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Spock’s Brain: Catching a Lifelong Bustout
This longest ever episode (by far!!) of "Depends on the Context" is meant to serve as a time capsule.
After 23 years and 144 Phish shows, on New Year’s Eve 2025 at Madison Square Garden I FINALLY caught Spock’s Brain- one of the rarest, most elusive, and most coveted songs in the entire Phish catalog.
What makes this moment hit even harder is the context: just yesterday, I recorded a podcast about Phish fatigue- about feeling “whelmed,” and being a veteran fan with fewer " Phish firsts" remaining.
And then the very next day… Spock's Brain 🖖🧠 🤯🤯🤯
This episode walks through:
why the ultra rare…
The skinny
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