Guess the Year

This week, Christopher K. Coffman curates the setlist as returning champ Drane is joined by Dave, Paul, and Bart.Chris is a Master Lecturer of Humanities at Boston University, and the author of Clowns in the Burying Ground: The Grateful Dead, Literature, and the Limits of Philosophy, out now via Duke University Press under its Grateful Dead Studies imprint. The book examines how the Dead’s lyricists drew from European and American literary traditions, using intertextuality and fragmentation to shape meaning in their work.This week’s prize pack is provided by Seastones, which makes custom hi-fi speakers with psychedelic, custom panels. Seastones recently shared prototypes for the new speakers drawing from the Dead’s pre 1974 sound system, and featuring vintage surfboard inlays.Clowns in the Burying GroundGrateful Dead Studies Association submissions.Bart's venues:Lakeview MarinaHigh Dive LoungeTo be a contestant, sponsor the show, or ask questions/make comments, please email: ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠GTY's ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠Thanks to ⁠⁠Peter Osta ⁠⁠for the new cover art.

This week, setlist curator Chef Michael Cimarusti is joined by Matt, Tom, and Drane.Michael is a James Beard Award-winner and co-owner of Providence in Los Angeles, which in 2025 earned three Michelin stars. It also carries a Green Star for sustainability.Michael is also chef and partner at Connie & Ted’s in West Hollywood. He trained at Spago, Le Cirque, and Water Grill, after graduating from the Culinary Institute of America. He’s one of the chef judges on America’s Culinary Cup, which is midway through its first season on CBS and Paramount+.Michael's InstagramProvidenceConnie & Ted'sAmerica's Culinary CupEars of Maize, Tom's show on KALX, 90.7FM BerkeleyMatt's show on 106.5 FM PhiladelphiaTo be a contestant, sponsor the show, or ask questions/make comments, please email: ⁠[email protected]⁠GTY's ⁠Instagram⁠ & ⁠YouTube⁠Thanks to ⁠Peter Osta ⁠for the new cover art.

This week, Dr. B. Steve Csaki curates the setlist as returning champ Adam is joined by Grayson and Barry.Steve is an Assistant Professor in English, Humanities, and Languages at Southeastern Oklahoma State University. He’s co-editor of The Philosophy of the Western, and a member of the Grateful Dead Studies Association. For Volume 6 of their annual compilation of scholarly papers, Steve contributed “Caught on a Limb”: Authorial Intention, He’s Gone, and the Music of the Grateful Dead.To be a contestant, sponsor the show, or ask questions/make comments, please email: [email protected]'s Instagram & YouTubeThanks to Peter Osta for the new cover art.

Recorded live at Copperfield’s Books in Sebastopol, I sit down with cookbook author Gabi Moskowitz to talk about Dead in the Kitchen: The Official Grateful Dead Cookbook. We get into what makes a recipe spiritually Dead, why the book is vegetarian, how Dave Lemieux helped shape its structure, and how cooking—like improvisation—depends on preparation, a good pantry, and letting go of perfection.

In mid-August, I chatted with journalist Jim Newton at Booksmith in SF about his newly released Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening, which is out now. We touched on:Why Jerry would’ve been the ultimate interview guestThe Dead’s wild growth in the ’80s — was Reagan the backdrop?Garcia’s allergy to politics and endorsementsJerry Brown asking for help… and getting turned downWhat kept Deadheads coming back, year after year