Episode 62 / Me Being Weird

Step into a world woven from the archives of a true American original. Utah Phillips Hosts-Loafer's Glory / A Hobo Jungle Of The Mind is a direct line to the late folk singer and storyteller Utah Phillips, built from a sprawling collection of over a thousand tapes. This isn't a polished production, but a living collage. Each episode feels like rummaging through a treasure chest, pulling out rants and reveries, forgotten poems and personal tales, all stitched together with obscure music and candid conversation. The topics sprawl as widely as a freight train's route, moving seamlessly from the serious history of labor and the vanishing art of tramping to the simple joys of baseball, old friends, and tall tales. You might hear the legendary Lord Buckley in rare form, a story about Paul Robeson, or Phillips' thoughts on animals and children, all delivered with the warmth and wit of a lifelong observer. Tuning into this podcast is less about passive listening and more about receiving an oral history of a different America, one filled with the grit, grace, and necessary wisdom of life on the open road. It's a rare and intimate gathering, hosted by Utah Phillips himself, where every anecdote and song feels like a piece of a larger, deeply human map.