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. 1976

Week of August 3, 2026

Part 1 25:42
Grateful Dead 6/6/92 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park NY
LET IT GROW
Russ Anixter’s Hippie Big Band, What Next (russanixter.com)
SHAKEDOWN STREET
Jerry Garcia, Garcia (Round Records)
BIRD SONG

Part 2 29:44
Grateful Dead 6/6/92 Rich Stadium, Orchard Park NY
IKO IKO
ESTIMATED PROPHET->
THE SAME THING

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.