Damaged Goods Podcast

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is renown photographer Adam Amengual. The two discuss the ways in which the Coronavirus crisis has effected artists, creatives, freelancers, and the self employed, what some measures are that can be taken by both the individuals effected and state & federal officials to help their situation, things do do while self quarantined to keep one's mind occupied, healthy, informed, entertained, and distracted, why you should be careful where you get your information from, and why we have to still be kind mofos. Follow Jake @jthes and Adam @adamamengual

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is DJ, producer, & artist Khari. The two discuss his animated project, the interesting backstory of how/why he got into DJing, working for KSEX radio, being the assistant to a famous porn star, almost getting sexually jumped by Ginger Lynn in the radio studio, why having a trained fighting background is good if your work in nightclubs, why DJing in strip clubs was an easy transition, the jockey VS the horse, bar fights & more. Follow Jake @jthes & Khari @kharix

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is music-touring vet, VIP Coordinator, executive assistant, Courtney Angela. The two discuss what it's like to be on big live-music tours as a woman in a field filled with mostly men, life-hacks to being on the road living in hotels & tour buses, the liberation of quitting, eyebrows, what to NOT do on a tour bus, historical facts about Cincinnati, embarrassing herself in front of John Mayer, being the direct assistant to mega-superstar's manager & the insanity that went along with that, recycling initiatives on music tours, and working a Jennifer Lopez show at Madison Square Garden during a crazy citywide blackout in NYC. Follow Jake @jthes & Courtney @styled.byca

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is director/producer/actor Johnny Hickey. The two discuss what makes his new film, Habitual, more than a horror movie, micro-dosing, how to work yourself our of depressive spells, how he got comfortable and too a step back after his 1st film, Oxymorons, came out, how to reignite that inspiration and motivation, telling the stories he wants to tell through the form of various genres of film, being critical/analytical while watching movies, inaccuracies in Boston-based movies & more. Follow Jake @jthes & Johnny Hickey @thejohnnyhickey

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is music artist Justin Clancy. The two discuss crazy diets, physical exercise & cardio regiments that help his live performance, Jake's disdain for construction, why Justin doesn't like "recovery" rappers, his feelings on incorporating (or not) his journey of getting clean & sober into his music, not appreciating artists who take the easy path, how the entertainment industries in NYC & LA are more similar than most acknowledge, what makes good storytellers, why artists can be more critical or art than just consumers/fans, and why it's OK and natural to call stuff corny. Follow Justin @justin_clancy & Jake @jthes @damagedgoodspodcast

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is barber extraordinaire, Ronnie McCoy III. The two discuss how fast things have evolved for him moving from Michigan to LA and how to prepare for what you want next, getting to barber for some artists he has looked up to, hitting the red carpet at the VMAs, why its important to take time away from social media and unplug, how his trips to Japan give him perspective, how to gently tell a customer the hairstyle they want won't work, & more. Follow Jake @jthes and Ronnie @barberextraordinaire

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake discusses Dick Tricks and the phenomenon of your private parts playing tricks on your mind that have unsavory consequences and undesired consequences, shares stories of his recent month long solo Mexico adventure, driving through a pack of feasting vultures, almost getting stranded in the desert in the middle of nowhere in The Baja, and 5 guaranteed weight loss techniques. Follow Jake @jthes @damagedgoodspodcast

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake discusses his new book Quicksand, which is out now from finer retailers. Jake gives some information and back stories to the cover and inside photo, the inside illustrations which he did, a brief explanation of the chapter titles, difficulties he had with his first book that he hopes to iron out on forthcoming projects, pretentiousness he finds associated with the literary world he hoped to avoid yet fears he is guilty of too, why he is sick to his stomach, all recorded in Mexico. Follow Jake @jthes @damagedgoodspodcast & the book Quicksand by Jake Fraczek, available now on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kindle, Ebook, & select retailers.

On this episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake looks back at 2019 with his Best Of's in music, movies, health, & more, talks about The Thugged Out Squirrel who has come back to reclaim his turf and terrify those in his way, including Jake, and why his upcoming book "Quicksand" has him scared also. Follow Jake @jthes @damagedgoodspodcast

On this episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake's guests are Stiz Grimey, on-air personality on Boston's WAAF, MC, & actor, and Johnny Hickey, director/writer/actor of the films Oxymorons and Habitual, which Stiz also stars in. The three discuss the new movie Habitual & it's underlying themes, the opiate crisis in Boston (and nationwide) and how it influenced both of Johnny's movies, drug decriminalization VS legalization, how Stiz transitioned from music into radio & podcast hosting, their takes on the film The Irishman, authenticity in Boston-based movies, & more. Follow Jake @jthes, Stiz @stizgrimey & Johnny @thejohnnyhickey.