Talking Lion

In this episode, we talked to our new friend Lyrah about piano lessons, anonymity, start ups, product design, San Francisco, Facebook/Meta, financial planning, the friendship recession, Affordance Theory, social media addiction, Record Deal Simulator, job quitting, revisiting songs, potential PRO benefits, blind dates, dirt bike accidents, and a few of the songs off her recently released EP, "Drain My Bank Account"

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In this episode, we talked to our friend & collaborator EMME about starting her artist project, pitching songs, split math, "Majors & Minors", USC, DJ features (including her song w/ Tritonal), honest histories, complex song topics, mood boards, AI songwriters, interior design, writing Grace VanderWaal's song "Hideaway", writing our song "Casper", and the story behind her recently released single "Valley Girl".

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In this episode, we talked to our old friend slimdan about sunsets, Silverlake Trader Joe's parking lot, Judaism, pianists, future successes, sustainable happiness, group chats, busking, loop pedals, death soundtracks, dirges, Berklee College of Music, Wake Child (his old band), German KFC's, Say Anything, AIM screenames, Colorado breakdowns, fear management, writing/touring with Sasha Alex Sloan, and the stories behind the songs o...

Going through demos and stems we talk about our new single "Hurt Nobody" - from writing the chorus in 2017 on a drunken night in Boston, to conceptualizing the music video with Noah Sellman (well before the song was even written), to recording trumpet with Ariel Shrum, to co-writing it over FaceTime with Alex Venegas during the early weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown, to the inspiringly rowdy crowd singing along the first time we play...

In this episode, we talked to our longtime friend Emeline about creative communes, Vine, 24 hour diners, demo sharing, anti-perfectionism, living on your terms, future selves, empowerment, craft honing, beach trips, the "Em-pire", livestream songwriting, algorithmic gods, content creation burnout, manifesting stardom, her neck kiss "tattoo", spider bites, the life of girlboy J, and the stories behind her viral singles ("flowers & s...

In this episode, we talked to our best friend (/podcast editor/dungeon master) Souveener about accidental naps, New York accents, perfect french fries, emo kids, battle of the bands, The Republic of Wolves (his band), anxiety disorders, creative networks, psychiatry, small goals, history majors, background acting, meeting Sylvie (his partner), moving to LA, fast judgements, Guessing Lion (our trivia team), Sarinity (our Dungeons & ...

In this episode, we talked to our good friend Cody Lovaas about cantaloupe juice, spirituality, break ups, surfing, transient rooms, San Diego doors, social engineering, Jason Mraz's support, high school crushes, fleeting feelings, hungover music video shoots, scarcity mentalities, ichthyophobia, wellness, Wim Hof, his song "All Around Me" (with Bahari), and working together to co-produce "Rocket".

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In this episode, we talked to our good friend Emei about Settlers of Catan, our game nights (w/ Charlie Curtis Beard & Em Beihold), UPSAHL at School Night, promposals, public relationships, cold DM's, being a Chinese pop star, cultural context, AAPI racism, moving in with a partner, federal therapists, chicken wars, slime, idiosyncratic love, lucky Chinese names, Beijing cabs, Shanghai markets, massages, chaotic days, crochet, and ...

In this episode, we talked to our new friend Akintoye about anime merch, curated consumerism, superhero scrutiny, Twilight's redemption, Canadian history, narrative qualms, CCB live, afterparties, Tik Tok journeys, formal racism, phonathons, the bonnet, game theory, toxic masculinity, ass washing, experiential confidence, elder years, community programs, Pusha T vs. Drake, and his upcoming record. 

Edited by Mason Maggio

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