EPISODE #17
As longtime bandmate Eric Micali begins his "break" from the band, he and I recount some of our best memories during our sixteen years playing music together, including untold road stories & studio anecdotes. Check out the accompanying videos and photos here. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "I had just taken a crap in my diaper and you had just eaten one of your boogers."

EPISODE #16
Contest winners Julia Schmidt (Germany) & Rachel Weber (Ohio) join me for a discussion about CD packaging, global interpretations of "E.S.T.", atomic bombs, fried foods & the invention of Val Emmiching. I learn German from Julia & physics from Rachel. My apologies for the poor sound quality at the beginning of the podcast. It clears up, I promise. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "Are we boring people you think?"

EPISODE #15
Jason Cupp joins me for a discussion about Jonathan Franzen's latest novel "Freedom." We get our full geek on, discussing the book's portrayal of musicians, its descriptions of sex, and some of the criticisms against the novel. Sadly, in the process we both admit to never having read Tolstoy, and as a result, lock in the next selection for our two-man book club. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "I was often aroused."

EPISODE #14
Part 2 of my dicussion with Jon McGarry. Since most of my albums have been released in the fall, we decided to each list our Top 5 Fall Records. Jon explains why he thinks Michael Stipe is a d-bag and I obsess over colors and birds. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "Spring should be for sex records."

EPISODE #13
Ex-bandmate Jon McGarry provides his early reactions to my new album. Plus, we talk about his recent success writing rock songs for Buffalo sports teams. Part 1 of a two-part podcast. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "You are one of the few people who get it when it comes to profanity in songs."

EPISODE #12
My sister Marie Emmich Caterina joins me for a talk about rescue dogs and she offers some embarrassing answers to fan-submitted questions. Plus, I reveal the chorus of The Greatest Song In Several Years. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "Mom said, 'We're having a baby!' and we all got upset you were coming."

EPISODE #11
Manager Chris Maltese gives a lesson on the current state of the music business. He explains the ins and outs of the industry, including the pivotal artist-fan relationship, and how that could affect the release of the new album. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "If any of them steal from you we will hang them from their own genitalia."

EPISODE #10
Longtime bandmate Eric Micali helps me answer fan-submitted Tumblr questions. Topics include most emotional songs to perform live, details about new record, best coming-of-age Eighties movie and much more. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "Dog farts are just so peculiar."

EPISODE #9
Part Two of my discussion with producer Jason Cupp includes some Top Five lists: Greatest Band Names of All Time & Greatest Bands With Worst Names. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "If Train was called Sonic Youth I would gag."

EPISODE #8
Producer Jason Cupp & I share stories from the Sunlight Searchparty, Woodstock & Little Daggers recording sessions. Includes portions of three unreleased songs ("All The Time", "You Know Better" and "My Bear's In Captivity") as well as an alternate version of "Decadent Decline". Cupp also talks about life on the road with Good Old War. Part 1 of a two-part podcast. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "Every time I went through a toll, there was a rule that I had to speak with a British accent."

EPISODE #7
Part Two of my interview with Mary Berras of ValEmmichFans.com. We discuss dream duets, why apparently only Italians live in NJ, and the next installment of The Greatest Song In Several Years. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "Let's just get on the old internet here and find it in the ether."

EPISODE #6
Founder of ValEmmichFans.com, Mary Berras, is my guest for a two-part podcast. I answer fan submitted questions and perform an out-of-tune cover of a requested song. Topics include Ugly Betty, Jakob Dylan, Fandom, my favorite concert and the central theme of the new album. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "You're a mommy. How did that happen?"

EPISODE #5
Amateur comedian Terrence McHenry cracks me up with the help of some post-tennis bourbon. As usual, topics range from the banal (flatulence) to the offensive (sexism?) to the highfalutin (5 Best Novels) to the poignant (texting with Mom). QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "I'd rather a dude start crying in my face."

EPISODE #4
I talk World Cup, Donald Trump and short films with director and longtime collaborator Matt Schuman. Hear me pitch Matt on my new idea for a documentary and listen to the first installment of a new segment I'm calling The Greatest Song In Several Years. Oh and I also tell a lame story about a guy I looked up to in high school. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "Wouldn't that be amazing if my footage was the only existing footage of two Great Whites mating?"

EPISODE #3
Rolling Stone/New York Times contributor and now novelist, Kate Rockland, is my first in-studio and first female guest. We talk about writing habits, freaks, granny panties, and the incomparable Courtney Love. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "She was fat and sober at the time."

EPISODE #2
I call producer/guitarist Ron Haney and longtime drummer Eric Micali to discuss the upcoming May 20 show in NYC. Ron finally admits to lying to my face and Eric chooses a secret move for fans to do at the show. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "We are the people who finish second."

EPISODE #1
My first guest is former bassist Jon McGarry. Listen to us discuss newborns, the perils of rooting for white basketball players, our 5 best/worst Lost characters and how many 5th graders we think we could take at one time. QUOTE OF THE SHOW: "I like pathetic things and people."