The Phishsonian Hour
+ Honk Nation

Tune in to “The Phishsonian Hour” Thursdays at 2 PM ET.  

Goose focused “Honk Nation” airs every third Thursday at 3 PM ET.

  • about The Host

Alex Grosby

Alex Grosby is the host of “The Phishsonian Hour”, and “Honk Nation”. He’s also the founder of the Phishsonian Institute, a Phish public history project. The Phishsonian Institute was proud to produce two Phish museum pop-up exhibits so far at the Phish Studies Conference in 2019 and PhanArt Las Vegas in 2021. 

Alex has been seeing Phish since 1994 at the age of 10, when he rode the rail at Sugarbush with his dad. When he’s not seeing Phish or Goose, he’s the programming and outreach librarian at Portsmouth Public Library in Virginia. He enjoys Portland Timbers soccer, ice hockey, and playing the guitar poorly. 

He resides with his wife Meredith and their dog Sir Hawkins Dog in Norfolk, VA.

  • RECENT SETLISTS

Phishsonian Hour/Honk Nation

Summer Tour Venues 2 Atlantic City - 8/14/21 - I Never Needed You Like This Before (4:52) Pine Knob - 6/3/11 - DWD->Fluff (40:55) Blossom -...

Phishsonian Hour 7-14-22

Set 1: 7/21/1992 - Great Woods - All Things Reconsidered (2:57) 7/3/13 - Bangor - Theme (9:39) 8/12/15 - Mann - Scents (15:20)    5/29/11...

Phishsonian Hour 7-7-22

Europe Summer 1997 Part 3 7/6/97 - Spiaggia di Rivoltella Desenzano, Italy - MMMBop (5:19) 6/20/97 - Divadlo Archa Prague - Taste>Jam->Cities...

Phishsonian Hour 6-30-22

The Honksonian Nation Hour Goose with Trey Anastasio Hungersite Arcadia Dripfield->Loose Ends The Empress of Organos E: Tomorrow Never Knows (w/...

Phishsonian Hour 6-23-22

Europe Summer 1997 Part 2 6/25/97 - L’Aeronef Lillle, FR - DWD->Piper->DWD->Meatstick->McGrupp>Makisupa (54:23) 6/24/97 - La Laiterie...

Phishsonian Hour/Honk Nation 6-16-22

The Phishsonian Hour   Europe Summer 1997 Part 1 6/13/97 - SFX Dublin - Dogs Stole Things (4:37) 6/16/97 - Royal Albert Hall - Reba (14:55)...