In this freewheeling first episode, Eric traces his path from his first Dead show in 1976 to today, while Jared recounts a frantic Subway-fueled dash to a Dead & Company show in Bethel. They dig into the stigma that once surrounded being a "Deadhead," the rise of the "Clark Kent Deadhead" — fans who don't look the part, from a former Federal Reserve chair to political pundits — and how the scene has only grown bigger since the band officially called it quits in 1995. Plus: a fantasy road trip to catch all 650+ Grateful Dead cover bands across the country, reflections on Dead & Company's farewell run at Golden Gate Park, and what it means that this is the first summer in decades without a founding member on tour.

Part memoir, part cultural anthropology, part love letter to a scene that refuses to fade.