This Might Be A Podcast
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This Might Be A Podcast is an audio podcast that began in 2018, hosted by Greg Simpson. Each episode focuses typically on one They Might Be Giants song, though some focus on groups of songs, or groups of fans. Typically Greg introduces a guest and speaks with them on how they discovered TMBG; they then discuss the song's music and lyrics, listen to a selection of fan covers, followed by Greg and the guest rating the song on a 1-10 scale.
This Might Be a Podcast has featured current They Might Be Giants members Danny Weinkauf and Marty Beller, former members Brian Doherty and Dan Hickey, and notable fans such as Open Mike Eagle, John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats, Franz Nicolay of The Hold Steady, and podcaster Justin McElroy.
Main Episodes[edit]
This list is still in progress.
| Episode | Featured Song | Guest | Greg's Rating | Guest Rating | Original Air Date | Run Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The End of the Tour | David Britton | TBA | TBA | November 11, 2018 | 47 minutes | |
| 2 | I've Got A Fang | Steve Clark | TBA | TBA | December 11, 2018 | 58 minutes | |
| 3 | Dr. Worm | Cara Kinnally | TBA | TBA | December 18, 2018 | 1 hour 20 minutes | |
| 4 | Alienation's For The Rich | Matt Monta | TBA | TBA | December 25, 2018 | 1 hour 29 minutes | |
| 5 | Istanbul (Not Constantinople) | Ken Simpson, Karen Simpson | TBA | TBA | December 31, 2018 | 1 hour 14 minutes | |
| 6 | Ana Ng | Patrick Mooney | TBA | TBA | January 8, 2019 | 1 hour 23 minutes | |
| 7 | Why Does The Sun Shine? and Why Does The Sun Really Shine? | Missy Tate | TBA | TBA | January 13, 2019 | 1 hour 34 minutes | |
| 8 | Black Ops and Black Ops (Alt. Version) | Danny Leary | TBA | TBA | January 22, 2019 | 1 hour 25 minutes | First episode featuring a guest that Greg had not met in real life |
| 9 | By The Time You Get This | Scott Currie | TBA | TBA | January 31, 2019 | 1 hour 14 minutes | |
| 10 | Door To Door Minotaur | Abi Bash | TBA | TBA | February 5, 2019 | 1 hour 31 minutes | |
| 11 | Dead | Hutch Harris | TBA | TBA | February 12, 2019 | 1 hour 11 minutes | |
| 12 | The World's Address | Marcus Nuccio | TBA | TBA | February 17, 2019 | 1 hour 31 minutes | |
| 13 | You Don't Like Me | Matty Rendell | TBA | TBA | February 20, 2019 | 1 hour 50 minutes | |
| 14 | Don't Let's Start | TBA | TBA | TBA | March 2, 2019 | 1 hour 32 minutes | Recorded live at the 6th Street Dive, Lafayette, IN on February 23, 2019 |
| 15 | Dirt Bike | Joe Fisch | TBA | TBA | March 4, 2019 | 1 hour 20 minutes | |
| 16 | I Am Not Your Broom | Franz Nicolay | TBA | TBA | March 14, 2019 | 2 hour 5 minutes | |
| 17 | Road Movie To Berlin | Lesley Gouger | TBA | TBA | March 23, 2019 | 1 hour 43 minutes | |
| 18 | Everything Right Is Wrong Again | Mike Park | TBA | TBA | March 26, 2019 | 1 hour 15 minutes | |
| 19 | Fingertips | Tom Dunford | TBA | TBA | March 31 - April 5, 2019 | 3 hour 20 minutes (total) | Released as ten separate episodes; considered as a single episode, this is the longest episode to date |
| 20 | Sleep | Avren Keating | TBA | TBA | April 9, 2019 | 1 hour 27 minutes | |
| 21 | Working Undercover For The Man | Greg Lindberg | TBA | TBA | April 16, 2019 | 1 hour 8 minutes | |
| 22 | See The Constellation | Adam Goren | TBA | TBA | April 18, 2019 | 1 hour 14 minutes | |
| 23 | I've Got A Match | Maciej Taubert | TBA | TBA | April 22, 2019 | 1 hour 21 minutes | |
| 24 | The Communists Have The Music | Maciej Taubert | TBA | TBA | April 24, 2019 | 1 hour 22 minutes | First episode with a repeat guest host, excluding bonus episodes; to date, the only guest host with two episodes released back-to-back |
| 25 | Ampersand | Dana Williamson | TBA | TBA | April 30, 2019 | 1 hour 16 minutes | |
| 26 | Spiraling Shape | Mary-Anne McTrowe | TBA | TBA | May 2, 2019 | 2 hours 3 minutes | |
| 27 | Pour Some Beans On It | A. G. | TBA | TBA | May 9, 2019 | 51 minutes | |
| 28 | Hypnotist Of Ladies | Molly O'Brien, Chris Wade | TBA | TBA | May 14, 2019 | 1 hour 48 minutes | |
| 29 | I Like Fun | Cara Kinnally | TBA | TBA | May 21, 2019 | 45 minutes | |
| 30 | Pumpkins (Are My Favorite Fruit) | Danny Weinkauf | TBA | TBA | May 23, 2019 | 34 minutes | First episode to feature a member of the band, excluding bonus episodes; first episode to feature a song not recorded by They Might Be Giants |
| 31 | Rabid Child | Matt Monta | TBA | TBA | May 28, 2019 | 1 hour 22 minutes | |
| 32 | Museum of Idiots | Jonathan Leonard | TBA | TBA | May 30, 2019 | 1 hour 25 minutes | |
| 33 | Can't Keep Johnny Down | Scott Currie | TBA | TBA | June 4, 2019 | 1 hour 11 minutes | |
| 34 | Dunkin Of Course Of Course | Abi Bash | TBA | TBA | June 11, 2019 | 1 hour 15 minutes | |
| 35 | James K Polk | Steve Clark, Dan Jeremy Brooks | TBA | TBA | June 14, 2019 | 2 hours 15 minutes | |
| 36 | I Palindrome I | Patrick Mooney | TBA | TBA | June 18, 2019 | 48 minutes | |
| 37 | Man It's So Loud In Here | Colin Clive | TBA | TBA | June 25, 2019 | 1 hour 46 minutes | Includes a cover in collaboration between Greg and Colin |
| 38 | She's An Angel | Frances Quinlan | TBA | TBA | July 2, 2019 | 1 hour 13 minutes | |
| 39 | Rhythm Section Want Ad | Matt Osborn | TBA | TBA | July 9, 2019 | 1 hour 14 minutes | |
| 40 | We Want A Rock | Rachel Jones | TBA | TBA | July 17, 2019 | 1 hour 40 minutes | |
| 41 | Canajoharie | John Walker | TBA | TBA | July 24, 2019 | 1 hour 34 minutes | |
| 42 | Birdhouse In Your Soul | Rachel Jones, Spencer Parks, Marcus Nuccio, Bob Nanna | TBA | TBA | August 1, 2019 | 1 hour 4 minutes | Recorded live at the GMan Tavern in Chicago on July 26, 2019 |
| 43 | Siftin' | Mike Buffington | TBA | TBA | August 21, 2019 | 1 hour 26 minutes | |
| 44 | I Should Be Allowed To Think | Sid Punk | TBA | TBA | August 28, 2019 | 1 hour 6 minutes | |
| 45 | Untitled | Lesley Gouger | TBA | TBA | September 4, 2019 | 58 minutes | Includes a "cover" version done by Lesley and Greg |
| 46 | Lie Still, Little Bottle | Jared Pike | TBA | TBA | September 11, 2019 | 1 hour 1 minute | |
| 47 | Erase | Bob Nanna | TBA | TBA | September 18, 2019 | 1 hour 23 minutes | |
| 48 | I Can Hear You | Franz Nicolay | TBA | TBA | September 24, 2019 | 39 minutes | |
| 49 | Fibber Island | Spencer Parks | TBA | TBA | October 1, 2019 | 54 minutes | |
| 50 | I'll Be Haunting You | Rachel Jones | TBA | TBA | October 9, 2019 | 57 minutes | |
| 51 | I Left My Body | Ian Reynard | TBA | TBA | October 15, 2019 | 57 minutes | |
| 52 | Take Out The Trash | Mari Morton | TBA | TBA | October 23, 2019 | 1 hour 6 minutes | |
| 53 | Tick Tick Tick Tick | Jonathan Leonard | TBA | TBA | October 30, 2019 | 51 minutes | |
| 54 | Mrs. Bluebeard | Cari Hearn | TBA | TBA | November 6, 2019 | 1 hour 38 minutes | |
| 55 | Unrelated Thing | Peter Gritsch | TBA | TBA | November 13, 2019 | 1 hour 13 minutes | |
| 56 | Corrupted Lyle | Kevin Calaway | TBA | TBA | November 20, 2019 | 47 minutes | |
| 57 | Careful What You Pack | Lou Reid | TBA | TBA | November 26, 2019 | 1 hour 2 minutes | |
| 58 | The Darlings Of Lumberland | Spencer Parks | TBA | TBA | December 4, 2019 | 56 minutes | |
| 59 | Meet The Elements | Tracy Stephen | TBA | TBA | December 11, 2019 | 56 minutes | |
| 60 | No Cops | Jon Cunningham (Corn Mo) | TBA | TBA | December 17, 2019 | 59 minutes | |
| 61 | Superstar | Danny Weinkauf | TBA | TBA | December 23, 2019 | 34 minutes | |
| 62 | Answer | Michael Neimeyer | TBA | TBA | January 8, 2020 | 1 hour 42 minutes | |
| 63 | Mammal | Hutch Harris | TBA | TBA | January 17, 2020 | 54 minutes | |
| 64 | All Time What | Acey Jane Nikkel | TBA | TBA | January 22, 2020 | 1 hour 6 minutes | |
| 65 | Apartment Four | John Darnielle | TBA | TBA | January 23, 2020 | 41 minutes | |
| 66 | Rest Awhile | Dan Hickey | TBA | TBA | January 28, 2020 | 1 hour 41 minutes | |
| 67 | Someone Keeps Moving My Chair | Darrell Till | TBA | TBA | February 5, 2020 | 2 hours 26 minutes | Longest episode to date |
| 68 | Memo To Human Resources | Jonathan Leonard | TBA | TBA | February 12, 2020 | 1 hour 37 minutes | |
| 69 | The Bells Are Ringing | Brian Doherty | TBA | TBA | February 18, 2020 | 2 hours 2 minutes | |
| 70 | Social Media | Cari Hearn, Mari Morton | TBA | TBA | February 25, 2020 | 55 minutes | |
| 71 | They'll Need A Crane | Jon Hancuff, Cari Hearn, Dana Williamson, Scott Currie | TBA | TBA | March 4, 2020 | 1 hour 23 minutes | Recorded live at the Bishop Bar in Bloomington, IN; contains a live cover of the song |
| 72 | O We | Gur Samuel | TBA | TBA | March 12, 2020 | 1 hour 35 minutes | |
| 73 | Sensurround | Trevor Ikrath, Matt Rebeiro | TBA | TBA | March 19, 2020 | 1 hour 54 minutes | Trevor and Matt are the hosts of Giants Confirmed. This episode was part of a podcast exchange; Greg appeared on episode 6 of Giants Confirmed on March 18, 2020. |
| 74 | (She Was A) Hotel Detective, She Was A Hotel Detective | Jon Uleis, Matt Lee | TBA | TBA | March 25, 2020 | 1 hour 30 minutes | Part 1 of the "Hotel Detective Saga" |
| 75 | (She Was A) Hotel Detective In The Future, (She Was A) Hotel Detective In The Future Commentary | Jon Uleis, Matt Lee | TBA | TBA | March 31, 2020 | 1 hour 12 minutes | Part 2 of the "Hotel Detective Saga" |
| 76 | Weep Day | Open Mike Eagle | TBA | TBA | April 7, 2020 | 1 hour 31 minutes | |
| 77 | Pet Name | Justin McElroy | TBA | TBA | April 14, 2020 | 1 hour 20 minutes | |
| 78 | For Science | Jess Leary, Daniel Leary | TBA | TBA | April 22, 2020 | 2 hours 6 minutes | Jess and Daniel are the hosts of Sadie Hawkins Pod. This episode was part of a podcast exchange; Greg appeared on episode 42 of Sadie Hawkins Pod on April 15, 2020. This episode contains a live cover of "For Science" as performed by Greg, Jess, and Daniel |
| 79 | Cowtown | Adam Turla | TBA | TBA | April 29, 2020 | 1 hour 33 minutes | |
| 80 | The Mesopotamians | Matt Monta, Jerome Hemersbach | TBA | TBA | May 6, 2020 | 1 hour 29 minutes |
Bonus Episodes[edit]
This list is still in progress.
| Episode | Topic | Guest | Original Air Date | Run Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | State Songs | Spencer Parks | January 8, 2019 | TBA | |
| 6.5 | Drummer Talk with Marty Beller | Marty Beller | January 15, 2019 | 1 hour 33 minutes | First episode to feature a member of the band |
