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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat about the past couple of weeks - last guest nearly four year old Grey Miro, how his pod is killing it...how past guest Melina Frenzel with Hummingbird Roots is soaring...the pod's first guest Robyn August has flown the coup...Julie's new commercial voiceover demo premiering this week...her awesome new website (www.julieslater.com)...Jason's new radio gig:...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday welcome another JUNIORS EDITION guest: nearly four years old GREY MIRO. We find out what makes Grey happy...his favorite musician...what he thinks would make other people happy...and how, btw, you can't eat legos. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Fi...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday review the past two guests...chicken sandwiches from all over...secret job interviews...secret Rival Tides action...and getting past difficult shifts in life. 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 s...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with the founder of the most amazing Hot Chicken Sandwich - Chef Johnny Ray Zone from Howlin' Rays - Los Angeles. Starting out as a dishwasher/prep cook at Figaro, Chef JZ has been a cooking professional for 16 years. Howlin’ Ray’s was his first self-funded restaurant venture. Teaming up with his wife, Amanda Chapman, a few loyal cooks, and $80,...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with MEGROB again! (MEGROB's first visit was Episode 033.) She's coming up on her first anniversary of traveling the U.S. solo. We'll find out how it's been going...where she has visited...what's her fav spot so far...what lessons she's learned along the way...and what's next... Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  We...

Cohosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday give you a tease of two new guests who agreed to be on the pod (one a culinary king and one a musician Julie and Jason looooove), plus MEGROB the SOLO TRAVELER returns next week for an 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 epis...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday riff on the past couple of weeks...last week's guest (Jason's brother) Sean Friday from Dead Sara and Bitchcamp...how Julie & Jason share the same left knee injury (sort of)...Tony Hawks documentary Until the Wheels Fall Off...what it's like to do something CUZ YOU HAVE TO - even if it might kill you...speaking of - Julie's friend Julie risks it all and mo...

It took 077 Episodes but it's finally here! Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday snagged guest SEAN FRIDAY! Jason's brother...drummer in Dead Sara...creator of Bitch Camp music...we talk home births in Silverlake (sounds like a name of an album)...their hardcore Mom Cassie Friday...SOMEONE who has taken up smoking AGAIN...how Sean and Julie put together the CUZ I HAVE TO THEME...how Sean produced...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday recap the past couple of weeks - and they've been a doozy. Julie is about to play her first softball game in 13 years - the Crescent Heights Capybaras...what is a capybara and why is it considered fish...the World Premiere of Jason's brother Sean Friday's song with his side project BITCH CAMP on 88.5 FM (www.885fm.org)...Sean's other band Dead Sara is off to Eur...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with bandmate Greg Fulleman - drummer for Jason's band Rival Tides. Greg is also a music nut - an avid concert goer, and vinyl collector. He talks about how music has shaped his life and his passions. Jason and Greg rehash their first meeting - when they both joined the band Harris Grade (which became Rival Tides)...how many concerts Greg has been to...ho...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Craig Hammill - the founder and programmer of Secret Movie Club! SMC started in April 2016 when Craig screened Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark on 35mm at midnight at the Vista Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Secret Movie Club's mission has always been to screen great movies of all kinds (on film as often as possible) in great theaters...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday riff on the past couple weeks. Julie has a big career announcement as the new Midday DJ on 88.5 FM in Los Angeles (https://www.885fm.org/)...how taking a break from DJing made her appreciate it even more...how there is SOOOOO much new music....the stresses of spinning plates and living with a "star" lol...the Dodgers...and more. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on In...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with PLANTRESS: Melina Frenzel - the founder of Hummingbird Roots in Denver, CO - an indoor plant installation & retail company. She helps people create lush green spaces in their homes and businesses. We talk plants…hummingbirds…how Melina went from the mental health field - to cosmetology - to plant installation...how Trader Joe's helped her find he...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday check in - asking ARE YOU SHOWING UP??, DOING UNCOMFORTABLE THINGS...a photo shoot with rock photographer @MichelleShiers...a new voiceover demo coming this week with Dave Walsh. In all scenarios, feeling fear and doing it anyway! Pushing through without great sleep, too (thanks, Rayla). Trying to get Sean Friday (Jason's brother) on the pod - Sean is in the b...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday revisit with Ashok Bhalla. Ashok is a 28 year radio host who's been on stations playing everything from Rage Against The Machine to Celine Dion. In 2019, he transitioned from music jock to news anchor, and finished 2021 with a huge victory. How his life has transformed...his sobriety...releasing anger...dissecting the band Train...landing his dream job: a huge n...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday check in on life...how some of the planted seeds are starting to blossom...LA Rams glory...and being your authentic self.  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 website. Than...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Sky Bergman - an accomplished, award-winning photographer. Lives Well Lived (https://www.lives-well-lived.com/) is Sky’s directorial debut.  Watch it on PBS, Amazon Prime, and more.   Her fine art work is included in permanent collections at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Seattle Art Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of A...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Chef Michael Antonorsi  from Chuao Chocolatier - who has always had a love for chocolate and over time has been able to share that love worldwide through Chuao Chocolatier. Michael‘s mission is to share joy with the world through deliciously engaging chocolate experiences. He and his brother opened their first chocolate café in Encinitas, C...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat it up about how 2022 has played out so far...how taking chances is where it's at when following your dreams...not being so serious when you're creating music and art...a quick live call from former guest MegRob...and some future guest talk: a chocolatier (the founder of chuao) and a documentarian ("Lives Well Lived").  Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on In...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Rebecca Williams:  a mother, healer, mentor, speaker, and Death doula. She has been involved in the death field for almost a decade  – a journey that dates back to the birth of her second child. That experience was the impetus for the work that she does today. Find her @bravehearteddeath on Intagram and her website www.thebravehearted.com....

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Megan Peasley again. She was on a year ago (Episode 014). Megan comes back to tell us her story going from being a scientist to a birth doula and birth photographer. Through her business, Illuminated Birth, she is on a mission to inform about birth options, hold space for birth stories, and help people make the transition into parenthood with support...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday catch you up after they returned from Detroit for Christmas. Their 2022 goals. Dodging the “C” in bars and restaurants back home. The joys of the holidays. The band the Offspring. How MegRob ruined Christmas with a Taylor Swift song. Bitch Camp! Sean Friday’s new side project. Ashok Bhalla’s transformation. And more. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday with you a Happy New Year AND thanks for listening. While they are on break until 2022, please enjoy the enchor presentation of Part Two of their chat with Woody from the Woody Show on ALT 98.7 in LA and 35 other stations nationwide. Topics discussed: When did Woody finally make the move to LA - why did he almost leave after 6 months, how "quitting" lead to #A...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday wish you a Happy Holiday. As they take a break until 2022, please enjoy this encore presentation of Part One of their chat with Woody from the Woody Show on ALT 98.7 in LA and 35 other stations nationwide.  Topics discussed: How Woody got his first job, how thinking the worst in people helps him feel better, Stuttering John (lol), the exact spot he rememb...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday talk with Sierra Vanvakaris (@sierra.vanvakaris and www.sierravanvakaris.com) - a Denver and Los Angeles based photographer. She specializes in food and natural light photography. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, reading, listening to music, and cooking. We talk about how photography is the one thing that makes Sierra feel free and the most like herself......