Season 1 of the official Fischer-Z Podcast will be called 'Now & Then'. John chose this name to celebrate both the 50th anniversary of the band forming in 1976 and to talk about the upcoming new album 'X-Ray Serenade' set for release on the 4th September 2026.
In this episode John talks about both No Bohemia from the album Swimming In Thunderstorms in 2020 and Cuban Rain Falling from the Album Til The Oceans Overflow. John tells about his childhood in this episode and how its impacted his songwriting. He talks about his family history and how he has kept sharing the information. John also chats about his time at school and how he can view his situation from the outside and the impact it has had on his songs and how they were perceived and viewed by those closest to him. This episode covers some of the challenges about his political writings and in our view is the most personal that he has shared stories about. Enjoy this one because its definately multi layered as an episode.
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