The Badass Cult Podcast

Back for round 2, Ceekay Jones stops by for dinner and hangs out after to chat about his wild life’s journey through music and athletics, professional snowboarding, endurance athlete insanity, and the upcoming album he has coming out later this year with the help of Rio Grande Studios here in Albuquerque.

Mandy from Pureland Kava, Duke City’s first kava bar gives us tastings to get lifted and gifted in the Pureland. So good it makes you wanna call your grandma. Join us on our kava journey… Bula!

New local Lady Jenn D takes a break from creation and lays down some realness. An artist creating beauty from the old, corny, discarded, or otherwise forgotten. Catch her art at The Mothership Alumni in downtown Albuquerque.

Local top comedian under 5’4” Jake Otero makes a casual appearance and lays down burqueño wisdom for the new hosts, now that cancelled cami has been officially cancelled from the cult. Get a taste of the local comedy ongoings from a local making big strides in the Duke City entertainment world, and get a little weird with us.

The man with two left hands in a right handed land, wielding drumsticks like no one can. Matthew Tobias of Empty House Studio cuts his road trip to Hawaii short to JOIN US for dinner and a bit of the ol chit chat. Listen to a wealth of wisdom from a lifetime of experience in the music industry. www.emptyhousestudio.com

Wanna get spacey and untethered for a minute? Nora (@ladynoramadonna) comes to visit and lays down the ethereal as we take a dance through past lives, spirit guides, and musical muses. Keep an eye out for her solo work (with two brand new releases on this episode) while she gets her next round of Firebird FM up and going, ya dig?

This week we got May Darnell (@thundershowers.flac), 1/3 of local Albuquerque band Anything That Moves (@anythingtharmovesabq). A creative machine, May took the time to come and discuss life on the grind as a creative holding down a full time job with no time in between. Movies, music, and some new tunes make their way into this episode!

OG Texicans Idali (@idalip91) and Jacob (j_a_c_o_b_mann) take a road trip to Albuquerque and teach a bunch of low rhythm rejects how to move they hips… and feet… and all that shit that jiggle when you shake it.

Find out about the inspirational path arson and the Czech Republic will take you on. Oh wait, that’ll have to wait until next time. In the meanwhile, hear local legend, actor, and comedian Matthew Blood-Smyth (@bluddsmyff) tell us about his climbing boo boos, among other things.

Top 30 Albuquerque comedian and undisputed king of the roast battle Jared Ostrom (@jaredocomedy) is kidnapped from a concert and made to sit and entertain us with his funny words. With recent losses in the local comedy community, we appreciate the gift that laughter is when times are tough. We hear that Richard would agree. Maybe next time we’ll get honor roastings?

Like a warm cup of sleepy time tea with his soothing voice, east coast transplant to the land of entrapment Levi Dean (@levideanmusic) takes a minute from his busy schedule to sit down and judge his half witted friends. Park ranger by day, saving raccoon babies and ducks from danger, musician and father by day also, Levi is one of the best humans around, and we appreciate him sharing his stories w...

Jazzy and soulful powerhouse Serene Amor (@serene.amor) and manager Eric make a round at cult headquarters for her second podcast of the day. Wanna know what she wrote her last record about? Well you can find out here, b.

Local legend, NM native, and all around badass takes time from her insane production schedule to sit and get real with us. Magnetically confident with a never ending flow of artwork that exemplifies her fearlessness, Beedallo gives us the business. Instagram: beedallo www. Beedallo.com

Albuquerque musical legend, South Valley native, and mover+shaker Felix Gato Peralta (@felixperalta on the IG) finds a couple minutes in his insane schedule to sit and wax poetically with us.

Another Texas transplant goes deep and finds his personal non-magnificence in New Mexico. A virtuoso guitarist with new music out under the project Sonino Nomade, Alex Ziete goes rounds and talks music, artistic process, and acknowledges the personal power he wields in his hair. https://www.instagram.com/sonidonomade?igsh=NTQ5MGRzczFtNTVv

Former Taoseño and current world champ of doing it all, artist Ceekay Jones gives a candid and impressive rundown of a few of his accomplishments while in town for an acoustic tour. Listen to this candid conversation that spans a couple decades in the music business, a platinum record, and more stories from the journey that most will live within a lifetime. A man with many plans, a soon to be Iron...

Join this multi-part episode with none other than Jimmy Climbs himself. What does he climb? Everything. With new music always churning, a new music scene in New York, and balancing the woes of rockstar life, Big Jim gets real as we steer through any conversational lane that opens up.

Join this multi-part episode with none other than Jimmy Climbs himself. What does he climb? Everything. With new music always churning, a new music scene in New York, and balancing the woes of rockstar life, Big Jim gets real as we steer through any conversational lane that opens up. https://linktr.ee/jimmyclimbs?utm_source=linktree_profile_share

The original, OG only fan, van dweller, honorary cult member, and new father, River Man Dan himself comes by and gives us the gift of unformatted structure, a little poetry, and advice on how to keep being weird. We don’t have any structure, but we have a soundboard and haikus, and if that’s enough for River Man Dan, that should be enough for YOUUUU….

Jamie, Josh, Matt, and Shanit of Albuquerque rock infamy, join in the Clash of the Cults to talk shit, dicks, and other myriad struggles of the rock star lifestyle. With a brand new album just recorded out near Big Bend, Texas, they’re moving fast in 2025 with their uniquely engaging sound. With an album release on March 6 at Sister Bar in Albuquerque, and with songs of pure Magic, Cult Sister is...

Join us for round 2 with local musician and advocate, Marion Carrillo! It’s his birthday month and he’ll plug what he wants to! Find out if you are team “shit in the woods” or not in the uprising against big toilet paper and be sure to head over to his birthday bash with a big heart on Feb 22nd at Albuquerque Social Club! Doors at 7 and show at 8! www.marioncarrillo.com

R U READY?! Chris from the 10 Drink Minimum podcast rolled through to share some stories of his time as a carnie. He also calls out other Carnies. From local who’s and what’s its to national reach, Chris is proof that just because you come from the sticks in New Mexico doesn’t mean you can’t get into some crazy shit. www.10drinkminimum.com

Long winded as usual, one more plea towards cult leader duties as his gummy has kicked in.

Humble. Quiet. Funny. All words never used to describe the former Badass Cult member and wannabe leader, and former frontman of Bellowing Bear, Matthew Shane. He’s curious like a cat, without the tail. Let’s see if his gummy kicks in.

The wannabe leader has left the cult, and joined another, cooler cult, Cult Sister. So the leftovers get together with a cockus of non-squonks and one actual Dr. of Squonks, and we ramble about abandonment and prime ourselves for a deeper dive into the paranormal. Yay for beans.