Co-hosts Jon Uleis and John Walker close out this podcast mini-series with a visit from lawyer, writer, and raconteur Jamie Lincoln Kitman, aka They Might Be Giants's longtime manager. Jamie offers an insider's view of several pivotal points in

8th Secret Ep: Dial-A-Song Classics ft. Andrew Tisher

May 5th, 2022 2h 31m

Free when you podcast from work! Co-hosts Jon Uleis and John Walker find it hard to believe that it's taken this long to get to the topic of They Might Be Giants's Dial-A-Song, the phone service started in 1983 that served as the incubator for

Bonus Ep: Flansburgh on the Line (August 22, 2001)

Apr 1st, 2022 40m 57s

“We've been doing this for nineteen years now,” said a reflective John Flansburgh in 2001, perhaps not aware that They Might Be Giants would “do this” for another nineteen years and then some, with no signs of stopping. And thanks to this recen

7th Secret Ep: Solo Johns ft. Will Hines

Dec 24th, 2021 1h 59m

Making 23 albums since 1987 has kept They Might Be Giants pretty busy, but that didn’t stop songwriters/frontmen/BFFs John Flansburgh and John Linnell from developing a few solo or spinoff projects. What can be gathered from these scattered rel

6th Secret Ep: Live Giants! ft. Mike Buffington and Mitch Friedman

Nov 25th, 2021 1h 53m

Obviously boasting two fantastic songwriters helps, but a major factor in They Might Be Giants’s long career is their constant touring and energetic live shows. Whether as a duo or as a six piece—or any other configuration you can imagine—this

5th Secret Ep: The One Where You're No Longer Alive ft. Shawn Jones

Sep 28th, 2021 1h 27m

Death and serious injury are things nobody can avoid forever, and They Might Be Giants have never shied away from this ugly truth in their music. The band does, however, bring their trademark dry humor and knack for catchy, hook-filled music to

Bonus Ep: Going Major with Bo Orloff, Ira Robbins, and Sue Drew

Sep 1st, 2021 2h 17m

Uleis and Walker are back with a one-of-a-kind episode that looks at the days when They Might Be Giants went from indie label darlings to major label upstarts, and from a two-man outfit with pre-recorded backing tracks to touring with a kickass

4th Secret Ep: Educational Value ft. Greg Simpson

Aug 17th, 2021 1h 26m

Between their kids albums, the handful of fact-based songs from their regular rock records, and a reputation for being generally cerebral, They Might Be Giants are often categorized as a band that makes music with the intention of teaching the

Bonus Ep: Seriously Joking with Paul Myers

Jun 4th, 2021 51m 19s

Paul Myers is an author (books about The Kids in the Hall, Long John Baldry, Todd Rundgren, and Barenaked Ladies), a musician (The Gravelberrys, Flam!, and The Paul and John), a podcaster (The Record Store Day Podcast), and more. Part of that "

3rd Secret Ep: Life's a Funny Thing ft. Kyle A. Carrozza

May 26th, 2021 1h 33m

What’s the difference between a comedy band, a novelty act, and an artist who simply uses humor as one of their tools? Is there a difference? Do words mean stuff? And just where does the music of They Might Be Giants fit into it? These are thor

2nd Secret Ep: Ambassadors of Love ft. Abi Bash

May 12th, 2021 1h 34m

Painter/illustrator Abi Bash, aka one of our favorite humans, aka the person who did the art for this very podcast, helps co-hosts Jon Uleis and John Walker choose some exemplary songs from the TMBG catalog that deal—explicitly or not—with love

1st Secret Ep: Flansburgh/Linnell

Mar 14th, 2021 1h 28m

Throughout nearly 40 years of recorded work (that’s over twenty albums!), one thing has remained consistent about indie rock mainstays They Might Be Giants: the creative partnership of John Flansburgh and John Linnell. In the first episode of t

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