in this episode, hosts Tim, Ryan, and Greg start over with a new format focused on fatherhood.  And in this first episode of the new format, Ryan receives much-needed fatherly advice from Tim and Greg, fathers themselves, about how not to blame his child for all his own shortcomings.  A series of songs about fathers and sons from popular artists also helps to prepare Ryan for his next child.

Flower Seize the Hour

Episode 16: Father Seize the Hour

In this emergency bonus episode, recorded in August 2018, without the benefit of co-host, Greg, who was in too high of demand at the time, Ryan tries his hand at producing and completely replacing/erasing Greg, and Ryan and Tim discuss the Smashing Pumpkins reunion show Tim attended in Philly, Parquet Courts, and hot stove the Nats v. Cubs game where Smashing Pumpkins threw out the first pitch.

Episode 14.5: No Greg, Dunno Parquet Courts, Yes Baseball

In this episode, hosts Tim, Ryan, and Greg, along with guest professional songwriter, J Forte, of legendary DC outfit Light Arms, diagnosis the songs Tim and Ryan wrote and recorded almost 20 years ago, when they were the smartest, most lyrically poignant, least-derivative college kids in the world.  Meanwhile, as backstories are provided for some of the songs, Ryan still refuses to accept responsibility for his dark, criminal past and instead deflects and impugns the character of other college friends.  Ace Frehley's new album is also, naturally, but briefly discussed.  

Episode 15: Flower Seize the Hour - the College Years

In this episode, hosts Tim, Ryan, and Greg at turns endure Ryan explaining his crytocurrency ventures, Tim explaining Julian Casablancas, and Greg explaining James Iha.

Episode 14: Jules & Jim (Tim) & Jim (James)

In this episode, hosts Tim, Ryan, Greg, and Noah test their knowledge of geography and what constitutional freedoms apply within the walls of Cheesecake Factory and McDonald’s restaurants, provide critical feedback on Sammy Hagar’s chain of restaurants, and audit a class from the Ayn Rand Institute on Rush’s “2112.”

Episode 13: Socialism. Computers. Meatloaf Cupcake.

In this episode, host Tim, Ryan, and Greg address the current schism in the United States commonly labeled Red States v. Blue States, but through the lens of a complicated allegory where R.E.M.'s forgotten 1994 album "Monster" is pitted against the seminal 2012 KISS album "Monster."  Meanwhile, one of fractured America's most prominent sons is exposed as a racist and the hosts look for the answers in Genesis.  

Episode 12: Monsters Technical Institute

In this bonus episode, hosts Tim, Ryan, Greg, and Noah spend the end of the year celebrating with friends of the show Bobby Blotzer and Uwe Boll.

Bonus Episode: Christmas 2016

In this episode, hosts Tim, Ryan, and Greg discuss the Smashing Pumpkins' seminal album Machina and the seminal 2016 M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, MD.

Episode 11: Machina/Machines of the M3 Rock Festival

In this episode, hosts Tim, Greg, and Noah discuss the seasons, Greg's time sniping sharks in the ocean, and get a visit from longtime friend of the show, Bobby Blotzer, former drummer of Ratt, current drummer and frontman for Robert Blotzer Presents...the Universe.   

Episode 10: Robert Blotzer Presents

In this episode, Tim, Ryan, Greg, Noah, and Matt continue their journey through the Smashing Pumpkins catalogue by continuing to discuss Ratt, in particular, Greg's attempt to get Tim's money back from Ratt lead singer Stephen Pearcy through an in person, mano-a-mano confrontation at the M3 Rock Festival in Maryland.  Also, German film director Uwe Boll stops by to fundraise for his newest political satire, Rampage 3.  

Episode 9: Greg Lays It Down, as Does Uwe Boll

In this episode, the hosts discuss Tim's continued on-line disputes with the various members of Ratt, with a possibly reconciliation with Bobby Blotzer, and, eventually, discuss the Smashing Pumpkins' album Adore.  The reasonableness of sleeping on the street, after a night of drinking, is also debated and it is lastly revealed that Billy Corgan is actually just a different version of Dave Mustaine.  Or Billy is Tom Cochrane.  Or something like that.  

Episode 8: Me and Bobby McBlotz. And Adore.

It's been a year of Flower Seize the Hour...technically...and the hosts, and live-listener Matt Smith, celebrate a year of togetherness.  The hosts partake in an epic What Are You Wearing, look back on the highlights of 2015, in particular, Tim's bout with Shingles, and discuss the year in Billy news and some recent listener mail from the Sucockubus and others. 

Episode 7: A Look Back

Enter Stubbs' dungeon.  Stubbs hosts this episode of Flower Seize the Hour and indulges his new, manly, late-in-life obsession with DnD/Role-play games.  He guides Tim, Greg, Noah, and Dan through a game of his own making, Shredrz, where . . . ((sigh) I can't believe I'm typing this) . . . where "characters are most often musicians and battle for the soul of humanity."  Ugh.  The normally rock n' jock hosts are each assigned a Smashing Pumpkins band member to role play as and the team battles through evils like Steve Albini, Ratt (Juan Croucier's Ratt), and Matt Smith's childhood teacher, Ms. Fitzpatrick.

Episode 6: Stubbs' Dungeon presents Shredrz

In this very special Thanksgiving episode of Flower Seize the Hour, hosts Tim, Ryan, Greg, and Noah are joined by special guest Dan Kovler to discuss the rhyme and verse of William Corgan, the Poet.  The hosts cover Billy's poetry book, Blinking with Fists, some fan poetry posted on Smashing Pumpkins websites, and share some of their own intimate, Billy-inspired verse.  Any time remaining is devoted to the second side of Siamese Dream.  Oh, and Krull and Emo Phillips.  

Episode 5: The Saturn Award-Winning Poetry of Billy Corgan, Krull, and the Second Side of Siamese Dream

In this episode, hosts Tim, Ryan, Greg, Matt, and Noah discuss the first side of Siamese Dream, Cherub Rock through Soma.  It features popular recurring segments "What Are You Wearing?" and "What Have You Been Up to?" and the hosts role-play a meeting between Billy Corgan and Ryan Stubbs.

Episode 4: Siamese Dream Part 1

This is a podcast where hosts Tim and Ryan, and various co-hosts, go album to album discussing all things Smashing Pumpkins and all things not.

hubhopper

Flower Seize the Hour

hubhopper