Cold Pod

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Ep53 - "Real Life" with Kat Duma Apr 21, 2023

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Kat Duma is a Toronto based musician and producer. Her debut album 'Real Life' is out today. Kat sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss short term memory, mastering, rerecording old songs, flow state, 'Demoitis', working with slow tempos, waking up early, making a cohesive album, the pressure of releasing music under your own name, self indulgent interludes, shooting a music video with Kristie Muller, working within your means, trusting your collaborators, Arca, Jesse Kanda, controlling your vision, DJ mixes vs sound collages, her classical music training, learning to play violin with a Kleenex box, strict music teachers, hating brass instruments as a kid, new age music, flute solos and much more!

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Ep52 - "Spoiler Alert" with Chandler Levack Apr 14, 2023

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Chandler Levack is a Toronto-based filmmaker who’s debut feature length film ‘I Like Movies’ is in theatres now. Chandler sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss Succession spoilers, shooting a film during lockdown, casting her parents as extras, finding an abandoned Blockbuster, filming in Ajax, people thinking the set of her movie was a real video store, teen movies, toxic film bros, Paul Thomas Anderson, writing male characters, making an unabashedly Canadian film, working as critic, ‘Superbad’, Montreal 2011, ‘Boogie Nights’, Ben Kweller, directing music videos, music journalism, fragile egos, sequels and much more!

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Ep51 - "The Duality Of Man" with Harrison Mar 31, 2023

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Harrison is a Juno nominated musician and producer based in Toronto who's worked with artists such as Sean Leon, DijahSB and TOBi. His upcoming album 'Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees' is coming out April 28th on Last Gang Records. Harrison sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss content creation, his workout routine, junk food, his gym addiction, the east end, fear of running into people, people assuming he stopped partying because he had a kid, leaving the scene to practice piano, unlearning music theory, emulating yourself, songwriting, YouTube tutorials, bad teachers, spite as motivation, his car collection, blaming Frank Ocean for the price of vintage BMW's, producer TikTok, embracing cringe, the next generation of producers, working with artists remotely, and his new album.

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Ep50 - "The Parent Trap" with Amil Niazi Mar 24, 2023

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Amil Niazi is a writer and cultural critic who's work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post and TODAY. She also writes a monthly column for The Cut called 'The Hard Part'. Amil sat down with us to discuss the parallels of puppy and baby parenting, the rejection fathers feel with newborns, failure, trauma-bonding, 'Broom Elsewhere-mode', the fun parts of raising children, fads, violence in kids shows, 'Gentle Parenting', toy guns, staying on top of pop culture as a parent, trying to find new music in 2023, twitter being a necessity as a writer, the privilege of not being on social media, cursed Tik Tok's, going viral is the new lottery, internet fame as currency, posting your kids online, 'Momfluencers', the appropriate age for kids to be on social media, Sofia Coppola's daughter, The Kardashians and much more!

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Ep48 - "Passing The Torch" with Jesar Gabino Mar 09, 2023

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Jesar Gabino is the founder of the highly influential Canadian streetwear stores Goodfoot and Nomad. He is currently the Brand Development Manager of Matty Matheson's clothing brand Rosa Rugosa. Jesar sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss personal style, community, the Rosa Rugosa factory, Matty Matheson, bringing your friends along for the ride, Virgil Abloh, Nike Dunk SB's, living in Vancouver, resale markets, touring with The Rascalz, his past life as a B-Boy, Toronto being late to streetwear, LRG, Bape, Supreme, the relationship between fashion and music, 90's uniforms, rappers wearing skinny jeans, scamming in the early 2000's, selling bootleg Louis Vuitton Air Force 1's, flipping sneakers in Japan, Goodfoot's reputation of having intimidating staff, streetwear gatekeepers, 431 Richmond, Drake/OVO, Lil Yachty, Nomad, our top 5 rap albums of all time, the "23 and Me of Hip Hop", gender fluidity, 2023 trend predictions and much more!

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Ep47 - "Just Do It Yourself" with Greg Benedetto Mar 03, 2023

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Greg Benedetto is the founder of Toronto based booking agency Not Dead Yet and member of the legendary hardcore band S.H.I.T. Greg sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss Urban Outfitters, subcultures, maintaining integrity when booking, 'Siesta Nouveau', the stress of DIY shows, working with legitimate venues, playing on stages vs floors, S.H.I.T., The Adrift Clubhouse, 'Puritanical Greg', the return of hardcore, northern soul, fanaticism, Instagram insights, people who stop going to shows at age 34, music that believes in its own existence, Swedish church music, forced obscurity, diversity in lineups, the financial burden of touring as a band, 'Tough Guy Hardcore', Friction, 'Vice Magazine CMJ Afterparty', Hellfest DVD's, controlled Chaos, the NDY 'hotline', creating his own personal hell, S.H.I.B.G.B.'s, Faith/Void, the lifespan of DIY venues, EXPO, NDY Fest, booking a podcast and much more!

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Ep45 - "Getting Messy For The Drama" with Chippy Nonstop Feb 10, 2023

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Chippy Nonstop is a Toronto-based DJ, producer and founder of Pep Rally and Intersessions. Chippy sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss getting deported, growing up in California, recording with Diplo at age 17, Sony paying for her first tour before releasing any music, the wild west of the mp3 era, getting pigeonholed, 'DJ Twitter', the infamous New Years Eve video, taking Ketamine by accident, internet trolls, being the only woman in the room, touring alone, Total Freedom, fast music, reinventing herself over the years, her old music blog, net art, Photobucket, working with MIA and leaking her album, not getting paid by major label artists, her friendship with Kreayshawn, partying at Adrian Grenier's house, raving with John Frusciante, venues not booking young talent, Canadian insecurity, supporting your peers, the upcoming Pep Rally Boiler Room, her song with Andy Milonakis, Riff Raff only eating Subway, her falling out with G-Eazy, betting against DJ Carnage, finding humour in DJing, calling Toronto home, being banned from venues, hating the food in Berlin and much more!

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Ep44 - "How To Make It In Canada" with Michael Nyarkoh Feb 02, 2023

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Michael Nyarkoh is the Community and Marketing Manager at The Ace Hotel Toronto and founder of the magazine Tone Study. Michael sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss curating events, people who call themselves ‘vibe curators’, How to Make It in America (HBO), starting a clothing brand in high school, ‘God Bless Toronto’ mixtape, cultural programming, cold calling the Ace Hotel, rethinking the panel discussion format, artist talks, Tone Study, orange juice, print media, getting his mind blown by Arena Homme+ in 2007, spending entire days reading magazines at the Chapters at John and Richmond, poetry, making zines, Rhum Corner, working on a magazine for six years, reminding yourself of your accomplishments, D’Angelo, finding a spiritual connection between John Coltrane and Playboi Carti, Homer, Yves Tumor, shutter shades, 'S-Trip!', our upcoming event at the Ace Hotel and much more!

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Ep43 - "Bad Kids" with Nick Marian Jan 27, 2023

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Nick Marian is the owner of Toronto based vintage retailer, EXPO. Nick sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss our infamous meme, the origins of EXPO, lying his way into the world of vintage, picking at warehouses, running a venue, starting his business a month before lockdown, being an ex-germaphobe, calling the Miller Highlife factory in Milwaukee, his days as a bartender, living in New York, hating The Barenaked Ladies, the Queen and Bathurst punk scene, meteorologists, android phones, Weather Network conspiracies, getting arrested at the G20 protest, befriending Jason Mamoa, the Coffin Factory, sobriety and much more!

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Ep42 - "Cocktail Hour" with Marlowe Granados Jan 21, 2023

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Marlowe Granados is a Toronto-based writer and filmmaker who’s work has appeared in publications such as Harper’s BAZAAR, Nylon, The Cut, and Air Mail. Her debut novel ‘Happy Hour’ is out now. Marlowe sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss becoming an accidental dog influencer, engaging with wildlife, Art Basel, The Crypties awards, fraud, reporters in TV shows, dealing with editors, befriending newscasters, getting verified on Instagram, “Smithfits” parties, Marlowe hating Josh for years because she thought he stole her leather jacket in 2009, fake last names, pre-Instagram ‘It Girls’, her friend cementing someones car door shut, breaking her ankle playing tennis, which Sex and the City characters we are, her dates worrying they’re going to be written about, turning Happy Hour into a movie, Elon Musk’s twitter, meeting the Oppenheim twins, the OG’s of TikTok and much more!

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