#55. IMAGINE DRAGONS Part I: Mormons, Lawyers, and Casinos

Who are Imagine Dragons? Why has their music dominated every mall, stadium, and TV commercial for the past 10 years? Why do old fogies like us find their music so obnoxious??

Perhaps Imagine Dragons are the industry's final attempt to kill rock and roll. Or maybe their music is a sincere expression of their soul and just happens to sound like that. Either way, the only to find out is to dig in. 

So get fired up, believers! Cal and Nick are going to dive into the story of the biggest rock band of the modern age; a tale that involves a few strange coincidences and quite a lot of religion...

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Chapters

• 0:00 Cold Open/Intro
• 0:48 Opening thoughts
• 9:18 Are Imagine Dragons a Rock Band?
• 12:10 Are we just being old men?
• 18:41 The Origins of Imagine Dragons
• 24:09 Meet Dan Reynolds
• 32:39 Dan's Mental Health Struggles
• 36:56 Dan's Mormon Mission
• 46:27 Kicked Out of BYU
• 51:33 The (Actual) Origins of Imagine Dragons
• 55:12 Etymology of Imagine Dragons
• 1:00:19 Early Days & Lineup Changes
• 1:10:06 Viva Las Vegas
• 1:16:01 Dan's Lawyer Bros
• 1:26:06 It's Time EP and Subsequent Breakout
• 1:37:27 Alex da Kid
• 1:47:22 Closing Statement/Thank Yous