Help on the Way

A weekly podcast deadicated to all things grateful. The Help on the Way Podcast is a spin-off of the long running reddit series. Each week our hosts, TheGame, FiG, and Knob listen to Grateful Dead show and discuss it. These shows are chosen at random, and span from the most primal of primal dead to the MIDI-filled 90s. Paradise waits...

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Episodes

Thursday Mar 23, 2023

Get out the good plates, we've got a guest today! This week on the Help on the Way pod, our hosts FiG and Knob welcome /r/gratefuldead mod PCE to discuss his journey with the Dead. Along the way, they have a lot to say about the Grateful Dead's September 7th, 1990 show at the Richfield Coliseum in Richfield, OH. Discussions abound about Tom Hamilton's AMA, Vinnie's first show, and an early September snow storm.
Cold Rain & SnowWalkin' BluesRamble On RoseMe & My Uncle > Big RiverAltheaWhen I Paint My MasterpieceBird SongPicasso MoonU.S. Blues
China Cat Sunflower > I Know You RiderTruckin' Crazy Fingers > Playin' In The Band > Drums > Space > I Need A Miracle > Black Peter > Turn On Your Love Light
Knockin' On Heaven's Door 

Thursday Mar 16, 2023

This week on the Help on the Way pod, we're looking for a spoonful of water to save us from the desert sand. Our hosts Game, FiG and Knob are heading down to Arizona for the Grateful Dead's March 6th, 1994 show. Discussions abound about Cornell 23, where Liberty belongs in a setlist, and whether we’ve ever been scared listening to the Grateful Dead.
Help On The Way > Slipknot! > Franklin's TowerSpoonfulJack-A-RoeWhen I Paint My MasterpieceBrown-Eyed WomenLet It Grow
Easy AnswersLazy River RoadPlayin' In The Band > Eyes Of The World > Drums > Space > The Wheel > The Last Time > Attics Of My Life > Good Lovin'
Liberty 

Knob Dylan - 3/24/91

Thursday Mar 09, 2023

Thursday Mar 09, 2023

This week on the Help on the Way podcast, we're in a New York State of Mind. This week our hosts Game, FiG, and Knob are truckin' up to Albany for the Grateful Dead's March 24th, 1991 show at the Knickerbocker arena. Discussions abound about Bruce Hornsby, Desolation Row, and some speculation over what D&C is going to do at Cornell...
Help On The Way > Slipknot! > Franklin's Tower Wang Dang DoodleJack A RoeBeat It On Down The LineBrown Eyed WomenDesolation RowDeal
Samson & DelilahChina Cat Sunflower > I Know You Rider Looks Like Rain > He's Gone > Drums > Space > The Wheel > I Need A Miracle > Standing On the Moon > Good Lovin
U.S. Blues 

Our Maine Event - 4/19/81

Thursday Mar 02, 2023

Thursday Mar 02, 2023

We're going to Florida, we're going to Maine- okay that's not a Dead lyric, but trust us it's relevant. This week our hosts, Game, FiG, and Knob, are heading north for the Maine attraction- The Grateful Dead's April 19th, 1981 show at the University of Maine. Discussion abound about Grateful Dead tattoos, the similarities between One More Saturday Night and On the Road Again, and Game's experience at the Billy Strings Atlantic City show.
Jack StrawFriend Of The Devil > It's All Over NowDire Wolf > Big RiverDupree's Diamond BluesOn The Road AgainWest L.A. FadeawayLazy Lightning > Supplication > Might As Well
Sugaree > Samson & DelilahHe's Gone > Drums >Space > Spanish Jam > Truckin' > Wharf Rat > Around & Around > Good Lovin'
U.S. Blues 

A Tale of Two Sources - 6/24/84

Thursday Feb 23, 2023

Thursday Feb 23, 2023

Beam me up, we're heading to SPAC (boy, I hope this pun works). This week, our hosts FiG and Knob are heading to Saratoga Springs for the Grateful Dead's June 24th, 1984 show. Discussions abound about whether or not Miracle should be an opener, Philly's hottest new Dead Cover Band, and the founding of Widespread Panic.
Dancin' In The StreetsDire WolfNew Minglewood BluesCandymanMe & My Uncle > Mexicali BluesRamble On RoseHell In A BucketDeal
I Need A Miracle > Bertha > Playin' In The Band > China Doll > Samson & Delilah> Drums > The Other One > Wharf Rat > Sugar Magnolia
SatisfactionIt's All Over Now Baby Blue 

Long Live King Brent - 8/28/81

Thursday Feb 16, 2023

Thursday Feb 16, 2023

Pack some sunscreen, we're heading to Long Beach! This week, our hosts Game, FiG, and Knob, are heading down to the Long Beach Arena for the Grateful Dead's August 28th, 1981 show. Discussions abound about the Grateful Dead's first competitive Grammy, Knob's Wolf Bros-induced Wook Flu, and letting the Good Times roll.
Jack StrawThey Love Each OtherMe And My Uncle >Big RiverAlthea >Little Red RoosterBrown Eyed Women >Let It Grow >China Cat Sunflower >I Know You Rider
Shakedown Street >Lost Sailor >Saint Of Circumstance >The Wheel >Never Trust A Woman >Drums >Space >Truckin' >Wharf Rat >Sugar Magnolia
U.S. Blues 

Thursday Feb 09, 2023

Sacramento, preaching on the burning shore! This week, our hosts Game, FiG and Knob are heading out west for the Grateful Dead's May 19th, 1992 show at the Cal Expo Ampitheatre. Discussions abound about Vince Welnick, the Grateful Dead's first ever Baba O'Reilly, and one year of the Help on the Way podcast!
Cold Rain and SnowLittle Red RoosterAltheaQueen Jane ApproximatelyTennessee JedLet It Grow
China Cat Sunflower > I Know You RiderLooks Like RainWay To Go HomeTerrapin Station > Drums > Space > I Need A Miracle > Black Peter >Sugar Magnolia
Baba O'Riley > Tomorrow Never Knows 

Dahhk Stahh - 12/1/73

Thursday Feb 02, 2023

Thursday Feb 02, 2023

Wicked. This week, our hosts Game, FiG, and Knob are shipping up to Boston for the Grateful Dead's December 1st, 1973 show at the Boston Music Hall. Discussions abound about Bob Weir w/ JRAD, why Dick picked the way he did, and the joys of Big River.
The Promised LandSugareeMexicali BluesTennessee JedLooks Like RainChina Cat Sunflower ->I Know You RiderBig RiverBrokedown PalaceWeather Report Suite Prelude ->Weather Report Suite Part ->Let It GrowCasey Jones
Around And AroundThey Love Each OtherMe And My UncleDon't Ease Me InMe And Bobby McGeeMississippi Half-Step Uptown ToodelooPlaying In The Band ->Uncle John's Band ->Playing In The BandRow JimmyGreatest Story Ever ToldNot Fade Away ->Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad ->One More Saturday Night 

Thursday Jan 26, 2023

There's gold up in them hills! Auburn Hills! This week our hosts Game, FiG, and Knob are heading to the Palace in Auburn Hills, Michigan for the Grateful Dead's July 31st, 1994 show. Discussions abound about our thoughts on Playin’ in the Sand, what would happen if we interviewed Bob Weir, and how Game was peer pressured into liking Lazy River Road.
Touch Of Gray > Greatest Story Ever ToldRow JimmySpoonfulLazy River RoadMe & My Uncle > Big RiverLoose LucyMidnight Hour
Samson & DelilahWay to Go HomeNew Speedway Boogie > Truckin' > He's Gone > Drums >Space > Spanish Jam > The Last Time > Black Peter > Good Lovin'
The Weight 

Thursday Jan 19, 2023

We're heading to California to solve a mystery. We don't solve it, but we still have fun. This week, our hosts Game and Knob are listening to the Grateful Dead's show on July 30th, 1970, which was a short acoustic set played before New Riders of the Purple Sage. Discussions abound about the first night of Playin' in the Sand, what Pigpen did during acoustic sets, and a lost redditor who now lives in Knob's brain.
To Lay Me DownDire WolfCandymanRosalie McFallA Voice from On HighSwing Low, Sweet Chariot

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Help on the Way is a podcast about The Grateful Dead. Every week, our randomizer picks a different show to listen to. Our three hosts, Game, Fig, and Knob, discuss what works, what doesn't, and anything else cool about the show. And then you get to enjoy a set of that show! It's like a foreword for a book. Or MST3K for Deadheads. It's a real good time. 

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