Cold Pod

Chandler Levack is a Toronto-based filmmaker who’s debut feature length film ‘ I Like Movies ’ is in theatres now. Chandler sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss Succession spoilers, shooting a film during lockdown, casting her parents as extras, finding an abandoned Blockbuster, filming in Ajax, people thinking the set of her movie was a real video store, teen movies, toxic film bros, Paul Tho...

Harrison is a Juno nominated musician and producer based in Toronto who's worked with artists such as Sean Leon, DijahSB and TOBi. His upcoming album 'Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees' is coming out April 28th on Last Gang Records. Harrison sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss content creation, his workout routine, junk food, his gym addiction, the east end, fear of running...

Amil Niazi is a writer and cultural critic who's work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post and TODAY. She also writes a monthly column for The Cut called ' The Hard Part '. Amil sat down with us to discuss the parallels of puppy and baby parenting, the rejection fathers feel with newborns, failure, trauma-bonding, 'Broom Elsewhere-mode', the fu...

Jesar Gabino is the founder of the highly influential Canadian streetwear stores Goodfoot and Nomad. He is currently the Brand Development Manager of Matty Matheson's clothing brand Rosa Rugosa. Jesar sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss personal style, community, the Rosa Rugosa factory, Matty Matheson, bringing your friends along for the ride, Virgil Abloh, Nike Dunk SB's, living in Vancouve...

Greg Benedetto is the founder of Toronto based booking agency Not Dead Yet and member of the legendary hardcore band S.H.I.T. Greg sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss Urban Outfitters, subcultures, maintaining integrity when booking, 'Siesta Nouveau', the stress of DIY shows, working with legitimate venues, playing on stages vs floors, S.H.I.T., The Adrift Clubhouse, 'Puritanical Greg', the r...

Chippy Nonstop is a Toronto-based DJ, producer and founder of Pep Rally and Intersessions. Chippy sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss getting deported, growing up in California, recording with Diplo at age 17, Sony paying for her first tour before releasing any music, the wild west of the mp3 era, getting pigeonholed, 'DJ Twitter', the infamous New Years Eve video, taking Ketamine by accident...

Michael Nyarkoh is the Community and Marketing Manager at The Ace Hotel Toronto and founder of the magazine Tone Study . Michael sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss curating events, people who call themselves ‘vibe curators’, How to Make It in America (HBO), starting a clothing brand in high school, ‘God Bless Toronto’ mixtape, cultural programming, cold calling the Ace Hotel, rethinking the...

Nick Marian is the owner of Toronto based vintage retailer, EXPO. Nick sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss our infamous meme, the origins of EXPO, lying his way into the world of vintage, picking at warehouses, running a venue, starting his business a month before lockdown, being an ex-germaphobe, calling the Miller Highlife factory in Milwaukee, his days as a bartender, living in New York, h...

Marlowe Granados is a Toronto-based writer and filmmaker who’s work has appeared in publications such as Harper’s BAZAAR, Nylon, The Cut, and Air Mail. Her debut novel ‘ Happy Hour ’ is out now. Marlowe sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss becoming an accidental dog influencer, engaging with wildlife, Art Basel, The Crypties awards, fraud, reporters in TV shows, dealing with editors, befriendi...

Brendan Canning is a Toronto-based musician and founding member of the seminal indie rock band Broken Social Scene. Fresh off the heels of celebrating the 20th anniversary of their wildly influential album 'You Forgot It In People', Brendan sat down with the Josh and Austin to discuss their recent show at History, new music, driving between Canadian cities, touring as a DJ with The Tragically Hip,...

Melissa Vincent is a writer, producer, researcher and strategist based in Toronto who’s work has appeared in publications such as Pitchfork, The Fader, NPR Music, The Globe and Mail and CBC Music. Melissa sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss Christmas carollers, coming straight from CBC’s The National to record with us, Nickelback, musical moments on Tik Tok, beating the algorithm, disassociat...

We're back with fan favourite guest Lauren Armstrong to introduce the newest member of the Cold Pod universe, Nico the puppy. In this episode we discuss how a puppy came into our lives, impulse purchases, the Lady Bug Tavern, FOMO, babies vs puppies, dog clothing, fake primitive building videos, urban exploring, Ye on Alex Jones, people who comment on celebrities Instagram accounts, Austin's upcom...

Basia Wyszynski is a Toronto-based stylist and actor who’s worked with brands such as Dime, JJJJound and Louis Vuitton. In 2023 she’s set to appear in the feature length films ‘Verona’ (dir. Sebastian Back) and ‘Sorry’ (dir. Adam & Chris Levett). Basia sat down with the boys on a chaotic evening as Josh was settling in to his new life as a puppy owner to discuss fashion shoots vs commercial sh...

Jen Agg is a Toronto-based restaurateur and author of the national bestseller “I Hear She’s A Real Bitch”. In part two of our conversation with Jen, we moved on from red wine and charcuterie, cracked open the Coors Lights and discussed performing for her audience, her husband Roland, sexist restaurant reviews, being viewed as a villain, cheap beer, multitasking, the Michelin Guide, Grey Gardens, T...

Jen Agg is a Toronto-based restaurateur and author of the national bestseller "I Hear She's A Real Bitch". Well equipped with a fresh plate of Bar Vendetta charcuterie, Jen sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss the right kind of bottle opener, running restaurants during Covid, staffing issues, cursed locations, Vancouver, what kind of woman Toronto would be, King St, Tequila Tonics, Drake's old...

Tom Henry is a Toronto based stand up comedian whos TV special ’66 Jokes’ is available to stream on Crave. Tom sat down with Josh and Austin on a Saturday afternoon to discuss day drinking, Daylight Saving, Comedy Bar, everybody wanting to be a comedian, open mic nights, ‘Laugh Sabbath’, pandemic comedians, freak dreamers, edgy comedy, his dead pan style, joke books, German criticism, '66 Jokes',...

Raf Reza is a Toronto-based DJ and producer who released the collaborative EP "In The Grow" with acid house luminary Paul Chivers in 2022. Raf sat down with the boys to discuss DJ programming at Little Jerry, his monthly party "Violent Relaxation", Sunday parties, the calendar system, beatless music, one dimensional parties, second wave purists, trying to find music you don't like, Essex Jungle, "...

Eva Michon is an award-winning director and co-founder of Bad Day magazine. Eva sat down with Josh and Austin on a brisk fall morning to discuss her recent trip to Poland, leaving Los Angeles, having a baby right before the pandemic, trying to 'say yes to everything', flakey people, Mississauga, Toronto architecture, driving across the country with a six month old baby, the 'old ' Ossington, the b...

We're back with another solo pod as Austin prepares for his trip to New York City! In this weeks episode the boys sat down to discuss "Sober October", hanging out and not recording, people branching off into small groups at parties, event photography, Cold Party recap, Josh's trip to Niagara Falls, lottery tickets, casino's, bingo nights, Texas themed bars, Rainforest Cafe having amazing nachos, n...

Kara Lane is a musician, songwriter and co-host of the podcast Kinda Jaded with Kacy Hill. Kara sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss growing up emo, Myspace Top 8, late night talk show hosts, Lena Dunham, Mississauga, getting married, living in Los Angeles, her previous band K.I.D., fear of being cringe, major labels, going solo, working with Dylan Brady of 100 Gecs, Kara becomes Josh's therap...

Tony Price is musician, producer and founder of the label Maximum Exposure. His most recent album 'IBM Contra' was released on New York based label L.I.E.S. Records this year. Tony sat down with the boys on a rainy evening to discuss the origins of his name, Instagram anonymity, Tony and Josh meeting on Myspace, posting your influences, awful book covers, AI generated art, Spotify, the Blogspot er...

Kristie Muller is Toronto-based artist and photographer who's work you've definitely seen before — she most recently showed her work alongside Kyle Teh in New York, and has shot campaigns for Dion Lee, Kiko Kostadinov & Miaou to name a few. We sat down with Kristie to chat about Tumblr, Blogspot, shooting on film, building forts in Kitchener, 'triangle aesthetics', photographing naked dudes, I...

We’re back with another solo pod as we prepare for the first ever COLD PARTY this Saturday. In this weeks episode the boys sat down to discuss the mystery of the missing cats in Josh’s neighbourhood, zoo animals, TIFF, seeing more than one movie in a day, Austin’s night out on King St, cowboy themed bars, Hooters, Josh DJ’ed a TIFF party, bailing on A24, chaperones, ‘Under The Silver Lake’, becomi...

MONEYPHONE are Toronto based musicians Enoch Ncube and David May. They recently dropped the first single “Coming Back Around” from their upcoming debut album “World Peace Inside Me”. In part one of this two part episode, MONEYPHONE sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss Faith*MIXTAPE, taking a two year break, starting over, unconscious vibes, learning to appreciate dance music, Aphex Twin, Rainb...

Patrick Holland (FKA Project Pablo) is a Montreal based musician and producer who’s most recent album ‘You’re The Boss’ was released in July on Sinderlyn. Patrick sat down with Josh and Austin the day after his Toronto show to discuss transitioning from DJing to playing in a live band, confusing your fanbase, getting his first guitar from HOMESHAKE, playing bass in Tops, the Montreal sound, Orvill...