About this episode
In mid-August, I chatted with journalist Jim Newton at Booksmith in SF about his newly released Here Beside the Rising Tide: Jerry Garcia, The Grateful Dead, and an American Awakening , which is out now. We touched on: Why Jerry would’ve been the ultimate interview guest The Dead’s wild growth in the ’80s — was Reagan the backdrop? Garcia’s allergy to politics and endorsements Jerry Brown asking for help… and getting turned down What kept Deadheads coming back, year after year