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Chris DeMakes A Podcast

Throwback Thursday: Roger Joseph Manning Jr. discusses Jellyfish’s “New Mistake”

Chris DeMakes A Podcast

Chris DeMakes

Music, Music History, Music Commentary, Music Interviews

4.9957 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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This week’s Throwback Thursday revisits Episode 129 (originally released on November 14th, 2022) in which Jellyfish’s Roger Joseph Manning Jr. discusses the writing and recording of the band’s fan favorite 1993 single “New Mistake.”  Chris DeMakes A Podcast is brought to you by DistroKid, the ultimate partner for taking your music to the next level. Get 30% off your first YEAR with DistroKid by signing up at ⁠http://distrokid.com/vip/demakes For bonus episode of The After Party podcast, an extensive back catalog of past After Party episodes, early ad-free releases of new episodes of Chris DeMakes A Podcast, full video versions of episodes, and MUCH more, head to the Patreon at ⁠http://www.ChrisDeMakes.com Follow Chris DeMakes A Podcast on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chrisdemakesapodcast/⁠ Join the Chris DeMakes A Podcast community on Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/2643961642526928/⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Project Hail Mary is an awe-inspiring masterpiece.

0:03.0

I'm not an astronaut.

0:06.0

Critics are in agreement. It's utterly spellbinding.

0:09.0

So, I met an alien.

0:11.0

Mesmerizing and profoundly moving.

0:13.0

It's now or never.

0:14.0

Thumbs up, baby.

0:16.0

Project Hail Mary.

0:17.0

Amaze, amaze, amaze.

0:18.0

In Cinemas Now.

0:20.0

Woo! There's no that my love can't fix Mary. Amaze, amaze, amaze. In Cinemas now. Hey, everybody. Krista Makes a podcast producer, Chris Fafali is here. It's throwback Thursday again,

0:34.1

and this week we're throwing it back to November of 2022 when Roger Joseph

0:39.2

Manning Jr. sat in to discuss the writing and recording of one of my personal favorite songs ever,

0:44.5

New Mistake from the massively underrated band Jellyfish. New Mistake was the second single

0:51.1

from the second and final album from Jellyfish, Spilt Milk, which was released on February 9th, 1993, and then, The New Mistake was in the second single from the second and final album from jellyfish, Spilt Milk,

0:55.1

which was released on February 9th, 1993. So I wanted to give you all a little bit of context

1:00.6

of what was going on in music and the world in general around the time that people were

1:05.6

first hearing this awesome record. Some other albums that also came out in February of 93 were Radiohead's

1:12.4

Pablo Honey, 311's music, and I can't help but do this. Whoa. Joey Lawrence's self-titled

1:21.4

debut album. You remember that song, Nothing My Love Can't Fix? Well, it's the song that was playing at the

1:27.2

beginning when the episode started, so now you have no choice but to remember. Remember that song, Nothing My Love Can't Fix? Well, it's the song that was playing at the beginning

1:27.5

when the episode started, so now you have no choice but to remember it. As far as songs that

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