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Best Show Ever with Cam Herdt

Osiris Media
Comedian Cam Herdt loves talking about shows, specifically, the best shows ever. Listen as he invites special guests, musicians and music journalists to reminisce about their concert-going careers and share untold stories from the history of seeing live music. Whether you’re brand new to the concert scene or a grizzled jaded vet, this unfiltered, candid and hilarious podcast is like having the best seat in the house to the best shows of all time.
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Episodes

Outside Lands Festival Recap

Cam went back to Golden Gate Park to catch Tyler The Creator, Doechii, Anderson Paak and meet Conan at Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco. Recorded 8/11/25

Aug 12, 202540 min

Andy Gadiel - Linking The Scene

JamBase Founder & President Andy Gadiel chats with us about being a Phish & Grateful Dead fan in the early 90's and what led him to linking phans with information about the jam scene for years to come, including possibly the best WEEK ever. Recorded 8/6/25

Aug 09, 20251 hr 19 min

GD60 Weekend Recap

Cam was in attendance for Grateful Dead 60th anniversary weekend in San Francisco. Here's a recap of the festivities including the sets from Billy Strings, Sturgill Simpson, their sit-ins, Dead and Company and the Heart Of Town shows hosted by Grahame Lesh. Recorded 8/4/25

Aug 05, 202547 min

Phish Summer Tour Recap

Cam checked out Chicago, Forest Hills and SPAC! Check out his review of these 8 epic Phish shows. Recorded 7/29/25

Jul 30, 202558 min

Mountain Jam Artist Spotlight with Mikaela Davis

Mikaela Davis stopped by to talk about Mountain Jam, her history with the festival and her best shows ever! Recorded 6/10/25 This episode is brought to you by Mountain Jam & Mike's Amazing.

Jun 11, 202546 min

Burning Daylight Recap

We had a huge Memorial Day weekend with Dogs In A Pile and a ton of great supporting acts! This is a breakdown of the Dogs first ever headlining festival. Recorded 5/29/25

Jun 03, 202546 min

Emily Bass - F*ck Being Cool

Executive Director of Femme House Emily Bass joins to talk Gonzo, chaotic music tastes and seeing upcoming artists, as well as the greats! Recorded 5/20/25

May 27, 20251 hr 22 min

Elisa Allechant - Aliens Would Love This

Host of on Phish Radio Sirius XM Elisa Allechant joins to talk Phish in the 90's and the best show she ever saw right in her backyard in 2021! Recorded 5/7/25

May 13, 202556 min

Jeffrey Nicholas Brown - Gamehendge Puppet Show

Long time Blue Man Group member and massive Phish fan Jeffrey Nicholas Brown joins the pod to talk about his best shows and his early days on Phish lot in the 90's! Recorded 5/4/25

May 06, 20251 hr

Alex Bailey - Peak Peas

Eggy Drummer Alex Bailey chats about being a fan and what it's like to meet your idols & how a Grateful Dead 50 show may have changed his entire life. Recorded 3/19/25

Apr 22, 20251 hr 6 min

Mister Dude - Actin’ Up

Logan from Mister Dude stops by the show to talk about he went from punk/metal to rolling on to Phish lot with a broken transmission. Recorded 3/18/25

Apr 15, 202551 min

Max Fine - “Don’t Tell My Wife”

Comedian Max Fine comes on to talk about the comedy & music connection and the unique experience of a Phish show. Recorded 3/17/25

Apr 08, 20251 hr 10 min

Scotty Zwang - I Gotta Take You To The Jammies

Sunsquabi/New Deal Drummer Scotty Zwang takes us down his jamband journey, how Coventry changed everything and how he started getting on stage in the jamband world, himself. Recorded 3/15/25

Apr 01, 20251 hr 3 min

Isaac Slone - Best Rain Delay Ever

Phish Studies Committee Member & Co-Host of the Inappropriate Happiness Podcast Isaac Slone (iBoogz) joins Best Show Ever to talk about seeing shows in NYC, the UK and East Rutherford, NJ. Recorded 3/14/25

Apr 01, 202555 min

Nicholas Gerlach - Favorite Guys

Co-Host of Andy Frasco's World Saving Podcast, killer musician & cult leader Nicholas Gerlach joins Best Show Ever to talk about what it's like sitting in at Red Rocks and who our favorite guys are. Recorded 3/6/25

Mar 25, 20251 hr 20 min

Brad Sands - We Don't Have This In America

Long time Phish Manager and current Primus & Ween Manager Brad Sands tells a ton of incredible stories from his years working in the music industry. Recorded 12/05/24

Mar 18, 20251 hr 14 min

YouEnjoyMyData - Light Is How

Jefe tells us about his life in route back to a band called Phish in this episode of Best Show Ever. Recorded 11/15/24

Mar 18, 20251 hr
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