The beauty of the show is how it is a deep dive into the creative process. This conversation usually takes place with Fink and Darnielle, but sometimes it’s one of the other, then the podcast ends with the cover. Halfway through the artist who is going to be covering the song is introduced and they explain either their thoughts on why they approached the cover or why they loved the song in the first place. Each starts with the original song for the episode played in full, followed by conversations between the pair relating to it. It's presented by Joseph Fink, the creator of the incredible Welcome to Night Vale and Alice isn’t Dead podcasts, alongside Mr. I Only Listen to the Mountain Goats isn’t just a tongue in cheek line super fans of the The Mountain Goats use to distinguish themselves from ‘fans’, but it’s a compilation album of covers from their seminal All Hail West Texas album and also a podcast.
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