In mid-August, I chatted with journalist Jim Newton at Booksmith in SF about his newly released Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening, which is out now.

We touched on:

• Why Jerry would’ve been the ultimate interview guest

• The Dead’s wild growth in the ’80s — was Reagan the backdrop?

• Garcia’s allergy to politics and endorsements

• Jerry Brown asking for help… and getting turned down

• What kept Deadheads coming back, year after year

This week, Dr. Darryl De Marzio curates the setlist as returning champ Adam is joined by John, Jack, and Bryan.

Darryl is the Executive Director of the Portsmouth Institute, Portsmouth Abbey’s Benedictine Center for Catholic Thought, Liturgy, and Culture. Darryl holds a masters and doctoral degree from Columbia University. His scholarship spans philosophy of education, ethical theory, and Catholic educational practice, with articles published in leading journals including Educational Theory, and Studies in Philosophy and Education.

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This week, professor Rick Monture curates the setlist as returning champ Scott is joined by Adam, Cory, and Matt.

Rick is the director of the Indigenous Studies Program at McMaster University, where he also teaches in the Department of English and Cultural Studies. Rick is a member of the Mohawk Nation, Turtle Clan, from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory.

Rick is also the author of We Share Our Matters: Two Centuries of Writing and Resistance at Six Nations of the Grand River—which maps the intellectual traditions and ongoing sovereignty of the Haudenosaunee people.

Rick holds a PhD in English from McMaster, is a past Fulbright scholar, and has long served on the boards of cultural and educational institutions at Six Nations. Rick is also a longtime Grateful Dead taper and member of the Grateful Dead Studies Association.

To be a contestant, sponsor the show, or ask questions/make comments, please email:

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• We Share Our Matters: Two Centuries of Writing and Resistance at Six Nations of the Grand River
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• 30k ft's Instagram