Welcome back! Today is gonna be a magical day and you know why? Because our buddy Will Sturdivant says so! Will doesn't wait to be asked he LEADS with his story and he roars into life and into this podcast with a message to the people- ALL people- BE A HUMAN!

We talk about new friendship, identity, blackness, whiteness, gayness, childhood trauma, community, the system, and the power we all have to help each other. We talk about the power of language and how it can transform you, and, of course, we hear some crazy ass New York stories.

Will Sturdivant found his voice by living his life and he has something to say. SO LISTEN, PEOPLE!

Growing Up Naked theme composed, arranged and performed by Isaac Dell

music:

Why Get Up?, composed and performed by Robert Palmer (vocals and bass), Dr. Gabs (keyboards), Carl Carlton (guitars), Mauro Spina (drums and percussion), Franco Limido (harmonica), Mary Ambrose (backing vocals). From the 2003 album "Drive".

Make It Happen, Written and produced by Mariah Carey (vocals) and C + C Music Factory's David Cole and Robert Clivellés, David Cole (keyboards), Paul Pesco (guitar), David Cole, Robert Clivillés (drum programming), Mariah Carey, Trey Lorenz, Patrique McMillan (background vocals). From the 1991 album "Emotions".

Primary Trust runs through 11/16/25 at The Guthrie Theater

https://www.guthrietheater.org/shows-and-tickets/2025-2026-season/primary-trust/

Sprouting

Crackle-crunch goes the bone.

Like yolk

marrowed membrane seeps beneath skin.

Creature-comfort!

Call out as you crawl forth the journey of groin & gut to thought & dreams is what it means to be human.

-Will Sturdivant

Welcome back, intrepid listeners!

We're back after a little hiatus, together in the bouncy room, with much conversation about coming home, the play "Primary Trust", the adventures of a junior year at college, music, goals, performing anxiety, being hard on yourself and the pursuit of perfection, witnessing excellence, the book "Burst" by Rachel Awes, the film "One Battle after Another", formulating a young life, what is the next best thing and... talking to a gerbil! Happy Fall, y'all!

Growing Up Naked theme composed, arranged and performed by Isaac Dell

Music:

Boogie Stop Shuffle, composed and performed by Charles Mingus (bass and piano), Horace Parlan (piano), John Handy (alto sax and clarinet), Booker Evan and Shafi Hadi (tenor sax), Willie Dennis and Jimmy Knepper (trombone), Danny Richmond (drums). From the 1959 album Mingus Ah Um

Song For My Father, Composed and performed by Horace Silver (piano), Carmell Jones (trumpet), Joe Henderson (tenor sax), Teddy Smith (bass), Roger Humphries (drums). From the 1964 album Song For My father

Primary Trust runs through 11/16/25 at The Guthrie Theater

https://www.guthrietheater.org/shows-and-tickets/2025-2026-season/primary-trust/

Read more about Rachel Awes and "Burst" https://www.rachelawes.com/books

BIG LOVE to Marshall Jones III, Bryce Michael Wood, Nubia Monks and Will Sturdivant and to our designers and crew who always strive for EXCELLENCE!

Welcome back!

You think you know somebody...and then you have them on your podcast. HA!

We know Sid to be loving, kind, self deprecating, sometimes caustic, always funny, cultivated and richly stewed in life's many juices, but even so, we've never heard some of these stories. Join us in a long sit down as we spit ball on irrational fears, dogs pooping on an incline, hot yoga, Dr. Stein, the 87 year old history teacher, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, guns, LA LA Land, confused celebrities, Mark Wahlberg, poetry, dirty business, puffer jackets, ancestry, where to live, living the dream, and rock 'n roll. Listen to a 20 year old hearing about how life was for someone when they were in their 20's twenty years ago. This episode is rich with funny and Sid has definitely earned an invite back.

Growing Up Naked theme composed, arranged and performed by Isaac Dell

Music:

Maria También, written and performed by Khruangbin. Laura Lee (bass), Mark Speer (guitar), Donald Johnson (drums). From the album "Con Todo El Mundo".

Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution, written by Angus and Malcolm Young, performed by AC/DC. Brian Johnson (lead vocals), Angus Young (lead guitar), Malcolm Young (rhythm guitar, background vocals), Cliff Williams (bass, background vocals), Phil Rudd (drums). From the album "Back in Black."

I.U.L.M., written and performed by Why Not. Henry Breen (bass, vocals), Isaac Dell (guitar), Joshua MacGregor (drums). From The album "Friends".

Level Up, composed by Brian Felix and performed by the Brian Felix Organ Trio. Brian Felix (organ), Tim Fischer (guitar), Evan Martin (drums). From the album "Level Up".

Mark Wahlberg appears courtesy of YouTube.

Welcome back to the show! SEASON SIX, EPISODE FIFTY ONE! Holy shit- Thank you for sticking with us! We're back and revealing our souls in all their raw and naked glory. What comes up this time? Vunerability, neck fat, EGO and need. That demonic little voice that asks "will I ever work again?", trying to live in the present with all the insecurities that add to to the recipe of your essence and make you complete. Then we veer off to George Harrison, the Beatles, appreciating the masters, dark days and getting shit done, and a BIG shout out to one one of our heroes, Gene Hackman.

Check out Growing Up Naked on Instagram for pictures and a vid that will let you experience some of this with your own eyes. And don't forget to say hi and leave us your thoughts while you're at it!

Growing Up Naked theme composed, arranged and performed by Isaac Dell

Music:

I Me Mine, written by George Harrison, performed by The Beatles. George Harrison (lead and harmony vocals, acoustic and electric guitars), Ringo Starr (drums), Paul McCartney (harmony vocal, bass, hammond organ, electric piano), Richard Hewson (brass and string arrangements). From the album "Let It Be".

She's Leaving Home, written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon. Paul McCartney, John Lennon (vocals), Mike Leander (string arrangement), George Martin (conductor, producer), Sheila Bromberg (harp), Erich Gruenberg (violin), Derek Jacobs (violin), Trevor Williams (violin), José Luis Garcia (violin), John Underwood (viola), Stephen Shingles (viola), Dennis Vigay (cello), Alan Dalziel (cello), Gordon Pearce (double bass). From the album "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band".

Beware of Darkness, written by George Harrison. George Harrison (vocals, electric guitar, slide guitars), Eric Clapton (lead guitar), Dave Mason (acoustic guitar), Gary Wright (organ), Carl Radle (bass), Ringo Starr (drums), John Barham (string arrangements). From the album "All Things Must Pass".

Are these guys still making this podcast???
YES WE ARE!
And to our faithful listeners we offer you more G.U.N. pearls!
There's a lot to chew on- this volatile world, the cold, the fires, a "squeezed into a shoe box" vacation with the family, grandparents, could we have a family band? (random), movie acting, fame, Bob Dylan, and Garth Hudson.
Enjoy a back from NYC in-person sit around with us two- still dedicated and overwhelmingly human- beings.
And check out the music on the back end!
RIP Garth "Honeyboy" Hudson

Growing Up Naked theme composed, arranged and performed by Isaac Dell

Music:
Like A Rolling Stone, composed by Bob Dylan. Bob Dylan (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Mike Bloomfield (guitar), Bobby Gregg (drums), Paul Griffin (piano), Al Kooper (organ), Bruce Langhorne (tambourine), Joe Macho, Jr. (bass).
From the Album "Highway 61 Revisited".
Black Diamond Bay, composed by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy. Bob Dylan (vocals, guitar, harmonica), Scarlet Rivera (violin), Emmylou Harris (background vocals), Rob Stoner (bass and background vocals), Howard Wyeth (drums, piano).
From the album "Desire".
Chest Fever, lyrics Robbie Robertson, composed by The Band- Richard Manuel (lead vocals, piano), Robbie Robertson (electric guitar), Garth Hudson (Lowrey organ, tenor saxophone), Rick Danko (bass, violin), Levon Helm (drums),
John Simon (baritone saxophone).
From The Band's debut album "Music From Big Pink".
Goin' To Acapulco, written by Bob Dylan, composed by Bob Dylan and The Band.
Bob Dylan (vocal), Robbie Robertson (guitar), Garth Hudson (organ), Rick Danko (bass, backing vocal), Richard Manuel (drums, backing vocal).
From the album "The Basement Tapes" by Bob Dylan and The Band.

Check out these albums and edumacate or re-edumacate yourself on these amazing artists.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garth_Hudson

Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Holidays, the cold weather of Minnesota is here
but things are nice and toasty in the podcast shack! Just Pearce and Milo having a Thanksgiving catch up and shootin' the shit about dogs and turtles, the tv show "From" (spoiler alert- we give a lot away about the latest season finale starting around the 27 minute marker). We also get into the perils of bingeing and obsessing over TV and what it might say about our relation to the world and it's going to Hell-ness, plus talk about Cormac McCarthy, Pat Metheny and Jaco Pastorius and that old question, what do artists lose as they get older and what do they gain?
You know, just another long distance sit down around the pod fire.
Gobble Gobble, mofos!

Growing Up Naked theme composed, arranged and performed by Isaac Dell
Music:
Kuru/Speak Like a Child, Portrait of Tracy, composed and performed by
Jaco Pastorius (bass), with Herbie Hancock (piano), Don Alias (congas and
bongos) and Bobby Economou (drums)
Bright Size Life, composed and performed by Pat Metheny (guitar), Jaco Pastorius
(bass) and Bob Moses (drums)

for more info on Jaco go to: https://jacopastorius.com/
for more info on Pat, go to: https://www.patmetheny.com/

Serendipity! We actually recorded this episode in August right before Milo moved back to NYC and before the election changed life as we thought we knew it. But it turns out there's no better tonic for the blues than a laugh filled swim in Hudson river life with our pal, Aarnuts. He's as authentic a human being as you could ever hope to meet and our conversation lifts off like a rocket as we talk about NY life, theater- on stage, off stage and even on the sidewalk, brotherhood, sisterhood, family, taking a chance, the power of love and the power of a washtub bass. Get ready to feel something other than sadness and resentment and disbelief and BELIEVE in the power of Aarne!

Growing Up Naked theme composed, arranged and performed by Isaac Dell
Music:
Take A Chance on Me, written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus and performed by ABBA
A Well Respected Man, Written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks

Ok, WE'RE BACK! Sorry about the delay.
We (like everybody else in this country with a pulse) are having a lot of feelings (of course, Pearce is especially worked up). Join us we reconnect- Growing Up Naked style- with another pithy sit down that includes (among other things) THE ELECTION!, roach clips, broken teeth, Mo moving back to NYC, THE ELECTION!, Sandusky, Ohio, giant spiders and punching praying mantises, THE ELECTION!, a tribute to Phil Lesh, and much much more, including... THE ELECTION!!!

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE!


Growing Up Naked theme composed, arranged and performed by Isaac Dell
Music:
Cold Cold Feeling, written and performed by Ry Cooder and Joachim Cooder
(from the album Election Special)
He's Gone, lyrics by Robert Hunter, music by the Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia,
Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Keith Godchaux, Donna Jean Godchaux and Bill Kreutzmann)
live in Veneta, OR, 8/27/72 (from the album/soundtrack Long Strange Trip:
The Untold Story of the Grateful Dead)
Brown Eyed Women, lyrics by Robert Hunter, music by the Grateful Dead (Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Ron "Pigpen" McKernan, Keith Godchaux, Donna Jean Godchaux and Bill Kreutzmann)
live in Copenhagen (from the album Europe '72)
Bread Line Blues, written by Bernard Slim Smith, performed by Jorma Kaukonen,
Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Byron House and Bela Fleck
(from the album Blue Country Heart)