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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday revisit with their CUZ I HAVE TO Junior's Edition Guest: Grey Miró who turns four next week! We find out what his recent act of giving is and also what he's been up to for the last eighth of his life (he was last on when he was 3 1/2)...find out how he would make others happy...what toys he likes...SOME Thanksgiving gratitude…and more. HAPPY THANKSGIVING ! Follo...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday riff on the past couple of weeks...Julie updates us on audiobooks, news, and music DJing...Jason gives us a whoa work update...sad drug boat news...and they chat about future guests...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...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Michelle Falanga - Emmy-winning Voice Actor, published author, and overall manifester. We chat with Michelle about how she got into the voiceover world...her secret tricks to making it...how listening to her gut helped her...how she manifested that Emmy...some traumatic life events (1999 house fire, detached retina issues, health scare that lead to a 1...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday welcome back their very first pod guest from Episode #002 - Robyn August. He's the lead singer of Jason's band Rival Tides and also an award-winning writer and director. Robyn's first feature PARTY WITH ME (streaming everywhere) won two awards at the Method Fest Film Festival in Los Angeles - including Best Fest Picture & Best Ensemble Cast. Robyn recently d...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday step back and think about all of the amazing guests that have been on the pod over the past two years and celebrate their TWO-YEAR POD-I-VERSARY. Also, a quick Drug Boat update.  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...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Jason's childhood friend Eden Dozier...a photographer and artist who has transformed herself inside and out...we talk about the importance of knowing oneself for personal evolution...connecting with others....how operating from your highest self is what helps you help others...and what it feels like to take something you love (portrait photography) and...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Julie Seabaugh - award-winning comedy journalist and mutual Tom Petty fan. Seabaugh has covered the comedy art form for The New York Times, The LA Times, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, GQ, and numerous other outlets. Her coverage of modern roasting culminated in the 2018 book Ringside at Roast Battle: The First Five Years of L.A.’s Fig...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday bring back Jaime Andrews to soak in her recent successes with her movie Division that she wrote, produced, and acted in. Division just screened in Beverly Hills at the Ladyfilmmakers Fest where Jaime's film took home four awards - Best Actress (Jaime), Best Supporting Actor, Best Ladies First Feature, and The Blockbuster Award. We talk to Jaime about how it feel...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday play songs from Division the movie - former guest Jaime Andrews' film which played at the Ladyfilmmakers fest this weekend in Beverly Hills. Julie and Jason aired these songs on 88.5 TheSoCalSound Friday 09.23.22. Hear the CUZ I HAVE TO theme song (which made it into the film), more songs from Bitchcamp, Indigo Method, Joshua Payne, and more. Follow @cuzihavetop...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday pause the podcast this week to pay tribute to Jason's mom Cassie Friday. They replay the radio tribute they did with brother Sean Friday on 88.5 The SoCal Sound in Los Angeles on Friday 09.09.22. If this doesn't publish correctly due to the music played, please find the tribute here: https://julieslater.com/cassie-friday-radio-tribute-09-16-22-on-88-5/ Follow @c...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday pop in quickly to let you know about the passing of Jason's Mom, Cassie. They distract themselves with new exciting info on the DRUG BOAT! 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 message for the show on the anchor webs...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Christina McGoldrick this week. Born and raised in LA…Christina lives two lives. On land, she’s a public relations director working for a high-powered agency with constant deadlines…but on weekends? At sea…she’s pursing what she loves most…surfing…solitude...and the chance to disconnect in nature...we also talk pies, all sorts of pies...and how pies ca...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with former guest Jaime Andrews. Her movie she wrote, produced, and acted in is heading the big screen in LA - buy tickets here (https://www.ladyfilmmakers.com/buy-tickets)...how she got out of her creative funk/depression with the help of former guest/master hypnotist Mary Lou Rodriguez...the art of letting go of expectations...and more. Follow @cuzihaveto...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday riff on the past couple of weeks and their return from staying in the marina...how that changed them and they are ready for a new start...drug boat recap with the "average people"....our last guest Kasper Tobias and prison time...not letting your life situations stop you from pursuing your dreams...doing things last minute...texts that wake you up in the middle...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Christopher (Kasper) Tobias - an ex-gang member turned punk rock wanderer...host of the Screaming at a Wall Podcast...we discuss the misconceptions of prison life...shank life...dropping the soap...a lifer who may have saved Kasper's life...punk rock bands...the greatest prison movies...meditation...and more.  Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagra...

Cohosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with another bloodline guest - Jason's second cousin Robert aka Bob aka Bobby Auerbach...From LA's iconic Original Tommy's World Famous Burgers to running his own Blues label to addiction to love...find out how he got here - to a place of contentment and what matters most to him now... Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  ...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday are LIVE from Marina Del Rey where they are dog sitting...what paddle boards have to do with living your dreams...how often to do make up reasons for not living our dreams...big yachts...drug boats...crime investigations and more.  Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcas...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday talk to UNCLE BOB - Jason's Uncle - aka Clinton Robert Friday. Bob is a lifelong musician who's jammed with Muddy Water...opened for Van Morrison's THEM...became a teacher and thrived...then he turned his world upside down again while married with kids to become a chiropractor...after 38 years as Dr. Friday, he's now retired and living the dream...find him jam...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Goon frontman Kenny Becker about the band's new album "Hour of Green Evening"....where the title came from...Becker's background as a painter....his musician wife...when he decided to go all in with music as his full-time gig...being a barista...how he involved Alex Fischel from Spoon on the album...Goon is frontman Kenny Becker, Andy Polito on drums,...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday get creative by stealing a neighbor's Wifi CUZ THEY HAVE TO...and the show must go on...how making excuses never helped anyone succeed...how vocal booths are really hot with two people in them...how Jason can't stop popping his Ps...and how AT&T is terrible, the new Un-Advertisement.  Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. &nbsp...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Bee Keeper Barry Funkhouser. Barry is a radio producer turned backyard farm person (Funkhouser Farms). After spending many years making radio commercials, he turned to his surroundings in an attempt to learn the art of beekeeping. Hear what all the buzz is all about (we couldn't resist)...we talk bees...the adult film world (hey now)...radio...p...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with writer Vanessa Herron. The Texas native is a wife and mother of four who moved to L.A. over 15 years ago to pursue a writing career. After taking jobs in other fields while still working on her craft, she took a leap of faith in 2020 and went to grad school to fully pursue her dream. Vanessa recently received her master’s in screenwriting from USC an...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday do their every few weeks Fireside Chat...reviewing the past couple of guests: Chef Greeley, Tami Bahay, and Grey Miro...Jason's birthday week, what's on tap for tomorrow...Top Gun...life stressors...our older demographics…and more. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com....

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Chef Vanessa Greeley - computer nerd turned cake pro. How an illness and the Food Network changed her life. We talk cakes...chocolates...cake competitions...chocolate dresses...how a cancer diagnosis along with the Food Network spun her life around...her marathon running husband....culinary school...and taking chances make her find her joy. Chef Vane...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Tami Bahat. Born in Israel, Tami is a lens-based artist (aka "LENS CRAFTER"), whose passion lies in molding the beauty of humanity into something extraordinary. She strives to push the boundaries of her own imagination, as well as the viewer's, by creating bold works of art from striking perspectives. Creating staged tableaux, Tami explores the perfo...