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
MSG 2024 Recap
Thanks for joining as we recap the MSG 2024 run! We'll be back next week with a 2024 show draft. Stay tuned, and happy new year.
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01:18:48 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
Top 25 Tours Breakdown
On today's episode, we look back at our Top 25 Tours series, talk about what we got right, what we got wrong, our personal top 5 tours, and a lot more. Thanks for joining us on this journey.
Please g…
01:18:12 |
Tue 24 Dec 2024
Top 25 Tours — #1 — Fall 1995
We have reached the end of this series, and are discussing the #1 ranked tour of all time, Fall 1995. We have a spirited discussion about this tour, where it fits within Phish history, and a lot more…
01:40:16 |
Thu 19 Dec 2024
Top 25 Tours — #2 — Fall 1997
Today we're celebrating the #2 tour of all time (ranked #1 by fans) of the Top 25 Tours. Get your dancing shoes on, and let's dive into the funk. We've had so much fun with this series, we hope you h…
01:39:29 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
25+ Minute Jam Draft
We're back with another fun, competitive, and intense draft. This one is really fun. We each draft jams in different categories (see below, spoiler alert!). Thanks for listening, and if you have thou…
01:43:20 |
Thu 05 Dec 2024
Top 25 Tours — #3 — Fall 1994
We start this one off with a spirited debate focused on the question: is Fall 1994 appropriately ranked as the #3 Phish tour of all time? Should it be higher? We only have a couple more episodes to g…
01:28:37 |
Wed 27 Nov 2024
Top 25 Tours — #4 — Summer 1998
We're in the top 4! This is Summer 1998. Thanks for joining and listening.
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01:36:02 |
Mon 18 Nov 2024
Top 25 Tours — #5 — Summer 1993
We are on to Summer of 1993, as we enter the top 5 tours. Thanks for joining.
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01:22:53 |
Mon 11 Nov 2024
Top 25 Tours — #6 — Summer 1997
Thanks for joining us as we continue our Top 25 Tours, with #6, US Summer 1997.
Here's the Live Bait Tracks by Date list: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/10ZghgpJP8JWp5Yw5uMgfAM7yWmopYaJLK4PEj…
01:28:10 |
Mon 04 Nov 2024
Albany 2024 Recap
Thanks for joining as we recap the weekend run from Albany, benefiting the Divided Sky Foundation.
https://dividedsky.org/benefit
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01:00:46 |
Mon 28 Oct 2024
Top 25 Tours — #7 — Summer 1995
Today we're on tour #7! We talk the madness of Summer 1995.
Here's the Live Bait Tracks By Year spreadsheet.
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01:17:05 |
Wed 23 Oct 2024
Top 25 Tours — #8 — Fall 2021
We're cruising on to Fall 2021! Thanks for joining us!
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The Hel…
01:03:50 |
Wed 09 Oct 2024
Top 25 Tours — #9 — Summer 1994
Today we're into the top 10! We talk about Summer 1994, and all the classic shows involved. We also get into depth on how the improv evolved during this year and highlight some of our favorite jams a…
01:33:43 |
Sat 05 Oct 2024
Scott Chasolen
In this special episode, RJ sits down with Scott Chasolen (ulu, REPRISE, The Machine, Beginnings, AM Gold) about his new album, Full Circle, which is out on Friday, 10/4. He's also playing an album r…
00:25:37 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
Top 25 Tours — #10 — Winter 2003
Thanks for joining, today we're diving into Winter 2003.
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The H…
01:19:31 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
Top 25 Tours — #11 — Summer 2017
We are back at it and looking at the Baker's Dozen and Summer 2017. Thanks for tuning in, as always.
Philly people, come to our special music and food event on 9/29 (50% off with FEASTFAM)
REPRISE fa…
01:07:31 |
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Summer Tour 2024 Recaps — Dick's
We wrap up our Summer Tour recaps with a dive into the four-night run at Dick's. Thanks for joining, and as always, if you enjoy what we do, please leave us a review!
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01:52:01 |
Mon 02 Sep 2024
Summer Tour 2024 Recaps — Mondegreen
Thank for joining us as we talk about the weekend at Mondegreen!
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01:45:23 |
Wed 21 Aug 2024
Summer Tour 2024 Recaps — Bethel
We're trucking on to recap 3 nights of Bethel. Thanks for joining.
Check out Scott Chasolen's music and upcoming shows here: https://www.scottchasolen.com/
And get tickets for upcoming Reprise shows:…
01:22:09 |
Mon 12 Aug 2024
Summer Tour 2024 Recaps — Deer Creek + Grand Rapids
We're trucking on to recap 3 nights of Deer Creek and 2 nights of Grand Rapids!
Please give us a call at (484) 416-0488 and leave us your thoughts and questions! And give us a review wherever you lis…
01:25:31 |
Fri 09 Aug 2024
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