Bob Dylan Approximately

This is a teaser for Bonus EP#14 - Desert Island Dylan (Part II), in which Daniel and Kerry each choose three more Dylan songs to take to a Desert Island. For full access visit pattern.com/bobdylanapproximately and for £5 a month you can become a Bobsessive. How does Barbra Streisand figure in Kerry’s choice of Mr Tambourine Man (the Budokan version)? Was he cast in her movie because he was “a good actor”? Why did a mysterious love affair cause him to move across the Atlantic? What does Dylan’s taste in drummers have to do with Stanley Kubrick directing a film trailer? Where were you on 9/11?Why does Born In Time remind Dan of being heartbroken (and mugged) in Paris? What’s the song that non-Dylan-lovers imitate when they take the piss out of his singing? How does I Want You make us feel safe? On which album cover does Bob resemble an uncool orthodontist? Which song did Dan play first when he got his phone returned to him in rehab?Recorded at Cathouse Studio, Islington, London.Producer: Robin Guise.Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin.

Is “No Time To Think” a poem, a random word dream or a proper song? Which cover version unlocked it for Kerry? Why does it remind Dan of a Toto tune? Do we call it “a beautiful poetic explosion” or “vomit”? Is it the weirdest ode to a mid-life divorce crisis ever written, a cleverly disguised hatchet job on Albert Grossman or all of the above?Why does Dan repeatedly reference Ernest Hemingway in the introduction to Most of the Time? What musical element in the song’s video hurt Kerry’s brain? What’s the secret of the bass line? Is the song’s bridge “a sign of desperation”? Where does Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” fit in? Did the Picasso exhibition at the Tate Modern remind you of Dylan?Song 1: No Time to Think https://open.spotify.com/track/2WEE10JUB0IuuTKluMyYXG?si=f32338ececfe44e1 Song 2: Most of the Time https://open.spotify.com/track/7wLzlhL0tb3GhPhnIz7IpQ?si=53b4975831b24307Recorded at Lipsync Post, Soho, London.Producer: Robin Guise.Engineer: Roisin King. Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin.

This is a teaser for Bonus EP#13 - Inside 'Inside Llewyn Davis' (or "Where's his scrotum?"). The full episode is available to our Bobsessives over on Patreon right now, for just £5 a month.Are you a Bobsessive? If so, please consider joining us over on Patreon patreon.com/BobDylanApproximately for bonus episodes, early access to all episodes and much more. To further support the podcast, please rate and review via whichever platform you are listening to the podcast, and hit that follow button. Thanks for your listenership!Recorded at Cathouse Studio, Islington, LondonProducer: Robin GuiseTheme music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin

Where do you come from? Where do you go? If it’s information you want, why ask Bob Dylan? Which F Scott Fitzgerald novel turned Dan on to unreliable narrators? Which track from Simon & Garfunkel’s 'Bookends' does Kerry find terribly strange? Is Bob the cool uncle who takes you for a ride on his chopper, singing “summer days, summer nights are gone…”When Dylan moans that he’s suffering like a fool - is he referring to the Daniel Lanois soundscape for Standing In The Doorway? Was 1997 the fulcrum of Bob Dylan’s career? What’s the connection between Time Out of Mind and Nick Hornby? How dark is the dark land of the sun? What is it about London that has made both our co-hosts nauseous?Song 1: Summer Days https://open.spotify.com/track/79u7wxpk5WvcLqiOPj94c2?si=5dcb1286f75e4798Song 2: Standing in the Doorway https://open.spotify.com/track/2xalFZmyjleCTdhKPxqzdh?si=189ce044bea744fbAre you a Bobsessive? If so, please consider joining us over on Patreon patreon.com/BobDylanApproximately for bonus episodes, early access to all episodes and much more. To further support the podcast, please rate and review via whichever platform you are listening to the podcast, and hit that follow button. Thanks for your listenership!Follow us on Instagram @bobdylanapproximatelyFollow us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@BobDylanApproximatelyIf you like this podcast, you may also enjoy Daniel's other podcast where he and Kerry met. It's called Starving Artists, and you can find it wherever you get your podcasts, and follow it on Instagram @starvingartists_podOr you might want to check out some of the 80 episodes of Is It Rolling, Bob? Talking Dylan, the podcast Kerry previously co-hosted, with guests including Billy Bragg, Stewart Lee and Nish Kumar. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcasts/is-it-rolling-bob-talking-dylan/id1437321669Recorded at Lipsync Post, Soho, London.Producer: Robin Guise.Engineer: Roisin King.Theme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin.

This is a teaser for Bonus EP#12 - Desert Island Dylan (Part I). The full episode is available to our Bobsessives over on Patreon right now, for just £5 a month.Are you a Bobsessive? If so, please consider joining us over on Patreon patreon.com/BobDylanApproximately for bonus episodes, early access to all episodes and much more. To further support the podcast, please rate and review via whichever platform you are listening to the podcast, and hit that follow button. Thanks for your listenership!Recorded at Cathouse Studio, Islington, LondonProducer: Robin GuiseTheme music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin

How many characters appear in the seven verses of Dylan’s High Water (For Charley Patton)?Can Englishmen pronounce “panties” without raising a larf? Do we finally nail the meaning of “I’m no pig without a wig”? Is sardonic “2001” Bob cooler than snarky “1965” Bob? Who is sexier: 2001 Bob or 1965 Bob? Is “Love and Theft” bleaker than Time Out of Mind?Is Dylan the Master of Terror? In My Own Version of You, what exactly is a robot commando? Is there no success like failure? Why does yer man call electricity ‘lectricity? What are the numbers between 1 and 2? What did Paul McCartney bring to Jerome? And who is Jerome?What’s the difference between Vincent Price and Stewie Griffin?Song 1: High Water (For Charley Patton) https://open.spotify.com/track/1r6IfDCKm3YqPo5UyFvSMv?si=d728e33bac794f35Song 2: My Own Version of You https://open.spotify.com/track/3BQnez3qUm6hdKwxXly7Rw?si=f6af6b99454044f9Are you a Bobsessive? If so, please consider joining us over on Patreon patreon.com/BobDylanApproximately for bonus episodes, early access to all episodes and much more. To further support the podcast, please rate and review via whichever platform you are listening to the podcast, and hit that follow button. Thanks for your listenership!Follow us on Instagram @bobdylanapproximatelyFollow us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@BobDylanApproximatelyIf you like this podcast, you may also enjoy Daniel's other podcast where he and Kerry met. It's called Starving Artists, and you can find it wherever you get your podcasts, and follow it on Instagram @starvingartists_podOr you might want to check out some of the 80 episodes of Is It Rolling, Bob? Talking Dylan, the podcast Kerry previously co-hosted, with guests including Billy Bragg, Stewart Lee and Nish Kumar. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcasts/is-it-rolling-bob-talking-dylan/id1437321669Record at Lipsync Post, Soho, LondonProducer: Robin GuiseEngineer: Roisin KingTheme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin

Today we offer you a free bonus episode, on us here at Bob Dylan Approximately. This was Bonus Episode 6 that came out in early November 2025. Listen as we start out our 3-part epic deep dive into Bob Dylan's 'memoir' 'Chronicles (Volume One').If you enjoy our bonus content, please consider becoming a Bobsessive over on our Patreon. We release episodes weekly to our Patrons, as well as early access to all regular episodes, and ad-free listening. For less than the price of a pint per month you can support us in making the podcast as good as it can possibly be. Thank you.Recorded at Cathouse Studios, Islington, London.Produced by Robin GuiseTheme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin

This is a teaser of Bonus EP#11 - That Dylan Scorsese Netflix Thing (BDA Film Club III). The full episode is available to our Bobsessives over on Patreon right now, for just £5 a month.Are you a Bobsessive? If so, please consider joining us over on Patreon patreon.com/BobDylanApproximately for bonus episodes, early access to all episodes and much more. To further support the podcast, please rate and review via whichever platform you are listening to the podcast, and hit that follow button. Thanks for your listenership!How does Martin Scorsese pronounce “Martin Scorsese”? Is Allen Ginsberg really a fantastic dancer? What’s the point of leaving a legacy? Which London drama school did “Stefan Van Dorp” get kicked out of? Did the Rolling Thunder film dent the Netflix charts? Who is the mystery woman in the “mental marriage” sequence? (seriously, let us know…)Recorded at Cathouse Studio, Islington, LondonProducer: Robin GuiseTheme music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin

Was America Great when Dylan wrote The Ballad of Hollis Brown? What links the song to Othello’s pal, Iago? What’s the difference between being broke and having nothing? How did Dylan make that stabbing sound on his guitar? Who stole Ronnie Wood’s duvet? Which Bluegrass band named themselves after a brand of bib overalls?How does Talkin’ World War III Blues make use Shakespeare’s iambic verse? How does Donovan feature in the live version of the song? What’s with the lyrics on the official Dylan website? Is Dylan registered to vote? Does he prefer answers or questions? Is sex dirty? Did Abraham Lincoln say that? Where does Daniel Day-Lewis fit in?Song 1: Ballad of Hollis Brown https://open.spotify.com/track/3Si9u9FVlUTcUXVcawnstJ?si=d65b1bd2cf644d25Song 2: Talkin' World War III Blues https://open.spotify.com/track/0ePDsEDDIPZNpbwRUEXKoX?si=6f8119025584499dAre you a Bobsessive? If so, please consider joining us over on Patreon patreon.com/BobDylanApproximately for bonus episodes, early access to all episodes and much more. To further support the podcast, please rate and review via whichever platform you are listening to the podcast, and hit that follow button. Thanks for your listenership!Follow us on Instagram @bobdylanapproximatelyFollow us on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@BobDylanApproximatelyIf you like this podcast, you may also enjoy Daniel's other podcast where he and Kerry met. It's called Starving Artists, and you can find it wherever you get your podcasts, and follow it on Instagram @starvingartists_podOr you might want to check out some of the 80 episodes of Is It Rolling, Bob? Talking Dylan, the podcast Kerry previously co-hosted, with guests including Billy Bragg, Stewart Lee and Nish Kumar. https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcasts/is-it-rolling-bob-talking-dylan/id1437321669Recorded at Lipsync Post, Soho, LondonProducer: Robin GuiseEngineer: Roisin KingTheme Music: The Haze by Daniel Crespin