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Alison Brown – Celebrating 30 Years of Compass Records
September 10, 2025
Episode 487
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ArtistWorks, Banjo, Interviews
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Ethan Setiawan’s Encyclopedia Mandolinnica
September 3, 2025
Episode 486
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Interviews, Mandolin
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A quick update on the podcast
August 29, 2025
Episode 485
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Bluegrass Briefing
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Bluegrass Briefing August 18th 2025
August 16, 2025
Episode 484
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Bluegrass Briefing
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Bitesize – Gabe Witcher on first meeting Chris Thile and how Punch Brothers came together
August 13, 2025
Episode 483
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Bitesize Episodes, Fiddle, Interviews, Punch Brothers
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Bitesize – Jarrod Walker on playing with Billy Strings, plugging in and pedals
August 6, 2025
Episode 482
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Bluegrass Briefing August 4th 2025
August 4, 2025
Episode 481
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Bluegrass Briefing
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Joe Brent – Adhyâropa Records : Reimagining What a Record Label Is
July 30, 2025
Episode 480
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Interviews
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Bluegrass Briefing July 28th 2025
July 28, 2025
Episode 479
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Bluegrass Briefing
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Bitesize – Caitlin Canty on Songwriting and Slow Processing
July 23, 2025
Episode 478
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Bitesize Episodes, Interviews
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Bluegrass Briefing July 24th 2025 – IBMA Music Awards nominations special
July 21, 2025
Episode 477
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Bluegrass Briefing
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Sara Watkins – Connection and Collaboration on I’m With Her’s ‘Wild and Clear and Blue’
July 15, 2025
Episode 476
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Interviews
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Bluegrass Briefing July 14th 2025
July 14, 2025
Episode 475
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Bluegrass Briefing
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Shelby Means on her new solo record and 4 years with Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway
July 8, 2025
Episode 474
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Bass, Interviews
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Joe K Walsh – Less is More, Conversation and Space in Music
July 2, 2025
Episode 473
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Interviews, Mandolin
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Bluegrass Briefing June 30th 2025
June 30, 2025
Episode 472
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Bluegrass Briefing
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Celebrating IBMA World of Bluegrass as it Prepares to Move to Chattanooga in 2025
June 25, 2025
Episode 471
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Interviews, Specials
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Celebrating 50 years of the David Grisman Quintet – part 3 David Grisman
June 18, 2025
Episode 470
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David Grisman, Interviews, Mandolin, Specials
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Bluegrass Briefing June 16th 2025
June 16, 2025
Episode 469
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Bluegrass Briefing
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Celebrating 50 years of the David Grisman Quintet – part 2 Todd Phillips
June 11, 2025
Episode 468
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Bass, David Grisman, Interviews, Mandolin, Specials
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Celebrating 50 years of the David Grisman Quintet – part 1 Darol Anger & Mike Marshall
June 4, 2025
Episode 467
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David Grisman, Interviews, Mandolin, Specials
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Bluegrass Briefing June 2nd 2025
June 2, 2025
Episode 466
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Bluegrass Briefing
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Celebrating Norman Blake’s ‘Whiskey Before Breakfast’ with Bob Minner
May 28, 2025
Episode 465
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Classic albums, Guitar, Interviews
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Bluegrass Briefing May 26th 2025
May 26, 2025
Episode 464
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Bluegrass Briefing
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Wayne Erbsen on 50 Years of Writing About Southern Mountain Music
May 21, 2025
Episode 463
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Bluegrass Briefing, Interviews with writers
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Bluegrass Briefing May 14th 2025
May 14, 2025
Episode 462
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Bluegrass Briefing
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IBMA Dark Shadow Special – Becky Buller, Ben Wright (Henhouse Prowlers), Rick Faris & Jana Mougin