Originally dropped on Feb 8, 2023 during our all-killer, no-filler Series 4, this episode marked a turning point for The DOD45 Show. We had finally cracked the format code, the pacing hit like a perfect beat drop, and Mr. Dibbs had just laced us with our now-iconic theme music. The evolution from Series 3? Massive. Were we at our current post-Series-7 peak? Not yet. But the monster was waking up...

💥 And then... Spotify did the dumbest thing imaginable: terminated our entire podcast account. Yup. No warning, no explanation, just poof. So now, we’re re-releasing this gem (and all the others!) between new Series 8 drops because this convo with Eligh (of Living Legends royalty) deserves your ears all over again.

🎤 What Went Down (Back Then):

• Eligh got deep on reimagining the grind of touring—think longevity over burnout.

💡 And this was also the birth of a now-beloved segment:

🔥 Sage’s Social Media Lurk 🔥

🎯 Unhinged Side Roads Include:

✨ DID YOU KNOW?

👑 Getting Eligh on DOD45 was a major moment—and yeah, maybe it’s the gateway to bringing more of the Legends into the arena. (Looking at you, Murs.)

🚨 IF YOU DIG THIS...

🎨 Tai’s art & prints:

📲 Follow the chaos:

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🛹 Originally dropped Feb. 1, 2023 (Series 4)

🎙️ In this pivotal Series 4 episode of The DOD45 Show, Tai (@ArtByTai) and Adrienne sat down with the two unstoppable visionaries behind Sk8 Liborius — Bryan Bedwell and David Blum — who took a crumbling Gothic Revival church in St. Louis and turned it into a punk palace, underground skate utopia, and creative sanctuary for the misfit masses.

👂 If you missed this when it first aired, now’s your second chance to catch one of the most inspiring conversations from the season where we finally figured out the format. We had Mr. Dibbs on intro beats, we were firing on all cylinders, but still short of the weird beautiful chaos we hit post-Series 7.

🔥 Highlights from the Episode

🕯️ Tragedy Strikes:

🛠️ Ways to Support:

📜 Did You Know?

🎯 So Here’s What You Can Do:

🎥 Watch the full episode now on Spotify video, or just tune in while you sketch, shred, or pretend to be working. And don't forget — new Series 8 episodes are also dropping weekly.

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🔗 Stay in the Loop:

#Sk8Liborius #DOD45Show #ArtByTai #StLouisSkateScene #SaveTheChurch #SupportUndergroundCulture #PodcastResurrection #ThanksSpotify 🙄

🚨 Originally dropped January 25th, 2023. Brought back from the grave thanks to Spotify pulling a bonehead move and killing off our entire podcast feed. (Nice one, Spotify. Real helpful.) So now we’re re-uploading every single one of our past episodes—sometimes daily—between our new Series 8 drops. You're welcome.

This heater came straight outta Series 4—that glorious run when we finally locked in the pacing, sharpened the format, and debuted that fresh Mr. Dibbs-produced theme music. We were dialed in… though, yeah, still rough around the edges. But damn if we weren’t on the verge of something big.

And who better to help us stretch our wings than Lazerbeak—the multi-tasking, genre-bending producer from Doomtree, Shredders, Dope Walker, and a dozen other soundscapes. This episode has Tai & Adrienne chopping it up with Beak about:

🔥 Lava Bangers II and the ten-year legacy of his breakout beat tape

💥 Bonus Round: Mr. Dibbs tosses in a wild card question about where “Lazerbeak” got his name. The answer? Let’s just say… it involves ancient robots.

✨ DID YOU KNOW?

If you’ve been ridin’ with DOD45, or you’re just now hopping on—this one’s a must-watch.

📢 DO US A SOLID:

📺 Watch on YouTube → youtube.com/@ArtByTai

A POS, a Sims, a Lazerbeak & a Paper Tiger walk into a bar…

#DOD45Show #Lazerbeak #Doomtree #PodcastResurrected #ThanksSpotify #ArtByTai #MusicPodcast #Shredders #LavaBangers #TaiTaeoalii

Welcome to Series 8 of The DOD45 Show! We’re continuing with strong with Minneapolis rapper/educator MaLLy, whose new album The Sweetest of It All is pure reflection, smooth delivery, and grounded lyricism.

💿 It’s a full-length collab with Last Word (produced in NZ!), and it sounds like grown-ass rap with heart. Think: soul grooves, boom bap roots, and lyrics soaked in gratitude, clarity, and lived experience. - https://open.spotify.com/album/0CUZqw7vCDDh6ojz9Da9y7?si=lPykOl5qTR2IO-2Ef7cMBg

🎧 Highlights from the album:

💬 “This album exhales,” Tai says—and MaLLy confirms, it’s a project made to be felt in motion. Preferably in a Toyota 4Runner.

🗯️ Absurdity ensues as we drop into:

🎬 Movie Recommendation: Mallrats (1995)

🎶 Song Shares:

🎧 Don’t miss the DOD45 Luvs Playlist – a running vault of every song shared on the show.

🤝 Support Mally at his website or Instagram. Don’t just stream—buy the vinyl.

💥 New music also out now from Aesop Rock, Slugghead, and others worth diving into

🙏 If you dig the pod, leave a rating, a review, or tell your mall security officer. It helps the show more than you know.

🔚 Final thought from Mally: “We’re all connected. Be kind to one another.”

Originally released January 18, 2023, this off-the-rails solo episode from Series 3 of The DOD45 Show is back as part of our full re-release blitz—dropping as many past episodes as we can (sometimes daily) between new Series 8 drops. Why? Because Spotify pulled a boneheaded move and nuked our original podcast account. So now we’re rebuilding it—louder, weirder, better.

Now, let’s be clear—we don’t usually drop guest-less episodes. It’s not really our thing. We’ve always figured our audience wants the chaos of conversations, not just Tai ranting into the void. But this one? This one worked. So we’re not saying we’ll make a habit of it... but maybe we’ll throw a few in from time to time.

In this one, Tai was in full tilt: no guest, no script, just 45 minutes of drawing a lynx while unloading hot takes on anything and everything.

What happened:

• Airline travel nightmares that nearly broke him

Bonus audience Q&A:

• Favorite graffiti artists (Tai's got opinions)

Did You Know:

• The lynx Tai drew during this taping became one of his fastest-completed pieces ever—and it sold before the episode even dropped

Watch more episodes or collect Tai’s art:

Theme music by Mr. Dibbs:

Support the show:

Peace.

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Originally released on January 4, 2023, this gem from Series 3 of The DOD45 Show returns as part of our full podcast archive re-upload. Why the rerun? Because Spotify, in all its wisdom, decided to shut down our original podcast account—so now we’re bringing every episode back, as many as possible, sometimes daily, in between new drops from Series 8. Thanks for the detour, Spotify.

By the time this one aired, we’d hit our Series 3 stride. The format had started locking in, the pacing was almost dialed, and we were finally loosening the screws enough to let the madness flow. Still not the evolved beast it is post-Series 7—but you could tell it was coming.

This episode featured the triumphant return of Illogic (Jawhar Glass), fresh off nearly retiring from the mic. He joined Tai and Adrienne to talk about his album The Transition—a record of growth, change, and creative rebirth.

While Tai live-drew a piece inspired by Christopher Nolan’s Memento, the conversation spiraled through music, movies, chili, laws, and laughs.

What went down:

• Illogic’s deep love for Nolan films and how Tenet might be impossible to understand

Did You Know:

• Illogic is widely credited as one of the pioneers of abstract, poetic hip-hop in the underground scene.

DOD45 and ArtByTai:

Theme Music by Mr. Dibbs:

Follow Illogic:

Support the show:

Peace.

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Lists, Scares, and Alien Clowns: The DOD45 Halloween Special | Series 3, Episode 33

Originally released on October 26, 2022, this Halloween banger from Series 3 of The DOD45 Show is back from the crypt as part of our episode resurrection mission. We're reuploading all of our past episodes—sometimes daily, as many as we can squeeze in between our new Series 8 drops—because Spotify made the genius decision to terminate our original podcast account. We’re not bitter, just busy… uploading.

By Series 3, we had started hitting our stride—tightening pacing, locking in format, and finally feeling the rhythm of what the show could be. Still a few light-years away from where we are now beyond Series 7, but this one already had serious weight.

In this Halloween episode, Tai and Adrienne sat down with their friend and fellow artist Jared Knight—whose work was heading into an exhibition at their Ol' Blue Gallery in Hannibal, MO. While Tai sketched out an Alien/Clown hybrid (nightmare fuel, naturally), the trio went all-in on their favorite thing about October: horror movie lists.

This episode is all about lists—lists of must-watch horror movies, weird favorites, deep cuts, and outright questionable picks. And to make it a proper celebration, a bunch of past DOD45 guests and friends called in to share their own go-to scary flicks.

Guest appearances from:

• Slug of Atmosphere

Each of them brought their own list of Halloween picks—some expected, some bizarre, some that’ll leave you wondering how they sleep at night.

Whether you’re a diehard horror buff or just in it for the nostalgic VHS vibes, this episode delivers a whole stack of viewing suggestions you won’t want to miss.

Guest Link:

DOD45 and ArtByTai:

Theme music by Mr. Dibbs:

Did You Know:

• Jared Knight’s layered painting techniques involve scraping, sanding, and chaos—his work’s been described as “controlled demolition on canvas.”

Support the show:

Peace.

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Originally released October 19th, 2022, this classic Series 3 episode of The DOD45 Show is back from the archives as part of our massive re-release campaign — because Spotify decided to pull the rug out from under us and terminate our original account. Their loss. Your second chance to catch (or relive) the madness.

During Series 3, we had nearly locked into our signature format and pacing. Major strides had been made since Series 2, but we were still a few wild leaps away from the tightly-wound chaos you see now, post-Series 7. Watching these episodes is seeing a work in progress that already had a hell of a lot to offer.

In this special Halloween-style episode, Tai and Adrienne sat down with none other than Howard Berger — Academy Award and Emmy-winning makeup effects master from the legendary KNB EFX Group — to talk about his debut book Masters of Make-up Effects and a lifetime of unforgettable work behind the scenes of Hollywood's greatest films.

While Tai drew a custom rendition of The Creature from the Black Lagoon for Howard, the conversation went deep into the art, the history, and the weirdness of Hollywood practical effects.

Some of what went down:

• Howard’s stories about working on Quentin Tarantino films and inventing his now-famous low-light blood formula, known on sets as “Tarantino Blood”

Book Spotlight:

Guest Links:

Tai’s Art:

The DOD45 Show Home Base:

Theme Music:

Did You Know About Howard Berger:

• Howard is a co-founder of KNB EFX Group, responsible for the makeup effects on hundreds of films including The Chronicles of Narnia (which won him the Oscar) and countless cult classics.

Support The DOD45 Show:

Peace.

#TheDOD45Show #HowardBerger #MastersOfMakeupEffects #ArtByTai #KNBEFX #CreatureFromTheBlackLagoon #PracticalEffects #TarantinoBlood #MakeupFX #SpecialEffects #PodcastResurrection #SpotifyDrama #FilmPodcast #ArtPodcast

Originally dropped January 30, 2022, this Series 2 finale of The DOD45 Show is back from the archives. We are rereleasing past episodes daily until we reload our full library — all thanks to a boneheaded move by Spotify when they terminated our original podcast account. Their loss. Your gain.

At the time of this recording, we had made huge leaps from Series 1, but we were still a few miles from the chaos-crafted machine that is Series 7 and beyond. Watching these early episodes is like looking at blueprints for the building we have now.

In this episode, Tai chopped it up with Seez Mics — battle-rap veteran, MC, deep thinker, and longtime Strange Famous Records artist. While Tai drew a crowned monkey climbing out of a Kansas City Chiefs helmet and gripping a cat skull, Seez unpacked the making of his deeply personal album "Even in Death," created with his close friend and collaborator Cubbiebear. After Cubbiebear’s passing, Seez finished the project as a tribute — raw, powerful, and unforgettable.

What went down:

• Reflections on loss, collaboration, and the making of "Even in Death"

Album Spotlight:

Movie Flavor:

Tai’s Art:

Tai’s Fit:

Pertinent Links:

Did You Know About Seez Mics:

• Seez Mics was a respected name in the freestyle battle circuit during the Scribble Jam era.

Support The DOD45 Show:

Original Theme Music:

Peace.

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🌀 We're BACK, baby — and Series 8 is coming in HOTTER than a llama with a vendetta. The DOD45 Show returns with a wild courtroom-style interrogation of the genre-defying duo Codefendants (Sam King of Get Dead and Ceschi Ramos of Fake Four Inc.). Hosted by Tai of ArtByTai, this one’s got more twists than a gas station taquito during a tornado.

Recorded in person at the infamous Crimewave HQ, Tai and Adrienne bring the heat with questions so sincere and absurd, even Mr. Dibbs and Sage Francis had to get involved. (Seriously, you’ll want to hear the “Mayo or Miracle Whip” debate go off the rails.)

🎤 WHAT GOES DOWN?

🧠 Did you know?

🎬 Movie Share:

🎧 Song Shares:

🎵 Wanna hear all our favs?

🎯 LIMITED EDITION PRINT DROP

📲 STALK US (respectfully):

🙏 If this show made you laugh, think, or look up “how strong is a llama kick,” do us a solid:

🎨 Real convos. Real-time drawings. Real weird.

#ArtByTai #DOD45 #Codefendants #SFR #StrangeFamousRecords #FakeFour #SamKing #Ceschi #VisualPodcast #MickJenkins #SisterNancy #BADBADNOTGOOD #FatWreckChords #GetDead #MrDibbs #Andre3000 #UprisingMovie #PodcastLife #FastOnesLivingLasVegas