David is a film score composer, movie enthusiast and prolific podcast producer currently running three projects... Piecing It Together, Bird Road and All Rice No Beans... all of which are available on iTunes, Spotify and wherever else podcasts live (check them out!). We sit down together this week to talk about the technical aspects of podcasting, how to build an audience, the right length of content and all that, as well as the importance of music in film and the impact of movies and how they inspire other movies... particularly Evil Dead and Birdman. Lots of Birdman.

Every once in a while we do a show that just doesn't want to end. Stick around with Tema for a fourth sitting and don't mind us if things get a little bit weird...

In this episode things get down and dirty as Alex is joined on the riser by Tema, bartender, shit talker and recent transplant from back east. She's got something on her mind and a few things to get off her chest and so what the heck, let's talk about them. Alex throws in a few personal gems as well in this freestyle, love positive sex talk episode. Oh, and we did go the full two hours... check out our special episode over at our sister site on Bit Chute. Apple won't let me type in their URL, though, so please find it yourself. Look for "On The Riser Podcast" to get down and dirty with Tema for another 30+ minutes, two drink minimum... no cover.

Shahab Zargari is many things... filmmaker, educator, music producer, marketing director, photographer and father... and he seems to do them all with a quiet intensity and attention to the details of craftsmanship. What ties them all together is telling stories... which we do here together for 90 minutes and change. How do you press an album with two dozen bands, win awards with a minimal budget campaign for a neglected property, make a better version of a classic story than a major studio and inspire a bunch of teenagers to excellence? Shahab answers all those questions and more. Oh, and Alex talks a lot too, as usual!

What are money and currency? Where do they come from? How can we do it better and what kind of improvements can we make in our lives by shrugging off the controls of centralized banks and government systems? These are some of the questions Kingsley proposes and seeks to answer in his personal life and through his social media platform Flote.app where individuals are free to engage with each other openly and support each other in Bitcoin. How can you get involved? Join Flote.app and become a part of the conversation.

Isabelle Freeman has a problem... life just isn't challenging enough for her. Real time interpreter, private investigator, news correspondent, federal agent, pitbull trainer, dramatic actor, wife and mother... and weathergirl... and that's just the parts we managed to get to in our ninety-plus minutes together on the riser. She's got some strong opinions about fashion, weddings, American culture and proper grammatical use of the word f**k. Mostly the last one. Meanwhile, Alex manages to get in a few words, as usual, about the Somebody Else's Problem field, working crap office jobs and his brief but memorable engagement to a Japanese belly dancer. Woof!

Meet Hope... she's been in the game since she was thirteen and is looking at 2020 to be her year for all the hard work and dedication to come together and hit. In our conversation we cover the importance of knowing yourself and what you want to say to your audience and then making sure that you do so in your own voice. Producers, promoters, industry people and even fans will try to pull you one way or the other but if you don't have a clear vision, strong guidance and a solid team you can depend on, you're just going to find yourself cast adrift. Hope shares these and other insights for young and aspiring artists who can maybe avoid some of the troubles she's encountered and be inspired by the idea that a young woman can build a career while maintaining her values, following her own style and preserving her dignity. There's also a few words about fashion, dogs, and the value of acting lessons for developing your stagecraft. And Alex gets in a few words about treating your life like a video game and realizing that even the smallest side quest can play a vital role in developing your character for the main quest.

Ryan Beyer is a mens clothier, musician, recent fiancé and soon-to-be dog father twice over... and no matter where he goes or what he does, he looks fabulous doing it. Join us as we discuss the shift from formalwear to athleisure, how to put together a flexible wardrobe, what a uniform says about a man and how to travel in comfort as go from the airport to the board room to the night club with one perfect jacket. We also share a few words about the creative process, personal development and how to get the most out of your whirlwind trip to Disneyland. Also Alex gets in a few good words about virtues, vices and the predicts the coming global pandemic. Oh, and there's cute dogs!

Ronda Taylor did everything she was expected to do... grew up, got married, had kids and lead a long, comfortable and quiet life taking care of others... until one day she realized that the nest was empty, the relationship wasn't working and there was only one thing left to do... follow her dream. With the support of her core family and against the flow of most everyone else, she went looking for answers and found one. "What would it look like if you just stopped making excuses and did it?" And that's exactly what she did... selling all her belongings and buying a one-way ticket to Costa Rica. She's been on the road traveling through Central and South America non-stop for three years now and is about to embark on a similar journey through Europe, all the while blogging the experience. Join us for this story of self-discovery as Ronda learns that the hardest thing to do, aside from finding an ATM when you need one, is the act of surrender. Also Alex gets in a few words about the value of letting go of valuable things and going all in on the things that really matter.

Meet Alicia Mejia: she believes in love for a living and has a lot to say about it... how to express it and recognize it when it comes from others and how important it is to raise the vibration of love on our planet. She's collecting love stories and producing a map of where and how people first realize they're in love and she's developing a large scale art project celebrating love and the Divine Feminine for Burning Man. Let's face it, this woman loves love. Join us on this episode for some intensely personal moments as well as some fun thoughts about cymatics, masculine and feminine energies, sacred geometry and appreciating the global supply chain. Also Alex gets in some good bits about Orders of Intentionality and how he learned the value of forgiveness from Speed Racer.