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Dan Corrigan joins me to talk about Skateboarding and indie rock and help us all understand why the two seem to interconnect so often. I'm going to be honest with you all, I think Skateboarding is really cool and I only didn't get into it because I'm a coward who was afraid I would hurt myself. The truth is, I probably would have. Almost certainly would have. We also discuss artists...

Hello! I'm back! Today I'm siting down with Jordan Krinsky, the Portland music lifer behind How Strange It Is (This podcast's intro music!), to explore DIY house shows, creative limitations, and the making of the band’s new record. Jordan shares how thrifted instruments, basement experimentation, and Portland’s close-knit music community shaped his path as a songwriter. 

Max Gerlock of Super Cassette comes on to talk about pessimism, optimism, playing guitar hero, being a guitar inspiration, and more! Thank you to summit sound labs for hooking us up on this podcast!

Hey! Come listen to me talk to Nina and Zach from Dari Bay and Robber Robber as we talk about New England, when drugs were cool and SYNERGY.  Robber Robber is opening for Modest Mouse right now! Go check them out

Friend of the pod Nathan Tucker of Pontiac Flare and  Strange Ranger, The Philly Music Scene, the sauce in home recording, and the brilliance of Talk Talk.

Special treat with thanks to Fire Talk Records, I have John Ross from Wild Pink to come chat about his new album, cool babysitters, and sitting in front of the tv playing guitar. Wild Pink's new album, Still Coming Down . is out now! Go check it out wherever you get music and go see him on tour. 

I stumbled on Official Electric from watching a youtube video on unique and artistic video games, and I immediately was blown away. I've loved weird and interesting video games and game design in general my whole life. But the feeling of traveling in a strange land is something that, as games got more polished and graphically enhanced, I felt like had been lost. This absolutely nailed somethi...

Indie Underground legend overtonight talks being part of an emerging genre, zoomer nostalgia, the absurdity of the modern internet, and getting music mogged. Check out his music where ever and give a follow at @overtonight_ on instagram and tiktok

Talking about songwriting, new hampshire vs vermont, going to a 30 person rural school, and trying to capture the joy of making music with your friends.  Milk St. is Hardcore Soft Rock from New England. Their third record “Good Grief” is out 09/25 with the title track single out on 08/23! Follow @milkstreet on Instagram Check out Klubhouse.gg if you want to see my fantasy football app

I talk to the guys from 40 Feet Tall about playing with energy, the Portland Oregon Island of Misfit Toys, and what to make of their rising status in the PNW music scene. Honestly my favorite band to see live right now.  Come see them play Pickathon this weekend, and follow them wherever (@fortyfeettall)

I talk to Te’Jani (@ middlenametj) about using motivation, the eternal battle of shape rotators and wordcels, and being a black man in indie rock.  Check out Shirtless wherever you listen to music, like and follow him on social media. Buy a T-shirt. Idk, this was a fun conversation and I want this kid to get the recognition his music deserves.  Thank you to How Strange It Is for the intro/outro mu...

Hey Y'all,  I've been working for the last 2 years to get this fantasy football game off the ground. It's actually the reason I started posting anything online.  Last couple weeks I have had to really focus my efforts on that, and the culmination of that effort is that the app will be launching this season! If you have any interest in checking it out, please go to Klubhouse.gg and s...

Author and tiktok book influencer Evan Leikam comes on the podcast and, honestly, we mostly just talk about music. About the effect of playing in a band, trying to make a career out of it, and how to use the information you learn from that process in other parts of your life.  Evan is the author of Anji Kills a King, please go read it out if you like fantasy books. Check him out at book_reviews_ki...

Man this was a fun conversation with Brandon Martin of VHS Ghost. We talked about making music during covid, the struggle to bring a successful streaming band into a live show, and dealing with some heavy stuff in life through art.  Please check out his music wherever you get music, and follow him @vhs.ghost__ on instagram. Also please check out Klubhouse.gg to play my mario kart inspired fantasy...

Hey so I made it to 15k followers! That's really cool for me. That's just on instagram too. I've got another 6k on tiktok which is also wild. Honestly all of this has been wild. I wanted to make a podcast where I just get out all my ideas on where I'm at, what I want to do, and what I plan on doing next. Solo pods are HARD. But I think I did a good job on this one.  Thank you s...

Please sign up to play my fantasy football game at klubhouse.gg Mat Cothran of Coma Cinema and Elvis Depressedly joins the podcast to talk about conspiracy theories, Nintendo 64, and keeping music authentic even when it becomes your job.  Mat’s a cool guy, I hadn’t met him before we played a show together and even then I didn’t get to talk to him all that much (I was filling in in that band and wa...

I'm joined today by Blake Kasemeier of Blake of Today, where we talk about his history as a touring Hardcore musician, relating to Garden State throughout your life, trying to find authenticity in short form videos, and at the end we workshop a video take.  Please check out Klubhouse.gg and sign up to play my fantasy football app, thank you for listening!

This is a very special episode featuring my Mom! I wanted to bring her on the podcast to follow up my Serial podcast because she was one of the first people that really had me see through some of the stuff the podcast was doing that created doubt in this case. And also because I think my Mom is wildly entertaining (ask anyone that was at my wedding reception, she stole the show!) Anyway, this is g...

Evan Cohen (@evanmcohen) joins the podcast to talk about his viral artwork, creating band posters, making a living off art, and the danger  of AI slop in the artworld.  I’ve known Evan for years through a mutual friend, we met when we were in college, and I’ve been following his career ever since. It has brought me a tremendous amount of hipster joy to point to a poster of his artwork hanging at a...

So I've been asked to make a podcast episode about the 2014 podcast Serial, that covers the case of the Murder of Hae Min Lee. To start, this isn't a podcast about who did it. Adnan did it. I'm pretty well convinced, like the jury, that there is more than reasonable evidence that it was him. Instead these podcast episodes are going to be a deep dive into Serial, and Sarah Koenig, an...

Hey you guys wanted me to review and share my thoughts on the movie The Backrooms, right? You want to hear me say the word Zoomer a lot, right?  Anyway I'm joined by Tim Howe of Vista House to discuss our thoughts on The Backrooms, the sudden end of the Millenial in culture, and the fact that Tim has almost certainly been possessed by a ghost at one point in his life.  Brought to you by Klubh...

Scott Korb and Tyler Pell from Tennis Courterly talk about Tennis City USA, creating community through DIY sports, independent publications, and the upcoming Mt. Tabor Open. I played in the Mt. Tabor Open last year and it was a ton of fun, that's why I reached out to see if these guys wanted to come on the podcast and try to find more interested potential players. Follow @tenniscourterly on i...

This was a special one for me, as Idaho was my Most Listened to Band of 2025, and I've been a fan of Jeff's music for years. A wildly underrated band that's starting to get some of their much deserved recognition in the 2020s after forming in 1992. We talk LA, working professionally creating background music for film, and the magic of imperfect recordings. Check out Idaho where ever...

I have on Dishing and Swishing co-host Jesse Wims to discuss the OKC-Spurs series, how Wemby could break the game of basketball, and how to fix tanking with reality television.

Hudson Freeman (@thehuddog on instagram) joins Kyle to chat about his life after the success of his viral song If You Know Me. We talk about the world of short form content creation, dealing with the backlash of Geese Bot Allegations, and the philosophy of Teddy Adorno.