Cold Pod

Matthew Tavares is a musician, producer and founding member of the band BadBadNotGood. Amanda Hicks is a registered hypnotist currently studying her masters in Counselling Psychology who also makes music under the name Mandaworld. On the first outdoor episode of Cold Pod, Josh and Austin sat down with the newlyweds to discuss moving to Montreal, getting randomly attacked on the street, having comp...

We're back with another Solo Pod! A lot happened in the last couple of weeks and we had to address the elephant in the room. In this episode the boys discuss Dundas West fest, Metz, "bands are back", Toronto’s hottest new venue, pop up shop laundromats, The Royal Cinema, S.H.I.T. / Friction show at EXPO, Josh’s triumphant return to the pit, Karaoke with Anthony, Austin’s favourite bar 'Juice', was...

Gyimah Gariba is a Ghana born artist, illustrator and creator of the kids television show ‘Big Blue’. Gyimah sat down with us after ordering a steak to the studio to discuss family, Big Blue, manifesting your dreams, singular focus, life being serious vs. life being funny, Presidents, cops on horses, accessible art as high art, staying humble, theme music, disassociating, living in the moment, unl...

We’re back with a podcast too hot for Spotify! After wrapping up last weeks episode ‘Parental Advisory’ with Talvi, Madeleine and Lauren couldn’t help but join in and keep the conversation flowing. In this Patreon only episode, the gang takes a deep dive into the seedy dating world of Toronto and discusses Madeleines date from hell, mysterious mansion parties, The Powerball, *BEEEEEP*, mixology, t...

We’re back with another solo pod. In this episode the boys caught up to discuss Austin’s birthday weekend in Montreal, bottle service, Snack n’ Blues (RIP), Toronto being ‘back’, Charlotte Cardin, Junos, the death of the ‘arms crossed cool guy’, feeling rejuvenated, vice parties, going to the How Long Gone live podcast event, too many dudes at the party, the unreleased ‘Part 3’ of Rob Gordon Pod,...

Rob Gordon is a DJ, musician and one of Canada’s most elusive and influential drummers. Rob sat down with the boys on a balmy Tuesday night to discuss Djing vs performing, Zack Fox, William Basinski, feeling the room, alienation, Erics Trip, drawing a line between yourself and your creativity, non linear performance, nihilistic artists, tension and release, feeling compelled to make good work, Arc...

Lauren Armstrong is a graphic designer who works in fashion and music. After collectively watching the cursed Met Gala live stream we had to have Lauren back on the pod for a cultural round up to discuss Cara Delvigne, Austin Butler, Anderson Paak, theatre kids, “Woke Wear”, Hillary Clinton, Sherri Hill prom dresses, Pete Davidson’s tattoo’s, Big Brother, the notes app, Dial Dan, our $100 Patreon...

The boys are back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss Josh’s recent trip to Arizona, oversold flights, 100 gecs, Coachella, Ska, alternate universe music, Sinbad, The Mandela Effect, teenage Austin’s famous twitter account, deleting your feed, rebranding, quiet billionaires, Jay Electronica dating a Rothschild, the everyman, The Kardashians, Robert Altman, tv shows that end premature...

Anthony Gerace is a Glasgow based collage artist who’s work has appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, Criterion Collection and The New Yorker. During a recent trip to Toronto, Anthony sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss his Airbnb from hell, The Winchester Mystery House, doors to nowhere, buying a flat, sneaking booze into concerts, moshing, London Ontario, designing album covers, old...

Lauren Armstrong is a graphic designer who works in fashion and music. Austin and Josh sit down with Lauren to discuss being the first female guest on the pod, accidentally becoming a graphic designer, multidisciplinary artists, collaboration, Starbucks, Dufferin Mall, Cable TV, Future Bistro, hotel food, going out early, Kim Kardashian, “meetings”, blind dates, cringe following, Tyler Henry, slee...

Kontravoid is a Los Angeles based electronic musician. His most recent album ‘Faceless’ was released in October 2021. Josh and Austin sit down with the man behind the mask to discuss the origin of Kontravoid, making music as a character, the evolution of the mask, PJ’s infamous YouTube comment, The Coffin Factory, the death of DIY spaces, the hyper localization of Facebook events, online communiti...

LA Timpa is a Nigeria-born producer and songwriter, his most recent album ‘Modern Antics in A Deserted Place’ was released in 2020. In part two of our St Patricks Day special, Josh and Austin sit down with Timpa to discuss our ‘not so big’ night out, post running pain, Josh’s first panic attack, exercising in the metaverse, sad music, Austin hiking at night, Timpa’s stand up comedy nightmare, deco...

LA Timpa is a Nigeria-born producer and songwriter, his most recent album 'Modern Antics In A Deserted Place' was released in 2020. Josh and Austin sit down with Timpa to discuss the suburbs, green beer, Timpa's love of running, breathing exercises, not listening to music, giving up on school, being put in a box, gen z reactionaries, religion, generational pretentiousness, being forced to create c...