Explore every episode of the podcast Fantastic Voyage: A David Bowie Podcast

After four amazing years of podcasting, our show has reached its completion. Join us in our final episode as we count down our top 100 David Bowie songs.

We want to thank our listeners from the bottom of our hearts for joining us on this truly fantastic voyage through the career and life of David Bowie.

Godspeed and good health.

Jesse and John reveal their combined ranking of Bowie's studio albums!

Our final season finale! Join us as we struggle to pare our favourites down to fifteen tracks. We also briefly touch on The Next Day EP and No Plan.

The end is near. Join us as we continue our Blackstar discussion in our final album episode.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Sue (Or in a Season of Crime)

Girl Loves Me

Dollar Days

I Can't Give Everything Away

This is it. Bowie's final studio LP and parting gift to the world. A masterpiece released two days before his death. Join us as we head back to late 2015/early 2016 and discuss the first half of "★"

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

★

'Tis a Pity She Was a Whore

Lazarus

Continued Next Day discussion including the album art, Tumble and Twirl award pick and mailbag.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

If You Can See Me

I'd Rather Be High

Boss of Me

Dancing Out in Space

How Does the Grass Grow?

(You Will) Set the World on Fire

You Feel So Lonely You Could Die

Heat

After disappearing from the public eye for a decade, Bowie surprises the world.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

The Next Day

Dirty Boys

The Stars (Are Out Tonight)

Love Is Lost

Where Are We Now?

Valentine's Day

We've arrived at Bowie's final tour. The 112-show Reality Tour - and to think it was cut short! We're joined by frequent guest Justin Waterman who shares his first hand account of the Winnipeg show from April 2004, and we discuss everything else from DB's health scare to lollipops to travelling pink bunnies.

Recommended viewing: A Reality Tour DVD, David Bowie Reality Live at Hammersmith Riverside

Continued "Reality" discussion with Myles Malloy. One of us loves the album art, find out who you're throwing tomatoes at, and more!

Myles makes music under the name Monosonder, check it out wherever you stream your tunes! (Spotify link below)

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1LtWTY3ef6oap3DnVynwEl?si=ybrj_tZWSHSkPTduG29GWw

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Days

Fall Dog Bombs the Moon

Try Some, Buy Some

Reality

Bring Me the Disco King

We welcome back Myles Malloy to discuss Bowie's 2003 LP Reality.

Myles makes music under the name Monosonder, check it out wherever you stream your tunes! (Spotify link below)

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1LtWTY3ef6oap3DnVynwEl?si=ybrj_tZWSHSkPTduG29GWw

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

New Killer Star

Pablo Picasso

Never Get Old

The Loneliest Guy

Looking for Water

She'll Drive the Big Car

Join us as we finish our Heathen discussion with side b, cover art, Tumble & Twirl™ award and our mailbag segment!

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

I Would Be Your Slave

I Took a Trip on a Gemini Spaceship

5:15 Angels Have Gone

Everyone Says 'Hi'

A Better Future

Heathen (The Rays)

Dubbed by many as “best since Scary Monsters”, independent artist David Bowie released Heathen in 2002 under his new label ISO records. Join us as we begin our discussion on his first LP release of the new millennium.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Sunday

Cactus

Slip Away

Slow Burn

Afraid

I’ve Been Waiting for You

Fantastic Voyage's eighth and final season begins with the unreleased Toy album from 2000. We spent a beautiful summer evening outdoors, as we tend to do to kick off a season, discussing the album, the box set, the unplugged and somewhat slightly electric versions, the leak, and yes... the album cover!

We touch on a few also rans and hash out our top 15 Bowie songs of the decade.

We spent a couple hours talking about this album. Here's the second half of our conversation including the album art and mailbag segments.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

What's Really Happening?

The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell

New Angels of Promise

Brilliant Adventure

The Dreamers

Bowie's music takes another drastic turn with 1999's 'hours...'

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Thursday's Child

Something in the Air

Survive

If I'm Dreaming My Life

Seven

Bowie celebrates his 50th birthday and then kicks off one of his heaviest of all tours.

Recommended viewing/listening:

Bowie's 50th Birthday at Madison Square Garden (YouTube)

LiveAndWell.com (1999) (2021 re-release)

Look at the Moon! (Live Phoenix Festival 97) (2021)

Continued EART HL I NG discussion. Plus our Tumble and Twirl award and mailbag segment.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Dead Man Walking

Telling Lies

The Last Thing You Should Do

I'm Afraid of Americans

Law (Earthlings on Fire)

Bowie and company enter the digital age in what becomes a jam packed album both musically and lyrically. So much to unpack!

Special thanks to Jesse's wife Sarah for playing guitar on the Earthling episodes outro!

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Little Wonder

Looking for Satellites

Battle for Britain (The Letter)

Seven Years in Tibet

Bowie touts much of his new album and hand picks some fitting tunes from his vault in one of his most interesting tours to date. 99 shows between September '95 and October '96.

Recommended viewing/listening:

Ouvrez le Chien (Live Dallas 95)

No Trendy Réchauffé (Live Birmingham 95)

Rockpalast (Youtube) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfVR7Gw6ymg

Continued Outside discussion with special guest Teenage Waitress including cover art, sides C & D tracks and our mailbag segment.

Also check out the new Teenage Waitress album "Your Cuckoo" (2023) across streaming platforms now! An amazing bunch of songs that keeps you wondering where he's going next. We promise it will not bore you ;)

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

No Control

Segue - Algeria Touchshriek

The Voyeur of Utter Destruction (As Beauty)

Segue - Ramona A. Stone/I Am with Name

Wishful Beginnings

We Prick You

Segue - Nathan Adler (1)

I'm Deranged

Thru' These Architects Eyes

Segue - Nathan Adler (2)

Strangers When We Meet

Bowie reunites with some of his most important and influential collaborators, including Brian Eno, Mike Garson, Carlos Alomar, Reeves Gabrels for this ambitious project. We welcome the incredibly creative and talented musician Teenage Waitress to the show to help us tackle this horrifying masterpiece.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Leon Takes Us Outside

Outside

The Heart's Filthy Lesson

A Small Plot of Land

Segue - Baby Grace (A Horrid Cassette)

Hallo Spaceboy

The Motel

I Have Not Been to Oxford Town

Jesse, John, and Myles continue their Buddha of Suburbia discussion in what ends up being our longest episode to date! We think Bowie would have liked that :)

Stick around for the mailbag and Tumble & Twirl Award pick.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Strangers When We Meet

Dead Against It

Untitled No. 1

Ian Fish, U.K. Heir

Buddha of Suburbia (Rock Version)

We're joined by our cousin, fellow podcast host, and fellow Bowie fanatic Myles Malloy as we talk about Bowie's great "lost" album!

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Buddha of Suburbia

Sex and the Church

South Horizon

The Mysteries

Bleed Like a Craze, Dad

Special thanks to Myles for his guitar work on the episode outro.

Are you a fan of Rush? Or just a fan of listening to people talk about music? Check out Myles' podcast "Anthems" which covers the great Canadian band. Streaming across all the usual platforms.

What an eclectic bunch of songs on the second half of this album! Plus stick around for the mailbag segment.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Pallas Athena

Miracle Goodnight

Don't Let Me Down & Down

Looking for Lester

I Know It's Gonna Happen Someday

The Wedding Song

Bowie's back with his first solo album in over half a decade. Join us as we discuss yet another one of his leaps of faith into another artistic direction in Black Tie White Noise, the bedrock of his Nineties output.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

The Wedding

You've Been Around

I Feel Free

Black Tie White Noise

Jump They Say

Nite Flights

We wrap up our sixth season with a top ten Tin Machine tracks list.

We lump together the "Tin Machine Tour" ('89) and the "It's My Life Tour" ('91-'92) in this episode.

Recommended viewing/listening:
Video: Live at the Docks - Hamburg 1991 (1992)
Album: Tin Machine Live: Oy Vey, Baby (1992)
Album: Live at La Cigale Paris, 25th June, 1989 (2019)

Some heavy songs on this side, and a couple of notorious ones too. Let's put out a hot take alert for this episode, tune in to find out why!

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

You Can't Talk

Stateside

Shopping for Girls

A Big Hurt

Sorry

Goodbye Mr. Ed

It took getting through a tour, a solo world tour, filming a movie, and a record label change, but Tin Machine II was finally released in the fall of 1991. Here's our discussion on side a of TM's sophomore offering.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Baby Universal

One Shot

You Belong in Rock n Roll

If There Is Something

Amlapura

Betty Wrong

Shag-O-Rama, Houdini and Company, The Robbery, The Linguini Incident. Four titles, one podcast episode discussing Bowie's brief stint as a comedic actor.

Friend of the pod Justin Waterman joins us to talk Bowie's "greatest hits tour.' His first hand account provides critical info into what wasn't captured on video!

We spent a beautiful summer evening on Jesse's deck talking Tin Machine, here's the second half of that conversation, along with takes from our listeners.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Amazing

Working Class Hero

Bus Stop

Pretty Thing

Video Crime

Run

Sacrifice Yourself

Baby Can Dance

We kick off our next season outdoors, the perfect place to be when listening to and discussing Tin Machine's debut album. Reeves Gabrels has entered the picture, and with help from the Super Sales bros, Kevin Armstrong, and Tim Palmer, Bowie takes a turn in yet another exciting direction.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Heaven's in Here

Tin Machine

Prisoner of Love

Crack City

I Can't Read

Under the God

It took us nine months to get through nine years of Bowie's 80s ventures and we wrap it all up with a 14-track best-of-the-decade playlist, curated on the air for your listening pleasure! Plus some additional discussion on non-album tracks from the decade.

Bowie embarks on his grandest tour, featuring multiple 60 ft tall spiders, an artsy dance troupe, and a refreshed setlist that would feature less hits and focus on a "rock stars vs. reality" theme. Justin is back to share his front row experience from the Winnipeg show.

We cut right to the chase with side b, diving deep into one of the least popular sides of Bowie wax.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Glass Spider

Shining Star (Makin' My Love)

New York's in Love

'87 and Cry

Too Dizzy

Bang Bang

Often placed at or near the bottom of Bowie album rankings, Jess & John explore side a of Bowie's final solo effort of the 80s. Is the hate deserved? Or is this underdog album under appreciated?

NOTE: Apologies for the audio glitch that creeps in every once in a while!

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Day-In Day-Out

Time Will Crawl

Beat of Your Drum

Never Let Me Down

Zeroes

We return to the cinema for Bowie's role in Jim Henson's cult classic Labyrinth. Featuring a 14-year old Jennifer Connelly, as well as contributions from George Lucas and Terry Jones (Monty Python), this film was destined for cult status from several angles. Join us as we dive into the film and soundtrack.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Magic Dance

Chilly Down

As the World Falls Down

Within You

Underground

We’re back! After three months off we return to celebrate our 50th episode with a halfway point round up featuring the introduction of our new “Tumble and Twirl” awards and listeners Q&A. Plus: Did Jesse just name his daughter after a Bowie album??? Give in to the click bait to find out!!!

We talk about a lot of stuff in this episode... not limited to side b of Tonight!

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Neighborhood Threat

Blue Jean

Tumble and Twirl

I Keep Forgettin

Dancing with the Big Boys

Bowie in Canada!

Coming off his biggest commercial year, Bowie quickly gets back to the studio for more (insert descriptive adjective here) music. Featuring Iggy Pop, Tina Turner, Hugh Padgham and Carlos Alomar. They even do a Beach Boys song! What could go wrong?

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Loving the Alien

Don't Look Down

God Only Knows

Tonight

Bowie takes his best selling album on tour. His biggest to date, the Serious Moonlight Tour spans 96 shows across 15 countries. Our cousin Justin joins us once again for a first hand account of what was his first concert experience, as Bowie made his first stop in Winnipeg, MB in September of 1983.

Recommended viewing/listening:

Serious Moonlight (Live '83) - Live LP (2018)

Ricochet - Documentary (1984)

Bowie Live in Sydney (1983)

We head back to the cinema for Japanese filmmaker Nagisa Oshima's Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence, where we see Bowie taken prisoner during WWII. Ryuichi Sakamoto pulls double duty starring alongside Bowie and brilliantly scoring the film. 1983... What a year for "The Actor!"

SPOILER ALERT: Main plot points discussed in detail!

Fans of Bowie and horror, unite! We welcome The Evolution of Horror Podcast host Mike Muncer to the show and we chat about Tony Scott’s 1983 film The Hunger, starring David Bowie, Catherine Deneuve and Susan Sarandon.

SPOILER WARNING: We discuss the plot in detail!

You can find Mike's podcast The Evolution of Horror on all the usual platforms and on Twitter @evolutionpod

Mere minutes after seeing Brett Morgen's film Moonage Daydream in IMAX, we sit down and give our instant reactions.

SPOILER WARNING: We discuss the entire film in detail.

Four songs: one is a lot of fun, another could have been great, and two should have been left as is. Tune in to find out which is which!

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Ricochet

Criminal World

Cat People (Putting Out Fire)

Shake It

Bowie teams up with Nile Rodgers to create his biggest selling album. Side A is loaded with hits and a sneaky album favourite from one of us.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Modern Love

China Girl

Let's Dance

Without You

It's 1982 and Bowie returns to the stage in the BBC version of Bertolt Brecht's play Baal. The five songs performed in the play are also released as an EP in what would become Bowie's final RCAS record.

SONGS IN THIS EPISODE:

Baal's Hymn

Remembering Marie A.

Ballad of the Adventurers

The Drowned Girl

The Dirty Song

Outro performed by "Podcast Cousin" Justin Waterman

What will Bowie do now? Conquer Broadway? The Elephant Man, starring Bowie as Joseph "John" Merrick, begins a four month residency at the Booth Theatre on Broadway in September of 1980 following some shorter runs in Denver and Chicago.