{"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 406: An Elvis' Golden Records Debate: Vol. 1 (1958) vs Vol. 3 (1963)","slug":"tcbcast-406-an-elvis-golden-records-debate-vol-1-1958-vs-vol-3-1963","published_at":"2026-05-13T14:19:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tcbcast-an-unofficial-elvis-presley-fan-podcast-799354/tcbcast-406-an-elvis-golden-records-debate-vol-1-1958-vs-vol-3-1963","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/tcbcast-an-unofficial-elvis-presley-fan-podcast-799354","url":"https://tcbcast.libsyn.com/tcbcast-406-an-elvis-golden-records-debate-vol-1-1958-vs-vol-3-1963","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/tcbcast/406_final.mp3?dest-id=643394","summary":"Gurdip joins Justin to catch up on the latest Elvis news, read some listener feedback and hold a debate: if the guys were forced to select between only Elvis' Golden Records Volume 1 or Volume 3 on vinyl to give to a new fan, which would they recommend? Each makes a case for one of them. Volume 1, released in 1958, of course features many of Elvis' most iconic hits from 1956-1957 including signature songs like \"Hound Dog,\" \"Jailhouse Rock\" and \"All Shook Up\" - but it is as good of an album as 1963's \"Volume 3\" which includes many of Elvis' masterfully sung singles after his return from the Army, such as \"It's Now Or Never,\" \"His Latest Flame\" and \"Are You Lonesome Tonight?\" For our listeners who are older fans - did you have these in your collection, and do you have a preference? For the newer fans: do you think such classic compilations are still useful, when today other more and thorough refined collections/playlists are available digitally? And to our non-American fans: isn't it weird that you were marketed Elvis' American gold records first and foremost instead of what may have been more locally popular? 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":"Gurdip joins Justin to catch up on the latest Elvis news, read some listener feedback and hold a debate: if the guys were forced to select between only El…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4277,"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-406-an-elvis-golden-records-debate-vol-1-1958-vs-vol-3-1963/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-406-an-elvis-golden-records-debate-vol-1-1958-vs-vol-3-1963.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}