Paul Chastain of The Small Square & Velvet Crush joins the podcast to talk about his new album, Velvet Crush, Tommy Keene, and Japan

I'm joined by 4 friends who have played sports in at every level to discuss the connection between music and sports.

Drummer Stephen Hodges hops on to talk mssv, Tom Waits, Mavis Staples, Billy Preston, The Smashing Pumpkins, & more

Klaire and Chachy from Guji discuss their debut EP and how difficult it is to make music in communist China

Tim Lee & Susan Bauer Lee discuss Bark's new album, Loud and what has changed over the years

Jason Thomson of Vast Robot Armies, Jordon Zadorozny of Blinker The Star, and Paul Malinowski and Jason Gerken of Shiner discuss Steely Dan's unique approach to making music

Survival Guide's Emily Whitehurst joins the show to discuss deathdreams, becoming a solo project, and more

Chef Jay Reifel & singer Marc Broussard rejoin the podcast to discuss the connections between music and food

We get joyful today as essayist and author Shemaiah Gonzalez joins us to discuss her writing and upcoming book based on her Substack, Undaunted Joy

Singer/Songwriter Tony Cuchetti joins us to discuss his new album Freer St., growing up like The Partridge Family, Minor League Baseball, and more