Bob Dylan's Mysterious Injury (Bob Dylan Hotline #16)
In his memoir, Chronicles Volume One (2004), Bob Dylan reveals that he suffered a severe hand injury in the late 1980s. Little is known abou...
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A podcast about Bob Dylan, his music & anything else. Featuring conversations and original analysis of Bob Dylan’s work.
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Writing about Bob Dylan's Performances (with Graley Herren)
Laura talks to Graley Herren about his new book, Dylan in Cincinnati, the challenges of writing about performance, and our shared love for P...
Bob Dylan and Gospel Music (Bob Dylan Hotline #15)
In today’s Bob Dylan Hotline we talk about Bob Dylan and gospel music – the ties he had to the genre before his conversion to Christianity,...
New Rolling Thunder '76 Live Box Set and Dylan's Summer Songs (Bob Dylan Hotline #14)
Happy Equinox! What better day to look back on summer and that's exactly what we're doing in this conversation. What do you think? What are...
Dylan, Dolly, and Gender Expectations (Bob Dylan Hotline #13)
In this episode of the Bob Dylan Hotline, we give our opinion on Bob Dylan ~as women~. Is that different from other episodes, you might ask?...
Good As I Been to You and World Gone Wrong (with Jake Xerxes Fussell)
In this episode Laura talks to Jake Xerxes Fussell about Bob Dylan the folksinger, and the albums Good As I Been to You (1992) and World Gon...
Bob Dylan's Fashion (Bob Dylan Hotline #12)
Today we're talking about Bob Dylan's fashion through the years! What's your favourite outfit Bob Dylan has worn, or which style do you most...
Our Favourite Bob Dylan Vocals (some of them) (Bob Dylan Hotline #11)
In this week's Bob Dylan Hotline, we're talking about Bob Dylan's vocals! What do YOU think his sexiest, spookiest, and most moving vocals a...
The State of Dylanology (Bob Dylan Hotline #10)
In this week’s Bob Dylan Hotline we talk about the state of Dylanology, Dylan Studies, whatever you may call it, as well as the groundwork l...
Bob Dylan's Early Murder Ballads: "Her heart blood did flow"
When Bob Dylan began his career, murder ballads were having a bit of a moment. In this episode, we’ll look into the influence these songs ha...
Bob Dylan's Pronouns (Bob Dylan Hotline #9)
This week on the Bob Dylan Hotline Laura and Rebecca are talking about Bob Dylan's pronouns! In 1978, Bob Dylan told Craig McGregor, "Tangle...
The Sinatra Trilogy (with Sam Sodomsky)
This week Laura talks to writer, editor, and musician Sam Sodomsky about the trilogy of Great American Songbook albums, Shadows in the Night...
Do we still need the album? (Bob Dylan Hotline #8)
In this week’s Bob Dylan Hotline Laura and Rebecca about the way we listen to music – how do shifts in technology affect the way artists pre...
Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney (Bob Dylan Hotline #7)
This week on the Bob Dylan Hotline we're talking about Bob Dylan and Paul McCartney – two extraordinary artists whose paths have crossed sev...
Bob Dylan and Nostalgia (with Court Carney)
In this episode, Laura talks to history professor Court Carney about Bob Dylan and Nostalgia – Dylan’s relationship to the past and the futu...
Bob Dylan, Magic & Alchemy (Bob Dylan Hotline #6)
In today's Bob Dylan Hotline, Laura and Rebecca get a little mystical. Bob Dylan himself has often described the creative process as magical...
"Brownsville Girl": Bob Dylan's Most Cinematic Song (Bob Dylan Hotline #5)
Buried on one of Bob Dylan's lesser 80s albums, "Brownsville Girl" is consistently cited as one of his greatest and most ambitious songs. Co...
Bob Dylan Hotline #4: Dylan for Beginners (We love the 80s)
This week on the Bob Dylan Hotline, Laura and Rebecca brainstorm the best songs and albums to introduce someone to Bob Dylan’s music. Send u...
Bob Dylan and The Beatles (with Jim Windolf)
Laura talks to Jim Windolf, music journalist and features editor at the New York Times, about his new book Where the Music Had to Go: How Bo...
Bob Dylan Hotline #3: What does Bob Dylan owe us?
Laura and Rebecca answer some more listener questions and talk parasocial relationships, the artist's humanity, and fan loyalty. Send us you...