The Bop Pod

This week, Ilana has on the illustrious sing-songwriter and storyteller Emma Jayne to talk all things songwriting, indie voice, and Dua Lipa. 

Listen to Emma Jayne on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7ubWjhhe5vngwLTDrd2PEF

Follow Emma Jayne on Twitter: @emmajayne

Follow Ilana on Twitter: @ilanasaurrrus

On the first episode of the second season Ilana welcomes comedian and drag queen Jose Paz aka Miss Ogyny to chat about video game soundtracks, K-Pop, and how he interacted with music while growing up and sharing a room with his brother. And fret not dear listeners, we absolutely do ask the hard hitting questions like, "do you LOVE Hans Zimmer???"

It's the season 1 finale! Our HOST today is comedian Michelle Pastor, and our GUEST is The Bop Pod host Ilana Michelle Rubin. Whoa, Freaky Friday! A Hannukah Switcheroo!

Happy Holidays, everybody, and see you in 2020!

Ilana learns A TON from comedian and amazing person Pooja Reddy and you will too! Plus another round of Mystery Science Music Video Theater (or something like that). Listen in, it's a fun one!

This week Ilana sits down with comedian extraordinaire Jordana Jason! Check it out!

This week Ilana goes into the studio with comedian and rapper Big Willy, Get Silly. They talk horror films and how music helped shape his identity while navigating the social elements of the comedy community. Pus the healing powers of a genre closes to Ilana's heart: Booty Music. 

Follow Big Willy, Get Silly on Twitter at @LowbudgetMC.

Follow Ilana on Twitter at @ilanasaurrrus, and follow the Bop Pod at @theboppod.

Ilana sits down with the wonderful and funny Yaari Nadav Tal! They talk about anger in music, growing up with Mizrahi music and,  Ilana's favorite:Ass Music. Enjoy!

You can find Yaari on Twitter --> @yaaaaaaaaari (that's 9 A's).

This week Ilana is joined by musician and human extraordinaire Boy Brooks to talk about artists he'd like to be proud of him, whether fame would change him, comedy musicians, and uploads vs downloads: what's the difference?! Boy Brooks' new self-titled album is out now! You can find him on Twitter (@)brooksallison_, on instagram @brooksallison and at boybrooks.com.

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Ilana talks with best friend and creative collaborator Lana Schwartz (My Hometown) about acceptable covers, finding local bands in Williamsburg, and how music can trigger great or not-so-great memories. Find Lana on Twitter at @_lanabelle!

This week Ilana is joined by musician Matt DeCaro for an energy packed episode where they break down how his real life relationships and experiences inspire his songs, the wonder of Danny Brown's XXX, and why The Last Huzzah (Remix) music video is his favorite.