Best Chris Spafford Podcasts (2025)

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 45 43:17

4d ago43:17

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Featured Songs: Gov’t Mule - 05-01-21 - Dreams - Westville Music Bowl - New Haven, CT Goose - 05-08-21 - Moby - The Caverns Above Ground - Pelham, TN YMSB - 05-14-21 - 2 Hits and The Joint Turned Brown - The Windjammer - Isle of Palms, SC Greensky Bluegrass - 05-15-21 - Handle with Care - Woodlands Nature Reserve - Charleston, SC Umphrey’s McGee - …

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 44 47:03

11d ago47:03

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Featured Songs: Daniel Donato Cosmic Country - 04-26-23 - Mystery Train - The Merry Widow - Mobile, AL Goose - 05-03-23 - Hot Tea - Daze Between Festival - New Orleans, LA* The Disco Biscuits - 05-05-23 - Lake Shore Drive - Mahalia Jackson Theater for The Performing Arts - New Orleans, LA Gov’t Mule - 05-05-23 - Sailing Shoes - Orpheum Theatre - Ne…

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 43 1:10:40

18d ago1:10:40

1:10:40

Featured Songs: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong - 04-01-23 - Juice - State Theatre - Portland, ME Dogs in a Pile - 04-13-23 - The Music Never Stopped - Fox Theatre - Boulder, CO Spafford - 04-22-23 - Funkadelic - Elevation 27 - Virginia Beach, VA Billy and the Kids - 04-27-23 - Bird Song - Saenger Theatre - New Orleans, LA Goose - 04-28-23 - Elizabeth - …

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 42 55:00

25d ago55:00

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Featured Songs: Billy Strings - Southern Flavor - 04-11-19 Greensky Bluegrass - American Band - 04-14-19 Leftover Salmon - No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature - 04-14-19 Widespread Panic with Jason Isbell - Jesus left Chicago - 04-20-19 Gov't Mule - Kind of Bird - 04-18-19 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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Essay #102: Graham McGeoch, ‘Anarchism, Orthodoxy, and Latin America’ 19:27

1M ago19:27

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In this essay, Graham McGeoch speaks about his research of Orthodox Christian influences on Anarchism in Latin America. A fuller version of the research was published in the edited volume, Orthodoxy and Anarchism: Contemporary Perspectives (ed Davor Dzalto, Rowman & Littlefield, 2024). Dr Graham McGeoch teaches Theology & Religious Studies at Facul…

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Inside Spafford: Name Origins, Musical Journey, and Growing Legacy 40:24

1M ago40:24

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In this episode of 'Tales from the Green Room,' we welcome the band Spafford in the green room at Sweetwater Music Hall in Mill Valley, CA to discuss their origins, musical influences, and journey. The conversation covers the genesis of their unique band name, evolving from 'Officious Tortfeasor' to 'Spafford,' inspired by a close friend. Members, …

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 41 45:23

1M ago45:23

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Featured Songs: Eggy - 03-25-23 - Gomorrah - The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY Dogs in a Pile - 04-05-23 - Bird Song - Lost Lake Lounge - Denver, CO Greensky Bluegrass - 04-07-23 - Atlantic City - Byron Bay Bluesfest - Byron Bay, AUS Leftover Salmon - 04-07-23 - Up on the Hill Where We Do the Boogie - Blue Note Hawaii - Honolulu, HI Spafford -…

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Live 5 - April 10, 2025. 1:15:37

1M ago1:15:37

1:15:37

Featured Songs: Joe Russo’s Almost Dead - 01-22-24 - New Speedway Boogie - The Capitol Theatre - Port Chester, NY Leftover Salmon - 03-22-25 - Bird Song - Woodward Theatre - Owensboro, KY Billy Strings - 04-04-25 - Hide And Seek > Ride Me High > Hide And Seek - The St.Augustine Amphitheater - St.Augustine, FLA Spafford - 04-05-25 - Ain’t That Wrong…

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Essay #101: Jesse Spafford, ‘The Anarchist Case Against Private Property’ 14:32

1M ago14:32

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In this essay, Jesse Spafford argues that plausible libertarian premises support the classical anarchist conclusion that no one has any moral property rights over land or resources. Drawing on the argument advanced in Chapter 4 of his book Social Anarchism and the Rejection of Moral Tyranny, he contends that neither states nor would-be property own…

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 40 47:30

2M ago47:30

47:30

Featured Songs: * All songs played by Pigeons Playing Ping Pong 03-15-22 - Time To Ride - Crystal Bay Casino - Crystal Bay, NV 03-17-22 - Elephante - Midtown Ballroom - Bend, OR 03-18-22 - King Kong - Crystal Ballroom - Portland, OR 03-19-22 - Feelin’ Fine - Neptune Theatre - Seattle, WA 04-01-22 - Somethin’ For Ya - House of Blues - Boston, MA See…

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Dan Lebowitz of ALO 45:29

2M ago45:29

45:29

The Animal Liberation Orchestra or ALO are amongst my favourite bands to have on when I need that extra bounce or pep in my step. Their latest effort, Frames, is true to that formula, with each member of the quartet providing excellent musicianship, and vocal harmonies with a side order of smiles and fun. I recently had the chance to sit down with …

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 39 38:53

2M ago38:53

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Featured Songs: Apollo Suns - 02-16-23 - So Long Ethan - The Cure - Regina, SK Billy Strings - 03-18-23 - Nutshell - Andrew J. Brady Music Centre - Cincinnati, OH Spafford - 03-24-23 - Take Your Mama - Thunderbird Music Hall - Pittsburgh, PA Widespread Panic - 03-25-23 - I Got The Same Old Blues** - St.Augustine Amphitheater - St.Augustine, FL Goos…

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Tommy Castro And The Painkillers 24:00

2M ago24:00

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Celebrating 50 Years+ of Sweetwater Music Hall with Tommy Castro! Tales From The Green Room redux! In Mount Tam Media's first drop of it's “one from the vault” series of never released episodes -recorded during Sweetwater Music Hall's 50th Anniversary celebration in Nov. 2022 - host Dennis Strazulo sits down with legendary blues musician, Tommy Cas…

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 38 52:13

2M ago52:13

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Featured Songs: Twiddle - 03-11-21 - Brown Chicken Brown King - Essex Cinemas - Essex, VT Tedeschi Trucks Band - 03-18-21 - Don’t Think Twice Its All Right - Fireside Sessions - Florida Billy Strings - 03-19-21 - Sitting Here In Limbo - St.Augustine Amphitheater - St.Augustine, FLA Kitchen Dwellers - 02-20-21 - Muir Maid - Dusty Pocket Studios - Bo…

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Russ Lawton of LaMP 20:25

2M ago20:25

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You’re definitely going to want to check out the new release from LaMP entitled One of Us out now wherever you listen or buy music. For the uninitiated LaMP features drummer Scott Lawton and keyboard player Ray Paczkowski famously of the Trey Anastasio Band and guitarist Scott Mezger who has been toiling with Joe Russo’s Almost Dead amongst other s…

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 37 35:26

2M ago35:26

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Featured Songs: Kitchen Dwellers - Maze - 03-03-20 - Meow Wolf - Santa Fe, NM Railroad Earth - When the Sun Gets in Your Blood - 03-06-20 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN Greensky Bluegrass - On the Road Again - 03-08-20 - M3F Fest - Phoenix, AZ The Infamous Stringdusters - Deep Elem Blues - 03-10-20 - Belly Up - Aspen, CO Leftover Salmon - Willin'…

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Live 5 - March 13, 2025. 1:00:07

2M ago1:00:07

1:00:07

Featured Songs: 02-13-25 - Joe Russo’s Almost Dead - Eyes of the World - Johnny Mercer Theatre - Savannah, GA 03-02-25 - Daniel Donato - Sweet Melinda - The Arts Campus at Willits - Basalt, CO 03-06-25 - moe. - No Quarter - The Ritz - Raleigh, NC 03-07-25 - Leftover Salmon - Gulf of Mexico - Surf Hotel - Buena Vista, CO 03-08-25 - Gov’t Mule - Pret…

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Max Flansburg and Chris English (Sam Grisman Project) Backstage at Terrapin Sunday Daydream Vol. 4 37:51

2M ago37:51

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By Mount Tam Media

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 36 48:25

2M ago48:25

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Featured Songs: Ghost Light - The Less I Know The Better - 02-29-20 - Ogden Theater - Denver, CO Yonder Mountain String Band - Brown Eyed Women - 03-06-20 - Bottom Lounge - Chicago, IL Spafford - Sweet - 03-06-20 - 10 Mile Music Hall - Frisco, CO moe. - Happy Hour Hero - 03-07-20 - Observatory North Park - San Diego, CA Infamous Stringdusters - Big…

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Essay #100: Ruth Kinna, ‘Mutual Aid: What It Is and What It Is Not’ 14:07

3M ago14:07

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This essay is adapted from Jim Donaghey's excellent collection, Fight for a New Normal? Anarchism and Mutual Aid in the Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis . It discusses some of the applications of 'mutual aid' in government agencies and its articulation in nineteenth century anarchist thought to flesh out a grassroots, transformative conception. Ruth Kinna …

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 35 1:04:50

3M ago1:04:50

1:04:50

Featured Songs: * All songs performed by JRAD 07-30-21 - Lost Sailor > Saint of Circumstance - Westville Music Bowl - New Haven, CT 09-24-21 - Hell In A Bucket - Salvage Station - Asheville, NC 09-25-21 - Throwing Stones - Salvage Station - Asheville, NC 10-07-21 - My Brother Esau - The Wellmont - Montclair, NJ 10-09-21 - Black Throated Wind - The …

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Nefesh Mountain 38:42

3M ago38:42

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You gotta check out Nefesh Mountain’s latest full length double album release Beacons. Yes, you read that right, it’s a double album featuring an Americana record and a more traditional bluegrass record. Both sides are filled with great songs, some inspirational others about the human condition and introspection. This hopefully marks a touring poin…

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 34 24:36

3M ago24:36

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Featured Songs: * All songs performed by Yonder Mountain String Band 01-18-22 - Beside Myself - The Commonwealth Room - Salt Lake City, UT 01-20-22 - Out of the Pan > Into the Fire - The Newberry - Great Falls, MT 01-21-22 - If You’re Ever in Oklahoma - The Pub Station - Billings, MT 01-22-22 - 40 Miles from Denver - The Elm - Bozeman, MT 01-23-22 …

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Essay #99: Keith Jacobs, ‘The Writings of Colin Ward and the Legacy of Anarchism for Housing Studies’ 17:43

3M ago17:43

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In this essay Keith Jacobs considers the relevance of Colin Ward’s work for addressing contemporary housing challenges. It is claimed that Ward’s writings on housing offer both a trenchant critique of managerially inspired policies and a set of political interventions that merit consideration. Keith Jacobs is an Emeritus Professor in the School of …

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 33 44:22

3M ago44:22

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Featured Songs: The Rock Collection - Home on the Range - 01-25-20 - Terrapin Crossroads - San Rafel, CA Greensky Bluegrass - Wish I Didn't Know - 02-08-20 - The Tabernacle - Atlanta, GA Infamous Stringdusters - Ramble on Rose - 02-09-20 - Varsity Theatre - Minneapolis, MN Spafford - Eyes of the World - 02-09-20 - The Brooklyn Bowl - Brooklyn, NY J…

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Al Schnier of moe. 33:53

3M ago33:53

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That last few years of the 35 years moe. has been together haven’t been the easiest for the band. First there was bassist Rob Derhack’s cancer diagnosis which thankfully is in remission, guitarist Chuck Garvey’s stroke which he has almost totally recovered from and the untimely passing of Rob’s son. All of these setbacks could have easily crushed t…

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 32 47:27

3M ago47:27

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Featured Songs: Yonder Mountain String Band - 01-28-23 - Mississippi Half Step Uptown Toodeloo - Freight and Salvage - Berkeley, CA Holly Bowling - 02-01-23 - Cassidy - Kemba Live! - Columbus, OH Billy Strings - 02-02-23 - Highway Hypnosis - 1st Bank Center - Brookfield, CO Bob Weir & Wolf Bros. - 02-03-23 - Mission In The Rain - Florida Theatre - …

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Essay #98: Rhiannon Firth, ‘Afterword to Fight for a New Normal: Anarchism and Mutual Aid in the Covid-19 Pandemic Crisis’ 18:01

4M ago18:01

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In this essay, Rhiannon provides an Afterword summarizing some of the key themes in a recently published volume of collected essays edited by Jim Donaghey titled Fight for a New Normal? Anarchism and Mutual Aid in the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis. Rhiannon also playfully problematizes the title of the book, arguing that rather than fighting for a new n…

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Live 5 - From The Vault - Episode 31 48:09

4M ago48:09

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Featured Songs: Tauk - 11-10-22 - Weird Fishes/Arpeggi - The Independent - San Francisco Gov’t Mule (and Friends) - 01-18-23 - West LA Fadeaway - Island Exodus 13 - Runaway Bay, JM Holly Bowling - 01-20-23 - Fast Enough For You - The Fillmore - San Francisco, CA moe. - 01-20-23 - Bear Song - 930 Club - Washington, DC Eggy - 01-22-23 - Let It Rock -…

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