Doc G

They Might be Giants have had a platinum album, they’ve had gold albums, they’ve won Grammy awards, they have written theme songs, they’ve written children’s songs, for the last 40 years they done pretty much whatever they want. They’re currently gearing up for tour and John Flansburgh was nice enough to stop by the show! John and Doc talk about TMBG longevity, the dedication to TMBG fans, the use of technology in their careers, how John’s cats find their way into social media posts, the upcoming concerts and so much more! Meanwhile, Mike and Doc accept the fact that the show is a bit of a platypus show (listen to the show you’ll get it). Introduction: 0:00:20 Birthday Suitwearer 1: 8:59 Ripped from the headlines: 14:00 Shoutouts: 32:57 Another Guest Turned Us Down and I Don’t Like the Way They Turned us Down: 37:05 John F. Interview: 42:32 Mike C Top 3: 1:13:58 Birthday Suitwearer 2: 1:35:49 Birthday Suitwearer 3: 1:38:00

John Modell has been working in the music industry his entire adult life. Production, mixing, songwriting, he's done it all. On top of that he helped his brother and father (David and Art) successfully operate and run the Baltimore Ravens to their first Championship back in 2001. One thing he hasn't got around to doing is releasing his own album, that is until now. John's band Casa Del Sol (Wally Ingram - drums, Mike DiPirro - bass, Might Dave - Keys, John Modell - Guitar/Singer) just released their new album. John was nice enough to stop by the show and talk about the album and his life leading up to it! John and Doc talk about living in San Francisco, helping with the Baltimore Ravens, touring with U2, producing the U2 3D movie, bringing all the band members of Casa Del Sol together, the new album and so much more! Meanwhile on the rest of the show Doc and Mike discuss the details of a good denial email. Make sure to listen! Introduction: 0:00:19 Birthday Suit 1: 11:38 Ripped from the Headlines: 15:20 Shoutouts: 29:46 Another guest turned us down and I didn’t like the way they turned us down: 33:25 John Modell Interview: 40:30 Mike C Top 3: 1:37:45 Birthday Suit 2: 1:55:30 Birthday Suit 3: 1:57:30

Ian Fisher (@ian-fisher) has been writing songs for almost 2 decades, he's written over 2000 songs and depending on how you want to add it up (some of the first albums you might count as the pre-season) he's released 16 albums. This Friday he's getting ready to release "Go Gentle." Ian was nice enough to stop by the show and talk about the album and his career. During the interview Doc and Ian talk about growing up in Missouri, eating liver dumplings, see Garth Brooks in concert, moving to Vienna, song writing practices, the process of writing his most recent album, his newest merch and much more. Meanwhile on the rest of the show, Doc gets testy about question and answer segments, Claude stops by to talk Luka/Anthony Davis, and Mike doesn't know how he lived without a bidet! Introduction: 0:00:20 Birthday Suit 1: 12:00 Ripped from the Headlines: 16:21:00 Shoutouts: 33:34 Anthony Davis/Luka Doncic Trade with Claude Lathan: 40:03 Ian Fisher Interview: 1:02:15 Mike C Top 3: 1:31:39 Birthday Suit 2: 1:51:10 Birthday Suit 3: 1:54:06

moe. has been a band for almost 36 years, and they're getting ready to release a brand new album! moe. has played Red Rocks a dozen times, they've played Radio City Music Hall, they've played with the Grateful Dead, opened for The Who, Robert Plant and The Allman Brothers and they were nice enough to stop by the Doc G Show! Vinnie Amico moe.'s drummer stopped by to talk about getting into moe., his Christmas cards, his cats, playing with the Grateful Dead, making Chicken Riggies, hanging out with Robert Plant, and making the new moe. album! Meanwhile during the rest of the show Mike ponders whether he's related to any famous historical figures (good or bad) and Doc and Mike reminisce about 50 different one hit wonders of the 90's. Listen Now! Introduction: 0:00:21 Birthday Suit 1: 10:23 Ripped from the Headlines: 14:36 Shoutouts: 34:23 Vinnie Amico Interview: 39:13 Mike C Top 3: 1:20:20 Birthday Suit 2: 1:53:22 Birthday Suit 3: 1:55:39

The Head and The Heart have been gaining fans ever since they formed way back in 2010. Their debut album has been streamed billions...literally billions of times, they performed all over the world including a phenomenal show in Pike Place Market for over 30,000 people. They've had 5 studio albums and they're getting ready to release their 6th. Tyler Williams their drummer was nice enough to stop by the show! Doc and Tyler talk about living in Richmond, starting out in music, moving to Seattle, the first album, their evolving sound, Josiah, the new album and so much more! Meanwhile during the rest of the show, Mike and Doc learn how to put booze in muffins. Listen Now! Introduction: 0:00:19 Birthday Suit 1: 14:23 Ripped from the Headlines: 20:07 Shoutouts: 33:33 Tyler Williams Interview: 42:06 Birthday Suit 2: 1:41:59 Birthday Suit 3: 1:45:09

Brother Ali has been rockin' the mic for over two decades while receiving praise and mentorship from greats like Rakim and Chuck D. Brother Ali was a seminal member of Rhymesayers Record Label for 20 years. He is preparing to release an all new album "Satisfied Soul" produced by Ant (of Atmosphere) and he was nice enough to stop by the show. Doc and Brother Ali talk about living in Turkey, changing to a healthier lifestyle, recording the most recent album, working with Ant, working with Yasiin Bey, being friends with Dave Chappelle, and so much more make sure to listen. Meanwhile on the rest of the show Doc and Mike agree... a taco bell chalupa is not a healthy source of fiber and protein. And they reminisce on the one-hit wonders of the 90's like Mark Morrison and Luniz. Make sure to listen! Introduction: 0:00:20 Birthday Suit 1: 0:13:00 Ripped from the Headlines: 17:40 Shoutouts: 37:36 Brother Ali Interview: 43:41 Mike C Top 3: 1:50:18 Birthday Suit 2: 2:10:58 Birthday Suit 3: 2:13:02

Ali Siddiq has been performing stand-up comedy for over 27 years, and just in the past 3 years he’s released some of his best work. He released Domino Effect Part 1-4 which combined has over 30 million views, and was praised by New York Times, Vulture, Daily Beast and many others. He’ll be releasing 5 more comedy specials in 2025 and he’s getting ready to go out on the “In The Shadows Tour.” He was nice enough to stop by the show before heading out on tour! Ali and Doc talk about going on The Breakfast Club, going on 7p in Brooklyn, his old lawyer Reo Harris, his nemesis Quincy, people asking him about Katt Williams, starting out in stand-up comedy, working on observation skills and much much more! Meanwhile on the rest of the show Doc gives his recommendations if you have a gym crush, and reasons why Dhaka Bangladesh is the new hotspot for the Doc G Show. Listen now! Introduction: 00:00:20 Birthday Suit 1: 10:31 Ripped from the Headlines: 16:23 Shoutouts: 31:47 Ali Siddiq Interview: 41:27 Mike C Top 3: 2:04:43 Birthday Suit 2: 2:17:28 Birthday Suit 3: 2:19:12

Days To Waste (Ben Willey @daystowaste) has been building his career for the last 8 years working towards this point, to the release of his debut album – forget me when the summer ends. The album comes out January 24th and Ben was nice enough to stop by and talk about his life, career and album. Doc and Ben talk about growing up in Portland Oregon, learning drums and then guitar, starting a page on YouTube, moving to Hawaii, creating an album and so much more! Make sure to listen! Introduction: 0:00:20 Birthday Suit 1: 11:28 Ripped from the Headlines: 15:53 Shoutouts: 49:55 Days To Waste Interview: 53:29 Mike C Top 3: 1:34:15 Birthday Suit 2: 1:48:43 Birthday Suit 3: 1:51:10

The Brook and The Bluff (@the-brook-the-bluff ) have been touring all over the country for past 8 years both headlining shows and opening for bands like Mt. Joy and Rainbow Kitten Surprise. Their talent blasts through on their newest EP This Could All Go Nowhere. They'll be playing the Playground Festival January 18th! They were nice enough to stop by the show and talk about their careers up to this point. Joseph, Alec, Kevin and John all stopped by and talked about starting out in Auburn, playing at Moe's, crafting a sound with harmonies, being nostalgic for a 70's sound, making the new EP, playing festivals and more! Meanwhile on the rest of the show, Mike is making commercials and Doc is applying lip balm. Listen now! Introduction: 0:00:20 Birthday Suit: 10:14 Ripped from the Headlines: 14:16 Shoutouts: 35:13 The Brook and The Bluff Interview: 40:44 Mike C Top 3: 1:34:20 Birthday Suit 2: 1:53:08 Birthday Suit 3: 1:55:56

Mustard Service has been building a following since their debut album in 2017. Homegrown out of Miami the band is gearing up to tour with former guests of the show the Magic City Hippies! Marco and Adam were nice enough to stop by the show and talk about their upcoming tour and performing at the Playground Festival. Marco, Adam and Doc talk about starting out with guitar lessons, finding the Funky Monks documentary, starting the first album, what it means to be a Miami band, recording Your Cat Don't Stand a Chance, and much much more! Meanwhile during the rest of the show Mike and Doc create some organized rambling, particularly about Hardee's. Listen Now! Introduction: 0:00:20 Birthday Suit 1: 11:31 Ripped from the Headlines: 17:15 Shoutouts: 32:03 Mustard Service Interview: 39:39 The Mike C Top 3: 1:26:47 Birthday Suit 2: 1:49:05 Birhtday Suit 3: 1:53:36

2024 has been a great year for the Doc G Show. We've had some amazing guests and amazing times. Doc and Mike look back over each month of 2024 and highlight a guest from that month. Folks like Tom Papa, Felipe Esparza, Joe Bonamassa and Arnez J! It's a good trip down this years shows. Meanwhile on the rest of the show Doc and Mike try not to judge a book by it's cover! Intro - 0:00:20 Birthday Suit 1: 10:28 Ripped from the Headlines: 16:09 Shoutouts: 32:13 Tom Papa Clip: 35:18 Sully Erna Clip: 38:01 Four Tops Clip: 42:08 Needtobreathe Clip: 48:29 Pepper Clip: 51:08 Joe Bonamassa Clip: 55:34 Rob McNelley Clip: 1:03:37 Arnez J Clip: 1:07:34 Gavin Rossdale Clip: 1:11:32 Felipe Esparza Clip: 1:17:13 Niko Moon Clip: 1:21:15 Birthday Suit 2: 1:25:43 Birthday Suit 3: 1:28:35

Andrew Browning was a professional musician for years then he decided to get off the narcotic of music and focus on computer science...but the urge to use again became to intense, and about 5 years ago Andrew started making music again. Since 2020 he has released 3 albums, with the newest being "Love is a beautiful thing" which was released this month! Andrew was nice enough to stop by and talk with us about the album and life. Andrew and Doc talk about first musical memories, songs with a hook, guitar playing, moving to California, retiring from music, getting back into music, releasing the new album and more! Meanwhile on the rest of the show, Mike and Doc try have decided that can't land a plane in an emergency, and they are happy to find out that Montell Jordan is still alive! Introduction: 0:00:23 Birthday Suit 1: 13:34 Ripped from the Headlines: 16:10 Shoutouts: 32:52 Andrew Browning Interview: 36:55 Mike C Top 3: 1:18:57 Birthday Suit 2: 1:30:44 Birthday Suit 3: 1:34:07

Claude Lathan has is a Doc G Show veteran. He has been coming on the show since 2017! He's talked about 8 seasons of NBA basketball on the Doc G show alone! Doc and Claude talk about the newest NBA season on the Thanksgiving Special! Doc and Claude talk about James Harden not getting love for his 3's, the Denver Nuggets and their triple double machine, OKC and their odds of winning the championship, Steph and his "night, night" celebration, Cleveland and their insane start, the Celtics and their dominant performance, the sixers and their sad performance and so much more! Meanwhile on the rest of the show Mike and Doc dump and go some of their best recipes, and show some flesh...make sure to listen! Introduction: 0:00:23 Birthday Suit 1: 13:00 Ripped from the Headlines: 18:00 Shoutouts: 33:58 Claude Lathan with NBA Talk: 40:29 Mike C Top 3: 1:35:42 Birthday Suit 2: 1:52:43 Birthday Suit 3: 1:59:12

2LOT is an electronic jam band comprised of 5 talented musicians coming from very different backgrounds and inspirations. They've just released their debut album Entropy! Omar Jahwar II who is the drummer for 2LOT was nice enough to stop by the show. Doc and II talk about how he got into drumming, his love of marching drums, how the group started, the impact that his father had on the group, the release of the new album, working on new material and so much more! Meanwhile on the rest of the show, Mike and Doc talk decipher the excellence of Belgium chocolate, and ponder getting breakfast burritos in the bay area. Introduction: 0:00:23 Birthday Suit 1: 8:47 Ripped from the Headlines: 11:13 Shoutouts: 36:52 Omar Jahwar II interview: 42:52 Mike C Top 3: 1:28:13 Birthday Suit 2: 1:44:27 Birthday Suit 3: 1:47:16

Over the past decade give or take, Brandi Denise has worked her way from open-mic night in Tallahassee to doing the Tonight Show and hobnobbing with Adam Sandler. You may have seen her in shows she's done like Power and Games People Play. She does it all, and she was nice enough to stop by the Doc G Show! Brandi and Doc talked about growing up in Nassau County, listening to Adam Sandler CD's, going to FAMU, starting in stand-up, going to LA, starting in acting, performing on the Tonight Show and much much more! Meanwhile during the rest of the show Doc and Mike discuss people that don't want to pull-through a the drive-thru and memorialize the fantastic show River Monsters. Introduction: 0:00:19 Birthday Suit 1: 7:14 Ripped from the Headlines: 9:58 Shoutouts: 33:02 Brandi Denise Interview: 40:52 Mike C Top 3: 1:27:00 Birthday Suit 2: 1:45:30 Birthday Suit 3: 1:47:50

Niko Moon has been a songwriter for more than a decade. He's written eight #1 songs, he's written songs for Morgan Wallen, Zac Brown Band and many more. But in 2019 he decided to pursue his own solo career. He released Good Time that went number #1 on the country charts and since then he's never looked back. He came on the Doc G Show back in 2023 and he was nice enough to stop by the show again this week! Doc and Niko talked about his daughter growing up, keeping the workouts going when touring, starting Happy Himalayan, becoming an independent artist, releasing These Are The Days, and releasing Money Can't Buy! Meanwhile on the rest of the show, Doc and Mike bask are searching for a Chili's endorsement, and looking to see if they can get Genesis back together for a reunion concert. Make sure to listen! Introduction: 0:00:21 Birthday Suit 1: 8:13 Ripped from the Headlines: 13:43 Shoutouts/Guessing weather (your effing right we guess weather): 32:20 Niko Moon Interview: 39:19 Mike C Top 3: 1:18:58 Birthday Suit 2: 1:32:59 Birthday Suit 3: 1:35:40

Felipe Esparza has been performing stand-up for about 30 years, making people laugh from here to Australia. He's currently on his "At My Leisure" World Tour and he was nice enough to stop by the show! Felipe and Doc talk about performing in Florida, performing in Australia, starting comedy in the library, creating a good joke, going on 'Last Comic Standing', acting with Eddie Murphy, and so much more! Meanwhile on the rest of the show Mike and Doc, talk about if they've had any Diddy slips...and you know what if we could do it all over again...we wouldn't change a thing! Introduction: 0:00:25 Birthday Suit 1: 10:30 Ripped from the Headlines: 13:15 Shoutouts: 33:58 Felipe Esparza Interview: 40:22 Mike C Top 3: 1:21:54 Birthday Suit 2: 1:37:36 Birthday Suit 3: 1:42:40

Rekha Shankhar has been hustlin' in the comedy industry for over 10 years. She's currently the host of Smartypants, the executive story editor for Digman!, and a staff writer for Animaniacs and CollegeHumor's Hardly Working series. She was nice enough to stop by the show! Rekha and Doc talk about getting into comedy through sitcoms, her funny friend Sarah, going to film school at NYU, getting into sketch comedy, every now and then dabbling in stand-up comedy and so much more! Meanwhile Mike and Doc talk about fried oreos, guessing weather and having sex with Ryan Reynolds. Make sure to listen! Introduction: 0:00:21 Birthday Suit 1: 8:27 Ripped from the Headlines: 11:42 Shoutouts: 31:32 Rekha Shankar Interview: 37:11 Mike C Top 3: 1:34:07 Birthday Suit 1: 1:47:43 Birthday Suit 2: 1:49:57

Eddie B has been performing stand-up comedy for almost 20 years, but it wasn't until 2017 that his career really took off. He decided to post a video on instagram about "what teachers really want to say" and after that video his comedy career to a massive leap forward. Eddie B is coming to Jacksonville Florida to perform at the Florida Theater on November 9th. He stopped by the Doc G Show to talk about his career and upcoming performance. Doc and Eddie talked about Eddie playing football in college, getting into comedy, getting into teaching, the downfalls of teaching, releasing "What teachers really want to say" videos and much much more. Meanwhile on the rest of the show, Mike and Doc look into the best restaurants of Las Vegas and they guess some weather around the world. Make sure to listen! Introduction: 0:00:21 Birthday Suit 1: 12:48 Ripped from the Headlines: 15:28 Shoutouts: 33:15 Eddie B Interview: 39:11 Mike C Top 3: 1:51:16 Birthday Suit 2: 2:03:10 Birthday Suit 3: 2:06:55

Alex Gonzato has been singing for his whole life, and since his dad showed him the band Queen when he was 7 years old he's wanted to sing rock music. He's now leading a new group called Violet Breed. Alex has written all the music with Brian Wheat (of Tesla). They recently released their newest single Awake and have several more locked and loaded. Alex was nice enough to stop by the show! Doc and Alex talked about his mom's singing career, his dad exposing him to bands like the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Genesis, and Queen, starting out in songwriting, meeting Brian Wheat, and much much more! Meanwhile on the rest of the show Doc and Mike talk about what goes on at Live sex shows, and soups for cozy season...cause Doc loves cozy season. Introduction: 0:00:21 Birthday Suit 1: 12:04 Ripped from the Headlines: 15:24 Shoutouts: 34:34 AleX Interview: 39:41 Mike C Top 3: 1:14:15 Birthday Suit 2: 1:28:33 Birthday Suit 3: 1:30:53