The question of the day is, does passion have an expiring date? Do you just reach a certain age where you are no longer passionate about the things you once were, or is that just a result of being overwhelmed by life and not having or convincing yourself that you don't have the time to keep the passion alive?

Today's episode is a different one and a fun one. I've been making music in many many different forms since I was a wee lad and I've put out many albums under many different projects, but as I was going to release my latest album collaboration that I did with my good friend Travis Harms, I realized that I haven't really talked much about my music projects on the show because I haven't released any albums since TSID's inception. 

I personally really enjoy listening to artists break down their creations and explain the process that went into them, so I thought it would be fun to do the same. However, rather than just doing a solo episode ranting about my own music, I thought it would be fun to bring in someone else to interview me on my own show, so it can be a conversation answering questions that an outsider has, rather than just telling you the things that I find interesting about my own thing. And who better to do that interview process than my other good friend, Nathan Sipes?Nathan has been working on putting together his own podcast called "Beard Stroking", where he has long-form discussions with artists digging into their creative process. That podcast will be releasing in the very near future. I've been helping him out with some of the video and audio work for his episodes and I really like what he's doing. So, we decided to do this one as kind of a crossover episode. 

Anyway, blah blah blah. I made a thing. If you haven't heard it yet, you'll get to hear all of the songs in their entirety during this episode as we discuss them. You can also find the album, SH! - The End of the Week on all the main streaming platforms like Apple Music, iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, etc, or on our website at shexclamationpoint.comWhat kinds of music does Dan make? Is pop punk dead? Does it suck? Find out now on today's episode of The System is Down #113: I Made a Thing: SH!: The End of the Week Album Discussion w. Dan Smotz

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