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Old People
May 4, 2026
44m 06s
Old Habits Are Hard to Break
Apr 27, 2026
59m 53s
Sharing tales from the road with special guest Dave Keller - Old Days
Apr 21, 2026
1h 29m 13s
Odds of Loving You
Apr 13, 2026
28m 53s
Ocean
Apr 6, 2026
30m 47s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/4/26 |  Old People | What can we say that is more apt than "Life ain't cushy?" Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth discuss the song "Old People" from John Hiatt's 2014 album Terms of My Surrender. We discuss the lyrics, a clearly fictional story John told about the inspiration, and rate it on our Hiatt-5-star scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 44m 06s | ||||||
| 4/27/26 |  Old Habits Are Hard to Break | In this episode of Perfectly Good Podcast, hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth welcome return guest Mike Blanchard from Geekcast Radio Network. Learn how a childhood story from Marshall Chapman turned into this bluesy song that was both a B-side in the Stolen Moments era and a rocking Guilty Dogs ditty from Perfectly Good Guitar. We discuss some great covers before breaking down the lyrics and then rating on our 5-star scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 59m 53s | ||||||
| 4/21/26 |  Sharing tales from the road with special guest Dave Keller - Old Days | Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth are joined by songwriter and touring musician Dave Keller to discuss John Hiatt's "Old Days." Dave shares stories of his own influences and mentors and life as a touring musician. After we break down the lyrics and rate this song from "Same Old Man" stay tuned for a bonus song from Dave Keller's newest album. Be sure to also check out his website for more music and information about his upcoming tour dates. www.davekeller.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 29m 13s | ||||||
| 4/13/26 | Odds of Loving You | Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth are discussing "Odds of Loving You" from John Hiatt's Eclipse Sessions. Seven comes eleven, but we are still going through the our journey to rate every John Hiatt song on a five point scale? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 28m 53s | ||||||
| 4/6/26 |  Ocean | Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth go back to 1974's Hangin' Around the Observatory to discuss the final song on that album, "Ocean." As part of our journey to discuss every song in alphabetical order, we share an audio excerpt from an interview with John about the recording process and creation of that album for Epic. The hosts then break down the lyrics and rate on our 1 to 5 star scale of John Hiatt songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 30m 47s | ||||||
| 4/2/26 |  Wrapping up the N's | Jesse and Sylvan have completed another letter in our journey from A to Z of every song in John Hiatt's official album releases. In this recap episode we'll look back at the letter N and share some facts and statistics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 16m 35s | ||||||
| 4/2/26 |  Jake Thistle on American Idol | Sylvan and Jesse spend a few moments sharing their joy and pride in the way the podcast's own Jake Thistle. Please check out Jake's music and watch him on American Idol! https://jakethistle.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 16m 14s | ||||||
| 3/30/26 |  Number One Honest Game | In this episode which is our fifth time discussing a song from John Hiatt's Warming Up to the Ice Age, Jesse and Sylvan are joined by Joe Kay from Play that Rock and Roll. We also have some audio commentary from the Fish Out of Water YouTube Channel and a excerpt from John Hiatt himself on the unique sound of "Number One Honest Game." Join us as we break down the lyrics and rate this song on our 1 to 5 star scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 1h 05m 09s | ||||||
| 3/23/26 |  Nothing In My Heart | Jesse and Sylvan discuss another John Hiatt song in their A to Z journey. This week it is "Nothing in My Heart" from 2018's Eclipse Sessions. Join us as they review some of the facts on how this album was created and break down the lyrics. Also be sure to check out Mia Karlsson's wonderful cover, which both hosts agreed added a point to our final rating of this song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 40m 30s | ||||||
| 3/16/26 |  Nothin' I Love | Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth discuss "Nothin' I Love" from John Hiatt's 2014 album Terms of My Surrender. The two fans discuss the lyrics, including how much each can follow the symbolism of the poker references, and the music before giving the song our rating. Before delving into the songs, the two fans catch up and share some wonderful feedback from our listeners. This was one of the songs included in the great tribute album Darren Watson Sings John Hiatt so stay tuned till the end of the episode for a sample of the New Zealander's cover. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 47m 19s | ||||||
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| 3/11/26 |  What would you do if you had 3 seconds to talk to John Hiatt? | On this bonus episode of Perfectly Good Podcast, Sylvan and Jesse speak with regular guest and super fan Nick P Brown about the recent tour dates with Lyle Lovett. Sylvan shares the set lists and "just the facts" of the shows she saw and Nick shares his setlist and a story of a brief encounter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 38m 08s | ||||||
| 3/9/26 |  Nobody Knew His Name | Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth delve into the noir tale of John Hiatt's "Nobody Knew His Name" from 2014's Terms of My Surrender. We share some facts about the recording and covers we found before delving into the lyrics and speculating about the character John has created. Then we rate the song on our 5-star scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 44m 04s | ||||||
| 3/2/26 |  No Wicked Grin | Get out your waltzing shoes and your tissues, because Jesse and Sylvan are discussing "No Wicked Grin" John Hiatt's beautiful adult love song from 2012's Mystic Pinball. The two fans discuss the many cover versions we were able to collect on our playlist (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYZL48qWH-HGAmO_-M6hzqeEyT5isIHI1&si=8yjvTEk2HuycH1os) before rating on our Hiatt 1-5 star scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 44m 30s | ||||||
| 2/23/26 |  The Night that Kenny Died | Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth discuss John Hiatt's song about a detested nerd who died in glory from 1979's Slug Line. If you are curious about "World's Greatest Dad" the film Sylvan references, a particularly moving clip of Robin Williams' performance is on youtube. We also include a portion of Patty Griffin's wonderful song "Tony" at the end of the episode. If you or someone you know is suffering, please contact the 988 Lifeline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 37m 07s | ||||||
| 2/16/26 |  New Numbers | "New Numbers" is a John Hiatt song from the album Two Bit Monsters. And... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 36m 49s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 |  Negroes were Dancing | Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth do their best to dive into the Slug Line Era context and personal biases while discussing John Hiatt's song "Negroes were Dancing." Before getting into their best interpretation of the lyrics for this song, they share facts and some quotes from John about his own cultural journey. We are also joined by Linda Jackson for part of the episode. https://sites.google.com/view/perfectlygoodpodcast/home Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 45m 14s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 |  Native Son | Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth are joined by returning special guest Judy Groth Smith (aka Sylvan's mom) for our discussion of this song from John Hiatt's 1995 album Walk On. Before diving into the lyrics, we share memories of the time this song was released, including one wild weekend when the Groth girls stalked John Hiatt through a snow storm and the start of their shared fan project, Slow Turning: the John Hiatt Fanzine. (Still available online, thanks to thejohnhiattarchives.com) Also, stay tuned for the end of the episode for a contemporary song from a band that shared festival stages with John Hiatt, Entrain. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 54m 04s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 |  Nagging Dark | Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth discuss the first John Hiatt song in the N's of our A to Z countdown. Join us as we look back at the history surrounding "Nagging Dark" a song from the album Beneath This Gruff Exterior. This episode (and the song) deals with themes of mental health and addiction. If you or someone you know is struggling, there is many resources for help, including dialing 988. Link to article by Tim Porter in Paste Magazine Sylvan quotes with a great interview: https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/john-hiatt/john-hiatt-3 The book Sylvan mentions is available on Amazon: God's To-Do List by tRon Wolfson Finally, remember that friend of the podcast Jake Thistle will be appearing on American Idol - premiering the same day as this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 33m 01s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 |  Wrapping up the M's | It's been a wonderful letter! Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth look back at the Perfectly Good Podcast episodes for both M songs and the calendar year 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 42m 42s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 |  Mystic Pinball | In this final episode of our M-songs, Jesse and Sylvan discuss the song "Mystic Pinball." They review the technicalities that allow this song to be part of season one, though some Hiatt fans may not consider it part of any of John Hiatt's official albums. Sylvan shares some quotes from John Hiatt about the inspiration and the two fans discuss the lyrics before rating the song on our 5-star scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 40m 22s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 |  My Sweet Girl | Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth discuss the John Hiatt song "My Sweet Girl" from 1997's Little Head. The two fans break down the lyrics and rate on our 1 to 5 star scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 33m 09s | ||||||
| 12/29/25 |  My Old Friend | Hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth are joined by special guest John Cote to tackle this nostalgic song from John Hiatt's Tiki Bar is Open. We hear about how John come to know Hiatt's music from a radio show in Maine and Sylvan and John compare concert notes. The trio then break down the lyrics of "My Old Friend" before rating this song on our five-star scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 53m 53s | ||||||
| 12/22/25 |  My Edge of the Razor | Perhaps hosts Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth are still in the minor leagues of analyzing John Hiatt songs, because there's a lot of questions they both have about "My Edge of the Razor" from the 1983 album, All of a Sudden. Are you sharper than us, and how would you rate this ballad? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 43m 08s | ||||||
| 12/15/25 |  My Dog and Me | Dog lovers Jesse Jackson and Sylvan Groth take a shamefully biased view about John Hiatt's song "My Dog and Me" from 2005's Beneath This Gruff Exterior. Join us as we share stories about how our own pooches have impacted our families and our lives and a few anecdotes from John Hiatt's live performances of this song. We also breakdown all the lyrics and share how you can join the podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 31m 22s | ||||||
| 12/8/25 |  My Business | In this episode of Perfectly Good Podcast, Jesse and Sylvan discuss the song "My Business" from John Hiatt's Mystic Pinball Album. They talk about the production and review the lyrics, then rate on the Hiatt scale. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 31m 13s | ||||||
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