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This Side of the Mic

This Side of the Mic is a podcast by folk-rock harmony band The Currys where they talk seriously about songs and un-seriously about everything else.

Podcasting since 2020 • 138 episodes

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Lil' Sumthin' "Bullsh*t Waltz" & Cousins Say the Darndest Things

In which Tommy shares a silly song and Galen uses our own words against us in a battle of memory and type-casting.PLUS: What's new... with Jim?

June 18, 2025 • Episode 138 • 43:36

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Demo "Mostly Love Now" & Name That Tune: Hot Summer!

In which Galen shares a new George Saunders-inspired demo and Jimmy pits the other two against one another in a round of Name That Tune!BONUS: Tommy steals one of Jimmy's favorite songs and says it's actually pretty good actuall...

June 04, 2025 • Episode 137 • 44:08

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Lil Sumthin' "Paris Song" & Blind Ranking

In which Jimmy shares a honeymoon tune and Tommy asks the guys to describe his musical preferences. BONUS: Galen posits some riddles...

May 21, 2025 • Episode 136 • 54:46

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Lil' Something "All the Time" & ... Two-Hit Wonders?

In which Tommy adds a song to Tommy's Folk Album, and Galen asks us to investigate two-hit-wonders!BONUS: What's new with Jim's... wedding ring???

May 07, 2025 • Episode 135 • 46:18

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134. Demo "I'd Be Nothing Without You" & Hot Seat "O"

In which Galen presents a pop song featuring an economy of words, and Jimmy takes the hot seat!BONUS: Tommy book recommendations, including: An Instance of the Fingerpost by Iain PearsThe Heart of Darkness...

April 23, 2025 • Episode 134 • 43:52

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