{"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":"TCBCast 397: EPiC Soundtrack Impressions & Breakdown (feat. John Heath) + Jamieson Shaw Q&A!","slug":"tcbcast-397-epic-soundtrack-impressions-breakdown-feat-john-heath-jamieson-shaw-q-a","published_at":"2026-02-20T19:58:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tcbcast-an-unofficial-elvis-presley-fan-podcast-799354/tcbcast-397-epic-soundtrack-impressions-breakdown-feat-john-heath-jamieson-shaw-q-a","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tcbcast-an-unofficial-elvis-presley-fan-podcast-799354","url":"https://tcbcast.libsyn.com/tcbcast-397-epic-soundtrack-impressions-breakdown-feat-john-heath-jamieson-shaw-qa","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/tcbcast/397_release.mp3?dest-id=643394","summary":"Gurdip, Justin and John quickly gathered last night to discuss initial impressions of the soundtrack album for EPiC which is now available on all major music platforms for purchase and streaming. At the time of recording, John's the only one to have seen the film, so we're judging it based on how it works as its own cohesive presentation, keeping in mind that like all Baz Luhrmann soundtracks, it's a companion piece, but also a standalone work. There's plenty of hubbub in the Elvis community about the remixing and re-recording of some elements for the soundtrack, but we have exclusive insights on some of the creative choices made for the film and album from Jamieson Shaw, music producer and supervising music editor on EPiC. Shaw very kindly responded to some questions we asked him via email, which John reads aloud for us on this episode (though without attempting Jamieson's Australian accent). We also break down plenty of the new mash-ups and discover the component elements from across Elvis's catalogue that were utilized in devising these more artful reinterpretations. We recommend checking out the soundtrack for yourself on your preferred music platform or choice or available physically on CD/vinyl from Sony Music!","meta_description":"Gurdip, Justin and John quickly gathered last night to discuss initial impressions of the soundtrack album for EPiC which is now available on all major mu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5946,"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/tcbcast-397-epic-soundtrack-impressions-breakdown-feat-john-heath-jamieson-shaw-q-a/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/tcbcast-397-epic-soundtrack-impressions-breakdown-feat-john-heath-jamieson-shaw-q-a.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}