Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is fan Eric Creighton of Illinois. For this episode, Eric picked a show that was an instant classic from a legendary tour: December 7, 1997 at the Ervin J. Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio. I know, I know. This show is often cited as a top tier show from one of the best tours in Phish history but believe it or not, the only thing I knew from this show before Eric selecte...
Jun 01, 2022•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Luke Hall, and he is here to talk about an old-school favorite: December 11, 1995 at the Cumberland County Civic Center. I love speaking and learning from all different kinds of guests on Attendance Bias, and Luke offered a new perspective; one which I haven’t heard before: Luke is Canadian! And while that isn’t wildly different from any other fan, it does offer a ...
May 25, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Send us a text Hi everybody. And welcome to today's episode of attendance bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today's guest is the founder of the Oceans of Osyrus message board, Damon Callisto. For today's conversation, Damon picked Phish's show from October 8th, 1995 at the Adams Fieldhouse at the University of Montana in Missoula. Now, this is a pretty unique pick for a number of reasons. Number one, it was played in 1995. And as I combed back through the Attendance Bias episodes, the only ...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 96
Send us a text Hi Everybody, and welcome to Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brain Weinstein. This is not a full episode of Attendance Bias, as it’s more of an announcement and a request. And then of course, one of my favorite tracks because I could not in good conscience ask you to listen to an episode of Attendance Bias without any Phish music. First and foremost, Attendance Bias is a true labor of love. I never expect to get any sort of monetary profit out of it, and that doesn’t bother me fo...
May 15, 2022•15 min•Season 1Ep. 95
Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is author Peter Conners. If you’re a reader of nonfiction and enjoy books about The Grateful Dead or the jamband scene at large, chances are that you’ve at least heard of Peter and hopefully read some of his books. Some of his titles include: “JAMerica: The history of the jam band and festival scene,” “White Hand Society: The Psychedelic Partnership of Timothy Leary a...
May 11, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 94
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May 04, 2022•1 hr 55 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is fire dancer Kate Houlihan of Austin, Texas. At the beginning of this podcast, I was surprised that so many guests picked shows from 1999. But now that we are two years into the show, a new trend has developed: the holiday run. For a multitude of reasons, many special moments in Phish history happen during the holiday run. By now, at least six guests have come on At...
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is my friend Bobby from Massachusetts who, for privacy purposes, is speaking under a pseudonym today. For today’s episode, Bob picked Phish’s show from September 14, 2000 at the Darien Lake Performing Arts Center near Buffalo, NY. I recorded a mini episode about the Suzy Greenberg from this show that closed the first set but there is so much more to this show than tha...
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is my friend Robert Murray. When Rob first reached out to me, he had a novel idea: he knew that I already spoke about the epic performance of David Bowie from December 29, 1994 in Providence with Tom Marshall . But Rob thought that the Providence show deserved its own full episode, even without the David Bowie! I had never revisited the same show twice before, but I t...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is Phish twitter mainstay, Scott Marks of Phish.net and The Mockingbird Foundation . If you’ve ever looked up a setlist on Phish.net, noticed a tease in the middle of a jam, or discovered a crazy bustout statistic, Scott is part of the team that keeps track of all of that on Phish.net. I first knew about Scott years ago when he band to tweet setlist updates in real-ti...
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today I am speaking with returning guest Scott Mikita who previously appeared to talk about the “Cavern” that closed the Island Tour on April 5, 1998 . But for today’s episode, Scott moved from talking about a single song to a full set. And that set is one of the most legendary of Phish’s career: Set 2 of December 31, 2013, otherwise known as the JEMP Truck set . Forgive the hyperb...
Mar 30, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is writer Rachael Wesley. As an English teacher who has certainly dabbled with writing for publication, I’ve always been interested in speaking to writers who have pursued the art as a living. I first became aware of Rachael’s writing through Instagram, and the more I dug into her career and her social media posts, it seemed like we had a lot in common but also some v...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. Today’s guest is my friend George from Astoria, Queens. For today’s episode, George chose one of the most epic Phish shows of all time and a true milestone of their career: December 30, 1994. As you’ll hear us mention several times, this was Phish’s first time playing at Madison Square Garden, and you’ll hear the excitement both in their playing and in George’s memories of the nigh...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. I am so excited to share today’s episode with you, because it’s one of my favorite kind’s: the kind where I just ask one question or bring up one topic, and the guest gets to be the story-teller. And boy, does today’s guest have a lot of great stories to tell. That guest is Matt Busch, who has held several jobs with bands that you and I are familiar with but his current post is as ...
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. You know, if you’re anything like me, you absolutely need a cup of coffee to start your day. And if you’re anything like me, you also like to support small businesses. And if you’re anything like me, you like to especially support small businesses run by Phish fans. And that leads us to today’s guest and show, Josh Millman–a fan who is the owner and founder of Passion House Coffee ...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 84
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Feb 22, 2022•38 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. This week’s guest is Adam Rosenberg. At first Adam had some difficulty narrowing down the show or jam he wanted to discuss. It seemed like every choice he suggested had already been chosen by a previous guest. Then, it seems like he took a moonshot and suggested one of Phish’s best jams ever: “Chalkdust Torture” from Camden, played on July 10, 1999. While many guests on this podcas...
Feb 16, 2022•56 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Send us a text Hi everybody and welcome to this week’s episode of Attendance Bias. I am your host, Brian Weinstein. This week’s guest is Clay Bird, who is the host of the “We Are Everywhere” Phish podcast. As you’ll hear Clay explain, “We Are Everywhere” features Clay and a rotating lineup of guests talking about their Phish experiences, stories, and lives. “We Are Everywhere” and “Attendance Bias” share some of the same DNA, but they are very different shows. Soon after Clay posted his first “W...
Feb 09, 2022•54 min•Season 1Ep. 81
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Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 80
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Jan 26, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 79
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Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 78
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Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Send us a text Hi all! With this especially stressful and busy holiday season, I need to take a short break from recording new episodes of Attendance Bias. A lot of work goes into Attendance Bias and, aside from each week’s guest, it’s a one-man show to put each episode together. I find immense joy in talking with guests, getting feedback from listeners, and of course listening to Phish. During the holiday season, there have been a lot of scheduling glitches and it’s been difficult to produce th...
Jan 05, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 76
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Dec 29, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 75
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Dec 22, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 74
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Dec 15, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 73
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Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 72
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Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 71
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Nov 24, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 70
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Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 29 min•Season 1Ep. 68
