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Definitely Dylan

Definitely Dylan

Laura Tenschert 54 Episodes Oct 12, 2026

A podcast about Bob Dylan, his music and anything else. Featuring conversations and original analysis of Bob Dylan's work.

Episodes

Writing about Bob Dylan's Performances (with Graley Herren)
Writing about Bob Dylan's Performances (with Graley Herren) Oct 12, 2026 01:13:59 Laura talks to Graley Herren about his new book, Dylan in Cincinnati, the challenges of writing about performance, and our shared love for Paul Williams.Order his new book Dylan in Cincinnati here.His book Dreams and Dialogues in Dylan’s "Time Out of Mind" can be found here. Some essays of his that I love and mention in the episode: "Young Goodman Dylan: Chronicles at the Crossroads”"Gender Perfo
Bob Dylan and Gospel Music (Bob Dylan Hotline #15)
Bob Dylan and Gospel Music (Bob Dylan Hotline #15) Oct 5, 2026 01:12:15 In today’s Bob Dylan Hotline we talk about Bob Dylan and gospel music – the ties he had to the genre before his conversion to Christianity, and the enduring impact it had in the decades that followed.Check out the trailer for the documentary Say Amen, Somebody here.You can support Definitely Dylan on Patreon or with a one-off donation at buymeacoffee.com/definitelydylan.Book your Bob Dylan Walking
New Rolling Thunder '76 Live Box Set and Dylan's Summer Songs (Bob Dylan Hotline #14)
New Rolling Thunder '76 Live Box Set and Dylan's Summer Songs (Bob Dylan Hotline #14) Sep 21, 2026 00:54:36 Happy Equinox! What better day to look back on summer and that's exactly what we're doing in this conversation. What do you think? What are your favourite Bob Dylan summer songs? Or do you associate his music with another season entirely?And of course we had to talk about the new upcoming Rolling Thunder Live 1976 box set! One correction: Fort Collins is in COLORADO, I have no idea why I said
Dylan, Dolly, and Gender Expectations (Bob Dylan Hotline #13)
Dylan, Dolly, and Gender Expectations (Bob Dylan Hotline #13) Sep 7, 2026 01:09:20 In this episode of the Bob Dylan Hotline, we give our opinion on Bob Dylan ~as women~. Is that different from other episodes, you might ask? Not really, but this time we're talking about talking about Bob Dylan as women. The conversation took us in many different directions because we had a lot to say. You can find our earlier conversation on Women and Dylan here.A few notes:00:18 - A note on the
Good As I Been to You and World Gone Wrong (with Jake Xerxes Fussell)
Good As I Been to You and World Gone Wrong (with Jake Xerxes Fussell) Aug 31, 2026 01:19:25 In this episode Laura talks to Jake Xerxes Fussell about Bob Dylan the folksinger, and the albums Good As I Been to You (1992) and World Gone Wrong (1993). We discuss the song selection, their textured beauty, and what they can retroactively tell us about that moment in Dylan’s career.Jake Xerxes Fussell is a guitarist and singer from Columbus, Georgia, who arranges and performs traditional folkso
Bob Dylan's Fashion (Bob Dylan Hotline #12)
Bob Dylan's Fashion (Bob Dylan Hotline #12) Aug 24, 2026 01:15:58 Today we're talking about Bob Dylan's fashion through the years! What's your favourite outfit Bob Dylan has worn, or which style do you most associate with him? You can read Graley Herren's excellent essay on gender performance in Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song here. And the other essay we mention about Gorgeous George can be found on Graley's Substack.Check out Ray's interview with JJ
Our Favourite Bob Dylan Vocals (some of them) (Bob Dylan Hotline #11)
Our Favourite Bob Dylan Vocals (some of them) (Bob Dylan Hotline #11) Aug 10, 2026 00:34:55 In this week's Bob Dylan Hotline, we're talking about Bob Dylan's vocals! What do YOU think his sexiest, spookiest, and most moving vocals are? This question comes from Graley Herren, one of the most referenced people on this podcast because we think he's great, and he has a new book coming out in September, which traces Dylan's career through the lens of his performances in just one city! Pre-ord
The State of Dylanology (Bob Dylan Hotline #10)
The State of Dylanology (Bob Dylan Hotline #10) Jul 27, 2026 01:03:17 In this week’s Bob Dylan Hotline we talk about the state of Dylanology, Dylan Studies, whatever you may call it, as well as the groundwork laid by fans. Plus, Rebecca reports back from when Bob Dylan Long Hot Summer stopped at Forest Hills, Queens!Check out the Dylan Review here.You can download the pdf of Bob Dylan Interviews by Artur Jarosinski here.The Olof Bjorner site I mentioned is now part
Bob Dylan's Early Murder Ballads: "Her heart blood did flow"
Bob Dylan's Early Murder Ballads: "Her heart blood did flow" Jul 20, 2026 00:43:04 When Bob Dylan began his career, murder ballads were having a bit of a moment. In this episode, we’ll look into the influence these songs had on the young artist, and how they inspired a particular subset of his own early songs.You can support Definitely Dylan on Patreon or with a one-off donation at buymeacoffee.com/definitelydylan.Get your Definitely Dylan baseball cap here.
Bob Dylan's Pronouns (Bob Dylan Hotline #9)
Bob Dylan's Pronouns (Bob Dylan Hotline #9) Jul 13, 2026 01:02:37 This week on the Bob Dylan Hotline Laura and Rebecca are talking about Bob Dylan's pronouns! In 1978, Bob Dylan told Craig McGregor, "Tangled Up In Blue [was] the first [song] I ever wrote that I felt free enough to change all the... what is it, the tenses around, is that what it is? [...] The he and the she and the I and the you, and the we and the us–I figured it was all the same anyway – I coul
The Sinatra Trilogy (with Sam Sodomsky)
The Sinatra Trilogy (with Sam Sodomsky) Jul 6, 2026 01:07:35 This week Laura talks to writer, editor, and musician Sam Sodomsky about the trilogy of Great American Songbook albums, Shadows in the Night (2015), Fallen Angels (2016), and Triplicate (2017) – a move that for some legacy artists might be predictable, but that for Bob Dylan was a real curveball.You can support Definitely Dylan on Patreon or with a one-off donation at buymeacoffee.com/definitelydy
Do we still need the album? (Bob Dylan Hotline #8)
Do we still need the album? (Bob Dylan Hotline #8) Jun 29, 2026 01:15:16 In this week’s Bob Dylan Hotline Laura and Rebecca about the way we listen to music – how do shifts in technology affect the way artists present their work and does that change the way we relate to it? Is the album still relevant or on its way out? And how does all this affect what we consider to be part of the Bob Dylan canon?I barely ended up quoting from it, but do yourself a favour and read Gr

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