Episodes

  • Episode 319 Yowie Drummer Shawn O'Connor

    Episode 319 Yowie Drummer Shawn O'Connor
    Aug 29 2025
    Shawn “The Defenestrator” O’Connor is a founding member and drummer of the St. Louis band . Outside of music, he works as a clinical psychologist. Shawn is also something of a luddite, aiming to be the last adult in America without a cell phone.
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Episode 318 Pamela Des Barres

    Episode 318 Pamela Des Barres
    Aug 22 2025
    , born in California, emerged from the 1960s Los Angeles rock scene as both participant and witness. Introduced to Captain Beefheart in high school, she soon immersed herself in the vast Los Angeles demimonde, befriending and dating musicians from to . With , she co-founded the performance collective the , documenting her experiences in diaries that became the foundation of her seminal memoir . She later married —also known to television audiences for his role as the assassin on MacGyver. Pamela herself went on to publish multiple books and establish a career as an author, teacher, and chronicler of rock history, in her role as the definitive voice of the “groupie.”
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Episode 317 Comedian Eddie Pepitone

    Episode 317 Comedian Eddie Pepitone
    Aug 15 2025
    Comedian , dubbed “The Bitter Buddha,” blends caustic humor with existential musings, delivering performances that ricochet between volcanic rants and self-effacing confessionals. A veteran of New York’s improv scene and a familiar face on television—from to —Eddie’s work straddles the line between working-class outrage and oddly serene insight. Offstage, he channels his restless wit into podcasts, social media, and quirky web series, carving out a singular space in comedy that is equal parts fury and philosophy.
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Episode 316 Poet Shannon Sky

    Episode 316 Poet Shannon Sky
    Aug 8 2025
    Shannon Sky is a poet, author, photographer, publisher, and activist born in Chicago. She received her MFA in Creative Writing from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa University. Shannon is an off the radar, gender queer, underground poet. She previously worked in electoral politics, successfully advocated for juvenile justice reform laws in Chicago, lobbied Congress to fund public health care, and currently consults on green environmental projects. She is the founder of Latter-day Beat Books. A world traveler, Shannon has explored all 50 states and 35 countries on four continents.
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    57 mins
  • Episode 315 Star Route Farm's Tianna Kennedy

    Episode 315 Star Route Farm's Tianna Kennedy
    Aug 1 2025
    is co-owner and operator of . She has lived in Tucson, the Bay Area, Nottingham, and Brooklyn. For over a decade, she has been farming in the Catskills, which now serves as her home base. Tianna is also part of the crew of , a 64-foot steel-hulled schooner retrofitted for sail freight on the Hudson River. She contributes to cargo operations and deck work as the vessel transports goods between upriver farms and downriver markets using wind and recycled vegetable oil.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Episode 314 Producer, Composer & Musician Dougie Bowne

    Episode 314 Producer, Composer & Musician Dougie Bowne
    Jul 25 2025
    is a producer, drummer, guitarist, and composer who entered New York’s avant-garde scene in his early twenties after a chance street encounter with a member of John Cale’s circle, who invited him to jam simply because he was carrying a bag of drum sticks and “looked cool”. Unfamiliar with Cale at the time, Dougie nonetheless accepted—and that serendipitous moment launched him into the heart of the Downtown scene. Since then, he has collaborated with an eclectic roster of artists, including , , , , , , as well as filmmakers and .
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    51 mins
  • Episode 313 Tuba Player, Composer & Improviser Dan Peck

    Episode 313 Tuba Player, Composer & Improviser Dan Peck
    Jul 18 2025
    Dan Peck is a tuba player, improviser, and composer. He performs with ensembles such as (not that ICE) , and has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Metropolitan Opera, and . He has toured internationally with his doom jazz trio and collaborated with artists such as Ingrid Laubrock and Anthony Braxton. Dan teaches at New Jersey City University and runs , which focuses on experimental media from the NY area and beyond.
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    1 hr and 12 mins
  • Episode 312 Artist Philip Zimmerma

    Episode 312 Artist Philip Zimmerma
    Jul 11 2025
    San Francisco-based artist has exhibited in San Francisco, Portland, and New York City over the past thirty years. Known for his sculptural work, Philip's pieces explore themes of death, beauty, and symbolism through intricate assemblage. His craftsmanship has been compared to that of Renaissance painters, noted for its exceptional detail and technical skill. Philip also made a about check it out!
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    1 hr and 2 mins