Daniel Radin is the guitarist and vocalist in the band Future Teens and he’s also launched a new solo endeavor called Lake Saint Daniel - of which he has recently independently released a full-length album, “Good Things.” In this episode, we discuss Daniel’s experiences as a touring musician, doing the solo thing, and what it felt like to bring in a number of different tastes and styles into his sound without boundaries to create a very personal album. While we don’t talk a whole lot about Future Teens, I interviewed Amy Hoffman (of Future Teens) last year, and if you’d like to hear that conversation, just click here and you’ll get to hear about their wild ride to becoming a member of the band.

Oh! and Daniel also produced the album that I put out this year so it was nice to hear a few of his thoughts on music production as well.

MUSIC NOTE:
- This week you got to hear tunes from the new Lake Saint Daniel album, “Good Things.”which was released independently on October 9.
- On this episode, you got to hear the tracks, “Good Things” and “Well Lived” You can check out the entire “Good Things” album through all of the streaming platforms NOW! You can even download the album on bandcamp!

- Also, if you’re into physical music, make sure you snag a vinyl copy of the album as well!

VOTE SAVE AMERICA

- On this episode, I hyped up Vote Save America! With the election quickly approaching, it is essential that we take the time to vote, encourage others to vote, and do what we can to get Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell out of control of our government. We gotta retake the Senate and humiliate Trump at the polls in just a few weeks.
- Got to votesaveamerica.com to learn more about candidates in your state, ballot issues, and for volunteer opportunities. You can also learn ways to make a voting plan to ensure you’re good to go on election day.
- Be a voter! Do what you can to make sure the next four years are better than the previous four, because we need that sort of change right now.

Mike Fox is the Assistant Director of Student and Family Engagement at Bristol Community College - he’s a great example of authentic leadership and an all-around great dude. Mike and I became acquainted six years ago when Katy started working with him at Lesley and we’ve been in touch ever since! He’s also always been a big supporter of my public speaking career so I’m glad to finally give him a platform!

Mike and I discuss the importance on entertainment on college campuses, how the pandemic have shifted our jobs, and what it means to be an authentic leader. We also get into a lengthy conversation on vinyl, vinyl collecting, and music, in general. i had a lot of fun catching up with mike and I hope you enjoy this episode!

MUSIC NOTE:
- This week you got to hear tunes from the new Hot Mulligan album, “you’ll be fine,” which was released in March through No Sleep Records.
- On this episode, you got to hear the tracks, “OG Blue Sky,” “*Equip Sunglasses*" and “BCKYRD.” You can check out the entire “you’ll be fine” album through all of the streaming platforms NOW! You can even download the album on bandcamp!

- Also, if you’re into physical music, make sure you snag a vinyl copy of the album as well!

VOTE SAVE AMERICA

- On this episode, I hyped up Vote Save America! With the election quickly approaching, it is essential that we take the time to vote, encourage others to vote, and do what we can to get Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell out of control of our government. We gotta retake the Senate and humiliate Trump at the polls in just a few weeks.
- Got to votesaveamerica.com to learn more about candidates in your state, ballot issues, and for volunteer opportunities. You can also learn ways to make a voting plan to ensure you’re good to go on election day.
- Be a voter! Do what you can to make sure the next four years are better than the previous four, because we need that sort of change right now.

Julia Hvsolef is the Assistant Director for the Office of Student Leadership & Community Engagement at UMass Boston - we work together! Julia is a badass educator and human being. We actually also went to graduate school together at UMass Amherst, so we’ve been connected for a few years now. In this episode, you get to hear us discuss her work with service learning programs and alternative spring break trips - as well as a hearty critique of that work and what it looks like to do jobs where we’re actively putting ourselves out of work. She’s also running the virtual Boston Maration TOMORROW (9/12), SO she’s been training hard for that - but there was a freak injury that sidelined her so you also get to hear about her rehab and how that impacted her training. All in all, a great conversation - Julia is one of my favorite people. I hope you enjoy this episode!

MUSIC NOTE:
- This week you got to hear tunes from the new Stand Atlantic record, “Pink Elephant,” which was released last month through Hopeless Records.
- On this episode, you got to hear the tracks, “Shh!” and “Wavelength.” You can check out the entire “Pink Elephant” album through all of the streaming platforms NOW! You can even download the album on bandcamp!

This month is suicide prevention/awareness month, as well as recovery awareness month - on this episode i share my experiences with recovery and mental illness, including suicidality. I think it’s imperative that we talk, listen, and support one another through this pandemic and the difficulties of living with mental illnesses during such a stressful time in our history.

If you or anyone you know needs to talk with anyone, or needs support - please refer them to any of the following resources:

National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Crisis Text Line
Text 'HELLO' to 741-741

The Trevor Project
1-866-488-7386

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
888-950-6264

Hope for the Day
hftd.org

To Write Love on Her Arms
twloha.com

Casey Arn is a high school science teacher in Oregon - he’s also a massive vinyl collector and one of my good friends! Casey has been in the education world for his entire adulthood and has a lot of wisdom to bestow upon our listeners on this episode. I’m excited that we got to chat about how he got into education and how his role at a small school consists of wearing a number of hats that require him to be prepared for really anything that comes his way. We also get into how he started collecting records and discuss the renaissance that vinyl has had over the last few years. There’s a lot to cover in this one, so I hope you dig it!

MUSIC NOTE:
- This week you got to hear tunes from the new I’m Glad It’s You album, “Every Sun, Every Moon,” which was released earlier this year through 6131 Records.
- On this episode, you got to hear the tracks, “big Sound,” “Silent Ceremony,” and “Every Sun, Every Moon.” You can check out the entire “Every Sun, Every Moon” album through all of the streaming platforms NOW! You can even download the album on bandcamp!

- Also, if you’re into physical music, make sure you snag a vinyl copy of the album as well!

I’m back with another new episode! This week I chatted with Phoenix Lawson (they/them) - who is a college readiness coach based in San Francisco. In this episode, they discuss making the move from Student Affairs to working in a high school readiness system. We also discuss the difficult job search process in student affairs and mental health coping during the pandemic. Phoenix is also a pop punk aficionado - essentially being raised on Blink 182 and Green Day, and more recently The Wonder Years. We dig into music, the NBA (finally), and the Black Lives Matter movement as well. Hope you dig this conversation because it was a fun one!

MUSIC NOTE:
- This week you got to hear tunes from the new Sharptooth record, “Transitional Forms” which was released last month through Pure Noise Records.
- On this episode, you got to hear the tracks, “Say Nothing (In the Absence of Content),” “Life on the Razor’s Edge,” and “The Gray.” You can check out the entire “Transitional Forms” album through all of the streaming platforms NOW! You can even download the album on bandcamp!

- Also, if you’re into physical music, make sure you snag a vinyl copy of the album as well!

- Lastly, if you’d like to hear Katy Hamm chat with Sharptooth’s Lauren Kashan from an episode that aired almost three years ago, check it out here!

I’m back after a three month hiatus and ready to get into it with another great punk educator in the world! Ryan Ribeiro works at Union College in upstate New York, where he now does community standards and conduct work after years of working in residence life. Fresh out of that life, Ryan is ready to tackle supporting students during the pandemic! The other side of Ryan’s life is full of punk tunes - primarily PUP and Jeff Rosenstock - the Fest community, and a lovely dog named Rocko. We hope you enjoy this conversation - it goes some places because Ryan and I have a history of being full of big ol’ ENFP Sagittarius energy.

MUSIC NOTE:
- This week you got to hear tunes from the new Katie Malco record, “Failures,” which was released last month through 6131 Records.
- On this episode, you got to hear the tracks, “Creatures,” “Fractures,” and “Animal.” You can check out the entire “Failures” album through all of the streaming platforms NOW! You can even download the album on bandcamp!

- Also, if you’re into physical music, make sure you snag a vinyl copy of the album as well!

Kim Warnick is a team member of Calling All Crows, which is a nonprofit focused on sexual harassment prevention at gigs, festivals, and other live events. This is great timing because April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month - so I wanted to have a conversation with Kim about her work with Calling All Crows and how it’s impacted the lives of concertgoers and volunteers alike. Despite the very real nature of the work Kim and I both do (with Art of Survival), this conversation was very light-hearted and fun and I hope you learn a few things from it! Enjoy!

To learn more about the work that Calling All Crows does - including their #HereFortheMusic initiative, please visit CallingAllCrows.org.

MUSIC NOTE:
- This week you got to hear tunes from the new VAR album, “The Never-Ending Year,” which was released on Friday, April 24 through Spartan Records.
- On this episode, you got to hear the tracks, “Run,” “Drowning,” and “Memories.” You can check out the entire “The Never-Ending Year” album through all of the streaming platforms NOW! You can even download the album on bandcamp!

- Also, if you’re into physical music, make sure you snag a vinyl copy of the album as well!

I'm stoked to bring back Derek Zanetti of the Homeless Gospel Choir for our SECOND conversation of this podcast - nearly 2.5 years since our first chat. If you’d like to like to listen to our first conversation from Dec of 2017, click here!

Zanetti writes protest songs that are meant to make people think and find some form of comfort during these troublesome times. The Pittsburgh, PA-based musician has been creating tunes and touring the world for over a decade and his new album is his first since creating a full-band for touring. “This Land is Your Landfill” further exemplifies Zanetti’s witty yet unabashedly earnest songwriting, which is a constant source of community building within his circles. This conversation focuses a lot on the album, as well as meanders into very political spaces, which makes sense given the moment we’re currently living in. Hope you dig it! I had fun and I think you will too.

MUSIC NOTE:
- This week you got to hear tunes from the new Homeless Gospel Choir album, “This Land is Your Landfill,” which comes out next Friday, April 24 through A-F Records.
- On this episode, you got to hear the tracks, “Don’t Compare,” “Art Punk,” “Punk as Fuck.” You can check out the entire “This Land is Your Landfill” album through all of the streaming platforms NEXT WEEK! You can even download the album on bandcamp!

- Also, if you’re into physical music, make sure you snag a vinyl copy of the album as well!

Sara Lieto is a poet, an app developer, and all-around wonderful human. Selfishly, I wanted to interview Sara because I wanted to learn more about what she does - since we always interact at the gig in Boston but never seem to make the time to sit down and have a proper chat. So I reached out and here we are! Sara has a knack for the written word and does some great work spreading radical feminism wherever she goes. This brand of feminism creates a great foundation for her as she navigates a heavily male-dominated field. We dig into gender roles and expectations, as well as what writers got us into performing and writing poetry, and of course we talk about the gig! Hope you enjoy this one!

MUSIC NOTE:
- This week you got to hear tunes from the new Worriers album, “You or Someone You Know” which came out earlier this month through 6131 Records.
- On this episode, you got to hear the tracks, “Big Feelings,” “PWR CPLE,” and “Curious.” You can check out the entire “You or Someone You Know” album through all of the streaming platforms! You can even download the album on bandcamp!

- Also, if you’re into physical music, make sure you snag a vinyl copy of the album as well!

Roman Mars is a founder of the podcast company, Radiotopia and the host of the podcasts, 99% Invisible as well as What Trump Can Teach Us About Constitutional Law. While Mars is an established radio and podcast host, he is a student of the world - as both of his podcasts deal with him constantly learning and figuring out ways in which we all fall into the larger societal landscape. Mars also grew up as a punk - as we explore throughout the episode. This punk upbringing influenced not only the decisions he made for his own education, but also how he developed his personal ethics. This conversation also goes to show that punk isn’t JUST music, but goddamn, the music helps!

This conversation was sort of a dream come true - I’ve been listening to Roman and following his work for years, so to have a chat with him for an hour felt very surreal. It was also incredibly rewarding because I learned so much and am grateful for his willingness to hop onto my little DIY pod.

Also, at the very end of the episode, Roman lists a few albums y’all should check out in order to understand his early music influences and the albums that have stuck with him - I’ve comprised those and a couple others mentioned in the episode to this handy Spotify playlist if you’d like to dig into them!

MUSIC NOTE:
- This week you got to hear tunes from the new oldsoul album, “You Were Overwhelmed,” which came out earlier this month through Counter Intuitive Records and Chattbot Records.
- On this episode, you got to hear the tracks, “Time Moves,” “Left Wondering,” and “Like No Surprise.” You can check out the entire “You Were Overwhelmed,” album through all of the streaming platforms! You can even download the album on the CI bandcamp for a rate of “name your price,” so if money is tight, here’s your way to have a digital copy of your own! Also, snag a vinyl copy of the album as well!
- And if you’re new to the podcast, you might be interested in the conversation I had with Jess and Tom of oldsoul back in February of 2018 - here’s a link to that chat!

David Cave is a former skrams vocalist from Denver, Colorado - which is where most of the stories in this conversation take place. Because before moving to Boston and quickly becoming one of my best friends, David lead an entirely different life. From beginning to drink and smoke at a young age, to getting in recovery through meetings and having a sponsor, to eventually finding some peace with the universe, David has lived a lot of life in just 33 years. Now, 13 years sober, David finds himself reading a lot of existentialist works, in Dharmic meditation, and seeking a lot of meaning as he moves into perhaps the biggest next step in his life - fatherhood. We had a lot of fun recording this conversation late one Saturday night after eating a bunch of Buffalo Wild Wings, and it was totally time well spent. I hope you enjoy this one!

MUSIC NOTE:
- This week you got to hear tunes from the new Spanish Love Songs album, “Brave Faces Everyone,” which comes out this Friday (2/7) through Pure Noise Records.
- On this episode, you got to hear the tracks, “Losers” and “Kick.” You can check out the entire “Brave Faces Everyone” album through all of the streaming platforms! Also, snag a vinyl copy of the album as well!
- And if you’re new to the podcast, you might be interested in the conversation I had with Dylan Slocum of Spanish Love Songs back in October of 2018 - here’s a link to that chat!