Weirder Together with Ben Lee and Ione Skye

A cross-generational excursion to see The Dare, checking out Alex Cameron at the Cara, worried that the Jokermen guys think Ben's a coke fiend, Ione sees The Secret of My Success for the first time and considers whether housewives still take Black Beauties to clean their house. We also ponder why everyone on The Ultimatum is drinking from Silver Goblets while we enjoy season 3 of "I Think You Shou...

Patience was the lead singer, magic-maker and ringleader for the seminal Aussie punk band The Grates. Check them out at https://open.spotify.com/artist/0aWSylARSZCDo7vTDgvKbb?si=Dg5JHdM4TQqSETc3Bz13Og Check out The Minutes podcast by Patience and Mel Buttle https://open.spotify.com/show/3hx7mCMo6EnIA6xODPV2GB Watch Patience and Rachel Burke's YouTube show https://www.youtube.com/@fancyfreetime Lea...

Ben Lee explores the possibility of a sustainable future as an artist in the music industry in a rapidly changing landscape. This first episode is a discussion with Gomez's Tom Gray who as well as being a musician, is an activist who created The Broken Record campaign as well as running the Academy’s #FixStreaming initiative, which are calling for better streaming revenues for artists and helped s...

Ione likes an "ankle touch" while she sleeps. Ben walks past Glen Campbell's haunted estate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our guest this week is comedian, actor, musician and lovable freak Whitmer Thomas. Find Whitmer on IG at https://www.instagram.com/whitmerthomas Watch Whitmer's HBO special "The Golden One" https://www.max.com/movies/ff79cfb9-14d7-4455-9261-ff927cad3060 Watch Whitmer's film "The Civil Dead" at https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.fe79f804-5aac-4445-8bee-522f81658702?autoplay=0&r...

Ione is having a full-on anxiety attack about choosing the right menu for a Memorial Day hang.  Ben attempts to stage dive at the Hoodoo Gurus but the crowd doesn’t catch him. Ben's new single, Tuck Shop, a collaboration with Ninajirachi, is OUT TODAY! Check it out on Spotify HERE: https://open.spotify.com/album/7g1mTqFfloA0fnZJZ4XbS9?si=59f72d5CTL6SQaCODpgsqg Check it out on Youtube HERE: ht...

The legend herself, Enid Graddis, joins us to share some wild tales of the 60s, her hopes for the future, and trivia like the fact that Richard Pryor's close friends used to call him Richie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ione has a lot of living to do! Ben rates "cooking" on his time/energy expenditure balance sheet! There's an AirBnb scandal! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we are joined by our most healthy and stylish friend Daphne Javitch. We chat about Ione and Daphne's history of smoking cigarettes in bed, Daphne's move from the fashion industry into health coaching, as well as her secret desire for casual phone conversations with Kara Swisher. Learn more about Daphne at https://www.doingwell.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informat...

On this 1st anniversary celebration episode we are joined by long time friend/daughter of the pod...Goldie! Join us for an in-depth discussion of YouTube interrogation videos, how teens blackmail each other and why 7th grade is scarier than the film Hereditary. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our friend Nina Oyama is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, and director.  She tells us all about discovering weed gummies, the difference between American and Australian writers rooms, why she's a terrible wingman, and her reasons for believing magicians are "the prettiest horse in the glue factory" Follow Nina on Insta at https://www.instagram.com/nina.oyama/ Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Liz Goldwyn is an author, filmmaker, and the founder of The Sex Ed, an online community and podcast dedicated to sexual well-being. We go back with her and she's been digging the pod, so we invited her to sit down for a chat... Follow Liz on IG at @goldilocksg and check out www.thesexed.com Her book "Sex, Health & Consciousness" is available here https://www.thesexed.com/book Hosted on Acast....

Ione becomes inexplicably overwhelmed by the dancers and production at a Madonna concert in the 90s. Ben contemplates songwriting, Weezer, Lewis Capaldi and Neil Young. Finally up to date with Vanderpump Rules. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Talking to multi-disciplinary artist Brock Enright is a trip. As he says in this interview, he "opens doors" into other ways of thinking, feeling and being. Enjoy this chat and check out Brock's podcast series VAGUE DATA on our Weirder Together Podcast Network https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vague-data/id1650108789 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The true story of the night Ninajirachi turned our house into a full-on rave! Check out Ninajirachi's music here https://open.spotify.com/track/1NAYrYgd473ua418mz32xb?si=ae58f4ef7a3f437c To listen to the Becky & Cam Show episode "Super Rich Kids" at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-becky-cam-show/id1436299128?i=1000609987470 Buy live or virtual tix to the Dan Mangan & Friends show...

Wain and Wedren reflect on decades of collaboration and friendship on projects like "The State" "Wet Hot American Summer" and "Wanderlust" Listen to the full episode at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-ways-the-art-of-music/id1217089361?i=1000609539647 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ione reminisces about kids who talked about Jesus on the playground. Ben contemplates whether the Beautiful Babies would be open to wheatgrass suppositories. Everyone is excited for the launch of "The BLAG Show with Sarah and Sally" on the Weirder Together Podcast Network this week! LISTEN TO THE DEBUT EPISODE HERE https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blag-show-with-sarah-and-sally/id16823464...

Our friends Amanda Demme and Erika Linder join us for a long messy chat about creativity, androgyny, beauty, instinct, intimacy co-ordinaters and sex shops. Follow Erika on IG at @richiephoenix Follow Amanda on IG at @amandademme Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben and Ione get an iconic text message from a legendary beautiful baby. Check out the only podcast that mentions 14th Century Zen poet Ikkyu, Harmony Korine and Mallrat in the same episode! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ione appears in the NY Post's Page 6 column. Ben chastises Kanye for having lack of commitment to his hate. Dinner at Pace where Beck makes a controversial statement regarding Depeche Mode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ione asks Ben to read Sappho Ben expresses gratitude for frozen food. Karaoke. Lesbian wine bars. Burdened by passion. Check out Ben and Meg Washington's cover of Paris Hilton's "Stars Are Blind" https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=wTWzJsjGIR8 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ben pays tribute to Fiddler on the Roof's Chaim Topol. Ione is blocked with connecting to Midwestern Rock. Goldie wins the Oscar ballot. Tix available to THE THING festival: See Ben perform a band set and a DJ DadBod set, and Ben and Ione record a live pod episode in Washington State! www.thingnw.org Check out Venezuelan artist Anne Diaz and her new release "Despechada" www.anediazmusic.com Hosted...

Ben gets Ione up early to pod. Ione remembers getting a knife pulled on her...twice. Ben wonders if he was mugged "properly". To learn more about The Ron Persky Songwriting Workshop follow www.instagram.com/ron_persky To donate to the Dorian Kweller Memorial Fund visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/doriankweller Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Behold a harrowing tale... We survived a 48 hour blackout - the whole story only right here! We also cover Ione attending the Nirvana Unplugged concert, Jake Fogelnest being a bridge between comedy and music, and giving Kate Moss a character reference while she bathed. Buckle up, its a goodie x Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Special guests this week are Lou Barlow and Adelle Barlow, who do a weekly podcast called "RAW IMPRESSIONS" on the Weirder Together Podcast Network. Ben and Lou go way back to the 90s but this is the first time the two couples have hung out in person. Listen to Raw Impressions at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raw-impressions-with-lou-barlow-and-adelle-barlow/id1655003886 To read the articl...