Podcasts by Dead To Me

S2E13: Go To Heaven from 2021-07-27T16:51:19

Always late for the bus, that’s us. But hey, we made it to the season’s lucky 13th episode! The Dead sure were lucky to snag Brent Mydland after Keith peaced out of the band then this realm of exis...

S212: Shakedown Street from 2021-05-04T20:20:17

Ever tried to scrape cocaine out of a shag carpet? We haven’t personally, but if we ever found ourselves making the attempt, there’s a decent chance Shakedown Street would be on the Hi-...

S211: Terrapin Station w/ Rusty Sutton of The Glow Management from 2021-03-24T11:00:16

Was the Dead’s hiatus shorter than ours? What even is time anymore? We figure a global pandemic is almost as good an excuse as trying to finish The Grateful Dead Movie. Thanks for your ...

S2E10: Blues for Allah from 2020-02-25T10:20:14

Freshly back from hiatus, the Grateful Dead delivered the potent yet polarizing Blues for Allah in September 1975. Containing soon-to-be set staples like “Help on the Way,” Slipknot,” F...

S2E9: From the Mars Hotel from 2020-02-11T10:20:34

In this episode, the Dead to Me crew check into the Mars Hotel, where rooms are cheap and the vibe is high. In March 1974, the Grateful Dead unleashed their fabled Wall of Sound live audio syste...

S2E8 - Wake of the Flood (with special Guest Dan Horne) from 2020-01-14T16:55:49

It’s hard to believe, but we’re finally back from set break. For our first number, we’ll talk to Dan Horne of Circles Around the Sun and Grateful Shred. Mark your calendar to catch both bands at...

S2E7 - Set Break Part Two: Skull & Roses / Europe ‘72 from 2019-11-11T11:20:29

If we spell out what the Grateful Dead actually wanted to call their 1971 live album, we’d end up in Facebook jail, so let’s just refer to it as Skull & Roses. A funky little nugget...

S2E6: Set Break Part One with Jonathan Hart of Brokedown Podcast from 2019-09-24T09:20:28

For this special set break episode, Jonathan Hart of Brokedown Podcast pops by to talk about three Dead-adjacent albums that helped shape the band’s creative evolution. Originally conceived as s...

S2E5: American Beauty from 2019-09-03T09:20:15

This episode is dedicated to Neal Casal.

We honor the dead by living. Sometimes that’s not an easy thing to do. That’s why we’re grateful to have friends and music to get us through—it...

S2E4: Workingman's Dead from 2019-08-26T09:20:16

The Grateful Dead had a topsy-turvy 1969, the year the countercultural underground became a global youth phenomenon. There was the bum set at Woodstock. There was the nightmare of Altamont. And ...

S2E3: Aoxomoxoa from 2019-08-12T09:20:18

“A rose by any other name would smell as sweet,” Juliet said to her Romeo. Although there may be sweeter slices of psychedelic pop than Aoxomoxoa out there, none of them are by the Grat...

S2E2: Anthem Of The Sun from 2019-07-29T13:02:35

What is the sound of thick air? This question is the koan at the chewy center of Anthem of the Sun, a sprawling psychedelic clusterfuck originally released in July of 1968. According to...

S2E1: San Francisco’s Grateful Dead from 2019-07-15T09:20:26

For Season Two of Dead To Me, we’re taking a deep dive into the Grateful Dead’s studio albums. Or more specifically, we’re considering the original published sources of classic Dead repertoire. ...

Episode 12: Lens Of The Dead - With Author and Photographer Rosie McGee from 2019-04-16T09:20:32

Some people have photographic memories. The rest of us have photographs. Well, that and music. Put the two together, and you don’t even need a souped-up DeLorean to travel time. Our final episod...

Episode 11: Zen Of The Dead from 2019-04-02T16:01:54

Thus, I have heard: the same 1960s scene that birthed the psychedelic movement and the Grateful Dead is also responsible for the flowering of Eastern spirituality in America. Open to n...

Episode 10: Dead Air from 2019-03-18T09:20:56

Conventional wisdom has it that the Grateful Dead couldn’t get arrested on radio (they saved that for real life)—at least not until their late-career single “Touch of Grey” improbably saturated ...

Episode 9: Battle Of The Beards from 2019-03-06T13:03:34

This is the goofiest idea for an episode ever. But the vibrations are real good. Casey had this crazy thought to compare the Grateful Dead and the Beach Boys—two acts that can legitimately claim...

Episode 8: Dead Studies from 2019-02-20T14:03:01

Understanding the Grateful Dead isn’t just being able to rattle off setlists and songs, or knowing what kind of guitar picks Jerry Garcia preferred (Dunlop Adamas Graphite 2mm). It also requires...

Episode 7: Dead As Company from 2019-01-29T13:34:04

Would you let a hippie run your business? How about a couple dozen of them, including road crew? Considering the Grateful Dead’s success, it might not be a such a bad idea. This episode looks at...

SET BREAK: Mapping the Grateful Genome from 2019-01-22T09:20:26

Welcome to set break. This “unofficial” episode of Dead to Me is a bit different than our usual presentation. Casey, Eduardo, and Kevin sit down together to riff on the Dead’s less-than-obvious ...

Episode 6: Dead Medicine from 2018-12-05T14:06:18

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. And also the darkest… literally. The solstice is a time of reflection, when we acknowledge past struggles and victories, joys and sorrows. The holiday e...

Episode 5: How To Dead from 2018-11-20T09:20:55

We’ve already established that are so many roads to Dead fandom. But with decades’ worth of music and lore to sift through, cultivating a deeper appreciation can be a challenge. This episode loo...

Episode 4: Punk Is Dead from 2018-11-09T09:20:44

At first blush, the Grateful Dead have nothing to do with punk and metal. Or do they? Ed and Casey look at the surprising ways the Dead connect to other musical movements on the underground and ...

Episode 3: Dead Politics from 2018-10-24T08:20:47

We don’t blame you if you’re burned out on politics. The lead up to the 2018 midterm elections has been relentless. This episode is a great way to decompress while staying plugged in. Special gu...

Episode 2: The Evil Dead from 2018-10-10T08:20:31

People tend to think of the Grateful Dead as a hippie band spreading sunshine and light. While the good vibes are for real, there’s also an otherworldly darkness throughout their story. For the ...

Episode 1: Missing The Bus from 2018-09-25T17:10:18

How does a Dead-skeptic become a Dead enthusiast? For host Casey Rae, the transformation was gradual but profound. Co-host Eduardo Nunes offers insights on his own path to Headdom, while visual ...