THE WANDERING WOLF

127- Open Mike Eagle 2. In New Orleans, while on tour together, Mike and Yoni meet up for a talk. They discuss former projects on the south side of Chicago, the story surrounding Mike’s 2017 release “Brick Body Kids Still Daydream”, the indie rap world, social media strategies, the crack epidemic of the 80s, and Mike’s Comedy Central show, “The New Negroes”. This episode is sponsored by Sudio headphones. Go to Sudio.com and enter my code WANDERING at checkout for a 15% discount.

126- Bridget Battle (Tweens). Yoni reaches out to Bridget for a talk to include in his video travelogue show pilot (also called The Wandering Wolf) about Cincinnati. They get together at Black Plastic, a Cincinnati record store, to discuss Bridget's super cool career path, her tours with The Breeders and Black Lips, the recording of her debut album and her work on her yet to be released follow up. This episode is sponsored by Sudio headphones. Go to sudiosweeden.com and use my promo code WANDERING for a 15% discount.

125- Chuck Cleaver (Wussy). Yoni and Chuck meet up at legendary Cincy studio, Ulrasuede, for a talk for a Wandering Wolf TV pilot. They discuss growing up in small town Ohio, getting beat up in Cincinnati, working as a stone mason, how Chuck started in music, Ass Ponys, Wussy, and paying one's dues. This episode is sponsored by Sudio headphones. Go to goo.gl/jV5F4k and enter “WANDERING” during checkout to get 15% off your new headphones or earbuds!

124- Greg Saunier (Deerhoof). Greg, Yoni, and Yoni's brother Josiah meet up outside of a Cincinnati Deerhoof show to discuss recording, mixing, and producing on an extreme budget, touring on a extreme budget, chaotic work flow, touring with Red Hot Chili Peppers, keeping things fresh as an aging band, staying even keeled, and Greg's youth in suburban Maryland in the 80's. This episode is sponsored by Sudio headphones. Go to https://goo.gl/jV5F4k and enter "wandering" during checkout to get 15% off your new headphones!

123- Gabby Smith (O (Eskimeaux)). While on tour together, Gabby and Yoni get together in Boston, backstage at the Sinclair, for a talk. They discuss Gabby’s upbringing in New York, changing her band name from Eskimeaux to O, the idea of trying to find her Tlingit birth family, her musical beginnings, Gabby’s Brooklyn music scene, and her writing process.

122- Josh Carter (Phantogram). On a trip to LA, Yoni heads over to Josh’s bungalow for a hang. They get into a long conversation about work routine, writer’s block, Phantogram’s ever evolving process, songwriting conventions, various collaborations, drugs, weed in the studio, working in big studios vs. working at home, and Josh’s beginnings with music.

121- Sam Herring (Future Islands, Hemlock Ernst). Sam and Yoni meet up while Sam is in Cincinnati to pay a festival. They talk about Future Islands’ writing/recording process, pre-Future Islands band Art Lord and the start of Future Islands, the genesis of Sam’s rap career as Hemlock Ernst and some recent collaborations, and growing up an isolated fat kid in small town North Carolina.

120- Astronautalis 3 (Andy Bothwell). Andy and Yoni get together backstage in Columbus, Ohio for a talk. They discuss Astronautalis' tour of all 50 states, politics in America and abroad, China, Dubai, and Andrew Jackson's many duels.

119- Rabbi Matt Rosenberg. Yoni and childhood friend, Matt, get together in Seattle to catch up on each other's lives. They discuss growing up Messianic, Matt's career path and being a young-ish Messianic Rabbi, grace and joy, Trump and Clinton, homosexuality, and extroverted spirituality.

118- Tatiana Maslany. Yoni and accomplished actor, Tatiana (Orphan Black, etc.), get together at Yoni's AirB&B in Harlem for a getting-to-know-you chat. They talk about Tatiana's small town Canadian roots and beginnings in dancing and acting, nerves, improv, rap music, sneakers, and Kanye.