Was America Great when Dylan wrote The Ballad of Hollis Brown? What links the song to Othello’s pal, Iago? What’s the difference between being broke and having nothing? How did Dylan make that stabbing sound on his guitar? Who stole Ronnie Wood’s duvet? Which Bluegrass band named themselves after a brand of bib overalls?

How does Talkin’ World War III Blues make use Shakespeare’s iambic verse? How does Donovan feature in the live version of the song? What’s with the lyrics on the official Dylan website? Is Dylan registered to vote? Does he prefer answers or questions? Is sex dirty? Did Abraham Lincoln say that? Where does Daniel Day-Lewis fit in?

Song 1: Ballad of Hollis Brown https://open.spotify.com/track/3Si9u9FVlUTcUXVcawnstJ?si=d65b1bd2cf644d25

Song 2: Talkin' World War III Blues https://open.spotify.com/track/0ePDsEDDIPZNpbwRUEXKoX?

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Or you might want to check out some of the 80 episodes of Is It Rolling, Bob? Talking Dylan, the podcast Kerry previously co-hosted, with guests including Billy Bragg, Stewart Lee and Nish Kumar. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcasts/is-it-rolling-bob-talking-dylan/id1437321669

Recorded at Lipsync Post, Soho, London

Producer: Robin Guise

Engineer: Roisin King

Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin

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This is a teaser of Bonus EP#10 - Yea! Heavy & A Pack of Wild Geese (The Second Pilot Episode). The full episode is available to our Bobsessives over on Patreon right now, for just £5 a month.

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What is it with Dylan and Rome? How did The Band's version of the song come to feature Coca-Cola? Why did the Romans keep a pack of wild geese? Who are the real mighty kings of the jungle? What’s the song’s possible connection with drug addiction? What’s the definite connection with Tommy James and the Shondells?

How did Dylan manage to stay in Woodstock? Is Yea! Heavy & A Bottle of Bread about Bob re-joining his pirate buddies on the road? Which is more disgusting, blood or pus? What quality do Levon and Bob have in common? How do foreign cover versions open up Dylan’s songs? Has Dylan ever left his absurdist period?

Our bad: “Crimson and Clover was released in ’68, not ’65

Song 1: Yea! Heavy & A Pack of Wild Geese https://open.spotify.com/track/4daGDsq2Gv4qeGR3uYpQoy?si=45162d6aaba84103

Song 2: When I Paint My Masterpiece https://open.spotify.com/track/2AvzdZW3p6eouVGk2F9QnV?si=50406b06ede740fb

Hank Shizzoe’s cover version of “Yea, Heavy & A Bottle of Bread”.https://open.spotify.com/track/4wZmAqa0vGqWsgtOSKhB7J?si=bdd9d43eaf5b4785

Recorded at Cathouse Studio, Islington, London

Producer: Robin Guise

Edited by: Daniel Crespin

Theme music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin

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Has our special guest, comedian Nish Kumar, officially entered his “Every Grain of Sand” era? What does screenwriting guru Robert McKee have to say about the song? Which small seed-eating bird was used as a cheap source of protein in Biblical times? Why did Nish try to avoid seeing Dylan in concert after 2002? Does he think Bob and Nick Cave have a duty to engage more fully with politics? Why does Nish owe Kerry a thank you? Is Daily Show guest host Jordan Klepper listening to (or watching) BDA?

We are delighted to welcome Nish to the podcast this week. Nish has achieved huge success on the stand-up circuit with five rave reviewed solo stand-up shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, two of which have been nominated for the prestigious Comedy Award for Best Show in both 2015 & 2016.

Alongside stand-up Nish is a frequent voice and face across both television and radio, following a successful pilot in 2016, Nish completed two series of his own topical show for BBC Radio 4, Spotlight Tonight, which he also hosts as well as hosting both The News Quiz, Newsjack and Pod Save the U.K.

Link to the Guardian article Nish references: https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2001/mar/25/features.review7

Nish’s song Choice: Every Grain of Sand https://open.spotify.com/track/6MfOFYmw1TD9QDFSu0TEN1?si=b4c8ef59b605493a

Are you a Bobsessive? If so, please consider joining us over on Patreon patreon.com/BobDylanApproximately for bonus episodes, early access to all episodes and much more. To further support the podcast, please rate and review via whichever platform you are listening to the podcast, and hit that follow button. Thanks for your listenership!

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If you like this podcast, you may also enjoy Daniel's other podcast where he and Kerry met. It's called Starving Artists, and you can find it wherever you get your podcasts, and follow it on Instagram @starvingartists_pod

Or you might want to check out some of the 80 episodes of Is It Rolling, Bob? Talking Dylan, the podcast Kerry previously co-hosted, with guests including Billy Bragg, Stewart Lee and Nish Kumar. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcasts/is-it-rolling-bob-talking-dylan/id1437321669

Recorded at Lipsync Post, Soho, London

Producer: Robin Guise

Engineer/Editor: Rob Hughes

Additional Editing by Daniel Crespin

Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.