Interview: NGF (BandLab & ReverbNation Artist of the Month)

Indie/alternative artist from Columbia, SC

Debut 3-track release Soft Spoken Released (Dec 5, 2025)

A conversation about restraint, vulnerability, silence, and writing songs that feel too honest

Why three songs can say more than twelve

What happens when intimacy meets the internet

Global & Political Chaos (But With Jokes)

Nicolás Maduro pleads not guilty to drug-trafficking charges in U.S. court, claims he was “captured”

Senate prepares a war-powers vote to block Trump’s Venezuela actions after the fact

Denmark shuts down Trump’s renewed Greenland takeover fantasies

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz drops his reelection bid, blowing open a once-safe race

Culture, Tech & Trust Issues

Gen Z men drifting politically — not loyal, just angry, broke, and online

ICE vs. a Minneapolis hotel: when room reservations become a national debate

Food-delivery app whistleblower alleges fake “priority” fees, algorithmic exploitation, and corporate gaslighting

Canada warns U.S. politics are bleeding into public health data

Trump administration reviews childhood vaccine schedule, alarming doctors everywhere

Big Themes This Episode

Power without guardrails

Algorithms with no ethics

Institutions losing trust

Silence being louder than noise

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