Latest Widmer Podcast Episodes

SS #5: 1975-1978

Shakedown Speak - February 26, 2017 20:55 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Grateful Dead fans Drew Hamilton and Mike Widmer are finally back to review the albums Blues for Allah, Terrapin Station, and Shakedown Street from the time period 1975-1978. Wid Kid brings the history. Hammy brings the humor…in an effort to cover up his inability to correctly pronounce King Solo...

SS #4: 1973-1974

Shakedown Speak - January 06, 2017 16:40 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Grateful Dead fans Drew Hamilton and Mike Widmer are back to review Wake of the Flood, From the Mars Hotel, and Steal Your Face from 1973-1974. Listen in to laugh and learn as Wid Kid educates you on Dead history, while Hammy cuts up in the back of the classroom.            Show Highlights […]

SS #3: 1972

Shakedown Speak - November 09, 2016 05:02 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Grateful Dead fans Drew Hamilton and Mike Widmer tackle 1972 and review Jerry Garcia’s Garcia, Bob Weir’s Ace, and the Dead’s Europe ’72. Like a bad Dr. Scholls’ commercial, the chemistry between Hammy and Widdy is gellin, so tune in as the boys act like they know what they’re talking about even ...

SS #2: 1970-1971

Shakedown Speak - October 21, 2016 21:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Grateful Dead fans Drew Hamilton and Mike Widmer are back and ready to usher in the 70s. This show covers the period 1970-1971, as Hammy and Widdy review Workingman’s Dead, American Beauty, Skull and Roses, and Bear’s Choice. The band’s sound was changing like Peter Brady’s voice in puberty, but ...

SS #1: 1965-1969

Shakedown Speak - October 01, 2016 01:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1 rating
Grateful Dead fans Drew Hamilton and Mike Widmer talk about the years 1965-1969 and give their review of the albums The Grateful Dead, Anthem of the Sun, Aoxomoxoa, and Live/Dead. Hear about the formative days of the Grateful Dead and the early lineup, which included a combination of Jerry Garcia...