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Ep64 - "Box Office" Jul 27, 2023

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We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss collaborating on a new music video, Long and Mcquade employees, 'band in a room' music videos, Austin seeing Oppenheimer, Josh seeing Barbie, movie theatre stage fright, the Kanye vs 50 Cent marketing campaign, sketchy movie goers, Big On Bloor fest, Blunt Chunks, strip club patios, Shred Salon x 96 Tears party, seeing God's Mom perform outdoors during a thunderstorm, DIY spaces, people assuming Josh knows how to fix sound problems, Double Double Land, 9million at Longboat Hall, Bar Bowie, Kontravoid, gatekeepers, pitchfork reviews, Thermal's upcoming show at the Baby G on August 11 and much more!

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Ep63 - "Cosplaying" with Bria Jul 20, 2023

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Bria is a Los Angeles based musician and member of Oriville Peck, Frigs and God's Mom. Her latest EP 'Cuntry Covers Vol. 2' is out now on Sub Pop. Bria sat down with us to discuss moving to LA, getting evicted on New Years Day, Frigs, DIY shows at 1601 St. Laurent, Folio Magazine, her old apt/studio on St. Clair, punks cosplaying as cowboys, pre-fame Orville Peck, reintegrating into society after tour, her stage persona, getting replaced by Shania Twain, 'real' country music festivals, Nashville (TV series), The Grand Ole Opry, being the only woman touring with 11 men, third wave coffee shops, getting lost in American cities, recording 'Cuntry Covers Vol. 1' in the country, recording Vol. 2 in the city, signing to Sub Pop, God's Mom, Italian folk music and much more!

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Ep62 - "Deep Ties" with Chris Black Jul 13, 2023

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Chris Black is a writer, brand consultant and co-host of the popular podcast 'How Long Gone'. Chris spoke with us over zoom to discuss his new podcast recording device, outsourcing, guys wanting him to roast them, his deep ties to Toronto, hating Montreal, Vancouver coffee shop cults, growing up in Atlanta, American Christianity, Drake, 'Threads', his new GQ column 'Pulling Weeds', Musk vs Zuck, Jawzrsize, incel gum, hostage tape, The Keg, Swiss Chalet, Cancon, Alexisonfire, Nu-Metal revisionist history, New Jersey Emo, industry plants, refusing to use Ad Blockers, the upcoming How Long Gone live show in Toronto, Feist, Imanishi and much more!

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Ep61 - "Kinda Jaded" with Kacy Hill & Kara Lane Jul 07, 2023

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Kacy Hill and Kara Lane are Los Angeles and Toronto based musicians who also host the podcast "Kinda Jaded". Kacy and Kara chatted with us on Zoom about having sibling podcasts, fuzzy microphones, Muskoka, taking mushrooms naked on an island, Robert Munsch, celebrating bbqs, Kacy becoming a beekeeper, Austin's tennis injury, FOMO, cottage hangovers, swimming in polluted lakes, Kacy visiting Toronto as a backup dancer on Kanye's Yeezus tour, meeting Justin Beiber, having dinner with Drake, Kara's first kiss, all inclusive resorts, raising the tattoo age limit to 25, 'Urban Outfitters-core', Kacy's upcoming album, Kara's upcoming EP, getting a bad pitchfork review, artists who delete their albums and much more!

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Ep60 - "NDA" with Sarah Hagi Jun 29, 2023

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Sarah Hagi is a Toronto based writer who's work has appeared in publications such as Gawker, The Guardian, Buzzfeed and GQ. She is also the co-host of the popular podcast Scamfluencers. Sarah sat down with us to discuss her home podcasting setup, winning the 'Ambie' award for best entertainment podcast, doing voiceovers for Shopify, 'original content', selling your brand, the Hulk Hogan sextape, the death of Gawker, not getting offered jobs in Canada, men crying to the Adam Sandler movie 'Click', Evan Almighty, 'What if I did this instead?' style movies, still having access to post on Gawker's website, not signing NDA's, dishwasher tabs are a scam, Josh and Sarah's bizarre night out with Julian Casablancas last summer, The Idol, losing the 'I don't give a fuck war' and much more!

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Ep59 - "World Class Stinker" Jun 23, 2023

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We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss Austin's recent trip to Montreal, The Canadian Grand Prix, Dundas West Fest, EXPO selling only Miller Highlife, Komodo, people referring to us as 'the young one and the old one', Josh's acting debut in a steakhouse commercial, 'Champagne Friends', overnight film shoots, script writing, auditions, The Breakfast Club, The Idol, HBO Sundays, Black Mirror, 'bedroom pop movies', agoraphobes, celebrity hot spot Danny's Pizza Tavern, rewinding The Dare's 'Girls' at a club, sing alongs, generic dance music, the Webb show at Owls Club this Friday, Top Top Projects and much more!

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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Ep58 - "This Ain't A Scene" with Kevin Hegge Jun 09, 2023

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Kevin Hegge is a Toronto based filmmaker who's latest documentary 'TRAMPS!' is premiering June 22 at Hot Docs. Kevin sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss Austin's Trip to New York, Josh becoming an Actor, uniforms, New Romantics, Boy George, contributing to a scene, feeling stuck, tracking down archival footage, screening his first film in London, The Warren Street Squat, Leigh Bowery, creative communities, using contemporary music in his films, jaded record store clerks, Slipknot, Bruce LaBruce, having 'style', 'Torontopia', The Hidden Cameras, working at Rotate This, Mariah Carey, Electroclash and much more! Kevin Hegge Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD SUPPORT THIS PODCAST https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

Ep56 - "Torontopia" - with MDFF May 10, 2023

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MDFF is a Toronto based film production and distribution company founded by Kazik Radwanski and Dan Montgomery. Their latest film 'The Maiden' (Dir. Graham Foy) is currently screening at TIFF Bell Lightbox. Kazik and Dan sat down with us to discuss marketing niche films, distribution, Canadian Art, film festivals, making films that resonate with both domestic and international audiences, shooting in Alberta, regional specificity, meeting at film school, their stripped down process, 'MDFF Selects', DIY screenings at Double Double Land, buying and returning projectors from Best Buy, 'Anne at 13,000 Feet', manual labour, balancing creative and commercial work, skydiving, working with Deragh Campbell, non actors, their casting process, grant writing, pitching films, Kaz's upcoming film, the future of MDFF and much more!

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Ep55 - "The Morning After" with Sebastien Grainger May 05, 2023

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Sebastien Grainger is a musician who is best known as half of the legendary alternative rock band, Death From Above 1979. After playing four back to back sold out shows at the legendary Horseshoe Tavern, Sebastien came over to discuss post show celebrations, approaching DFA1979 as a new band, Josh seeing them live for the first time in 2003, corporate band websites, message boards, Billy Talent, meeting people on Napster, Thee Oh Sees, living in the beaches in 2001, 'Southern California Spock Haircuts', the lack of space to make noise in Toronto, bourgeois drummers, FM radio, 'Converse Girls and Checkered Vans Boys', small venues vs arenas, their breakup, missing out on the social media boom, the infamous SXSW riot, performing on MTV Live with Fucked Up and almost dying, The Darkness, their origin story, the early 2000's Toronto Mod scene, being viewed as a novelty act, Jack White, his old studio on Ossington, the upcoming 20th anniversary of 'You're A Woman, I'm A Machine', taking ownership of the band, upcoming projects, God, Sebastien's first impression of Josh ten years ago, stage banter and much more!

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Austin Hutchings

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Ep54 - "The Death Of Cool" Apr 28, 2023

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We're back with another solo pod recorded at Austin's house for the first (and last) time! In this episode we discuss taking mushrooms at Cirque Du Soleil, travelling carnivals, The Blue Man Group, the new Lakeview Diner, The Keg, Ossington being overrated, gatekeeping bars, Mercury Retrograde (again), Josh getting astrology-pilled, Co-Star vs The Pattern, going out on weekends, blowing up the feed with new music, albums vs singles, playing the long game as an artist, transparent art, recording your process, letting work speak for itself, AI, revenge of the nerds, the death of the cool guy, people who think Elon Musk is cool, rockstars, Austin quitting smoking weed, Vancouver and much more!

Josh McIntyre

Austin Hutchings

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