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Recent Episodes

Episode 23: Give It Up for Mick Jones

Posted July 7, 2023 • 00:31:47

Returning to normal after last week’s special episode on Garland Jeffreys (and thanks to Garland for the shout-out on social media), we turn to a...

Episode 22: 80th Birthday Tribute to Garland Jeffreys, the King of In Between

Posted June 30, 2023 • 00:36:19

On this special joint episode of our two podcasts, In the Shadow of the Evening Trees and Two Minutes Fifty-Nine, Jennifer and I celebrate one of our...

Episode 21: Punk and Pride

Posted June 23, 2023 • 00:31:10

Pride Month is rapidly passing and this weekend it’s Chicago’s turn to celebrate, so I thought I’d ponder the connections between punk rock and...

Episode 20: Dads, Guitars, Folk Music, and Punk Rock

Posted June 16, 2023 • 00:30:00

Father’s Day is coming up and that can be a mixed bag for some folks. On this week’s episode, I talk about how Garland Jeffreys’ song “Collide...

Episode 19: We’re Not a “Banana Republic”

Posted June 9, 2023 • 00:31:29

The good news is, I do not talk about Ireland or Bruce Springsteen this week, other than to point out that you can listen to my wife and I on Jesse...