{"podcast":{"title":"TCBCast: An Unofficial Elvis Presley Fan Podcast","slug":"tcbcast-an-unofficial-elvis-presley-fan-podcast-799354","podcast_index_feed_id":799354,"rss_url":"https://tcbcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://tcbcast.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/5/4/f/9/54f9e9fc0b344a6e/TCB_Logo_Draft.png","author":"Justin Gausman","episode_count":463,"summary":"\"Elvis is history,\" Carl Perkins once said, \"and anytime anyone or anything becomes history, whether it be Pearl Harbor or Elvis, it will never go away. The world will never tire of his songs.\" TCBCast is an unofficial fan podcast featuring co-hosts Gurdip Ladhar and Justin Gausman, along with regular guest co-hosts Ryan Droste and Bec Wyles, plus an array of Elvis fans and experts setting out to better understand that history, and those songs. Tackling topics from throughout Elvis's lifetime and beyond, TCBCast seeks to offer thoughtful, intelligent, heartfelt and honest discourse on Presley's career, his influences, the people who made his work possible, and the cultural phenomenon surrounding his iconography. TCBCast is not associated with or endorsed by Graceland, Elvis Presley Enterprises, Authentic Brands Group or Sony.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-05T14:17:48.884741+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tcbcast-an-unofficial-elvis-presley-fan-podcast-799354"},"episode":{"title":"395: That's The Way It Is - The TCBCast Review, Part 1","slug":"395-that-s-the-way-it-is-the-tcbcast-review-part-1","published_at":"2026-02-12T14:04:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tcbcast-an-unofficial-elvis-presley-fan-podcast-799354/395-that-s-the-way-it-is-the-tcbcast-review-part-1","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tcbcast-an-unofficial-elvis-presley-fan-podcast-799354","url":"https://tcbcast.libsyn.com/395-thats-the-way-it-is-the-tcbcast-review-part-1","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/tcbcast/395_final.mp3?dest-id=643394","summary":"Finally tackling a subject as big as \"That's The Way It Is\" (right on time for EPiC's release) deserved as big of an episode, so the whole core crew is on board: Justin, Gurdip, Ryan, Bec and Olivia. After having revisited both the original 1970 theatrical version directed by Denis Sanders, and the beloved-by-fans 2001 Special Edition overseen by producers Rick Schmidlin and Ernst Jorgensen, the group gets together to compare notes, discuss the merits of each, as movies and as concert films, and explore ideas and themes raised by each... and of course, which version we prefer over the other! Part 1 emphasizes the experience of rewatching the films, how the original 1970 came about, and whether either film depicts Elvis' personality authentically. Plus, Ryan recounts his recent trip to the Westgate and visiting the showroom! If you enjoy TCBCast, please consider supporting us with a donation at Patreon.com/TCBCast. Your support allows us to continue to provide thoughtful, provocative, challenging and well-researched perspectives on Elvis's career, his peers and influences, and his cultural impact and legacy.","meta_description":"Finally tackling a subject as big as \"That's The Way It Is\" (right on time for EPiC's release) deserved as big of an episode, so the whole core crew is on…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4802,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/tcbcast-an-unofficial-elvis-presley-fan-podcast-799354/episodes/395-that-s-the-way-it-is-the-tcbcast-review-part-1/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tcbcast-an-unofficial-elvis-presley-fan-podcast-799354/395-that-s-the-way-it-is-the-tcbcast-review-part-1.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}