Slow Ready Podcast

Alex and Mike are back to recap another crazy week of shows from Wilmington, NC to two nights in Cleveland, OH, to CMAC and Mountain Jam Festival. The guys highlight their standout moments from each show, and look forward to the final week of the summer tour.

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Mike and Alex are back to recap TWO weeks of shows after both recovering from the black lung. They start by talking through their highlights from some dynamic shows in Boise, Las Vegas and Phoenix. Then they dive deep into two fantastic two-night stands at Fiddler's Green in Colorado and the Factory in St. Louis before wrapping up the show recapping Indianapolis and All Good Now Festival.

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Alex & Mike are back in tour season form and here to recap the first week of 2025 Summer Tour shows in San Francisco, CA; Bend, OR; and Spokane, WA. They run through their standout moments from the first four shows of the tour, the big surprises we have seen already, and look forward to the next week of shows they'll be covering soon.

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Mike & Alex are back for another exciting episode and joined by a very special guest, D. James Goodwin to discuss his work producing 'Everything Must Go', 'Dripfield', and much much more. This conversation flew by and we can not thank D. James Goodwin enough for how generous he was with his time!

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Mike & Alex are joined by friend of the show, Nolan Elingburg from the Corner of Grey Street Podcast, to discuss Goose's oustanding inaugural Viva el Gonzo festival. The trio talks through the lay of the land, all of the terrific supporting acts, and of course SEVEN terrific Goose sets over three magical days. This episode was an absolute MARATHON with how much excitement there is to discuss!

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Everything Must Go is finally here! Mike & Alex are here for another episode where they discuss their first impressions of Goose's outstanding fourth studio album. But before diving into the songs, they discuss a very busy week for Goose between gigs in New Orleans for Jazz Fest & beyond, and promoting the new album. The episode closes out with the album discussion and each host giving their hasty rankings of each of t...

Alex & Mike are back with a more laid back episode to discuss some of the songs that we think that Goose should cover. They are joined by friend of the podcast, Jeremiah Zimmer, to run through the wide variety of genres and songs they think would work well for Goose, before highlighting Jeremiah, his work with Hop Butcher for the World, and of course some rapid fire questions.

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Mike & Alex are back with a brand new episode where they take a deep dive into the Goose staple 'Arcadia'. They run through various live versions of the song and discuss how it has evolved over time, while highlighting some standout versions over the last decade-plus. Check out the Arcadia nugs.net playlist that includes the majority of the versions discussed! Also check out this handful of videos of Arcadia from 2015...

We are back with another terrific interview with Sarah Blazincic and Cari Bryce from the Western Sun Foundation! Sarah and Cari were so gracious with their time and talked through the foundation's mission and goals, their relationship with Goose, and some of the incredible events they have put together over the years. And of course, Mike & Alex ended the episode in typical unhinged fashion asking Sarah and Cari some fun li...

We're back with a quick episode to recap the immersive artistic Everything Must Go Experience at Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy in New York last week. Mike & Alex run through some of the incredible artwork on display, the characters sprinkled throughout the event, and different spaces featured once you entered the venue. They also run through the full improv performance, and how Goose put together a spectacular evening for e...

Sensitive Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of harassment and sexual misconduct. Some listeners may find this content sensitive or distressing. Please listen with care.

We are back this week with a very special guest Ashley Driscoll from GrooveSafe to talk about her incredible organization and GrooveSafe's mission to stop harassment and sexual assault at live entertainment events. Ashley talks through many of t...

We're back this week and getting heated with some Goose Hot Takes! Mike and Alex discuss and debate some of their hot takes about Goose shows, songs, and the overall fan experience! Agree? Disagree? We'd love to hear from you with your personal Goose hot takes!

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We're back to recap the final five shows in Toronto and Grand Rapids from an incredible 2025 Winter Tour run! Mike & Alex break down their highlights for each show, and reflect about how much Goose has grown in the last year towards the end of the episode.

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We are back this week with an exciting recap of Goose's first shows of 2025 in Milwaukee, WI. Mike and Alex recap their highlights from each show from the three-night stand, and talk about their experience in-person at the Miller High Life Theatre. We will be back next week to recap the rest of the Winter Tour 2025 run!

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Welcome to the inaugural Dream Setlist episode of the Slow Ready Podcast for 2024! We crunched the numbers on all of the outstanding listener-submitted dream setlists to curate the ultimate 2024 Dream Setlist, highlighting some of the most popular selected songs from the best year of Goose yet! Feel free to listen along here as we highlight each individual song, talk about the flow of the show and discuss some of the brutal tough c...

On today's episode of the Slow Ready Podcast, Mike & Alex take a deep dive into Goose's latest studio album Dripfield. The guys talk through each of the studio cuts on Dripfield before sharing some of their standout live versions of each track from the album. Check out the nugs.net playlist of the live cuts discussed on the show.

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The inaugural Slow Ready Podcast 2024 Goose Yearbook is here! Alex & Mike run through an incredible year in the format of a school yearbook, highlighting "Student Life" and "Freshman Orientation" to start. Then they get into the main portion of the episode with some classic Yearbook Superlatives - 2024 Goose Edition before closing out the show with "Senior Quotes" from friends/collaborators of the ...

On today's episode of the Slow Ready Podcast Mike & Alex are back to recap the "formal" set of shows in Austin, TX. These unique setlists closed out an epic 2024 and brought Goose right into what is sure to be a special 2025!

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We are back after way too long of a hiatus to recap an outstanding Goosemas weekend in North Charleston, SC. Alex & Mike talk through several of the pre-show organized events through the weekend, the incredible stage set-up and theme, and most importantly the shows themselves. Goosemas Bingo was very kind to us all with moments that will be talked about for years to come. Merry Goosemas everyone!

Shoutout to the Always...