Jeff Slate Returns
This is a special non-Petty episode of the podcast. I haven’t recorded one in ages, but when former guest Jeff Slate reached out to me to ask if I’d be interested in talking to him about his new singl...
23 Feb 20241h 19min
Peter Nester
I have two words for you: Yogi Berra. But what does the Yankees catcher have to do with my conversation with Pete Nester? Tune in to find out!Today's episode is a sprawling, hugely enjoyable conversat...
21 Feb 20241h 31min
Into the Great Wide Open (with John Paulsen)
Another long one this season folks! But again there's so much to talk about with this album and we felt we needed to talk about each individual track. John and I had a good discussion about the backgr...
14 Feb 20241h 36min
Built To Last
The lyrics in Built to Last are unambiguously hopeful and quietly resilience. Perhaps it’s Tom’s last attempt to build a creative buttress around his failing marriage. Perhaps its an equal attempt to ...
7 Feb 202424min
Makin' Some Noise
I know that, because you’re listening to this podcast that you must love rock n roll music. And when you hear the crackle of a cable being plugged into an amp, or that low buzz from the speaker, there...
31 Jan 202423min
You and I Will Meet Again
Another simple song, another catchy hook, another memorable idea that Tom puts into our heads and leaves there as a treat. I’m 100% sold on Into The Great Wide Open these days, where I didn’t listen t...
24 Jan 202426min
10 Questions with Mark Lindsey
Today's episode is my ten questions with the amazing Mark Lindsey. As a veteran of over 40 Heartbreakers shows and as a guy who has seen Mudcrutch, Bob Dylan, ELO, and Bob Dylan live, my questions abo...
10 Jan 202423min
Out in the Cold
In Conversations With Tom Petty, Tom says “I struggled with the lyrics quite a bit. It was one of those things where you struggle and you always wonder if you got everything out of it that you could.”...
3 Jan 202420min
