Give It To Me Straight

Give It To Me Straight

Give It To Me Straight is an exploration of why we do the things that make us who we are. Who needs therapy when you have friends on the internet?

Episodes

Mylène Pt. 3

March 3, 2018 • 39 mins

Mylène got way too comfortable during the break and is fully reclined for the rest of the interview. I also turn away from the mic a lot to pour drinks. We continue talking about our mentality when it comes to performance. We also talk about what stagnation can lead to. At the end, I completely misinterpret a very simple question.

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Mylène Pt. 2

December 21, 2016 • 68 mins
Part 2 with Mylène starts with how good we are at blaming ourselves for any conceivable situation in our lives. I point out how most issues we have tend to boil down to one or two central traits. We talk about the varying scales of narcissism, how dismissive and vaguely selfish it is to say “Oh, you’re not fat/ugly/etc.”, and how normal false equivalence is in society. There are a lot of therapeutic ways to deal with stuff that are...
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Mylène Pt. 1

December 21, 2016 • 59 mins
Mylene, aka Lenn, aka Lennie is on the show! At the time, Mylene and I were basically strangers. Lenn goes from prompt two to start with. She addresses her body image issues in relation to how she’s perceived by others and how that affects her in various relationships. We talk about the things that we feel make us undesirable in romantic relationships. We take a tangent into death for a while, like the tendency to only talk positiv...
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Cindy Pt 2

December 21, 2016 • 72 mins
Disclaimer: My mixer was on its way out when this was being recorded, so the sound quality is a little off. Part 2 of Cindy’s interview starts with why she enjoys music (since we took so many tangents in the first hour) both as a performer and an instructor, the importance of diversifying your music experience and keeping up different skills. When we get into the second prompt, we sort of struggle to nail down Cindy’s growth in reg...
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Cindy Pt 1

November 27, 2016 • 59 mins
Disclaimer: My mixer was on its way out when this was being recorded, so the sound quality is a little off. This episode has been sat on for so long it’s practically a throwback. Cindy was one of the first guests I had on the show and I don’t really know what happened with editing and publishing it, but it’s finally here! Cindy (following my trend of almost exclusively musicians on this show) talks about her musical origins, we tal...
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Merissa Pt. 2

November 27, 2016 • 119 mins
Part 2 with Merissa start of with some bathroom talk, but is mostly about relationships. We talk about different personality dynamics, growing up as the oldest sibling, and how we deal with conflict in romantic situations. I’m kind of a hypocrite in this area, but we talk about how to give and receive advice and when it’s appropriate to do so. In a bit of a tangent I say a bunch of stuff about language I refuse to fact check.We als...
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Porn Talk w/ Merissa

October 29, 2016 • 10 mins
During our extra long pre-show talk, we ended up on the subject of pornography. Streaming sites are terrible. Unless you're paying them.
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Diva's Origin Story ft Merissa

October 18, 2016
The first of four minisodes with Merissa. I tell the story of how Diva came into my life. I don't know why I never thought about minisodes before.
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Merissa Pt. 1

October 18, 2016
With possibly the longest pre-show conversation to date, it’s Merissa! Merissa’s a vocalist friend of mine, so you can probably guess what we talk about. At least at first. We very quickly get into the fear of failure, rejection, and not being supported. Merissa talks about her personal mission to make people feel good and we consider where that comes from. “Podcasting as therapy” should be a thing.
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Stephanie M Pt. 3

October 1, 2016 • 53 mins
A landmark third episode with Stephanie! We don’t have show comments or emails, so we skip over the idea of reading any, Pretending to be white has it’s benefits and dating white people is its own whole ordeal if you aren’t white. Early film performances and music composition are worth studying. The show goes full circle talking about Quentin Tarantino at the end.
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Stephanie M Pt. 2

September 24, 2016 • 73 mins
Stephanie’s episode continues! We start of talking about the contents of her restroom, our distinct lack of flaws, how to treat imaginary servants, and the inability to accept friendship/love while giving too much. Don’t have too long a band name, and don’t say “film” when you mean “movie.”
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Stephanie M Pt. 1

September 10, 2016 • 53 mins
This week I have a stranger on the show! Her name is Stephanie, and she's gold right out of the gate. 
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Scott

August 26, 2016 • 61 mins

This week I talk to my longtime cohost of The Ignorance Hour and Brave Motel, and close friend Scott! We talk about the appeal of outdoors, the different kinds of life goals, travel, moving away from your hometown, Scott being either really hot or cold about his endeavors, concerns about not responding to things emotionally, how that might influences his relationships, and then I ramble about my last breakup for a bit.

 

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Rip and Reggie

August 26, 2016
A dual interview! This episode features friends and fellow musicians Rip and Reggie. Reggie talks about the personal reward of playing for a small community, how he sees himself verses what his behavior shows, and we compare our work/life balance. Rip modifies the prompt a bit by instead explaining how he got to the point where he can enjoy the things he's a part of. He discusses his introversion, getting over the fear of being...
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Give It To Me Straight - Colin

May 11, 2016 • 55 mins
On this episode, Colin tells me his philosophy about surfing, I explain the origin of my aquaphobia, the bias that comes from experience, issues with frugality and impulse control, his passion for records,and assigning personal value to collections.
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Paloma Pt. 2

April 19, 2016 • 72 mins

Part 2 of my talk with Paloma. We start out talking about roommates, and take a quick break for a donut delivery (we recorded on national donut day 2015). Paloma points out that one of the prompts is basically a first date question and then talks about how boring her hobbies sound. We also tackle neediness in the arts and the hazards of venting. Things get pretty dark in the middle in regards to how we deal with negative emotions. ...

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Paloma Pt. 1

April 19, 2016 • 72 mins
Pt. 1 of Paloma's interview
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Give It To Me Straight - Samantha

April 5, 2016
Right up top, my dog, Diva, is in the room walking around while we're recording. I talk to her a lot and I'm sorry. Sam is good sport, though. She talks about committing to photography as a career. Sam also talks about her insecurity regarding her voice, which I can definitely relate to. Sam is a really cool person and I enjoyed this session with her.
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Give It To Me Straight - Christian

April 5, 2016 • 26 mins
Christian's episode was the first recorded following the Vegas round table. He was actually one of the first people considered for this show and we had a really solid chat, even if it was a short one. Christian talks about his creative process when he draws and his tendency to draw puns. He also opens up about how he tends to take on too much at once out of excitement, often to his detriment. Overall, he's pretty self aware...
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What Happens In Vegas Pt. 4

February 9, 2016 • 29 mins
Finally! The end of the Vegas round table! Rico's deepest thoughts revealed! I appreciate your patience during the 8 month hiatus. Stay tuned for more timely content.
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