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Secret Skin

Eagle is an L.A. based hip-hop artist. On Secret Skin, he and his guests examine what’s really going on behind the face that hip-hop artists put on for the public. The in-jokes. The heavy stuff. The tour stories. The day-to-day struggles and absurdities of being a working musician. The Secret Skin.

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42: Intuition and What He Gets Out of Rap Jan 11, 2016

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Mike and his good friend T-shirt are on hand to not only answer questions from their mailbag but to sing about it as well. In the interview portion, Mike is joined this time around by the rapper, podcaster, and video maven known as Intuition.

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41: Uncommon Nasa, Prog Rap, and Yoga Class Pronunciations Jan 04, 2016

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Mike is in New York City talking to his old friend, professionally known as Uncommon Nasa. They talk about identity, balancing running a record label and being an artist, and what the musical form known as Prog Rap is all about.

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40: Marcella Arguello and How It’s OK to Be Mean Dec 28, 2015

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Marcella Arguello comes from the world of stand-up comedy, and met Mike Eagle while doing comedy battle rap. It’s a form that Mike has struggled with, losing every match he enters.

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39: John Robinson, Real Names, and a Serengeti Road Trip Dec 21, 2015

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Mike takes a road trip with his Cavanaugh bandmate Serengeti, plus an interview with John Robinson, the rapper formerly known as Lil Sci of Scienz of Life.

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38: Free the Robots and What It’s Like to Throw a Party for Eight Years Dec 14, 2015

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The artist known as Free the Robots joins Open Mike Eagle to talk about a variety of topics, including growing up in Orange County, taking risks with music, and owning and running the restaurant/music venue known as The Crosby.

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37: Eliza Skinner and Comedy Rap Battles Nov 30, 2015

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It’s all about freestyling on this episode, as we meet comedian and comedy rap impresario Eliza Skinner. She talks about life in a rap battle, life in a television writers’ room, and the hilarious and difficult world of standup comedy.

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36: 2Mex and the Value of Hard Work Nov 16, 2015

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Host Open Mike Eagle sits down with the rapper 2Mex for a broad-ranging discussion about making music, listening to music, and living life. Other people might sell more records, but when it comes to putting on shows and creating something to record, no one outworks 2Mex. We also find out if 2Mex sees himself more like The Dandy Warhols or The Brian Jonestown Massacre.

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35: Kitty and How to Deal With Things Nov 02, 2015

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Host Open Mike Eagle chats with Kitty, aka the artist formerly known as Kitty Pryde, about being there for her fans and how that has both advantages and disadvantages. Kitty tells about shedding her child prodigy past and her Florida hometown and how those experiences informed her music.

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34: The Gaslamp Killer and Why You Need to Dance Oct 19, 2015

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Mike talks with esteemed DJ The Gaslamp Killer about entering hip-hop with no footsteps to follow in, the perils of knowing too much about someone through social media, and how to get fired from a bunch of record stores. Plus, the premiere of a brand new song!

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33: DJ House Shoes on the Detroit sound Oct 05, 2015

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DJ House Shoes talks about the Detroit sound and his work and friendship with J Dilla. Mike's T-shirt returns to the show, although he won't take Mike's calls anymore.

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