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by The Official Frank Zappa Podcast

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Latest episodes

The Freak Out! 60th Anniversary Deep Dish Extravaganza!

September 25, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

The ZappaCast is, like, Freaking Out! In this supersized Deep Dish spectacular, Vaultmeister Joe takes Scott and Bill behind the scenes of the new Freak Out! 60th Anniversary box set! This album, the first album by Frank Zappa and the…
Zappa '66 Vol. 1: Live At TTG Studios - The Deep Dish!

August 21, 2026 · 59 min

Have you ever wanted to hear what the Mothers of Invention would sound like as a jam band? Look no further than the new Frank Zappa album ZAPPA '66 VOL. 1: LIVE AT TTG STUDIOS! In this extravagant episode, Vaultmeister Joe schools Bill and…
The Bongo Fury 50th Anniversary Deep Dish (and more besides)!

June 17, 2026 · 1 hr 28 min

Well well well now! Anybody wish they had a pair of bongos? Well, we have some right over here! In this fun and mildly crazed episode, Scott and Bill listen as Vaultmeister Joe reveals all about the creation of the 50th Anniversary Edition…
The Drummers of Frank Zappa! (part two)

May 13, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

Did you say you want some more? Well here's some more! In part two of our discussion of the drummers of FZ, drummers Joe and Bill school non-drummer Scott about the finer points of Frank's drumming royalty, replete with super-exciting…
The Drummers of Frank Zappa! (part one)

April 8, 2026 · 57 min

A LONG time in the making, this one! Join drummers Joe and Bill, and non-drummer Scott, as they discuss the drummers of FZ, from the 60s to the 80s! This is a highly informative and entertaining discussion, in which the strengths of each…

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Behind The Scenes: Halloween 78!

January 22, 2026 · 58 min

Are you ready for THE BIG ONE? In this episode, Scott and Bill chat with His Vaultmeisterness Joe about HALLOWEEN 78, the new box set! This box was a task to put together without a doubt, and Joe unpacks the process for us! This is Hotcha…
One Size Fits All -- The 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe!

December 20, 2025 · 56 min

Are you ready for a two-fer blast of the ZappaCast? In this episode -- part one of a two part spectacular -- Joe, Bill and Scott discuss the absolutely fabulous 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe edition of Frank's 1975 masterwork ONE SIZE FITS…
The Impossible Concert

October 7, 2025 · 54 min

Folks, more than ten years before there was the YOU CAN'T DO THAT ON STAGE ANYMORE series, there was THE IMPOSSIBLE CONCERT, a project put together by Frank for radio broadcast that was the prototype for the Stage series. In this…
Uncovering Cheaper Than Cheep!!

July 11, 2025 · 1 hr 8 min

It’s the return of the ZappaCast!! And what an incredible treat we have for you! In this episode, we do a DEEP DISH dive into the new Frank Zappa album and film, CHEAPER THAN CHEEP! A virtually unheard of gem seeing the light of day from…
Into the Zappaverse with Miss Abigail Devoe!

December 9, 2024 · 1 hr 19 min

Greetings to you all in this festive holiday season! In this decidedly enticing episode, Bill and Scott chat with Miss ABIGAIL DEVOE, host of YouTube's wildly popular VINYL MONDAY where she dives super deep into rock's greatest albums…
Happy 50th, Apostrophe (') -- A Deep Dish Special!!!

October 23, 2024 · 1 hr 13 min

We are back, kids! In this episode, Joe, Bill and Scott talk about the various new reissues of APOSTROPHE ('), a top-tier Zappa classic! We go all Deep Dish with you on the new Super Deluxe 50th Anniversary CD reissue of the album, and the…
The Whisky A Go Go Inevitable Deep Dish Spectacular!

August 19, 2024 · 1 hr 20 min

In this episode, the ZappaCast team takes a DEEP DISH dive into the new Frank Zappa album, Whisky A Go Go, 1968! This is a HUGE release, packed with interesting and unique events. We go inside the making of the album with Vaultmeister Joe…