We sit down with singer and actor Metial in this one. We talk about her brand new single “The Journey,” out Friday 8/14, ahead of her debut EP Almost Something arriving 8/21. She talks about her love for music at a young age and how how it first drew her into musical theater, balancing work while learning to produce her own music, and her experience as an indie songwriter in NYC. Meital takes us behind the process of creating her upcoming EP as well as an exclusive live performance in the studio.

Meital

We have Lexee Kanaghinis, also known as LXE, joins from Melbourne in this one. A singer, actor, and dancer since age four, she’s also a multi-instrumentalist moving between piano, clarinet, guitar, and ukulele, with a strong theatrical presence that carries into her music. We talk about her new album Smells Like Wrong Dog, the confidence behind her music, and how her background in performance shapes her sound. She also shares stories from busking at farmers markets across Australia, and what those moments taught her about performance and connection.

Lexee Kanaghinis

LXE

We sit down with Emilio Cuesta (QUESTA) live in the studio in this one. Emilio talks through his acting pursuits, what he’s been building creatively, and how those worlds intersect with his latest music. We get into his recent journey with sobriety and how it’s reshaped not just his life but the way he approaches singing and performance. We reminisce on the early days, including sharing a bill at the old Rockwood Music Hall, and reflect on how far things have come since then.

We have artist and musician Kate Neckel in the studio in this one. The convo gets into her starting to write and record music alone in her bedroom and building a sound that feels raw and personal. We touch on her visual art and the similarities between working with a visual canvas and recording music.

We have Chris Eichlin of Tea Leaf Collective in the studio in this one. We get into building a real music community in New York, how Tea Leaf has grown, booking shows, and why collaboration and referrals actually matter when you’re trying to make something last. The conversation drifts in the best way into weddings, dating apps, speed dating, kickball, gray hair, and the general chaos of doing live radio.

We have musician Arlo Indigo in the studio. Stick around for the end for an exclusive live performance from his new album "Normalized Cringe," out now. We get into his early days playing in a successful high school band out in Alaska, making the move to Portland at 21, and what that shift did for him creatively. The conversation drifts into the New York City scene today and what it actually looks like trying to be a musician in it, including the realities of social media and everything that comes with it.

We have Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Josh Klinghoffer in the studio in this one. The music legend started his professional career in the 90's at the age of 17 for The Bicycle Thief, played with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and now currently with Pearl Jam. We talk about his early career and how he got started playing music, and how that has always stayed with him. We also get into his new album A Drop In The Ocean, from his solo project Pluralone. The conversation touches on the current state of music and whether there have really been any groundbreaking artists in the last 30 years.

We have local NYC artists D'lourdes, Janna Jamison, and Franny Menace in the studio in this one. Our first full house episode, the three musicians pull up to chat about their upcoming show at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn on 6/28, and how this bill came together through the NYC music scene and the social media sphere.

It’s an affable, easy conversation that gets into how they all met, started working together, and what it’s like building something in a scene that exists both in real life and online. We also get into the endless snake-eating-its-head that is social media, and how that cycle plays into being an artist right now.

We have Hanna Hecht, host of punk-ish radio, live in the studio in this one. Hanna joins Sam to catch up the best way they know how - live on air. This is the most highly anticipated, the most long-awaited broadcast of 2026. Enjoy foolery, silliness, and beautiful banter.

We have Jacqui from Navita in the studio for this one. Stay for the end of the episode for an exclusive performance live in studio! She shares the story behind their new single Lima-shaped pool and the leap it took to get there. Jacqui discusses walking away from a career in fashion to fully commit to music, and how that decision reshaped both their sound and path as an artist. Discover how that all-in mindset pushed them to take creative risks and trust their instincts in their writing.