Best Nick Byrd Podcasts (2025)

This episode, we look at the song “Proud Mary” and the brief but productive career of Creedence Clearwater Revival. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also have a forty-four-minute bonus episode available, on “Mendocino” by the Sir Douglas Quintet. Tilt Araiza has ass…

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HURRICANE MELISSA DEVISTATES JAMACIA 1:59:09

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This looks like the big one.

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OVER THE LINE: SPECIAL REPORT 1:50:52

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John Byrd is M.I.A.

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NO MORE FOOD STAMPS?? 2:09:52

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People are getting notified that they won't be getting their food stamps this month.

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JOHN BOLTON CHARGED 1:48:21

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John Bolton and his stupid mustache has been hit with charges under the Espionage Act.

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CELEBRATING PEACE IN THE MIDDLE EAST 2:01:57

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Donald Trump has done it again.

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FOOTBALL SATURDAYS 3:28:31

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Football Saturdays with the boys

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Upon Reflection, Ep. 16: Strategic Reflectivism 29:00

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In late 2025, artificial intelligence companies like OpenAI popularized the idea of automating the process of selecting which model is best for a task. This allowed users to simply send their prompt or request and let the system determine whether to respond using a "fast" or a "slow" reasoning model.In a 2022 paper, I suggested that this kind of st…

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IS CANDACE OWENS CRAZY? 1:48:45

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THE WILD HARE JERKY OFF 3:09:26

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It's the first annual Wild Hare Jerky Off contest!

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THE JOHN BYRD GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN 59:13

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What ever will we do???

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TRUMP TROLLS AGAIN 57:29

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Facing a government shutdown, Trump trolls Democrats.

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Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part Two — “Inspiration is What You Are to Me”

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For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, although this episode doesn’t get as far as Led Zeppelin’s formation, and is mostly about the intertwining session careers …

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THE JOHN BYRD BLIND TASTE TEST 2:40:13

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John Byrd tries his luck on Andrew and Tony's choice of foods.

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LIBERAL WOMEN MELT DOWN 59:20

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These women will do anything for attention.

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TRUMP'S WAR AGAINST TYLENOL 57:29

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A bomb was dropped today...

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KIMMEL GETS CANNED 1:01:35

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Jimmy Kimmel fired from ABC

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R.I.P. LARRY SINCLAIR 59:42

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Larry Sinclair dead at 77.

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Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part One, The Song Remains the Same

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For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, although this episode doesn’t get as far as Led Zeppelin’s formation, and is mostly about the intertwining session careers …

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Stand-Up Comedy Ain't Easy 2:38:29

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Comedian David Lynam joins the boys.

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CRACKER BARREL DID WHAT?? 1:10:46

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This is why we can't have nice things.

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WEEKEND WITH THE BOYS 2:48:50

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Live with the boys 8.16.25

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WHAT'S WRONG WITH VINCE? 57:53

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Vince McMahon appeared on TMZ's "The Real Hulk Hogan" and his looks were... concerning.

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BIRTHDAY BASH W/ THE BOYS 3:21:13

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Go Shawty, It's Yo Birthday!

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THE END OF HOWARD STERN? 58:59

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Howard Stern and Food Stamps

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BROOKE HOGAN AND SCIENTOLOGY 1:00:00

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It's Andrew's Birthday!

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Light Flight” by Pentangle

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Erratum: At one point here I say “Cannonball Adderley” when I mean “Nat Adderley”.This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patre…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Fruit Tree” by Nick Drake

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This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey . Whether you do or not, I hope you enjoy this one. (more…)…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Living in the Past” by Jethro Tull

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This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey . Whether you do or not, I hope you enjoy this one. (more…)…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Pictures of Matchstick Men” by The Status Quo

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This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey . Whether you do or not, I hope you enjoy this one. (more…)…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “La conferencia secreta del Toto’s Bar” by Los Shakers

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This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey . Whether you do or not, I hope you enjoy this one. (more…)…

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Announcing Pledge Week 2025

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Transcript It’s that time of year again, the time that regular listeners have come to know as Pledge Week, where for five days (this time from Tuesday through Saturday, because I had a migraine yesterday when I should have been recording this intro) I post five old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed as a way of persuading some of you to sign u…

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Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)

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This episode, we look at the song “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5, and the brief career of the most revolutionary guitar band of the sixties. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. As explained in the episode itself, it would be impossible to do this episode without using one particular O…

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New York's Future Communist Mayor and The Liver King 1:10:28

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Song 178: “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part Two: “I Have no Thought of Time”

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For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second part of a two-episode look at the song “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, and the intertwining careers of Joe Boyd, Sandy Denny, and Richard Thompson. Click the full post to rea…

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LIVE with The Boys (and David Lynam) 2:26:37

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Trump VS Iran (and everybody else) 57:16

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GOING TO WAR WITH IRAN?? 57:15

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DEMOCRAT CIRCUS CLOWN ARRESTED 54:37

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Legend behind the Chair: Barber to the Stars- Houston's Nick Howard 48:15

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Send us a text In this powerhouse episode of Mr.Taper's Barber Life, we sit down with one of the iconic voices in the barbering game: Mr. Barber To The Stars, Nick Howard. In this exclusive episode of Mr. Tapers Barber Life, we sit down with the one and only Nick Howard, known in the industry as the “Barber to the Stars.” From red carpets to backst…