriter Thomas Dolby joins the podcast to primarily discuss his collaborations with another band whose songs contain obtuse lyr...
42. "The Trip We Made to Hollywood" ft. Elliott Randall
May 21 2024 • 00:49:25
Guitarist Elliott Randall joins the podcast to talk all about his experiences with Steely Dan over the years, from playing shows and recording with Do...
41. "They Never Knew it Went Down" ft. Andy Cush
May 07 2024 • 00:53:01
Writer and bassist Andy Cush (Pitchfork, Garcia Peoples) joins the podcast to discuss the challenges of tackling the Steely Dan hits with his new cove...