Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday announce a PAUSE on the podcast after 184 episodes. Their intention is take a Summer break and see where they stand...perhaps a Fall comeback. Stay tuned.

They also teased leaving audio postcards from the Summer right here on the pod.

"Thanks to all the amazing guests who have shared their passions with us. We're pushing pause to go pursue some of our dreams. See you soon!"

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Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Claudia Azur...her biggest passion is body-mind coherence for women - which includes everything she loves in life, including movement…We are going to chat about her mission in this lifetime…where she's originally from - being French from the Ivory Coast in Africa…how that shaped her upbringing...her time in France before moving to Los Angeles with her parents...how she managed to stay here while her parents went back to France (she was 21)...her time as a massage therapist...then a somatic coach...Claudia's love of exercise...how nature has helped her deal with triggers in life which lead to packing up everything and moving to Oregon with her fiancé who happens to be former podcast guest Jim Nelson (Episode 112)...what kind of teaching Claudia is doing in Oregon...find Claudia at www.luminabodymind.com.

IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE...find out more about Claudia...like how she is engaged to a music afficiando, former LA DJ Jim Nelson, he has a wealth of music knowledge stored in his brain, what is the last musical fact he shared with her...besides weather and people, what is one thing she absolutely miss about LA, and one thing she absolutely love about Oregon...Claudia's favorite thing to TOUCH...one musical artist she and Jim disagree on (and why is it Bruce Springsteen)...and advice for someone looking to get involved with body-mind coherence...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday update you on their lives...the 88.5 SoCal Sound pledge drive...Matt Pinfield joining the staff...Julie becoming Music Director...the stress of pledge drives...Jason's band Rival Tides playing the Troubadour...how you could win tickets to the show...listening to Dave Grohl's audiobook...and the audiobook Julie is listening to ultimately change the past by your thoughts in the future...and more.

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- jULIE AND jASON

Cohosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with baseball/music fanatic and writer Adrian Garro…Bay Area-bred, Los Angeles resident who doubles as an editorial producer and reporter for MLB.com and Editor for rockcellarmagazine.com...also proud cat Dad to Kylo and Peach…and hubby to Sarah…Adrian talks about his crazy schedule going to baseball games and concerts…how his love for baseball overrides his love of music…his sad past of loving the Oakland A’s (lol)…his start writing for music blogs…Adrian’s thoughts on Vegas…Innings fest in Arizona (MLB players mixed with musicians)…the questions he asks artists, Hozier: is a hot dog a sandwich…how his interview with Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) at Dodger Stadium came about…Cranston being thrown out of the 2022 All Star Game…Malcolm in the Middle??!!…Adrian’s biggest highlight interview and one that was most surprising…chatting with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)…talking with Mark McGrath…what Adrian thinks about the new MLB rules implemented last year…which artists are on Adrian’s interview bucket list - after Dave Grohl…Adrian’s first show and concert…and more about baseball. @adriangarro on the socials @rockcellermag 

IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE…find out what Adrian’s book about his life would be called….what Adrian’s walk-up song would be….311’s most over-rated and most under-rated song….his favorite baseball movie…and like Bryan Cranston, where would Adrian like to spread his ashes after he’s gone.

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Cohosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with transplant surgeon Bonnie E. Lonze MD, PhD...her background: an Associate Professor of Surgery and the Transplant Institute Vice Chair for Research at the NYU Langone Health....she received both her Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine...Bonnie trained in general surgery and abdominal transplant surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and since 2016 has worked as an abdominal transplant surgeon at NYU Langone Health in New York...In additional to clinical practice, Dr. Lonze conducts research including clinical trials focused on donor-recipient compatibility and matching. 

We chat with Bonnie about, duh, TV shows (lol) and then how she chose her line of work and expertise...we dive into kidney transplant surgery and why it's one of the most successful transplants...why the kidney is one of her favorite organs...the importance of being an organ donor and letting people know you are up for this...how far cancer treatment and chemo have come...Jason shares stories about his late Mom...Bonnie's involvement with xenotransplants...the use of pigs and transplants...the use of AI in the medical world...the stability of the kidney over other organs...how long organ wait lists are nowadays...other countries where it is legal to sell organs for transplants...the legacy of leaving your organ/organs for others...

IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE...find out whether Bonnie is more likely to bungee jump, sky dive, parasail, or squash a bug...her level of "hot girl" shoes...the most surprising thing to her about NYC...where Bonnie plans to retire...her like or dislike of bacon after having done research on pigs...and the biggest thing that drives her passions.

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Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday return to chit chat amongst themselves (it's been 7 weeks since it's just been them solo on the pod)...hear a quick review of the past guests...where J&J have recently traveled...the music show/house party they are playing this Saturday (see the pod's instagram below for show details)...and a career update teaser from Julie.

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Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Stacy Moritz – cofounder of Secret Aardvark hot sauce, based in Portland…another in-person pod with Stacy joining J&J in Los Angeles via Portland to Japan…Stacy just got

IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE….find out if Stacy carries hot sauce with her at all times…what bands she thinks match her Secret Aardvark style…Stacy’s favorite thing about Japan…what super power she would choose…and

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The Oscar's are THIS SUNDAY...this week Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday have an Academy Award chat via London with Shelly Goldstein - writer-performer-rock & roll historian-lyricist-comedian-singer who has written for every genre of TV, film and stage in the US and UK...(she was previously on Episode 136 last May)...

Shelly splits her time between LA and London...on today’s pod, she announces why she and her husband (Brendon Foley) are in London right now - a new show he created called Sherlock and Daughter was greenlit and starts filming soon…we also take some time to dish on the year’s Academy Awards…who we think is gonna win, who we wish would win, and why in the world was that one nominated in the first place?

IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE…find out Shelly’s favorite movie of all time…who she would cast as her leading man in a film…the first thing she has to do/have when she lands in London…the last song that made her emotional…and Shelly gives us her acceptance speech for the day when she wins an Oscar. 

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Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday head to Winchester, CA, for another IN-PERSON POD - chatting with writer/director/ producer/comedian/teacher: Bobby Logan…he’s written for Sam Kinison (??), Joan Rivers, Gary Shandling, Rodney Dangerfield…some of his films: “Repossessed” (with Linda Blair and Leslie Neilson), “Up Your Alley,” “Meatballs 4,” “Yard Sale”…he’s also now a teacher of comedy and film…

Bobby talks about his troubled childhood and how it lead him into comedy…how he started shooting Super 8 films when he was a kid and how casting his friends and later charging them $1 to see the film - helped him finance the next project….being roommates with the late Sam Kinison (sp??)…he reviews some of Sam’s jokes…how he and Gary worked together, but had a bitter ending when Gary got his big break…

Bobby’s HUGE break with getting Linda Blair and Leslie Neilson (this story is INSANE) to commit to Bobby’s script for the comedy take on “The Exorcist” called “RePossessed” - during Leslie’s height of fame after “Airplane” and “Naked Gun”…how Bobby feels fortunate for his career and living his dreams…more about Murray “the unknown comic”…and the good ole Leslie Nielsen fart machine...

Hear Bobby’s new gig, teaching kids and adults with comedy and film, and his advice on making it in Hollywood.

How Bobby was the matchmaker for Julie and Jason meeting…hear the full story of their love connection…who knew?

IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE…find out what film Bobby loves that he wishes he directed and what he’d do different with it…what he’d eat for the rest of his life if he had to choose: tofu, avocado, pickles, or broccoli (he’s a fussy eater, btw)…favorite George Carlin line…his choice between dream scenarios: hanging out with Walk Disney while Disneyland was being created…hang out with a huge band during their album recording…or hang with Vin Scully during a favorite Dodgers season…and what he hopes to instill in his students for their future…

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- jULIE AND jASON