the Grateful Dead Hour – A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!

This Week’s Show:

Grateful Dead Hour no. 1979

Week of August 24, 2026

Part 1 27:31
Grateful Dead 4/6/89 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor MI
SCARLET BEGONIAS->
FIRE ON THE MOUNTAIN
Grateful Dead, From the Mars Hotel (50th Anniversary Remaster) (Rhino)
US BLUES

Part 2 27:49
Grateful Dead 4/6/89 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor MI
PLAYING IN THE BAND->
BUILT TO LAST
Grateful Dead 4/6/89 Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor MI
BROKEDOWN PALACE

A weekly audio postcard from the wide musical world of America’s best-loved band!

The Grateful Dead Hour is a nationally syndicated radio program that airs weekly on more than 75 public, community, college, and commercial radio stations.

The program features live concerts from the Grateful Dead’s vault, as well as music influenced by the Dead, live studio performances, in-depth interviews with core Dead members, and more.

The Grateful Dead Hour is hosted by David Gans, a guitarist, songwriter, journalist, and author, who has produced the show since 1987.