Dirt from the Road with Brett Newski
By BRETT NEWSKI
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Brett Newski (insta: @brettnewski) chats with musicians about their strangest travel stories, mental health boosts, and how to navigate the hurdles of being a person in modern times.
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CALEY CONWAY | defeating anxiety, busking, punishers, why the internet a new God
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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SHAKEY GRAVES | musician neurosis, freak folk, analog recording, weirdest release strategies
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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CHRIS PUREKA | the long game, mental health boosts, DIY Europe, 20 years on the road
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Indie Wrestling Promoter Matt Campbell | pro wrestler salaries, weirdest stunts, bad guys, DIY wrestling
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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NEWSKI live pod from Mile of Music | WCZR Core Radio interview
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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LOW CUT CONNIE
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Underground Alt Poet THAX DOUGLAS | autism, weird art, post-death universe, why getting old is awesome
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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MEGAN SLANKARD | touring as a 16 year old, single life, being a geek-rock lifer, weirdoism
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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STEVE EVERETT | band breakups, being a lifer in music, finding optimism, weirdest venues
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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THE BERRIES | vices in LA, recording process, keeping a band together
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Comedian JP McDADE | tours with Stavvy, embarrassing bombs, living with grown men, releasing comedy specials
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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PINEGROVE (rebroadcast)
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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FELLOW KINSMAN | grunge circuit, caffeine addiction, keeping bands together, channeling the lows for creativity.
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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ILLITERATE LIGHT guests | building vans, Newport Folk Festival, healthy marriage, DIY crusty shows
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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SOCIAL CIG | Euro Adventures, DIY ethic, evolving with tech, finding a booking agent
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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MO LOWDA & the HUMBLE returns | funny corporate gigs, mental health post-romance, new songwriting tactics, maintaining relationships
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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BARENAKED LADIES Kevin Hearn live from Summerfest grounds
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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Comedian Jordan Jensen | conquering OCD, bouncing back from bad shows, weirdest hotel moments, best anti-depressant meds
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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NEWSKI on Cullah Cast (podswap)
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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DISPATCH co-founder Pete Francis | perseverance thru troughs, navigating industry slime, tourbus life vs van life.
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May 29, 2023 |
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NEWSKI on Rock n Roll Bedtime Stories
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May 22, 2023 |
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Nomadic COMIC BOOK GUY and DIY artist Al Kizziah
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May 15, 2023 |
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SAVANNAH, GA from the Road with NEWSKI, Anderson and Vorass.
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May 08, 2023 |
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TINY VICTORIES 10 year anniversary stream
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May 01, 2023 |
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NEWSKI rates Barenaked Ladies "Stunt" LP track by track (Records Revisited Podcast)
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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LETTERS TO CLEO (rebroadcast)
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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FRUIT BATS return | playing the long game, cutting down on freaking out, joining the Shins, career breaks
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Comedian STRIDER WILSON | Paintballin' 9-year-olds, Shroomin, Future Robot Girlfriends, Touring with Chad & JT
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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NEWSKI live on WMSE 91.7 | Friend Rock and Future Adventure
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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CARTER VAIL | imprisoned by the algorithm, DIY art, making a living on the internet and why you shouldn't put your best foot forward
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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THE THERMALS Hutch Harris returns yet again!
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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NEWSKI on surviving the modern music industry - Gig Boss podcast
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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TEMPLES | UK knife fights, top roadside attractions, handling heavy pressure, & why limitations are good
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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WE ARE SCIENTISTS return! best 90's web sites, kooky teenage years, & memories of being a young pain in the ass.
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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SPARTA & AT THE DRIVE-IN Jim Ward | tackling lonesomeness, breaking up on tour, career peaks & lows, dangerous mosh pits
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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AARON LEE TASJAN returns!
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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THE JOY FORMIDABLE | finding the present, tour with Foo Fighters, powering thru low moments
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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STEPHEN KELLOGG returns | managing expectations, setlist engineering, maintaining longevity, playing Africa
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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MARMALADE MOUNTAIN | hitchhiking tours, getting abducted, hopping trains, busking in NYC subways
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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GETTING ARRESTED IN BANGKOK with Matt Smith of The Standards
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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ERIC McFADDEN | touring in the circus, getting shot at, weird Japan tours, optimism about the world
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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SISTER HAZEL
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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THE HATCHETS | Sunday school wobbles, catholic guilt, substance use, worst bosses
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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DIET LITE | crustiest basement shows, surviving mosh pits, taking matters into your own hands
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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SEAN "Fun Times" ANDERSON | dark underbelly of Christian Rock, trespassing, funny sales jobs, uber stories
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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JOEL JEROME | touring Mexico, getting fired, DIY ethic, playing Coachella, van that runs on grease
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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GUSTER
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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IAN FISHER | sick world of Tik Tok, roughest Italy venues, absurd road characters
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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ROE KAPARA | weirdest Walgreens encounters, making a living in music online, tactics to build a following, & the end of civilization
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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NEWSKI on Bothering the Band (pod swap)
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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FRANKIE COSMOS | touring Asia, sleeping in weird places, acquiring self-confidence, & the glory of walking to school
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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RYAN TRASTER | best tour scams, weirdest Joaquin Phoenix encounters, and desert weirdoism
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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CARBON LEAF live from the Troubadour in LA
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Oct 16, 2022 |
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CORY BRANAN | overcoming exhaustion, utilizing compulsion, self-esteem, & why Nashville is depressing
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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ANVIL | paying your dues, never giving up, cost of success, finding happiness, underdogs tales
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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Oliver Wood of THE WOOD BROTHERS | being present, songwriting tactics, the long road to success, & why struggle is good
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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THE WHIGS Parker Gispert live from Americana Fest
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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MO LOWDA & the HUMBLE | weirdest corporate gigs, most efficient songwriting process, DIY touring ethic
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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VUNDABAR | worst road meals, most fun weird fans, increasing fun with age, social media detox
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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THE HELIGOATS Chris Otepka | breaking leg in mosh pit, playing a trout farm,
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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THE GUFS | micro dosing mushrooms, Verve Pipe feud, being a band in the 90's
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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NADA SURF 's Matthew Caws (rebroadcast)
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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THE MINKS | live from Mile of Music in Appleton, WI
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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GENEVIEVE HEYWARD | dodging internet creeps, being bad at sports, weird ways to make money, touring solo as a lady in the music industry
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Live from Budapest with IVAN & THE PARAZOL
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Amsterdam Swingers Clubs, Gay Scene, Drug Scene, & Secret Societies of Holland
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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DAVID RAMIREZ
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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DELTA SPIRIT Matthew Logan Vasquez
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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PINEGROVE
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Jun 22, 2022 |
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BEANS ON TOAST + WILLIAM CRIGHTON in London
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Jun 14, 2022 |
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BELLE ROSCOE live from London
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Jun 08, 2022 |
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BELLE ROSCOE live from London
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Live from Portugal with MINTA & the Brook Trout
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May 30, 2022 |
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Back in Hamburg | JOEL HAVEA returns
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May 23, 2022 |
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BONY MACARONI | research chemicals, growing up in church, working in a chicken slaughterhouse
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May 09, 2022 |
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RED WANTING BLUE's Scott Terry (rebroadcast)
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May 02, 2022 |
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BRETT NEWSKI's Dad "The Vin Man" guests
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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BLACK PUMAS bassist Brendan Bond (rebroadcast)
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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TOAD THE WET SPROCKET's Glen Phillips (rebroadcast)
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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COMEDIAN GARY Z | amateur wrestling, standup comedy, absurdist Milwaukee moments
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Apr 05, 2022 |
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COMEDIAN GARY Z | amateur wrestling, standup comedy, absurdist Milwaukee moments
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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WILLY PORTER returns
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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WOKE WEIRD WEB analysis with BEN SPATOL
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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THE FIGGS Pete Donnelly returns
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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THE BONES OF JR JONES
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Mar 07, 2022 |
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LIVE FROM MEXICO CITY 2 | tech entrepreneur Gerald Wu
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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LIVE FROM MEXICO CITY | return of Small Houses
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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COUNTY FAIR WORKER & Journey-Man Ben the Hen guests
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Feb 14, 2022 |
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THE LOVELIES Liv Mueller
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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SHORTSTRAW | car jackings, Japan tours, overcoming pressure, importance of rest
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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South African Uber Driver, Bevin
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Jan 24, 2022 |
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SPRINGBOK NUDE GIRLS broadcast from South Africa
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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THE THERMALS Hutch Harris returns | fave 90s female rockers, doing standup, overdosing on CBD, finding fulfillment
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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BILLY TALENT | weirdest shows, South Africa tour, original Nintendo, pond hockey leagues
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Jan 03, 2022 |
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CHARLIE BERENS | comedian Manitowoc Minute (rebroadcast)
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Dec 27, 2021 |
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FREEDY JOHNSTON | over-isolation, desert life, mental health battles, CBGB's, weirdest components of music industry
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Dec 20, 2021 |
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BUTCH VIG | bizarre Russia tours, finding calm head space, crummiest jobs
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Dec 13, 2021 |
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THE VERVE PIPE Brian Vander Ark returns!
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Dec 06, 2021 |
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AM COFFEE SPECIAL | wetting bed as an adult, losing the battle to vices, aging
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Nov 29, 2021 |
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BOOK RELEASE tour updater + WILLY PORTER (rebroadcast)
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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All New TOUR UPDATER + Miles Nielsen (rebroadcast)
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Drummer STEVE VORASS | wild online scams, touring with kids, crypto tips, future of tech, weirdos in the crowd
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Nov 08, 2021 |
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MEXICO CITY with Kill Aniston | hospital scare, mexican touring, dream jobs, working for yourself
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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Best of the Pod | Barenaked Ladies co-founder Steven Page
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Broadcasting from Lake Michigan!
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Broadcasting from Hamburg Germany with JOEL HAVEA
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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Broadcasting from Amsterdam with Dutch Author Rogier Van Kralingen
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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AM COFFEE SPECIAL 3 | funniest cults, quitting civilization, worst restaurant jobs
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Sep 27, 2021 |
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CHRIS TRAPPER | finding optimism, surviving the music industry, small victories, career highs and lowest moments
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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TOGETHER PANGEA | soccer hooliganism, getting robbed, rehab stories, prison food recipes and more
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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Best of the Pod | FRANK TURNER (repost)
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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SISTER HAZEL | best tour pranks, ditching ego, maintaining 30 year friendships, The Rock Boat
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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ANDY FRASCO | renting house out for adult film, biggest heartbreaks, transparent honesty, cocaine meltdowns
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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AM COFFEE Special feat Scotty | bar fight culture, placebo therapy, white collar crime and more
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Mile of Music Festival Special with QUIET HOLLERS
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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AM COFFEE special | Romantic Rejection, Life Pre-Internet, End of Live Music, Amateur Wrestling
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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SHANE ALEXANDER | quitting day job, opening for Jewel, going rogue, practicing gratitude
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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JOHN CRAIGIE | work-life balance, utilizing lulls, film recs, favorite travel spots
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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FELICE BROTHERS | utilizing minimalism in life, odd jobs, deepening relationships, absurd tour automobiles
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Jul 12, 2021 |
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LETTERS TO CLEO's Michael Eisenstein | coming up in the 90's, habits for equilibrium, keeping it simple
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Jul 05, 2021 |
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DARRIN BRADBURY | checking into mental hospital, overcoming OCD, Touring Norway, Anit-Records
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Live from Milwaukee Maritime Docks with THE HATCHETS
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Jun 21, 2021 |
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Acoustic Punk Lunch Hour with Fishboy!
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Jun 14, 2021 |
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SMALL HOUSES live in Mexico | traps of comparison, taking calculated risks, less stuff equals more freedom
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Jun 07, 2021 |
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STEVE POLTZ | having a stroke on stage, riskiest stage stunts, perseverance, playing the long game
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May 31, 2021 |
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Comedian SHANE MAUSS | hanging with drug cartels, travel addiction, utilizing bipolar
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May 24, 2021 |
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ROBBIE FULKS | monty python encounters, weirdest venues, live concert disasters
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May 17, 2021 |
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SMOKING POPES | songs as NFT's, Mick Jagger workout routine, getting discovered by Green Day
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May 10, 2021 |
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NADA SURF Matthew Caws | less anxiety with age, conquering worries, letting go
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May 03, 2021 |
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Live from Mexico City! CANSECO + TECHNICOLOR FABRICS
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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HORSESHOES & HAND GRENADES | creepiest road moments, convos with meth heads, using energy wisely
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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BRENDAN BOND (Black Pumas, MLV) | playing bass at the Grammys, growing up emo, small victories
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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JULIANA HATFIELD guests | year of the introvert, living solo, looking at death optimistically
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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GUSTER guests | finding lifelong pals, good energy, starting a pod, making a TV show
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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AARON LEE TASJAN guests | stomaching criticism, Tom Petty stories, the power of saying no
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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FRUIT BATS guest | finding fellow weirdos, CD revival, MTV rejection, SNL acceptance
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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WE ARE SCIENTISTS guests | amateur wrestling, geek rock, brutal stage bombs and more!
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Weird Happy Hour with JD EICHER
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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THE SUGARCUBES Siggi Baldursson guests | illegal Icelandic beer, deflecting chaos, starting band with Bjork
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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CHRISTOPHER RYAN guests | anxiety-attack on Joe Rogan show, stint in prison, beating ageism, and why things will be better than you think.
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Feb 16, 2021 |
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CLOUD NOTHINGS guests | boosting creativity in isolation, touring China & Russia, boosting immune system
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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JEFFREY LEWIS guests | playing gigs at cult houses, making a living from your art, breaking up with reality
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL guests | conquering fear, mindfulness to defeat physical pain, online vs real life
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Comedian JOE LIST guests | battling introversion, sex education, good social media diet, connecting with parents
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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ALL AMERICAN REJECTS Mike Kennerty | worst tour injuries, decline of macho culture, working at Taco Bell, vintage Nintendo
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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THE LUMINEERS Stelth Ulvang guests | band rivalries, end of music journalism, alt healing, myspace
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Jan 04, 2021 |
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GETTNG WEIRD with JD Eicher | analysis of being a weirdo in 2020
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Dec 28, 2020 |
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LIMBECK Jon Phillip guests | focusing on small victories, music industry predictions and the demise of Kevin Spacey
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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STEPHEN KELLOGG guests | can A.I. replace artists? Internet detox, art of self-avoidance and more
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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TOAD THE WET SPROCKET Glen Phillips guests | overcoming depression, self-criticism, meditation styles, optimism
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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DEAD HORSES Sarah Vos Guests | concert at a swinger's club, spooky moments in church, mental health boosts
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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MANITOWOC MINUTE Charlie Berens guests | fear of bosses, how to be self-employed,
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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THE VERVE PIPE Brian Vander Ark guests | disaster tour with Kiss, party with Mark Wahlberg, being your own boss
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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THE FIGGS Pete Donnelly guests | opening for U2, touring with Weezer on the Blue Album 94', weirdest road moments
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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THE THERMALS Hutch Harris guests | mosh pit survival, mushroom therapy, accepting criticism, Portlandia
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Nov 02, 2020 |
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TOURING UKRAINE, MOROCCO, MEXICO with Rob Moir
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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CAMPING IN A FUNERAL HOME PARKING LOT | de-escalating security, finding pure optimism,
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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BARENAKED LADIES co-founder Steven Page guests | mental health boosts, weirdest jobs growing up, and funniest on stage fails
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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NOAH GUTHRIE guests | traps of Youtube, finding confidence, how to weird out celebrities
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Playing for Metal-Heads, Tinder Analysis, Helicopter-Parenting, Stopping Hitler with JD Eicher
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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SURVIVING PUBLIC SCHOOL + BEST OF HATE MAIL
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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WEIRD ROAD TRIPS with RED WANTING BLUE's Scott Terry
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Sep 15, 2020 |
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FRANK TURNER guests| bribing cops in Latvia, turning off socials, climbing out of depression, notable hate mail
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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EUROPE | blackmailed in Germany, trailer park gig in Belgium, confrontation at Italian bro bar
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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VON BONDIES Jason Stollsteimer guests | turning down stadium tours, Letterman, life after rock fame
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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COVID dating, SOUTH AMERICAN travels, Motorbiking in Asia
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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HEARTLESS BASTARDS Erika Wennerstrom guests | Medicinal Tripping in the Amazon jungle, self-evolution, being on LSD at Ponderosa, cosmic tour stops.
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Aug 11, 2020 |
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NASHVILLE | Bad Bonnaroo mushroom trip, life as a music journalist, Andrew Leahey sits in
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Aug 04, 2020 |
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SOUTH AFRICA part one | full lockdown, tour meltdowns in S Africa, life of an artist in Cape Town
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Jul 28, 2020 |
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CLEVELAND & CHICAGO | work-life balance, quitting FOMO, salt of the earth livin, yelling Freebird.
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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WILLY PORTER guests | healthy media diet, finding zen, quitting the hamster wheel, career lowlights that inspired us.
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Jul 14, 2020 |
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THE NEW MEDICINE | anxiety hacks, avoiding social media, boosting morale, finding purpose.
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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DIY PUNK TOUR CIRCUIT | crusty basement parties, sleeping alongside rats, visiting Breaking Bad house, Kurt Cobain memorial
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Jun 30, 2020 |
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OLD AMERICAN SOUTH | band attends exorcism, Gator hunting, first Andy Frasco encounter
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Jun 25, 2020 |
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MILES NIELSEN part II | shutting down hecklers, pub fights, comparing yourself online, playing the long game.
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Jun 23, 2020 |
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MILES NIELSEN part I | Germany tour drug bust, building long-lasting relationships, internet trolls, mental health
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Jun 19, 2020 |
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BEST OF HIGH SCHOOL BULLY STORIES
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Jun 16, 2020 |
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IRELAND | festival in an ice storm, ecstasy, sleeping on grown men,
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Jun 12, 2020 |
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LIVE PODCAST! Vietnam hospital visits, road bloopers, learning the music business, fan Q&A
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Jun 09, 2020 |
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VIETNAM | living in Saigon, getting robbed, road rage, man tries to sell us a grenade,
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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LA part one | Heroin house, Violent Femmes tour, Homeless man attack, Smoking with Jenny Lewis
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Jun 02, 2020 |
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South & Central America | Meeting Escobar, death at soccer game, volcano sledding
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May 29, 2020 |
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Michigan and Ohio | angry house concert hosts, Packers locker room, sitting in with Barenaked Ladies
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May 26, 2020 |
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LA part two | Meeting Shaq, Scientology encounters, Chuck Ragan Tour
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May 22, 2020 |
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Belgium | City shutdown post Paris attacks, rooftop show in Brussels
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May 19, 2020 |
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Northeast USA: Better than Ezra Tour, Preakness Horse Race
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May 12, 2020 |
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Switzerland
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May 09, 2020 |