CUZ I HAVE TO...when living your dream is the only option - with JULIE SLATER & JASON FRIDAY.

By Julie Slater and Jason Friday

Are you living your dharma? CUZ I HAVE TO delves into the lives of people daring to pursue their passions. Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with each other and others on how to take that first step and what it feels like to live your dreams. Julie has been a radio DJ (followed Howard Stern in NYC for 10+ years), News Anchor, and Voice Artist. Jason is a musician for Rival Tides and The Active Set. Expect to find some humor along with deep conversations on how you can discover your truest path, how others did it, and a little push to keep living your dreams, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!

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153 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY - HEAR THEIR PERFORMANCE AS SLATER/FRIDAY AT NO VACANCY FROM 06/12/23!

CUZ I HAVE TO...when living your dream is the only option - with JULIE SLATER & JASON FRIDAY.Sep 26, 2023

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153 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY - HEAR THEIR PERFORMANCE AS SLATER/FRIDAY AT NO VACANCY FROM 06/12/23!

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday are off to Italy on vaca. While they're gone, please enjoy five songs from their performance at No Vacancy in Hollywood, CA from June 12, 2023. Thank you to 88.5 the SoCal Sound for having us at No Vacancy, opening for SYML. And thank you to Matt and Tristan at 88.5 for recording this performance.
Setlist:
03:06 - Without Hands
06:06 - Itzall
09:16 - Here We Go
12:20 - Speechless
14:58 - Stuck (with crowd singing along)

Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com. Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Sep 26, 202319:03

152- JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY - LIVING THEIR DREAMS THROUGH TRAVEL AS THEY PREP FOR ITALY..AND SOME AWESOME FUTURE GUESTS

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday pop in right before their long overdue trip to Italy...the pod is closing in on starting Season 4 (whaaaat?)...details about the future of the pod...Julie talks about this being the first trip she has planned like crazy for to Italy...Jason's first trip to Europe along with Julie's sister and husband...how this is a rescheduled trip from 2020 to Italy...seeing five cities in ten days...how the Airbnbs will be...journaling about the upcoming trip...the Italy/Europe boom post-COVID...Milan to Venice to Florence to Positano to Rome...paddle boarding off the Amalfi Coast in caves in Capri...pizza cooking class in Rome...The Vatican...food tour and leather market n Florence...celebrating birthdays of Julie, Bill, and Laura...and we tell you about three future guests...next week our No Vacancy show.

Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com. Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Sep 19, 202317:45

151 - RAYE ZARAGOZA - SINGER/SONGWRITER WHO IS LEAVING LA FOR A YEAR TO BE IN THE U.S. TOUR OF PETER PAN...HOW ONE ENDING LEAD TO MANY NEW BEGINNINGS

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with LA singer/songwriter Raye Zaragoza who's about to embark on her first headling tour for her new album "Hold That Spirit" - right before she takes on the role of Tiger Lily on the U.S. touring Broadway musical Peter Pan...Raye has written political folk music that is informed by her identity as a woman of mixed Indigenous, Asian and Latina heritage. She writes the music for Netflix's Spirit Rangers, a show featuring an all Native American writers room and cast…she worked exclusively with women on her new album Hold that Spirit...how her father influenced her in the world of musical theatre...her first memories of music being important in her life...how music has helped her calm her anxieties...how pushing through a break-up helped open her up for all the things...what it felt like to sell most of her things and store the precious items in a storage room to head out on tour...how music saved her and opened up her soul...from loving Avril Lavigne to loving Joni Mitchell...going to the same school FAME is based off of...hanging out at Virgin Records listening to music...living in New York...her deep love for Long Beach, CA...her background in musical theatre...deciding if she could do both a record release tour and the musical...how Viola Davis' book helped her...chasing an EGOT...RAYE plays Hotel Cafe in LA this Thursday 09.14.23...

IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE - Raye just packed up to leave for tour for a year, find out the one thing (besides people, her dog, and the weather) she wishes she could take with her...the best advice she's ever gotten...one song that has helped her get through tough times...which activity she would pick: the beach, camping in the woods, a cabin in the snow or the desert...and the best advice she would give her younger self about living her dreams CUZ SHE HAS TO.

Sep 12, 202343:06

150 - CHRISTINE (AKA CHERRY) ESCRIBANO...FROM BEING AN AWARD-WINNING MARKETING/CREATIVE EXEC TO INTERIOR DESIGN, FURNITURE ART, AND VACATION HOME RENTALS

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Christine (aka Cherry) Escribano who spent 27 years as an award-winning marketing and creative executive for NBC Universal to following her true passion of interior design and furniture art...Cherry is a MAXIMALIST who now focuses her craft on helping her clients live their story through their living space...from Steam punk glam to Victorian beach house to BOHO chic, as a mom, wife, and doggie-mom, she believes that every single member of your family should be considered and consulted when designing your home...Cherry and her huband John co-own Casa by cherry Designs in Westfield, New Jersey (not Florida or Australia, btw)...together (along with investors) they have four rental properties on the Jersey shore plus a brick and mortar furniture store...Cherry will also be on Beachfront Bargain Hunt Renovations "The Italian Job in Wildwood, NJ" on HGTV on Sept. 22, 2023...find Cherry at www.cherryhomedesigns.com and on instagram @cherryhomedesigns...and on the Joizee shore at any given moment. Also, the blog Cherry and Julie wrote for (shout out to Janis for this one) https://www.ourdailyfeels.com/

IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE - find out what is the one thing Cherry thinks New Jersey has that you can't get anywhere else, The worst thing someone can suggest when designing their home...where Cherry would design a home anywhere in the world - with an unlimited budget...the song she thinks screams her personality...and how home design and furniture refurbishment helps tell her story.

Sep 05, 202339:06

149 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY - NEARING EPISODE 150, PADDLE BOARDING & THE WONDERS OF STANDING UPRIGHT..AND THE DEEP MYSTERY OF THE WATERS

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday check in with how the last couple of week have gone...paddle boarding in a lagoon vs. the marina after Hurricane Hilary...the art of balancing oneself when waves are crashing in...interviewing the artist Bully for 88.5 the SoCalSound...and more...

Aug 29, 202316:34

148 - BREANA GROSZ - ALOHA, YA'LL! HER ONE YEAR MARK LIVING IN KANSAS CITY FROM HAWAII..."K.C.: THE BEST KEPT SECRET IN THE U.S."

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with return guest Breana Grosz who has spent a whole year in Kansas City after living in Hawaii for nine years...She was last one in Dec. 2020 (Episode 008) discussing why she moved from Los Angeles to Hawaii - and now we tackle why she chose her next move to K.C. (a place she had never been) and how it's going so far...the challenges Bre has faced and how nothing is permanent...how she loves to take those milestones in life (birthdays, anniversaries) to check in with herself on how things are going...how great it's been for her to travel the U.S. so much easier than from Hawaii...being closer to family in Detroit...Bre going from sun dresses and flipflops to winter clothes....going to see the Kansas City Chiefs right before they won the Superbowl....her advice to take advantage of whatever city you live in - do as the people do...renting vs. buying when you start in a new city...finding a spot that can "take care of you"...the K.C. BBQ scene - how different it is from Nashville and Texas ("saucy sauce")...how K.C. has an influential jazz scene (who knew?)...where she's working now - Country Club Plaza (100 years old)...Bre's feelings about the fires in Maui...sending love to everyone...shout out to Hawaii Community Foundation helping Maui heal (donate here)...the challenges she's faced in a new city...signing her deal for work and how long she'll stay in K.C....giving herself some grace about living in a new place....how she got the bug in Hawaii to do something different...dating someone now who Iives in Hawaii while she's in K.C. - long distance relationships...

IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE: Find out Bre's favorite thing to eat in her new "hometown"...the one thing she's not good at that she wished she was....where she would move if she had to live outside of the U.S....what Hawaii vibes she is trying to spread in K.C....and the one word that would best describe her next year.

Aug 22, 202329:01

147 - DANA SCHAEFFER - HOW THIS SELF-PROCLAIMED RADIO NERD/BAKER IS GOING TO SAVE "LITTLE FALLS DINER" IN NEW JERSEY

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Dana Schaeffer about how this self-proclaimed radio nerd/baker is going to save Little Falls Diner in New Jersey...Dana believes "that you can accomplish anything you put your mind to as long as you truly believe in it and never give up"...also her radio career - her first gig working for Scott and Todd in the Morning at WPLJ in NYC (#1 market in the country)...working for CBS radio...her stint in Los Angeles working for iHeart (KFI, KISS FM)...moving back home to work for ABC...growing up as a kid watching ABC 7 eyewitness news and baking with her grandmother...taking the communications path at school which got her into college radio...being a die-hard New Jersey girl...comparing NJ/NJ to LA (kindness vs. being nice)...how she comes back to LA all the time...wanting to be on-air/hosting...her old DJ life as "Dash"...the important role of producers...the history of diners in New Jersey (the diner capitol of the world, btw)...how she kept thinking she wanted to restore this diner while growing up...the Little Falls diner closed down in 1995 due to a fire - how the ownership has changed during the years...how her baking will help the diner...looking up the historical society, talking to the mayor, all about the possibility of saving the diner...how you can do anything even if you don't have the funds yourself...making sure the diner doesn't go to some commercial project/keeping it with the small group who they know and trust...her dream of making the diner a podcast studio after hours...Dana talking to the diner and telling it she's bringing it back...how she likes to rescue things and make them better (the diner and her rescued cat)...she's already been sourcing food places and coffee for the diner...how this diner fanatic doesn't even like coffee...disco fries - with gravy and cheese...Mel's Diner in LA...Dana's trip to Italy...Milan to Florence to Positano to Rome...manifesting her dreams and boyfriend...how you can do anything you want - anything is possible...

IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE: Find out Dana's favorite diner food...one thing she could live off of In Italy/her least fav thing about Italy...which radio person or station turned her into the radio bug...the three bands she would choose if she could only listen to three bands for the rest of her life...and what she has learned about life from restoring the NJ diner...

Find Dana on instagram here, and help save Little Falls Diner here.

Aug 15, 202356:27

146 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY...IDENTIFYING AS BAD-ASS PADDLE BOARDERS...FINDING YOUR IDENTITY...AND HEAR A SONG FROM OUR SLATER/FRIDAY CONCERT IN JUNE...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat about the past week's events - and how they now identify as bad-ass paddle boarders - and the interesting things that made them not pursue paddle boarding in the past...also how once you choose to do something, more of that something keeps coming to you...how you can use this in all areas of your life...feeling outdoorsy...Julie and Jason growing up camping...later on glamping...Refugio Beach, El Capitan...finding something you love that also keeps you fit...the joy of a friend living in the marina...heading to a lagoon near Carlsbad...an inlet in Redondo...the idea of going paddle boarding in Italy...Julie chats about the last guest - Stephen Bosio - and how she met him during her major "beard" phase with her website...also doing physical things while you CAN...appreciating what your body can do...finding something that not only feels good physically, but mentally and spiritually...

PLUS, hear a clip from our first show in 7 years at No Vacancy in LA - the song Julie wrote called "Without Hands." The full show is here.

Aug 08, 202327:16

145 - STEPHEN BOSIO - FROM FINANCE IN LOS ANGELES TO BISCUITS IN RURAL U.P. OF MICHIGAN...WHEN YOU CAN'T STOP YOUR HEART FROM WHAT IT WANTS

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Stephen Bosio - a single dad, corporate Los Angeles grind escapee, and brand spakin' new (U.P. of Michigan) restaurant owner. He recently returned to his home town in Tapiola, MI after living in and around the LA area where he spent 13 years working for a large finance company. After some life changes, he’s traded in his director of sales title for BISCUITS...

We chat with Stephen about his life change of moving to a small town (back to his hometown) from Los Angeles...how Julie originally met Stephen during her "beard years" when she ran a website beardoftheday.com...their experiences with beard competitions...whatever happened to this redheaded beard guy who won all the competitions...after our beard talk we talk about Stephen (lol)...we chat about where exactly is Tapiola, MI?? (way above the mitt, btw)...the history of Tapiola - predominantly Finnish people...Stephen's great grandfather's legacy...his original name Posio...his children now being the 5th generation of his family living in Tapiola...the official meaning of "yoopers"...what made Stephen pick this spot to open a restaurant and why...the history of the restaurant he's taking over...how he got into biscuit making during COVID while working in finance...his marriage fell apart...his wife (as he was about to get divorced) committed suicide...how he didn't have a reason to be in LA anymore...how the corporate world never felt like his thing...how he started checking out the restaurant site in Michigan...how Stephen couldn't get the idea of the restaurant out of his head...the ordeal of the restaurant deal...how his brother and Dad helped move the idea forward...how Wells Fargo left Michigan state...his Dad co-signing the loan...reconnecting with his family...leaving his finance job...the advantage of leaving Los Angeles - especially for his kids...how everything kept lining up to make his dream happen...his crazy trip from LA to Michigan and how the tires all needed to be replaced TWICE...finally closing on the restaurant...how his business plan won over the bank people...how it felt to finally have the keys to the restaurant and celebrate...how he's hoping to open in September...how the kickstarter campaign got people to hear about his venture...and then how a couple wrote him to give him $20,000 to go towards his efforts, even though he didn't make his kickstarter goal...how he also bought a boat...the overwhelm of everyone caring...how Stephen finally feels like he belongs (back home)...how therapy has helped him get through so much...how he doesn't have that heavy weight on him anymore...and how he can finally be himself and be happy.

IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE: Find out if Stephen knows when National Biscuit Day is...pssst, it's May 29th...what song goes along with his biscuit making...besides the people and weather, what he'll miss the most about LA... Stephen loves pranks, what was one of his best ones he pulled off...and what advice he'd give to someoone (you) who wants to pick up and totally change their life?

FIND BOSIO BISCUITS here: https://www.bosiobiscuit.com/ and instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bosiobiscuitco/ @bosicobiscuitco

Aug 01, 202301:00:36

144 - SHERRIE LARYSE...AUTHOR/EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TEACHER/SCIENTIFIC YOGI...HOW TO TAKE A DIFFICULT SITUATION AND TURN IT AROUND TO BENEFIT YOU (INCLUDING NOT BEING ABLE TO HAVE KIDS)

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday talk with Author/Emotional Intelligence Teacher/Scientific Yogi: Sherrie Laryse...she is a huge advocate for living your dreams, even if they end up looking different from what the dream in the brochure looked like…Sherrie's dream was to become a mum, as she said (she’s Austrailian)…she spent seven years trying to become pregnant, when that didn’t work out, she used meditation and emotional intelligence techniques to find peace...Sherrie's journaling lead to a memoir "On Path"…which lead to her being on this podcast...

During IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE - find out: if she's ever made fairy bread (white bread with butter and sprinkles - big in Australia)...which city in the U.S. she would choose to live in...why Aussies are always better than Kiwis...the type of animal she identifies with...and what she hopes her journey and transformation can bring to someone who is struggling...

Jul 25, 202340:56

143 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY...SUMMER BREAK CONTINUES...THE REVIEWS OF JASON'S BAND'S (RIVAL TIDES') FIRST SHOW IN 3 1/2 YEARS...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday continue a bit of a Summer break by checking in after Jason's band's (Rival Tides) first show in 3 1/2 years - at the Roxy on Friday...Jason says it was magical for him and all the bandmates...the crowd was amazing...the whole night was unexplainable...Julie and Jason play around a little more with their new pod equipment...Julie quizzes Jason about which one of his three bands he would choose to be in forever...they chat about the recent Slater/Friday gig and the magic there...and Julie talks about how if you have a dream - like becoming a paddle boarder - you've got to push yourself to just do it...also the joys of escaping 90 degree weather for the marina (thank you, Jolene!)...

Jul 18, 202316:00

142 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY...A BREATHER IN JULY...NEW POD EQUIPMENT...A PLANKTON FLASHBACK...AND RIVAL TIDES PLAY THE ROXY THIS FRIDAY!

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with each other about taking a break in July, but still putting out the pod...new cool pod equipment they are still figuring out...seeing themselves on camera for their show they did at No Vacancy in June - and how they are immediately on diets...discovering an old video from Julie's old NYC band Plankton - and how she's getting the full concert soon (from 1998, mind you!)...and how Jason's band Rival Tides plays the Roxy this Friday (7/14) - tickets available here!

Jul 11, 202314:10

141 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY AND JZO JZEE - LIVE FROM THE DRUGBOAT/MARINA...HAPPY 4TH!

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday (along with Jzo Jzee) do a quick 4th of July update live from the Drug Boat (aka D.B.) in the Marina.

Hear how we got new pod equipment coming soon...inspiring others...and more.

Jul 04, 202308:43

140 - JIM AND SAM...LOS ANGELES FOLK (HUSBAND/WIFE) DUO...FROM 365 SHOWS IN A YEAR...A DOCUMENTARY...HAVING A KID...AND RECORDING A NEW ALBUM

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday talk to Jim Hanft and Samantha Yonack also known as Jim and Sam - Los Angeles folk husband/wife duo...they "congregate around wistful harmonies, intimate lyrics, unshakable melodies and disarming comedic banter"…a few years ago they went out on a mission to play a show every day for a whole year…that became the documentary "After So Many Days"…the new album is "Good on the Other Side"…they have a kid now too…

We talk about how these new parents have any time away from their 2 1/2 year old...fighting faster...the transition of parenthood...how they got the idea to play a show every day/documentary...leaving for their 365 shows a year journey with just 20 shows booked...finding shows when a booked show fell through...approaching strangers to play for them...how only two or three people said no to them performing for them...not worrying about what other people think of you...changing people's lives with their tour...the unusual moments that felt special...how vape shops were some of the coolest spots for shows...what part manifesting plays in their life...if you want to do something and you commit to it/show up to it - the outcome doesn't matter because you'll get so much from it...having goals...not having the feeling of quitting...the learning experience of completing something...how things don't always end up looking like you thought...dreaming of playing shows with Coldplay...the desire to show up...Neil Young...not feeling satisfied from big things...how hunger is the most exciting part...issues with U2 (lol)...being a band (Jim and Sam) for 15 years...how they dealt with the pandemic and getting pregnant...touring with William Fitzsimmons (another CUZ I HAVE TO podcast guest)...the new album Good on the Other Side...the different stages of life that went into it....going through the tracks on the album...will they leave Los Angeles - they tell us about their song Leaving Los Angeles For Good This Time...thinking of leaving LA every day...wherever you go, there you are...what's next for the band...

IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE...find out the one place they would move to (outside of Los Angeles) if money or people weren't a concern...while out on tour for a year, the most unusual food item they tried along the way…the one thing no one told them about having a kid…If the two of them were to work out the door right now and their theme song started playing (that’s not one of their own songs), what song is it…and with their documentary and also their music - overall - what message do they hope to give people about life…

Jun 27, 202348:09

139 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY - NOTES FROM OUR GIG LAST WEEK...INTERVIEWING BOYGENIUS...AND JASON'S 40TH...

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with each other about the last couple of weeks/big events: their first gig in 7 years together last week at No Vacancy, opening up for SYML...how Jason got locked out of Julie's interview with the supergroup (boygenius)...and Jason (finally) turning 40 this week!

Hear Julie and Jason pre-show, on their way to No Vacancy and then how they felt after the show...how Jason's name wasn't on a list to interview boygenius and how security wouldn't let him in and Julie had to do the interview solo...the complexities of interviewing guests/not knowing what you'll get as far as moods, etc...watch the interview here or https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLVdNUVgqUI&t=4s...Julie and Jason's show was filmed and will soon be on the SoCal Sound website which is also here: https://www.thesocalsound.org/...and preparing for Jason's 40th (this Thurs. 6/22)...how he feels about the big 4-0...

Jun 20, 202322:29

138 - ISAAC D - GOING FROM A LIFE OF DRUGS/BOOZE/BEING ARRESTED TO SEEKING OUT RECOVERY AND BUILDING A BETTER LIFE...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday talk to Jason's cuz - Isaac D - who believes a man's goal post should be every changing, and sometimes you have to climb the peak of the mountain to see the next peak in which you choose to climb. Isaac tells us about his experience with recovery and chasing a real life after what he calls "a lifetime of questionable choices"…We chat with Isaac about his difficult past with drugs and alcohol and jail time...how he was reluctant to come onto the pod...what made him change his mind to be ready to chat with us...we go through Isaac's journey with trouble with the police...being naked A LOT...one woman who "checked a box" for him that changed his life...finding simple goals of getting an I.D., a bike, etc. - slowly growing his life/expanding to where he is now and what's ahead for his future...

IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE...find out (or not, depending on if he answers) what rap song would explain his life...what pro skateboarders has been the most impactful to him...post-recovery, does he have any new guilty pleasures/vices...his thoughts on people who do yoga...and what he hopes his experiences in the past have taught him about his future.

Jun 13, 202353:32

137 - TYLER BOONE - FROM SINGER/SONGWRITER TO HIS OWN "HOMEGROWN BOONES BOURBON" TO BEER - EN ROUTE FROM LOS ANGELES TO NASHVILLE

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Tyler Boone - singer/songwriter, who grew up in the low country of Charleston, South Carolina…we became fascinated with him because he also makes bourbon…Homegrown Boones Bourbon…which was named one of the top 6 bourbons in the world in Forbes magazine…he also has his own beer - Homegrown Boone’s beer...he’s been living in LA, but is about to desert us all for Nashville…because bourbon is calling…

We most importantly do a bourbon tasting of Homegrown Boones Bourbon (spoiler alert - it's delicious)...Tyler educates us with Bourbon 101, what makes a true bourbon - all the rules behind it and how it's made...Fireball's lawsuit - how you need to be as transparent about your booze - where it's made and how it's made...sourcing out your booze...the tasting notes on his bourbon...exactly how his bourbon is made...his bourbon is 117 proof...his bourbon retails on the East coast for $32-39, but around $50-60 on the West coast due to taxes...the deliciousness of an old fashioned...how the Universe aligned for him to do bourbon...how his old business partner(s) stole from him, but he kept going...Boone's Beer is coming this Summer...what exactly is a Boiler Maker...

How Tyler uses his own music for his bourbon commercial...and more about his music...how he loves blues/guitar playing...the new song "Running Sideways"...the joys of dating in Los Angeles...how people in LA just want to know what you DO...and how they can "work" with you...we chat a little about Ben Bridwell (a former pod guest!) from Band of Horses...what big bands Tyler has opened up for: Sheryl Crow, Avett Brothers, Christopher Cross, the Revivalists, and more...who stood out as a surprising cool person/band...how he never got to open for Buddy Guy and it bums him out...how he loves the people behind It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia - and how the show has it's own whiskey...Jason asks Tyler to sponsor our show/concert coming up June 12h at No Vacancy...how Tyler loves radio...the festival he owns called The Homegrown Holy City Fest in Charleston...Tyler also has a podcast - the Industry AF...based around his company the Artist Formula... IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE...find out what celebrity living or dead that Tyler thinks embodies his bourbon brand feel...his dream tour -two bands or artists he'd love to tour the world with...he's about to leave LA for Nashville, what’s the biggest thing Tyler will miss about LA, besides family or friends…before he goes, what's his favorite Nashville hot chicken in LA...and between being a musician and deep diving into bourbon...what's his bigger picture of things in life/what does he hope these two world bring to this world. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com. Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Jun 06, 202301:00:47

136 - SHELLY GOLDSTEIN - WRITER/PERFORMER/LYRICIST/ COMEDIAN/SINGER...FROM WORKING WITH STEVE MARTIN AND STEPHEN COLBERT...TO YOKO ONO AND GARRY MARSHALL...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Shelly Goldstein - a writer-performer-rock & roll historian-lyricist-comedian-singer who has written for every genre of TV, film and stage in the US and UK. Recent shows she's written include the Emmy winning PBS Musical special, Chicago Voices and Norman Lear's Sentinel Awards. She has written for such artists as Lily Tomlin, Steve Martin, Stephen Colbert, Sharon Stone, Jay Leno & Yoko Ono and more... Julie and Shelly know each other from her old radio station 100.3 The Sound in LA - an old classic rock station where Julie and Shelly met through a special group of listeners...Shelly is the winner of the New Yorker caption contest...how she started in musical comedy in Chicago...wrote her first play when she was 7...how all of this was just what she was doing - she never had to think about it...how she almost got a part in the very first touring group of Grease, but she was too young...how people know what they want to do - but sometimes messages from family or society tell you no...how AI is going to replace us all...how Shelly's parents were very supportive of her creative dreams...how her sister is completely different - a math genius/lawyer...how she went to school during a time when art/drama/band practice/choir wasn't taken for granted like it is now...books being removed from libraries... Shelly tells the story of hanging out at Second City, volunteering at theatres in Chicago...she was around SNL people, John Malcovich, Laurie Metcaff...how she went to Northwestern...her hometown of Evanston, IL...Julie's brother's restaurant there called Oceanique...how screenwriter Garry Marshall took her under his wing...her feminist comedy show called Broadside...which ran for two years...Gary saw it and told her she was ready to move to LA (when she was 20 years old) to start working at Paramount with him...how she lectures at Universities...putting on a show just so the head of a network could see her pilot and how she sold it to him... We talk about how everyone has a voice - WRITE...how there is one thing Shelly hasn't exactly done - stand up comedy...how she is inching towards that...and might do before the end of the year...the one thing Shelly wants to do in life - is to make you laugh...appreciating Ted Lasso...what she wrote for Sharon Stone...how smart and funny Sharon is...how she works on non televised scripts, including working with Jay Leno...how someone on a late night show was stealing her jokes from Facebook...how she wrote for Stephen Colbert - she said it was as close to heaven as it can be...Shelly only believes in being nice and easy to work with...how it was being a women comedy writer n the 80s and 90s...a documentary called The Girl in the Room - which hasn't been put out - about women writers...befriending another women writer...Beth Armogida...how things are getting better out there for women righters...the input a creator of a series gets in future episodes...the role of a showrunner on a series...how TV is more of a writer's medium than film...the joy of hearing a great actor read something you've written...how she likes collaboration - and how show business shouldn't be a narcissistic thing - even though it often is....and all about the Writer's Strike.... IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE...find out one of her at-the-ready bar jokes...the game Marry, F, Kill...Robert Plant, Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney...if she could live in the world of one TV show, which would it be...the last two things she bought on Amazon...and what her epitaph will be.... Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com. Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

May 30, 202301:02:31

135 - JAIME ANDREWS - OUR POD "REGULAR" IS BACK - SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS AT GHOULS DAY OUT FEST IN LA...SIOUXSIE...PLUS A NEW MEMOIR COMING SOON...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday welcome back pod regular guest Jaime Andrews...off the heels of writing/acting in/producing the film Division (streaming for purchase and rental now on Amazon, iTunes, and more)...she just appeared at Ghouls Day Out fest in Los Angeles (she was on the cover of My Chemical Romance's album "Life on the Murder Scene" nearly 20 years ago (album photo here)/this is a fan event for that album)...Jaime also has big news about getting her new memoir published...

Jaime is an actress/writer/producer...besides the film Division, she has put on the stage production about her life called Cookie and the Monster, you've seen her on TV including the shows World’s Dumbest, Good Girls Revolt, recently in an episode of Chicago Fire…and films, too, including: the Sylvester Stallone film Samaritan, Gerard Butler film Greenland…some Baby Genius films…and we love to mention that great Wirlpool commercial…as well as the zero out of five improv group with Julie in NYC called Scrambled Eggs. Find her on instagram @jmendrews and http://www.jaimeandrews.com/.

We chatted about what in the world Ghouls Day Out fest in LA is...how My Chemical Romance fans wanted to pay for her autograph and photos...the Taylor Swift of the Emo world...murder conspiracies around the album...Thousandth Bullet Theory...why other bands album cover people don't do this...how Jaime will probably charge us to stay with us...how her movie Division has been out for three months...how Jaime has been constantly working on other creative things...she talks about her new book about her time growing up - called the Brink...and how it's being published soon...her husband Curt designed Jaime's book cover and the movie poster for Division...book should be out in October...how she is already working on another book...the joys of sleeping and sitting with tea...how Jaime uses ya'll all the time since moving to Atlanta...she's also writing another true crime screenplay...and is God sending lightening bolts for Jaime to see her favorite bands? lol

It's 5 O'Clock Somewhere...find out (1) which thing terrifies Jaime more: cooking/cleaning, not being able to buy second-hand thrift designer clothes, eating/drinking cold things (2) what is one thing during this trip that made her laugh/roll her eyes because it was such an LA thing (3) her fav tragic/gut-wrenching song (4) the one vape flavor she'd stick with for the rest of her life (5) what she hopes her new memoir will do for those who read it (6) BONUS QUESTION: advice for her mama who is getting re-married in June.

(Jaime was on previous Episodes 006, 035, 097, 102.)

May 23, 202328:45

134 - THE LOVE POD - WHAT DOES LOVE MEAN TO YOU....A WHOLE BUNCHA PEOPLE TELL US...AND CONGRATS JAKE AND LINDSEY ON YOUR WEDDING!

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday just got back from a family reunion/wedding on Julie's side - just outside of Detroit...Jake and Lindsey got married...which leads us to WHAT DOES LOVE MEAN TO YOU...a whole buncha people tell us....including the bride and groom.

May 16, 202315:41

133 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY - ABOUT TO GO ON VACA...HEADING TO DETROIT...OFFICIATING A WEDDING...OUR FIRST GIG IN SEVEN YEARS

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday check in - in between guests...they are pre-vacation - about to head to Detroit (Julie's hometown) for a huge family reunion/wedding (Julie's nephew Jake and his fiance' Lindsey) where Jason is officiating...how weddings cause meltdowns...Jason being a beacon of hope for the bride and groom...Jason's yelp rating with weddings...Jason's amazing producer, JSlater...recent guests MegRob the solo traveler and actress Erika Christensen...delivering happiness...finishing up Season 1 of Will Trent (staring Erika)...it's official - Julie and Jason are playing their first gig in 7 years - a SoCal Sound benefit show at No Vacancy in Hollywood June 12th...tickets at www.thesocalsound.org...they're opening for the artist known as SYML...SIX SONGS AND THE TRUTH SERIES...original songs with one cover...Jason's last gig was just an online live-stream show in 2021...his last in person was 2019...a couple people flying in for the show...they tease a future crime story....J & J went to their first Dodgers game...relearning all the new players...going back to Detroit in the summer for the first time since 2015...

May 09, 202312:08

132 - ERIKA CHRISTENSEN - THE ACTRESS FROM THE FILMS TRAFFIC, SWIMFAN, HOW TO ROB A BANK...TV SHOWS PARENTHOOD AND WILL TRENT - CURRENTLY ON ABC/HULU

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with actress Erika Christensen. Jason grew up with Erika..and we all watched her grow up on film and television...from commercials for McDonald's, Volvo, and Payless...to staring in the Oscar-winning film Traffic at age 17...she's also appeared in the films Swimfan, The Banger Sisters, How to Rob a Bank (to name a few)...Erika also played Julia Braverman-Graham on one of Julie's all-time favorite shows Parenthood...you've seen her on Frasier, too (among other shows)...she currently stars in the ABC/Hulu show Will Trent which just got picked up for a second season...Season 1's finale is tonight....

We talk about Jason being the body double for Ryan Gosling when he was young...all the kids who became famous from Mickey Mouse Club...Erika's start in the b'ness doing commercials...how acting is Erika's truest passion - but she did have some competition when she was younger for wanting to pursue dancing and singing...She was 12 when she knew she wanted to act...her first film was Leave it to Beaver - and then her next film was Traffic...going to Oscar and Golden Globe parties...Erika talks about the biggest factor of acting - trusting yourself (even if you have to fake it)...how her parents supported her career...being 17 and getting Traffic (wtf!!)...how that movie made her feel like she was where she was supposed to be in life...whether she wants her two kids to pursue acting...how her five year old has already aged out of Hollywood for a part (lol)...being able to watch her own work - including her new show Will Trent...how she started to shadow the Director on Episode 11 of Will Trent - maybe she'll direct an episode or something else if it feels right...the short film she directed but didn't finish...identifying with things like "being a director," "being a runner," etc...how Erika blames any weird acting she sees herself doing on her character (ha)...learning everything she can about directing to see if it fits...how acting to her is "being a soldier" and a "good cog in the wheel"....Julie suggests Erika is an over-thinker...the safe space of the podcast...

Julie asks Erika about her experience on Julie's favorite show Parenthood...how it kind of worked out how long it was on (6 years) before it was canceled...how Parenthood was such a magical safe space and how cool everyone was on the set...plus, how the show sent her into a new chapter as well...

Erik's "cycling" "sports model" husband Cole Maness...his amazing beard...how they met...and how he thought he was texting his buddy when he was texting her...how she's not really a paddle boarder even though an interview online made it seem like she does it all the time...IDENTITY AGAIN...she doesn't IDENTIFY as a paddle boarder...her favorite scrunchie...how Erika keeps her guns going (her arms)...pull-ups/carrying the kids around/push-ups/rock climbing/bouldering...NOT identifying as a runner, but doing it anyway...using "ya'll" now that she has a home in Atlanta...what it feels like living in Atlanta (btw, she's all in about being FROM LOS ANGELES...although she is originally from Seattle)...does she IDENTIFY with humidity in the South...how people love Florida (gasp!)...

IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE: find out which actor was one of the most interesting/surprising Erika has worked with...any roles she wishes she got...has she ever been in a heated discussion at a PTA meeting...a song she tunes into to feel the feels...and how she hopes to be remembered.

May 02, 202358:22

131 - MEGROB THE SOLO TRAVELER RETURNS - WHAT SHE'S BEEN UP TO...A FOOT INJURY...AND FINALLY DECIDING FOR HERSELF IN 2024

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with MEGROB, our infamous Solo Traveler. She's been on the podcast twice - Episodes 033 and 080 - and now she's back nearly a year later to tell us how her solo traveling has been going for the past year...while she travels the U.S. she works remotely and holds down a full-time job...In the past year she's been to Michigan, Las Vegas (staying way too long), Coachella in California, Los Angeles, San Diego...Alaska where she broke her ankle (and how this side-lined her traveling)...a Mid-West tour in Nebraska, Minnesota, Chicago...how the injury and a foot surgery forced her to "rest" a bit...using Michigan as her home base...how her job is transitioning from one company to another and how that has added pressure to life...highlights from Coachella and her favorite artists (Blink 182, blackpink, boygenius, Bjork)...

MegRob talks about what's in store for her in 2024 - maybe settling in to one spot - Pacific Northwest keeps calling to her...being able to finally decide on her own what to do - after having been planning her travels around other people's events...

IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE: find out MEGROB's best and least favorite thing about her recent Coachella trip...what she does to give herself a little treat to boost her spirits...what career she isn't pursuing, but sometimes wishes she could...what she would want endless amounts of...and what her final words would be for you.

And the AFTERPOD when Julie and Jason talk about their guest after the guest leaves the room...the dream of working remotely and living wherever you want...the ups and downs of remote work...having boundaries with work...

Apr 25, 202328:30

130 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY - UPCOMING SLATER/FRIDAY GIG...MANIFESTING AND POSITIVE VIBES...ALONG WITH A NEW COUCH

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with each other about the past couple of weeks...Julie & Jason announce a future concert coming up June 12th - save the date...Los Angeles...does Jason get nervous for shows (he's in two other bands btw)...details coming for the show...dusting off the instruments...recalling the past two guests...Julie playing her other interview with Emily Greene on 88.5 the SoCalSound...Jason becoming a real broadcaster....the pledge drive on the SoCal Sound...donate now at www.thesocalsound.org...a chance to attend a baseball game with Julie and Jason - a sweepstakes....could be Friday...Julie's voiceover jobs/news/music job...manifesting a show...how when you are open about life and put things out there - you can manifest things...the joy of working in public radio for Julie...the joy of interviewing guests...the improv aspect of it...how you don't know what you're going to get with a guest...when a guest surprises you - Ben Bridwell from Band of Horses...putting rockstars or others on a pedestal...the importance of a podcast - and how you can be helping others and feeling good about it....giving people a voice to share their thing...how you can be affecting people's life without knowing it...being on a positive riff on life....how ordering a couch can change your life...lol...remembering Jason's mom, Cassie - today is her birthday...thinking of her and celebrating...

Apr 18, 202318:03

129 - EMILY GREENE - FROM MIAMI TO BOSTON TO LOS ANGELES - THIS COMPOSER/SONGWRITER IS FINDING HER VOICE GOING SOLO

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with LA-based composer/songwriter Emily Greene. Born in Miami, she went to the Berklee College of Music in Boston...Emily spent many years on the road touring with her own music, and with bands like Passion Pit and Riothorse Royale...She has two new songs "Husband Song" and "Show Me" - and she's done the music for TV shows Station 19, Superman & Lois, and Maniac...and she wrote the score for the film "All The World Is Sleeping" - check out the song "Let Me Be the One."

Emily talks about all of her passions: friendship, photography, art, museums, visual art, animals...Julie and Jason talk about their dog that died and the tattoos they got...Emily talks about her pup...and how we don't know how much time we have left...what is life about???...Julie and Jason talk about not getting another dog anytime soon...Emily talks about growing up knowing music - and how music came easy for her...her parents were musicians/instruments around the house all the time...Emily talks about writing her first song as a kid (and how it was pretty much her stealing "Broken Wings" by Mr. Mister)...her side project Kissy Girl with her friend Pascal...how she always loved music...how Emily has done a lot of collaborating and writing for TV and film...how Emily "likes songs" in general and "songs" bring her the most joy...how she doesn't feel like herself when she's not working on songs...the complexity of writing music for TV and film...the kinds of shows she's played...the musical chemistry you have with people...Jason talks about his brother Sean who is also a musician (Sean is in the band Dead Sara)...we chat about the dark years of Florida and how terrible Florida is (where Emily is from...hold up, she's not from Florida, she's from Miami!!)...how LA is nothing like Florida...Emily also loves the desert and thinks its like the sea...Julie talks about the worst time in her life living in Florida...the best thing in Florida was shot-gunning Old Milkwaukee's on the beach...Emily talks about going to the Berklee School of Music in Boston...after Berklee, Emily moved to NYC...Julie talks about her old band Plankton....being banned from the club the Continental...how's she's played all sorts of venues...Emily playing Lollapalooza with Passion Pit...how fun it is to have people who pack your gear...Emily playing keyboards in Passion Pit...learning sound design...how playing solo now is helping her really find her voice, even though she loves collaborating bit time...how Emily misses playing shows...Julie and Jason talk about their own show at No Vacancy June 12th opening for SYML for an 88.5 the SoCal Sound benefit show (details coming soon)...Jason is upset about how he played "Down in a Hole"....Emily coming to Julie's radio station 88.5 the SoCalSound and playing some songs...how Emily loves jazz along with bandmates...how COVID has made her feel the emptiness of not playing...Emily is excited to be showing herself again...

IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE...FIND OUT MORE ABOUT EMILY...what artist would she tour with (living or dead) if she could choose...what is the one thing she brings on a rocket ship to the moon...the one thing she loves about Los Angeles (um...hello, is this thing on)...btw, the desert isn't part of LA...what line from a song would be her epitaph...what advice she would give her younger self about living her dreams...

And don't forget the AFTERPOD where Julie & Jason talk about Emily Greene after she leaves the room.

Check out Julie's chat with Emily for 88.5 the SoCal Sound in Los Angeles here.

Apr 11, 202343:04

128 - KIKI FILIGREE - FROM GRAPHIC DESIGNER TO TATTOO ARTIST...(KIKI DID JULIE AND JASON'S RECENT RAYLA TATTOOS IN MEMORY OF THEIR DOG)

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with 27 year-old tattoo artist Kiki Filigree from Newport Beach, CA. She recently did Julie and Jason's tattoos in memory of their dog, Rayla. See videos of the tattoos on instagram @cuzihavetopodcast. They chat about their tattoo aftercare product EKO created by Kiki's boyfriend Hunter who is also a tattoo artist. Kiki is heading into her third year of tattooing after her apprenticeship (in 2018) with a tattoo artist friend...her lifelong dream as a child was to do art as a career...always having a pencil and paper in front of her drawing...she thought she would get into animation but ended up in the tattoo world...Kiki has a four year degree in marketing which was going to lead into a career in graphic design...she realized she didn't want someone else controlling her art...she enjoys bringing her clients' visions to life through her tattoo work...Kiki worked in an office for a minute and realized it wasn't for her...she got her first tattoo at 18...but now she is getting it removed...and how she learned a lot since then....how painful tattoo removal is but that it's good for her to know about it so she can tell clients about it...how some people "black out" their old tattoos instead of removing them...how the black out style of tattooing has become more popular...how tattoos have become more common with people...

Julie talks about how one of her first tattoo artists wasn't really a good drawer/artist...some tattoo artists can simply copy a picture you bring in, although Kiki does not like to take a picture and copy it - she wants to reimagine it in her own way...how some shops have "flash" pictures you can just choose from...a tattoo Kiki did from a picture/drawing someone's kid drew and Kiki reimagined it - a gorgeous flower tattoo...how the people around Kiki growing up felt about her artistic dreams for the future...how she heard the term "starving artist" a lot from people...how people felt about her heading into the tattoo world....the shift in the tattoo world with women...how hard it was for women in the past...the support of other women in the industry and men who support women...Kiki's views on reality TV shows...Jason talks about an older tattoo woman he remembers who was an incredible artist - Devil Doll Tattoo on Ventura Blvd in Studio City (no longer around)...how Kiki was just starting out as a tattoo artist when COVID hit and tattoo shops were closed down...the struggles of keeping her dream alive...the frustration of how restaurants got to stay open during COVID lockdown but not tattoo shops...the cleanliness of a tattoo shop...how nice Kiki's tattoo shop is (cool vibe)...how Kiki handles "terrible" tattoo ideas from clients (she says no idea is "terrible" but maybe some are "unrealistic")...her longest tattoo - 10-11 hours...how she handles clients who are not aware of the tattoo world and experience of how it works...Kiki and her boyfriend (Cloudcaptortattoo - anime and water color) are traveling and guest tattooing in other cities/states - heading to San Antonio, parts of Florida, Denver, and then Knoxville for a tattoo convention...Kiki has many tattoos all over but has been holding one of her forearms open so that she saves some room for the right tattoo...

IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE...FIND OUT MORE ABOUT KIKI...the best/worst fad tattoo she remembers...she names a band that changed her life...name something good about Lancaster (where she's from) and Newport Beach, CA (where she lives now)...name a favorite food item that brings her joy...how the idea of her art living on people's bodies forever affects her work...

Apr 04, 202346:31

127 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY - FRESH TATTOOS...VISITING DENVER, CO...INTRODUCING A NEWBIE TO RADIOHEAD

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday check in on the latest...they just got back from Denver, CO...tattoos in honor of their dog Rayla are healing - and more about their tattoo artist Kiki Filligree...how it feels to sit for a tattoo for 2-3 hours...the special meaning of tattoos...the healing power of tattoos...escaping life by doing new things...moving to Newport Beach, CA...vowing to vacation and travel in 2023...their last minute trip to Denver to see Sierra and Braeden (old neighbors)...a slight chat about mushrooms and Radiohead...how Braeden hadn't really spent time with Radiohead (and it made Julie and Jason so happy to share the band to a newbie)...how Radiohead take you to places unknown...talking to Spencer inside his head...Spencer - a foodie at large...in Mexico with employees...Sierra says no one steals in Denver...the different weather in Colorado...visiting Red Rocks Ampitheatre...how great U2 Live at Red Rocks was (back in the day)...bucket list to see a show at Red Rocks...how Red Rocks is open during the day and you can walk around...how Jason loves cold weather and snow...how Sierra sleeps with a/c on during the middle of winter...Julie freezing in the apt...Julie felt a little bit of Portland in Denver, but prefers Oregon...how Denver felt like Michigan (grey...lol)...visiting Idaho Springs through the mountains...high elevation...walking up the stairs at Red Rocks and how the mountain air kills you...how nice is it to get out of the house/get away/take a break...how nice everyone was in Denver (except for that donut lady)...how you never know who is going through what when you meet them...don't take things personally...a beautiful nature center/Lookout Mountain...an old cemetery with people who were born in the early 1800's...and upcoming guests...

Mar 28, 202318:45

126 - LYNN MCDONNELL - FROM MUSIC INDUSTRY EXEC. TO LIFE COACH AND HYPNOTIST...AND THE POWER OF HYPNOSIS TO QUIT DRINKING

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Lynn McDonnell - a 30 year Music Industry Executive turned Mastery Method certified Life Coach and ICBCH certified Hypnotist. She went from being a corporate control freak to a self-proclaimed spiritual geek. We chat with Lynn about the glitz and glam of the rock world and what lead her to change dir ections in life…also how she got sober 3 1/2 years ago through hypnosis...what it was like to become a mom on her own later in life…with twins…how Lynn and Julie were in TCP (former guest Jim Fortin's Transformational Coaching Program) together...

Lynn talks about moving from Buffalo, New York to Los Angeles to pursue her music industry career...her vision of becoming a life coach...how life on the road with bands got exhausting...turning 40 and realizing she wanted to slow down and have kids...Lynn had kids on her own with a donor and ended up with twins...how her keep her young...her one year program....the practice of compassionate self-forgiveness - learning about the things you "learned" from your parents that were just passed down generationally...the moment she realized it was time to stop drinking alchohol...attending the online program called The Sober School and becoming someone that doesn't do the behavior anymore...how when people say they don't know what makes them feel alive - Lynn says they DO know...and you should dig into that...and how your wounds are your wisdom...everything is a gift in your life...

Lynn's tagline is: GROW THROUGH WHAT YOU GO THROUGH...find her at https://www.lynnmcdonnell.com/

IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE: Find out one of Lynn's coolest rock experiences...now that she's not drinking, one of her new obsessions...if she had to choose, the one place in the U.S. she would live for the rest of her life...the one thing (or two things) no one ever told her about having kids...an her best advice for someone looking to live their best life...

Mar 21, 202345:16

125 - LESLIE HOWARD - AUDIOBOOK NARRATOR/MOTHER OF SIX/MYSTIC...FROM HARE KRISHNA TO HOMESCHOOLING TO RAVE CULTURE

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Leslie Howard who is an audiobook narrator, mother of 6, yoga teacher, and mystic, living on a small animal sanctuary in the hills of Pennsylvania with her husband. From Hare Krishna to homeschooling to rave culture - she says, "Every day is an adventure of love."

In this episode we talk about Leslie's "fairy tale" life and how she manifested many things...how she offers incense to the deities....her stumbled- upon/yet intentional path into audiobook narration...how she had to tame her Etsy shop to FOCUS...Leslie had visions of making something more reproducible and profitable which lead her to narration...she trained with Julie's same non-fiction audiobook coach Sean Pratt...Leslie bringing her authentic self to books...raising six kids (9-26 years old)...how she does yoga daily...how she keeps at it...how inner passion pushes her forward...her yearning for mystic things and the metaphysical world...meeting her husband and how he charged her even more...replacing drugs with yoga and other things...how the rave culture intrigues her...taking a night out without the kids for the first time in 20 years (??!!)...living in Buffalo, NY, Washington state, why she never moved to California...her thoughts studying Hare Krishna...how a school band trip changed her life with Cupid's arrow...Books she narrated and discusses: ."Psychedelics for Everyone" and "Extraordinary Knowing"...her reiki treatment with her husband/her astrology reading on him...advice to others seeking more of a spiritual life...find things that inspire you/spend time in nature...

IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE: find out which big city Leslie would choose to live in, the one thing that is surprising about her from others...one thing that made her laugh with her kids...who would play her in the movie of her life...and what she hopes to leave behind in this world.

Leslie's audiobook voice is “gentle, smart, spiritual” - find her narration books here. Her website here. On instagram @lesliehowardnarrates

Mar 14, 202335:14

124 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY - THE LATEST UPDATES, TV SHOWS, JULIE'S RADIO GIG, AND A POTENTIAL ROCK GIG COMING SOON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday are back! It's been five weeks since they were on the pod solo (without guests). Which means they give you an update on their lives and their experiences with the past handful of guests...singer/songwriter William Fitzsimmons...podcast queen Gillian Pensavalle....Dean Sharp the House Whisperer...and going back to Ben Bridwell from Band of Horses...how listener Laurie Logan DOES listen to new music...the greatest venues in LA: the Greek Theatre and the Hollywood bowl...seeing Band of Horses live and Death Cab for cutie...how Julie's radio job is going at 88.5 the SoCal Sound (www.thesocalsound.org) and Julie's one year anniversary next week of doing Middays...how Julie is loving her gig - the music she plays and all the cool interviews....Jason and Julie are on the air every Friday on the SoCal Sound for FRIDAY ON A FRIDAY just after 1p PT....Julie is feeling super positive for 2023...how the podcast is getting more and more guests interested in being on...future guest Erika Christiansen...the shows J&J have been watching: Stranger Things, The Last of Us, Shrinking, the latest Chris Rock special on Netflix, the French series Call My Agent...Ted Lasso is coming back...going away each weekend: Carlsbad, Winchester, Marina Del Rey...HUGE NEWS: Julie and Jason may be playing a rock show together in June (stay tuned for details)....Jolene and music supervision, recording cover songs for film and tv...family wedding coming up - Jason is officiating....new music from the band the Active Set (Jason plays guitar)...Rival Tides gigs...people making up "being sick" in the post-pandemic world - a liar's dream...the best whiskey in the world - Seagrass...picking up our dog Rayla's ashes finally and getting a tattoo to remember her...the anniversary of Julie's Mom dying 7 years ago and what was going on in their lives back then...Julie losing a huge job, thyroid surgery...how everything leads you to where you are...going from commercial radio to public radio....the past 6 months (Jason's Mom dying and their dog Rayla dying)...looking at the lighter side of life...traveling...positive things happening...how important it is to ACT when you FEEL something...how you can sometimes talk yourself out of things...how if you don't do it, someone else will...BELIEVING IN YOUR GUT...don't listen to the naysayers...how Julie is an ack-tor!...former guest Jaime Andrews' film Division the movie is available for pre-order...Julie's voiceover is in it and the CUZ I HAVE TO theme!!...Jason's brother Sean Friday (from Dead Sarah) has songs in it, too, from his side project Bitchcamp...

Mar 07, 202326:25

123- WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS - SINGER/SONGWRITER OF SADNESS...BEARDO...

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with singer/songwriter William Fitzsimons - the official singer of sadness. Songs you may know "Beautiful Girl," "The Tide Pulls from the Moon," "Fade and then Return," and more. He grew up in Pennsylvania with parents who were blind. We talk about what that was like growing up...We also chat about "Fitzy's" tremendous beard...the beard community....about being bullied as a kid - how music helped him get through life...his music... Pittsburgh...whiskey...divorces...stealing a Phoebe Bridgers song back (by doing a cover of it) because of a guy who slept with his wife...His new album " Covers, Vol. 1"....how touring has changed now that he's older and is remarried and has more kids...what he loves about Pennsylvania...his best advice for someone looking for happiness...and more.

Feb 28, 202349:38

122 - GILLIAN PENSAVALLE - PODCAST QUEEN: CREATOR/HOST OF THE HAMILCAST PODCAST, CO-HOST OF TRUE CRIME OBSESSED (PART TWO)

CUZ I HAVE TO PODCAST...when living your dreams is the only option...This week Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with the podcast queen Gillian Pensavalle. She is the creator/host of the Hamilcast podcast (all about the Broadway show Hamilton), co-host of True Crime Obsessed (with Patrick Hinds), and other pods My So Called Podcast, and Let the Women Do The Work. She also works with her husband Michael Paul Smith on the podcast Ted and Michael Read Sketches Into Microphones and is in the web series The Residuals - a comedic series about actors who do commercials.

In Part Two of Two, we chat about how Gillian went from one hugely successful podcast (Hamilcast) to yet ANOTHER hugely successful pod (TCO: TRUE CRIME OBSESSED)...the tireless work of podcasting....finding that work/life balance only recently...how TCO is a business/Hamilcast is a pure passion project...the crazy amount of patreons TCO has...how they supply extra content to patreons ad-free....Gillian's Let the Women do the Work pod...letting women in crime tell their stories....THEN it's 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE...(1) Gillian has to choose between Taylor Swift, podcasting, or dogs...(2) her favorite NYC food....(3) fav serial killer/true crime doc...(4) what she would bring back from the 90s...(5) what she hopes to impact on the world

Feb 21, 202337:42

121 - GILLIAN PENSAVALLE - PODCAST QUEEN: CREATOR/HOST OF THE HAMILCAST PODCAST, CO-HOST OF TRUE CRIME OBSESSED (PART ONE)

In Part One of Two, we chat about Gillian and Julie's connection back in the day, both worked at 92.3 K-Rock NYC (the Howard Stern flagship station)...how Julie was "nice"...Gillian's work on the Residuals...Gillian's choice to leave acting for podcasting...how her mind made it harder than it needed to be...hearing the music of Hamilton for the first time and being blown away, deciding to do a podcast on Hamilton even though she hadn't seen the musical yet...knowing if she didn't do it, someone else would...the moment she knew Hamilcast took off worldwide...Lin Manual Miranda COMING OVER and BEING ON THE POD....Gillian manifesting Lin on the pod...going solo with Hamilcast as the show starting evolving....her desire to make Broadway more accessible...how she got into true crime...meeting her future cohost Patrick Hinds...the first True Crime Obsessed demo...wanting to solve the Zodiac killings...their decision to add comedy to a true crime pod....how you either LOOOVE the podcast or you HAAAATE it...being annoyed with documentaries that don't say the victim's name (giving them a voice)...how murder documentaries become about the murderer and sensationalized....Gillian's feelings on the Jeffrey Dahmer series...and Gillian's friendship with Damien Echols and the Memphis 3...

Stay tuned for Part Two next week!

Feb 14, 202343:07

120 - DEAN SHARP (AKA THE HOUSE WHISPERER)..FROM BANKRUPCY TO LUXURY HOMES TO A RADIO SHOW ON KFI - THE KEY TO BUILDING A BEAUTIFUL LIFE

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with artist & radio host Dean Sharp (aka The House Whisperer - "Home with Dean Sharp"). Dean hosts a show on KFI AM 640 in Los Angeles (where Julie used to work as a news anchor). He's a custom home builder, custom home designer. Dean works on luxury estates in LA and beyond…He’s your guide to turning your house into something truly extraordinary…His bold creativity transports you out of the box and beyond your comfort zone to “build yourself a beautiful life.” We chat about Dean's beard...how Julie and Dean used to work together at KFI...Dean's upbringing...the joys of delicious whiskeys...the meaning behind Dean's tattoos...his love of the 1970's show Kung Fu...his upbringing from Newport Beach to Montrose to Scholl, CA...being different from his farmer parents...encyclopedias...his love of art...how wonder has served him in life - being curious...forgoing college to work and help his mom...finding his first apartment at 16 1/2...how a high school diploma doesn't keep you from being a student...how he fell into luxury home work - working on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's estate...how old world design remains in luxury homes...his love of American Craftsman style homes...changing people's lives in suburban tract homes...the love of his life Tina who is also his producer and partner in work and life...how love is easy, LIKE is the hard part...how Tina and Dean met in an AOL chat room...how KFI Program Director Robin Bertolucci saw something in Dean to get him on the air in radio...a potential future in TV...the worst architecture out there...and Dean's best advice for you to build a beautiful life...and more. Find Dean here: http://www.housewhisperer.design/

Feb 07, 202301:05:18

119 - JULIE SLATER & JASON FRIDAY - OUR RECENT CHATS WITH COLDPLAY & BEN OF HORSES...AUDIOBOOKS...AND LISTENER VOICEMAILS

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday are back! Chatting about their recent interview with Chris Martin & Johnny Buckland from Coldplay (watch the interview here: https://youtu.be/rMLoRvnnuCE)...their recent rad as hell guest Ben Bridwell from Band of Horses...Julie wrapping up her first audiobook of 2023...our first listener voicemail of 2023 (yippee!)...and future guests and more...

Jan 31, 202326:52

118 - BEN BRIDWELL FROM BAND OF HORSES (PART TWO) - THE PAINS OF DIVORCE IN SOUTH CAROLINA...A NEW LADY LOVE...DEATH SONGS AND MORE

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday continue (Part Two) their conversation with Ben Bridwell from Band of Horses...His new lady in his life after a painful divorce...a Civil Wars reenactment...the pains of showering for the pod (lol)...our mutual friend Eric Gorfain (from The Section Quartet)...Ben busting Julie and Jason for looking like they aren't in the same room...Josh Tillman...live shows that rock our worlds...how difficult divorce is in South Carolina...and we dig into IT'S 5 O'CLOCK somewhere - where we ask Ben five quick unusual questions to get to know him better.

Jan 24, 202343:46

117 - BEN BRIDWELL FROM BAND OF HORSES (PART 1 OF 2) - FROM HOMELESSNESS TO HORSES...A RECORD LABEL...AND A HOUSE FULL OF LADIES

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Ben Bridwell from Band of Horses. It's not an interview, it's a sit down fireside chat...sans the fire...from Ben taking over the hosting duties by asking Julie and Jason questions...to how Ben got his start in music in Seattle...a painful divorce...raising four little ladies (and a lady dog)...coming off of tour to make his new rental his real home...finding his voice with his kids...his truest passions...South Carolina...having the courage to take a real break from the band to be there for his kids...and more.

Jan 17, 202349:46

116 - MELINA (FRENZEL) LINDSEY RETURNS - A PLANTRESS WHO ISN'T SCARED OF BLOWING UP HER LIFE

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday bring back guest Melina (Frenzel) Lindsey (previously on Episode 072). She moved to Denver with her then fiance Matt four years ago...founded Hummingbird Roots - an indoor plant installation & retail company...kicked ass with her business...got married...and then decided to blow it all up and move back home to the Portland area...She moves this Sunday. We talk about what she's learned in Denver...what it feels like to make another big move...and how married life is going.

Jan 10, 202334:44

115 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY - TIME FOR SEASON 3 - 2023!!!...AND NOT EXACTLY THE GREATEST CHRISTMAS VACATON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday have a soft opening of Season 3 of the pod for 2023 - chatting with each other about their somewhat disastrous holiday vacation in Detroit...what illnesses really mean for your soul...enduring a tragic 2022 but not putting all the blame on the year...looking ahead to the new year and what each of them is working on and hoping for...welcome aboard, friends, and thanks for tuning in.

Jan 03, 202317:30

114 - GREY MIRO (REPLAY) - MOST LISTENED TO PODCAST OF 2022 /NEARLY 4 GOING ON 40

As your hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday enjoy a little holiday break, let's give a listen to the MOST LISTENED TO PODCAST OF 2022 - EPISODE 083 - GREY MIRO from our Junior's Edition on 5/24/22. At the time, Grey was only 3 and 1/2...guys, he's now 4! On this episode we found out what makes Grey happy...his favorite musician...what he thinks would make other people happy...and how, btw, you can't eat legos.

We enjoyed Grey so much, he came back for an updated pod EPISODE 109 on 11/22/22 where he talked about his act of giving and helping others. We love GREY!!

Dec 27, 202219:39

113 - MELINA FRENZEL (REPLAY) - 2ND MOST LISTENED TO PODCAST OF 2022/PLANTRESS GONE WILD

As your hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday enjoy a little holiday break, let's give a listen to the 2nd most listened to podcast of 2022 - EPISODE 072 - MELINA FRENZEL from 3/8/22.

Melina is the founder of Hummingbird Roots in Denver, CO - an indoor plant installation & retail company. She helps people create lush green spaces in their homes and businesses. We talk plants…hummingbirds…how Melina went from the mental health field - to cosmetology - to plant installation...how Trader Joe's helped her find her joy with plants and community....how being asked on a podcast is cooling her up ;)....how she is living her dreams, and a whole lot more…

**Quick update - Melina has since gotten married and now tells us she is UPROOTING her life once again - details coming in 2023!!

Dec 20, 202243:16

112 - JIM NELSON - MUSIC AND BASEBALL FREAK...RADIO NERD...MARATHONER...WRITER...AND MIRACLE JUNKIE

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Jim Nelson. You may know him as a radio DJ in Southern California...He started his radio career in 1978..Jim has worked at KCAL-/San Bernardino, KLOS, KTWV the old KWST in Los Angeles, and 88.5 in LA...He's also worked on syndicated radio shows Rockline, PowerCuts, and In The Studio. Jim has written for Album Network, Radio & Records and TripleA Radio.com...he's a student of baseball and its history…a marathon runner…and a writer…Jim is just about finished writing his book Miracles Are Funny - a book about miracles in every day life and how we’re all connected and playing a role in each other’s lives whether we recognize it or not...and we find out why the heck he get up at 4:30am every day???

Dec 13, 202243:12

111 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY - WHAT THE UNIVERSE IS TELLING YOU...AND SURVIVING TWO BIG LOSES BACK TO BACK

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday talk about how they are doing after their dog Rayla left for the Rainbow Bridge last week...this coming months after Jason's Mom passed away...how death can show you how strong you are...the emptiness of losing a pet you cared for daily...feeling signs of things lightening up...and more.

Dec 06, 202215:27

110 - SCOTT NANCE - WELLNESS...SCUBA DIVING...TRANSIT...COLD SHOWERS AND DEATH METAL

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Scott Nance. He’s a transit nerd who enjoys wellness and making every day count...a huge foodie (we’ll def dig into his craft of smokin’ those meats)...he loves music, diving, reading, traveling, collecting vinyl records, and riding his motorcycle...Scott is also partnered with one of our favorite people and former guest: Master Hypnotist Mary Lou Rodriguez.

Nov 29, 202240:34

109 - GREY MIRO RETURNS - CUZ I HAVE TO JUNIORS EDITION - GIVING BACK TO OTHERS AND TURNING 4!

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday revisit with their CUZ I HAVE TO Junior's Edition Guest: Grey Miró who turns four next week! We find out what his recent act of giving is and also what he's been up to for the last eighth of his life (he was last on when he was 3 1/2)...find out how he would make others happy...what toys he likes...SOME Thanksgiving gratitude…and more. HAPPY THANKSGIVING !

Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com. Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Nov 22, 202214:33

108 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY - AUDIOBOOKS ARE BACK...SAD DRUG BOAT NEWS...AND FUTURE GUESTS

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday riff on the past couple of weeks...Julie updates us on audiobooks, news, and music DJing...Jason gives us a whoa work update...sad drug boat news...and they chat about future guests...and more...

Nov 15, 202217:23

107 - MICHELLE FALANGA - EMMY-WINNING VOICE ACTOR/PUBLISHED AUTHOR/OVERALL MANIFESTER

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Michelle Falanga - Emmy-winning Voice Actor, published author, and overall manifester. We chat with Michelle about how she got into the voiceover world...her secret tricks to making it...how listening to her gut helped her...how she manifested that Emmy...some traumatic life events (1999 house fire, detached retina issues, health scare that lead to a 115 lb. weight loss)...how she likes STAYING PUT...her authentic self...and more.

Nov 08, 202245:00

106 - ROBYN AUGUST - OUR VERY FIRST GUEST RETURNS - TWO YEARS LATER - AS AN AWARD-WINNING FILMMAKER

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday welcome back their very first pod guest from Episode #002 - Robyn August. He's the lead singer of Jason's band Rival Tides and also an award-winning writer and director. Robyn's first feature PARTY WITH ME (streaming everywhere) won two awards at the Method Fest Film Festival in Los Angeles - including Best Fest Picture & Best Ensemble Cast. Robyn recently directed the horror film KILHER (distributing soon). Robyn shares with us all he's been through over the past two years...through the pandemic...going through a break-up...all while pursuing his biggest passions of storytelling and filmmaking CUZ HE HAS TO!

Nov 01, 202228:10

105 - JULIE SLATER AND JASON FRIDAY - TWO YEAR POD-I-VERSARY!

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday step back and think about all of the amazing guests that have been on the pod over the past two years and celebrate their TWO-YEAR POD-I-VERSARY. Also, a quick Drug Boat update.

Oct 25, 202215:22

104 - EDEN DOZIER - PHOTOGRAPHER...ARTIST...AND EVOLUTION-ARY

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Jason's childhood friend Eden Dozier...a photographer and artist who has transformed herself inside and out...we talk about the importance of knowing oneself for personal evolution...connecting with others....how operating from your highest self is what helps you help others...and what it feels like to take something you love (portrait photography) and make a profession out of it... and more.

Eden's website: www.edendozier.com

Oct 18, 202242:12