Podcasts by With Confetti In Our Hair: Celebrating The Artistry
Bill and James go through the looking glass and down the rabbit hole as they explore the personal mythology of their deep bond around the artistry and music of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan. Absurd, unexpected, off the wall and under the table, this is the podcast nobody was waiting for and everyone's been dreaming about, innocently. Featuring... in the center ring: itinerant theater director, bricoleur, and Fairy Podmother, Cheryl King; writer, thespian rain dog, and Fashion Fangod, Bruce Barton; along with a panoply of intrepid guests and "The Human Guinea Pig." Start the Party! Feel the Love.
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Remembrance: Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, Spinning Tunes on BBC Radio 6 from 2023-12-02T21:49
This episode the dream regime shares past dreams of Tom Waits after discovering some exciting news - that on Sunday December 3rd, Tom Waits will co-host a special radio show with Iggy Pop during...
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Ghosted Again: Hank 3 and Playing Piano On The Set Of The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs from 2023-11-02T14:13
Happy Halloween folks! In honor, we pay tribute to all the Ghosts we've crossed paths with, those who've Ghosted us and the afterlife. Spooky, haunting and full of cantankerous spirits this epis...
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Gone Rogue: Scallywags, Strippers, Keith Richards And The Rolling Stones from 2023-09-24T15:46:27
If ya love Pirates, fancy yourself a Rogue, or have secretly dated a Stripper, this episode could be for you. Or more importantly, if you love hearing Keith Richards wax on fondly about Tom Wait...
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Closing Time: 50th Anniversary Special Vinyl Release Extravaganza from 2023-07-05T22:53
This episode we depart from our usual zany leap into the unknown and focus all attention on celebrating the 50th anniversay vinyl release of Tom Waits' first albu...
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The Leather Man: Kerouac, Vagabonds And Bumpin Uglies In The Graveyard from 2023-06-01T06:52
To ring in Season 9, the Dream Regime tackles one of Tom's favorite subjects, the Vagabond, and all those who don't fit in to the straight and narrow, like the mysterious 19th century french Lea...
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Totally Tom 15: The Golden Globes, Seth Rogen And Bob Quits The World from 2023-05-23T05:00
For the die-hard Waits fans, this episode finds the Dream Regime reviewing a Pop Matters article by Alexander Heigl featuring his "15 of the best songs" list that encapsulates Toms’ incredibly v...
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Phil Proctor: The Firesign Theatre, Mel Brooks, Pixar and Rugrats from 2023-03-28T03:38
What is Reality? Thats the question the celebrated comedy group The Firesign Theatre asked and we were fortunate enough to hang out in co-founder Phil Proctor's reality in this episode, totally ...
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Resurgence: Portamento, Dudeamento, And Beavis&Butthead from 2022-12-24T02:34
Back in the saddle again after the 6 month sabbatical, the Dream Regime celebrates their Resurgence with an unexpected discussion of all things Italian, or most all things, or at least the impor...
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Unrequited Love: Orange Barrel, Black Oak Arkansas And Getting Dumped At The Airport from 2022-12-06T16:31
The Dream Regime is back after an unexpected 6 month hiatus with this last recording we did in June of 2022. This time around we tripped fantastic on the familiar topic of unrequited love, shari...
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Classic Confetti: Tom Terrific, Gilbert Gottfried, And Lucky Day Playing From My Tombstone from 2022-05-31T05:12:03
This one's for all our die-hard Tom Wait's fans out there with the classic Dream Regime Lineup picking a favorite song from each decade and expounding on the effect Tom has had on our lives. Lea...
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Anxiety Attack: Repercussions, Scuba Thing In My Mouth And Ice Has Been Discontinued from 2022-03-29T08:39:47
The dream regime is back at it, this time delving into the bottom of anxiety, fear and the opposites - Trust and the holy now rodeo. Including a few hilarious panic attack tales, a recap of the ...
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Nostalgia: Meatloaf, The Royal Chair, And Bob On The Run from 2022-03-09T02:22:53
Once again the Dream Regime, now five strong, leaps into another sideways conversation about all things nostalgia and conjures up some classic Tom Waits tunes. With a tribute to the recently dec...
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Sustainable Bacon: Bertolt Brecht, Caps For Kids And A Round Orb Of Air from 2022-01-24T06:21:19
The Dream Regime reunites, now five strong, to start the New Year with a robust discussion on resilience, pig farming and the fifth Beatle. With lots of great songs including a cover of 'Trample...
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Leprechaun Land: Sad Christmas Songs, Live Nude Modeling And All Toms In The Barroom from 2021-12-29T22:00:58
Spreading a bit of Holiday cheer mixed with sadness, the Dream Regime minus Da Scherm falls backwards into choral versions of some Tom Waits' classics. With a wee side trip into Bob's front annu...
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The Kraken Man Can: Taphephobia, Halloween Santa, And Whistlin' Past The Graveyard from 2021-11-05T08:24:34
Happy Halloween and dia de los muertos folks! After a long break the Dream Regime plus Mr. Very Young and Very Cool return to dive back into the love, the laughter, the tragedy and the poignant ...
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9/11: Whistlin' Down The Wind With The Dude And The Dame from 2021-09-17T08:05:24
In honor of the 20th Anniversary, the Dream Regime, minus the Fairy Podmother, plus the Very Young and Very Cool Bob, pay tribute to all the souls who left us that tragic day. Feel the Love, Fol...
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Conundrum: Lies, Odd Jobs And The Coolness Factor from 2021-08-22T07:20:08
We start Season 8 with the Dream Machine +1 as Bob, our new regular from Chicago and the creator of Waits Waits Don't Tom Me, joins us for a robust discussion about the discombobulated conundrum...
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Totally Tom 4Ever: Lucinda, The Professor&Mary Ann, Not To Mention 9 Year Old Hindu Boys from 2021-07-26T04:49:33
One from the vault during International Women's Day. Full of pirated surprises and unexpected tracks. Enough said. Step right up and feel the Confetti, folks!
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Rockin' Tour: Hank3, Necromancy, And Tuba Majors from 2021-07-04T08:22:09
Friend of the Podcast from WWDTM, Bob Kearns steps in to fill the big size 10s of Da Scherm who's MIA. Another raucous conversation ensues until Bill surprises the team with a Hank3 song featuri...
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Quintessential Tom: Dalí, Quint Eastwood, and Schrödinger's Cat from 2021-06-13T22:42:20
After a 3 month long hiatus, the Dream Team emerges rested and ready to tackle all things quintessentially Tom and leap into the work of Salvador Dalí, Pythagorus, Aristotle, Schrödinger's Cat a...
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Valentines Blue: Revenge Sex, Black Noodles, And You Can Keep Your Damn Lawnmower! from 2021-03-04T08:44:16
The Dream Regime celebrates the day of Hearts, Candy and Romance by once again digging into stories of heartbreak and Tom Waits' sad love songs. That's right folks, we're talking Astragalus, Ver...
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Raised Right: Minced Oaths, Mangled French and Heavens to Murgatroyd from 2021-01-23T21:47:54
Happy New Year Folks! The guest list grows in 2021 as WWDTM's Bob Kearns joins the Dream Regime yet again for some madcap mayhem, philosophical patter, and to drag old family skeletons out of th...
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Holiday Camp: Positive Chapeaux Role Model And Hormone Monsters from 2020-12-25T09:04:08
Just in time for the Holidays, the Dream Regime gets an unexpected call from Tad Gunn on tour in Belarus with fashion tips during the pandemic. Plus friend of the podcast Bruce Barton calls in t...
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Don't Tom Me: Will The Real Waits Waits Please Stand Up? from 2020-12-07T07:34:17
Once again, Bill forgets to put his phone on silence and then...it all begins. With an amazing new cover of "Make It Rain" by Spinifex Gum and the Blind Boys From Alabama version of "Down In The...
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Unclepalooza: Turkeys And Vultures And Aunts, Oh My! from 2020-11-26T00:08:38
From Uncle Dang to Auntie Em this episode is full of crazy relative stories from the Dream Regime just in time for Thanksgiving. Cemetery Polka, Pontiac, and a great cover of Come On Up To The H...
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Bowie Waits: Ground Control To Mister Tom from 2020-11-03T07:34:58
That's right folks, this one takes a peak at the similarities between the career of the late great iconic David Bowie and that of our legendary Tom Waits. Happening upon an article that found si...
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Waits What?: Who's Building That In There? from 2020-10-17T21:30:08
Hold on to your hats folks. The dream regime and a surprise caller explore a new podcast that's emerged which defies logic and has caused discombobulation with Waits fans from here to Johnsburg ...
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David Smay: Author Of 33 1/3 Series Book On Tom Waits’ Swordfishtrombones from 2020-09-13T23:43:58
Ok diehard Waitsians, fasten your seat belts and get ready for a multi referenced ride with the author of the book on Tom Waits’ album Swordfishtrombones and Host of the annual Tom Waits LA bus ...
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Lucky Seven: Heigh Ho, Betty Davis, And Hissing Tires On Pavement from 2020-09-03T07:45:29
Welcome to Season 7 where the dream regime find themselves full of wonder and hope, like it's their lucky day. It's the usual fare of parallel realities, odd little known facts, the doppler effe...
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Father Tom: Sergeant, Scientist, Mad Man&A Dairy Heir from 2020-08-24T18:26:27
Once again the Dream Regime searches for some light down the path, this time exploring all things Fatherhood. That's right folks, all the way from Catfish and Emperor Penguins to Sins of My Fath...
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Aristotle Box Spring Hog: Hitchhiking In Heels And Falling Phalluses from 2020-08-09T19:33:46
In tribute to the original dramatist, Bill, James, Cheryl and da Scherm explore Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennans' amazing facility with story; since there are only 25 or 7 or is it 36? It's all b...
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Break Glass: In Case Of Emergency from 2020-07-04T19:23:48
Hey Folks, here's one from the archive, an unpublished throwback episode from 2017. It's the 2nd pure improv Bill and James attempted, going up on the wire without a net. Whereas now, improv has...
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Truly Tom: 33 1/3, David Smay And The Great Bone Awakening from 2020-06-14T05:05:35
Diving deep into both of the major career pivots from Swordfishtrombones to Bone Machine, this one's for all you truely die-hard Tom Waits' fans out there. Reveling in the powerful spiritual and...
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Serious Synesthesia: Sammy Davis Dream Hugs And The Roseto Effect from 2020-06-01T05:46:39
That's right folks, two months of seclusion with hardly any human contact will bring out the big hunt for neurotransmitters in almost anybody. So this week we went in search of a mega DOSE - dop...
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Time Warp: Laughter Yoga And The Critical Flicker Fusion Frequency from 2020-05-23T18:03:23
Recorded back at the beginning of May on World Laughter Day, Bill, James and Da Scherm honor this holiday in the usual fashion by having a deep philosophical discussion on the nature of time, re...
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Mother Machree: Orphans, Unconditional Love, And A Very Different Dog from 2020-05-17T23:25:40
This episode is all about feelin' the love and gratitude, remembering and honoring our mothers, the Divine Mother, and of course our very own Fairy Podmother. Featuring a few select covers of To...
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Hoist That Rag: Spinach And Sheltering In The Brave New World from 2020-05-05T06:37:40
Well folks, strategies for slowin the stir crazy is on the menu this week, as we get a glimpse of light at the end of the sheltering. It's time to Hoist That Rag cuz we're gonna get through dark...
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Magna Carta: Guilty When He Dreams About The Cemetery Polka from 2020-04-28T07:14:54
A month of hunkered down sheltering finds Bill and James still whistlin' past the graveyard while Cheryl and da Scherm reminisce about playing Cowboys and Indians. Along with the usual - Tom Wa...
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Goin' Batty: Holed Up Above My Brown Market Baby from 2020-04-11T00:12:09
My Corona: Hey Buddy, Outta Pape? from 2020-03-27T06:28:48
Hey Folks, Sheltered and sequestered the Tin Hat Quartet kept their ongoing social distancing by recording as usual, separated by hundreds of miles, to offer everyone some respite in the midst o...
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Women On Waits: Kathleen Brennan, The Fairy Podmother&Bernie Taupin from 2020-03-11T16:37:15
That's right Folks, it was International Women's Day again and the dream regime spent the episode celebrating and honoring the fairer, wiser sex. Playing tracks from the CD, "Come On Up To The H...
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The Human Guinea Pig: Gets Behind The Mule Variations from 2020-02-23T08:12:02
That's right folks! It's 2020 and time to wrap up season 5 with our very own Human Guinea Pig, Nashville session crooner Brad Smith, with his take on Tom Waits' best-selling grammy winning Mule ...
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Mind Control: George Orwell, Mavis Staples&5G Willikers! from 2020-02-07T16:48:25
The Dream Regime dives deep into the rabbit hole of mind control and how Orwellian our technology driven world has become, yikes! We're talking Big Brother, potential 5G thought control, London ...
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Andy Newsham: Writer, Comedian&Podcast Reviewer Galore from 2020-01-25T21:53:16
Our first guest of 2020 is on a quest to review every podcast until the end of time, and we were honored to receive a 5 star, 2 Thumbs Up and a Magic Cow rating in his recent episode on Tom Wait...
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Listen Here: Peter Brook, Mr. Pocket&A Spoiler Alert from 2020-01-08T08:33:48
Mother Machree, folks! We implore you: watch Tom Wait's performance in the Coen Brother's, "The Ballad Of Buster Scruggs" before you listen to this episode. This is not a drill: spoiler alert! W...
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Goodbye 2019: Grand Recantations&Salutations from 2020-01-01T05:41:26
After careful review we were shocked to discover that once again, we were not foolproof in Season 4 and 5 and blunders were made, by not only Bill and James, ok b...
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The Human Guinea Pig: Bone Machine Holiday Special from 2019-12-21T17:11:09
Wow, folks! Tom just made his 70th revolution around the sun. The Holiday Season is upon us, and we finally release Brad Smith, our very own Human Guinea Pig from the chamber after more than 9 m...
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Being There: Carlos Castaneda, Particle Physics&Where They Keep The Clocks from 2019-12-09T06:32:48
Bill, James, Cheryl, & Da Scherm skip the four play, fall in love all over again, then get right down to business: from four A's to A.A., from New York to Paris, they even skirt the subject of w...
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Soldiers Stories: Walking Wounded Down Veterans Way from 2019-11-25T08:26:29
And we're back folks! Recorded on the cu...
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Major League Orcas: The Sardine Run, Jesus' Blood,&Arjuna's Dilemma from 2019-09-30T00:37:29
What's the point?! Bill & James & The Scherm run amok diving deep down into The Sardine Run, in search of big answers, and instead devour everything in sight. They emerge not sated at all, findi...
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Rainbow Serpent: Licking Frogs, Trouser Snakes&Kunapipi from 2019-09-11T05:25:27
Bill, James & Cheryl go all the way, folks! That's right: from anthologies to Aborigines, the Amazon to Moundsville, West Virginia, and Rickie Lee Jones to Vincent Price...this episode has more ...
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Four: Black Hole In One from 2019-08-26T04:43:21
If you're ready for a foursome, folks...Bill & James, The Professor & Mary Ann (a.k.a. Da Scherm & Cheryl King) are teeing off from the blue tees. Inspired by the Tennessee mountains once again ...
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Tennessee Time: Stories From The Stream from 2019-08-13T16:38:40
Bill & James are once again finally side by side on a Great Smoky Mountains stream speaking into the very same microphone. They cry, they laugh, they crawl on their bellies like reptiles. They'r...
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The Unexplained: Marc Ribot, Smokey Hormel And Giant Squids from 2019-07-31T15:36:54
Cheryl King and The Scherm join Bill & James to kick off Season 5! Cheryl’s mouth is all over her face, Scherm brings his high-falutin’ brain, and Bill & James talk too. If you’re looking for th...
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Finalmente Libero: Boxers, Briefs And Jeopardy from 2019-07-05T18:50:05
Bill and James end Season 4 with a bang, reuniting with their favorite folks to celebrate the occasion, and the amazing music of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan. L...
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Tom&Leon Redbone: They Stayed Like That For 127 Years from 2019-06-08T17:57:58
A true one-of-a-kind, Leon Redbone brought back songs from the vaudeville, tin pan alley, blues and jazz traditions, toured with Tom Waits in the 70's, and is credited for bringing Tom to the Au...
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Totally Tom III: N.A.S.A., Primus,&Preservation Hall from 2019-05-26T19:00:39
That's Sick: Patent Medicines, Patron Saints&Lobotomies from 2019-05-16T06:57:51
Cheryl King is back in the house for a typical Mother's Day celebration filled with tales of fever, snake oil, black sheep, and of ... ListenAmerican Original: Behind The Mule For 20 Years from 2019-04-21T06:12:02
Inspired by a very current article from Billboard magazine commemorating 20 years since its original release, Bill & James honor and expound upon their quintessential Tom Waits album: Mule Varia...
ListenFunambulism: Shot Out Of The Canon Of Tom Waits from 2019-04-14T03:52:17
Dr. Tim Scherman joins Bill & James for a walk along the high wire without a net balancing Tom Waits' experimental side with big fifty cent words. We cover The Grand Canyon, gravity, Helium, W... ListenDiva: Ha Ha Hoo Hoo&The Seven Goddesses from 2019-03-30T19:52:49
Cheryl King joins Bill and James to explore the divine performer as exemplified by Tom Waits in the form of some amazing covers of Green Grass, Blow Wind Blow, Temptation,...
ListenTotally Tom Too: Deeper In The Hole from 2019-03-19T06:44:11
Once again unto the breach, dear folks, once again. We're back down the rabbit hole because there's a world going on underground. So down we go to explore the many caverns...
ListenTotally Tom: Devout Catalyst, A Little Manifesto And The Hokey Pokey from 2019-03-03T05:13:52
Returning to our roots, this episode is all about the multifaceted artistry of Tom Waits - served up on a platter with a side of toast. Full of rare collaborations, talk show appearances, Bella ...
ListenAnti Valentine: Go Blue Or Go Home from 2019-02-14T07:12:48
If this is the day that you avoid at all costs - candle-lit restaurants, flowers, heart-shaped chocolates, lingerie, and hallmark cards: this episode may just be for you. Bill, James and Cheryl ...
ListenInventions: Concertina Wire Museums, Coliseums, And Conundrums from 2019-02-05T03:55:39
Who’s more inventive than Tom Waits? Nobody. That’s who. Hold onto your pants folks, cuz Cheryl is back and we found another Tennessee song. Denny Crane!
ListenEdgar Allan Poe: Dead Ringer For Tom Waits from 2019-01-25T09:13:47
And they're off...but you already know that, folks! Season 4 begins and finally reveals the 2nd in a Special Series on men with the middle name Allan or Alan: Dr. Timothy Scherman waxes Poetic a...
ListenGoodbye 2018: Grand Recantations&Salutations from 2018-12-31T07:20:41
After careful review we were shocked to discover that once again, we were not foolproof in Season 3 and mistakes were made, some harmless and others (well you'll have to listen for yourself). So...
ListenAnti-Holiday: Big White Bearded Guys In The Sky from 2018-12-25T06:42:43
The Season 3 finale finds Bill and James ruminating on the yuletide season, commercialism, elves, good deeds and a hooker from Minneapolis. With a surprise guest and a holiday play list you won'...
ListenForever Now: Malamute Musings At The Rainbow's End from 2018-12-03T06:54:16
For all you folks that were waiting for an episode on curved space, warped time, twisted DNA and the wonkiness of being: this is your Lucky Day! Bill & James doggedly exp...
ListenViva Mictecacihuatl: Just Another Day Of The Dead from 2018-11-07T09:09:53
Okay, folks...hold onto your sombreros! Bill & James dare to assert that Dia de Muertos is not just another day at the... ListenThe Human Guinea Pig: Rain Dogs Keep Fallin' On His Head from 2018-11-01T04:52:33
Bill & James catch up with our very own Human Guinea Pig Brad Smith who's had the entire season to ruminate on Rain Dogs. His verdict? You'll have to listen to find out, folks. We can disclose h...
ListenJust Passin' Through: Tailbone To Marylebone And Beyond from 2018-10-08T04:54
Inspired by a quote from the late great Jonathan Winters, Bill and James ponder the meaning of life, the denial of death, and important tips on refrigerator care and maintenance. That’s right, f...
ListenDeep Cuts: The Road Less Traveled Is B.S. from 2018-09-12T04:35:30
This week, we bid a fond farewell to one of the guys we owe it all to folks, that 70s icon who shed his mortal coil last week: Burt Reynolds. Plus Bob Frost and his hilarious quips, courtesy of ...
ListenUpside Flow: Tennessee Rain Dogs from 2018-08-27T02:47:42
It's ironic, folks. Bill & James record this episode 6 miles apart in Tennessee via Zencastr. Smoky Mountain rain drives this drenched discussion right off the road...we learn about Tom Waits' f...
ListenRiver Reunion: Barns, Ballads,&Bricoleurs from 2018-08-13T02:36:37
Well, folks...it's another historic episode where Bill & James reunite at the river in the Tennessee mountains. This time, in a Smoky Mountain cabin with the lights dimmed to put them in the moo...
ListenBob’s Your Uncle: Dylan That Is from 2018-07-25T05:33:01
A major early influence as noted by Tom, who placed transcriptions of Bob Dylan’s lyrics on his bedroom walls, James & Bill pay tribute to the Nobel Prize Winning Master and uncover the secret c...
ListenBlues, Reds&Whites: Independent As A Bison On Ice from 2018-07-03T15:44:27
Bill and James double down and celebrate America's Birthday in true Waitsian fashion by talking about Day of The Dead, spec... ListenNuns 'N' Flare Guns: Flying High Without A Net from 2018-06-11T15:24:54
Bill & James once again rev up the Zencastr dual-cam microphones and walk the wi-fi wire without a net for your amusement. The Flying Walendas they ain't. As you've come to expect, their discomb...
ListenRon Anglin: West Point, 82nd Airborne, Hospital Clown from 2018-05-28T06:12:51
Memorial Day returns and we open Season 3 by commemorating with former Assault Helicopter Platoon Leader, Paratrooper, School Teacher and now Hospital Clown, Ron Anglin as he regales us with all...
ListenThe Human Guinea Pig: Bathing In Swordfishtrombones from 2018-05-20T17:52:18
Completely chambered with nothing but Swordfishtrombones, water, and chocolate confetti for all of Season 2, our one and only Human Guinea Pig, Brad Smith, professional singer and raconteur, fin...
ListenShowbiz Child: Keep Out...Entertainers Only! from 2018-04-30T15:07:50
Ladies and gentlemen...direct from Sunshine City Studios: Welcome to our Season 2 Finale'! From Ethel Merman's disco album to Zsa Zsa Gabor and Liberace to tidying up behind elephants to Johnny ...
ListenGetting Lost: Riding The Holy Now Rodeo On A Hummingbird's Wings from 2018-04-16T04:31:10
WTF?! Bill & James really lose it this time. It's up to you to find it, folks. Enough said...except: feel the love.
ListenHeart Break: Deliciously Dark Poisonous Little Ditty from 2018-03-25T18:52:37
Bill and James go way down the rabbit hole into the obscure subject of Tom Waits' sad songs about broken hearts. It's a big dig episode, dealing with two degrees of separation, The Wee People, p...
ListenInternational Women's Day from 2018-03-02T19:48:25
March 8th is a special day around the world, folks, so we devoted this episode to honoring and celebrating International Womyn's Day with Cheryl, who takes the reins and lists her demands, echoi...
ListenKenny Werner: World Class Pianist / Composer from 2018-02-14T06:45:25
From his tours with Jazz master Toots Thielemans to his groundbreaking book, 'Effortless Mastery' taught at the Berklee School of Music, Kenny Werner brings complexity and the street to composin...
ListenGroundhog Day: German Weasels&Whistle Pigs from 2018-02-03T07:47:05
Move over, Bill Murray...Whistle Pigs are the new Wood Chucks. Punxsutawney Phil ain't got nothin' on me! This is our homage to a classic holiday movie. We know what you're thinking, folks! What...
ListenMLK Day: Change Must Come From Within from 2018-01-16T07:51:39
In celebration of Dr. King's birthday we paid tribute by reflecting on many of his great sayings and his final message - to serve with "a heart full of grace, and a soul generated by love." Wi... ListenOver The Influence: Music That Inspired Tom Waits from 2018-01-08T07:41:42
From Frank Sinatra & Captain Beefheart to Little Richard, Harry Partch, & The Texas Czech Bohemian-Moravian Bands, Tom's musical influences are wondrous, wild, wide...and deep. We're talking a... ListenGoodbye 2017: Grand Recantation&Salutations from 2018-01-01T02:00
Our bonus mini-episode brings you the must-have final retractions and corrections of the year, and that's the end of that. Enjoy, feel the love, and Happy New Year!
ListenTim Scherman: Pounding Post Modernism Into A Thinking Man's Floor from 2017-12-25T22:51:32
Bill, James and Cheryl continue Eluding the Authorities, this time with the distinguished author Dr. Tim Scherman who penned that brilliant essay. What's he building in there ain't just literatu...
ListenGoin' Home: Rain Dog&Pony Shows With Jumping Wolf Spiders from 2017-12-18T07:16:55
Once again without a net, Bill & James dive down a strange rabbit hole filled with 4-8 legged creatures, which as you'd expect, inspires a deep exploration into the music that informed their wor...
ListenBruce Barton: Never Throw Rocks At Strangers from 2017-12-06T18:00:18
Hail, Hail the gang's all here. That's right, folks, it's the World Emergency Circus 2.0. In the center ring in all of his glory we finally present our fashion fangod hailing from a stone's thro...
ListenWhole Hog: Gratitude Attitude And Triskaidekaphobia from 2017-11-23T06:39:36
Happy Thanksgiving folks! Bill, James and Cheryl move a couple rungs up the spiral as they begin Season 2 and explore beginnings, family, culinary celebration, the Nobel prize and of course, the...
ListenReal Satisfaction: Flying High On Tom's Collaboration With Keith Richards from 2017-11-12T06:08:30
What can we say about this episode? Denny Crane. Oh, and then there’s The Human Strum, the scribe, the little red rooster howlin’ like a wolf, Son Of Rogues Gallery, Under The Influence and Last...
ListenBear With Us: The Alien Is On The Spectrum from 2017-10-30T06:42:53
Hey folks! Dust off your Saint Christopher and hang on to your hats because Jack and Neal are behind the wheel. On our wildest ride yet, we threw away the map, turned off GPS, revved up Zencastr...
ListenZeitgeist: Monkeys With Money 'N Guns Devouring Breakfast Cereal from 2017-10-15T19:22:59
The erudite Cheryl King joins us for a deep dive, this time plunging into a brilliant essay, Listen
Tim Settimi: Truth And Beauty In Silence from 2017-09-26T07:23:11
The Great Settimi: musician, clown, and roller-skating comic, who's opened and worked with music legends like Gloria Estefan, Kenny Loggins and Willie Nelson, shares tales of falling off stages ...
ListenMarx Brothers: A Zany Dance With The Rose Of Tralee from 2017-09-12T05:43:24
A special guest drops in to explore whether Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Tom are brothers from another mother, subversive slapstick singers caught in a time warp, or just h... ListenSudama Kennedy: Big Foot Buddha Diamond Mind from 2017-09-04T05:31:32
Musician, healer and good friend, Sudama shares his viewpoint on the unique power of Tom Waits creative spirit. A funny high-minded conversation that ends up with the spell-binding story of his ...
ListenCheryl King: Calling From A Phone Booth Under The Hollywood Sign from 2017-08-25T06:41:18
Bill and James go way back in Part 2 with Cheryl King and tell the crazy tale of being called to Hollywood and The Comedy Store by a mystery wrapped in an enigma. We're talking Baby And The Paci...
ListenStruggle&Transcendence: Over Our Heads In the Deep End from 2017-08-17T09:31:51
Bill and James take a plunge into the theme of struggle and transcendence, discussing lyrics that had a powerful impact on them. Becoming drops in the ocean and covering a vast array of songs fr...
ListenCheryl King: Jack Knife My Legs With Stacy Adams from 2017-08-09T16:02:28
Old pal and Itinerant NY theater director Cheryl King joins the podcast for a long awaited reunion with Bill and James. A robust conversation on Tom Waits as truth teller, acting, writing and lo...
ListenSuddenly Now: Down There By The River from 2017-08-02T20:11:21
Bill and James record an episode face to face for the first time in the beautiful Great Smoky Mountains National Park. On the road in search of Mayor's Income Tennessee, they end up sitting on m...
ListenShane Conroy: Waltzing Matilda Down Mexico Way from 2017-07-25T19:18:41
Australian artist Shane Conroy tells his wild tale of attending the same tour in Melbourne and provides a bit of fascin...
ListenOrigin Story: I Don't See Any Bicycles On These Cards from 2017-07-13T06:20:42
Welcome to the Podcast. Come join us each week as we celebrate with crazy stories, strange insights, fashion tips, guest interviews, characters lost in songs, and even a human guinea pig. Start ...
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