About this episode

John Flansburgh discusses his creative process and the journey of They Might Be Giants in the music industry.

This episode originally aired on November 5th, 2021. John Flansburgh, one of the founding members of this groundbreaking indie-rock institution, stops by the show to talk about his creative process and how his band has navigated the music business for the last four decades.

People in this episode

Host: Joe Pug

Guest: John Flansburgh

Topics covered

• indie rock
• creative process
• music business
• interview
• band history

Keywords

• They Might Be Giants
• John Flansburgh
• indie rock
• music business
• creative process

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: They Might Be Giants

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