{"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 399: Elvis Fans React to \"EPiC\"","slug":"tcbcast-399-elvis-fans-react-to-epic","published_at":"2026-03-10T15:08:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tcbcast-an-unofficial-elvis-presley-fan-podcast-799354/tcbcast-399-elvis-fans-react-to-epic","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tcbcast-an-unofficial-elvis-presley-fan-podcast-799354","url":"https://tcbcast.libsyn.com/tcbcast-399-elvis-fans-react-to-epic","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/tcbcast/399_final.mp3?dest-id=643394","summary":"Olivia joins Justin this week for a meaty follow-up to our EPiC review. Not only does she chime in with her thoughts and observations from her viewing experience, the duo also read and react to all of YOUR many wonderful emails, comments and submitted audio reviews of the film from TCBCast's Patreon supporters. Then, Song of the Week IS BACK, BABY!! Olivia, taking cues from EPiC, is feeling the \"Sweet Inspiration,\" discussing the history behind the iconic hit recording by The Sweet Inspirations, its American Sound connections, and the time during the August 1970 engagement (narrowly missed by the TTWII film crew) that Elvis sang it to the Sweets, live on stage! Justin couldn't let the news slip by that Neil Sedaka had passed away, so he reflects on Elvis' 1976 interpretation of Neil's heartbreaking \"Solitaire,\" and deliberates over whether Elvis' own preferred recording process by '76 may have accidentally led to a more claustrophobic final arrangement. They also consider the value of Bergen White's orchestrations and the thematic resonance Elvis may have felt with co-writer Phil Cody's lyrics. Thank you to all of our listeners for your support coming up on 400 episodes, and especially to our TCBCast patrons who wrote in to provide their insights and reactions to EPiC. We loved hearing all your perspectives! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro & Olivia's Review 17:45 - Patron & Collaborator Reviews of EPiC 1:25:30 - SOTW: Sweet Inspiration 1:43:31 - SOTW: Solitaire","meta_description":"Olivia joins Justin this week for a meaty follow-up to our EPiC review. Not only does she chime in with her thoughts and observations from her viewing exp…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":8411,"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-399-elvis-fans-react-to-epic/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-399-elvis-fans-react-to-epic.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}