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Jokermen Podcast is a podcast about Mr. Leonard Cohen :: Subscribe for access to all episodes ad-free, plus the full back catalog of Bob Dylan, Beach Boys, Velvet Underground, Steely Dan, Randy Newman, Billy Joel, and Death Grips goods at patreon.com/jokermen :: @jokermenpodcast on Instagram and Twitter

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  • August 3 · 1 hr 2 min

    In Conversation: NIROSTA STEEL

    The Jokermen speak with Steven Hall—AKA Nirosta Steel—about his spectacular overnight success, his cat Romeo, his friendship with Arthur Russell, the extremities of 70s nightlife, Buddhist rebels in Thailand, Allen Ginsberg, upcoming tour plans, becoming a sex symbol at 69, his extraordinary new record My Skyscraper, and much (much) more. FOLLOW NIROSTA STEEL ON INSTAGRAM "MY SKYSCRAPER" AVAILABLE FROM ULYSSA

  • July 30 · 8 min

    Teaser // Death Grips: THE JOKERMEN 30

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  • July 27 · 1 hr 8 min

    In Conversation: AZNIV KORKEJIAN

    Ian speaks with Azniv Korkejian, AKA Bedouine, about the weather, working in the Los Angeles scene, antiquated genre terminology, the puzzle of submitting to the Grammys, Leonard Cohen, Lisa Simpson, rebelling as a teen, parenthood advice, growing up in Riyadh, observing strife in Syria and Lebanon from the US, her family's unique journey, her excellent new record Neon Summer Skin, and much more. FOLLOW BEDOUINE ON INSTAGRAM "NEON SUMMER SKIN" AVAILABLE NOW

  • July 21 · 13 min

    Teaser // Death Grips: YEAR OF THE SNITCH

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  • July 13 · 1 hr 5 min

    In Conversation: NOAH LENNOX + PETE KEMBER

    Ian speaks with Noah Lennox and Pete Kember—aka Panda Bear and Sonic Boom—about the annoying Victor Wembanyama, ditching Spotify, the former glory of the charts, Lou Reed's Pickwick era, making music that makes them laugh, the evolution of their collaborative relationship, annoying-sounding keyboards, fostering a community that values art, and their sublime new record, A ? OF WHEN. "A ? OF WHEN" AVAILABLE NOW (BUT NOT ON SPOTIFY)

  • July 6 · 1 hr 21 min

    OHL x Jokermen // In Conversation: JIM WINDOLF

    Bob Dylan and the Beatles. Office Hours and Jokermen. Game recognizes game in this very special "In Conversation" podcast collaboration with OHL's Tim Heidecker, Jokermen's Ian Grant and Jim Windolf, author of Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other―and the World. This one is for the true heads. Dig in and enjoy the conversation!

  • June 29 · 1 hr 12 min

    In Conversation: AARON OLSON

    The Jokermen chat with friend of the pod Aaron Olson about whimsy, Robert Fripp's balls, Newgrange, punishers, Richard Harris, his rejoinder to "Honkin' Down The Highway," the accidental poetry of Pete Weber, Bob Dylan, Bruce Hornsby, Doug Weston's Troubadour, the many potential meanings of the phrase "Pet Sounds," his great new record Songs Album II, and much more. FOLLOW AARON ON INSTAGRAM "SONGS ALBUM II" AVAILABLE NOW

  • June 23 · 10 min

    Teaser // Death Grips: JENNY DEATH

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  • June 15 · 58 min

    In Conversation: MIKE CAMPBELL

    Ian speaks with the great Mike Campbell about his affectation and appreciation for Brian Wilson, growing up with the Beach Boys, working through the loss of Tom Petty, pinch hitting for Lindsey Buckingham, working with the Dirty Knobs, the pleasures of airports, the True Confessions '86 Tour, and much more. LISTEN TO "MISSION OF MERCY" FOLLOW MIKE ON INSTAGRAM

  • June 8 · 1 hr 2 min

    In Conversation: DAVE DEPPER

    Ian talks to Death Cab For Cutie's Dave Depper about making a great rock record, the Gibbardian work ethic, his status as the Ron Wood of Death Cab, his induction into the band, going indie 30 years into a career, raging against the dying of the light, taking selfies with Mike Love and Al Jardine in the catering tent—plus a dispatch from the debut performance of Bob Dylan's Long Hot Summer 2026 Tour. FOLLOW DAVE ON INSTAGRAM LISTEN TO "I BUILT YOU A TOWER"

  • June 5 · 11 min

    Teaser // Death Grips: GOVERNMENT PLATES

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  • June 1 · 1 hr 10 min

    In Conversation: IAN O'NEIL + JOHN McCAULEY

    Ian chats with Ian O'Neil and John McCauley of Deer Tick about taking their time, writing rock songs about Rhode Island, the Providence scene, the Newport Folk Festival, being upstaged by Joni Mitchell, Dan Bejar's turn to synthesizers, the Adult Correctional Institution, Bob Dylan, Weird Al, Brian Wilson, and the new Deer Tick record Coin-O-Matic. FOLLOW DEER TICK ON INSTAGRAM COIN-O-MATIC OUT JUNE 5th DEER TICK ON TOUR THIS SUMMER/FALL

  • May 25 · 12 min

    Teaser // Death Grips: NO LOVE DEEP WEB

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  • May 21 · 10 min

    Teaser // Death Grips: THE MONEY STORE

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  • May 18 · 1 hr 47 min

    Death Grips: EXMILITARY

    The Jokermen discuss Exmilitary, the instant-classic debut from experimental hip-hop group Death Grips. SUBSCRIBE TO JOKERMEN ON PATREON FOR ALL FUTURE DEATH GRIPS EPISODES

  • May 4 · 1 hr 55 min

    The Beach Boys: THE JOKERMEN 100 — Side A

    The Jokermen reveal the first half of their epic accounting of the hundred best songs by Hawthorne's pride and joy. Top 50 coming later this week, only on Patreon

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