Podcast
Everything is Broken
Hosted by Mike Ferrin · EN
3 Baseball Media Members, Craig Calcaterra, Steven Goldman & Mike Ferrin share their thoughts on Bob Dylan's work and legacy.
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Episode 34--Good As I Been to You
Feb 18, 202301:00:58Tap to summarizeCraig Calcaterra, Steven Goldman & Mike Ferrin look at Bob Dylan's 1992 release "Good As I Been To You", a collection of folk & blues covers that actually helped pave the way for Dylan's "Time Out of Mind" and his late career renaissance.
Transcribe →Episode X-Christmas in the Heart
Dec 20, 202200:40:37Tap to summarizeHappy Holidays! Craig Calcaterra, Mike Ferrin & Steven Goldman peruse Bob Dylan's Christmas Compilation, "Christmas in the Heart". Is it the best Christmas Album ever? Well, it's certainly Bob's Best Christmas Record, so, there's that.
Transcribe →Episode 33--Pat Garrett and Billy The Kid
Dec 3, 202201:17:33Tap to summarizeSteven Goldman, Craig Calcaterra & Mike Ferrin talk about The Soundtrack to "Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid" and the Sam Peckinpah movie that Dylan appeared in. It's more film review than music review, but, how did Dylan color inside the lines for this assignment?
Transcribe →EPISODE 32--Together Through Life
Nov 5, 202201:06:25Tap to summarizeCraig Calcaterra, Steven Goldman & Mike Ferrin discuss Bob Dylan's 2009 collaboration with Robert Hunter: Together Through Life. A gritty, yet jaunty little record that fits nicely into the middle tier of Bob's records.
Transcribe →EPISODE 31--SELF PORTRAIT
Sep 24, 202200:59:13Tap to summarizeSteven Goldman, Craig Calcaterra & Mike Ferrin spend this episode perusing the 1970 flop "Self Portrait". A haphazard collection of covers and a couple originals, was this record a truly a look into the soul of Bob Dylan? Did it really stink? Or is it just different?
Transcribe →EPISODE 30 UNDER A RED SKY
Sep 3, 202200:49:26Tap to summarizeFor Episode 30, Steven Goldman, Craig Calcaterra & Mike Ferrin look at Dylan's 1990 release "Under a Red Sky". It's been universally panned. Is it as awful as its reputation? Is there merit to the ideas? How exactly does a bowl of soup "wiggle"? We'll discuss most of that.
Transcribe →EPISODE 29--SHOT OF LOVE
Aug 13, 202201:03:12Tap to summarizeCraig Calcaterra, Steven Goldman & Mike Ferrin are back, and, well, not better than ever. And this album certainly isn't either. They spend an hour talking about Shot of Love, what meaning there is to be found, and like most others, how a better album may be on the cutting room floor.
Transcribe →Taking a Break
Aug 17, 202100:06:37Tap to summarizeCraig, Steven & Mike announce a pause to the podcast following the news of the week.
Transcribe →Episode 28-Knocked Out Loaded
Jul 31, 202101:09:02Tap to summarizeYou can blame Craig Calcaterra for this one...1986's Knocked Out Loaded is queued up and ready for us to drop the needle on it. Craig, Steven Goldman & Mike Ferrin discuss one of Dylan's most, um, infamous, albums that includes arguably his worst cover, and an epic that might get written up in the Corpus Christi Tribune
Transcribe →Episode 27-BOB DYLAN
Jul 17, 202101:09:39Tap to summarizeBob Dylan's 1962 debut gets "The Treatment" from Craig Calcaterra, Steven Goldman and Mike Ferrin as the 3 discuss its place in the Dylan lexicon and Dylan's eventual impact on the Greenwich Folk Movement. They also talk about the film "Inside Llewyn Davis" and the shadow Dylan casts over the period piece that would've been a mere months before this album was cut.
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