Help On The Way Podcast
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Discussing everything Grateful since 2022! A spinoff of the long running Grateful Dead subreddit thread, join your hosts FiG, Game and Knob as they discuss the weekly show, Grateful Dead (and GD adjacent) news, and stay tuned for an extra treat!
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A weekly podcast deadicated to all things grateful. The Help on the Way Podcast is a spin-off of the long running reddit series. Each week our hosts, TheGame, FiG, and Knob listen to Grateful Dead sho...
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Hey Bluesky!
We're Help on the Way! Every week, we listen to a randomized Grateful Dead show and discuss it! We've had guests like Charlie Miller, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Jay Blakesberg, David Gans. We've posted a weekly show since 2022, which you can listen to at
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We're Help on the Way! Every week, we listen to a randomized Grateful Dead show and discuss it! We've had guests like Charlie Miller, Betty Cantor-Jackson, Jay Blakesberg, David Gans. We've posted a weekly show since 2022, which you can listen to at
helponthewaypod.podbean.com
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Went to see Reprise a couple weeks ago. Had a lot of thoughts about them, JRAD, and why we pit cover bands against each other
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Why Is “Cover Band” Such a Dirty Word?
Or; How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love DSO
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November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Went to see Reprise a couple weeks ago. Had a lot of thoughts about them, JRAD, and why we pit cover bands against each other
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Is Seven Nation Army our last great guitar riff? Can’t really think of a more modern riff to break through into wider culture
November 27, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Is Seven Nation Army our last great guitar riff? Can’t really think of a more modern riff to break through into wider culture
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What's the point of holidays that don't have special concerts to go to? What else am I supposed to do with a long weekend? Visit family?
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
What's the point of holidays that don't have special concerts to go to? What else am I supposed to do with a long weekend? Visit family?
Went to see Reprise a couple weeks ago. Had a lot of thoughts about them, JRAD, and why we pit cover bands against each other
open.substack.com/pub/thejunkm...
open.substack.com/pub/thejunkm...
Why Is “Cover Band” Such a Dirty Word?
Or; How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love DSO
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Went to see Reprise a couple weeks ago. Had a lot of thoughts about them, JRAD, and why we pit cover bands against each other
open.substack.com/pub/thejunkm...
open.substack.com/pub/thejunkm...
Phenomenal set 1 from Billy Strings tonight. Will be talking about that All Time Low > Running for a while
November 16, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Phenomenal set 1 from Billy Strings tonight. Will be talking about that All Time Low > Running for a while
I like Leaders and I like Planet Caravan, but I gotta say the Leaders > Planet Caravan combo sucked all the energy out of the room
November 15, 2025 at 3:24 AM
I like Leaders and I like Planet Caravan, but I gotta say the Leaders > Planet Caravan combo sucked all the energy out of the room
This day four years ago, two of our three cohosts saw Billy Strings for the first time in Philly! Was a killer show all around, was fun to hear Billy play Loser back in his Dead Days
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Billy Strings - Loser - 11.10.21 Fillmore
YouTube video by Borrowed Tune
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November 10, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This day four years ago, two of our three cohosts saw Billy Strings for the first time in Philly! Was a killer show all around, was fun to hear Billy play Loser back in his Dead Days
youtu.be/X82TvGMml7s?...
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Who up Reprising their 7/26/97
Fun first set from Reprise. Stash, You Enjoy Myself > Izabella, Cars Trucks Buses, and Limb by Limb especially killed
Fun first set from Reprise. Stash, You Enjoy Myself > Izabella, Cars Trucks Buses, and Limb by Limb especially killed
November 9, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Who up Reprising their 7/26/97
Fun first set from Reprise. Stash, You Enjoy Myself > Izabella, Cars Trucks Buses, and Limb by Limb especially killed
Fun first set from Reprise. Stash, You Enjoy Myself > Izabella, Cars Trucks Buses, and Limb by Limb especially killed
Who’s hitting Reprise at the Brooklyn Bowl tn?
November 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Who’s hitting Reprise at the Brooklyn Bowl tn?
Bar in Penn Station playing the studio Viola Lee Blues??
November 7, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Bar in Penn Station playing the studio Viola Lee Blues??
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Those are in fact the only choices
November 4, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Those are in fact the only choices
A little touch I’ve always loved from Donna is the ending to Ramble on Rose. Always been a sucker for the build up and release on that last “GOODBYE MAMA AND PAPA.” And starting in 77, Donna would start singing a “YEA-A-A-AH.” One of those small touches where the song feels hollower without
November 3, 2025 at 10:20 PM
A little touch I’ve always loved from Donna is the ending to Ramble on Rose. Always been a sucker for the build up and release on that last “GOODBYE MAMA AND PAPA.” And starting in 77, Donna would start singing a “YEA-A-A-AH.” One of those small touches where the song feels hollower without
Spending the afternoon with The Closing of Winterland
November 3, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Spending the afternoon with The Closing of Winterland
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Also I'm proud of the way the deadhead discourse shifted around Donna in the last generation: from a mixed bag with a lot of mean spirited critique and no small amount of overt misogyny, to an overwhelming wave of love and respect. You don't have to love her work but if you disrespect her you're OUT
November 3, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Also I'm proud of the way the deadhead discourse shifted around Donna in the last generation: from a mixed bag with a lot of mean spirited critique and no small amount of overt misogyny, to an overwhelming wave of love and respect. You don't have to love her work but if you disrespect her you're OUT
Every Music Never Stopped with Donna is better than any version without her. She always brought a great energy, whether a quiet touch on He’s Gone or her saxophone might on Playin’ in the Band. Thank you for the tunes, Donna Jean. Blasting Sunrise in your honor today
November 3, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Every Music Never Stopped with Donna is better than any version without her. She always brought a great energy, whether a quiet touch on He’s Gone or her saxophone might on Playin’ in the Band. Thank you for the tunes, Donna Jean. Blasting Sunrise in your honor today
Alright now that the dust has settled on Billyween (great show) I need to get something off my chest:
Billy’s ass did not know The Monster Mash
Billy’s ass did not know The Monster Mash
November 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Alright now that the dust has settled on Billyween (great show) I need to get something off my chest:
Billy’s ass did not know The Monster Mash
Billy’s ass did not know The Monster Mash
Love that the Billy Strings drummer is dressed as Broadway Phantom and not the Universal Movie Phantom
November 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Love that the Billy Strings drummer is dressed as Broadway Phantom and not the Universal Movie Phantom
They’re making these new Where’s Waldos too easy
October 31, 2025 at 11:39 PM
They’re making these new Where’s Waldos too easy
Bus just left da big apple. Ready to see da big crab (Baltimore)
October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Bus just left da big apple. Ready to see da big crab (Baltimore)
Final piece of Jam Band Halloween History. Phish is back, String Cheese Incident started a festival, and dozens of new jam bands join the tradition!
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Jam Band Halloween: An Exhaustive History, Pt. 3
(2009 - Present)
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October 30, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Final piece of Jam Band Halloween History. Phish is back, String Cheese Incident started a festival, and dozens of new jam bands join the tradition!
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Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Back in my day, AI used to stand for Adobe Illustrator! And we hated that, too!
Listening to American Beauty and then Workingman’s Dead. Obviously you notice the difference in vocal quality between Aoxomoxoa and Workingman’s. But on this listen, I really appreciate the jump in vocal quality between Workingman’s and American Beauty
October 25, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Listening to American Beauty and then Workingman’s Dead. Obviously you notice the difference in vocal quality between Aoxomoxoa and Workingman’s. But on this listen, I really appreciate the jump in vocal quality between Workingman’s and American Beauty
Coming out as Pro-Operator. It’s a good song. It might be the weakest song on American Beauty, but that’s like being the shortest guy on the 96 Bulls
October 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Coming out as Pro-Operator. It’s a good song. It might be the weakest song on American Beauty, but that’s like being the shortest guy on the 96 Bulls
Gonna post about this like two more times before calling it a day. Was fun to do the research!
Continuing my Deep Dive into the history of Jam Band Halloween. Here's where we really starting diving deep, covering some band from Vermont and a couple dozen other bands over about twenty years
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Jam Band Halloween: An Exhaustive History, Pt. 2
(1987 - 2008)
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October 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Gonna post about this like two more times before calling it a day. Was fun to do the research!
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Continuing my Deep Dive into the history of Jam Band Halloween. Here's where we really starting diving deep, covering some band from Vermont and a couple dozen other bands over about twenty years
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Jam Band Halloween: An Exhaustive History, Pt. 2
(1987 - 2008)
substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Continuing my Deep Dive into the history of Jam Band Halloween. Here's where we really starting diving deep, covering some band from Vermont and a couple dozen other bands over about twenty years
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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