Guess the Year

Rolling Stone profile/book event with John Brackett this Saturday

Bay Area! Stop by Book Passage in Corte Madera to hear the great John Brackett discuss his newest book about how the Grateful Dead became pop stars. John is a hall of

6/29/26

This week, author and historian John Brackett curates the setlist as 2x defending champ Nick is joined by Kellen, Colby, and Nick. You may remember John from his wonderf

6/22/26

This week, comedian Cam Herdt curates the setlist as returning champ Nick is joined by James, Billy, and Josiah. Check out Cam's hilarious Instagram, Best Show Ever podc

6/15/26

This week, Doyle from the music blog Nightswimming curates the setlist as three time defending champ Charles is joined by Mark, Nick, and Luke. Nightswimming has a brill

6/8/26

This week, Peter Conners, author of Cornell '77: The Music, the Myth, and the Magnificence of the Grateful Dead's Concert at Barton Hall, curates the setlist as returning

5/11/26

This week, Tom from Grateful Stats curates the setlist, while returning champ Charles is joined by Archit and Charlie. Grateful Stats is a database of Grateful Dead show

5/4/26

This week, 4x Guess the Year champ Gavin curates the setlist as returning champ Dave is joined by Steve, Charles, and Dylan. To be a contestant, sponsor the show, or ask

4/27/26

This week, Christopher K. Coffman curates the setlist as returning champ Drane is joined by Dave, Paul, and Bart. Chris is a Master Lecturer of Humanities at Boston Univ

4/20/25

This week, setlist curator Chef Michael Cimarusti is joined by Matt, Tom, and Drane. Michael is a James Beard Award-winner and co-owner of Providence in Los Angeles, whi

4/13/26

This week, Dr. B. Steve Csaki curates the setlist as returning champ Adam is joined by Grayson and Barry. Steve is an Assistant Professor in English, Humanities, and Lan

In Conversation with Gabi Moskowitz, Author of "Dead in the Kitchen: The Official Grateful Dead Cookbook"

Recorded live at Copperfield’s Books in Sebastopol, I sit down with cookbook author Gabi Moskowitz to talk about Dead in the Kitchen: The Official Grateful Dead Cookbook.

In Conversation with Jim Newton at Booksmith in SF

In mid-August, I chatted with journalist Jim Newton at Booksmith in SF about his newly released Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, and an Ameri

6/16/25

This week, Dr. Darryl De Marzio curates the setlist as returning champ Adam is joined by John, Jack, and Bryan. Darryl is the Executive Director of the Portsmouth Instit

6/9/25

This week, professor Rick Monture curates the setlist as returning champ Scott is joined by Adam, Cory, and Matt. Rick is the director of the Indigenous Studies Program

6/2/25

This week, Grammy winning sound engineer David Glasser curates the setlist as returning champ Brendan is joined by Scott, Alec, and Max. David Glasser is founder and chi

5/26/25

This week, author Ray Robertson curates the setlist as returning champ John is joined by Dylan and Brendan. Ray is the author of multiple novels and nonfiction works, in

5/19/25

This week, journalist, author, and music critic Joel Selvin curates the setlist as returning champ Phil is joined by Brian, John, and Paul. Joel was the longtime pop mus

5/12/25

This week, Brian Anderson, author of the upcoming Loud and Clear: The Grateful Dead's Wall of Sound and the Quest for Audio Perfection, curates the setlist as returning c

5/5/25

This week, senior writer at Rolling Stone Angie Martoccio curates the setlist as returning champ Zak is joined by Jackson, Denis, and Josh. Angie has written cover stori

4/28/25

This week, Bob Bralove curates the setlist as returning champ Corey is joined by Zak, Dave, and Isaac. Bob Bralove is a musician and producer who worked with Stevie Wond