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Alison Krauss Remembers Tony Rice
June 8, 2024
Episode 393
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Guitar, Interviews, Specials, Tony Rice
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Alister Atkin (Atkin Guitars) – Building new guitars with old souls
July 24, 2024
Episode 405
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Guitar, Instrument making, Interviews
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Announcing the Bryan Sutton & IBMA Hurricane Helene Fundraiser
October 17, 2024
Episode 421
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Specials
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Becky Buller Interview
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Bitesize – Jack Lawrence on the D18 Doc Watson Gave Him
February 13, 2025
Episode 444
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Bitesize Episodes, Doc Watson, Interviews
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Bob Minner Interview (Norman Blake tribute record)
March 8, 2022
Episode 177
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Guitar, Interviews
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Brittany Haas on joining Punch Brothers
July 2, 2024
Episode 398
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ArtistWorks, Fiddle, Interviews, Punch Brothers
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Bronwyn Keith-Hynes (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway) interview
May 18, 2022
Episode 196
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Interviews
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Bronwyn Keith-Hynes on her new record ‘I Built a World’ and winning a Grammy with Molly Tuttle
May 22, 2024
Episode 390
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Fiddle, Interviews
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Bryan Sutton – Hurricane Helene Fundraiser
October 30, 2024
Episode 425
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Guitar, Interviews, Specials
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Bryan Sutton interview (episode #100)
September 8, 2021
Episode 100
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ArtistWorks, Guitar, Interviews
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Caitlin Canty interview
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Cameron Knowler interview
July 27, 2022
Episode 222
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Guitar, Interviews
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Celebrating ‘JD Crowe & The New South’ at 50 with Tim Stafford (Rounder 0044)
February 26, 2025
Episode 448
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Classic albums, Interviews, Specials, Tony Rice
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Celebrating ‘Phillips, Grier & Flinner’ with Eric Skye
January 29, 2025
Episode 440
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Classic albums, Interviews, Specials
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Celebrating Bela Fleck’s ‘Drive’ with Chris Eldridge (Punch Brothers/Mighty Poplar)
July 9, 2024
Episode 400
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ArtistWorks, Banjo, Classic albums, Interviews, Punch Brothers, Specials, Tony Rice
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Charlotte Carrivick – Sensible or Otherwise
November 28, 2024
Episode 432
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Guitar, Interviews
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Charlotte Carrivick Interview
December 1, 2021
Episode 139
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Guitar, Interviews
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Chris Eldridge (Punch Brothers) Interview
December 9, 2021
Episode 140
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ArtistWorks, Guitar, Interviews, Punch Brothers
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Chris Pandolfi (Infamous Stringdusters) interview
August 10, 2022
Episode 224
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Banjo, Interviews
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Clarence White Tribute part 1 – featuring David Grier and Alan Munde
October 10, 2023
Episode 322
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Guitar, Interviews, Specials
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Clarence White Tribute part 2 – featuring Russ Barenberg, Diane Bouska, Michael Daves & Tim Stafford
October 18, 2023
Episode 324
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ArtistWorks, Guitar, Interviews, Specials
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Dan Gutstein – ‘Poor Gal: The Cultural History of Little Liza Jane’
December 11, 2024
Episode 435
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Interviews, Interviews with writers
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Dan Tyminski interview
August 17, 2022
Episode 226
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Guitar, Interviews, Tony Rice
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Daniel Kimbro – Story Songs, Murder Ballads and a New Solo Record
January 22, 2025
Episode 438
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Bass, Interviews
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Daniel Patrick – Mandolins and Beer Podcast
October 23, 2024
Episode 423
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Interviews, Mandolin
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Darol Anger – Mr Sun Plays Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker
December 4, 2024
Episode 433
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ArtistWorks, Fiddle, Interviews
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Dave Sinko – Capturing Sound for Punch Brothers and Edgar Meyer
May 7, 2024
Episode 386
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Interviews, Punch Brothers
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Discovering Tony Rice with Bill Amatneek
March 19, 2024
Episode 369
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Guitar, Interviews, Tony Rice
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Doc Watson’s 100th birthday celebration – part 1
March 1, 2023
Episode 259
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ArtistWorks, Doc Watson, Guitar, Interviews, Specials
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Doc Watson’s 100th birthday celebration – part 2
March 1, 2023
Episode 260
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Doc Watson, Guitar, Interviews, Specials
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Earl Scruggs 100th Birthday Tribute part 1 – Tony Trischka, Kristin Scott Benson and Alan Munde
January 16, 2024
Episode 351
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ArtistWorks, Banjo, Earl Scruggs, Interviews, Specials
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Earl Scruggs 100th Birthday Tribute part 2 – Jerry Douglas, Alison Brown and Tim O’Brien
January 24, 2024
Episode 353
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ArtistWorks, Banjo, Earl Scruggs, Interviews, Specials
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Earl Scruggs 100th Birthday Tribute part 3 – Trey Hensley, Kyle Tuttle (Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway) & Willow Osborne
February 1, 2024
Episode 355
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Banjo, Earl Scruggs, Interviews, Specials
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Emma John (Wayfaring Stranger book) Interview
June 21, 2022
Episode 209
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Interviews
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Eric Skye interview
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Ethan Sherman interview
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Food For Thought – Dolly Parton and Being Yourself on Purpose
July 31, 2024
Episode 407
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Food for Thought
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Food for Thought – Some Days You Just Suck (and that’s OK)
July 11, 2023
Episode 308
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Food for Thought
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Food for Thought – The Art of Reaction
September 1, 2022
Episode 227
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Food for Thought
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Food For Thought – Tim Stafford on Why David Grier Doesn’t Put Rhinestones in his Hammers (!)
November 17, 2022
Episode 239
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Food for Thought
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Food for Thought – Tuning Your Ear (Tim Stafford on electronic tuners and Tony Rice’s tuning)
December 2, 2022
Episode 242
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Food for Thought, Tony Rice
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Food for Thought – What You Should Be Scared of as a Musician
May 26, 2023
Episode 291
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Food for Thought
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Food for Thought #1 – Tony Rice
September 17, 2021
Episode 105
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Food for Thought, Tony Rice
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Food for Thought #2 – ‘100 Whiskey Before Breakfasts’
September 23, 2021
Episode 110
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Food for Thought
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Food for Thought #3 – Is it Time We Stopped Calling People ‘Gifted’?
October 1, 2021
Episode 115
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Food for Thought
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Food for Thought #4 – Is It Possible to Ruin a Song?
October 7, 2021
Episode 116
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Food for Thought
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Food for Thought #5 – Playing Along With Manzanita
October 15, 2021
Episode 122
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Food for Thought, Tony Rice
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Food for Thought #6 – Personnel is Personality
October 21, 2021
Episode 127
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Food for Thought
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Food for Thought #7 – A cool book and a neat trick
October 29, 2021
Episode 132
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Food for Thought
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Food for Thought #8 – ‘Yes, but is it bluegrass?’
June 3, 2022
Episode 202
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Food for Thought
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Food for Thought #9 – Letting go of Perfect
July 22, 2022
Episode 220
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Food for Thought
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Gabe Witcher (Punch Brothers) interview
June 27, 2023
Episode 304
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Interviews, Punch Brothers
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George Jackson on Recording 100 Fiddle Tunes in a Day
February 20, 2024
Episode 361
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Interviews
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Happy Traum (Homespun Tapes) Interview
June 10, 2022
Episode 208
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Interviews
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Happy Traum (Homespun Tapes) repost
July 22, 2024
Episode 404
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Interviews
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Harry Clark (East Nash Grass/Dan Tyminski) interview
November 24, 2022
Episode 241
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Interviews, Mandolin
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How to Coach a Band with Stephen Mougin (Sam Bush Band/Dark Shadow Recording)
April 23, 2024
Episode 383
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Interviews
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IBMA 2024 Special – featuring ArtistWorks, Brenna MacMillan, Collings Guitars and more
October 2, 2024
Episode 417
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Interviews, Specials
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IBMA World of Bluegrass 2023 special
October 3, 2023
Episode 320
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Interviews, Specials
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Inspiration for Musicians – featuring Bryan Sutton, Sierra Hull, Stephen Mougin and more
September 26, 2024
Episode 416
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Interviews, Interviews with writers
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Intro to Bluegrass Jam Along
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Jack Hinshelwood (Doc at 100) interview
January 14, 2023
Episode 248
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Doc Watson, Interviews
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Jack Lawrence interview – Doc Watson’s 100th birthday celebration
April 13, 2023
Episode 274
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Doc Watson, Guitar, Interviews
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Jacob Jolliff Interview
June 4, 2024
Episode 392
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Interviews, Mandolin
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Jake Eddy Interview
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Jake Eddy returns
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Jake Workman on 9 years with Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
February 19, 2025
Episode 446
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Guitar, Interviews
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James Kee (East Nash Grass) interview
September 19, 2023
Episode 316
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Interviews
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Jarrod Walker (Billy Strings) Interview
March 2, 2022
Episode 175
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Interviews, Mandolin
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Jason Verlinde (Fretboard Journal) interview
August 21, 2024
Episode 412
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Interviews, Interviews with writers
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Jerry Douglas celebrates Earl Scruggs’ 100th Birthday
January 2, 2024
Episode 347
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Banjo, Earl Scruggs, Interviews
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Jerry Douglas on his new record ‘The Set’
September 11, 2024
Episode 413
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Interviews
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Jim Mills on Earl Scruggs and pre-War Gibson banjos
February 7, 2024
Episode 357
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Banjo, Earl Scruggs, Interviews
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John McEuen (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) interview
March 9, 2023
Episode 263
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Banjo, Doc Watson, Interviews
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Josh Turknett (Brainjo) Interview
December 22, 2021
Episode 145
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Banjo, Interviews, Interviews with writers
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Josh Turknett (Brainjo) Interview – Re-post
January 9, 2024
Episode 349
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Banjo, Interviews, Interviews with writers
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Justin Moses interview
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Kristina R Gaddy – “Well of Souls: Uncovering the Banjo’s Hidden History”
September 26, 2022
Episode 230
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Banjo, Interviews, Interviews with writers
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Kristina R Gaddy on the Banjo’s Hidden History (part 1 – original interview re-post)
April 16, 2024
Episode 380
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Banjo, Interviews, Interviews with writers
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Kristina R Gaddy on the Banjo’s Hidden History (part 2 – new interview)
April 16, 2024
Episode 381
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Banjo, Interviews, Interviews with writers
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Kyle Tuttle (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway)
February 14, 2024
Episode 359
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Banjo, Interviews
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Lindsay Lou – Knowing Where You Come From to Know Where You Want to Go
March 26, 2024
Episode 371
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Interviews
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Marcel Ardans (Lessons With Marcel) Interview
August 25, 2021
Episode 91
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Guitar, Interviews
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Marcel Ardans (Lessons With Marcel) on Billy Strings, Trey Hensley, Molly Tuttle and Tony Rice
July 7, 2022
Episode 214
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Guitar, Interviews, Specials, Tony Rice
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Martin Simpson & Thomm Jutz interview
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Matt Glaser – Celebrating 15 Years of Berklee’s American Roots Music Program
April 9, 2024
Episode 378
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Interviews
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Michael Johnathon – Woodsongs, Songfarmers and the Timeless Tradition of the Front Porch
March 13, 2024
Episode 367
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Interviews
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Mike Marshall & Chris Thile’s Into the Cauldron 20th Anniversary Celebration – part 1 with Mike Marshall
October 31, 2023
Episode 328
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ArtistWorks, Classic albums, Interviews, Mandolin, Specials
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Mike Marshall & Chris Thile’s Into the Cauldron 20th Anniversary Celebration – part 2
November 7, 2023
Episode 330
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ArtistWorks, Classic albums, Interviews, Mandolin, Specials
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Mike Marshall Interview
November 4, 2021
Episode 133
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ArtistWorks, Interviews, Mandolin
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Missy Raines – Standing Gently on the Shoulders of Tradition
February 27, 2024
Episode 363
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ArtistWorks, Bass, Interviews
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Natalie and Brittany Haas interview
May 30, 2023
Episode 293
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ArtistWorks, Interviews
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Nick Lloyd interview – copying Edgar Meyer’s bass for Paul Kowert
January 3, 2023
Episode 245
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Bass, Instrument making, Interviews, Punch Brothers
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Noam Pikelny (Mighty Poplar/Punch Brothers) interview
March 24, 2023
Episode 269
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ArtistWorks, Banjo, Interviews, Punch Brothers
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Oliver Burkeman on Why Now is the Time To Do the Things You Love
May 15, 2024
Episode 388
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Interviews, Interviews with writers
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Olli Chanoff – FreshGrass Foundation
November 20, 2024
Episode 431
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Interviews
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2023 Retrospective with Sierra Hull, Alison Krauss, Wyatt Rice and more