Weirder Together with Ben Lee and Ione Skye

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Ione’s US Book Launch. Green Day. Kylie Minogue. Mallrat. Brad Troemel. Naomi Fry’s Bday Mar 04, 2025

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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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White Lotus! Mahjong! SNL50! The Bangles! Rodarte! The Strokes! Yoko Ono! Feb 18, 2025

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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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Remembering Tom Robbins Feb 11, 2025

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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

https://open.spotify.com/album/1DRtV1Ma9ySGQa2z8b9fRZ?si=NSEV2gQkRrayiFAASu0vHw

To donate to one of Tom's favorite charities see links below:

Hospice of the Northwest

https://www.hospicenw.org/

The Museum of Northwest Art

https://www.monamuseum.org/

The La Conner Swinomish Library

https://www.laconnerswinomishlibrary.org/

SPOT Animal Rescue

https://www.savingpetsoneatatime.org/

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A Complete Unknown, Information Warfare, Gillian Welch, Led Zeppelin, Severance. Feb 07, 2025

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Ione Films Anaconda with Jack Black & Paul Rudd, TikTok ban, Heidi and Spencer, Mr A+ Jan 19, 2025

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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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Tamarama Christmas Party, Anora, Mick Fleetwood, Blake Lively, Lana Turner, Pulp Dec 27, 2024

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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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Tilda Swinton, Black Sabbath, Block Blast, Le Bal des Debutantes, Apple Martin, Canceling vs Karma Dec 09, 2024

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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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Eddie Vedder! Amanda De Cadenet! Didion & Babitz! The Pixies! Father John Misty! Nov 25, 2024

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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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Kundalini Cults, Coldplay, Crypto, Romance Was Born, Gordi, Emily Wurramara, Moby Nov 12, 2024

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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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Crispin Glover, The Cure, Jokermen, Paul Simon, Andy Kaufman Nov 05, 2024

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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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