Josh Bloom

About Josh Bloom

Hi, it's Josh. I write in the first-person because it’s the only way I know how to take you with me. Press play on The Josh Bloom Podcast to hear real-life stories and real-time commentary by me, obviously. Hopeful, humble, humorous, and honestly, sometimes humiliating. superjews.substack.com (https://superjews.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast)

Publisher

Josh Bloom

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Oct 2024

Latest episode

14 May 2026

Latest episodes

62 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 May 2026

   Episode #61: I am sick of talking about Paul McCartney!

   This week on the show... Paul McCartney is one of the most, if not the most, enduring and studied people in pop culture, and as I learn more about myself, I enjoy using whatever Paul is presenting to the public (or trying to hide) about his past and present as a real-time compare and contrast. I wasn’t going to watch the new Paul doc, Paul McCartney: Man On The Run until my friend David said he had seen it, loved it, and asked if I had watched it. I thought that it might be a fun topic to explore in the small, but substantial enough amount of time when David is commuting to work before the Rocky Mountains block his cell phone signal. He replied, “Of course! We can totally nerd out.” I guess this meant I had to watch the film. It was my suggestion, after all. I just had a feeling that I would end up exactly where I am now. I am sick of talking about Paul McCartney! Please enjoy me talking about Paul McCartney. +++ As Mentioned! See my friend David’s daily Post-It Note Sharpie sketches on Instagram here (https://www.instagram.com/day_ly_drawing). Read my previous Paul article “Has Your Best Friend Ever Been Murdered?” here (https://open.substack.com/pub/superjews/p/has-your-best-friend-ever-been-murdered). See Paul’s emotional reaction while listening to “Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)” here (https://youtu.be/j6kmDI-mw-Q?si=5L8Y0Ey3xD28Q7rt&t=170). +++ Buy My Book! The Apples In Stereo by Josh Bloom is available now from J-Card Press. Choose your preferred bookseller: applesbook.com (http://applesbook.com). NPR’s Jedd Beaudoin says it “makes us rethink the rock book.” Pitchfork writer Marc Masters calls it “uniquely compelling,” and Frank Valish of Under The Radar suggests it is “how music biographies should be written.” +++ Come With Me To See! • Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest (and unintentionally) Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low Watch at YouTube: https://youtu.be/hOqA_etIGhE (https://youtu.be/hOqA_etIGhE) +++ Follow The Josh Bloom Podcast on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/6zxCGBsvP95awY0gdzmHhw), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/josh-bloom/id1775967463), or your preferred podcast app (https://pod.link/1775967463)! Follow the 1461 Days of Ignoring with Josh Bloom podcast — a weekly compilation of my daily posts — on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/6UI9cUaocLOBhZUND1dvPz), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1461-days-of-ignoring-with-josh-bloom/id1866233663), or your preferred podcast app (https://pod.link/1866233663)! +++ If you enjoy my work and want to support me, please consider a Substack subscription (https://superjews.substack.com/subscribe), or you can Buy Me A Coffee (https://buymeacoffee.com/joshbloom)! +++ Let's connect! Visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com (http://www.superjews.com) or iamjoshbloom.com (http://iamjoshbloom.com). +++ Hi, it’s Josh: I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™ I published my first newsletter before turning ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle. One of my first stories was the obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes! I write in the first-person because it’s the only way I know how to take you with me. Topics don’t matter. What matters is understanding what I think and feel when I’m finished. Get full access to Josh Bloom at superjews.substack.com/subscribe (https://superjews.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

2. 

   2 Feb 2026

   Episode #60: Bloom Brothers Stage a Summit, Mormons Seem To Love The Smiths, What Is The Accutrac 4000?, Josh Gets Lost in Harlem

   This week on the show... I have an exciting, touching, yet a touch excruciating, but ultimately elucidating update about the state of affairs in the world of myself and my sibling, as has been documented here on The Josh Bloom Podcast as well as other social media platforms. Today, this is a feel-good story. I discuss my discovery of a tiny bit cringey, but still satisfyingly listenable Smiths-dedicated podcast that I came to realize is hosted by a Mormon—not that there’s anything wrong with that—which leads me to some questions. Later, we get into my obsession with the two Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band live albums from my childhood and what that has to do with my father's mid-1970s acquisition of a turntable for an amount of money equal to nearly $3,000 today. Where did that money come from? I have questions. Then we wrap up this week discussing why I now hate NYC. It’s not NYC’s fault, it’s Josh Bloom’s fault, and in fact, upon reflection, I don’t hate NYC; NYC hates me, and it should. I took it for granted for so long, and now it’s done with me because I have become so unappreciative of its charms. Stay tuned, and I will tell the tale. +++ Buy My Book! • The Apples In Stereo by Josh Bloom is available now from J-Card Press Choose your preferred bookseller: http://applesbook.com (http://applesbook.com). Hear me interviewed about the book on The Music Book Podcast with Marc Masters here (https://pod.link/1670203275/episode/QnV6enNwcm91dC0xODM5MTQzMA?view=apps&sort=popularity), NPR-member station KMUW’s Into Music podcast with Jedd Beaudoin here (https://pod.link/1728726597/episode/MDAwMDAxOWEtZmZjNy1kNjEwLWE5ZmUtZmZkNzg5OWUwMDAw?view=apps&sort=popularity) and the Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts podcast with Mathew Bell here (https://pod.link/1840935867/episode/NjlkNWRkYTYtYzA4ZC00YzdlLThiOTAtNTQxMTBkZmNmNWI4?view=apps&sort=popularity). +++ Come With Me To See! • Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest (and unintentionally) Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low Watch at YouTube: https://youtu.be/hOqA_etIGhE (https://youtu.be/hOqA_etIGhE) +++ Follow The Josh Bloom Podcast on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/6zxCGBsvP95awY0gdzmHhw), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/josh-bloom/id1775967463), or your preferred podcast app (https://pod.link/1775967463)! Follow the 1461 Days of Ignoring with Josh Bloom podcast — a weekly compilation of my daily posts — on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/6UI9cUaocLOBhZUND1dvPz), Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1461-days-of-ignoring-with-josh-bloom/id1866233663), or your preferred podcast app (https://pod.link/1866233663)! +++ If you enjoy my work and want to support me, please consider a Substack subscription (https://superjews.substack.com/subscribe), or you can Buy Me A Coffee (https://buymeacoffee.com/joshbloom)! +++ Let's connect! Visit me everywhere for everything at superjews.com (http://www.superjews.com) or iamjoshbloom.com (http://iamjoshbloom.com). +++ More about Josh: I published my first newsletter before the age of ten, written using my next-door neighbor’s typewriter, copied with carbon paper, and distributed to mailboxes on my bicycle. One of my first stories was the obituary of John Belushi. Strange for a ten year old? Yes! I'm serious about not taking life too seriously.™ ❤️ 🏳️🌈 ✡️ 🧘♂️ 🥯 🍔 🍩 Get full access to Josh Bloom at superjews.substack.com/subscribe (https://superjews.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_4)

3. 

   17 Dec 2025

   Episode #59: 1461 Days of Ignoring The Trump Administration • Days 299-305

   Josh Bloom reflects on days 299-305 of ignoring the Trump administration, covering topics from media interactions to internet dependence and Thanksgiving reflections.

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YouTube views

1,314,456

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.0 / 5

2 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

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Quality

37

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

0

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