Helping Friendly Podcast
The Helping Friendly Podcast (HFPod) explores the music and fan experience of Phish, through interviews and deep dives on shows and tours. Since 2013, we’ve aimed to bring the fan voice into discussions about Phish, and with the help of our guests, we’re still discovering new angles of appreciation for the band. And when the band is on tour, we provide a review of every show the following day with a fan who was there. As one of our listeners said, “this show has impeccable analysis, stats, commentary and music.” Join us!
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 80 minutes
- Episodes
- 619
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2025
Episode 171: Inside This Silent Scene
On this special episode, we speak with a group of deaf and hard of hearing fans and interpreters about their experiences at Phish shows and their experiences with music in general. Special thanks to …
01:15:24 |
Wed 18 Mar 2020
Episode 170: Mexico 2020
Phish on the beach! RJ, Matt, and Jonathan break down this year's Riviera Maya run.
Check out the new 27 Club podcast hosted by Jake Brennan, the creator and host of DISGRACELAND and iHeartRadio’s 20…
01:30:50 |
Wed 04 Mar 2020
Episode 169: Back Tracking: A Picture Of Nectar
Jonathan and Matt continue our "Back Tracking" series with Phish's major label debut, A Picture of Nectar.
Going to Mexico? Look for RJ and Matt on the beach!
Check out Freak Flag Flying and Politics…
01:03:51 |
Wed 12 Feb 2020
Episode 168: Drew's Corner - 12.31.93
This week, we begin a new recurring feature: Drew's Corner. Drew Hitz is a friend of the podcast and a professional musician who brings excellent insight into Phish as both a longtime phan as well as…
01:00:20 |
Thu 30 Jan 2020
Episode 167: Big Cypress
On this episode, we're giving Big Cypress its worthwhile attention. We run down 10 of the top moments from the festival, and talk about the evolution of the "Big Cypress sound." We highlight some tru…
01:34:43 |
Wed 15 Jan 2020
Quick Hit: MSG NYE Run 2019
We're here to recap an absolutely excellent New Year's run from MSG. We run down each of the shows and share our highlights and perspective.
Be sure to check out the trailer for Freak Flag Flying, a…
01:20:19 |
Thu 02 Jan 2020
Episode 166: December 1995 Revisited
This week we go back to the best of December 1995, because we all need to hear more of this month of Phish. This episode was originally released in December 2018. This is part two, and part one is he…
01:51:49 |
Wed 18 Dec 2019
Quick Hit: Charleston!
Today we're bringing you a Quick Hit with listener Jed, who gives us his take on all of the Charleston shows.
Please give us a review on Apple Podcasts or follow us on Spotify. We'll be back soon wit…
00:33:42 |
Mon 09 Dec 2019
Quick Hit: Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
Quick-ish hit? Matt and Jonathan swap stories about the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh shows from the Fall 2019 Tour.
Go check out the Pittsburgh show on LivePhish.
Listen to After Midnight: Phish At Bi…
00:46:19 |
Fri 06 Dec 2019
Quick Hit: Providence and Nassau
Quick Hits are back. We talk Providence and Nassau with Jake Beckman. And music! Check out all the shows at LivePhish.
Other things:
After Midnight—subscribe and listen, and leave us a review on Appl…
00:42:14 |
Mon 02 Dec 2019
Episode 165: November 2009
We're going back to November 2009. It's been 10 years, and we're getting psyched for Fall Tour! We tackle the Detroit show on 11.18 through the Portland show on 11.29. Of course, you can listen to al…
01:13:34 |
Wed 20 Nov 2019
Episode 164: Oysterhead
This week we're talking about Oysterhead, past, present and future.
After Midnight! Please subscribe to the series on Apple Podcasts, follow on Spotify, or find it wherever you get podcasts.
You can …
00:49:18 |
Wed 06 Nov 2019
Episode 163: Back Tracking - Lawn Boy
This week we're looking back at the classic Lawn Boy, another record that completely changed the course of Phish history.
All of the tour dates for upcoming Phish and side projects can of course be …
01:00:50 |
Wed 23 Oct 2019
Episode 1...62: Dayton 11.30.95
This week we're highlighting the new LivePhish release of 11.30.95, which was the topic of Episode 1 of this podcast!
If you want to learn more about the new Osiris podcasts coming this Fall, please …
01:01:52 |
Wed 09 Oct 2019
Episode 161: Nick Sanborn
This week, we talk with musician Nick Sanborn. You may know Nick from his band Sylvan Esso, or as the bassist for Megafaun, Nick has been a Phish fan since 1998 and tells us all about his current mus…
01:09:37 |
Wed 25 Sep 2019
Episode 160: Dick's 2019
Hello friends. We're back to talk about the most recent Dick's run. We cover 8.30, 8.31 and 9.1. We hope you enjoy the conversation.
Check out SiriusXM and get 3 months for $1—get tons of great stati…
01:26:17 |
Wed 11 Sep 2019
New Osiris Podcast–Previously Unreleased Interview with Trey
We hope you enjoyed the Fall Tour preview. We're bringing you a full episode of the new Osiris podcast, The Tapes Archive, with a never before heard interview with Trey from 1993.
Please subscribe to…
00:47:39 |
Fri 30 Aug 2019
Episode 159: Fall Preview
As we gear up for Dicks, we look ahead to Fall Tour with a mix of jams from each city.
Here's the tracklisting for the mix:
1993-02-04 Providence Performing Arts Center - Stash
2003-11-28 Nassau Vete…
01:18:59 |
Wed 28 Aug 2019
Episode 158: Back Tracking — Junta
This week we bring you another installment of "Back Tracking," this time revisiting Junta. You can pick up the album on vinyl from Dry Goods, and stream it anytime at LivePhish or on the app.
Junta c…
01:16:25 |
Wed 14 Aug 2019
Episode 157: Summer 2019 Tour In Review
What a summer! After a gauntlet of Quick Hits, we're back with a proper HFPod episode this week. The entire team is present (even Brad!) to discuss our feelings on the Summer 2019 Tour. We're joined …
01:21:29 |
Wed 31 Jul 2019
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