Seja talks to her guest Tim Levinson (Urthboy) about being embarrassing in front of Paul Kelly, the ups and downs of touring and how easy it is to use alcohol as a coping mechanism. They chat about bad reviews, how they reconcile liking sexist rap songs and the intricacies of sample clearance.

Tim’s strange show story is illustrated by Brisbane artist Adam Lester. All podcast illustrations can be seen on instagram @hearsejpodcast or on the HearSej Facebook page.

Seja talks to her guest Darren Hanlon after many scheduling conflicts. They firstly talk deportation and injuries, then about Darren’s childhood and how he started playing in a country/western style dance band at 15 and got kicked out for knee sliding whilst playing Johnny B. Goode. Darren chats about meeting Rik Mayall and Billy Bragg as a kid, to then going on to support Bragg for the first time by pretending to be his manager and showing up to the show on a whim with his guitar. They also talk lyric writing, guitar solos and recording in Nashville, Memphis and New Orleans.

Darren’s strange show story is illustrated by Scott Edgar (Tripod) (@scodmanisfine) and can be seen on the HearSej instagram (@hearsejpodcast) or on the HearSej Facebook page.

Seja talk to bass player and photographer Luke Henery (Violent Soho) in a rare interview about spending his childhood tripping out about angels and demons in the pentecostal church, tuning a guitar so low he could play bass on it, living on a hill so steep his friends couldn’t get to him and learning how to use his mother’s SLR camera. Luke tells many funny tour stories about accidentally smashing gear, bed bugs, playing for Thurston Moore and Rick Rubin, losing his shoes and touring with 30 Seconds to Mars. He tells Seja about his photography ambitions and how he has just discovered how to develop photographs with beer!

Luke’s story is illustrated by Brisbane artist @tim_rix and can be seen on Instagram at @hearsejpodcast or on the HearSej Facebook page.

Seja talk to her guest Megan Washington about her ambitions to be Judy Garland when she was younger, deeply regretting lyrics in retrospect and the three things people bring up the most to her and can’t seem to let go of. They also talk about Meg’s dissatisfaction with the American jazz songbook, Keith Urban calling her out of the blue and how to write songs on dogs.

Megan’s story is illustrated by Stacy Gougoulis. You can check out more of his work on Instagram @moustace or on tumblr here: moustace.tumblr.com

All podcast pictures can be seen on the HearSej Instagram (@hearsejpodcast) or on the HearSej Facebook page.

Seja talks to her guest Scott Edgar (Tripod) about how he went from playing in a covers band to discovering his comedic talent and starting the comedy sketch group Tripod. Seja and Scott discuss comedy heroes, podcasts (Tripod’s podcast ‘Perfectly Good Podcast’ is up to episode 29 this week) and Dungeons and Dragons.

You can see more of Scott and Tripod at @scodmanisfine and/or www.3pod.com.au

Scott’s story is illustrated by Sandi Darling (@sandidarlingcreative) and can be seen on the HearSej instagram (@hearsejpodcast) or on the HearSej Facebook page.

Seja talks to her guest Sarah Blasko about how she grew to love singing at a young age, and how she went from playing in youth group and cover bands to writing her own music and performing under her own name. Sarah chats about the different approaches she took on her albums and some of the incredible people she has worked with throughout her musical career.

Sarah’s strange show story is illustrated by Alana Skyring and can be seen on Instagram @hearsejpodcast on on the HearSej Facebook page.

Seja talks to her guest Laura Imbruglia about growing up on the central coast of NSW as the youngest of four sisters, listening to the Seekers and the Carpenters. They discuss the beginning of Laura’s musical career and how she started her web series Amateur Hour.

Her awkward show story is illustrated by Rosa Morgan (@redghostsounds) and can be seen on Instagram (@hearsejpodcast) or the HearSej Facebook page.

Seja talks to her guest Brent Griffin (Spod) about how he started writing music as a duo in the North Western suburbs of Sydney and how he developed into a solo performer. They also chat about how he learnt to produce and make video clips.

His story is illustrated by Myles Heskett (@myleskett) and can be seen on the HearSej instagram (@hearsejpodcast) or on the HearSej Facebook page.

Seja talks to Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon) about growing up in a religious household, surrounded by gospel, and how he started playing with mates Grinspoon in Lismore. Phil speaks about the magical 90s in Australian indie rock and how he is currently preparing for his performance in the American Idiot musical.

Phil’s story is illustrated by Danielle (@manimanimano) and her picture can be seen on the HearSej Instagram (@hearsejpodcast) or on the HearSej Facebook page (www.facebook.com/hearsej).

Seja talk to her guest Benjamin Law about how he got into writing and how he became a freelance journalist for publications such as Frankie, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald. They also discuss how Ben started writing his own books and how his memoir 'The Family Law' got made into a television series for SBS.

Ben's strange story is illustrated by Hannah Crofts (@hannahmarjorie) of the beautiful band All Our Exes Live In Texas, and her fantastic picture can be seen on the HearSej Instagram (@hearsejpodcast) or on the HearSej Facebook page (www.facebook.com/hearsej).