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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday catch up on the past few weeks. Review the pod on Apple/iTunes to help Julie get her mentor on the pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cuz-i-have-to-when-living-your-dream-is-only-option/id1537358849, today LA opened up - reducing most COVID restrictions (oh my!), the Riot the book launch party (book & other swag here: https://tinybangs.com/search?t...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with MEGROB - SOLO TRAVELER. Megan Roberts is on a journey cross country to find out what's out there and find out what's next. We talk about her solo trip to New Zealand/Australia and then traveling through St. Louis, Santa Fe, Sedona, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, San Diego, and now Los Angeles. She talks about taking risks, doing what feels uncomfortable,...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Spencer Kent - the Lover of All Things. Not only is the guitarist in Jason's band Rival Tides, but he also has spent the last 11+ years running a successful digital marketing company in Los Angeles where he gets to work with incredible companies ranging from legacy beauty brands to international luxury hotels. What he lives for, however, are the moments...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday give an update on life. New songs have been written - by Julie - and also Jason's band RIVAL TIDES. Chatter about Jason's brother Sean Friday from Dead Sara. A flirty fuchsia vocal booth where an owl appears.  BONGO playing. Sound baths. Our first guest Robyn August's movie PARTY WITH ME is out on iTunes & Amazon. Guest Jaime Andrews finished fil...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with guest Steve Stone - an award-winning voice actor. His unique sound propels network TV promos, energizes local TV affiliates, ignites radio station imaging, and champions top sports and entertainment brands worldwide. Steve & Julie also worked together at the radio station 92.3 K-Rock NYC - the flagship staton of the Howard Stern Show. Topics disc...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday 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 #ALLIN, Woody gettin' a little woo woo with the Universe, our good and bad thoughts on Tom Hanks, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, and more. More o...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday 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 remembers hearing hero Howard Stern, how NY radio is no different from other markets, his opinion of the future of radio, space camp...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday catch you up on the past couple of weeks. Jason's band Rival Tides had their first gig in over a year (thanks to the pandemic), today marks the 27th show on April 27th - what's in a number, tapping into your intuition, Julie's Mom's birthday and how she taught her to count her blessings, how Death Class Mary put an evil spell on the Dodgers, a crime update!, and m...

What do the Dodgers, Dharma, and Death have in common? One beautiful lady - Mary Stancavage. She's a Dharma teacher, New Yorker in LA, archaeologist, baseball nerd, music lover, book devourer, Aries, cat mom, Burner wife. Committed to living with an undefended heart and ending injustice wherever and whenever she can. Find her here: Marystancavage.org Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Ma...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday riff on the past couple of weeks. Julie announces her new rapper name, even if other people don't like anything about it! Also, more on how people will judge you no matter who you are or what you do. All you can do is be your AUTHENTIC SELF. Other topics: the fun of editing out burps and gurgles, leaving the house and actually seeing PEOPLE mingle, Julie's div...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Nick Roman - the KING OF NEWS. Since 2013, Nick has been the local host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” on LA public radio station KPCC ... he joined KPCC in 2004 as managing editor of what was an already talented six-reporter staff ... today – the news staff is about five times bigger ... he’s proud of that! Nick started in public radio in 1980 at...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday dip into the true crime genre with real crime going on outside their door in Los Angeles.  Somehow crime circles back to dharma - where we ponder the poisonous effects of comparison, looking deep into yourself to notice things about yourself that you didn't see before, dipping your toes into an interest just to see if it sticks, and how crime apps save the...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Guest Curt Bonnem. Curt is a multi-media performer with nearly 4 decades of experience on stage, screen and in the booth. Whether playing the legendary crooner Frank Sinatra in an award-winning musical, entertaining crowds with his champion juggling skills, rockin' out with his band on the Sunset Strip, creeping out audiences as a serial killer in Crim...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday talk with the INFAMOUS Pete Godwin (mentioned by guests in Episodes 004 & 020). His passions include travel and woodworking. You'll find out, what NOT to ask a woodworker, the many countries Pete has experienced, the worst meal he just couldn't eat and the odd location of said meal, his love for Julie's brother Mark and also Jason. Pete also gets Juli...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday talk with Julie's two Chef brothers - Mark and Paul Grosz. They both own French restaurants. Mark's is Oceanique in Evanston, IL and Paul's is Cuisine in Detroit. Find out about their training at Le Francais in Chicago. Why they may need therapy for PTSD. How they discovered the pairing of wine with food, how they adapted during the pandemic, and why Paul would...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday riff on the past week - our last guest and how impactful she is, also: people stealing songs, dogs, Golden Globes, and what all that has to do with finding your dharma. :) 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...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday talk with Cynthia Spillman - abstract painter searching for her truth. She is a prolific artist. Cynthia's work is synonymous with her soul. To live, is to voice, is to create. Her work is an invitation to explore the relationship between truth and expression, and to unveil and communicate the fundamental innocence and uniqueness inherent in life and in the indivi...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Christophe Zajac-Denek - who was born with a rare form of dwarfism & succeeded against all the odds. He was a TV producer, played drums in bands, and headed to Hollywood to act. Notable productions: Twin Peaks, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Oz: The Great And Powerful, Fresh Off The Boat, My Dinner With Herve, and Insidious 4. Christophe hosts the podcast I...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday talk with the KRAZZ. Alan "Krazz" Kraslow is a refugee of the commercial radio days of the 70's & 80's. He has found a home broadcasting live from his KrazzLoft studio in Southern California, where "Vinyl & Vino" come alive using the same old school radio techniques he was brought up on. Today, the "Krazz" continues his hunt for the perfect segues on t...

Julie Slater and Jason Friday talk about how important it is to SHOW UP for yourself. And the healthy implications of doing just that. They just wrapped up the 30 day challenge with Yoga with Adrien e and how amazing that felt to complete. Plus, the importance of CONSCIOUS BREATHING (from the book Somatic Internal Family Systems Therapy )! Finding time for yourself, your silence, being there for y...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday talk with Megan Peasley aka Bloodsugarmama - Type 1 Diabetic/Scientist/Mom. Megan tells us what drew her to science, how it's been living with Diabetes, and why she started her instagram account Bloodsugarmama - to help women share their stories of going through pregnancy with Diabetes.  We also find out her favorite beer, what superpower she'd create if...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday reveal the *NEW* CUZ I HAVE TO theme song! Yippee! Written by Julie and Sean Friday, Jason's brother! This week we dig into "closed doors" and the meaning we give them. What if we just opened the door back up? Or what if it was meant to be closed? And what if that door doesn't even matter anymore. We discuss how living your dharma means making choices, then maki...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday talk to guest - composer and multi-instrumentalist Michael Lord. He knew MUSIC would be his life - but he was open to the HOW it would all work out. And, boy, did it.  We'll find out where it all began, his favorite musical instrument, why liner notes intrigued him - also, how you should never compare yourself to Stevie Wonder, and please, by all means, if you wan...

Host Julie Slater & Jason Friday speak with Master Hypnotherapist Mary Lou Rodriguez. She is committed to healing our world, one client at a time. It wasn't until Mary Lou's mother fell ill that she was drawn to the world of hypnosis. How that path dramatically changed her life and how she can dramatically change yours...one session at a time.  Mary Lou explains hypnosis for those who don...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday review the CUZ I HAVE TO guests from 2020 (Robyn August, Phillipe Andre, Jaime Andrews, Breana Grosz) and announce the winner of the Most-Listened-To Guest of 2020 (with a special appearance of said guest)! Plus Julie discovers Cardi B lyrics (oh my), we talk about the inspiring movie “Soul,”and we all discuss our worst New Year's ever, along with hope for the f...