Atypical Daydream

Episode 10 In this week's episode of Atypical Daydream, host Josh Caldwell sits down with screenwriter and world traveler Kristi Dick. After COVID broke her in LA, Kristi bought a one-way ticket to Buenos Aires with no real plan. What followed was months of wandering through South America until a single conversation with a stranger — and a glass of wine she almost didn't say yes to — set off a cha...

Episode 9 In this week's episode of Atypical Daydream, host Josh Caldwell sits down with songwriter and filmmaker Johnny O'Donnell, calling in from Sao Paulo, Brazil. In the summer of 2003, Johnny and two best friends set out on a loop of the country with no real plan, a shared copy of Jack Kerouac, and a burning desire to meet girls — which did not go well. What followed was a journey full of str...

Episode 8 In this week's episode of Atypical Daydream, host Josh Caldwell sits down with actor Daryl Sabara and coffee legend Chris Jordan. Daryl, best known as Juni Cortez from the Spy Kids franchise, opens up about what it was really like to grow up on the road as a child actor — traveling the world before he was ten, surrounded by adults on high-pressure film sets, and quietly processing what i...

Episode 7 In this week's episode of Atypical Daydream, host Josh Caldwell sits down with drummer, songwriter, and tour bus company owner Ian Lee. Ian shares two stories from life behind the wheel. The first is a tale of unlikely human connection forged in a sketchy industrial corner of Chicago — one that lasted two years and involved a steady supply of leftover tour booze. The second is a rock and...

Atypical Daydream, a podcast about life on the road. Hear stories from musicians, clowns, actors, bus drivers, writers, and anyone who has a great road story to tell. Coming September 21st! SUPPORT ATYPICAL DAYDREAM Want more Atypical Daydream? Check out my PATREON for exclusive bonus stories! Start your t-shirt business today for free: PRINTFUL Make high quality podcasts with ease from anywhere:...

Episode 6: In this week's episode of Atypical Daydream, host Josh Caldwell sits down with award-winning circus performer, clown, and Cirque du Soleil veteran John Gilkey. A film school grad tracked John down in the Arizona desert during the pandemic to make a documentary about clown. What followed was two days of chaos, a creepy wooden marionette, a safe word, and a clown who had spent his whole c...

Episode 5: In this week's episode of Atypical Daydream, host Josh Caldwell sits down with Andy Creighton of The World Record and Thomas Sutherland of Rayon Beach. Andy tells a stomach-churning story about a roadside burger joint in rural Alabama that made a bold claim — "Best Burger in Alabama" — and what the band discovered in the ketchup bottle after they'd already eaten. Then Thomas Sutherland...

Episode 4: In this episode of Atypical Daydream, host Josh Caldwell sits down with Keith Waggoner and Adeline Dante to discuss the unpredictable and sometimes bizarre reality of life on the road. Keith Waggoner, a musician and surfboard maker, shares a story straight out of a disaster movie. When his 1977 Dodge Tradesman van breaks down in rural California, he and his band find themselves stranded...

Episode 3: In this week’s episode of Atypical Daydream, host Josh Caldwell explores the "weird vacation" of the road with tech innovator Parker Brooks and songwriter Aaron Kyle. Parker takes us to Berlin, Germany, to recount a surreal check-in at the Michelberger Hotel involving an overwhelming room, a suspicious royal offer from the front desk, and a suite that defies standard hotel architecture....

Episode 2: In this week’s episode of Atypical Daydream, host Josh Caldwell is joined by actor and comedian Seth Morris (Upright Citizens Brigade, Comedy Bang Bang) and drummer Brian Soika (Les Blanks, Stargraves). Seth reassures us that the Wild West is still alive—and fully baked—in the heart of America as he recounts a cross-country bike trek involving "desert barons" and a rowdy comedy festival...

Episode 1: In the series premiere of Atypical Daydream, host Josh Caldwell sits down with Josiah Mazzaschi (Light FM, Bizou, Child Seat) and Leslie Sisson (Moving Panoramas). Josiah reminds us that touring is rarely a smooth path as he recounts the grit of the 90s Chicago scene, recording with Billy Corgan, and a bizarre merch-table misunderstanding that saved the band from going broke in Cincinna...

Introducing Atypical Daydream, a podcast about life on the road. Hear stories from musicians, clowns, comedians, and bus drivers, which reveal everyday magic witnessed in the nomadic hustle of tour life. Coming Oct 13th! SUPPORT ATYPICAL DAYDREAM Want more Atypical Daydream? Check out my PATREON for exclusive bonus stories! Start your t-shirt business today for free: PRINTFUL Make high quality pod...