Hopewell Valley Student Podcasting Network 

Show Name: Who’s on the Aux

Episode Title: Choirs, Cellos, and Chaos?

You are listening to Who’s on the  Aux, the podcast with your hosts Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif.

In this episode of Who’s on the Aux, we will discuss Hozier: Choirs, Cellos, and Chaos.

Segment 1: Intro

Aleena: Who’s on the Aux? We’re on the Aux. Hello everyone, and welcome back to Who’s on the Aux podcast, where we discuss some of your favorite music artists and decide whether they are truly good or just over hyped.

Fiona: We are very excited to record this episode because we have our first guest on the show!

Shiv: (Introduces herself)

Aleena: (Ask Shiv who’s on the aux today?)

Shiv: Answer and say it's Hozier. 

Aleena: Oooo, okay, I honestly don’t know much of him. Is he good?

Fiona: Have you ever heard a Hozier song?

Aleena: No, not really.

Shiv: You’re definitely missing out. 

Fiona: Yeah, he’s such a good artist. 

Aleena: Well, I wouldn’t know. I’ve never really listened to his music or heard anything about him. 

Shiv: It’s okay, we got u.

Fiona: Yeah, we can tell you about his early life and career. 

Segment 2:  Career and Early Life

Aleena: Okay, so who even is this guy?

Shiv: To start, Hozier’s full name is Andrew Hozier-Byrne. Hozier was born on March 17, 1990, in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.

Aleena: Wait, so he’s Irish? 

Shiv: Yeahhh, he is.

Aleena: Bro, I wanna go to Ireland so bad.

Fiona:  Guys, back on topic, his father was a blues musician, and at the age of 6, his father had severe spinal cord surgery that left him in a wheelchair. When he was 15, he started to learn to play the guitar and started to write songs. After his dad's surgery, his family financially struggled. 

Aleena: Dang, that sounds hard.

Shiv: Yeah, it really was for him. Hozier attended Trinity College Dublin, but then dropped out to pursue his music career.

Fiona: Hozier’s first song was Take Me to Chruch, which is also one of his most popular songs. It was released on July 3, 2013. Hozier gained much of his popularity from "Take Me to Church." Take Me to Chruch also appeared on Billboard 200.

Aleena: I haven’t heard of that song. I mean, I don’t really know Hozier at all. 

Shiv: That’s exactly why we’re telling you about him now. 

Aleena: I don’t know if I will ever listen to Hozier.

Fiona: Save your opinions for later, Aleena.

Shiv: Hozier has released so many other songs as well. In the same album as Take Me to Church, he released Angel of Small Death and the Codiene scene and Jackie and Wilson. 

Fiona: Separate from that album, he released one of my favorite songs, Too Sweet, in 2024.  

Aleena: These are some interesting song names!

Shiv: Yeah…

Fiona: Okay, everyone, stay tuned to hear the special discussion coming up after this break…

(Break for drop sharing)

Segment 3: Opinions.

Fiona: Welcome back, everyone. Before we get back into this episode. Go check out Food Away from Home, the podcast where our guest today, Shiv, is one of the hosts.

Shiv: Thank you, Fiona!

Aleena: (Get us back on track with opinions.)

(Discussion about opinions on Hozier)

Aleena: Thank you, everyone, for joining in today. We’re your hosts, Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif, signing off. Next week on the aux, we have another guest on the show! Quickly, a huge thank you to Shiv for joining us today!

Shiv: Thank you for having me. 

Fiona: Our hints for the next artist are, it’s a K-pop group, and they are extremely well-known. This group is also currently on a world tour. 

Aleena: Music Credits

Fiona: Social Media

(Everyone thanks people for listening and says bye)

Music Credits:   List the artist and song name

• Club Love - Everet Almond
• Floating on Fire - the Grey Room/Density & Time
• Overboard - the Grey Room/Golden Palms
• Rubberband - the Grey Room/Density & Tim

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