The Helping Friendly Podcast (HFPod) explores the music and fan experience of Phish, through interviews and deep dives on shows and tours. Since 2013, we’ve aimed to bring the fan voice into discussions about Phish, and with the help of our guests, we’re still discovering new angles of appreciation for the band. And when the band is on tour, we provide a review of every show the following day with a fan who was there. As one of our listeners said, “this show has impeccable analysis, stats, commentary and music.” Join us!
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Tom Hamilton — Live at Relix!
This week we're bringing you an episode Meg recorded with Mike Greenhaus, Editor-in-Chief at Relix, and the wonderful Tom Hamilton, who talks to us about his music career
Jan 8 40 min
MSG 2025 Recap
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.
Jan 2 1 h 23 min
Mt. Rushmore: You Enjoy Myself
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 durin
Dec 29 2025 1 h 15 min
Holiday Jams Draft!
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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Dec 19 2025 2 h 13 min
Mt. Rushmore: Slave to the Traffic Light
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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Dec 11 2025 1 h 15 min
Mt. Rushmore: Possum
Join us today as we talk about about Possum, one of the highest energy songs over the past 40 years.
Please give us a call at (484) 416-0488 and leave us your thoughts a
Dec 3 2025 1 h 10 min
Mike Ayers — Sharing in the Groove
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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Nov 18 2025 1 h 09 min
Brian Murray (Dogs in a Pile) + Music on the Mountain + The Phoenix Presents
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.
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Nov 13 2025 23 min
Rob Mitchum
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 t
Nov 10 2025 1 h 50 min
Mt. Rushmore: A Wave of Hope
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.
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Nov 5 2025 58 min
Mt. Rushmore: Fluffhead
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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Oct 29 2025 1 h 05 min
Draft! Top 25 Shows Since 2000
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
Oct 21 2025 2 h 23 min
Mt. Rushmore: Crosseyed & Painless
Thanks for joining us as we construct our Mt. Rushmore for the classic Talking Heads cover Crosseyed & Painless. Please enjoy, and join us next week for our draft of the
Oct 13 2025 1 h 13 min
Mt. Rushmore: Icculus
This week we're looking at Icculus and putting four versions on our own Phish Mt. Rushmore. Hope you enjoy.
Vote on the Rushmore for Crosseyed & Painless here: www.osir
Oct 8 2025 1 h 14 min
Mailbag!
This week we bring you another mailbag episode! We're so grateful to all of you who called in, and to all of our listeners. This was a fun one. We'll see you next week fo
Sep 30 2025 1 h 12 min
2025 Late Summer (EARLY FALL) Tour Recaps: Hampton
Join us as we talk about the Hampton shows from this past weekend. We also talk about the Summer 2025 tour and lots of other related Phish stuff.
Next week we're doing a
Sep 25 2025 1 h 01 min
2025 Summer Tour Recaps: Louisville + Birmingham + Alpharetta
Thanks for joining us as we talk about the first five shows of the late summer tour run.
Please give us a call at (484) 416-0488 and leave us your thoughts and question
Sep 18 2025 1 h 05 min
Mt. Rushmore: Waves
Join us as we talk about our newest Mt. Rushmore crop, this time from the song Waves. Next week we'll be doing tour recaps once again.
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Sep 10 2025 1 h 27 min
Mt. Rushmore: Ghost
Today we're taking a huge swing, aiming to carve the Mt. Rushmore for Ghost. This was a fun one. Please vote on your favorite 4 versions of Waves for next week's Mt. Rush
Sep 4 2025 1 h 13 min
Dick's Draft
Thanks for joining us as we conduct a very fun and very friendly draft, this one focused on all things Dick's. We hope you enjoy. Vote on who you think won the draft by g
Aug 27 2025 1 h 49 min
Chart positions
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These mt rushmore episodes are awesome. It’s like I have permission to listen to individual songs again. Ha! It points me in a great direction and has reinvigorated my phish listening experience. Thank you!
touchfeelseespace · Nov 2025
I live a mostly isolated existence as a Phish fan in my day to day life, and my family and friends and coworkers are beyond tired of hearing how almost everything connects back to Phish. In high school, I had my toes dipped in a few social circles, and definitely had friends, but did not find a true sense of belonging until I walked onto the lot at Camden on 8/12/04. I had finally found my people. RJ, Meg, and Brian give me that same sense of belonging every week. Long may you run, and thank you for sharing your love and passion with us.
Bring yourselves back · Oct 2025
I’ve listened to the pod since 2017 I think. It’s one of the few that I listen to every episode of. I loved when Jonathan and Matt were regulars. The December 95 double ep with Drew and Chop were long my favorites. Was sad when the pod resorbed into Undermine, as I felt something key went missing. When the pod came back, I was elated. Then Brian and Meg were added to the mix, and I was unsure it could get back to the level I loved. It took a while for things to click. But they sure clicked. I think the pod is the best it’s ever been. All the different format experiments are really working. The varying formats enable the crew to engage Phish in new and unique ways. It keeps things fun and insightful. And RJ, Meg and Brian have developed amazing chemistry, with the best of each of them coming out. RJ’s humor, Meg’s electricity, Brian’s freakish encyclopedia of knowledge and “interesting” takes (I honestly don’t understand where Brian finds the time). Good stuff, HFPOD. Keep doing what you do.
Hambone024 · Oct 2025
HF Pod is a huge gift for any Phish fan. Big thanks to the hosts for the thoughtful dissections, discussions and depth of knowledge about the band and their music. I love being able to compare my own thoughts to theirs, and I always come away with new recommendations for shows and jams to check out. Thank you!
Shrimpus Maximus · Aug 2025
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