TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast
"Elvis is history," Carl Perkins once said, "and anytime anyone or anything becomes history, whether it be Pearl Harbor or Elvis, it will never go away. The world will never tire of his songs."
TCBCast is an unofficial fan podcast featuring co-hosts Gurdip Ladhar and Justin Gausman, along with regular guest co-hosts Ryan Droste and Bec Wyles, plus an array of Elvis fans and experts setting out to better understand that history, and those songs. Tackling topics from throughout Elvis's lifetime and beyond, TCBCast seeks to offer thoughtful, intelligent, heartfelt and honest discourse on Presley's career, his influences, the people who made his work possible, and the cultural phenomenon surrounding his iconography.
TCBCast is not associated with or endorsed by Graceland, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Authentic Brands Group or Sony.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 100 minutes
- Episodes
- 420
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
TCBCast 040: Golden Songs of the Week, Volume 2
Justin & Gurdip, both suffering from rough colds, are taking a week break. So now's the perfect time to revisit some of our earliest songs of the week from episodes 6-10. With some new clips & edits,…
TCBCast 039: Novelty Songs
Dressed up in their Halloween costumes (and both ill with colds), Justin & Gurdip explore the fun world of mid-20th Century novelty songs, many with surprising Elvis connections. Then for Song of the…
TCBCast 038: Elvis Box Sets
TCBCast takes a (not-even-remotely comprehensive) look at the history of Elvis box sets, from early favorites like A Golden Celebration to the RCA Albums Collection. For Song of the Week, Gurdip pick…
TCBCast 037: Amor en Las Vegas, Part 2
Viva Elvis! Viva Ann-Margret! Viva TCBCast! The conclusion of our review of 1964's Viva Las Vegas is here, featuring Ryan Droste! We discuss our takes on director George Sidney, Col. Parker's interfe…
TCBCast 036: Love in Las Vegas, Part 1
Justin & Gurdip are joined by Ryan Droste for a lively discussion of 1964's MGM film "Viva Las Vegas." Does the fiery chemistry between its leads and traditional musical lineage with director George …
TCBCast 035: Not-So-Viva Elvis
What's the opposite of Viva? This week, Justin & Gurdip take a look at where the ironically short-lived 2010 Cirque production "Viva Elvis" went awry and where it succeeded. Justin makes an important…
TCBCast 034: The Killer
This week, Gurdip & Justin examine the musical career of Elvis' colleague Jerry Lee Lewis. From his days at SUN to his later country shift, could he ever shake his traditional rock roots to cross-gen…
TCBCast 033: Elvis' Record Collection
Huge news for Elvis fans as a fellow Elvis fan makes a massive discovery of home recordings public, then Justin & Gurdip sit down with the collection of records Elvis left with Scotty Moore for an en…
TCBCast 032: January-February 1956 RCA Sessions
Justin & Gurdip continue to progress through Elvis' studio sessions with the January & February 1956 sessions that mostly comprised his first LP and singles for RCA. Then, for Song of the Week, Justi…
TCBCast 031: Elvis Collecting feat. Ryan Droste
While Gurdip is out, Justin sits down with Ryan Droste of the TopRopeNation podcast to swap stories of discovering Elvis' music, collecting Elvis records, and even discuss Ryan's thesis paper, which …
TCBCast 030: The Happiest Place on Earth
Gurdip's goin' to Disney! So with limited recording time this week, Gurdip gives his brief thoughts on Alan Hanson's "Elvis '57" book and highlights Elvis' Vancouver performance. Meanwhile, Justin ha…
TCBCast 029: Where No One Stands Alone Review
Gurdip & Justin sit down with the latest reimagining of Elvis' music, Sony's "Where No One Stands Alone" to see how it stands up to scrutiny. Then, for Song of the Week, Justin feels the burn of anot…
TCBCast 028: Elvis-Inspired Films
This week, Justin & Gurdip sit down to discuss Elvis-inspired films as well as react to early previews of "Where No One Stands Alone" ahead of next week's full album review. Then, for Song of the Wee…
TCBCast 027: King Creole Film Commentary
Sync up your DVD or digital copy of King Creole and watch along with Gurdip & Justin! From Michael Curtiz's direction to Elvis' co-stars like Carolyn Jones, Walter Matthau and Delores Hart, from the …
TCBCast 026: Scotty and Bill in the 60s + Listener Mail!
This week, Justin & Gurdip read some listener emails, then explore the fascinating recording careers of Elvis's guitarist Scotty Moore and his bassist Bill Black in the 1960s, including the Bill Blac…
TCBCast 025: Our Least Favorite Elvis Songs
Every artist has a few clunkers to go with their most innovative, emotional and resonant hits, and with a catalogue as big as Elvis', both Gurdip & Justin have a handful they skip over. We're bracing…
TCBCast 024: 1961 Bloch Arena Pearl Harbor Benefit
After a week off, Justin & Gurdip return to explore Elvis' benefit concert supporting the USS Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, discussing not only the recorded concert itself but its place i…
TCBCast 023: Golden Songs of the Week, Volume 1
After 6 months of TCBCast, Justin & Gurdip take a one-week break but never fear: Songs of the Week are here! That's right, this week we're featuring updated, re-edited and expanded Songs of the Week …
TCBCast 022: Girl Happy Review & Remembering DJ Fontana
Justin & Gurdip reflect on the life and work of DJ Fontana, then sit down to spend more time and energy analyzing Elvis' 1965 beach musical Girl Happy than anyone before! For Song of the Week, Gurdip…
TCBCast 021: Justin's Top 10 Elvis Commercials
This week, Justin & Gurdip dig up a topic from a previously unfinished episode of Justin's webseries Blue Suede Reviews, exploring the best and oddest Elvis-related TV commercials. For Song of the We…