Episode 33 - Ian Graham (Cheap Girls)
Ian Graham and I talk sobriety, aging, and Willy Vlautin
https://www.rainn.org/articles/what-is-consent
Episode 31 - Miranda Winters (Melkbelly)
Miranda Winters and I talk New England, deconstruction, and staying active
melkbelly.bandcamp.com
Intro - "A Christmas Fucking Miracle" Run The Jewels
Interlude - "Bathroom At The Beach" Melkbelly
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Episode 29 - Laura Stevenson
The Phenomenal Laura Stevenson and I talk wrestling, Gram Parsons, and depression
laurastevenson.net
laurastevenson.bandcamp.com
Intro - "Return Of The Grievous Angel" Gram Parsons
Interlude - "Jellyfish" Laura Stevenson
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Episode 28 - Wil Wagner (The Smith Street Band)
Wil Wagner and I talk Bruce, bros, and busy brains
thesmithstreetband.com
thesmithstreetband.bandcamp.com
wilwagner.bandcamp.com
Intro - "From St. Kilda To Kings Cross" Paul Kelly
Interlude - "East London Summer" The Smith St. Band
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Episode 27 - Nato Coles (Modern Machines, Used Kids)
Nato Coles and I talk Tortilla Flat, the midwest, and Jimmy Hart
natocoles.bandcamp.com
Intro - "The Naked Cult" Hickey
Interlude - "Julia (Hang Out A Little Longer" Nato Coles & The Blue Diamond Band
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Episode 26 - Brendan Kelly (The Lawrence Arms, The Falcon)
Brendan Kelly and I talk process, confidence, and kids
thelawrencearms.org
facebook.com/mofukkinfalcon
Intro - "Friday Night Is Killing Me" Bash & Pop
Interlude - "Seventeener" The Lawrence Arms
Episode 25 - Rebecca Valeriano-Flores (Negative Scanner)
Rebecca Valeriano-Flores and I talk philosophy, post-punk, and authorship
Intro - "Little Mascara" The Replacements
Interlude - "Ivy League Assholes" Negative Scanner
negativescanner.bandcamp.com
tylerjontyler.bandcamp.com
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Episode 24 - Blue Broderick (Diners)
Blue Broderick and I talk the Southwest, melody, and productivity
diners.bandcamp.com
lauren-records.com
Intro - "Moving Back Home #2" Richmond Fontaine
Interlude - "fifteen on a skateboard" diners
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Episode 23 - Mikey Erg
Mikey Erg and I talk top five records, writer's block, and the Ergs song people hated
mikeyerg.bandcamp.com
dorkrockcorkrod.com
Intro - "George Jones Talkin' Cell Phone Blues" Drive-By Truckers
Interlude - "Comme Si About Me" Mikey Erg
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Episode 22 - Gabrielle Smith (Ó [FKA Eskimeaux])
Gabrielle Smith and I talk Laura Stevenson, skipping school, and monogamy
eskimeaux.bandcamp.com
theepochisnow.com
Intro - "Running Up That Hill" Kate Bush
Interlude - "Broken Necks" Eskimeaux
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Episode 21 - Mike Huguenor (Shinobu, Hard Girls)
Mike Huguenor and I talk improvising, Bay Area politics, and Kafka
shinobu.bandcamp.com
hardgirls.bandcamp.com
Intro - "Glad Girls" Guided By Voices
Interlude - "Untitled Michael Haneke Project" Shinobu
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Episode 20 - Kris Di Benedetto (Sweet Talk, Ice Age Records)
Kris Di Benedetto and I talk learning how to listen, feedback, and cutting people out
sweettalk.bandcamp.com
icexage.bigcartel.com
Intro - "Dream All Day" The Posies
Interlude - "Murphy, I'm A Mess" Sweet Talk
Outro - "Faucet" Earl Sweatshirt
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Episode 19 - Jerri Queen (Vacation)
Jerri Queen and I talk dreams about Joey Ramone, Cincinatti, and learning things as you go
vacation.bandcamp.com
Intro - "Confetti" The Lemonheads
Interlude - "All I Think About (Myself)" Vacation
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Episode 18 - Liz Panella & Joey Kappel (Earth Girls)
Liz Panella and Joey Kappel share their separate and shared stories and talk about all that's changed between the recording and the release of the debut Earth Girls LP Wanderlust
earthgirls.bandcamp.com
Intro - "A Jingle For The Product" Dillinger Four
Interlude - "Say Goodnight" Earth Girls
Outro - "Changes" Sugar
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Episode 17 - Dave Collis (Slow Mass, My Dad)
Dave Collis and I talk first impressions, labels, and a lot of bands we like
slowmassmusic.bandcamp.com
mydad.bandcamp.com
Intro - "Flashlight" Fuzzy
Interlude - "Dark Dark Energy" Slow Mass
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Episode 16 - Seth Engel (Options)
Seth Engel and I talk thought patterns, recording woes, and Jimmy Buffet
Intro - "Drive Me Down" Velvet Crush
Interlude - "Daylight" Options
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Episode 15 - Shane Dupuy (Laika's Orbit)
Shane Dupuy and I talk power pop, surrealism, and Western Mass
photo credit Angela Owens
(we forgot to take a dog pic)
Intro - "Don't Cry No Tears" Matthew Sweet (Neil Young though)
Interlude - "No Matter What It Takes" Laika's Orbit
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Episode 14 - Kait Eldridge (Big Eyes)
Kait Eldridge and I talk Cheap Trick, self-confidence, and staking your claim
bigeyesband.com
bigeyes.bandcamp.com
Intro - "Get Over You" The Undertones
Interlude - "Behind Your Eyes" Big Eyes
Outro - "Southern Girls" Cheap Trick
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Episode 12 - Vince Aguilar (Daisy Glaze, The Valenteens, Sweater Weather IL)
Vince Aguilar and I talk feeling strange, gender, and Henry's Dress
daisyglazed.bandcamp.com
thevalenteens.bandcamp.com
sweaterweatherillinois.bandcamp.com
Intro - "A Is For Cribbage" Henry's Dress
Interlude - "Binary Domain"
Outro - "Summertime" Vince Staples
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Episode 11 - Julia Steiner (Ratboys)
Julia Steiner and I talk Dublin, country music, and how the Ratboy became Ratboys
Intro - "Alex Chilton" The Replacements
Interlude - "PostmanSong" Ratboys
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