A weekly podcast from Ben Lee and Ione Skye about being eccentric, married, artists.
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A weekly podcast from Ben Lee and Ione Skye about being eccentric, married, artists.
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To ask a question please email weirdertogetherpod@gmail.com
This week we try out new Sydney spot Paradise from the Fratelli Paradiso team, discuss why the Riki Lindhome/Heather McDonald pod was our super bowl, ask why are so many lesbians coming out as Hetero-curious, consider Lil Wayne’s vulnerability, Marc Maron having reached the peak of the pod summit, Alex Cooper’s upcoming doc, and rave about seeing Kamasi Washington live at Carriageworks.For a deeper dive into our world visit us at http://weirdertogether.substack.com
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On this weeks pod we discuss Joel Madden’s revelation that Good Charlotte wouldn’t exist without Ben, the way different artists respond to opportunity, planning for marital discord, the story of up and coming Aussie artist Rainbow Sally, performing in a storm at Cauldron Distillery, Holly Greenwood’s art show at Olsen, and why Sirens is perfect “bad” television.To take a deeper dive into our world sign up for our newsletter at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
Description: in our first of a series, we answer questions directly from you, our Beautiful Babies! To ask a question please email weirdertogetherpod@gmail.com
On today’s episode we chat about the radical subversion of "Pee-wee as Himself”, discuss catching up with Evan Dando recently, review Sigur Ros at the Opera House, and hear the story of Ione’s secret vendetta against Jonsi. Ione discusses her dad Donovan’s reaction to reading her memoir. Ben puts an awesome band together for his “Awake” 20th anniversary shows.To take a deeper dive into our world sign up for our mailing list at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
This week Ben gets nostalgic announcing the “Awake” 20th anniversary tour. We have our minds blown by Romance Was Born at Australian Fashion Week. Shamir releases a new album. Bar Fredas is what Sydney needs. We wonder if Redheads are actually Black, as TikTok has been telling us. Take a deeper dive into our world on the Weirder Together mailing list at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
On today’s pod, Ben and Ione are joined by Lauren Meisner, founder of Centennial World, an award-winning independent Gen Z media brand based in Sydney, Australia that exclusively covers internet culture, social media, and the creator economy.
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This week we pay tribute to our late friend, singer-songwriter, Jill Sobule. We also chat about Louis Theroux’s documentary “The Settlers”, new Sydney club Bar Freda’s, Alexei Toliopoulos and Zachary Ruane’s show “Refused Classification”, how we feel about censorship and art, and the unique catchphrase that Aussie actor Kieren Darcy-Smith claims to have invented.Dive deeper into our world at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
How on earth did Ione end up on Chaka Kahn’s Instagram grid? Why does Ben feel Lana Del Rey’s mention of Ross Dress For Less is a songwriting breakthrough? Why is Jojo Siwa’s cheating symptomatic of a need for performers to escape reality?
We chat about all this as well as Kylie Minogue, Dashville and the Aum Shinrikyo cult documentary on this weeks pod!
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Ben and Ione are predictably obsessed with Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal 2, but equally excited by the RHOBH reunion finale and the new season of Vanderpump spin-off the Valley. They also contemplate storage issues for Furries, the new Lana Del Rey single, hanging out with Allee Willis and what, if anything, reality tv stars owe the viewer.
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Ben and Ione chat housekeeping, gigs in Beechworth, staying in Ned Kelly’s cottage, Melbourne band Convenience Store, getting positive texts from Caveh Zahedi, Love on the Spectrum, Ione’s Sydney book launch at the Lord Dudley, the trade war on Tiktok, Bon Iver’s universe building, The Moorepark Dachshund Festival, Bernie Sanders at Coachella, Neil Young at the Fighting Oligarchy rally and answer listener questions about glamorous restrooms, humans needs for the supernatural, whether Ben and Ione are threatened by their past relationships, talking dirty, and a brief history of Ben’s involvement in cults.To dive deeper into our universe head over to https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
Ben and Ione recap a wild week hosting Ione’s childhood friend Karis in Sydney and Melbourne, contemplate Henry Winklers casting in Happy Days, and why the Caterpillar Club is committing an unforgivable sin with their door policy. To dive deeper into our world visit us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
Today we discuss the new Andy Kaufman doco “Thank You Very Much”, Jefferey Lewis and Michigan woodland fisting circles, before being joined in the studio by Australian EDM genius Ninajirachi. To dive deeper into our world, and to hear the full finished version of Nina’s song, visit us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
On our most mildly controversial pod yet, Ben asserts the theory that Ben Harper is single handedly responsible for unintentionally ruining Australian music. Meanwhile, Ione shocks Miranda July with her bisexuality, and we explain why Oasis are the most generous pop stars of the modern era. We also touch on Dave Navarro’s body modification kink, why Pete Hegseth’s group chat mistake is very relatable, wonder whether we should we care that 23andMe have our DNA, and why no one seems to be drilling holes in their heads as a bio-hack anymore.To delve deeper into our world visit us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/
On today's episode, we celebrate Ione officially making the New York Times Best Seller list, Ben’s experience at PJ Harvey, whether Kanye’s use of the swastika is cultural appropriation and we catch up with Aussie comedian Cameron James and chat about his new special “Bangers”
Ione throws a wild party at Chateau Marmont to celebrate her book.
Ben wonders is he really a simp?
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Huge day as Ione’s memoir “Say Everything” hits the stores in the US! She fills us in about Ione’s reading at the Strand with Eric Stoltz and Naomi Fry’s iconic bday party. Ben talks seeing Green Day, Mallrat and Kylie Minogue this week, getting drunk with Brad Troemel and they pair share some surprising Oscar hot takes!
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Ione is in LA. Ben is in Sydney.
A remote pod where we delve into the topics of the day while Ione promotes her upcoming memoir and Ben preps for a road trip with Gus the puppy.
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Today, we talk about our friendship and collaboration with legendary American author Tom Robbins, celebrating his memory following his death this week at the age of 92.
To listen to the album "B is for Beer: The Musical" visit
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To donate to one of Tom's favorite charities see links below:
Hospice of the Northwest
The Museum of Northwest Art
The La Conner Swinomish Library
https://www.laconnerswinomishlibrary.org/
SPOT Animal Rescue
https://www.savingpetsoneatatime.org/
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On today’s pod we discuss the big news of Ione starring in the new comedic reboot of “Anaconda”, shooting on the Gold Coast while the terrifying LA wildfires raged and lots more!
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We are back with a holiday pod discussing Christmas in Australia, holidays in Terrigal, Dan and Jedda Stricker’s iconic Christmas party, the search for the perfect haircut, the magic of Byron Spencer, not loving Anora, whether cinema can ever belong to young people the way pop music does, the Blake Lively/Justin Baldoni lawsuit, Hollywood smear campaigns, the witch archetype, the art of the personal media narrative, Lana Turner, Ione’s audiobook, Mick Fleetwood and why drummers have big personalities, Buckethead vs Slash, Carrot Top and the perfect blend of looks and charisma, the Pulp 33 1/3 book, career suicide, Jarvis vs Michael Jackson, and why we still love 7” singles.
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On today’s pod we chat about Ione’s top secret new job, the inexplicable economics of iPhone games, Apple Martin and Le Bal des Debutantes, Timotee Dylan and Rock Biopics, cancelling vs karma, 70s parties, the delicate nature of jamming, Paris Hilton melodies, Thanksgiving in Sydney, Black Sabbath’s hippy side, Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s unbroken eye contact, the isolated end game of being rich, Tilda Swinton and Chris Chang’s art photo fanzine “18 & Over”.
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On today’s pod we chat Ben’s Eddie Vedder experience, Ione going to see the Pixies last week, Amanda De Cadenet joining RHOBH, “Didion & Babitz” by Lili Anolik, top secret projects in Taiwan, bootleg sweatshirts, Jesse Eisenberg’s trauma tourism, remembering hearing the Strokes for the first time, whether Green Day are “hot”, Father John Misty winning over older female fans with his new album “Mahashmashana”, Schoolies Porn being shot in Surfer’s Paradise, and lots more!
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We GET INTO IT on this weeks pod about all the above juicy subjects as well as chatting about vintage Dior nightgowns, Heavenly Creatures friendships, cult like meditation teachers and Paul Simon, as well as premiering new music from Georgia Maq and On Occassion.
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The plague has passed through our humbled abode and we reconvene to discuss Ione conquering her FOMO while living outside of the US, feeling lucky in Sydney, Jokermen podcast, Randy Newman, Paul Simon’s “Graceland”, friends who are reading advance copies of Ione’s memoir, US election anxiety and leftist tantrums, William Tyler, Timothy Leary, hanging chads, The Cure’s new album, The Try-Outs, “Saturday Night”, Ben’s controversial spelling video that led to a confused text from Missy Higgins, Harmony Korine, Andy Kaufman, emailing with Crispin Glover, and Ben’s new duet with Johanna Samuels “Sunset Marquis”.
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We haven’t podded for a minute so excitedly talk over each other about all kinds of subjects: Ione takes aim at Ben’s lack of compassion for the lowly Bin Chicken, we recap SXSW Sydney and Alexi Wasser’s visit. We discuss what makes the perfect houseguest, shirtless Travis Scott fans, Morrissey’s love life, The LA Times Presidential endorsement controversy, cheering on Lidia Thorpe while feeling co-dependent with the oppressor and the new Tegen and Sara documentary.
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This episode we reluctantly attempt to jump the cultural bandwagon of “Industry”-fandom, share Kris Kristofferson stories, get excited for SXSW Sydney and our friend Alexi Wasser’s visit to Australia to screen her film “Messy” as well as shareing some inspiration gleaned from hanging with Belinda Carlisle this week.
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“Were you sad when David Blaine died?” asks Goldie, opening a fun hectic family pod episode. We realize she’s thinking of Houdini, and move on to cover growing up watching Nathan Fielder, generational concepts of gender, Big Mouth, getting the sex talk from your parents, and then do a listen through to Ben’s new album “This One’s for the Old Headz” OUT TODAY. We reflect on the themes of growing up, nostalgia, being friends with freaks and not giving up the fight.
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It’s our joint bday week and Ben decides its time to put the hard sell on why he thinks Ione should be on DWTS much to her chagrin. We also recap Ione’s Omakase sushi dinner at Besuto, a million dollar bath tub invention, why the word “Child” gave Ione a mood swing, our new PICK OF THE WEEK column, The English Teacher, multi-tasking, marriage as a mutual training program, Christmas dinner with Liev Schreiber, late NYC nights with Sam Rockwell, Amy Taylor’s BIG SOUND keynote, as well as Australia’s tall poppy syndrome.
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It’s the day after Australian Father’s Day, and we are chilling on our couch in Sydney and getting into it!
We chat the Oasis reunion, Allday's Sydney show, Harmony's controversial comments at Venice, Run DMC, Blondie, corporate gigs, Steve Pav, 10 William, and Adam Sandler' new special LOVE YOU.
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Season 4 kicks off with chatter about the band Speed, mysterious bruises, Ione's first trip to Brisbane,
anarchism, "spannering", Radio Free Alice, Bicycle Day, the Steve Martin documentary, Ben's take on AI,
our recent party for FVNERAL, Harry Nilsson's Aussie connection, and new music from Mallrat, Sycco, Amyl & the Sniffers and Illiuminati Hotties.
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Clutch your pearls!
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Today’s pod has some BIG ENERGY as we chat the appeal of small town Australia, the public’s response to Positive Energy, lifting up your little scene, Raygun at the olympics, why jojo is the new john cage, the moral conflict of loving pop culture, wondering why old people become nationalists, IT ENDS WITH US drama, Ione turning in the final draft of her memoir “Say Everything”, creative hangovers and on-set power struggles in Hollywood!
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Are we the only podcast in existence that touches on all these subjects this week?
Probably! And that's why you love us, or at least tolerate us!
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On today’s pod we chat the pressure to have controversial opinions, Dan Clowes short films, child modelling in the 80s and Ione showing Goldie the “Pretty Baby” trailer.
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Our guest today is a Philly raised, Los Angeles braised multi-hyphenate joy bomb, Addie Weyrich.
She has a new album out under the name ADDIE ADDIE ADDIE called "well it all had to go somewhere"
that you can listen to here https://open.spotify.com/album/5ZPKFNtBqFGFmSTTo9gqra?si=p4_oQ0KyQUWq6_wtXSndyA
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We chat practicing failing, raw dogging flights, trying not to over-schedule creativity and letting projects go.
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The song at the end of the episode is "Industry" by Addie Addie Addie
https://open.spotify.com/track/305IAWoH8ICpY321qPhCQl?si=bd0e02d8873343ed
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Ione recaps VOLUME at the NSW Art Gallery with DeepFaith, how Janicza Bravo’s instagram brings people together, and what its like writing about her cult experiences for her upcoming memoir…all while Ben sits in a holiday resort in Coffs Harbour.
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We breakdown a jam-packed week in which Ione announced pre-order of her memoir (https://bit.ly/4cz9ECv ) , we hosted an excellent Sydney Weirder Together party featuring cutting edge weirdness like DeepFaith, Vigilantonie, BuzzKull, Lauren Bonner and Cameron James, Ione gets some inappropriate DMs, we throw a dinner party and we entertain insuring our body parts.
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Shopping at Above the Clouds, checking out party venues, debating seminal Jimi Hendrix tracks - its all happening on this week's WEIRDER TOGETHER!
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Ione has FOMO about Griffin Dunne's party at the Chateau.
Ben enters the crucible.
Goldie gets pet rats.
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We discuss "Otto On Otto", Neal Brennan, Stephen Sondheim, Tim Minchin, leaving the stage like Elvis and Martin Scorcese's tiktok era.
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On todays episode we discuss Ben shows in Brunswick Heads, Brisbane and Eumundi, Ione's dinner at Hubert,
we wonder do birds chit chat and can Ione control the weather?
Ione also gives her top 5 gay films of all time in honour of Pride month, and Ben waxes lyrical about the Willow Smith/Questlove podcast.
(The song at the end is "symptom of life" by Willow)
We also announce a SYDNEY WEIRDER TOGETHER PARTY on June 26 at the Great Club!
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Ione is "balls deep" into her memoir and getting ready to turn it in to her publisher.
Ben feels un-Australian for not knowing who Hugo Weaving is married to.
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What a week! Fashion shows, Ben's single release, the Allday/Cubspot collab, regional shows, Ione finishing writing her book...absolute madness!
So much to chat about...
and we do!
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Fresh from our stint on the runway at the Em on Holiday show for Australian Fashion Week, we contemplate the next step in our new careers as a Super Model Power Couple, what kind of yachts are the most tasteful for the uber rich, and what linen really "means".
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Quick pod check in from the couch as the rain pours down outside on the Sydney streets on the eve of Mothers Day.
We ponder if movies are dead, the crack in our personalities that reveals our fear of death, and the sexy show Ben put on for Ione in her dream.
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We recap our night of Aussie celeb pub trivia where Ione sings the John Farnham classic "You're the Voice"
alongside Murray from the Wiggles.
Ben is "verklempt".
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On this week’s substack-only pod episode we recap our time hitting the town in Sydney with Courtney Taylor Taylor and camp, what Ben learned at the Nick Cave + Colin Greenwood show, and Brad Troemel's concept of the “Aesthlete”…
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Inspirig adventures with Beth Orton, Subtle Urban Sex Appeal, Colin Greenwood, Gerry Beckley, Public Image Ltd, Tim Hardin and more...
This week's episode ends with "Friday Night" by Beth Orton
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Ben experiences healing with an old friend.
Ione composes a jingle in her dream.
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Ben and Ione discuss people's reaction to Ben's new single "LOVERS"
https://open.spotify.com/album/7lNNN3e9IOZxpgWTF7mdRr?si=2qLAS14xRVKv-wbRx0v7yg
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Ben is hungover after a mini housewarming jam sesh
Ione embraces her new role as the Queen of Queen Street, the Woollahra Dostoyevski.
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On today’s pod we discuss the bizarre 80s Australian obsession with square dancing, Ione’s failed soccer dreams and Ben’s internal conflicts as an Australian creative artist.
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If you’re in Sydney come along to the next Weirder Together Variety Show at the Great Club on April 18
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Ione makes contact with her Scottish (and Patois) roots.
Ben plays a gig in the bush.
We need help naming our Sydney house.
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If you’re in Sydney, come along to the next Weirder Together Variety Show feat. Sally Seltmann, Alexei Toliopolis, AcidMeatballSpaghetti and lots of surprises.
April 18 at the Great Club Marrickville
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Ok we finally have wifi and are prepared to get back to our regular programming!
In todays ep in our new Sydney pad we discuss why Ione will never shame Wifi, urban homophobic legends of our teen years, the future of music festivals and micro-niche communities.
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Today our special guest on the pod is musical legend Joe Wong.
Joe is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, and podcaster best known as host of The Trap Set,a weekly podcast and radio show about the lives of musicians. He is also the composer for great tv shows like Russian Doll and The Midnight Gospel.
In this episode we reference Joe's epic interview with Questlove you can find here
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-trap-set-with-joe-wong/id958778095?i=1000584740884
and Joe's new album Mere Survival
https://open.spotify.com/album/3M92kWTW5PqvZeW23CpPdJ?si=ycS5Xp6fRH2QJYwL4RSoQQ
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Hi from Sydney!
We land on our feet in a Double Bay AirBnb, ready to visit the barber, eat passionfruit, debate Cool Shoes vs The Ick, and go to the Opera.
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March 27 WEIRDER TOGETHER VARIETY SHOW, Sydney
April 5 Dashville Nights, Hunter Valley, NSW
May 3 The Round Nunawading, VIC
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We discuss Barbara Streisand, emotional transparency, The Hobbit, and why AirPods feel like tiny penises in your ears.
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We record live from our living room floor, surrounded by moving boxes, while we prepare to move to Sydney for 6 months.
We discuss impermanence, openness and slushie brains.
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On today’s subscriber-only episode of our podcast, we share news of our return to Australia for a stint, that includes resurrecting the WEIRDER TOGETHER VARIETY SHOW!
Those that came to any of our Sydney variety shows in 2021 will remember how full of amazing music, comedy and awesome surprises these nights were - we would have guests like Rove, Sally Seltmann, Andrew from Wolfmother, Sam Campbell, Concetta Caristo and Cameron James pop by and do sets!
We can already tell you that art pop visionary Montaigne will be performing, along with everyones favorite filthy comedian Nina Oyama. Who else might show up?
TIX HERE https://thegreatclub.oztix.com.au/outlet/event/56f378a7-84b8-4b85-b6eb-9e3b261ad023
We also confirm the BLIND GOSSIP item from a few weeks back since it broke on Twitter yesterday! cough cough Rick Rubin
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Our guest today is our good pal, Canadian author, director, and screenwriter Kelly Oxford.
We talk about sex, partnership, parasocial relationships, why wheelchairs are more useful than film school, Piscean friends, and her recent health crisis.
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Reeling from the online controversy caused by Lou Barlow's take on Taylor Swift/Led Zeppelin on our last episode, we talk causing internet controversy, the power and joy of name dropping, Magic Dirt in Geelong in the early 90s and Ione's lesbian chic short film screening. Ione describes doing mundane errands with Mick Jagger, Ben reminisces about doing a Oujia Board with Kate Hudson and Goldie Hawn.
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Lou Barlow and Adelle Barlow of Raw Impressions return to fill us in on their journey as a homestead Gen-X content factory, Dinosaur Jr's tour of Australia competing with Taylor Swift for ticket sales,
surprising each other, boundaries and more.
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The song at the end of the episode is Sebadoh's "Think (Let Tomorrow Bee)"
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We contemplate a loose new vibe for our Saturday episodes for our Substack subscribers.
Ione wants to do a Proust Questionaire. Ben shares a hectic blind gossip item.
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Today we launch the WEIRDER TOGETHER Substack
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a hub for all creative projects we are involved in.
Join our community of Beautiful Babies now and start receiving content in your inbox!
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We also celebrate the launch of the new Shamir/Ben Lee collab "God Honest Truth" OUT TODAY via Weirder Together and chat about our trip to NYC, Batsheva show for fashion week, hanging with Alexi Wasser, Ann Dexter-Jones and Naomi Fry, and reminisce about the time we brought lice to Michelle Williams' Carroll Gardens home.
Listen to Shamir & Ben's "God Honest Truth" at
https://open.spotify.com/album/2s77eUXtzlpYCIKILLETc3?si=xipoZ2FMSSClNMaKgGuwew
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Greetings from NYC!
Goldie accuses Ben of hypocrisy and being too concerned with what people think of him as a parent.
Ione yells at Whole Foods staff then immediately makes up with them.
We premiere the new Cameron James single "Boy's Night" out this week via WEIRDER TOGETHER.
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Ben is having a menty B.
Ione liked how Taylor Swift helped Lana Del Rey with her hair.
We miss Wayne Kramer
The song that ends this episode is "Nostalgia Kills" by Jill Sobule, featuring Wayne Kramer on guitar, produced by Ben.
https://open.spotify.com/track/73DDYmDU4BjvW4IBgRF1RL?si=bea9b82268ae49c3
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Ben is honored to be confused for a lawyer.
Ione gets nutrition from gossip.
We chat Joe Wong's album launch at Hollywood Forever, dinner at RAO's, Lauren and Seth Rogan's launch of the Sharon Brous book "The Amen Project", Adam Silverman's opening at Skirball and Enid's bday dinner!
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The power of paper mache, non-sexual group baths, eating dinner at JAR, drinking an old-fashioned at the Tycoons Club and the role of the Sunset Marquee in our personal lore.
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Remebering the Cahuenga Boogie and the glory days of the Chateau Marmont is fine...
But should we be going to couples therapy?
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We return for a new year, a new season, 2 new haircuts, one new earring, a new masculinity and a new chill.
Let's do this, beautiful babies!
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Our friends Fabienne Toback and Karis Jagger, creators of the Netflix hit "High on the Hog", join us today!
Watch "High on the Hog" on Netflix today...after you listen to this ep!
Follow Fabienne and Karis's production company "Hey Sistah" at https://www.instagram.com/hey_sistah/
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This week we are joined by the amazingly talented Dan Polydoris who you may know on Instagram as @deathbytoys
He breaks down his process and history and gifts us some incredible personalized action figures!
Check out his work at https://deathbytoys.storenvy.com/
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Ione falls in slow motion.
Ben re-considers despair.
We attend an illuminati Hollywood party (jk)
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Here comes The Fear again....
We discuss Ione's penchant for sharing her mom's dirty laundry and Ben's reluctance to get a Prince Albert piercing.
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Ione doesn't want to feel pressured to run with wolves.
Ben's stubble grows back.
Ione is punished by the kids for coddling them.
Ben hangs with old pal Adam Green and recalls his mixed feelings about "Meet Me In the Bathroom"-era NYC.
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Aaron Rose is a film director, writer, and artist. In the 1990s he founded the highly influential Alleged Gallery in New York. His work during this time saw collaborations with then budding directors Mike Mills, Spike Jonze and Harmony Korine. He also produced numerous underground short films during that time under the banner of Alleged Films. Since then, Rose has directed numerous films and television commercials. He has just released a new book of poetry entitled "Blackout Poems"
Learn more about Aaron's work at https://www.aaronrose.co/
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Ben and Tim Minchin attempt to get to the bottom of a 15 year old unspoken tension.
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Introducing the newest Weirder Together podcast series:
Subtle Urban Sex Appeal with Malik Saaka & Safy-Hallan Farah.
We absolutely love these two minds and hearts and can't wait for you to check it out. If you dig it,
please subscribe!
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Ben deliberates on whether or not to heart Tim Minchin's comment on Instagram.
Ione discovers why she is enmeshed.
We celebrate the release of brand new podcast series Subtle Urban Sex Appeal.
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Ben went to see Liz Phair celebrate 30 years of Exile in Guyville.
Ione reflects on her Interview Magazine humiliation in the late 1980s.
We chat the Robbie Williams Netflix doco.
Goldie checks in about short films she's making.
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We chat with indie rock music journalist legend Jenny Eliscu about our mutual Jonathan Richman obsession and why our tribute project about JR was destined for failure...
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We celebrate our 100th episode with a recap our most recent WEIRDER TOGETHER event
a house concert for the Australian artists DeepFaith!
Gossip! Lazers! Astrology!
We have it all!
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We celebrate the WEIRD story of how the electro duo ROB & CHAD from Toowoomba reached out to Ben and ended up putting out the single "MONDAY MORNING feat. Ben Lee" TODAY!!!
https://open.spotify.com/album/5xruZOATpuw9nYaSoVaAFn?si=-9gUljHdScuZpkGgWUy_lw
Ione reminisces about her stint playing drums in Nancy Boy and her pipe-smoking era.
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Ione reflects on her friendship with Matthew Perry that began as teenagers in the film "A Night In The Life of Jimmy Reardon".
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We cover seeing the iconic Ziwe live at Largo this week.
Our night in with Naomi Fry and Jesse Pearson playing "QUESTIONS"
and how Gucci Mane's memoir is going to influence Ione's.
Chloe Sevingy's short film KITTY can be watched at
Ben's shopify store is at
Tix for Tasmania shows at
https://www.ben-lee.com/tour-dates
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Like two pod virgins podding for the very first time...
Ben and Ione are back in the same space and ready to make magic happen!
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Ben and Ione countdown to being reunited.
Ione recalls an embarrassing car ride with Fischer Stevens.
Ben recalls Prince's attempt to steal his girl.
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Ben checks in with Ione from Melbourne.
They theorize on the need to be right in your 20s, Solange and Beyonce's relationship, old home video footage of Christina Ricci and Dustin Yellin, the difference between cosmic and legislative laws, whether superstars really love their fans and he best way for creative people to help during troubled times.
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Ben explores the world of Nescafe Instant Coffee.
Ione explores the origin of her charming demeanor.
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Double date episode...
We chat Sonny Angel Babies, improv, cradle-snatching and being beaten up by your kids with our good pals and brilliant comedy minds Lauren and Mike!
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Moviephone, Dono's Shakespearean teen love triangle, Consensual Ennui, Rufus Wainwright and a trip to Benihana.
Listen to the Ian Rogers interview on Rick Rubin's podcast here
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tetragrammaton-with-rick-rubin/id1671669052?i=1000628542132
Tickets to upcoming Ben Lee + DJ DadBod shows at
https://www.ben-lee.com/tour-dates
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Emma Forrest is a British novelist, screenwriter and director, and joins us to chat about her newest book, BUSY BEING FREE, about her marriage to Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn.
Order BUSY BEING FREE here
https://www.amazon.com/Busy-Being-Free-Starting-Again/dp/1474620647/
Emma is appearing at Vroman's in Pasadena October 23
https://www.vromansbookstore.com/Emma-Forrest-discusses-Busy-Being-Free
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Ione's voice is back!
And we are back with a recap of a glorious house concert we threw on Friday night for Jena Malone and Lem Jay's THE SHOE!
We are also touched by greatness by having dinner cooked for us by Pali right after his return from his US Open celebrity box seats.
We chat Jann Wenner's racist and misogynistic faux pas and Georgia Maq's state of the music industry address at Big Sound.
You can read Georgia's speech here https://medium.com/@georgiamaq69/georgia-maq-what-i-have-learned-about-the-music-industry-d132e613d25c
Episode ends with "I'm Okay" by The Shoe
https://open.spotify.com/track/5moUmxapSY5L9wa46U3y70?si=2bbd497b7fd94090
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Azalia Snail is an American avant-garde singer-songwriter and musician who played a hugely influential role in the 1990s lo-fi music scene, and was dubbed the "Queen of Lo-Fi".
She joins us to talk about not fitting in, Max's Kansas City, CBGBs, the gentrification of the early 90s alternative music boom, and her new single "ZAP YOU OF THAT HATE" out now via Weirder Together!
Follow Azalia on IG at www.instagram.com/azaliasnail
Check out the new single here
https://open.spotify.com/track/1JwruVQwFd8amIapL6Lycu?si=1dbf67d1bb72446b
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Ione parties until she is hoarse.
Ben channels his inner Fred Schneider.
The 2023 joint bday recap is HERE!
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It's birthday season at Weirder Together HQ.
Ione is up first and gets blessed by a Reba McEntire siting at her bday lunch.
Ben's EP can be heard at
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While walking the dog last night, Ione suddenly asks Ben "Do you want to know my TM mantra?"
We grapple with the idea of secrets, control and superstition.
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We recap our glorious time at Thing Festival where we did a live podcast taping, Ben played a solo show, and then ended the night with a DJ DadBod set. We chat about our sexless Victorian AirBnB, eating great food and standing under waterfalls.
Included is also a recording of our live chat with John Roderick.
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Nick joins us to chat about growing up with "boutique" woodmills, getting haunted by Hearst's ex-lovers and being handsome.
The new Islands album "And That's Why Dolphins Lost Their Legs" OUT TODAY!
Also check out Nick's podcast, THE CRITICAL PODCAST, here https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-podcast-the-critical-podcast/id1371710321
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We survived Tropical Storm Hilary and sit down to chat about it all!
The Ronan Farrow Elon Musk article we discuss can be found at
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/elon-musks-shadow-rule
Ben's upcoming EP can be pre-saved at
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Recap of our night out at LA's iconic HEAV3N party for Ayesha Erotica's first ever live performance.
To learn more about HEAV3N visit https://www.heav3n.com/
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Final song is RYLO's "PEOPLE WHO DON'T LOVE ME" https://open.spotify.com/album/4qqNLihtk3CtSKj6OkWkXy?si=2n3w1axBTdGe_gW2hOzjMA
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We attend the premiere of The Elephant 6 Recording Co. Documentary and end up singing Neutral Milk Hotel under the stars in Barnsdale Art Park.
It inspires a chat about scenes, the indie rock dream, getting freaky with friends and the relief of selling your cryptocurrency.
Out everywhere August 25
https://www.elephant6movie.com/
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Insomnia, app ideas, telling 24 hour time, dealing with trolls on tiktok and deconstructing Spencer and Heidi's new podcast.
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We rehash our very first fight...about spatulas.
We also chat G FLIP, Leo's Pussy Posse, hacked instagram accounts, aging, apple trees and more.
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We experiment with introducing each other.
Ben ponders the possibility of spiritual healing at the Grove.
Ione contemplates beautiful Scottish women under a spotlight.
Ben's tour dates and tix via https://www.ben-lee.com/tour-dates
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Cowboy themed bar mitzvahs! Queer two-step dance clubs! The mansplaining gap!
We reference Caveh Zahedi's "The Show About the Show"
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLX1W43ZgDnWFX5BE3mGOpfD_dOKJQh-Ms
and "Getting Stoned with Caveh"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4n_XpM7mQNQ&t=1810s
Ben tour dates
https://www.ben-lee.com/tour-dates
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Stand-up comedy legend, actor, scientist, philosopher and writer Charles Fleischer is our guest this week.
The voice of Roger Rabbit and the man who originally said "If you remember the 60s you weren't really there" tells all about showbiz, moleeds and inventing musical instruments on this awesome ep.
Learn more about Charles at https://charles-fleischer.com/
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We contemplate the pioneers of plastic surgery and why everyone should date a fireman.
Happy Birthday Tom Robbins!
And happy release day to DeepFaith with their single "King of the Red Hot Chili Peppers" via Weirder Together.
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We are back from our adventure in Careyes with tales to tell!
We also mention Mariachi Rosales
https://www.facebook.com/MariachiRosalesAutlan
This episode of "This Week in Virology"
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-virology/id300973784?i=1000621273713
and we finish up with the song "Pearly Whites" by McDermott & North from their new ep out now via Weirder Together
https://open.spotify.com/album/267sEtua3ABF9ic8JaAm3x?si=rD7r2T7nSTqmmr9QswU-Ng
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We drag ourselves away from Margaritas, fish tacos and dips in the ocean on our glamorous getaway in Costa Careyes to debrief about our struggle to relax.
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Ione feels terrible about ruining Ben's plans to go to Beck's birthday party.
Ben writes terrible jingles in the bathtub.
Every Yiddish word means penis.
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Tim and Sam from Cub Sport join us the day after their "Jesus At The Gay Bar Tour" wraps up in the US.
They reflect on taking personal risk, staying true to themselves and what it feels like to be the most handsome dudes in Australian music.
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Ben tries to tell the difference between Indiana Jones fans and Neil Young fans.
Ione tries to figure out why she isn't feeling upset.
Watch the Ben and Georgia Maq's "Androgynous" video, directed by Ione, here:
Listen to "Androgynous" here:
https://open.spotify.com/album/16r1HPW86jKKefKeNFSmqX?si=CxN2nOuZStmqQmXj6N3NhA
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Sun's out, birds are singing, and we've officially launched Weirder Together Records!
We are joined by Rhys North to celebrate.
Check out "The Hollywood EP" by McDermott & North, produced by Ben Lee, OUT NOW
https://open.spotify.com/album/267sEtua3ABF9ic8JaAm3x?si=IbF73ZsqRBKJVLdDajyzsw
And follow McDermott & North on IG @mcdermott.north
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Recap of the week Joanna Sternberg took over Los Angeles.
We also chat about Klaus Voorman, Blake Mills, visit legendary Hollywood club night Georgio's, do some woke aerobics at Sweaty Pony with Soko and more!
Check out Ben's pod "ON THE FUTURE OF BEING A MUSICIAN" at
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/on-the-future-of-being-a-musician-with-ben-lee/id1691242962
Pre-save the upcoming McDermott & North "Hollywood EP" out June 30 at
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/mcdermottandnorth/the-hollywood-ep
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Joanna Sternberg is a singer, songwriter, musician and visual artist born/based in New York City.
Their new album "I've Got Me" is produced by Matt Sweeney and is out on Fat Possum Records.
The song at the end of this episode is "This Is Not Who I Want To Be" from Joanna's first album "Then I Try Some More"
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Did Ben enjoy Father's Day?
Can Ione remember Howie Mandel's name?
Will Joanna Sternberg perform an indie-rock version of Wagner's Ring Cycle at our house tonight????
Listen to the Jason Woliner episode here
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Our guest today is Canadian actor, Steven Ogg. He is known for roles in The Walking Dead, Better Call Saul, Westworld, The Tick, and Snowpiercer and also for his role in Grand Theft Auto.
But he is also just a born artist, fan and passionate lover of poetry, music and culture.
Follow him on IG at @ogg_steven
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A cross-generational excursion to see The Dare, checking out Alex Cameron at the Cara, worried that the Jokermen guys think Ben's a coke fiend, Ione sees The Secret of My Success for the first time and considers whether housewives still take Black Beauties to clean their house. We also ponder why everyone on The Ultimatum is drinking from Silver Goblets while we enjoy season 3 of "I Think You Should Leave". Ione recalls nursing a pigeon during June Gloom.
The song at the end is HERE by Radnor & Lee
https://open.spotify.com/album/0oVUMRsFuUIB5fkIfiLIRe?si=Gg5Mk9afQwyMr0p6ezmDyg
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Patience was the lead singer, magic-maker and ringleader for the seminal Aussie punk band The Grates.
Check them out at
https://open.spotify.com/artist/0aWSylARSZCDo7vTDgvKbb?si=Dg5JHdM4TQqSETc3Bz13Og
Check out The Minutes podcast by Patience and Mel Buttle
https://open.spotify.com/show/3hx7mCMo6EnIA6xODPV2GB
Watch Patience and Rachel Burke's YouTube show
https://www.youtube.com/@fancyfreetime
Learn more about "Not On Your Rider" here
https://www.isolationtrivia.com/notonyourrider
Follow Patience on IG at
https://www.instagram.com/paehoddy/
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Ben Lee explores the possibility of a sustainable future as an artist in the music industry in a rapidly changing landscape.
This first episode is a discussion with Gomez's Tom Gray who as well as being a musician, is an activist who created The Broken Record campaign as well as running the Academy’s #FixStreaming initiative, which are calling for better streaming revenues for artists and helped spark the Economics of Music Streaming inquiry.
This is the only episode that will appear in your feed automatically because you subscribe to Weirder Together.
To subscribe to this series and receive future episode please subscribe at
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Ione likes an "ankle touch" while she sleeps.
Ben walks past Glen Campbell's haunted estate.
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Our guest this week is comedian, actor, musician and lovable freak Whitmer Thomas.
Find Whitmer on IG at https://www.instagram.com/whitmerthomas
Watch Whitmer's HBO special "The Golden One" https://www.max.com/movies/ff79cfb9-14d7-4455-9261-ff927cad3060
Watch Whitmer's film "The Civil Dead" at https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.fe79f804-5aac-4445-8bee-522f81658702?autoplay=0&ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb
Join Whitmer's Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/SneakyDumbass/posts
Whitmer's song "Rigamarole" from his 2022 album "The Older I Get The Funnier I Was" listen on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/0Zo2bqwtYROgEczX4jG2W7?si=_ywmstBpSGGldEVyUH8U_g
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Ione is having a full-on anxiety attack about choosing the right menu for a Memorial Day hang.
Ben attempts to stage dive at the Hoodoo Gurus but the crowd doesn’t catch him.
Ben's new single, Tuck Shop, a collaboration with Ninajirachi, is OUT TODAY!
Check it out on Spotify HERE: https://open.spotify.com/album/7g1mTqFfloA0fnZJZ4XbS9?si=59f72d5CTL6SQaCODpgsqg
Check it out on Youtube HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPZVP_AHbuI
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The legend herself, Enid Graddis, joins us to share some wild tales of the 60s, her hopes for the future, and trivia like the fact that Richard Pryor's close friends used to call him Richie.
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Ione has a lot of living to do!
Ben rates "cooking" on his time/energy expenditure balance sheet!
There's an AirBnb scandal!
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This week we are joined by our most healthy and stylish friend Daphne Javitch.
We chat about Ione and Daphne's history of smoking cigarettes in bed, Daphne's move from the fashion industry into health coaching, as well as her secret desire for casual phone conversations with Kara Swisher.
Learn more about Daphne at https://www.doingwell.com/
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On this 1st anniversary celebration episode we are joined by long time friend/daughter of the pod...Goldie!
Join us for an in-depth discussion of YouTube interrogation videos, how teens blackmail each other and why 7th grade is scarier than the film Hereditary.
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Our friend Nina Oyama is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, and director.
She tells us all about discovering weed gummies, the difference between American and Australian writers rooms, why she's a terrible wingman, and her reasons for believing magicians are "the prettiest horse in the glue factory"
Follow Nina on Insta at https://www.instagram.com/nina.oyama/
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Liz Goldwyn is an author, filmmaker, and the founder of The Sex Ed, an online community and podcast dedicated to sexual well-being.
We go back with her and she's been digging the pod, so we invited her to sit down for a chat...
Follow Liz on IG at @goldilocksg
and check out www.thesexed.com
Her book "Sex, Health & Consciousness" is available here https://www.thesexed.com/book
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Ione becomes inexplicably overwhelmed by the dancers and production at a Madonna concert in the 90s.
Ben contemplates songwriting, Weezer, Lewis Capaldi and Neil Young.
Finally up to date with Vanderpump Rules.
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Talking to multi-disciplinary artist Brock Enright is a trip. As he says in this interview, he "opens doors" into other ways of thinking, feeling and being.
Enjoy this chat and check out Brock's podcast series VAGUE DATA on our Weirder Together Podcast Network
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vague-data/id1650108789
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The true story of the night Ninajirachi turned our house into a full-on rave!
Check out Ninajirachi's music here https://open.spotify.com/track/1NAYrYgd473ua418mz32xb?si=ae58f4ef7a3f437c
To listen to the Becky & Cam Show episode "Super Rich Kids" at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-becky-cam-show/id1436299128?i=1000609987470
Buy live or virtual tix to the Dan Mangan & Friends show at Dynasty Typewriter feat. Ben Lee, Mae Martin, Steven Ogg and Lauren Ruth Ward via https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dan-mangan-friends-w-mae-martin-steven-ogg-ben-lee-and-more-tickets-622092374037?fbclid=PAAaY111cIAjzQ7Cc0QaN5r15RF2oTjGqVAMpdHh3fwuqBiUG3pCQU4X63pSQ
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Wain and Wedren reflect on decades of collaboration and friendship on projects like "The State" "Wet Hot American Summer" and "Wanderlust"
Listen to the full episode at
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-ways-the-art-of-music/id1217089361?i=1000609539647
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Ione reminisces about kids who talked about Jesus on the playground.
Ben contemplates whether the Beautiful Babies would be open to wheatgrass suppositories.
Everyone is excited for the launch of "The BLAG Show with Sarah and Sally" on the Weirder Together Podcast Network this week!
LISTEN TO THE DEBUT EPISODE HERE https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-blag-show-with-sarah-and-sally/id1682346405
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Our friends Amanda Demme and Erika Linder join us for a long messy chat about creativity, androgyny, beauty, instinct, intimacy co-ordinaters and sex shops.
Follow Erika on IG at @richiephoenix
Follow Amanda on IG at @amandademme
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Ben and Ione get an iconic text message from a legendary beautiful baby.
Check out the only podcast that mentions 14th Century Zen poet Ikkyu, Harmony Korine and Mallrat in the same episode!
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Ione appears in the NY Post's Page 6 column.
Ben chastises Kanye for having lack of commitment to his hate.
Dinner at Pace where Beck makes a controversial statement regarding Depeche Mode.
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Ione asks Ben to read Sappho
Ben expresses gratitude for frozen food.
Karaoke. Lesbian wine bars. Burdened by passion.
Check out Ben and Meg Washington's cover of Paris Hilton's "Stars Are Blind"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=wTWzJsjGIR8
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Ben pays tribute to Fiddler on the Roof's Chaim Topol.
Ione is blocked with connecting to Midwestern Rock.
Goldie wins the Oscar ballot.
Tix available to THE THING festival: See Ben perform a band set and a DJ DadBod set, and Ben and Ione record a live pod episode in Washington State!
www.thingnw.org
Check out Venezuelan artist Anne Diaz and her new release "Despechada" www.anediazmusic.com
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Ben gets Ione up early to pod.
Ione remembers getting a knife pulled on her...twice.
Ben wonders if he was mugged "properly".
To learn more about The Ron Persky Songwriting Workshop follow www.instagram.com/ron_persky
To donate to the Dorian Kweller Memorial Fund visit https://www.gofundme.com/f/doriankweller
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Behold a harrowing tale...
We survived a 48 hour blackout - the whole story only right here!
We also cover Ione attending the Nirvana Unplugged concert, Jake Fogelnest being a bridge between comedy and music, and giving Kate Moss a character reference while she bathed.
Buckle up, its a goodie
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Special guests this week are Lou Barlow and Adelle Barlow, who do a weekly podcast called "RAW IMPRESSIONS" on the Weirder Together Podcast Network. Ben and Lou go way back to the 90s but this is the first time the two couples have hung out in person.
Listen to Raw Impressions at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raw-impressions-with-lou-barlow-and-adelle-barlow/id1655003886
To read the article Ione wrote about Tatiana von Furstenburg check out https://www.huffpost.com/entry/royalty-in-la-tatiana-von_b_370899
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Introducing the newest member of the Weirder Together Podcast Network Family - "MAKING WAYS: THE ART OF MUSIC"
This series is all about the crossroads where music and visual art meet. Host Rob Goodman, a diehard music fan and illustrator for bands, interviews bands together with their visual art counterparts, about the art of music and creative collaboration. We’re talking album artwork, posters, stage shows, and collaborations for music videos, TV, film, fashion, and beyond.
Listen and subscribe HERE:
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/making-ways-the-art-of-music/id1217089361
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Recap of the party we threw for Amyl and the Sniffers over the weekend, Hollywood Cowboys, reminiscing about the Cahuenga Boogie where indie kids got permission to dance, and falling in love with Andy Warhol's Diaries all over again!
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Ben needs something to be obsessed about.
Ione is a muse offering sometimes questions guidance.
Zeus needs to keep it in his pants.
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We sit down with Jason Woliner (Borat, Nathan For You) to discuss his mind-bending new series "Paul T. Goldman".
You don't have to have seen the show to appreciate this chat, but you will want to watch it after!!
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Ione analyzes why her she cant keep jeans up.
Everything Ben watches is about grappling with mortality.
Real boxers keep it professional.
You get what you get and you get upset.
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This week on Weirder Together; Uncle Michael's a psychonaut, Ione's digging industrial musicals and Ben is an eternal traveling salesman.
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We experience our own personal Bravo-Con, get inspired to go clubbing by Fred Again, and chat Ladies and Gentlemen the Fabulous Stains!
Watch Ione's short film adaptation of Dan Clowes' "David Goldberg" starring Jena Malone here
https://vimeo.com/25583065
Fred Again blows Zan Lowe's mind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3G27XxE3HA
Kate Jinx and Brodie Lancaster's podcast SEE ALSO
https://shows.acast.com/see-also
Tix to Ben's upcoming LA and NY shows
https://www.ben-lee.com/tour-dates
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New Years Recap, Ione's supernatural ability to discern the source of strange sounds (except when she's in a car), and a loving tribute to Aussie raunch comedy of the 80s.
Happy 2023!!!
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Ione lays a holiday guilt trip on her mom.
Ben admits to having higher stamina for Yom Kippur than Xmas.
We decide together that 2023 is the year our creative balls drop.
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Ione battles her inner Larry David/Howard Stern.
Ben admits defeat in his funk education.
Check out Ben's remix of Kira Puru's new single "Talk With Me"!
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Georgia Maq joins us for a super gossipy recap of this weekends Xmas party and jam sesh.
We also try to answer the ultimately mystery: who walked in on Georgia peeing?
Find Georgia online at @goldsoundz_
To see fun vids of the festivities check out our IG accounts.
And this ep ends with Ben's remix of the HORRORSHOW track "Yours And Mine" OUT NOW!
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We've entered the holiday season and we have been out and about...
Tales from the frontlines of David Netto's book launch, Richard Shepard's film screening, Kelly Oxford's bday, Korean films downtown, sushi, yule logs, eggnog and more!
Also, Ben's mum makes a surprise appearance.
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Ione reflects on the surviving the Hollywood Xmas Parade.
Ben makes a viral video of his mother-in-law dancing to Black Sabbath at Thanksgiving dinner.
WATCH THE CLIP HERE - https://www.instagram.com/reel/ClZFlgog0iP/?igshid=YWJhMjlhZTc%3D
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We chat parenting, being the bearer of bad news, and how Lou and Adelle Barlow may be our shadow selves on this mini ep!
Check out Lou and Adelle's podcast "Raw Impressions" at
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/raw-impressions-with-lou-barlow-and-adelle-barlow/id1655003886
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Ben and Ione introduce another couple into their podcast experience to spice things up 🌶
We discuss Drugs! Acting! Ego! Law suits! Role play! And much more.
Check out Ari Dayan's new ep out this week via
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7GaejO7nB6Tyt5S462Fn6o?si=vNArMIAaQ7qIiXyw3cum_Q
Find Brett and Ari on IG at @brettgelman and @witchofthewestcoast
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We listen to a clip of Greg Palast being interviewed on Jello Biafra's Renegade Roundtable and then watch his new doco and discuss. Highly relevant and recommended!
Hear Jello's full episode at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/greg-palast/id1647065824?i=1000584462322
Watch Greg's documentary for free at https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/vigilante-ga
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Ben and Ione play a clip from Episode 3 of Brock Enright's experimental podcast series "Vague Data" and discuss meditation, abstraction and learning to use our brains differently.
VAGUE DATA can be found at
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vague-data/id1650108789
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Ione and Ben clarify the difference between Connie Stevens, Connie Fischer and Connie Francis
and do a deep dive into the world of Caroline Calloway, NYC It Girls and the rise of fascism.
Watch Ben's new video for "Slow Down" at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_BB218HOk0
Tix on sale Friday for Ben's US shows
Jan 17 Moroccan Lounge, Los Angeles
Jan 19 Berlin, NYC
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Ione stole Betty Davis's pronunciation.
Ben stole Evan Dando's posture.
We eagerly await Uncle Michael's arrival in LA.
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Ben regrets heckling Fiona Apple as a way of expressing his hurt feelings.
Ione remembers wanting to do a striptease as a child.
We launch Brock Enright's new podcast series VAGUE DATA!
APPLE PODCASTS https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vague-data/id1650108789
SPOTIFY https://open.spotify.com/show/2ZJZgUfB74YRMVgEXATgRy?si=4eba6f9afdef4d6a
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Ione tries to change the results of a Google search.
Ben talks groupies.
We got callers!
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Ione recalls the New Mexico tradition of taunting "the town slouch".
Ben is fascinating by the Nicki Minaj vs Azealia Banks feud.
Japanese scientists crack the mystery of squirting.
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Ben and Ione host an iconic joint birthday party.
Ben reconciles with hippy friends.
Ione google researches squirting.
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Ione wants to know is a capella ever good?
Ben wonders if some secrets should never be told?
Snoop Dogg has a great uplifting community vibe in his porno.
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Ione feels like crying and doesn't know why.
Ben remembers the first love poem he ever wrote.
Watch the episode of Caveh Zahedi's web series discussed here https://vimeo.com/743772261
Listen to Ben's new album "I'M FUN!" here https://benlee.lnk.to/info
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Ione and Ben are horny for adulthood as school goes back at the end of Summer break.
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Houseguests, heartbreak songs and the fight we had after watching Caveh Zahedi's new show.
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Ione tries to teach Ben how to get into better fights with her.
Ben's new album "I'M FUN!" out Aug 18 - everyone who pre-orders gets tickets to a private acoustic zoom show.
Pre-order via
https://store.warnermusic.com.au/artists/ben-lee
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Ben prepares Billy Corgan a bizarre dinner of cooked strawberries and salmon.
Ione visits Robert Downey Jr in prison.
Goldie reviews "NOPE"
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Ione dreams a scenario that pushes Ben outside his comfort zone.
Goldie pranks her parents.
Nathan Fielder is the burrata of the cheese world.
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Ione loves Old People.
Ben loves DJ-ing.
Goldie loves Jordan Peele.
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Back in California.
Ione likes podcasting more than real life.
Ben's eyes look particularly beautiful today.
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Ben has to show his balls to a childhood friend. Ione wants every detail.
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Ben and Ione re-hash their very first fight about rock piles in Sedona, Arizona from 2006, and try and once and for all get to the bottom of who was right and who was wrong. They also explore rumors they've heard about themselves, the pros and cons of being an artist couple, their frustration with the American Supreme Court ruling, and the birth of the "Weirder Together Podcast Network".
This episode features music from Suzi
https://www.instagram.com/suzisangthis/
https://www.tiktok.com/@suzisangthis
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Is Ben just a trophy husband for Ione? Who's the sweater boy and who's the absolute nightmare? How do short men find a woman to love and fetishize them? Are you an earthboy or do you want to contact aliens? What use is Ben if he wont sit on Ione's lap? We answer all of these questions and more on this week's episode!
The Gawker article mentioned is at https://www.gawker.com/culture/i-should-be-able-to-mute-america
Ben's tour dates are at https://benlee.lnk.to/ParentsGetHighTour?biolink=true
Watch the PARENTS GET HIGH video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxh4zeukiA0
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Ben convinces Ione to start recording the new episode the minute Ione arrives in Australia. They discuss sentient AI, 6th grade graduation festivities, Vivienne Westwood's reflections on punk, and Ben's song "Parents Get High".
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Ben and Ione discuss Ben's rainbow scarf during Pride month, the Michigan Womyn's Festival, the bisexual 90s, merch, tea towels, Klaus Voormann, Ronnie Wood's sofa and Goldie gives us an update on 6th grade.
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Brisvegas, Love Island, Moustaches for Women, and Australia's love affair with Halloumi Cheese all discussed on Ben and Ione's first ever remote episode!
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Ben and Ione chat about cults, Pretty Woman and sex work, Ione's ongoing lack of understanding of Australian football, being fined for crying, and the Australian election.
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Ben and Ione begin the adventure. Special appearance by Goldie.
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