Seja talks to Tim Nelson (Cub Sport) firstly about their collective failing immune systems, their dogs and what its like being a in a band with your partner. Tim shares the story of coming out to his parents and fans and the different reactions people had, pushing himself to be the frontman of the band without hiding behind an instrument and gets into his songwriting process.

Tim’s strange show story was illustrated by Tim’s fiancé Sam Netterfield who also plays in Cub Sport. You can see more of his drawings and tattoos on instagram @bolanink.

All HearSej illustrations can be seen on Instagram @hearsejpodcast or on the HearSej Facebook page.

Mel and Seja unsuccessfully start the podcast trying to speak German, but then much more comfortably chat in English about how Mel developed her persona in comedy and that addictive feeling she got after her first open mic performance. We also get a re-do of her first ever opening joke!

Mel and Seja discuss the important issues: stage outfits, dog uber, regional touring, our parents and allergies.

Mel’s story is illustrated by comedian Tom Walker (@tomwalkerisgood). You can see his drawing on Instagram @hearsejpodcast or on the HearSej Facebook page.

Seja talks to her guest Josh Pyke about their first shows as kids, liking metal and grunge transforming Josh into a lifelong drop D guitarist and hero worship gone wrong. They disagree on how they met, but agree on many things such as their instant overwhelming love for Elliot Smith, how valuable writing in New York can be (even if it was a miserable time), and the right and wrong ways to sing low with integrity. Josh talks about the work he has done supporting the arts in Australia and his fight regarding copyright laws. Vote 1 Pyke!

Josh’s strange show story is illustrated by Joe Jensen (@joseph.jensen) and can be seen on the HearSej Instagram (@hearsejpodcast) or on the HearSej Facebook page (www.facebook.com/hearsej).

Seja talks to her guest Johnny Mackay about what it was like moving around a lot as a child, going to seven different schools and how his stepsister introduced him to guitar music. They chat about his musical projects such as Phillips Sisters, Children Collide and how with the help of Darren Seltmann (Avalanches) he started his most recent project Fascinator. Johnny talks about teaching himself how to make video clips in Majorca, what it feels like to write songs about his ex-girlfriends after brutal breakups and how he started his DJ career by being a snobby jerk.

Johnny’s story is illustrated by Arash Zarifian (@arash_z90s) and can be seen on the HearSej instagram (@hearsejpodcast) or the HearSej Facebook page. You can check our more of Arash’s work on his instagram and Facebook pages https://www.facebook.com/arash.zarifian

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.