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The Helping Friendly Podcast (HFPod) explores the music and fan experience of Phish, through interviews and deep dives on shows and tours. Since 2013, we’ve aimed to bring the fan voice into discussions about Phish, and with the help of our guests, we’re still discovering new angles of appreciation for the band. And when the band is on tour, we provide a review of every show the following day with a fan who was there. As one of our listeners said, “this show has impeccable analysis, stats, commentary and music.” Join us!

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The Helping Friendly Podcast (HFPod) explores the music and fan experience of Phish, through interviews and deep dives on shows and tours. Since 2013, we’ve aimed to bring the fan voice into discussions about Phish, and with the help of our guests, we’re still discovering new angles of appreciation for the band. And when the band is on tour, we provide a review of every show the following day with a fan who was there. As one of our listeners said, “this show has impeccable analysis, stats, commentary and music.” Join us!

Listen on Apple Podcasts
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    Top 25 Tours — #15 — Fall 1998

    Top 25 Tours — #15 — Fall 1998

    Thanks for joining us to talk about Fall 1998! And enjoy our conversation about the fantastic book North Woods.
    Please give us a call at (484) 416-0488 and leave us your thoughts and questions! And give us a review wherever you listen to podcasts. 
    The Helping Friendly Podcast is hosted and produced by Brian Brinkman, Megan Glionna, Jonathan Hart, and RJ Bee. Original music by Amar Sastry. Brought to you by Osiris Media.
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 1 hr 32 min
    Introducing The Newsworthy

    Introducing The Newsworthy

    This week RJ recommends The Newsworthy, an informative daily news podcast. Check it out and we hope it becomes a part of your morning routine too.

    • 2 min
    Top 25 Tours — #15 — Fall 1998

    Top 25 Tours — #15 — Fall 1998

    Thanks for joining us to talk about Fall 1998! And enjoy our conversation about the fantastic book North Woods.

    Please give us a call at (484) 416-0488 and leave us your thoughts and questions! And give us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.

    The Helping Friendly Podcast is hosted and produced by Brian Brinkman, Megan Glionna, Jonathan Hart, and RJ Bee. Original music by Amar Sastry. Brought to you by Osiris Media.

    Top 25 Tours — #16 — Fall 2013

    Top 25 Tours — #16 — Fall 2013

    Thanks for joining us to talk about Fall 2013, with a bonus conversation at the end about the book The Bee Sting.
    Please give us a call at (484) 416-0488 and leave us your thoughts and questions! And give us a review wherever you listen to podcasts. 
    The Helping Friendly Podcast is hosted and produced by Brian Brinkman, Megan Glionna, Jonathan Hart, and RJ Bee. Original music by Amar Sastry. Brought to you by Osiris Media.
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 1 hr 57 min
    Top 25 Tours — #16 — Fall 2013

    Top 25 Tours — #16 — Fall 2013

    Thanks for joining us to talk about Fall 2013, with a bonus conversation at the end about the book The Bee Sting.

    Please give us a call at (484) 416-0488 and leave us your thoughts and questions! And give us a review wherever you listen to podcasts.

    The Helping Friendly Podcast is hosted and produced by Brian Brinkman, Megan Glionna, Jonathan Hart, and RJ Bee. Original music by Amar Sastry. Brought to you by Osiris Media.

    HFP Conversation — Ari Joshua

    HFP Conversation — Ari Joshua

    We wanted to bring you this interview with musician Ari Joshua, who has some great stories, great perspectives on music, and new music and shows to share (including some upcoming shows in Vermont). We'll be back next week as we dive into Fall 2013 to pick up our Top 25 Tours series.
    Please give us a call at (484) 416-0488 and leave us your thoughts and questions! And give us a review wherever you listen to podcasts. 
    The Helping Friendly Podcast is hosted and produced by Brian Brinkman, Megan Glionna, Jonathan Hart, and RJ Bee. Original music by Amar Sastry. Brought to you by Osiris Media.
    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    • 53 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
415 Ratings

415 Ratings

BobbyShirley ,

Love this podcast!

One of my top favorites. Always jumps to the top of my queue when a new episode drops.

sp0ttedstr1per ,

love it

literally dosing myself with sunset lake CBD and listening while doing the dishes. i love this show!

Side note…can someone please teach Brian how to pronounce “ethereal”, “ambient”, and “cacophonous” PLEASE.

oowiejdjxjd ,

Bad move

Hey rj. Tom is a nice guy and has good insight. But his worst qualities are as a host and an interviewer. His questions are too long. He interjects himself and asks what people think about him too much. And he interrupts people answering all the time. I really think you should rethink his role as the ‘Captain’ of Undermine. You need someone who actually can act as a ‘host’ and not someone who sees himself as one of the ‘stars.’

The female host uses the word ‘like’ way too much. It’s super distracting.

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