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Ep114 - "The Narcissism of Small Differences" with Brandon Kaufman (Preview) Oct 11, 2024

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Brandon Kaufman is a Toronto based filmmaker, writer and critic who's work has appeared in The Guardian, Screen Slate and The Toronto Star. Brandon sat down with us to discuss the 'Find My Friends' app, spontaneity, his monthly film series 'Party Favour', double features, 'The Brutalist', curation, TIFF, 'The Van Gogh Experience', Mubi tote bags, A24 stans, production company merch, backpacks, garbage bags, Online Ceramics, filmmakers as idols, striving for satisfaction, financial necessities in film, Quentin Tarantino, being a critic and an artist, art as a product of criticism, 'The Substance', anti-intellectualism, legacy media, 'The Pitchfork Sunday Review', Richard Brody, 'Ringcels', two party systems, reactionary art, vulgar auteurism, Paul W. S. Anderson, security in fandom, M Night Shyamalan, film twitter, tricking yourself into liking things, people who say "Its not that deep", the Toronto art scene, DIY galleries, working with limited resources and more!

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Ep113 - "Losing My Edge" Sep 27, 2024

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We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss 'Burial fall', SOPHIE's posthumous album, first year university music, Alex G, Elliott Smith, emo, teenage 'back to school music', K-OS's 'Joyful Rebellion', Ratatat, 'remember when' conversations, The Dare's 'Whats Wrong With New York', James Murphy, violence in movies, David Cronenberg, Bret Easton Ellis' 'Less Than Zero' & 'Imperial Bedrooms', disgusting art, boxy cars, the 50's vision of the future, Uber Eat's shame, gaslighting yourself, 2000's hipsters, the journey of discovery, pre-algorithm YouTube rabbit holes, Chappel Roan, teenage rebellion, corduroy pants, the Charli XCX / Troye Sivan show and more!

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Ep112 - "Exposure Therapy" with Maya Fuhr (Preview) Sep 21, 2024

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Maya Fuhr is a Los Angeles based artist and photographer who's work has appeared in publications such as Interview Magazine, Dazed and The Fader. Maya sat down with us to discuss Toronto being a cesspool for germs, driving across America, camping, her obsession with bears, the DMV, polite Canadians, glass ceilings, government funding, being 'over' New York, appreciating nature, being recognized in Toronto, marriage, community, reclusive artists, Slash/Need, latex gloves, projecting a version of yourself, the facade of celebrities, her bizarre experience shooting Kanye West, shooting porn stars, Angelyne, pre-Instagram influencers, hating Drake, not recognizing celebrities, The Cobrasnake, 2010's Mile End, Editorial Magazine, Milk Glass, her non-profit CLAYDD and more!

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Ep111 - "TIFF For TIFF's Sake" (Preview) Sep 13, 2024

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We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss Austin's TIFF afterparty bender, Eddie Huang's 'Vice Is Broke', Anthony Bourdain, schmoozing, social climbers, business cards with Vimeo links, QR codes, brand documentaries, Vice magazine vs Vice media, Tumblr, millennials getting fed culture, algorithms are the new gatekeepers, Elon Musk dancing, Gavin McInnes, Q&A's either saving or destroying a screening, MK.gee's 'Two Star & The Dream Police', Inc. No World, Austin's 'Megalopolis' review, art for the sake of art, 'live cinema', theatre kids, Sean Baker's 'Anora', Bill Murray DJing a TIFF party, the fake A24 Netflix party, our Cold Pod 'TIFF Edition' party, people drinking differently when its 4am last call, Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist' and more!

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Ep110 - "NYC" (Preview) Aug 30, 2024

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We're back with another solo pod after a two week hiatus. In this episode we discuss Austin being MIA for 48 hours, overnight shoots, directing commercials, tall actors, blossoming, Josh's trip to New York, the Tranq epidemic, getting desensitized, Gem Wine, breaking out of routines, exploring your own city, going out without a plan, party hopping, Time Again, rats, not comparing Toronto to New York, Ella Emhoff, Dimes Square secret service, Sabrina Carpenter, Jeff Probst, trash, rockstar mentality, James Murphy, hating silence, third spaces, tinnitus, Job (Off Broadway Play), Cybertrucks, our upcoming Cold Pod Tiff party and more!

⁠Josh McIntyre⁠

⁠Austin Hutchings⁠

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Ep109 - "Lords Of Greektown" with Tony Price & Peter Alexandropoulos (Part 2) PREVIEW Aug 08, 2024

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Tony Price (⁠Maximum Exposure Inc⁠) and Peter Alexandropoulos (⁠P.S.⁠) are two lifelong Greek Town residents. For part two of this special 3 hour podcast we discuss the two sides of nightlife, the intersection of fine dining and DJing, Dreyfus, the price of a bottle of Peroni, music vs hospitality, audiophile dining experiences, not respecting DJ's, navigating the music world in 2024, scarcity mindset, Bambi's, natural wine bros, the cost of going out in Toronto, Sounds Good, the return of midsized venues, pre-batch cocktails, the impossibility of counter culture in 2024, the mafia, mass interconnectivity, grilled fish, jaded Toronto people, The Science Centre, Sim City, James Ferraro's 'Far Side Virtual', City Place, Toronto being anti cultural and much more!

⁠Tony Price⁠

⁠Peter Alexandropoulos⁠

⁠Josh McIntyre⁠

⁠Austin Hutchings⁠

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Ep109 - "Lords Of Greektown" with Tony Price & Peter Alexandropoulos (Part 1) Aug 01, 2024

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This episode is FREE! Part 2 dropping next week on Patreon.

Tony Price (Maximum Exposure Inc) and Peter Alexandropoulos (P.S.) are two lifelong Greek Town residents. For this special 3 hour podcast, we decided to head east and record it in the neighbourhood they call home. We sat down with Tony and Peter to discuss Tony's house being a relic of night clubs past, Greektown ingenuity, meeting at Bar Buca, tanning salons, craft breweries, Danforth in the 90s, Prince, neighbourhood legends, Crudo, the Danforth Wikipedia page, the greatest dining experience in Toronto, Athens restaurant, their trip to Greece, East vs West, the Anti-Greek Riots, New Yorker tote bags, 'Danforth behaviour', only feeling comfortable in a suit, sweatpants, Sarano Cafe, Uber Eats, comfort culture, small plates, Peter's moms radio show, Riverdale people, noise complaints, Club Rockit, Vince Carter bringing bottle service to Toronto, the King St clubs Tony helped build with his dad, Denise Benson's 'Then and Now' book, The Guvernment / Kool Haus, the club district, why there aren't any clubs in the east end and much more!

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Ep108 - "Gatekeeping In Moderation" with Ciel (Preview) Jul 25, 2024

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Ciel is a Toronto based DJ, producer and co-founder of the label Parallel Minds. Her most recent EP Sada's Dream was released earlier this year. Ciel sat down with us to discuss Toronto's cool years (2000-2010), Queens University, LCD Soundsystem, CFRC community radio, learning to appreciate Canadian hip-hop in high school, My Morning Jacket, DJs not creating culture, 'Producer DJ's', gatekeeping in moderation, influencer DJ's, the death of music journalism, why people don't release music in Toronto, the lack of integration between scenes, 'Bromotors', Toronto not supporting its own, Montreal Raves, Cafeteria, throwing your own parties, King St, dance floor insecurity, the 'Natural Wine-ification' of dance music, restaurant club hybrids, Rainbow Palace, midsized rooms, Hyperwine, parties being too bright, Liquor Licenses, Soy Bomb, the lifespan of a cool neighbourhood, attending city council meetings, landlords, whether its worth releasing vinyl, upcoming releases on her label and more!

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Ep107 - "Squall Summer" (Preview) Jul 18, 2024

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We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss the big Toronto storm, the weather app conspiracy, the 2003 blackout, Trump getting shot, 'crisis actor Tik Tok', Muskoka, Webber's burgers being mid in a good way, Lick's, Orillia kids, tubing, internet detectives, mid July boredom, false memories, social media depression, flip phones, Solar Flares, 'Leave The World Behind', 'Paddington 2', Fcukers, New York in August, Yellowknife, cultural chameleons, folk music, corny singer songwriters, Elliott Smith, MJ Lenderman, listening to bad music in order to find good music, Shelly Duval, making art from dreams and more!

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Ep106 - "Sexyback" with Martyn Bootyspoon (Preview) Jul 11, 2024

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Jason Voltaire aka Martyn Bootyspoon is a Montreal based DJ and producer. His latest EP 'Bingo!' is out now on Fools Gold Records. Jason sat down with us to discuss Ozempic, Chief Keef, Toronto crowds, being one degree of separation from OVO goons, the 'Grimes world domination years', the infamous Torn Curtain police raid, taking a break from Montreal, Bar Bruno, the origin of the Martyn Bootyspoon persona, Sinjin Hawk, Korova Bar, 2010's Mile End dudes, academia bros, McGill house parties, beefing with someone named 'Young Bootyspoon', A Club Called Rhonda, Zack Fox, 'serious dance music', John Waters, laughing during 'Anatomy of a Fall', Varg2tm, Dance Mania, Ghettotech, Chloe Wise, Brat Green brain rot, Space Jam, The O.C., summer 2015, Blog House, Ibiza, bottle service music, Fools Gold Records, Le Chateau, Electric Circus, The Strokes, David Lynch, treating Twitter as a diary, stealing memes and more!

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