{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Daily(ish)","title":"50 Years With and Without U2 (with Matt McGee)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1497,"description":"I welcome my first guest of this daily podcast challenge, my friend Matt McGee, to mark U2’s 50th anniversary. We speed run the history of U2, the history of atU2, and Matt’s personal journey with and without U2 (see what I did there?).\nAudio note: We live-streamed the recording of this on my Twitch and YouTube channel, so if we seem a little more distracted this episode than usual, that’s why.\nLinks Mentioned in This Episode:\nMatt McGee\nAppeared on ep 105 back in June, 2015 to talk atU2.com\nU2: A Diary by Matt McGee\nOff the Record: The Untold History of atU2.com\nChris’ Thread post about being in a band with people in high school\nU2’s Discography\nGang of Youths\nTopics:\n00:00 Intro\n00:25 Meet Matt McGee\n01:20 U2 History Speed Run\n04:33 Book Updates Reality Check\n05:37 Matt + U2\n12:02 Silencio First Impressions\n15:59 New Album Lolz\n19:12 AtU2 Book Status\n22:29 Where to find Matt\n23:43 Wrap Up\nDid You Know?\nI've got a newsletter you can subscribe to here that I send out most Tuesdays.\nI've had a blog for 20+ years you can check out here.\nIf you don't like listening to me, you can find me elsewhere on the internet.\nYou can check out some other podcasts I recommend here.\nSupport the Show\nThere are three ways you can support what I do online:\nShare the podcast with friends who might like it.\nJoin other supporters on my Patreon with a monthly donation.\nSend a one-time donation via Stripe.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GC3tNR6fJvoJw_sKAqCQedpaXQ0yAHa9cOsXPsNQ2K4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lZjk1/NDNlOGRhMzZjYTI4/YzAyZTNkM2E2N2Rj/NDk1Yy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}