Insuphishient: Your Daily Phish Podcast Fix

We are middle aged "Miracle" men walking parking lots
"A financial crisis"
TAB and Billy Strings at the Divided Sky gala

But insufficient funds, insufficient fund
It's insufficient funds

In this tangled web of fabricated Phish
Our ignorance is Insuphishient Fun
In false recollections, invented setlists
We make Insuphishient Fun

There's insufficient funds, and there's Insuphishient Fun

Super heady nuggs(.net), insufficient funds
Phish(.net)(stockings), Insuphishient Fun
Lawn chair nation, insufficient funds
Chomper friction, Insuphishient Fun
Four night run, insufficient...

As "the boys" get ready for their 8 show fall run, Matt and Nick are here to get you in the mood for some Phish. How are they going to do it you ask? Buy getting in the way back machine and going to some Phish!

The show notes don't say what year, but there were 3 shows in Atlantic City and none of them were on Halloween, if that helps. 

For me It didn't but maybe for you it will. 

Happy Wednesday people,let's!

Let(s) Go!

If you are ne...

You asked for it. You waited. And now you got it.

Nick and Matt are back with ALL NEW Insuphishient.

This summer, Matt accidentally became the majority owner of a regional aquarium. And Nick discovered an unopened sleeve of Ritz crackers in his 95 tour vehicle.  

Just Remember, When they zig, we zag. When they zag, we zog(g).

Something about this feels so right.  Let(s) Go!!

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Hi(gh).  How's it going? Long time no see. I have missed you.

So.. Where the heck have we been? 

Good question.  No acceptable answer(s), but we still listen to Phish daily.  We still talk all the time and as the pieces get realigned in our lives we are both fighting to make time for you.

Anyway, it looks like we recorded this and maybe never released it.  I listed to it and both Matt and Nick's mics are on and you can hear them well. That was about it really. Other than...

Matt and Nick break down Phish’s newly announced fall tour before reviewing the second night at Fenway Park, including the setlist, the strongest jams, the crowd, and the sharp contrast between the two sets.

They also offer thoughtful commentary on the band’s performance and explain why the first set worked so much better than the second.

They did not do this thoughtfully.

Along the way, they discuss Charles Dickens, forgotten microphones, Shakedown Street, a possible Phish swinger community, and several facts that were almost certainly incorrect.

It was a seri...

Well, your favorite Phish podcast is back. Yes, we mean Insuphishient! And not a moment too soon.

Phish is in Phenway, and we have everything you need to survive. Where to park. What gate to use. The best sausage stand.

Wait...

No, we don’t know any of that.

But if you want a thoughtful breakdown of the last two shows, we don’t have that either.

We did talk for a long time, though!

It’s the last show of summer tour!

LET(s) GO!!<...

I know it's that time of year when everyone loses track of what day it is... but now you've got me wondering:

What year is it?

As Phish wraps up its historic run at MSG, Matt and Nick are, as usual, a day late and a dollar short.

This episode starts in 1993 and somehow ends in 1994. We're not entirely sure how we got there, but neither are our hosts.

Which raises an interesting question: Do you really want to go back to the '90s?

Sure, it may have...

If Whitney was alive today:

If Phish should stay
We'd be there anyway
'Cause every jam we hear
Pulls us back each year

We'll think of Gamehendge
Each time the lights go low
And we'll remember
Every note we know

(bomm)

AND I....... We'll always jam with Phish you
And I..... We'll always jam with Phish you 

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Standing outside MSG (You can hear Huey Lewis in the background.)

The power of Phish is a curious thing
Makes Fishman tick, makes the KoA sing
Makes every fan surrender to flow (bliss)
More than a band, that’s the power of Phish

They didn’t choose money, they didn’t choose fame
Nick charged all the tickets in ’95, the bill was insane
No ice-cold fatties or miserable people in sight
Just Trey on the stage trying to save your life

That’s the power of Phish

If you...

Let’s face it. Matt and Nick are not exactly the most reliable podcast crew. But they are pretty amazing when they actually show up.

While Phish is out on the road, and some might even say CRUSHING it in the South, Nick and Matt are on vacation because it’s JULY.

But fear not. They’ll be back Tuesday.

Until then, here’s a slightly dated episode to give you your Phish fix and carry you through the weekend.

Enjoy!

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Night Two was an absolute rager, and we'll break that one down next week. But today is Sunday, and there's one rule every Phish fan knows. If it's Deer Creek, it's even more true.

NEVER MISS A SUNDAY SHOW.

Today, Nick and Matt break down the first night in Indiana, the biggest jams, the standout moments, the songs that hit, the ones that didn't, and whether this weekend deserves a place in Phish tour lore (It might).

Plus the return of completely reasonable arguments, completely reasonable opinions, and a look ahead...

Night 2 comes to a close like an old man lowering himself into a hot bath. Matt and Nick are here to give you the play by play because you need it to live. 

So, (With the timezone changing the clocks and some new compression socks and maybe some jolt cola in the stock (room)) we just might be at the start of something here.  

It's Called a cold open for a reason people! 

As you get ready for. Deer Creek, throw this on and clap a long to the hip sounds of these two...

Summer Tour is back, Phish is back and somehow Mike's back is making things a little too hot for an indoor show.

Night One in Madison opened with CDT (patient pending), immediately went Type Dose (wait why have I never heard anyone use that descriptor before? Dose, get it??). This gave Nick and Matt just enough hope to begin overanalyzing every decision the band made for the next two sets.

Was it the greatest tour opener ever?

Did everybody sound good and find themselves quickly?

Did you get a poster? What's...

Ladies and gentlemen, it’s been a minute, huh?

Well, Matt and Nick are back, and they’re bringing Summer Tour with them. 

Today, July 7, is the start of something new. Something beautiful. Something magical. Of course, we are talking about Nick’s no shower, pink sunglasses look.

Also this evening, your favorite band (and ours) is back with more “pre-scripted setlists” for everyone to enjoy. (Oh wait. That was Vegas)

In all honesty, Matt looks great in the car, even if his mic sounds like it was purchased at a gas station...

It must be ten Days since we warned you
Matt brought a list (of songs you should not chase) and Nick brought heck(les)
Someone heard what the notes said
You knew then what would happen next?

You were listening to Phish in the (Ticketmaster) waiting room
Dreaming of a drive up to Stowe (maybe the Trapp Family Lodge in the Mountains)
Could be a show from a resort of Elitist Phans in Mexico
This Update, where should it go?

What did we do?
Who put us up...

Hello and welcome to The Very Special Mike Gordon Birthday edition of Insuphishient. 

To celebrate we didn't even mention it for the whole show.  No one wants to get older Not even the great M.E.G. But we will do and entire Week of mike next week...

Back to today's Episode, Pants... Whats in pants?  You'll see..

Also Selves, what's in Selves.... Arms!

I would not say we are phoning this in.  Would you?

Tune in to find out!

If you are new always listen to the...

On today’s Insuphishient, Nick proposes a Phish museum in a location still unknown to cartographers, while Matt bravely defends Burlington from a man wearing what appears to be haunted wallpaper. A nearby bag of Tube Sand files for royalties, Paige’s sleeves issue no comment, and somewhere in Maine, Fishman is believed to be composing inside a tree.

The Syracuse discussion begins normally, which is how everyone knows something has gone wrong. Drowned remains missing. Frankenstein suffers a mechanical failure. Walfredo people are asked to remain calm.

Next time on Insuphishient:

Nick buys...

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to Insuphishient, the only podcast brave enough to ask, “What if two men with access to microphones used that power almost smartly ?”

Big news tonight. Trey Anastasio’s acoustic tour is officially underway, which means across America, theaters are filling up with emotionally available Phish fans pretending they are there for “the arrangements” and not to stare lovingly at a wooden chair and whisper, “This is art.” 

Meanwhile, back here in the laboratory, Matt has brought facts, Nick has brought confidence, and together they have created the kind of episode norm...

The scene is: 

Nick is in NYC for the Mike D show. But in his headphones he hears:

Phish! - All we really want is - Phish - And in the morning it’s - Phish - And in the evening it’s - Phish

The voice over: 

"Good evening. This is Insuphishient.

Tonight, a nation turns its lonely ears to Matt and Nick, two men standing at the crossroads of public service and "public service"."

The headlines:

Deep Voice Trey remains under investigation.

CUT...

Today’s episode of Insuphishient may be the greatest episode these two fools have ever put together.

For the first five minutes, Matt does deep breathing exercises while Nick reenacts a 1994 setlist by yodeling the jam parts.

Then, once all that “gold” settles down, the boys get to the real heart of the matter:

Who stole KOA negative 3.248?

By now, you can tell Nick is writing this update and his coffee has not really kicked in. So the question remains:

Why are you...

Still Matt, still Nick, still doing this bit
Still Phish on the brain, still the takes don’t quit
Still walking in late with a half baked plan
Still yelling “Is this thing on?” like a confident man

Still lot food smoke, still lawn chair throne
Still one weird Tory on a burner phone
Still chasing the jam, still missing the point
Still turning the podcast into a parking lot joint

New ep, same mess, same beautiful crime
Matt brought the notes and Nick lost the time
So rid...

I actually had to look and Make sure they I spelled shoe correctly.  Turns out I did but it’s still crazy. Does that look right to you?

Anyways, Matt and Nick are out there living life, not just sitting around some podcast studio like chumps.  As a result, they did not have a podcast to release for today (how rude). Good news from 1996, This episode. 

It is officially the least listened to episode of Insuphishient.  Recorded a little over one year a go today.  Unless your name starts with E and ends with T, chances...

So (Also all episode descriptions are are fake except these idiots think its Friday...)

Today on Insuphishient, Run on sentences!  Also,Matt and Nick return (with absolutely no structure, no real plan, and somehow more patchouli than ever). Nick opens the show with a brand new theory connecting Phish setlists, weather patterns, and regional soup preferences (it's true), while Matt spends most of the episode trying to determine whether certain jams are actually “good” or if everyone is just throwing Trey a bone.

At some point the guys attempt to create a definitive ranking system for t...

Well, the wait is over. The Sphere run is officially in the books, and credit where it’s due, Trey and company deserve their flowers. Matt knows it. He’ll give them. Nick knows it too… but Nick is feeling 1992, which means naturally the boys spend very little time talking about the thing everyone wants them to talk about and instead hop in the time machine and head backward.

Is it cruel? Maybe.
Is it kind? Probably not.
Do you have to be curly to be kind? That feels like a song, right?
No...

We are currently stuck in The Wedge somewhere between recording and releasing, and at this point Zencastr has us in the NICU fighting for audio life support. For two straight days we’ve been trying to record and somehow ended up Halfway to the Moon with nothing to show for it but error messages, bad moods, and a growing pile of digital Leaves.

So while the tech gremlins sort themselves out, we’re pulling a Classic Insuphishient from the vault. A little five fifty five(ya d...

Matt and Nick are currently lost somewhere between time and space, so while the universe sorts itself out, you’re getting a Classic Insuphishient to get your mind right for Sphere Run 3.

The truth is less cosmic and more annoying: Zencastr has completely fallen apart and for two straight days these two highly trained podcast professionals have been unable to record. Technology has failed us. Again. Some say it’s a glitch. Some say it’s Ticketmaster retaliation. We may never know.

But fear not. This one is a certified classic and absolutely worth...

It’s Monday. Matt and Nick are back! This time they are talking night 4 (maybes 2x1) I mean depending on how you look at it. 

Anyways where were we? Oh yeah I remember.  Matt and Nick are here to get you ready for the 3x1 in just 3 days.  

My head hurts.  Hopefully it’s not a stroke.  

Also why cream cheese is the “people’s cheese”! 

Tune in. Let’s do this. 

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As the No Men prepare to take the stage for night4 in this historic Las Vegas Run,  Matt and Nick are here to remind you of why you need to be there!

for the heads out there:

Spent the last show
Inside the Sphere
Couldn’t get much higher
Lights went crazy
Sound was crystal clear
Band was breathing fire

And we don’t need the visuals
Unless the band is bad
’Cause the Insuphishient way
Is talking mic in hand

If you are new...

It’s Monday. You might have the day off. You’re a Phish fan, so maybe employment is more of a rumor than a reality right now. That’s okay. No shade. Unless Page is physically blocking the light, in which case Trey likes it so.

Today on Insuphishient, Matt and Nick are fully locked in on Sphere night two and the funk level is rising fast. Night one was strong. Night two walked in, looked around, and basically said HYHU, don’t worry, I got this. 

The music got weirder, shorter but wider.  The lights on...

Today on Insuphishient, We kicks things off with a full breakdown of Sphere night one,

The band takes the stage, the visuals get weird, and at some point we all agree that showing the band might actually be A GOOD IDEA. 

Also discussed:

Fishman is either isolated for sound or being treated like the Pope.
Ticketmaster is going to court, which will definitely fix everything.

Expectations remain impossible. Stakes remain high. Nick and Matt's confidence remains unjustified.

Tune in.
We’re figuring it out in real time.

Today on Insuphishient, Matt kicks things off with a full breakdown of Sphere night one, immediately reminds everyone he does not like the opener, then spends the next twenty minutes explaining why it was actually kind of good. Nick is present, technically, but also dealing with a full blown audio situation that may or may not involve a barrier, a mic upgrade, and some questionable life choices.

The band takes the stage, the visuals get weird, and at some point we all agree that showing the band might actually be the worst part of the show. The...

Nick said to Matt as the tickets went live
Do you Sphere what I Sphere?
Do you Sphere what I Sphere?
A glowing room where the stakes get high
Do you Sphere what I Sphere?

Matt said to Nick with a skeptical stare
I don’t Sphere what you Sphere
I don’t Sphere what you Sphere
Looks expensive, weird, and mostly air
I don’t Sphere what you Sphere

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Yes that’s right. Nick and Matt are back with more up to the minute Insuphishient for your Big Money Friday listening pleasure.

The guys get deep today. Like suspiciously deep. The kind of deep where a simple thought about Phish somehow turns into a full blown theory about time, technology, absence, money, mystery, and why none of us can leave this band alone.

Then, because no good idea goes untested, they roll out a brand new segment and immediately treat it like it has been a cornerstone of the show for years.

Al...

French band, what’s the name?
Fishman eyes, not the same
New York shows, sold out fast
Paris trip, might not last
Mahavishnu, looping tight
Three four, then four on the floor that's right?

Trey in LA, Largo stage
Solo set, acoustic rage
Jar Sample, limb by limb
Why play that when its just him?
Mulaney, Kroll, Maron too
Silverman, what would you do

Goose gets dragged, Dogs get love
Matt came down from trolling above
Pop jam shine, not his lane
St...

Spinning in that stairs, you broke your seat
Nothing’s working but we feel that beat
You hit record now, red light glows
Where this goes, nobody knows

Matt never got so rad, and never looked so blue
It’s probably something in, the parking lot food
The plan we had, can’t help us anymore
We just forgot what we were planning for

Nick got his reading glasses on, and his worst takes are gone
So now the show rolls on, you got one take, Jam on

N...

There is a lot going on right now. Maybe too much. News flying in from every direction, rumors in the air, timelines bending, and Matt and Nick doing their absolute best not to drown in it. Some people might say they are just swimming around out there. Not us though. Never us. We are calling it processing.

And to properly process all this breaking news, the boys need a little time, a little space, and maybe a little less pressure. So while the gears turn and the takes marinate, we are cracking open the vault and bringing...

Nick showed up early and Matt showed up late
Don’t text our number, it probably changed
Internets breaking everywhere
Change the handle to something with a "Bear"
Change the intro, I don’t care
’Cause the old heads were right

We’re talking Dead...
We’re talking Dead?
They’re Talking Dead!
That’s what you read

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Matt and Nick are out of the room, out of patience, and out of excuses. They paid their dues, fried their brains, burned through the last of the gas, and still somehow dragged a fresh episode across the finish line. Shoes busted, socks hanging on by a thread, mirrors telling hard truths, and yet the boys kept moving because there was no time to lose.

And here’s the good news. Everything is right. Or close enough. The episode is live, the takes are hot, the damage is done, and now all that’s left is for you...

Matt and Nick just left the studio with this HOT track TO GO for your listening pleasure.

For the first time in Insuphishient history, they are recording and releasing within minutes, which means all the usual guard rails are off and this thing is absolutely flying with no supervision. As Bill O’Reilly once said, “WE’LL DO IT LIVE!” and that is exactly what is happening here today.

Is this the best episode of Insuphishient ever?
Maybe.
It is, however, the best one recorded today, and that is not up for deba...

Today on Insuphishient…

Matt and Nick attempt to talk about Phish at the Sphere but instead accidentally create a new scientific system for classifying songs as either “For the Band” or “For The People,” which immediately gets rejected by the scientific community, the jam community, and several members of their own families.
Nick unveils a plan to talk over one of Matt’s band’s 20 minute jams and call it “content,” Matt considers this, then immediately regrets telling Nick he has recording equipment. Meanwhile Nick's Plant continues to become more powerful within the organization, and there are now...