Emil Amos' Drifter's Sympathy

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I WANT TO LIVE A PEACEFUL LIFE II

For the final episode of Season Seven Emil flew out to Colorado to do two Holy Sons shows and drilled out this career-spanning podcast with Jeremy Brashaw, one of the min

Nov 12
1 h 15 min

A DIGGER'S LIFE - T2 & Peter Dunton

The British prog greats "T2" are a legendary footnote in the record collecting world... a tragedy-tinged, kind of 'what-if' band that still commands a small cult of fans.

Oct 6
56 min

A DIGGER'S LIFE - T2 & Peter Dunton

The British prog greats "T2" are a legendary footnote in the record collecting world... a tragedy-tinged, kind of 'what-if' band that still commands a small cult of fans.

Oct 6
57 min

HIGHSCHOOL II - THE 2nd WORLD

In a throwback to the very first Drifters season's atmosphere, this episode travels back to HIGHSCHOOL to unravel our subcultural origin story and sift through the clues

Sep 24
1 h 14 min

HIGHSCHOOL II - THE 2nd WORLD

In a throwback to the very first Drifters season's atmosphere, this episode travels back to HIGHSCHOOL to unravel our subcultural origin story and sift through the clues

Sep 24
1 h 15 min

LONER LEGENDS V

This episode of Loner Legends is one of the most important casts in this series because we get to bring a true punk god back from the dead, honor his complexities and rai

Sep 22
55 min

LONER LEGENDS V

This episode of Loner Legends is one of the most important casts in this series because we get to bring a true punk god back from the dead, honor his complexities and rai

Sep 22
57 min

MOVING TO PORTLAND III

The third installment of the MOVING TO PORTLAND Trilogy bares the accidental creation of the band GRAILS, their first show and first recording... but the task of it bring

Aug 24
55 min

MOVING TO PORTLAND III

The third installment of the MOVING TO PORTLAND Trilogy bares the accidental creation of the band GRAILS, their first show and first recording... but the task of it bring

Aug 24
56 min

LORDS OF SELFISH MUSIC

Drifter's Sympathy returns with the first episode of SEASON SEVEN called 'Lords of Selfish Music'! While this episode could've easily been called "Casualties of Selfish

Aug 10
1 h 09 min

LORDS OF SELFISH MUSIC

Drifter's Sympathy returns with the first episode of SEASON SEVEN called 'Lords of Selfish Music'! While this episode could've easily been called "Casualties of Selfish

Aug 10
1 h 10 min

*Q&A and 7th Season Announcement*

The SEVENTH SEASON of Drifter's Sympathy is coming on August 10th to all streaming platforms! The season will open with a new series called "LORDS of SELFISH MUSIC," and

Jul 13
29 min

*Q&A and 7th Season Announcement*

The SEVENTH SEASON of Drifter's Sympathy is coming on August 10th to all streaming platforms! The season will open with a new series called "LORDS of SELFISH MUSIC," and

Jul 13
30 min

BONUS EPISODE - 'Sun City Girls, Grails & The Turn Of The Century'

For a SEASON SIX bonus episode Drifter's Sympathy is highlighting a recent cast Emil did on a new Sun City Girls based podcast ('The Burning Nerve Ending Magic Podcast').

Oct 8 2025
50 min

BONUS EPISODE - 'Sun City Girls, Grails & The Turn Of The Century'

For a SEASON SIX bonus episode Drifter's Sympathy is highlighting a recent cast Emil did on a new Sun City Girls based podcast ('The Burning Nerve Ending Magic Podcast').

Oct 8 2025
52 min

LONER LEGENDS IV

LONER LEGENDS IV brings us to the end of SEASON SIX with a new installment of the central music pillar of the cast.⛲️ I'd been saving covering one of the greatest song

Mar 12 2025
1 h 04 min

LONER LEGENDS IV

LONER LEGENDS IV brings us to the end of SEASON SIX with a new installment of the central music pillar of the cast.⛲️ I'd been saving covering one of the greatest songw

Mar 12 2025
1 h 06 min

NICK DRAKE II

This will probably be the only sequel episode Drifter's will ever do on one artist... solely because Nick Drake has such a dense story that had never fully been told unti

Feb 27 2025
1 h 08 min

NICK DRAKE II

This will probably be the only sequel episode Drifter's will ever do on one artist... solely because Nick Drake has such a dense story that had never fully been told unti

Feb 27 2025
1 h 09 min

NICK DRAKE

If something has changed you irrevocably in the past, its a kind of betrayal of yourself to not re-visit it and try to understand why. For this one I wanted to pull in o

Feb 12 2025
1 h 01 min

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What listeners say

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I feel Emil has definitely created something special here… I came for the story but soon was pulled into the music history, theory and obscure artist I’ve never herd, it’s a delight to say the least.

Miller9091 · Aug 2022

non "inspirational" comforting but candid companion for anyone digging their way out, you don't need to know music to feel this. listened while in recovery from a near-death accident that interrupted an internal crisis. this was home in the hospital and the weeks after. still my favorite

HazelNoon · Dec 2021

Emil has created an unparalleled audio experience that cuts deeper than other podcasts. It’s so personal that sometimes you think you’re reading someone’s diary, but the music woven throughout helps guide you to place where you end up looking back at yourself.

yan blagonson · Aug 2020

Perfect arc. Told brilliantly. Most of us know these characters. Emil guides us in such a patient way towards a finish in which we are greater, grown, good people. Speaking about music as an all around holistic means and the craft of music as a form of therapy. I have been entranced for all of these seasons. Not only entertaining but also therapeutic to someone that grew up with music and psychedelics as the only available means of escape from our American paradox. Thank you.

Teambelafonte · Jan 2020

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