The Dec. 16 edition of Crashing The Ether featured the new Waka/Wazoo box set — a five-CD collection covering Frank Zappa‘s legendary Waka/Jawaka and The Grand Wazoo eras — and special guest Scott Parker, a noted Zappa historian who penned the liner notes for the new release.

The program, which coincided with the actual release date, can be heard on the archive by clicking here
Parker, who has written a number of books about Zappa, is the host of ZappaCast, the official Frank Zappa podcast. In addition to taking a deep dive into Waka/Wazoo, Parker discussed several recent archival Zappa releases, including Mothers 1971, Zappa/Erie and Zappa ’75.