Employee of the Myth

About Employee of the Myth

Employee of the Myth is a podcast about beloved roots-rockers, Skydiggers. This is a perfect listening companion while walking the dog, washing the dishes or driving to your favourite unspecified destination. Prepare to amaze your friends with your “behind the scenes” knowledge of one of Canada's favourite bands! Season 1 & 2 : Hide Your Light, Bid Your Time (episodes 1-12) Each episode in the first two seasons explores the new album, released in 2023. The conversations aim to place the songs in context of the more than 35 years that co-founders Andy Maize and Josh Finlayson have been writing, recording and performing together. Each episode features one of the new songs paired with another song from the band's catalogue, performed acoustically by Andy and Josh in the welcoming confines of the Woodshed recording studio in Toronto, ON. Season 3: Community This season highlights the vibrant and rich friendships and collaborations that have developed over the band's 30+ years of playing music.

Publisher

Skydiggers

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Jul 2023

Latest episode

10 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

29 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   10 Jun 2026

   29 - Andy and Josh: West Montrose, Side B

   "When we sing together like that, it feels like a real superpower...like you're part of something much bigger..." —Josh "...this is a chance to take stock, and move forward into whatever the next thing is" —Andy Music can make friends. And that's how this friendship started. In the shadow of the Hi Fi's, Handsome Ned and Cowboy Junkies, at a time when traditional country music was the soundtrack of Toronto's Queen Street West, a musical partnership was crafted. And these for...

2. 

   27 May 2026

   28 - Andy and Josh: West Montrose, Side A

   “We never set out to reinvent the wheel, but maybe to be another spoke in the wheel” —Andy Maize “Everything’s a bluegrass tune to me” —Josh Finlayson Music can make friends. And that's how this friendship started. In the shadow of the Hi Fi's, Handsome Ned and Cowboy Junkies, at a time when traditional country music was the soundtrack of Toronto's Queen Street West, a musical partnership was crafted. And these forty years ago, a new band was formed. West Montrose would become Sky...

3. 

   20 Mar 2026

   27 - Andy Maize & Aaron Comeau: Captains of Everything

   From the Skydiggers universe comes a new project. Inspired by their setting on Prince Edward Island and inspired by the world events of the day, Andy Maize and Skydiggers guitarist Aaron Comeau have created a new collection of songs that is both ambitious and contemplative. Songs that rouse the spirit and house moments of melancholy and peace. They are Captains of Everything. The album is Avast and Belay! Even with its' fiery nautical title, Avast and Belay is not so much a projec...

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

1,308,405

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Spotify

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 58 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

68

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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