Mary Jane's Last Dance
When author Paul Zollo asks Tom about the song in his book Conversations With Tom Petty, and mentions that the song had been partially written some years previously, Tom confirms this, saying, “That w...
13 Mar 202427min
Peace in L.A.
In March and April of 1992, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were wrapping up the European final leg of their Into The Great Wide Open tour. This leg saw them play dates in Germany, the UK, Ireland, Be...
6 Mar 202424min
10 Questions with Peter Nester
Today's episode is my ten questions with the brilliant Peter Nester. I usually put these out as bonus episodes in the same week as my chat with that guest, but Pete's answers to these questions were s...
28 Feb 202446min
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
