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 106: Phish 4.8.94, State College, PA
This week we'll be listening to and discussing 4.8.94, from State College, PA. It's just us this week, and we enjoyed reflecting on this show. We discuss and play both sets, and hope you enjoy! Here'…
03:20:58 |
Thu 13 Apr 2017
Episode 105: Joel Cummins Interview
We're really excited to be releasing this interview with Joel Cummins of Umphreys McGee! Brad caught up with Joel while the tour was coming through Phoenix. Fun conversation about Umphrey's and Phish…
03:28:51 |
Thu 30 Mar 2017
Episode 104: Phish St. Louis 93 w/Scott Bernstein
This week we discuss the Phish St. Louis '93 release with guest Scott Bernstein. We're happy to have Scott back, and we had a fun conversation about this release of two very different shows from the …
01:22:46 |
Thu 23 Mar 2017
HF Pod Plus launch!
We're trying something new this week, offering a twice a month bonus podcast through HF Pod Plus, which is powered by the Patreon platform. The content will be focused on "this month in Phish history…
00:05:43 |
Thu 16 Mar 2017
Episode 103: Tweezer So Cold
For many (most?) fans, there’s no greater gift at a Phish show than a Tweezer. Phish experiences are formed and strengthened based on single performances of this song. Shows can be saved by its appea…
02:27:31 |
Thu 09 Mar 2017
Episode 102: HF Pod Plays Dead
Hello friends! This week we're doing something different: we're playing Dead. Jonathan took the lead on this experiment, and we hope you'll like it. If you do, we may do it more in the future. Let us…
01:41:42 |
Wed 01 Mar 2017
Episode 101: Chris Pandolfi interview
This week we're excited to be talking with Chris Pandolfi of the Infamous Stringdusters. They just released an excellent album, Laws of Gravity, and they're on tour! Here are the dates, but over the …
01:07:11 |
Thu 16 Feb 2017
Episode 100: We made it.
Thanks for tuning in this week! We made it to episode 100, so we decided to take this time to reflect back on the first 99 episodes and talk about some notable conversations, the lessons we've learne…
02:15:01 |
Fri 10 Feb 2017
Episode 99: Daniel Pinchbeck Interview
This week's guest is Daniel Pinchbeck, the author of How Soon Is Now?, which comes out on February 20. It's a fascinating and timely book that talks about how we can collectively get out of the ecolo…
02:15:54 |
Thu 02 Feb 2017
Episode 98: Holly Bowling
This episode we are joined by Holly Bowling. Holly is a classically trained pianist who came to phans' attention when she transcribed and adapted the Tahoe Tweezer for the piano. Since, Holly has rel…
02:14:10 |
Thu 26 Jan 2017
Episode 97: Mexico 2017 recap
Today our friend and returning guest Arthur helps us recap the recent 3-night run at the Barcelo Maya Resort in Mexico. Of course, we have some clips of music throughout. Hope you enjoy. Please subsc…
01:06:30 |
Fri 20 Jan 2017
Episode 96: MSG Recap
This week we're joined by Craig and Jen, who help us recap the recent MSG New Year's Run. We kick off the episode with a quick catch up with Tom Marshall, who tells us about what's coming up on Under…
03:00:43 |
Thu 05 Jan 2017
Episode 95: 2016 Holiday Special
This week it's just Brad, RJ and Jonathan, talking about 2016 Phish, holiday music, favorite albums of the year, and a lot more. We also want to take this moment to say thank you to all of you for li…
02:15:33 |
Thu 22 Dec 2016
Episode 94: December 1997
This week, Brad and RJ got together to talk about the greatness that is Phish in December, specifically, December 1997. Nineteen years ago, they were driving through snow to see shows and the payoff …
02:01:36 |
Thu 15 Dec 2016
Episode 93: Interview w/Jefferson Waful
This week, we're excited to chat with Jefferson Waful, Lighting Designer for Umphrey's McGee and Producer for CID Entertainment (and a long time Phish fan). This was a really fun conversation, chatti…
01:36:49 |
Wed 07 Dec 2016
Episode 92: Phish.Net Conversation
We had the privilege of interviewing Marco Walsh, Board President of The Mockingbird Foundation and a prominent member of the Phish.Net community who's given countless hours of his time over the year…
01:27:12 |
Wed 30 Nov 2016
Episode 91: Fall Tour Recap
This week, we're joined by Rob Mitchum, who helps us recap Phish Fall Tour 2016. There's a lot to discuss, and as usual, Rob brings great perspective and analysis. There's a lot to discuss! We of cou…
02:50:39 |
Wed 23 Nov 2016
Remembering Sharon Jones
We're all sad to hear news of the passing of Sharon Jones. Jonathan took some time last night to say a few words and put them together with some tunes. Seems like the thing to do is keep on dancing. …
00:29:15 |
Sat 19 Nov 2016
An Issue We Can't Overlook
Today we bring you a different kind of conversation. Over the past several weeks, there has been a lot of conversation online about harassment and abuse of women at Phish shows and in the community m…
00:27:00 |
Mon 14 Nov 2016
Episode 90: Interview w/Tom Marshall
Today we're excited to share our interview with Tom Marshall! We appreciate him coming on to share his experiences, perspectives and stories. He also shares some big news about a project he's been wo…
01:10:31 |
Fri 04 Nov 2016
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