Best Tree Shaker Podcasts (2025)

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Song 180: “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, Part One, The Song Remains the Same

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For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “Dazed and Confused” by Led Zeppelin, although this episode doesn’t get as far as Led Zeppelin’s formation, and is mostly about the intertwining session careers …

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Series 1, Episode 43: Walkin’ On The Earth Again 18:59

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! I discovered a song I had written 4 or five decades ago. It was a response to a very bad habit that I had fallen into in life. The song was written and performed in my living room studio and was a one take … this means that I sang and played it one time in the recording process. It was an i…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Light Flight” by Pentangle

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Erratum: At one point here I say “Cannonball Adderley” when I mean “Nat Adderley”.This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patre…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Fruit Tree” by Nick Drake

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This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey . Whether you do or not, I hope you enjoy this one. (more…)…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Living in the Past” by Jethro Tull

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This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey . Whether you do or not, I hope you enjoy this one. (more…)…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “Pictures of Matchstick Men” by The Status Quo

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This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey . Whether you do or not, I hope you enjoy this one. (more…)…

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PLEDGE WEEK: “La conferencia secreta del Toto’s Bar” by Los Shakers

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This episode is part of Pledge Week 2025. For five days this week, I will be posting old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed to encourage people to subscribe to my Patreon. If you want more of these, and only if you can afford it, subscribe for $1 a month at patreon.com/andrewhickey . Whether you do or not, I hope you enjoy this one. (more…)…

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Announcing Pledge Week 2025

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Transcript It’s that time of year again, the time that regular listeners have come to know as Pledge Week, where for five days (this time from Tuesday through Saturday, because I had a migraine yesterday when I should have been recording this intro) I post five old Patreon bonus episodes to the main feed as a way of persuading some of you to sign u…

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Song 179: “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5 (Public Clean Version)

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This episode, we look at the song “Kick Out the Jams” by the MC5, and the brief career of the most revolutionary guitar band of the sixties. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. As explained in the episode itself, it would be impossible to do this episode without using one particular O…

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Series 1, Episode 42: Captain, Commander, and Movie Shaker 1:02:46

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! The real Captain Commander, Mover, Shaker of Watchfire Music is Julia Wade. Not only does she take care of the day to day grind of running the company, but she is also the #1 best selling artist in the company among over 300 various artists. Here is a rundown of all of the shoes she fills p…

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Song 178: “Who Knows Where the Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part Two: “I Have no Thought of Time”

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For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the second part of a two-episode look at the song “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, and the intertwining careers of Joe Boyd, Sandy Denny, and Richard Thompson. Click the full post to rea…

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Series 1, Episode 41: The Mysteries of Life 25:39

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! So much of life I take for granted I wake each day to face the same routine The colors often run In shades of monotone and grey And the days melt together In a frivolous cliché But occasionally, now and then Once or twice when the moon is blue I’ll be walking across a room And a thought wil…

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Song 178: “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, Part One, Going Electric

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For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the first part of a two-episode look at the song “Who Knows Where The Time Goes?” by Fairport Convention, and the intertwining careers of Joe Boyd, Sandy Denny, and Richard Thompson. Click the full post to read…

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Series 1, Episode 40: Trees are Falling 16:54

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! A psychedelic experience with a tree and a perplexing new song title dreamed up by Jenny Burton, recording artist of over three and a half decades, got me to become a dedicated advocate for the preservation of forests and the trees of Planet Earth. It didn’t hurt one bit that this previous …

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Song 177: “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, Part 4: “Sometimes I Have A Great Notion”

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For those who haven’t heard the announcement I posted, songs from this point on will sometimes be split among multiple episodes, so this is the third and final (and very, very long) part of a multi-episode look at the song “Never Learn Not to Love” by the Beach Boys, and the links between Charles Manson and the LA music scene, as well as the life o…

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Series 1, Episode 39: You and I 18:11

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! This episode is entitled You And I Not all love stories have happy endings. Sometimes, no matter how hard both parties try, it was just not meant to be. This is an uncharacteristically short (just 15 minutes) podcast whose purpose is to introduce a new song written and performed by Peter Li…

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Our Triumphant Return in time for SuperBowl 59 & BDA's appearance!!! 1:17:16

7M ago1:17:16

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Hello and welcome to our first podcast of 2025! We needed some time off to get back to some normalcy in our lives. But having said that, we start the episode by going over some important events that happened on February 8. The NBA trade deadline has come & gone, with some big moves, especially the Luka for Anthony Davis trade that shook the entire …

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Series 1, Episode 38: Troubles be Gone- How to Get Through it 38:14

7M ago38:14

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! This episode is entitled Troubles Be Gone – How to get through it… I had had a rough day. The things that were supposed to happen, didn’t happen. The things that never were supposed to happen, happened. It happens to all of us. Yeah, life on planet Earth can be a roller coaster ride. I thou…

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It's our Spooky-Stroke-Tacular Show!!! 58:45

10M ago58:45

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Hello & welcome to the newest edition of The RTShow, where it doesn't matter if your a trick or treat, we have something for you this show! Listen along as "I'll find you in the shed Ryan", Rattle-Me-Bones Trenton & Spooky-Looking Sean get your vampire blood pumping with some interesting historical facts. We then ask the most important question kno…

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Let's make some Honey with NBA, World Series & of course NFL Talk!!! 55:48

10M ago55:48

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Welcome to the newest edition of The Real Tree Shakers Show! We hope that you have your hot honey & that your Bengal fur is soft& fluffy! The World Series starts this Friday & the NBA season is in full effect! We start off by talking about the trades that have occurred in the NFL over the past few days. Which team got better & who else needs to mak…

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The Quiet Storm brings you College Football, MLB Playoffs & NFL Talk!!! 1:21:15

11M ago1:21:15

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Welcome to our newest edition of The Real Tree Shakers Show! We are excited for the weather change & all the great sports that come along with the fall season! After a couple of historical facts, we get the show rolling by breaking down the fantastic weekend of College Football we all got to witness. Every game is now more important than ever! The …

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Playoff Baseball, College Football Madness & Lots of NFL Talk!!! 1:20:07

11M ago1:20:07

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Hello & welcome everyone to this newest edition of The Real Tree Shakers Show!!! We have a fun filled, action packed episode for you this time around! After we wish some happy birthdays & give you some fun random facts we dive into the MLB Playoffs! It's been non-stop craziness since the Wild Card round started & now the Divisional Round Series are…

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Series 1, Episode 37: Brent Nicholson Earle - Looking Back In Time 39:48

11M ago39:48

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! Recently, in August of 2024, we released a Watchfire Music Theater Of The Imagination video entitled Brent Nicholson Earl, A Most Extraordinary Man. It is an amazing story of determination and triumph, and it memorializes the 1986 fundraising Close Upon The Hour Concert in New York City tha…

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MLB Playoffs, NBA Talk & NFL Week 4 Recap & Week 5 Rapid Fire-Road Trip Edition!!! 1:12:21

11M ago1:12:21

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Welcome everyone to this newest edition of The Real Tree Shakers Show! Trenton is taking a mulligan on this episode due to technical difficulties, but Ryan & Sean try to guide you through a full packed show! First we warm up with some MLB Playoff talk! Who do we predict will meet in the World Series? Pete Rose has passed away & we discuss his Hall …

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Disappointing & Surprising teams & Rapid Fire for NFL Week 4!!! 59:28

11M ago59:28

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Dim the lights & light a candle for this newest edition of The RTShow!! We start the show off by previewing Georgia @ Alabama. Next, we give our thoughts on some of the most disappointing & surprising teams in the NFL thus far. Who will rebound & who can maintain their unexpected starts? It's been a weird start to the NFL year with our Rapid Fire p…

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3,000 Fans Rank Aaron Rodgers as NFL's Most Annoying Player 1:03

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Here's just a clip of us discussing the latest poll of 3000 fans on Aaron Rodgers popularity or lack there of from fansBy The Real Tree Shakers Show

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Keep in Mind It's Only Been 2 Weeks R.E.L.A.X & Newest Edition of Rapid Fire!!! 1:07:45

12M ago1:07:45

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Welcome everybody to the newest edition of The RTShow!!! After we had a fantastic time at Trenton's Air BnB & rocking out in the wonderful city of Austin to The Linda Lindas, Rancid & Green Day, it's to return to our normal settings (for now). We start the show off by going over some of the eye/mind boggling offensive stats that have NOT been accum…

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Series 1, Episode 36: You are the Orchestra, a Walk in the Woods 39:01

12M ago39:01

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! The phone rang. I picked it up and the lady on the other end said, “Hi, I am the director of the Creative Arts program at Camp Newfound Owatonna. I’m looking for a teacher to put together a music class for this summer's creative arts program at camp. I’m wondering if you might know someone …

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Dunk & Dink from NFL Week 1 & Rapid Fire for NFL Week 2!!! 53:32

12M ago53:32

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On this very special edition of The RTShow we rock this weeks show running on complete adrenaline from the unbelievably amazing Green Day Show!!! What a wild & crazy Week 1 from the NFL! We had some unpredicted upsets, terrible play from some veteran players & some teams that are already in trouble! Take a listen to our Week 1 breakdown cuz "We don…

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ReVamped-Rapid Fire for NFL Week 1!!! MOM Edition!!! 28:46

12M ago28:46

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Finally Week 1 of the NFL season is upon us!!! We can finally sit through & watch an entire game & know all the players, especially with Ryan naming all the players! This year we revamped our Rapid Fire segment by simply actually doing rapid fire with our picks! Who should you pick for your weekend bets? Who's gonna win? Which games hit the over? T…

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NFC/AFC West Division Previews!!! 49:15

12M ago49:15

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Hello & welcome to this newest edition of The Real Tree Shakers Show! On this episode, we finish our division previews by providing our predictions for the NFC/AFC West!! Do the Rams overtake the 49ers? Are the Cardinals still in reset mode? Seattle is a mystery. Do the Chiefs get dethroned by Harbaugh & the Chargers? Do the Broncos or Raiders impr…

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Josh Allen overrated? Cowboys Talk (of Course) & AFC/NFC North Division Preview! 1:25:40

1y ago1:25:40

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Welcome everyone to this newest edition of The RTShow! Do we have a great show lined up this time around! After Ryan's robust intro, we start off the show with the talk about Josh Allen being the most overrated QB in the NFL (1:45), huh? Are these polls just a popularity contest? From there it's our weekly Cowboys talk (14:47), Trenton is stoked, C…

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No Skibidi here, AFC South & NFC South Division Preview!!! 47:06

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Welcome everyone to this newest edition of The RTShow!! On this episode, we continue our NFL divisional previews by tackling the NFC/AFC South divisions. Are the Falcons & Texans the teams to beat in their divisions? Which coach(es) may be on the hot seat? Which players need to step up & live up to their potential? We even throw in some fantasy sle…

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Value of Top 10 NFL teams & our NFC & AFC East Season Preview!!! 1:13:43

1y ago1:13:43

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Greetings to all of you break-dancing gurus! Welcome to the newest edition of The RTShow! We are super excited to begin our NFL divisional previews! But, first we wrap up our talks on the incredible 2024 Summer Olympics! We are ready for the 2028 games! The NFL has implemented a new kickoff rule for this season. How will teams adapt & how much more…

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Olympic Coverage, NFL Top 100 Players Talk, $ or winning, QB debate & NCAA's WItch-Hunt 1:03:25

1y ago1:03:25

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Hello & Welcome to the newest edition of The RTShow!!! We start of our show with some Summer Olympic talk, so many events to discuss! Which ones are we amazed by the most? We love that Team USA has dominated! The NFL Top 100 Players list has been fully released & we breakdown some of the oddly placed players positions. Is this list more of a popula…

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Instant Gratification with Olympic, MLB & NFL Talk!!!! 1:02:18

1y ago1:02:18

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Hello & welcome everybody to the newest edition of The RTShow!!! We'll give you one word for this show, Instant Gratification...to us it's one word, trust us! We start out the show by talking about our favorite things about the Summer Olympics. Snoop Dogg is everywhere! The MLB trade deadline has come & gone. Who made the big move to help them win …

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Series 1, Episode 35: Much Ado About Nothing 34:59

1y ago34:59

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We'd love to hear from you! Please send us a Text Message! From the New York Times: Quote: “Much Ado About Nothing is a feast! Joseph Papp’s 1972 CBS television production of the New York Shakespeare Festival’s staging of Shakespeare’s rollicking comedy is brassy, bouncy, and all–together entertaining. Featuring Sam Waterston, Douglas Watson and th…

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It's Our Epic 1 Year Anniversary Show!!! 1:37:25

1y ago1:37:25

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Hello & welcome everyone to The Real Tree Shakers Show Epic 1 year anniversary show!!! We are so stoked we made it this far & like Trenton said "We didn't cancel ourselves!" Go find your shake-able tree & get ready to listen as we a great show lined up! We start the show off with us talking about the new 11 year TV deal that the NBA has just made w…

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The Open, Euro/Copa Cup Finals, MLB All-Star Break & much more!!! 43:08

1y ago43:08

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Welcome everyone to our newest edition of The Real Tree Shakers Show!!! We open the show talking about The Open which is starting later this week!!! Who are the guys taking? Who's are sleeper to watch out for? From there we jump straight into the Euro & Copa Cup Finals! Unbelievable scene as a mob of people rush the Hard Rock Cafe Stadium in Miami!…

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NY Adventures, PhoneGate, Olympic Hoops, Euro/Copa Cups, NFL (Hard Knocks & Receiver Series)!!! 1:12:59

1y ago1:12:59

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Welcome back to The RTShow!! We start off the episode with Sean describing his NY adventures that occurred while he was in New York for his Dads 75th surprise birthday weekend. Does he survive PhoneGate with his daughter? From there we start talking USA men's Hoops. Can this years team beat the 1992 Dream Team? The debate is on! Both the Euro & Cop…

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July 4th Extravaganza, Competitive Eating & We Love Mexico & Yes Sports!!! 1:09:23

1y ago1:09:23

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Hello & welcome to the 1st annual 4th of July Real Tree Shakers Show Extravaganza! On this episode, we start off by talking about the Nathans Hot Dog eating challenge (1:31) & we talk a little about the desire of customers for cocktail, cut fruit. Wash all those throat missiles down while listening to us discuss the gallon chugging contests (6:21).…

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Bobby Bonilla Day, NBA Free Agency, USA Soccer & Euro Cup, WNBA, NFL Talk & MLB Trade Talk!!! 52:20

1y ago52:20

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Welcome everyone to the newest edition of The RTShow! Ryan is back & ready to rock after his vacation! T has fallen asleep from a long day of shaking trees! July 1 was National Bobby Bonilla Day, as he continues to receive payments from the Mets on an annual basis. We discuss other deferred contracts as well. NBA Free Agency has started, where did …