I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats: Episode ...

It's a bad sandstorm out there. Plus, a short film festival, how plants work, and a new intern(?) Weather: "The Emerald and the Mine" by Bishop Decker⁠⁠ Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2026 TOUR DATES Tix on sale now! Listen to UNLICENSED⁠⁠ by Joseph ...  Show more

People just can't stop talking about this hot, new TV show. Weather: "Jennings Creek" by Cassie Noble⁠⁠ Original episode art by Jessica Hayworth Episode transcripts 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR DATES Tix on sale Feb 17! Order the Welcome to Night Vale Roleplaying Game Get the Night Vale ne ...  Show more

NOTE: This is the only episode of I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats that we will post on the Alice Isn't Dead feed. If you'd like to continue listening, please subscribe now wherever you listen to podcasts. John Darnielle and Joseph Fink discuss the role in their lives of art, ...  Show more

John and Joseph discuss radio signals in Texas, Chaucer, and the origin of the phrase “I only listen to the Mountain Goats.” Andrew Bird joins to talk about what drew him to “Distant Stations.” Buy Andrew Bird’s cover of “Distant Stations” on iTunes, Bandcamp, or wherever you buy ...  Show more

John and Joseph discuss why simple songs have to be perfect and how our experience of a place will always be subjective. Amanda Palmer joins to talk about feeling compelled to finish books and recording her cover of "The Mess Inside" in an empty greenhouse. Buy Amanda Palmer’s co ...  Show more

It seems like the horrors of our dreams are most frightening to you... On the Eve of Halloween, a dozen storytellers sneak inside the abandoned Darklight Carnival grounds to share a chilling batch of stories in two varieties. This year they split up to uncover the fears that lurk ...  Show more