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Weekly interviews with musicians, artists, authors, and filmmakers presented by Aquarium Drunkard.

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Our guest this week is author Adam Voith, whose new novel, RIYL, short for "Recommended If You Like," is an at times thinly veiled memoir of the '90s Christian punk and indie scene. With echoes of Get in the Van and Freaks and Geeks, RIYL threads tha... more

Welcome back to Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions with your host Jason P. Woodbury. We've entered the holidays, aka the official "Vince Guaraldi Season." This week on the show, we're digging into the work of Guaraldi with Peanuts historian and author o... more

One of the pet theories we've nursed on this show is that music allows the right listener to do something like travel through time. Or, maybe, a better way to say it would be: music allows us a way to step briefly outside of the experience linear tim... more

Social media is a strange thing. Not long ago, Transmissions host Jason P. Woodbury was ⁠retweeted by famed MTV News legend Kurt Loder⁠. Loder was sharing a repost of a viral video featuring Detroit band Protomartyr, performing their song “Jumbo’s” a... more

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Recent Guests

Derrick Bang
Peanuts historian and author of Vince Guaraldi at the Piano
Episode: Transmissions :: Derrick Bang on Vince Guaraldi
Ishmael Butler
Rapper, producer, and A&R man with Shabazz Palaces and Digable Planets
Shabazz Palaces
Episode: Transmissions :: Shabazz Palaces
Joe Casey
Frontman and lyricist for Detroit post-punk band Protomartyr
Protomartyr
Episode: Transmissions :: Joe Casey of Protomartyr (2026)
Richard Thompson
Guitarist, founder member of Fairport Convention
Richard Thompson
Episode: Transmissions :: Richard Thompson (2026)
Christopher Manick
Founder of Stones Throw, aka Peanut Butter Wolf
Stones Throw
Episode: Transmissions :: Peanut Butter Wolf
Johnny Marr
Guitarist and solo artist known for The Smiths; collaborator with multiple bands
The Smiths; various collaborations
Episode: Transmissions :: Johnny Marr
Matt Baldwin
Guitarist and psychotherapist, author of How To Play Guitar (zines/book)
Independent musician; author
Episode: Transmissions :: Matt Baldwin
James Austin Johnson
Comedian and actor known for impressions (Donald Trump, Bob Dylan) and the Heel Yeah special
Self-Release / 800 Pound Gorilla / Gorilla Comedy Plus
Episode: Transmissions :: James Austin Johnson
Sam Sodomsky
Writer and musician, records as The Bird Calls
The Bird Calls / Ruination Record Co.
Episode: Transmissions :: The Bird Calls

Hosts

Jason P. Woodbury
Host associated with Aquarium Drunkard Transmissions; central figure across episodes, known for deep interviews and archival-informed conversations.
Tyler Wilcox
Co-host across related shows; participates in conversations on music, storytelling, and cultural contexts.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 419 ratings
  • Uncovers beautiful stuff

    These guys consistently highlight great music outside the mainstream… and thats about the only thing that ties the music together, theres no specific genre, its all incredibly diverse

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    DelCoTrash
    United Statesa month ago
  • Only the good stuff

    If this podcast ceased to exist, I would go on living, but life would be a little less beautiful.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    colbyfjames
    United States2 months ago
  • Exceeds expectations

    Transmissions is transcendent. The host is thoughtful and astute, and reserves space for the esoteric when applicable. There’s not another show like it. Thanks so much!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Adamposnak
    United States2 months ago
  • Treasure Trove

    Wonderful podcast! It’s turned me on to incredible music and artists over the years and the conversations are deep, fun and enlivening. Check it out!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Gbodz
    United States4 months ago
  • 🤙

    My favorite music podcast. Great guests and Tyler’s conversations with them often uncover unexpected gems and new cultural threads to pull.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    b_pnt
    United States4 months ago

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My favorite music podcast. Great guests and Tyler's conversations with them often uncover unexpected gems and new cultural threads to pull.
Transmissions is transcendent. The host is thoughtful and astute, and reserves space for the esoteric when applicable. There's not another show like it. Thanks so much!
Jason P Woodbury is an absolute treasure. It's a well-honed talent to gently guide conversations with a wide range of personalities, never failing to get something unique from every interview subject.
Wonderful podcast! It's turned me on to incredible music and artists over the years and the conversations are deep, fun and enlivening. Check it out!

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#237
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#166
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Transmissions :: Derrick Bang on Vince Guaraldi
Q: Did Vince Guaraldi ever play with the Grateful Dead?
Bang confirms that Guaraldi frequently jammed with Jerry Garcia at the Matrix, but says there is no conclusive evidence that he played with the full Grateful Dead.
Transmissions :: Derrick Bang on Vince Guaraldi
Q: What do people miss when they talk about Vince Guaraldi, and is there validity to the idea that he is underrated?
Bang says Guaraldi is rarely credited for composing and performing the first jazz mass during a high church service in the United States, at Grace Cathedral in 1965.
Transmissions :: Shabazz Palaces
Q: I'm curious about that moment. Like what, that seems like it's had a real profound influence on your work in general, this sort of space view that can get really intimate, but also super far out.
Butler says he absorbed Sun Ra and Parliament-Funkadelic as other ways of seeing life, history, and imagination, rather than treating their work as fiction. Their influence shaped his outlook, but he aims to develop his own sound rather than imitate them.
Transmissions :: Shabazz Palaces
Q: Is that something basketball helped you sort of learn to articulate in a creative way?
Butler says basketball taught him through practice that goals are reached incrementally, while developing teamwork, sacrifice, camaraderie, and brotherhood that also apply to making music.
Transmissions :: Joe Casey of Protomartyr (2026)
Q: Does that mean that there might be some, there's so many horns on the record, samples and sound treatments and various things like that. Does that mean you guys are maybe looking to employ either samplers or laptops or things like that for certain things?
Casey says the band considered finding opening acts with horn players, but had not settled on how to reproduce the record's horn parts live.

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