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 125: Interview w/CashorTrade
This week, we're happy to have Brando from CashorTrade on the podcast. We talk a lot about his Phish journey and about the great platform their team has built. We also play some music, tapping into t…
02:04:50 |
Wed 13 Dec 2017
Episode 124: Spectrum 1997
We couldn't let the 20th anniversary of the Fall '97 tour pass us by without spending a bit of time reflecting on the shows. This week, we revisit the Philly shows from that historic tour, from 12/2 …
02:53:09 |
Thu 07 Dec 2017
Episode 123: Turning points in Phish history w/Wally Holland (part 2)
On this episode, we finish our conversation with Wally Holland on turning point jams in Phish's career. We also talk Sci-Fi novels, confined spaces, and whether Lawn Boy even matters. Here is the ful…
01:31:28 |
Wed 22 Nov 2017
Episode 122: Turning points in Phish history w/Wally Holland (part 1)
This week we are joined by a return guest, Wally Holland, who helps us run through what we're calling "turning points" in Phish history. This is a two-part episode, because obviously, there are lots …
01:42:50 |
Wed 15 Nov 2017
Episode 121: Beyond the Pond crossover!
We have something really exciting this week. We were joined by Brian and David from Beyond the Pond, a podcast that we really enjoy and respect. These guys bring their immense Phish and music knowled…
01:09:32 |
Wed 01 Nov 2017
Free episode of HF Pod Plus
We are very grateful for all of the support of HF Pod Plus. We're making our most recent episode free and open to the public, to give you a better sense of what we're up to there. Here is our most re…
00:04:47 |
Fri 27 Oct 2017
Episode 120: Josh Thamm talks Phish and yoga
This episode we are joined by Josh, who talks with us about Phish and yoga. He's a yoga instructor, and a big Phish fan. He worked with us on a playlist of Phish jams that makes up a pretty great 60-…
01:37:45 |
Tue 17 Oct 2017
Episode 119: Trey's Guitar Rig w/Ryan Chiachiere
This week, we're excited to talk with Ryan Chiachiere, who is known for his awesome work on Trey's Guitar Rig. We talk with Ryan about, well, guitar stuff, complete with a deep dive on Trey's equipme…
01:32:55 |
Wed 04 Oct 2017
Episode 118: Interview w/Adam Lioz & Shaunea Robinson
This week we're back with two guests, Adam Lioz and Shaunea Robinson. They came to us through a post Adam wrote on Headcount.org, called “Phish Scene So White: Let’s Talk." We talk about Adam and Sha…
02:07:51 |
Fri 22 Sep 2017
Episode 117: Katy Tur
This week, we're back with a very special interview with Katy Tur. As most of you know, she's known for her Phish banter on air, and probably better known as the host of MSNBC Live, which airs every …
01:00:46 |
Tue 12 Sep 2017
Episode 116: Dick's Recap
This is a hybrid episode, as we talk about night 3 of Dick's, while also recapping the whole run. Brad and RJ do an intro discussion, and then play interviews about the run with Zac as well as Luke. …
02:30:30 |
Tue 05 Sep 2017
Quick Hit: Phish @ Dick's, 9-2-17
For today's Quick Hit we are glad to be joined by Brian Brinkman, the co-founder and co-host of the Beyond the Pond podcast. You all should listen to it if you haven't yet. Brian shares his thoughts …
00:35:30 |
Sun 03 Sep 2017
Quick Hit: Phish @ Dick's, 9.1.17
For today's Quick Hit we are joined by Mike Lowe, who gives us his thoughts on the first night of Dick's. We share some of the No Men from last night as well. Enjoy, and see you again tomorrow! If yo…
00:40:21 |
Sat 02 Sep 2017
Episode 115: Phish 8.10.96, Alpine Valley
This week, we're diverging from Baker's Dozen listening and analysis to look back at a summer show from 1996. We play the first set of 8.10.96, which was Phish's first show at the storied Alpine Vall…
02:17:04 |
Wed 30 Aug 2017
Episode 114: Baker's Dozen Recap
We're back with a new episode, this week we recap the Baker's Dozen run with a few different segments. We start with the interview we did with Tom Marshall at our live podcast event on Saturday, July…
01:30:46 |
Wed 16 Aug 2017
Quick Hit: Phish @ MSG, 8-6-17
For the Quick Hit for night 13 (glazed!), we're joined by our own Jonathan. We also do a quick conversation with Chris Pandolfi of The Infamous Stringdusters, who shares his take on the last night. T…
00:59:12 |
Mon 07 Aug 2017
Quick Hit: Phish @ MSG, 8-5-17
For night 11 (Boston Creme night), we're joined by Jimi. We also include a mix of some reviews from our own Matt, who hosted a couch touring party last night. Last chance to send your reviews, tonigh…
00:32:59 |
Sun 06 Aug 2017
Quick Hit: Phish @ MSG, 8-4-17
We keep it in the family this time for our Quick Hit from night 11 of the Baker's Dozen! Our own Jonathan fills us in on what went down in The Garden on Lemon night. We have two listener submissions …
00:38:39 |
Sat 05 Aug 2017
Quick Hit: Phish @ MSG, 8-2-17
We're back with a Quick Hit from night 10 of the Baker's Dozen! We're joined by Mike this time. We include one Quick Hit fan contribution as well. Hope to get more for the weekend shows! Make it coun…
00:32:42 |
Thu 03 Aug 2017
Quick Hit: Phish @ MSG, 8-1-17
We're back with a Quick Hit from the Tuesday, August 1 show (night 9) of the Baker's Dozen. RJ and Jonathan break the show down and we play a bit of the Steep as well. Keep your fan reviews coming! W…
00:23:51 |
Wed 02 Aug 2017
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