Sunday, April 5, 2026

Episode 227 - On a Horse, Learning to Play the Banjo

In this episode, I talk about playing the banjo and the Beetlejuice movies. It's as classic as peanut butter and jelly. Biscuits and gravy. Peaches and Herb. Beetlejuice and banjos! It's a fun one. It turns out that I have a LOT of thoughts about Tim Burton. Enjoy!

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Time Index:

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 6:40 - Banjo Break #1 - 5 String Banjo
  • 7:11 - Talkin' Banjos!
  • 24:30 - Banjo Break #2 - Plectrum Banjo
  • 25:00 - Yellin' about Beetlejuice...
    • 31:22 - Beetlejuice
    • 42:33 - Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
  • 1:08:35 - Banjo Break #3 - Tenor Banjo
  • 1:09:06 - Outro
Photos:
Here's your cover photo. On my screen the banjo strings are kinda blown out but I'm not good enough of a photographer to fix it. So we're all just going to have to die mad about that, okay?


This is me with my most recent two banjos--the Plectrum and the 5-String. This became my avatar on most social media.

These are the most recent two banjos, sitting together. They're friends.

And here's all three of the banjos you hear in this episode--the Three Amigos! (Apt since Steve Martin is a big reason that I like the banjo so much!)


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