The Greatest Band You Never Heard: The Story of Thinking Fellers Union Local 282

Today Mike is interviewing Hugh Swarts, Mark Davies, Brian Hageman, and Paul Bergmann of Thinking Fellers Union Local 282. For the uninitiated, TFUL282 were one of the strangest and most creative indie bands to come out of the 90s. And while many might not know their name today, their albums are unlike anything else and showcase a truly special group of songwriters. Now the members of the band are going to walk us through their entire discography, album by album.

Intro/Overview 00:00

Members introduction 4:44

"Norton" the Monster Bass 7:07

Where the band met 8:53

Relocating to SF 13:22

Origin of the band name 16:01

Wormed by Leonard 20:28

Tangle 32:14

Lovelyville 53:15

Mother of All Saints 13:53

Admonishing the Bishops 1:38:07

The Funeral Pudding 1:40:31

Strangers from the Universe 1:41:41

I Hope It Lands 1:58:44

Bob Dinners and Larry Noodles... 2:18:35

Life after TFUL282 2:37:36

Closing thoughts/Outro 2:53:11

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