A Lot of Elvis Nerd Information | Along For The Ride Ep. 1.12

October 21, 2026 / TY / Leave a comment

*PHOTOS: Elvis Presley performs at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, in August 1970, as seen in* EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2026, NEON).

In the October 14 episode of Along For The Ride, The Bride and I conclude our look at Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, which leads to topics including:

Breaking down EPiC’s footage
The Elvis community | Keith Flynn’s Elvis Presley Pages
Jumpsuits, jumpsuits, jumpsuits
The EPiC movie poster | MoviePosters.com

The Bride noticed something funny while reviewing the rough edit of this episode, so be sure to stick around to read about that on a couple of post-credits slides at the end.

The episode is embedded below, or you can watch it directly on YouTube.

Exclusive bonus for readers of The Mystery Train

An outtake from episode 1.12 is included below.

Coming this weekend

Get strapped in with us when The Bride and I take a spooky detour on The Mystery Train. It’s the Along For The Ride Halloween Special!

Where EPiC Should Have Ended | Along For The Ride Ep. 1.11

October 12, 2026October 21, 2026 / TY / Leave a comment

In the October 5 episode of Along For The Ride, the Bride and I discuss the climax of Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert, which leads to topics including:

The greatest version of “Suspicious Minds”
Elvis’ finest show
The Nashville Marathon
EPiC averts a perfect landing

The new episode is embedded above, or you can watch it directly on YouTube.

*PHOTO: Elvis Presley sings “Suspicious Minds” at the International Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada, in August 1970, as seen in* EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2026, NEON). The documentary has prompted many discussions on the Along For The Ride podcast.

Those Salt Mines Have Swingin’ Doors | Along For The Ride Ep. 1.10

September 20, 2026September 20, 2026 / TY / Leave a comment

*PHOTO: Elvis Presley sings “How Great Thou Art” at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton Roads, Virginia, on April 9, 1972, as seen in* EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2026, NEON). The documentary prominently features several songs of inspiration.

Picking up right where “Elvis Is Having Fun” left off, The Bride in today’s episode of Along For The Ride continues her look at my overly long review of Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert. Her unscripted comments and questions lead to topics including:

Elvis varying up his show
EPiC on home media
Luhrmann’s creative understanding of Elvis
“How Great Thou Art”
Previously unseen Elvis
Gospel in EPiC
Elvis’ musical statements

The new episode is embedded below, or you can watch it directly on YouTube.

Exclusive outtakes for readers of The Mystery Train

In this outtake from episode 1.10 of Along For The Ride, recorded in a hotel room at the beach, we are interrupted again by happy yet uninvited guests.

If you’ve already watched the episode, you’ll know that we both struggled with the outro this time. Though I left portions of it in the final episode for fun, here is the unedited version. And here is where I remind you that neither of us drinks alcohol or does anything of that nature. This is all natural.

“He has given me a new song to sing, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see what He has done and be amazed. They will put their trust in the LORD.”
Psalm 40:3 NLT

The Mystery Train’s New EPiC Page

August 19, 2026 / TY / Leave a comment

2026 has truly been the year of Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert so far here on The Mystery Train. With that in mind, I decided to create a new page to house all of our EPiC content. Check it out here. You can also access it via the “EPiC” link in the main menu. Thank you for reading and listening.

August 16, 1977 | Along For The Ride Ep. 1.9

August 10, 2026August 19, 2026 / TY / Leave a comment

In a special Elvis Week episode of the Along For The Ride radio show, we discuss my memories of August 16, 1977, the day Elvis Presley passed away. We also look at some of my mom’s Elvis records from the 1950s and talk about what they mean to me.

The new episode is embedded below, or you can watch it directly on YouTube.

Exclusive outtake for readers of The Mystery Train

In this outtake from today’s episode of Along For The Ride, I struggle saying the outro.

Elvis Is Having Fun | Along For The Ride Ep. 1.8

July 27, 2026August 9, 2026 / TY / 1 Comment

“Elvis Is Having Fun,” today’s episode of the Along For The Ride radio show, was recorded while we were still on vacation at the beach. The Bride continued her journey through my overly long review of Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert.

*Photo: Elvis Presley in* EPiC (NEON, 2026)

Among the topics:

Elvis’ Opening Acts
“Mystery Train/Tiger Man”
Sammy Davis Jr.
EPiC’s Editing
Denise Sanchez | Make-A-Wish
The Biggest Necktie Ever
Bill Baize
“Burning Love” & The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Salt Mine Footage
How long did Elvis wear that bra on his head?

The new episode is embedded below, or you can watch it directly on YouTube.

Exclusive outtake for readers of The Mystery Train

We have discussed the possibility of having guests on Along For The Ride. However, these particular guests were uninvited.

Someone Did Not Take Care Of Business | Along For The Ride Ep. 1.7

July 14, 2026July 21, 2026 / TY / Leave a comment

While we were still at the beach, The Bride continued interrogating me about my overly long review of Baz Luhrmann’s EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert from a couple months back. As usual, we took a lot of detours in “Someone Did Not Take Care Of Business,” today’s episode of the Along For The Ride radio show.