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Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' about a rarity - a show not officially released from 1974. We break down the Dead's performance from the end of the Spring '74 tour at the University of California Santa Barbara. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Links to pictures and video from the show: https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldead/comments/zbxvcw/the_dead_playing_on_the_campus_of_uc_santa/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYt8RQQoMjA Links to newspaper articles discussed about the UCSB Gauchos: https://www.independent.com/2009/04/21/men-behind-myths/ https://alexandria.ucsb.edu/downloads/t722h982q Follow us @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]

Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' about a unique, one-set benefit show from January 13, 1980! We break down the Dead's set from Joan Baez's Cambodian refugee benefit show. The set was also the final Grateful Dead show broadcast on KSAN-FM radio. This episode was recorded before the passing of Bob Weir- please listen to our tribute episode to Bobby, found in the episode prior to this one. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Link to Blogspot post of pictures and information from the show: https://lostlivedead.blogspot.com/2014/12/january-13-1980-oakland-coliseum-arena.html Link to information regarding the mysterious unreleased Joan Baez/ Mickey Hart collaboration: https://www.rukind.com/viewtopic.php?t=20455 Follow us @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]

Remembering Bob Weir (1947-2026) and thanking him for all he gave us! Links: Full-show isolated Bobby edition - https://youtu.be/ZLV-73VF6Tg?si=cHWNoU_NIEj8QHk_ Weather Report Suite, acoustic demo - https://youtu.be/k7-4XirBj9A?si=lgN3DR3oOCtOW4vv Bob speaking about death on the Comes a Time podcast - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTWWxCMjDx7/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== Dead & Co at Citizens Bank Park, 2021 (4 min mark of Jack Straw) - https://archive.org/details/deadco2021-08-21.CitizensBankParkPhiladelphiaPA/DeadCo2021-08-21t03.flac Outro song, Not Fade Away - Dead & Company, August 16, 2021 (audience recording available: https://archive.org/details/deadco2021-08-16.CoastalCreditUnionPark/DeadCo2021-08-16t18.flac)

Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' all things about the Grateful Dead's first live album release, Live/Dead. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Follow us @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]

Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' about a show from 54 years ago exactly (give or take ten minutes). It's the first show released as part of the Listen to the River Box Set from December 9th, 1971 at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, Missouri. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Link to learn more about the Fox Theatre: https://www.fabulousfox.com/theatre-info/about-us Link to donate to the Access Fund: https://www.accessfund.org/donate Follow us @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]

Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' about the newest release from the Grateful Dead, Dave's Picks Volume 56! We break down the second of the two shows included in the release from March 21st, 1981 at the Rainbow Theatre. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Link to donate to the Access Fund: https://www.accessfund.org/donate Follow us @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]

Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' about the newest release from the Grateful Dead, Dave's Picks Volume 56! We break down the first of the two shows included in the release from March 20th, 1981 at the Rainbow Theatre. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Link to donate to the Access Fund: https://www.accessfund.org/donate Follow us @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]

On November 2, 2025, Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay passed away at the age of 78. The Queen of the Grateful Dead was a backing vocalist for the band from 1972 to 1979 She was the only female member of the Grateful Dead and was a part of the band's most iconic decade, the 1970s, featured on what many consider to be some of the band's best moments, including: Europe '72 tour, the Sunshine Daydream show at Veneta, Oregon in 1972, the Wall of Sound Summer '74 tour, Spring '77 tour, and the 1978 show at Red Rocks amphitheater. Rest in Power to the Queen of the Grateful Dead 🧡

Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' about a little-known show from the Summer of '78! We break down a high-energy, knock-your-socks-off show with primal energy and a motorcycle rhythm section. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Link to post of pictures from the show: https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldead/comments/11ok8jf/photos_of_the_day_6478_university_campus_stadium/?utm_source=embedv2&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_content=post_body Follow us @workingmanspod, @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]

Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' all things 10/14/1994 from MSG! We break down one of the best late-era gems and discover a monster show from a year Heads ordinarily avoid. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Link to post of show details: https://www.reddit.com/r/gratefuldead/comments/1dztrai/comment/lci5bsb/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button Follow us @workingmanspod, @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]

Join Deadheads Alex and Dave talkin' all things 4/27 and 4/28 1985 from Stanford! We break down the Dave's Picks Volume 49 release and go head-to-head in a 6-song Song Draft. Get on the bus with Workingman's Pod! Note: only songs from Night 1, 4/27/1985, were able to be included as samples in this episode. Follow us @workingmanspod, @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]

Join Deadheads Alex and Dave - except this time, just Dave - for the last WP episode of 2023! For this end-of-year extravaganza, we're looking at the 4 shows from December 26th 1979, 1980, 1981, and 1982, all from the Oakland Auditorium Arena in Oakland, CA. From those 4 shows, we'll build a "mega set" for the ultimate 12/26 imaginary playlist! Link to Grateful Seconds' article on New Year's Eve runs for the Grateful Dead: http://www.gratefulseconds.com/2017/12/bay-area-1976-1991-16-years-57-new.html Also, first-hand accounts of the 1980 and 1981 shows from who else, Grateful Seconds! http://www.gratefulseconds.com/2015/01/east-to-west-grateful-dead-live-at.html http://www.gratefulseconds.com/2017/11/return-of-big-boss-man-day-at-dentist.html Follow us @workingmanspod, @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]. We'll see you in February 2024!

Join Deadheads Alex and Dave - except this time, just Dave - in WP's analysis of Dave's Picks Volume 48 Disc 3 from the Kiel Opera House on October 24th 1970! Follow us @workingmanspod, @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]. The essay on the Dead's early thematic jams: http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2010/01/deads-early-thematic-jams.html P.S. Thanks again to Zac for joining us in part 1! Make sure to check out Zac's show Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper!

Join Deadheads Alex and Dave - except this time, just Dave - in WP's analysis of Dave's Picks Volume 48 from the Pauley Pavilion on November 20th 1971! Certified PodHead Zac Cropper from Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper guest stars to talk about the first two discs of Dave's Picks Vol. 48. We talk everything from Keith's arrival in the band to our favorite Dave's Picks artwork to Taylor Swift and Bryan Adams! Follow us @workingmanspod, @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]. Also, check out Zac's show Rock Talk with Dr. Cropper!

Join Deadheads Alex and Dave - except this time, just Dave - talkin' all things 10/31/1971 from the Ohio Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. The second set of this show was officially released as Dick's Picks Volume 2. Essay on early thematic jams: http://deadessays.blogspot.com/2010/01/deads-early-thematic-jams.html Follow us @workingmanspod, @workingmans_pod on Instagram, or email us at [email protected]