We're back to recap the four night MSG New Year's run, so thanks for joining. And as we mention at the top of the show, we are hitting the pause button on HF Pod for now. It's not a decision we take lightly, but the three of us have put in a huge amount of time and energy, and with all that's happening in our lives, we need to put other stuff ahead for the time being.

It's impossible to put into words how much we appreciate you, our listeners. You make this thing work, you keep us motivated, and our gratitude is very deep. So thank you all. We'll see you soon.

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Today we're carving something special into our own Mt. Rushmore, the top four versions of what might be THE quintessential Phish song. A song that Trey talked about during hiatus, saying that he'd give anything to play this song again. That is, of course, You Enjoy Myself.

Enjoy this episode, we'll be back at the end of this week with an MSG recap.

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This week we're joined by special guests Justin Bruce and Ryan Storm to draft our favorite holiday jams from over the years. This is a fun one, thanks for joining us.

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Join us as we talk about the top four versions of one of the most cathartic, beautiful, and lasting Phish jams ever—Slave to the Traffic Light!

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Join us today as we talk about about Possum, one of the highest energy songs over the past 40 years.

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Today we have an interview with Mike Ayers, author of the new book "Sharing in the Groove," about the jamband explosion in the 1990s.

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A special episode for you today, we had a great conversation with Brian Murray of Dogs in a Pile, and Bill Taylor of Music on the Mountain and The Phoenix Presents.

You may know about their annual event in NYC, but they have 2 events coming up. The first is 12/12 in NYC with Brian Murray and Jimmy Law of Dogs in a Pile (748 Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn), and one on 12/14 with the Pedrito Martinez Group (Danny Clinch's Transparent Clinch Gallery, Asbury Park).

See you next week!

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Today we're talking with Rob Mitchum, who writes the amazing Phish Essays Substack. We talk about his project documenting shows on their 25th anniversary, leading up to the most recent show, the end of 1.0, 10/7/00. As always, it was a great conversation with Rob.

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This week we're tackling one of the most reliable jam vehicles of the past several years, A Wave of Hope. We choose our top 4, and discuss a bunch of other versions.

Next week we'll be chatting with return guest Rob Mitchum, of Phish Essays. Send us your questions for Rob.

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Join us as we count down the top 4 versions of Fluffhead!

And vote on your top 4 versions of A Wave of Hope here: www.osirispod.com/rushmore

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This week we have a massive, very special draft. We work together to choose the top 25 shows of the century. The shows we landed on are below. And join us next week as we talk Fluffhead Mt. Rushmore!

6/14/00

7/11/00

2/28/03

8/2/03

6/19/04

7/3/11

8/31/12

11/1/13

7/13/14

7/27/14

7/31/15

8/22/15

12/30/16

7/25/17

12/30/17

12/30/18 

7/14/19 

8/6/21

8/31/21

10/28/21

4/22/22

7/28/23

12/31/23

8/15/24

7/27/25

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