Talking Lion

In this episode, we talked to our good friend Ashlynn Malia about performance feedback, dance community, Kidz Bop, unreleased songs from our first sessions together, Arkansas Walmarts, growing up with social media, meeting her producers (Andrew Weitz & Koby Berman), perfect pitch, Mattress Car, waffle breakfasts, patience, tarot, perspective (how to write hurt/edit healed), Midnight Singing, and her debut EP "rather be alone".

In this episode, we talked to our friend David Schuler of The Bad Dreamers about becoming an Angelino, opening for Transviolet, touring with The Sunstreak, Billy Mann's mentoring, working on songs for P!NK & John Legend, Grammy nominations, filmmaking, creative problem solving, playlisting, sobriety, grief, treasure hunting, horror movies, co-writing songs for the upcoming animated show Do Re & Mi (starring Kristen Bell & Fred Armisen), and his recently released record "Space and Time"

In this episode, we talked to our good friend Charlie Curtis Beard about Tik Tok communities, gauging progress, Alex Engelberg, growing up in Nebraska, slam poetry, Chicago rap, publicly growing, monetizing passions, Steven Universe, the origin of his "Oh My" tag, winning sad alex's remix contest for "i'm glad that you found someone (feat. gnash)", and his recently released EP "Rain In Pasadena".

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In this episode, we talked to our new friend Austin P. McKenzie about religion, vices, fluid identities, coming out, Deaf West's Spring Awakening, sign names, election days, Dungeons & Dragons, child stars, dating Kevin McHale, summer camp, a wild accident in Big Bear, and his new single "Summer of Love".

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In this episode, we talked to our new friend Charlotte Sands (for the second time) about avoiding tornadoes, Dollywood, pop punk's reemergence, Emilia Ali's musical parents, low pressure vocal tracking, over-assuming, redefining masculinity, street teams, strange dreams, and her recently released EP "Special" (featuring the single "Dress"). 

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In this episode, we talked to our good friend Dillan Witherow about Washington, his old band, producing his friends (like Lizzy McAlpine/Laufey), lo-fi beats, poverty, Alaskan log trucks, great musicians (like Ariel Shrum/Nicholas Veinoglou/Bad Snacks), good listening, the chip on our shoulders, analog gear, label pirates, meeting Bon Iver, beer can shakers, his new project Glassell (with Josh Jacobson), and his recently released record "Before Sunrise".

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In this episode, we talked to our new friend Stela Cole about computer souls, fork history, perfect pitch, Autotune, stage names, Atlanta, soccer, DJ features, dreams, Tik Tok nursery rhymes, fashion, the Succession theme, wake board accidents, and her recently released EP "Woman of the Hour" (all prior to her single "I Shot Cupid" going viral on Tik Tok).

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In this episode, we talked to our new friend J. Maya about Greek mythology, wordy lyricism, Harvard, cultural pressure, instincts, art inspiring art, Genius videos, theory of language, jazz violin, international pun championships, poetry sleeves, and her debut single "Achilles Heel".

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In this episode, we talked to our new friend Michigander about pirate radio, plants, Michigan, high school bands, dumb jetlag, airplanes, getting to know someone, Bernie Sanders, the great state of Michigan, and his recently released EP "Everything Will Be Ok Eventually".

In this episode, we talked to our good friend emlyn about quarantine pods, adaptation, collaborating with Hailey Knox, music cities, daunting hypothetical celebrity encounters, finding her voice as an artist, lying for a truth, her dog (Banana), and her upcoming EP.