History Podcast / AnalyzePhish

* ADayAtTheBizarro: Two episodes are named ''Analyze Fish'', and feature a different set of hosts discussing the movie ''Film/{{Jaws}}''.

The podcast had an infrequent schedule, and Wittels claimed the show would end on the spot if Aukerman decided he actually liked Phish. By the end of its run, Aukerman still hadn't become a fan, he had grown to understand the appeal of the band. Only 10 episodes of the podcast were made before Wittels [[AuthorExistenceFailure died of a drug overdose]] in 2015.

The podcast had an infrequent schedule, and Wittels claimed the show would end on the spot if Aukerman decided he actually liked Phish. By the end of its run, Aukerman still hadn't become a fan, but he enjoyed himself at the concerts he attended and had grown to understand the appeal of the band. Only 10 episodes of the podcast were made before Wittels [[AuthorExistenceFailure died of a drug overdose]] in 2015.

The podcast had an infrequent schedule, and Wittels claimed the show would end on the spot if Aukerman decided he actually liked Phish. By the end of its run, Aukerman still hadn't become a fan, but he had grown to understand the appeal of the band. Only 10 episodes of the podcast were made before Wittels [[AuthorExistenceFailure died of a drug overdose]] in 2015.

* ShortLivedBigImpact: The show only last ten episodes before Wittels died, but it directly inspired Phish lyricist Tom Marshall to start his own podcast, ''Under the Scales''. That show wound up being the starting point for Marshall's Osiris Podcast Network, which features several other music podcasts, many of them about Phish or other jam bands.

The show worked off the dynamic between Wittels, a devoted Phish fan who had attended 300 of their concerts, and Aukerman, who began the series as apathetic but curious about the band's music and fan culture. Early in its run, Wittels recieved some blowback from fellow Phish fans, who claimed the podcast was not a proper introduction to the band, in part because he regularly played Scott snippets of songs as opposed to full jams. In [[https://relix.com/articles/detail/harris/ an article]] he wrote for ''Relix'', he argued that the podcast was intended to be comedic first and foremost, and he also wanted to keep listeners' interest: He observed there's not a lot that's funny about two guys silently listening to a 20 minute Phish song. That ''Relix'' article also doubled a more serious guide from him for those interested in actually getting into the band.

The podcast had an infrequent schedule, and Wittels claimed the show would end on the spot if Aukerman decided he actually liked Phish.

Only 10 episodes of the podcast were made before Wittels [[AuthorExistenceFailure died of a drug overdose]] in 2015.

The podcast had an infrequent schedule, and Wittels claimed the show would end on the spot if Aukerman decided he actually liked Phish. Only 10 episodes of the podcast were made before Wittels [[AuthorExistenceFailure died of a drug overdose]] in 2015.

** Harris got some blowback from fellow Phish fans who claimed the podcast was not a proper introduction to the band, in part because he regularly played Scott snippets of songs as opposed to full jams. In [[https://relix.com/articles/detail/harris/ an article]] he wrote for ''Relix'', he argued that the podcast was intended to be comedic first and foremost, and he also wanted to keep listeners' interest: He observed there's not a lot that's funny about two guys silently listening to a 20 minute Phish song. That ''Relix'' article also doubled a more serious guide from him for those interested in actually getting into the band.

The show podcast had an infrequent schedule, and Wittels claimed the show would end on the spot if Aukerman decided he actually liked Phish. Only 10 episodes of the podcast were made before Wittels [[AuthorExistenceFailure died of a drug overdose]] in 2015.

* ShortLivedBigImpact: The show only last ten episodes before Wittels died, but it inspired Phish lyricist Tom Marshall to start his own podcast ''Under the Scales''. That show wound up being the starting part for Marshall's Osiris Podcast Network, which features several other music podcasts, many of them about Phish or other jam bands.

''[[https://www.earwolf.com/show/analyze-phish/ Analyze Phish]]'' is a podcast on the Earwolf network, in which Harris Wittles (''Series/ParksAndRecreation'') attempted to make Scott Aukerman (''Series/ComedyBangBang'') a fan of the band ''Music/{{Phish}}''. They discussed the band, listened to their music, and attended live shows together.

* WatchItStoned: Drug use is such an integral part of experiencing Phish shows, that Scott (who had never taken anything harder than pot) agreed to take hard drugs for their concerts.

The show was intended to have an infrequent schedule, and Wittels claimed the show would end on the spot if Aukerman decided he actually liked Phish. Only 10 episodes of the show were made before Wittels [[AuthorExistenceFailure died of a drug overdose]] in 2015.

Only 10 episodes of the show were made before Wittels [[AuthorExistenceFailure died of a drug overdose]] in 2015.

** Harris got some blowback from fellow Phish fans who claimed the podcast was not a proper introduction to Phish, in part because he regularly played Scott snippets of songs as opposed to full jams. In [[https://relix.com/articles/detail/harris/ an article]] he wrote for ''Relix'', he argued that the podcast was intended to be comedic first and foremost, and he also wanted to keep listeners' interest: He observed there's not a lot that's funny about two guys silently listening to a 20 minute Phish song. That ''Relix'' article also doubled a more serious guide from him for those interested in actually getting into the band.

** Harris got some blowback from fellow Phish fans who claimed the podcast was not a proper introduction to Phish, in part because he regularly played Scott snippets of songs as opposed to full jams. In [[https://relix.com/articles/detail/harris/ an article]] he wrote for ''Relix'', he argued that the podcast was intended to be comedic first and foremost, and he also wanted to keep listeners' interest: He observed there's not a lot funny about two guys silently listening to a 20 minute Phish song. That ''Relix'' article also doubled a more serious guide from him for those interested in actually getting into the band.

* BunnyEarsLawyer: Harris's friend Foxy, who attended Phish shows under the influence as much as Harris, is a practicing lawyer.

* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: At a concert, multiple fans independently give Scott identical spiels about how Chris Kuroda is the "fifth member of Phish".

''Analyze Phish'' is a podcast on the Earwolf network, in which Harris Wittles (''Series/ParksAndRecreation'') attempted to make Scott Aukerman (''Series/ComedyBangBang'') a fan of the band ''Music/{{Phish}}''. They discussed the band, listened to their music, and attended live shows together.

* OverlyLongGag: When Harris offers Scott a choice of three songs to listen, Harris starts the list with "The Line..." which Scott interrupts with "The Witch and The Wardrobe". They repeat this about a dozen times.

** While Harris and Scott are listening to recordings of themselves at Phish concerts, Harris makes a joke, only to hear that on the tape that he made the same joke at the time of the recording. Later Scott has to bite his tongue to keep from making a joke which, again, it turns out he made on the recording.

-> Hello everybody. I'm Harris Wittels, and I'll be your tour guide through the cosmos. Sorry."

* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: While Harris and Scott are listening to recordings of themselves at Phish concerts, Harris makes a joke, only to hear that on the tape that he made the same joke at the time of the recording. Later Scott has to bite his tongue to keep from making a joke which, again, it turns out he made on the recording.

* HarsherInHindsight: Harris died of a heroin overdose in 2015. However, Harris's drug use is discussed very casually in most episodes, and he even jokes that he'll end up like Creator/JohnBelushi.