Weirder Together with Ben Lee and Ione Skye

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ON THE FUTURE OF BEING A MUSICIAN...WITH BEN LEE Jun 07, 2023

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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.

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Learning To Use Pronouns Will Never Be As Hard As Learning to Call Your Stepfather 'Dad' Jun 06, 2023

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Ione likes an "ankle touch" while she sleeps.

Ben walks past Glen Campbell's haunted estate.

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Hanging with Whitmer Thomas Jun 02, 2023

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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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I Tried To Stage Dive But No One Caught Me May 30, 2023

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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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Hanging with Ione's Mom May 26, 2023

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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 Pitches Her Concept for the Perfect Nightclub May 23, 2023

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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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Hanging With Daphne Javitch May 19, 2023

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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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HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY TO US!!! May 16, 2023

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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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Hanging with Nina Oyama May 12, 2023

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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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Hanging with Liz Goldwyn May 05, 2023

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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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