• Rest of the Dream
    Nov 2 2026
    Perfectly Good Podcast Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth are joined by one of the hosts and creators of Bruce Springsteen Sings the Alphabet, JB Clark. Despite making many of the rules for podcasts that discuss every song in alphabetical order, JB agrees to our five point scale for this song from Hiatt's 1990 masterpiece Stolen Moments. If you would like to review what's in the rest of this dream for two Hiatt fans, be sure to check out our website with the full songlist and take a moment to say hello. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 ora e 8 min
  • Real Fine Love
    Oct 26 2026
    We've got a real fine episode, discussing the classic start off to John Hiatt's Stolen Moments. Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth are joined for the first (and hopefully not the last) time by Hiatt fan Lisa Payne to discuss the history, covers, and lyrics of this song before we rate. The three of us will be attending the Tribute to John Hiatt at the Ryman in Nashville, and if you are too, we hope you will let us know so we can organize a meet-up. Also, even if you can't attend, you can support the John Hiatt Fund for Adolescent Recovery at Cumberland Heights by donating. https://www.cumberlandheights.org/giving/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    59 min
  • Radio Girl
    Oct 19 2026
    Get in your car and go... but before you do, be sure to download our latest episode where we discuss "Radio Girl" from John Hiatt's Slug Line. As always, we are sharing some facts and trivia about the song, covers that are combined on our playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaG8rvmJEUWg&si=M_7CQa60R7CowcTJand breaking down the lyrics before Sylvan and Jesse each give their rating on our five star scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 min
  • Wrapping Up the P's
    Oct 12 2026
    We've reached the end of another letter! In this particularly nerdy episode, Jesse and Sylvan look back at the songs in our countdown that start with the letter P. We also share some statistics about how the alphabet has fared so far. After the official episode, the hosts do some planning for our trip to meet up at the Concert for Cumberland Heights: A Tribute to John Hiatt. Be sure to reach out to us if you think you can join us: perfectlygoodpodcast@gmail.com. And if you want to join us for a song, you can find estimated record dates on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    43 min
  • Poor Imitation of God
    Oct 5 2026
    Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth do the best to remember (or perhaps forget) their religious educations as we dig into the 2nd to last song we'll be discussing from John Hiatt's 2012 album, The Eclipse Sessions. What do most people mean when they say God made humans in his own image? How far is John's tongue in his cheek as he takes us through the Land of 1,000 dances? And most importantly, how many stars will this song earn from these two Hiatt fans. As mentioned on the podcast, Sylvan also recently joined SetLusting Bruce to sit in as Jesse interviewed her neighbor Bow Thayer, who once opened for John Hiatt and has a new album coming out. Be sure to listen to that episode, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    33 min
  • Pirate Radio
    Sep 28 2026
    How far do we have to go, and how many tangents will hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth take on our discussion of John Hiatt's 1997 song "Pirate Radio"? No matter where we end up, we have fun on the journey as we discuss the context of the time both when the song was written and when it may be set. Do you have stories of driving your car real slow and listening to Hiatt? Would you like to weigh in on our rating on this or another song? Be sure to leave a review or send us a message. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    51 min
  • Pink Bedroom
    Sep 21 2026
    Join your hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth, one of whom may have had a Pink Bedroom of their own, as we discuss a song from John Hiatt's Two Bit Monsters. We review some wonderful covers of the song about the girl who's got it's all before breaking down all the lyrics and unpacking some musical similarities to Neil Diamond? Does this early song in the Hiatt catalog deserve more stars than the hosts dole out? Be sure to tell us after you check our youtube playlist with all the covers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 min
  • Permanent Hurt
    Sep 14 2026
    Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth get help from 5-time returning guest Mike Blanchard of the GeekCast Radio Network to discuss "Permanent Hurt." After sharing some facts and statistics about this song from John Hiatt's 1993 album Perfectly Good Guitar, we break down the lyrics and reveal what we each heard and misheard in those days before the Internet and AI could tell us what we should make of any song. Do the Catholic imagery or crunchy Guilty Dog guitars give this song an extra star for you? Let us know how you'd rate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 min