• Old People
    2026/05/04
    What can we say that is more apt than "Life ain't cushy?" Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth discuss the song "Old People" from John Hiatt's 2014 album Terms of My Surrender. We discuss the lyrics, a clearly fictional story John told about the inspiration, and rate it on our Hiatt-5-star scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    44 分
  • Old Habits Are Hard to Break
    2026/04/27
    In this episode of Perfectly Good Podcast, hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth welcome return guest Mike Blanchard from Geekcast Radio Network. Learn how a childhood story from Marshall Chapman turned into this bluesy song that was both a B-side in the Stolen Moments era and a rocking Guilty Dogs ditty from Perfectly Good Guitar. We discuss some great covers before breaking down the lyrics and then rating on our 5-star scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • Sharing tales from the road with special guest Dave Keller - Old Days
    2026/04/21
    Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth are joined by songwriter and touring musician Dave Keller to discuss John Hiatt's "Old Days." Dave shares stories of his own influences and mentors and life as a touring musician. After we break down the lyrics and rate this song from "Same Old Man" stay tuned for a bonus song from Dave Keller's newest album. Be sure to also check out his website for more music and information about his upcoming tour dates. www.davekeller.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 29 分
  • Odds of Loving You
    2026/04/13
    Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth are discussing "Odds of Loving You" from John Hiatt's Eclipse Sessions. Seven comes eleven, but we are still going through the our journey to rate every John Hiatt song on a five point scale? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 分
  • Ocean
    2026/04/06
    Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth go back to 1974's Hangin' Around the Observatory to discuss the final song on that album, "Ocean." As part of our journey to discuss every song in alphabetical order, we share an audio excerpt from an interview with John about the recording process and creation of that album for Epic. The hosts then break down the lyrics and rate on our 1 to 5 star scale of John Hiatt songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    31 分
  • Wrapping up the N's
    2026/04/02
    Jesse and Sylvan have completed another letter in our journey from A to Z of every song in John Hiatt's official album releases. In this recap episode we'll look back at the letter N and share some facts and statistics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    17 分
  • Jake Thistle on American Idol
    2026/04/02
    Sylvan and Jesse spend a few moments sharing their joy and pride in the way the podcast's own Jake Thistle. Please check out Jake's music and watch him on American Idol! https://jakethistle.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    16 分
  • Number One Honest Game
    2026/03/30
    In this episode which is our fifth time discussing a song from John Hiatt's Warming Up to the Ice Age, Jesse and Sylvan are joined by Joe Kay from Play that Rock and Roll. We also have some audio commentary from the Fish Out of Water YouTube Channel and a excerpt from John Hiatt himself on the unique sound of "Number One Honest Game." Join us as we break down the lyrics and rate this song on our 1 to 5 star scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 時間 5 分