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Bob Dylan Approximately
Actors Kerry Shale and Daniel Crespin - a Canadian Boomer and an English Millennial - dive deeply into a mutual love of Bob Dylan's work.
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EP#19 - Too Late for Foot of Pride to Find Dignity
55:52|How many days did it take for Too Late to morph into Foot of Pride? Is Dylan railing against the hypocrisy of organised religion? Has his career ever recovered from the Born Again days? How does he manage to sing such insanely complicated lyrics? In what way are the songs connected to Casino Royale and The Crucible? What’s Bob’s secret vocal trick?In 2026, is “the soul of the nation under the knife”? Why are Trump and Steve Bannon name-checked in an episode about Dignity? How does Prince Philip attempt to get out of the Dignity racket? How did the Greeks personify concepts? How do Martin Luther King and the Greens fit in? Is a Bob Dylan podcast the right place to get political?This episode is also available in video format on YouTube at this link: https://youtu.be/5XOlketrgFQRecorded at Lipsync Post, Soho, London.Produced by Robin Guise.Engineers: Nevan Brothers.Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin.If you enjoy this podcast, please consider becoming a Bobsessive at Patreon.com/bobdylanapproximately . For just £5 a month you'll get bonus episodes, early access to all episodes, ad-free listening and more.Follow us on Instagram @bobdylanapproximatelyWatch all regular episodes on our YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/@BobDylanApproximately
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Bonus EP#18 (Teaser) - Shadow Kingdom
20:32|Is the Shadow Kingdom version of To Be Alone With You the confession of a devoted lover, an incel stalker or a hopeless druggy? Who does Dylan sing the SK Forever Young to? Where do Woody Allen’s Love and Death and Michael Haneke’s Amour fit in? Is What Was It You Wanted addressed to Bob’s fans? Can we recommend Bo Burnham’s “Inside” (Netflix)?Recorded at Cathouse Studios, Islington, London.Produced by Robin Guise.Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin.Follow us on instagram @bobdylanapproximately Watch all regular episodes on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BobDylanApproximatelyEP#18 - Born in a Series of Dreams
50:46|What does Dylan expect from his songs? Is Born In Time a barely remembered fever dream? What is it about the song that’s so… revealing? Can numbers help us grab hold of Time? Or Truth? Or Stripes? Is Bob raising the curtain on himself? Who wouldn’t want to sing the phrase “foggy web of destiny”? Why do singing teachers use piano rather than guitar?In Series of Dreams, who is the umbrella? Why is it folded? Dylan is a combination of which two Jungian archetypes? On which planet would your losing cards make a great hand? Did Dylan approve of the video? How many meanings can you find for “I’d already gone the distance”? Was the song too accessible for O Mercy? Or too chaotic?If you enjoy this podcast, consider becoming a Bobsessive for £5 a month. You'll get bonus episodes, early access to all episodes, ad-free listening, and more. Visit Patreon.com/bobdylanapproximately for full access.Recorded at Lipsync Post, Soho, London.Produced by Robin Guise.Sound Engineer(s): Nevan Brothers. Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin.Bonus EP#17 (Teaser) - Masked and Anonymous (BDA Film Club V)
19:45|This is a teaser of Bonus EP#17 - Masked and Anonymous. The full version, as well as all bonus episodes, early access to all episodes, ad-free listening and more, are available to our Bobsessives at patreon.com/bobdylanapproximately for just £5 a month.Is it possible to watch the film without checking your phone? What’s the difference between a honey badger and a dolphin snagger? Can Bob Dylan walk, talk or do anything normally? Why was he rushed to hospital during filming? Is “a Bob Dylan film” a separate film genre? Why did Ed Harris appear in blackface? Who is Sergei Petrov?Recorded at Cathouse Studios, Islington, London.Produced by Robin Guise.Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin.EP#17 - Jordan Klepper Contains Multitudes
01:02:27|This week we welcome Emmy-winning American comedian (and fellow Bobsessive) Jordan Klepper, co-host of The Daily Show on Comedy Central.Is I Contain Multitudes the “cleanest on-ramp we’ve had for 15 years”? Is the pairing of Anne Frank and Indiana Jones ludicrous swagger or playful rip-off? Is Key West a tropical paradise or purgatory? Did Jordan find spiritual enlightenment listening to The Basement Tapes while swigging a bottle of champagne? What did he discover when rushing the Beacon Theatre stage?If you enjoy Bob Dylan Approximately and would like access to all bonus episodes, early access to regular episodes, ad-free listening and more, please consider becoming a Bobsessive for £5 a month at Patreon.com/bobdylanapproximately .Recorded at Cathouse Studios, Islington, London.Produced by Robin Guise.Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin.Bonus EP#16 (Teaser) - Murder Most Foul
20:20|This is a teaser of Bonus EP#16 - Murder Most Foul. For access to the full episode, and all other bonus episodes, consider becoming a Bobsessive for £5 a month at Patreon.com/bobdylanapproximately.Who killed Kennedy? Why spell it G-d? Is it about America’s soul, Lee Harvey Oswald, Houdini, generational trauma or the number 3? What does Nick Cave think? Can you spot the Warren Zevon reference? How many Dylan songs begin with “Twas”? Does the Rough and Rowdy Ways album form a genre of its own? Is it pronounced Sooz or Suzy?Recorded at Cathouse Studios, Islington, London.Produced by Robin Guise.Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin.EP#16 - Man in the Long Black Diamond Coat
56:41|What rhymes with “floor” in Black Diamond Bay? What really annoys Dan about the song? What costs less than dessert at a decent restaurant? Why did Joseph Conrad’s picture appear on the album sleeve? How does a clinical psychologist end up directing Sam Shepard and writing with Bob Dylan? What time was Walter Cronkite’s evening news programme?Was the man in the long, black coat Bible John or Robert Mitchum? Why does Dylan deliberately play his harmonica out of tune in so many songs? How does one song manage to evoke the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer and Conrad’s Heart of Darkness? Why did PETA campaign against use of the phrase “beating on a dead horse”?Recorded at Lipsync Post, Soho, London.Produced by Robin Guise.Engineer: Roisin King.Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin.