CUZ I HAVE TO...when living your dream is the only option - with JULIE SLATER and JASON FRIDAY.

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Guido (who didn't want to use his last name) - who was Julie and Jason's food tour guide while they were in Florence, Italy in September 2023...Born in Florence, here he explains why he left the computer world of I.T. (the stresses of that kind of work) to become a guide for people to discover some favorite food and wine gems in Florence...how...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday introduce you to Season FOUR of CUZ I HAVE TO PODCAST...when living your dreams is the only option. Each week we talk to guests (and each other) about living your dreams - from death doulas to chefs to hpynotists to rock stars. Tune in to get inspired to LIVE YOUR DREAMS. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  We'd love to hear from...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday let you explore their trip to Italy with Julie's sister and brother-in-law, Laura and Bill...they recorded themselves along the way from Milan to Venice to Florence to Positano (Capri, too) to Rome...hear their take on their Italian meals, Airbnbs, and the people they met along the way. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  We'...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday celebrate the three year anniversary of the pod...Episode 1 aired technically on 10/24/2020...they listen back to the very beginning of the pod...share thoughts on the 75+ guests that come through the CUZ I HAVE TO pod doors...and how you JUST HAVE TO DO IT in life and live your dreams CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest n...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday bring back Travis York from Strange Gent Candles (he was previously on Episode #043 on 8/17/2021)...he returns to talk about his candle brand re-launch - happening in person THIS THURSDAY 10/19 at Candle Delirium in West Hollywood, CA...the latest on his candles, scent making magic, and how a fragrance can bring you back to a very specific time in your life...al...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Janis Gaudelli...by day, Janis is a trendhunter for a prestigious fragrance house in the bustling heart of NYC, where she explores the captivating world of fragrance. But her most cherished role is being a single mom by choice to an extraordinary 12-year-old boy, whose presence has transformed her in the most profound and beautiful ways. Together, she...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with (and share some tacos and beer with) Victor Villa of Villa's tacos in Los Angeles who went from a pop-up stand in his grandmother's yard to two store fronts and taking over the taco universe...Victor tells us about how a restaurant gets a “big Vermont” with Michelin…his lifelong philosophy on serving others and keeping the taste always the same...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday pop in right before their long overdue trip to Italy...the pod is closing in on starting Season 4 (whaaaat?)...details about the future of the pod...Julie talks about this being the first trip she has planned like crazy for to Italy...Jason's first trip to Europe along with Julie's sister and husband...how this is a rescheduled trip from 2020 to Italy......

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with LA singer/songwriter Raye Zaragoza who's about to embark on her first headling tour for her new album "Hold That Spirit" - right before she takes on the role of Tiger Lily on the U.S. touring Broadway musical Peter Pan...Raye has written political folk music that is informed by her identity as a woman of mixed Indigenous, Asian and Latina...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Christine (aka Cherry) Escribano who spent 27 years as an award-winning marketing and creative executive for NBC Universal to following her true passion of interior design and furniture art...Cherry is a MAXIMALIST who now focuses her craft on helping her clients live their story through their living space...from Steam punk glam to Victorian beach hous...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday check in with how the last couple of week have gone...paddle boarding in a lagoon vs. the marina after Hurricane Hilary...the art of balancing oneself when waves are crashing in...interviewing the artist Bully for 88.5 the SoCalSound...and more... Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuziha...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with return guest Breana Grosz who has spent a whole year in Kansas City after living in Hawaii for nine years...She was last one in Dec. 2020 ( Episode 008 ) discussing why she moved from Los Angeles to Hawaii - and now we tackle why she chose her next move to K.C. (a place she had never been) and how it's going so far...the challenges Bre has faced...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Dana Schaeffer about how this self-proclaimed radio nerd/baker is going to save Little Falls Diner in New Jersey...Dana believes "that you can accomplish anything you put your mind to as long as you truly believe in it and never give up"...also her radio career - her first gig working for Scott and Todd in the Morning at WPLJ in NYC (#1 marke...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat about the past week's events - and how they now identify as bad-ass paddle boarders - and the interesting things that made them not pursue paddle boarding in the past...also how once you choose to do something, more of that something keeps coming to you...how you can use this in all areas of your life...feeling outdoorsy...Julie and Jason growing up cam...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Stephen Bosio - a single dad, corporate Los Angeles grind escapee, and brand spakin' new (U.P. of Michigan) restaurant owner. He recently returned to his home town in Tapiola, MI after living in and around the LA area where he spent 13 years working for a large finance company. After some life changes, he’s traded in his director of sales title f...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday talk with Author/Emotional Intelligence Teacher/Scientific Yogi: Sherrie Laryse...she is a huge advocate for living your dreams, even if they end up looking different from what the dream in the brochure looked like…Sherrie's dream was to become a mum, as she said (she’s Austrailian)…she spent seven years trying to become pregnant, when that didn’t work out,...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday continue a bit of a Summer break by checking in after Jason's band's (Rival Tides) first show in 3 1/2 years - at the Roxy on Friday...Jason says it was magical for him and all the bandmates...the crowd was amazing...the whole night was unexplainable...Julie and Jason play around a little more with their new pod equipment...Julie quizzes Jason about whic...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with each other about taking a break in July, but still putting out the pod...new cool pod equipment they are still figuring out...seeing themselves on camera for their show they did at No Vacancy in June - and how they are immediately on diets...discovering an old video from Julie's old NYC band Plankton - and how she's getting the full concert soo...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday (along with Jzo Jzee) do a quick 4th of July update live from the Drug Boat (aka D.B.) in the Marina. Hear how we got new pod equipment coming soon...inspiring others...and more. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice messa...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday talk to Jim Hanft and Samantha Yonack also known as Jim and Sam - Los Angeles folk husband/wife duo...they "congregate around wistful harmonies, intimate lyrics, unshakable melodies and disarming comedic banter"…a few years ago they went out on a mission to play a show every day for a whole year…that became the documentary "After So Many Days&quot...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with each other about the last couple of weeks/big events: their first gig in 7 years together last week at No Vacancy, opening up for SYML...how Jason got locked out of Julie's interview with the supergroup (boygenius)...and Jason (finally) turning 40 this week! Hear Julie and Jason pre-show, on their way to No Vacancy and then how they felt after th...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday talk to Jason's cuz - Isaac D - who believes a man's goal post should be every changing, and sometimes you have to climb the peak of the mountain to see the next peak in which you choose to climb. Isaac tells us about his experience with recovery and chasing a real life after what he calls "a lifetime of questionable choices"…We chat with Isaac...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Tyler Boone - singer/songwriter, who grew up in the low country of Charleston, South Carolina…we became fascinated with him because he also makes bourbon…Homegrown Boones Bourbon…which was named one of the top 6 bourbons in the world in Forbes magazine…he also has his own beer - Homegrown Boone’s beer...he’s been living in LA, but is about to desert us...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Shelly Goldstein - a writer-performer-rock & roll historian-lyricist-comedian-singer who has written for every genre of TV, film and stage in the US and UK. Recent shows she's written include the Emmy winning PBS Musical special, Chicago Voices and Norman Lear's Sentinel Awards. She has written for such artists as Lily Tomlin, Steve Martin, Stephen Col...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday welcome back pod regular guest Jaime Andrews...off the heels of writing/acting in/producing the film Division (streaming for purchase and rental now on Amazon, iTunes, and more)...she just appeared at Ghouls Day Out fest in Los Angeles (she was on the cover of My Chemical Romance's album "Life on the Murder Scene" nearly 20 years ago (album photo h...