Talkin' Down the Highway: A Beach Boys Podcast

In this episode we discuss Brian Wilson's legendary SMiLE project, and the monumental singles "Good Vibrations" and "Heroes and Villains." Other topics include tape theft, strategies for hiding baldne...

12 Jan 20241h 26min

In the second half of our look at Pet Sounds, we discuss the album's B-side, and its short- and long-term impact on the pop music landscape. Other topics include The Beach Boys' attempt to make a horr...

5 Jan 20241h 24min

We've reached the summit!! In this first installment of a two-episode focus on Pet Sounds, we discuss the context and first half of what may be pop music's greatest masterpiece -- at least aside from ...

29 Des 202359min

It's time for a Beach Boys' Party! Well, kind of... Matt, Glenn, and Tim discuss The Beach Boys' 1965 quasi-live record on a podcast dropping just in time for the Q4 holiday shopping rush. Good news: ...

22 Des 202359min

The guys discuss The Beach Boys' second album of 1965: Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). Additional topics in our least coherent episode to date include exclamation point etiquette, Al Jardine's fate...

15 Des 202359min

Matt, Glenn, and Tim discuss The Beach Boys Today: the 1965 album that saw Brian Wilson turning his full attention toward studio production. Other topics include Wrecking Crew-related gossip, Murry Wi...

8 Des 202359min

In this very special episode -- another throwback to the Strange Currencies Podcast -- Matt, Glenn, and Tim break down Mike Love's legendary speech from The Beach Boys' 1988 induction into the Rock & ...

1 Des 20231h 34min

It's officially the holiday season, which means it's also time for the obligatory annual listen to The Beach Boys' 1964 Christmas album. Other topics include JFK/Phil Spector conspiracies, a surprisin...

24 Nov 202359min