🎙 Sunday Evening Jam – May 19, 2025

Slow Sundays, Hockey Games, Sirius Dreams, and Super Fan Schemes

Hey, it’s jD here—and if I sounded as sluggish as the word evening in our intro graphic, well, you caught me. Backup camera, low energy, but full heart, baby.

This week on the Jam, Sara J and I caught up on all things Hip and beyond, even if it wasn’t the busiest week in Hip-ville. We talked about her two-part chat on Dropped Among the Crowd (spoiler: I get name-dropped early—ego = stroked). She also gave us the lowdown on her featured artist for Rough Gauge and teased some upcoming gear chats for guitar nerds.

🔥 Hot Topics:

• The countdown to October 4th’s Celebration of The Hip for ALS continues: Strictly Hip, silent auction madness, and maybe a podcast finale surprise? Get yer tickets now!
• SiriusXM is happening! The Tragically Hip Top Forty Countdown is heading to Channel 757 soon. It’s our show. Not a remake. Not a re-record. Ours. Stay tuned for launch details (likely this Friday!).
• We reminisced about episode #22 of the countdown with Sherry from Midland—an incredible story full of love, numerology, and lived experience. Her voice matters. Listen if you haven’t yet.

🚨 Announcements:

• Jake Gold AMA is coming Sunday, June 1 at 8 PM ET! Send us your questions in advance to tthtop40@gmail.com (use subject line: “Jake Gold”).
• Roundtable #2 drops this Friday! Halfway through the countdown, we’re gathering a crew to break it all down and make some wild predictions. Tune in Friday night at 8 PM!
• Let’s Get Fandom Right – Super Fan Campaign is live! Nominate the biggest Hip fan you know. Top 5 vote-getters campaign in August. Winner crowned in October at the big event. It’s cheeky, it’s community-driven, and it’s gonna be fun as hell.
• PodList SIX arrives next Monday, and yeah… I added a few more tunes. You’re welcome. It’s shaping up beautifully thanks to your voices and talent.

💿 Discovering Downie Turns 1!

Sara’s been diving into Discovering Downie and living inside Gord’s solo albums one at a time—listening, learning, and nerding out (with notes!). We celebrated the one-year anniversary of the pod’s release, which started as a leap of faith between strangers and turned into something beautifully collaborative. Still proud of this one.

📺 Setlist Suggestions:

Sara’s go-to Hip shows to throw on in the background (or obsessively watch front to back):

• Feb 17, 2015 – St. Catharines
• June 24, 2006 – Toronto
• Find them on YouTube or The Hip Archive.

🎧 Coming Soon:

• Music @ Work 25th Anniversary Podumentary – dropping June 6!
• Top Forty song #21 out now – get ready for more surprises
• Roundtable Friday – 8 PM ET on YouTube
• Jake Gold AMA – Sunday, June 1, 8 PM ET (don’t forget to submit your Qs)

Until next time—join us next Sunday at 8 PM.

We don’t always know what we’ll talk about, but we do know we want you there.

— jD & Sara J