Aaron Hartman

La Jolla Babylon: The Making Of A Suburban Punk

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Your host, musician and writer Aaron Hartman, shares stories about his stormy youth growing up punk in a conservative beach town with his Millennial sister, actor, writer and comedian Katie Hartman. What emerges is a series of hilarious, poignant, and brutally honest weekly episodes that delve into the stark differences in their upbringings, despite being siblings. Aaron, a founding member and bass player of Northwest indie legends Old Time Relijun and electro dance-rock pioneers IQU, began writing his memoir in the back of a tour van. Years later, he reads these deeply personal stories to Kat...

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Aaron Hartman

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Let’s meet my stepfather, shall we? 16.11.2024 41:30

Let’s meet my stepfather, shall we? Chapter titles 17 Gene 18 Gradual 19 Confidential It’s stepfather time! Adam’s mom gets swept off her feet. We get an origin story and a good ole 1980s-era scare-the-parents institution tries to convince Adam’s parents that he’s on the wrong path. He probably was. Katie does her best to get Aaron to admit that he’s petty. Three chapters of fun! #latchkeykid, #ge...

Fuzzy Strawberries and Watermelon Men 09.11.2024 39:30

Fuzzy Strawberries and Watermelon Men Chapters: 14 Fuzzy Strawberries 15 Transfer 16 Watermelon Men Quick note: Aaron’s daughter has given permission to talk about the fact that she had lice. Her reasoning was, “No one’s going to listen to this, so it doesn’t really matter.” Point taken. It’s an #ifyouknowyouknow kind of episode. Adam talks his way into advanced band and learns that some people do...

Dance Class Bully 02.11.2024 41:06

Dance class bully Chapters titles: 10 Terry 11 Influence 12 Trial 13 Lila Over the course of four chapters, we meet Adam’s high school bully, a new kid at school influences Adam in unexpected ways and Adam meets a girl and is not exactly a smooth talker. In the discussion afterward, Aaron brags to Katie about his tap dancing and aikido skills. #danceclassbully #SCPASD #SDSCPA #latchkeykid, #genx,...

Here We Go! 26.10.2024 49:08

Here We Go! Chapter titles: 5 Socratic, or otherwise 6 The Prophet 7 Deep wells 8 The School of creative and Performing Arts 9 Sleep over Here we go. Katie and Aaron talk about how fucked up Aaron’s childhood was. Aaron starts to understand that his funny stories are maybe the tiniest bit traumatic. Katie is disappointed by her fictionalized name and Aaron talks himself into a corner. It gets real...

I'm In Charge Now 19.10.2024 36:25

I’m in charge now. Chapter titles: 1 Extra sensory 2 Undelivered 3 Me time 4 First cups Welcome to the first episode of La Jolla Babylon Season One - The Making Of A Suburban Punk! A weekly podcast that's gonna go something like this: Katie and Aaron talk for a few minutes. Katie (and the audience) listen to a few chapters of Aaron’s book about his unsupervised, Gen X youth. Then they discuss....