A while back Jordan and Dave produced an obsessive, second-by-second breakdown of "Weird Al" Yankovic's They Might Be Giants style parody, Everything You Know Is Wrong, off of his 1996 album Bad Hair Day. This meticulous analysis became our mos

61: 80s Demos - Part 3: Welcome To Hell Hotel

Apr 29th, 2024 1h 55m

Salutations! Or have you seen this episode? Jordan and Dave's pain is your karma as they exchange some fighting words and complete their archival dig through the 1980s demos of They Might Be Giants (for now.) We're here to make you happy, as ha

60: 80s Demos - Part 2: At Least Your Dog Is Free

Mar 21st, 2024 2h 1m

We've got another big delicious slice of They Might Be Giants' legendary 1985 demo tape! This episode covers tracks 10 through 20, and there's still more left to chew on! We find out newly discovered, frighteningly revelatory information on Cow

59: 80s Demos - Part 1: I'm Already Dead

Feb 24th, 2024 2h 12m

We're back...in time! Jordan and Dave take out their dusty scrapbooks and look into the They Might Be Giants of years past. First we discuss their very first release, the Wiggle Diskette, a very limited vinyl distributed all over NYC in 1985. T

58: Impossibly News - The Latest on TMBG and We

Dec 18th, 2023 58m 17s

Should auld acquaintance be forgot....Presenting a special urgent and heartfelt final broadcast for 2023! Jordan and Dave destroy the past and focus on the latest They Might Be Giants news, discoveries, rumors and revelations! We also tell you

57: Interview with People Magazine's Michael Small!

Nov 4th, 2023 1h 13m

As a prologue for our upcoming deep dive into They Might Be Giants' 1980s demos, we spoke with the legendary Michael Small, the People Magazine writer who first reviewed TMBG's demo tape in 1985 and gave them their first huge exposure, telling

56: Letterbox Special 2: How To Age Gracefully

Sep 6th, 2023 1h 33m

In this episode, Jordan and Dave read e-mails from who? E-mails from you! Topics include They Might Be Giants love songs! Fingertips theories! Reactions to our John Henry episodes, including theories on End of the Tour and Destination Moon! Con

55: Interview with I MIGHT BE GIANT, TOO songwriter Peter Stewart!

Jul 2nd, 2023 1h 35m

Save your tears! We are back with a very special surprise guest, Peter Stewart, the man, the mystery, the legend behind the previously anonymous, though no less epic song They Might Be Giants! Unofficially titled I Might Be Giant, Too by TMBG f

54: JOHN HENRY Wrap-Down: Wreck It Apart

Jun 19th, 2023 2h 26m

Jordan and Dave are back to destroy the music you love! We spend this interminable episode listening to and mentally processing the vast number of rare dial-a-songs and officially released full band demos They Might Be Giants created in the bui

53: JOHN HENRY - Part 7: You're Already Dead

Apr 30th, 2023 1h 47m

Being patient while we take our time are things our listeners can understand, and thank you for that! But now...Skull's out for summer! We finally finish what we started, as we're done with John Henry, the album! But what of John Henry's offici

52: JOHN HENRY - Part 6: It's Totally Over Now

Feb 24th, 2023 3h 12m

We've heard the ceaseless screaming and we're back to free this demon and finish John Henry! They Might Be Giants' real rock record ends on a high note (not literally) with five fun and freaky songs. Turn it down? No! Turn it up and listen to o

51: JOHN HENRY - Part 5: They've Got Plans For Everyone

Dec 22nd, 2022 3h 8m

Commence Official TMBG Podcast Exploration! Jordan and Dave are back in our prison cells, thinking these words about five more songs off of They Might Be Giants' John Henry! We barely contain our secret smiles as we shriek to the lovely music o

50: JOHN HENRY - Part 4: O, Do Not Forsake Me with Wilbur Pauley!

Oct 27th, 2022 1h 43m

It's our 50th episode! While we feel 1,000 years old, we discuss O, Do Not Forsake Me, the gothic centerpiece of They Might Be Giants' John Henry! Jordan and his indolent friend Dave try to piece together the possible references (or are they mi

49: JOHN HENRY - Part 3: You Will Never Understand Me

Oct 2nd, 2022 2h 38m

By random whim, we have recorded another episode! Jordan and Dave discuss four songs with four fascinating unreliable narrators from They Might Be Giants' 1994 album John Henry! We blurt our merest ideas and shoot our mouths off about the singe

48: JOHN HENRY - Part 2: Unconnected And Free

Aug 11th, 2022 1h 58m

I proclaim that John Henry Part 2 has arrived! We only just begin our journey on the dark roads of John Henry, They Might Be Giants' fullest length rockingest album! First we spin your head round and round all afternoon as we get freaky with Sl

47: JOHN HENRY - Part 1: Now I'm Where A Snail Has To Be

Jul 22nd, 2022 2h 13m

We Hate They Might Be Giants!...For making such a great album in 1994 named John Henry! IT'S TOO GREAT! Welcome to part 1 of our John Henry Prestige Limited Series. Before getting to the songs, Jordan and Dave (with backup from archival audio o

46: WHY DOES THE SUN SHINE? EP: Spy vs. Spy

May 10th, 2022 2h 1m

Yo ho! We're back from our 93 million miles away space trip to visit the land beyond, and we have a special job discussing They Might Be Giants' 1993 release, the Why Does The Sun Shine? (The Sun Is A Mass Of Incandescent Gas) EP! Their first s

45: Interview with TMBG drummer Jonathan Feinberg!

Mar 10th, 2022 1h 17m

We proudly present a conversation with Jonathan Feinberg, TMBG drummer for the Apollo 18 tour and the O Tannenbaum single! Jon talks to us about auditioning for They Might Be Giants, recording the Christmas classic, making demos with John Flans

44: Pass the Dude, Stump the Band: TMBG Live 1990-1992

Feb 23rd, 2022 1h 51m

In the midst of the Apollo 18 tour in 1992 They Might Be Giants transformed from a duo backed by a tape to a real band with real instruments. Jordan and Dave discuss this rock puberty, and all of the complications, consternations, and celebrati

43: Interview with Laura Cantrell!

Dec 10th, 2021 1h 48m

We present to you now the full interview with singer/songwriter/TMBG vocalist Laura Cantrell, of which only glimpses of were heard in our Apollo 18 episodes! In this limited supply expanded edition you'll hear Laura discuss her musical origins,

42: Letterbox Special! Volume 1

Nov 22nd, 2021 1h 3m

This episode is not about us! It's about YOU! Jordan and Dave sit their beautiful bodies down in front of mid-priced microphones and answer some of YOUR e-mails about They Might Be Giants, and what makes us tick! Topics include: TMBG break-up s

41: BOOK Release Party!

Nov 10th, 2021 1h 24m

The big day has arrived! Not only have They Might Be Giants released a new album, but for the first time on our podcast, Jordan and Dave are along for the experience! We sit down and spill some ink in a more casual chat (no research! no outline

40: Interview with Kurt Hoffman!

Sep 28th, 2021 2h 5m

A while back Jordan and Dave masked up to have an outdoors, socially-distanced interview with They Might Be Giants collaborator Kurt Hoffman! Kurt is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, songwriter and visual artist whose footprints are all over

39: APOLLO 18 Wrap-Down: One Door Shut, Another Door Closes

Sep 8th, 2021 2h 28m

Finally splashing down from our lunar mission, Jordan and Dave close the (space?) book on They Might Be Giants' Apollo 18 by resurrecting and inspecting the demos and dial-a-songs made for the album! We begin with a viewing "party" of the infam

38: APOLLO 18 - Part 6: I Will Leave And I'll Return

Jul 28th, 2021 2h 10m

Tranquility base! Jordan and Dave are stuck circling the various moons and planetoids surrounding They Might Be Giants' 4th album Apollo 18, as we hitch a ride on our superfueled freaksicle and explore the out of circulation b-sides sifted off