Jokermen
Jokermen
Jokermen Podcast is your spirit guide to the wonderful world of Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys. Every song, every record: It’s All Good Music :: Subscribe on Patreon for access to all episodes ad-free, plus the full back catalog of Bob Dylan, Velvet Underground, Steely Dan, Lou Reed, John Cale, Randy Newman, and Billy Joel goods at patreon.com/jokermen :: @jokermenpodcast on Instagram and Twitter
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Dec 22, 2025 • 60min
Brian Wilson: WHAT I REALLY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS + Mike Love: REASON FOR THE SEASON
The Jokermen embrace the "Do It Again" ethos of the holidays with two late-era Christmas records: Brian Wilson's warm-hearted What I Really Want For Christmas, and Mike Love's aesthetically abrasive Reason For The Season. Plus: a Root Beer Report unlike any other.
Dec 17, 2025 • 1h 9min
In Conversation: DANIEL ROSSEN
Ian catches up with Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear about their just-concluded 2025 tour, revisiting Yellow House, Veckatimest, and Shields, returning to the past with no sense of pressure, community vs. quality of life, solo artists vs. rock bands, the lasting reputation of Grizzly Bear, the GOAT Michael McDonald, and much more.
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Dec 15, 2025 • 1h 12min
In Conversation: W. DAVID MARX
Ian speaks with author W. David Marx about cultural atrophy, poptimism, Taylor Swift, Charli XCX, Geese, the "Mike Love Century," The Beatles, the importance of serious criticism, Kanye, Kim, Paris Hilton, new musical genres (or lack thereof), fashion and food scenes vs. music and arts scenes, and Marx's superb new book, Blank Space: A Cultural History of the Twenty First Century.
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Dec 11, 2025 • 7min
Teaser // The Beach Boys: MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE BEACH BOYS
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Dec 8, 2025 • 1h 8min
The WILSON PHILLIPS Episode
The Jokermen consider Carnie and Wendy Wilson's output from the 1990s: the self-titled Wilson Phillips debut, Shadows & Light, and their pseudo-collaboration with Brian, The Wilsons.
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Dec 1, 2025 • 7min
Teaser // Brian Wilson: SLIGHTLY AMERICAN MUSIC
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Nov 27, 2025 • 8min
Teaser // Al Jardine & The Pet Sounds Band LIVE In Show & Concert
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Nov 24, 2025 • 1h 2min
The Beach Boys: STARS & STRIPES VOL. 1
The Jokermen discuss the laziest effort yet from the Beach Boys.
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Nov 17, 2025 • 1h 36min
Van Dyke & Brian: ORANGE CRATE ART
The Jokermen celebrate Van Dyke Parks and Brian Wilson's collaborative release Orange Crate Art, as well as the California myth, the reclamation of the SMiLE project, the complicated relationship between art and commerce, and the medium of orange crate art itself.
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Nov 13, 2025 • 5min
Teaser // Brian Wilson: I JUST WASN'T MADE FOR THESE TIMES (1995)
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