THE WANDERING WOLF

137- Daphne Jo (Cam Girl). While Yoni is in Denver on tour, he and Daphne meet up for a talk. They discuss how she discovered Yoni’s music on a Unicorns message board in 2003, how Daphne became a cam girl after a major accident, how camming works for the lay person, making gobs and gobs of money, spending time irl with her clients, her romantic life, and keeping secrets from her parents.

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136- Hobo Johnson (Frank Lopes). Yoni and Frank sneak into the University of Cincinnati art school and find a quiet room to talk in. They discuss Frank’s early influences, how he got started making music, living in his car as a teenager, rap style, the writing process, Frank’s parents, performing, Twitter haters, Frank’s arrests, recording, dealing with success, the musical Frank wants to make, fame, and microdosing LSD.

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135- Har Adonai (Adam Rosenfeld). While Yoni and his brother, Josiah, are in Israel to play Meteor Festival, they hang with their childhood friend Adam and decide to have a chat on tape. They talk about Christian non-Jews living in Israel, how having a big family of 8 kids has changed Adam’s outlook on life, Adam’s profound and sudden hearing loss, his time in war, butterfly ptsd, his faith in God, what “God” is, and N.E.S. vs. Sega Master System.

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134- Totemo (Rotem Or). After playing Meteor Festival in northern Israel, Yoni meets up with Rotem in the hotel courtyard. They discuss festivals, touring, performance vs. recording, working within constraints, working with a producer, Rotem’s upbringing, her successful battle with breast cancer, working on music while also having a day job, song writing, and Israeli politics.

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133- Hop Along (Frances Quinlan). When Hop Along play Cincinnati, Yoni takes the opportunity to do a podcast with singer/songwriter Frances. They talk about touring, the Philly scene, Frances’ early musical interests, a 2008 WHY? and Hop Along show at a Michigan Quiznos, working with Saddle Creek, the band’s career trajectory, their working process, and Frances’ visual art.

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132- Japanese Breakfast. When Japanese Breakfast come to Cincinnati to play, Yoni takes the opportunity to meet up with song writer/producer, Michelle Zauner at the venue. They discuss Michelle’s recording history as Japanese Breakfast, as well as with her band Little Big League, career longevity, her time working at a big ad agency, her video game sound tracks, and her fantasy industrial album.

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131- Half Waif. Half Waif (Nandi Rose Plunkett) comes through Cincinnati to play a show. Yoni takes the opportunity to talk to Nandi. They discuss Nandi’s career trajectory thus far, her upbringing— musically and otherwise, the power of music, paper making, how to stay sane and creative in the face of touring and music industry bullshit, Half Waif’s writing/recording process, and what the future might hold.

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130- Lala Lala. Yoni heads down to Nashville to the Frankie Cosmos, Florist, Lala Lala show. He and Lillie West (Lala Lala) step aside for a chat. They talk about extracurricular tour activities, rock climbing, bike riding, karaoke, Lillie’s musical genesis, sobriety, antidepressants, Lala recording process, collaboration, and beyond.

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129- Gnash. Yoni and Garrett (Gnash) meet up in Cincinnati for a hang and end up back at Gnash's tour bus for a talk. They discuss meditation, drinking/not drinking on tour, how Gnash got his start, his process, fame, building a lasting career in music, and the positives and negatives of the ego.

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128- Florist (Emily & Jonnie). While on tour together, Yoni, Emily and Jonnie get together in a Ft. Collins hotel room for a chat. They discuss selling out vs. making a living, modular synths, recording process, advanced editing techniques, how Florist got a record deal, why some bands get more popular than others, songwriting, Emily’s mom passing away, ideas for future live performances, pushing past doubt, synchronicity, and flu shots. Go to gofundme.com/brendonwhitney to donate to the Brendon Whitney (Alias) memorial fund. This episode is sponsored by Sudio headphones. Go to www.sudio.com to purchase your new headphones and enter my promo code "WANDERINGWOLF" at checkout for a 15% discount.