
For Chris Spies, making music has always meant figuring it out as he goes. From his first gig on the back of a trailer at a high school keg party to twenty years on the road with the Honey Island Swamp Band, Spies has...


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Hosted by Eric Erdman · music · EN
A podcast about the songs and stories behind Mobile music. From the back room at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club, Eric Erdman talks with local musicians about where the music comes from — and what keeps it alive.
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Contact path
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Booking probability
29%
Guest openness
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast about the songs and stories behind Mobile music. From the back room at Callaghan’s Irish Social Club, Eric Erdman talks with local musicians about where the music comes from, and what keeps it alive.
Dealing The Mobile Sound is hosted by Eric Erdman. The show has published 20 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Chris Spies: Mobile's Improvising Musical Innovator" (5 October 2026, 60 minutes), "Rick Hirsch Belongs on Mobile Music's Mount Rushmore" (14 September 2026, 54 minutes), and "Jenna McClelland: Juggling Music and Babies" (31 August 2026, 41 minutes).
Dealing The Mobile Sound publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 20 episodes.
Booking probability for Dealing The Mobile Sound is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Dealing The Mobile Sound requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Dealing The Mobile Sound's contact route on record: public web form.
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Eric Erdman hosts Dealing The Mobile Sound, a music podcast with 20 episodes published.
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For Chris Spies, making music has always meant figuring it out as he goes. From his first gig on the back of a trailer at a high school keg party to twenty years on the road with the Honey Island Swamp Band, Spies has...

Mobile has always had great music, but few bands are bigger in the city’s musical history than Wet Willie. In this episode, Eric Erdman sits down with one of the band’s founding members to hear how an unexpected phone...

Episode #18
In this episode, Eric sits down with Jenna McClelland, a singer-songwriter who grew up with music in her family—her dad was a songwriter and session guitar player. Jenna’s childhood dream was to be a pop star, but she...

Episode #17
For some musicians, becoming part of Mobile’s music scene means getting your name on the marquee. Doug “Papa Veet” Previto got his face on a Mardi Gras float. In this episode of Dealing the Mobile Sound, Papa Veet looks...

Episode #16
Matt McCoy is one of the most recognizable voices on Mobile radio, but he never chose this life. "Radio chose me." When a failed calculus class derailed his plans for medical school, a kid from Beaver, Pennsylvania...

Episode #15
Jacob Brock grew up surrounded by music. His mom and dad met while his dad was playing in a local band, making him what he proudly calls a "band baby." From watching band rehearsals in the living room to listening to...

Before she became one of Mobile's busiest singer-songwriters, Kat Deal was a kid from Troy who begged her parents for guitar lessons, but had to wait until hunting season ended. She picked up the instrument at seven...

Before they were selling out arenas and winning awards, the Red Clay Strays were just a group of South Alabama musicians trying to get anyone to pay attention. In this episode of Dealing The Mobile Sound, host Eric...

<p>Before they were selling out arenas and winning awards, the Red Clay Strays were just a group of South Alabama musicians trying to get anyone to pay attention.</p> <p>In this episode of Dealing The Mobile Sound, host...

In this episode of Dealing the Mobile Sound, host Eric Erdman sits down with Hosea London–one of Mobile's most respected musicians and cultural leaders. Hosea shares how a band director's decision in elementary school...

Episode #11
<p>On this episode of Dealing the Mobile Sound, host Eric Erdman sits down with Mobile music venue legend Noell Broughton — the man behind Monsoons, The Brickyard, and some of the most unforgettable nights in Gulf Coast...

<p>Eric joins singer-songwriter and Mobile music icon Grayson Capps. Grayson traces his path from studying theater at Tulane to fronting bands in New Orleans, landing a record deal at 21, and eventually making the leap...

<p>On this episode of Dealing the Mobile Sound, host Eric Erdman sits down with singer-songwriter Ryan Balthrop, whose music blends island rhythms with ’70s acoustic and Gulf Coast Soul.</p> <p>Ryan tells about his...

<p>On this episode of Dealing the Mobile Sound, host Eric Erdman sits down with singer-songwriter Johnny Hayes. </p> <p>Johnny traces the moment he first “anted up” in music—from nervously asking to play a few songs...

Episode #3
<p>On this episode of Dealing the Mobile Sound, host Eric Erdman sits down with singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Molly Thomas.</p> <p>Molly talks about gigging in high school in a jazz quartet—learning to...

<p>On this episode of Dealing the Mobile Sound, host Eric Erdman sits down with Phil Proctor and Stan Foster — a duo whose music is at the heart of Callaghan’s Irish Social Club.</p> <p>Phil was the first musician to...

<p>On this episode of Dealing the Mobile Sound, host Eric Erdman sits down with singer Emily Stuckey, whose path to the stage took time and courage.</p> <p>Emily shares how she didn’t begin performing until her...

<p>On this episode of Dealing the Sound of Mobile, host Eric Erdman sits down with songwriter Garrett Howell, who first picked up a guitar at 19 after returning home from seminary—a run that lasted about one gig. Years...

Episode #5
<p>On this episode of Dealing The Mobile Sound, host Eric Erdman sits down with singer Symone French, whose musical story begins early and comes back around in its own time. She won a fourth-grade talent show singing a...

<p>In the first episode of “Dealing The Mobile Sound,” Abe Partridge talks about starting songwriting in his mid-twenties while pastoring a church, creating music for himself as a way through hard seasons. He shares why...
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