PLAY PODCASTS
Nirvana Podcast

Nirvana Podcast

swilman

45 episodesEN

Show overview

Nirvana Podcast has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 45 episodes. That works out to roughly 50 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a roughly quarterly cadence.

Episodes typically run an hour to ninety minutes — most land between 1h 3m and 1h 19m — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. It is catalogued as a EN-language Arts show.

The show is still active — the most recent episode landed 3 months ago, though releases have slowed compared with earlier in the run. The busiest year was 2020, with 18 episodes published. Published by swilman.

Episodes
45
Running
2019–2026 · 7y
Median length
1h 15m
Cadence
Quarterly-ish

From the publisher

The Nirvana Podcast is an independent podcast about one of the greatest and most fascinating bands in the history of rock music: Nirvana. The podcasters discuss the music and history of Kurt Cobain and his bandmates.

Latest Episodes

View all 45 episodes

Nirvana Podcast Bonus 8 A very PolyChorus Podcast

This bonus episode is all about the PolyChorus, the effect pedal Kurt Cobain used on both the In Utero Tout and the following tour. The Australian company PastFX has made a compact and improved version of this rare and legendary effect. How does it sound and will it find a home on my pedalboard? Also, you can listen to the debut of Nirvana coverband The New Complaints.

Feb 19, 202624 min

Nirvana Podcast Bonus 7 Kurt Cobains Effect Pedals

What stomp boxes did Kurt Cobain use to create and shape his guitar sound? Sytse plugs in his guitar for a beginners journey through Kurts effect pedals. From a fuzz box to an amp simulator and from an epic chorus effect to the mysterious pedal X.

Jul 9, 202525 min

Nirvana Podcast Bonus 6 Kurt Cobains Legendary Guitars

Kurt Cobain has played a lot of different guitars and in this episode we discuss the most iconic (and expensive) ones. From Hi-Fliers to mustangs and from jaguars to jag-stangs: we talk about them all.

Sep 13, 202452 min

Nirvana Podcast Bonus 5 A 2024 Nirvana Update

The passing of Steve Albini, new audio leaks, new books and a visit to the house in Olympia Kurt Cobain and Dave Grohl lived in... All good reasons to make a bonus episode of The Nirvana Podcast. So that's what we did.You can reach us on [email protected] or find us on Facebook. You find out the new German book about Nirvana right here: https://www.reclam.de/detail/978-3-15-020711-6/Caldart__Isabella/Nirvana__100_Seiten

May 20, 202430 min

Nirvana Podcast Bonus 4 In Utero 30th anniversary box set

In Utero has reached Old Age: it's been 30 years since it was released. To celebrate an anniversary box set has been released. In this episode we discuss what it has to offer and whether or not we're going to put it on the top of our Christmas wishlist. Also we share some unreleased recording that could have been on the box but are left out.

Dec 8, 202345 min

Nirvana Podcast Bonus 3 Tori Amos and Smells Like Teen Spirit

Hello hello, in this special bonus episode we discuss the cover version Tori Amos did of Smells Like Teen Spirit. We are interviewed about the song by the hosts of The Songs of Tori Amos podcast, as part of a deep dive episode. Check out the Song of Tori Amos website right here: https://songsoftoriamos.com/To listen to the full Smells Like Tori Spirit podcast episode on SoundCloud, just click here: https://soundcloud.com/songsoftoriamospodcast/0123-le-bee-sides-smells-like-teen-spirit/s-Fzrhr?in=songsoftoriamospodcast/sets/le-bee-sides&si=8fbed469492149fd8488caeb05f7c052&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Jun 5, 202337 min

Introducing Iron Wine My Wife and I

What do you do when your spouse doesn't really like one of your favourite artists? You talk her into doing a podcast series with you for which she has to listen to all of their albums! That's the origin of a new podcast series about the great music of Iron and Wine.

Feb 9, 20231 min

Bonus 2 - Live Tonight Sold Out

We are back with another bonus episode! This time we take a look at Live Tonight Sold Out, the Nirvana film that came out in 1994. We select our favourite scenes and discuss the ideas Kurt Cobain himself had for the project.

Sep 6, 20221h 7m

Bonus 1 - Outcesticide

The Nirvana Podcast returns for a one-off bonus episode! There's so much news, so we just had to come back to talk about Taylor Hawkins and Mark Lanegan, Dave Grohl's book, Kurts guitar, The Batman, grunge supergroup 3rd Secret, an upcoming Cobain inspired opera and the 30th anniversary release of Nevermind. But our main topic is: bootlegging and the great Outcesticide series. We select our favourite unreleased Nirvana songs from the new Outcesticide that surprisingly came out recently.

Apr 15, 202258 min

S2 E16 Our Top Ten Nirvana Songs and Final Thoughts

In our final episode we present our top ten favourite Nirvana songs and share some final thoughts and loose stuff we never got to discuss in the previous 35 episodes. We want to thanks our listeners and everybody who helped us out. And of course: Nirvana for creating music, art and legends that just kept us talking.

Oct 25, 20211h 11m

Nirvana Podcast S2 E15 - Nirvana and Pearl Jam

In this episode - our penultimate - we discuss Pearl Jam and their relationship to Nirvana. Also we talk about Green River, Mother Love Bone, Neil Young and songs that have lists in them. Our guest Jelger explains what Pearl Jam means to him and why he thinks Eddie Vedder and Kurt Cobain were similar in spirit.

Aug 23, 20211h 15m

Nirvana Podcast S2 E14 - Nirvana's Videos

Next ladies and gentlemen we have three fine young men from Seattle... As always we talk about Nirvana, this time we focus on the videos they made. We provide background info, share our thoughts on them and wacht and comment live on the videos.

Jul 26, 20211h 27m

Nirvana Podcast S2 E13 - With The Lights Out and Montage Of Heck

Paula Abdul is a seamonkey. Apart from that interesting reveal, we talk about two posthumously released records: the 2004 Nirvana box set With The Lights Out and the Kurt Cobain Montage of Heck soundtrack album from 2015. Enjoy and if you like what we do, please feel free to share the show.

Jun 20, 20211h 21m

Nirvana Podcast S2 E12 - Nirvana and Hole

E

I'm miss podcast, somebody listen to me... In this episode we discuss Hole. The biggest Hole-fan of the Netherlands is on as a guest to explain why you don't have to like Courtney Love to appreciate her music. Plus we talk about Smashing Pumpkins, Madonna, Fleetwood Mac, Linda Perry and sea shanty's (not pirate songs).

May 14, 20211h 9m

Nirvana Podcast S2 E11 - The punk pop and politics of Krist Novoselic

In this episode we discuss everything Krist Novoselic did after Nirvana. Well, not everything... but a lot. We discuss Sweet 75, Eyes Adrift, Flipper and Giants In The Trees and much more music (Johnny Cash, The Melvins, Peter Buck, The NWO Combo etc) and Krists political work.

May 2, 20211h 4m

Nirvana Podcast S2 E10 - Nirvana vs Guns N' Roses

E

Welcome to the podcast, we've got fun and games! This time we discuss Nirvana's nemesis Guns N' Roses. Axl Rose, Slash, Duff McKagan and the other GNR members initially were fans of Nirvana, but that didn't last very long. What sets the two bands apart and in what ways are they similar? We talk about that with actor en GNR fan Korneel Evers, also singer of the rockband The Guides. We also listen to Velvet Revolver, Loaded, Chris Cornell and Iggy Pop & The Stooges. #HiAxl

Apr 14, 20211h 20m

Nirvana Podcast S2 E09 - Nirvana's live albums

Nirvana was a great live band and that's why we discuss their live albums: From the muddy banks of the Whiskah, Live at Pine Street Theatre (1990), Live at Reading (1992), Live at the Paramount (1991) and Live and Loud (1993).

Apr 2, 20211h 16m

Nirvana Podcast S2 E08 - Nirvana and The Beatles

What are the connections between Nirvana and The Beatles? Of course there is the musical inspiration, but there's more. Much more. And we try to uncover it all.From Kurt as a child singing Beatles songs to Krist Novoselic doing the same during Nirvana shows. From Montage of Heck to the Kurt Cobain solo single And I Love Her. And from Nirvana to Sirvana...

Mar 23, 20211h 2m

Nirvana Podcast S2 E07 - Nirvana Reunited

After Kurt Cobain died Nirvana did a couple of reunion shows with guest singers: Joan Jett, Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth), Annie Erin Clark (The Polyphonic Spree, St. Vincent), Lorde, J. Mascis (Dinosaur Jr.), John McCauley (Deer Tick), Beck and Violet Grohl. We listen to those performances and share some background stories and our own feelings about Nirvana playing without Kurt.

Mar 3, 20211h 27m

Nirvana Podcast S2 E06 - Dave Grohl Foo Fighters and Nirvana

How much Nirvana can we find in Foo Fighters? In this episode we are trying to find as many links as we can, apart from the obvious fact that Dave Grohl is in both bands. And Pat Smear too, in a way, kinda. We make our way through 25 years of Foo, from their self titled debut album to 2021's Medicine at Midnight.

Feb 12, 20211h 23m