Best Show Ever with Cam Herdt
Comedian Cam Herdt invites special guests, musicians, and music journalists to reminisce about their concert-going careers and share untold stories from the history of seeing live music. This unfiltered, candid, and hilarious podcast is like having the best seat in the house to the best shows of all time.
Episodes
Field Of Vision 2 Recap
Cam breaks down the second year of King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard's Field Of Vision festival in Buena Vista, CO. Setlist references by KGLW.net.
Recorded 8/19/26
Grahame Lesh - Turn That God Awful Music Down
Grahame Lesh stops by to talk about growing up around incredible music, getting into Metallica and how he's keeping the mission of Phil & Friends alive and well.
Recorded 7/29/26
Reed Mathis - It Was The Beginning Of Infinity
Reed Mathis stops by to talk about coming out of the Tulsa scene and a MMW show that changed everything for him.
Recorded 7/2/26
Jimmy Law & Big Jim - Bobby Looked At Me
Dogs In A Pile Guitarist Jimmy Law and his Dad Big Jim stop by to talk about Jimmy getting his start in Asbury Park, Seeing Dead shows together and the bond of father & son through music.
Recorded 7/1/2026
Kyle Kinane - Not Everything Needs To Be A Thousand Miles Per Hour
Comedian Kyle Kinane chats about seeing Poison & Warrant, the best Prince show ever and the highest vibrational intersection in Chicago.
Recorded 5/25/26
Daniel Shankin - I Danced With Death At The Warfield
Integration Coach Daniel Shankin of Tam Integration talks with us about his favorite psychedelic initiations, otherwise referred to as "shows". We talk about living a kayak ride from Terrapin and what it's like to have snakes replaces stones in your body with jewels. Recorded 6/3/26
Scott Metzger - I Got A Full Dose Of Whatever That Was
Scott Metzger of JRAD & LaMP joins to chat about growing up in the punk scene in New Jersey, Trey & Tom giving him his first gig with Amfibian and what it's like to see Prince.
Recorded 5/14/26
Rob Bleetstein - Bedlam In The Best Way
SiriusXM Producer and Host Rob Bleetstein stops by to chat Grateful Dead at Winterland, the first Pearl Jam tour and how Jerry Garcia saved him from leaving one of the best shows ever.
Recorded 8/20/25
Field Of Vision - King Gizzard Festival Recap
A recap of the first US festival hosted by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard in Buena Vista, CO.
Recorded 8/19/25
Outside Lands Festival Recap
Cam went back to Golden Gate Park to catch Tyler The Creator, Doechii, Anderson Paak and meet Conan at Outside Lands Festival in San Francisco.
Recorded 8/11/25
Andy Gadiel - Linking The Scene
JamBase Founder & President Andy Gadiel chats with us about being a Phish & Grateful Dead fan in the early 90's and what led him to linking phans with information about the jam scene for years to come, including possibly the best WEEK ever.
Recorded 8/6/25
GD60 Weekend Recap
Cam was in attendance for Grateful Dead 60th anniversary weekend in San Francisco. Here's a recap of the festivities including the sets from Billy Strings, Sturgill Simpson, their sit-ins, Dead and Company and the Heart Of Town shows hosted by Grahame Lesh.
Recorded 8/4/25
Daniel (@sleeping_llama) - I Bet You Think This Tweezer's About You
Daniel (Sleeping Llama) dared to ask the question "Why haven't we seen a Tweezer Encore Yet." That question led to an incredibly epic Sunday SPAC show.
Recorded 7/30/25
Phish Summer Tour Recap
Cam checked out Chicago, Forest Hills and SPAC!
Check out his review of these 8 epic Phish shows.
Recorded 7/29/25
Mountain Jam Artist Spotlight with Mikaela Davis
Mikaela Davis stopped by to talk about Mountain Jam, her history with the festival and her best shows ever!
Recorded 6/10/25
This episode is brought to you by Mountain Jam & Mike's Amazing.
Jeremy Kaplan - Welcome To The Westcott
Dogs In A Pile Pianist Jeremy Kaplan stops by to talk about the Burning Daylight Festival and his best shows ever.
Recorded 5/29/25
Burning Daylight Recap
We had a huge Memorial Day weekend with Dogs In A Pile and a ton of great supporting acts!
This is a breakdown of the Dogs first ever headlining festival.
Recorded 5/29/25
Emily Bass - F*ck Being Cool
Executive Director of Femme House Emily Bass joins to talk Gonzo, chaotic music tastes and seeing upcoming artists, as well as the greats!
Recorded 5/20/25
Caleb Doyle - Sitting In Someone's Buick LeSabre Listening To Dave
Creator and Writer of Nightswimming, Caleb Doyle joins the pod to talk music of all kinds, but specifically a Dead & Co show that rocked him to his core.
Recorded 5/10/25
Elisa Allechant - Aliens Would Love This
Host of on Phish Radio Sirius XM Elisa Allechant joins to talk Phish in the 90's and the best show she ever saw right in her backyard in 2021!
Recorded 5/7/25
Jeffrey Nicholas Brown - Gamehendge Puppet Show
Long time Blue Man Group member and massive Phish fan Jeffrey Nicholas Brown joins the pod to talk about his best shows and his early days on Phish lot in the 90's!
Recorded 5/4/25
Clint Dodson from All Jammed Up - I Have A Better One
Host of the All Jammed Up podcast joins to chat Billy Strings, Dead & Co. and getting the explicit version.
Recorded 4/29/25
Phish Spring Tour Recap
Cam went on Phish west coast spring tour! Here’s the recap!
Taper's Choice Alex Bleeker & Chris Thompson Burning Daylight Festival Special
Alex & CT from Taper's Choice stop by to talk about an oft forgotten era of jam music and Dog's In A Pile's Burning Daylight Festival this Memorial Day Weekend!
Recorded 4/17/25
Alex Bailey - Peak Peas
Eggy Drummer Alex Bailey chats about being a fan and what it's like to meet your idols & how a Grateful Dead 50 show may have changed his entire life.
Recorded 3/19/25
Mister Dude - Actin’ Up
Logan from Mister Dude stops by the show to talk about he went from punk/metal to rolling on to Phish lot with a broken transmission.
Recorded 3/18/25
Sarah Kuyatt - “Would Be Cool If You Played Fikus”
Sarah talks about her role with the Divided Sky Foundation and how live music and community has led to some pretty incredible moments.
Recorded 3/17/25
Kodi Nottingham - Phish Dicks Was The Worst Night Of My Life
Poster folding, chair-chucking music fan Kodi Nottingham, host of What's The Reason For This Podcast stops by to tell some of the best concert stories we have ever heard.
Recorded 3/16/25
Max Fine - “Don’t Tell My Wife”
Comedian Max Fine comes on to talk about the comedy & music connection and the unique experience of a Phish show.
Recorded 3/17/25
Scotty Zwang - I Gotta Take You To The Jammies
Sunsquabi/New Deal Drummer Scotty Zwang takes us down his jamband journey, how Coventry changed everything and how he started getting on stage in the jamband world, himself.
Recorded 3/15/25
Isaac Slone - Best Rain Delay Ever
Phish Studies Committee Member & Co-Host of the Inappropriate Happiness Podcast Isaac Slone (iBoogz) joins Best Show Ever to talk about seeing shows in NYC, the UK and East Rutherford, NJ.
Recorded 3/14/25
Live From Jam Cruise w/ Marc Brownstein & Andy Frasco
We had the pleasure of chatting live on Jam Cruise 21 with two titans of the jam scene: Andy Frasco & Marc Brownstein. This episode is quite literally, out at sea.
Recorded 2/16/25
Nicholas Gerlach - Favorite Guys
Co-Host of Andy Frasco's World Saving Podcast, killer musician & cult leader Nicholas Gerlach joins Best Show Ever to talk about what it's like sitting in at Red Rocks and who our favorite guys are.
Recorded 3/6/25
Brad Sands - We Don't Have This In America
Long time Phish Manager and current Primus & Ween Manager Brad Sands tells a ton of incredible stories from his years working in the music industry.
Recorded 12/05/24
YouEnjoyMyData - Light Is How
Jefe tells us about his life in route back to a band called Phish in this episode of Best Show Ever.
Recorded 11/15/24
Dyer On The Mountain - Glowing Dirt
Jenn from Dyer On The Mountain talks about getting into the music and seeing Phish at Bonnaroo.
Recorded 12/5/2024
Juliana Bernstein (Get Tiny) - Keep The Cool Stuff
Photographer Juliana Bernstein comes through to talk about the Eras Tour and that's it. Nothing Else.
Recorded 11/22/24
Mel & Apple (No Simple Road) - Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things
Mel & Apple from No Simple Road Podcast talk about their friendship, their history, and their best shows ever!
Recorded 12/07/24
Rory Scovel - Your Heart Is Beating Really Fast
Comedian/Improviser Rory Scovel joins to talk about stand-up, Phish and The Wall.
Recorded 12/10/24
Sam Lucid - This Is Not Happening Again
Dogs In A Pile bassist Sam Lucid chats about seeing shows and taping his first Dead show.
Recorded 11/25/24
Mike (BoutHalfPastDead) - Where’s My Shirt, Dude?
Owner of BoutHalfPastDead Mike tells about life on the lot and some of his Best Shows Ever.
Recorded 11/13/24
Cotter Ellis - Everybody's F*ckin' Solid
Cotter Ellis is living the jamband dream, and he's got the show history to prove it. Here he is chatting about his Best Shows Ever.
Recorded 11/20/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Nico D'Elisa - I Can't Believe The Lax Bros Like This
The Captain of the Mothership, Nico Suave sits down to chat about seeing Phish and singing Kashmir with Goose.
Recorded 12/18/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Danny Evans (This Old Engine) - Heady Points
This Old Engine artist Danny Evans chats with us about seeing Further, King Gizz in a tiny bar and the beautiful concept of Heady Points/Wook Magic.
Recorded 5/30/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Steve Silberman - And That's The Way We Live
Best Selling Author and Legendary Deadhead Steve Silberman chats with us about Watkins Glen, Seeing Miles Davis and his moment of pure nirvana at Talking Heads.
Recorded 6/11/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Cal Kehoe - You're Gonna Cry
Cal Kehoe from Pink Talking Fish and Reprise talks with us about the greatness of the Red Hot Chili Peppers and messes around with his autotune.
Recorded 6/6/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Lane Flexner (Calico Phlex) - Hey Trey!
Creator of Calico Phlex, Lane Flexner chats with us about the magic of Phish shows and a very special King Gizz show!
Recorded 5/24/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Alex Mazer (New Springfield Boogie) - A Wiley Scamp
Alex Mazer of New Springfield Boogie talks with us about seeing The Disco Biscuits from a cop car and how he is a changed man since Elton John at MSG.
Recorded 5/21/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Maggie Rose - It Was The Thing To Do
Maggie Rose chats with us about seeing shows and creating a show!
Recorded 6/3/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Cam & Kyle Herdt - He Played At Woodstock
Cam gets interviewed by his brother Kyle in a very special episode of Best Show Ever.
Recorded 6/27/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Max Higgins - We Want To Say Phish
Comedian Max Higgins chats with us about comedy, Paul McCartney and comedy.
Recorded 6/7/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Tom Hamilton Jr. - Improvisation Is F*ckin Awesome
JRAD'S Tom Hamilton chatted about the magic of improv, the beginnings of JRAD and Beatles of all eras.
Recorded 5/24/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Ari Fink - Somewhere Over The Rainbow
SiriusXM Director/Host Ari Fink talks with us about Phish, Dave Matthews Band and why it's so important to take care of your shoes.
Recorded 5/13/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
A Chat w/ Groovesafe and One Wild Week
Cam chats with Ashley from Groovesafe about their mission and recaps a wild week at Bonnaroo, Red Rocks & Dogs In A Pile.
Recorded 6/20/24
Chris Witaske - That's What We Do!
Chris and I chat about the different pages in his ticket book and the craziest Phish story to ever be told.
Recorded 2/12/2024
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Karina Rykman - Completely Knocked My Brain Open
Karina chats with me about Bonnaroo with Phish & Snoop and all the sweet shit that's going on!
Recorded 2/15/2024
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Mike Finoia - We Didn’t Have Molly
Mike & I chat about seeing Phish in the 90's what we're thinking about at shows.
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Allison Black - Act Natural
Sneakin' Ally & I chat about making comedy in the Phish scene and dealing with the weirdos.
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Jon Barber - We Gotta Get This Guy Outta Here
Baba G and I chat about early Phish shows, seeing the Dead in High School and bringing Bob Marley back.
Recorded 4/4/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Matt Busch - We Didn’t Just Listen On The Radio
Matt Busch chats about late 80s/early 90s Grateful Dead shows and what it takes to produce the Super Bowl (of jam shows).
Recorded 1/23/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Daniel Donato - Who’s Gonna Fix My Mirrors?
Daniel Donato and I chat about his beginnings in Nashville and how Trey never backed down.
Recorded 12/28/23
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Warren Carroll - Huge Phish Nerds
Warren & I chat about his insane Phish career, what Phish kids were wearing on lot back in the day and how things have changed in 40 years of Phish.
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Gator Petropulos - What Is Happening?
Gator from Pigeons Playing Ping Pong chats about an epic Tool show and seeing shows while sitting down.
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Roi Donk - Are There Drugs In These?
Roi and I talk about the beginnings of his Baklava empire and his epic Phish career.
Recorded 1/16/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Sarah Elaz - You Gotta Reach The Peeps
Sarah and I chat about Phish shows of all kinds and sticking through the ups and downs of the artistic pursuit.
Recorded 1/16/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Marina Weiss & Vince DiMichele - I Can’t Leave
Marina, Vince & I chat MSG stories, Phish and what happens when you need to go.
Recorded 1/18/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Jake Brownstein - Are We In Florida?
Jake Brownstein from Eggy chats about seeing Grateful Dead music for the first time and finding what works for you.
Recorded 1/4/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Brett Dunkin - Here's Your Backstage Pass
Brett & I chat about getting in to the Grateful Dead and the Slayer show to end all Slayer shows.
Recorded 1/23/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Rick Mitarotonda & Peter Anspach - Da Pahdcaaast
Rick & Peter chat about jamming with Cotter Ellis and what happens on the lawn at these shows.
Recorded 2/13/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Andrew Sax - Finding the Bus
Sax & I talk about Phish and where we go when we die.
Recorded 11/30/23
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Torrin Daniels - We Are So F*cking Back
Torrin & I discuss cowboy music and the relationship between the band and the audience.
Recorded 2/5/24
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
We Can Do This with Tom Marshall
Phish Lyricist & Osiris Co-Founder Tom Marshall has some of the best stories a Phish fan could ever hear, and we hardly talk about Phish. Tom talks King Crimson, Yes and his buddy Trey on this episode of Best Show Ever.
Recorded 8/15/23
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Should’ve Just Gone On Tour with RJ Bee
RJ saw one of my favorite Phish shows ever, and a bunch of other awesome Phish shows too! RJ & I talk about the eras of Phish on this episode of Best Show Ever.
Recorded 7/17/23
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Put Your Phone Away with Leslie Mac
Leslie does shows the right way and she’s seen some of the coolest shows you could possibly see. We talk New York, Front Row at Goose & Big Cypress on this episode of Best Show Ever.
Recorded 7/28/23
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
The Loudest The Garden Ever Got with Brian Murray
Brian plays some very sick shows with Dogs In A Pile, but we don’t talk about those on this podcast. We talk MSG, picking styles and getting ready for shows on this episode of Best Show Ever.
Recorded 8/1/23
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Trey Knows Better with Will Schlosser
Will is one of my oldest friends, one of my favorite people to see a show with and he thinks Trey knows better! Will, my brother Kyle and I talk Phish, Goose and more on this episode of Best Show Ever.
Recorded 6/10/23
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
You Are The Niche with Connor Marr (Long Strange Niche)
This episode is B-A-N-A-N-A-S. Connor and I talk about No Doubt, Goose origins and the Mothership on this episode of Best Show Ever.
Recorded 8/10/23
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
I Can’t Look At You with Sean Marmora (Long Strange Putt)
Description: Sean recorded his best show ever, and then the best show got bested! We talk about Phish, Goose, Golf & more on this episode of Best Show Ever.
Recorded 9/9/23
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Wookery Abounds with Aaron Schafer
Some people just get it. No Simple Roads’ Aaron Schafer is one of those people. We talk Jerry, Trey, Thom Yorke and how to be kind in this episode of Best Show Ever.
Recorded 7/21/23.
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
Go Back & Hear That Jazz with Sam Grisman
Sam grew up around the musicians that so many people idolize, and now he’s pushing the music forward! We talk Jerry, Sam’s Dad David Grisman & more on this episode of Best Show Ever.
Recorded 8/8/23.
Best Show Ever is created, hosted and produced by Cam Herdt. Produced and distributed by Osiris Media.
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