LaunchLeft welcomes Simone Istwa to talk about their influences, growing up with their musical parents T Bone Burnett and Sam Phillips, and finding their unique voice in the industry. Also, on the show actor James Duval (Totally Fucked Up, Donnie Darko) and director Nina Ljet (Phoebe Bridgers "Kyoto") discuss their collaboration with Simone on their latest music video "So Sure".

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LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a label, a podcast, a curation engine. LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism that enlists famed creatives to launch emerging bands. LaunchLeft begins with music, but ultimately aims to launch left-of-cent.

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Karen Elson, singer, songwriter, supermodel, and fashion icon, is a guest host for this Artist Takeover. Today, Karen is talking with her dear friend, singer, poet, fashion designer, and taste-maker, Chase Cohl. Chase opens up about the inspiration behind her album Dear Dear: Volume 1. As a woman, it can be challenging to find your voice in the music industry. Chase reveals how she found her voice as a woman through music and poetry. Plus, we chat all about Chase’s poetry book, lessons learned during the pandemic, and what it’s like to release music during these uncertain times.

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https://www.launchleft.com 

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https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft 

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LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a label, a podcast, a curation engine. LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism that enlists famed creatives to launch emerging bands. LaunchLeft begins with music, but ultimately aims to launch left-of-cent.

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Ron Gallo is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and artist. Ron’s music is always authentic; his latest record PEACEMEAL is fantastic and something that you do not want to miss! First, we dive deep into Ron’s journey and the inspiration behind his musical career. Strange enough, Ron does not remember where he found his passion for music. However, we still dig deep, and Ron gives tons of practical advice on finding clarity and humanity during Covid. Tune in as we talk about Ron’s latest epiphanous moments and the importance of awareness on our journey. 

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https://www.launchleft.com 

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https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft 

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LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a label, a podcast, a curation engine. LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism that enlists famed creatives to launch emerging bands. LaunchLeft begins with music, but ultimately aims to launch left-of-cent.

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Rufus Wainwright has established himself as one of the greatest male vocalists, songwriters, and composers of his generation. In this Artist Takeover episode, Rufus has an in-depth conversation with Glass Battles, the King of Spook Pop. Rufus and Glass Battles talk about their experiences since the pandemic began. One big lesson learned during these challenging times is that anything can happen – good or bad. What’s important is taking these situations and creating something beautiful and inspiring from them. Tune in as they reminisce about live shows and talk about the power of social media.

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LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITE 
https://www.launchleft.com 

LAUNCHLEFT PATREON 
https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft 

TWITTER 
https://twitter.com/LaunchLeft 

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https://www.instagram.com/launchleft/ 

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LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a label, a podcast, a curation engine. LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism that enlists famed creatives to launch emerging bands. LaunchLeft begins with music, but ultimately aims to launch left-of-cent.

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Mxmtoon, also known as Maia, is an American singer-songwriter and YouTuber from Oakland, California. We discover the inspiration behind Maia’s music, art and how she came to share content online at the age of twelve. Always using her creativity as an outlet, she also hosts a podcast 365 days a year! We dive into mxmtoon’s newest EP, dawn, which challenged her to make a more optimistic group of songs, a definite departure from her more melancholy releases on ukelele. We then discuss other ways Maia fuels her creativity and the importance of collaboration for growth as an artist. And last but not least, tune in as we play mxmtoon's inspired cover of Radiohead’s CREEP to close the show.

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LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITE 
https://www.launchleft.com 

LAUNCHLEFT PATREON 
https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft 

TWITTER 
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LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a label, a podcast, a curation engine. LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism that enlists famed creatives to launch emerging bands. LaunchLeft begins with music, but ultimately aims to launch left-of-cent

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In this special Artist Takeover, we welcome award winning director (Transparent, Pose, Dickinson) Silas Howard in conversation with celebrated writer and visual artist Harry Dodge. Long time friends and collaborators they discuss among other things working together on their film By Hook or By Crook about their experience in San Francisco’s queer community. They open up the show speaking about how narrative can be a powerful tool in films as the plot will closely overlap with activism.Plus,they discuss how representation is almost always disappointing- Sila’s meteoric rise as a trans filmmaker and we listen as Harry reads an excerpt from his new book, My Meteorite: Or, Without the Random There Can Be No New Thing. Tune in as Harry and Silas explain why Covid is the perfect opportunity to realize that we are all interconnected in society. 

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LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITE 
https://www.launchleft.com 

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https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft 

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LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a label, a podcast, a curation engine. LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism that enlists famed creatives to launch emerging bands. LaunchLeft begins with music, but ultimately aims to launch left-of-center artists in all creative fields. 

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We are grateful to have Maria Taylor and Orenda Fink of Azure Ray at such an opportune moment as they just celebrated 20 years since their first release. We learn about the inspiration behind Azure Ray's music and how tragedy can create beautiful art. In this episode. Maria and Orenda reveal how music found them and what it was like starting a band together. Tune in as we talk about releasing Azure Ray on vinyl for the first time, and we play their hit song "Sleep."

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LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITE 
https://www.launchleft.com 

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https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft 

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LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a label, a podcast, a curation engine. LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism that enlists famed creatives to launch emerging bands. LaunchLeft begins with music, but ultimately aims to launch left-of-center artists in all creative fields. 

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This week we have Chris Stein on the show! Chris is an innovative guitarist, groundbreaking songwriter, and co-founder of Blondie. Plus, he is an acclaimed photographer. Chris's musical career gained inspiration from movie soundtracks such as West Side Story, and we talk about activism. Solo artist Grace McKagan joins the episode to talk about the backstory behind her latest single and the importance of being authentic on stage. We close the episode with Grace McKagan's song, "So Lucky."

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LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITE 
https://www.launchleft.com 

LAUNCHLEFT PATREON 
https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft 

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https://www.instagram.com/launchleft/ 

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LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a label, a podcast, a curation engine. LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism that enlists famed creatives to launch emerging bands. LaunchLeft begins with music, but ultimately aims to launch left-of-center artists in all creative fields. 

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It is an exceptional treat to have super icon Jane Fonda join the show! If you didn’t already know, Jane Fonda is a two-time Academy Award-winning actress, author, activist, and fitness guru. We dive right into the inspiration behind Jane Fonda's activism. We all want to feel that our life has meaning. For Jane, she knew that with fame came a massive platform. So, she became an active participant in lifting the suffering from our world. We dive even deeper into Jane's activism passions, including the wage gap and getting more women into leadership roles. Tune in as Madeline Carretero, Influencer Partnerships & Philanthropy Manager at Greenpeace USA joins the show to talk about Fire Drill Fridays.

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LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITE 
https://www.launchleft.com 

LAUNCHLEFT PATREON 
https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft 

TWITTER 
https://twitter.com/LaunchLeft 

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https://www.instagram.com/launchleft/ 

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LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a label, a podcast, a curation engine. LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism that enlists famed creatives to launch emerging bands. LaunchLeft begins with music, but ultimately aims to launch left-of-center artists in all creative fields. 

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West London-raised musician/poet Arlo Parks joins LaunchLeft for a Portrait Series episode. Arlo dives into how music found her at a young age. As a child, jazz music was the soundtrack to Arlo's whole existence, plus her uncle gifted his vinyl collection to Arlo – the rest is history! Arlo discloses her writing process and why it's essential not to overthink things when creating a poem or song lyric. Plus, Arlo explains how she leads by example when championing the Black Lives Matter movement and mental health charities. We end this week’s show with “Hurt”, her latest single.  

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LAUNCHLEFT OFFICIAL WEBSITE 

https://www.launchleft.com 

LAUNCHLEFT PATREON 

https://www.patreon.com/LaunchLeft 

TWITTER 

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INSTAGRAM 

https://www.instagram.com/launchleft/ 

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LaunchLeft is an alliance of left-of-center artists, a label, a podcast, a curation engine. 

LaunchLeft Podcast hosted by Rain Phoenix is an intentional space for Art and Activism that enlists famed creatives to launch emerging bands. 

LaunchLeft begins with music, but ultimately aims to launch left-of-center artists in all creative fields. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.