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

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

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.

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

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...

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

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.

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

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.

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

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/

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

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...

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

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.

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

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. 

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

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. 

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

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.

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

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!!

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

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!!

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

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.

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

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.

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

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...

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

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.

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

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! 

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

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. 

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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Julie Seabaugh - award-winning comedy journalist and mutual Tom Petty fan. Seabaugh has covered the comedy art form for The New York Times, The LA Times, Rolling Stone, The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, GQ, and numerous other outlets.

Her coverage of modern roasting culminated in the 2018 book Ringside at Roast Battle: The First Five Years of L.A.’s Fight Club for Comedians. Julie produced and hosted SiriusXM’s 2020 special Hope on Top: A Mitch Hedberg Oral History and co-directed/produced 2021 Vice documentary Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11.

We chat with Seabaugh about her path into comedy from the farm...why not stand-up...how directing came into play...her love of Florence and the Machine and Tom Petty...and her part in celebrating The Comedy Store's 50th Anniversary.

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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday bring back Jaime Andrews to soak in her recent successes with her movie Division that she wrote, produced, and acted in. Division just screened in Beverly Hills at the Ladyfilmmakers Fest where Jaime's film took home four awards - Best Actress (Jaime), Best Supporting Actor, Best Ladies First Feature, and The Blockbuster Award.

We talk to Jaime about how it feels to have an idea - to truly go for it - and then be awarded/acknowledged for all that work...how she kept her momentum going...where the film can be seen in the future...and what's next for her....

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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday play songs from Division the movie - former guest Jaime Andrews' film which played at the Ladyfilmmakers fest this weekend in Beverly Hills. Julie and Jason aired these songs on 88.5 TheSoCalSound Friday 09.23.22. Hear the CUZ I HAVE TO theme song (which made it into the film), more songs from Bitchcamp, Indigo Method, Joshua Payne, and more.

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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday pop in quickly to let you know about the passing of Jason's Mom, Cassie. They distract themselves with new exciting info on the DRUG BOAT!

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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Christina McGoldrick this week. Born and raised in LA…Christina lives two lives. On land, she’s a public relations director working for a high-powered agency with constant deadlines…but on weekends? At sea…she’s pursing what she loves most…surfing…solitude...and the chance to disconnect in nature...we also talk pies, all sorts of pies...and how pies can do some good.

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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with former guest Jaime Andrews. Her movie she wrote, produced, and acted in is heading the big screen in LA - buy tickets here (https://www.ladyfilmmakers.com/buy-tickets)...how she got out of her creative funk/depression with the help of former guest/master hypnotist Mary Lou Rodriguez...the art of letting go of expectations...and more.

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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday riff on the past couple of weeks and their return from staying in the marina...how that changed them and they are ready for a new start...drug boat recap with the "average people"....our last guest Kasper Tobias and prison time...not letting your life situations stop you from pursuing your dreams...doing things last minute...texts that wake you up in the middle of night...and more.

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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Christopher (Kasper) Tobias - an ex-gang member turned punk rock wanderer...host of the Screaming at a Wall Podcast...we discuss the misconceptions of prison life...shank life...dropping the soap...a lifer who may have saved Kasper's life...punk rock bands...the greatest prison movies...meditation...and more. 

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

Cohosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with another bloodline guest - Jason's second cousin Robert aka Bob aka Bobby Auerbach...From LA's iconic Original Tommy's World Famous Burgers to running his own Blues label to addiction to love...find out how he got here - to a place of contentment and what matters most to him now...

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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday are LIVE from Marina Del Rey where they are dog sitting...what paddle boards have to do with living your dreams...how often to do make up reasons for not living our dreams...big yachts...drug boats...crime investigations and more. 

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday talk to UNCLE BOB - Jason's Uncle - aka Clinton Robert Friday. Bob is a lifelong musician who's jammed with Muddy Water...opened for Van Morrison's THEM...became a teacher and thrived...then he turned his world upside down again while married with kids to become a chiropractor...after 38 years as Dr. Friday, he's now retired and living the dream...find him jamming out with his band Total Recall at a culdesac or bar near you. What a treat to have Uncle Bob on. 

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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Goon frontman Kenny Becker about the band's new album "Hour of Green Evening"....where the title came from...Becker's background as a painter....his musician wife...when he decided to go all in with music as his full-time gig...being a barista...how he involved Alex Fischel from Spoon on the album...Goon is frontman Kenny Becker, Andy Polito on drums, Dillon Peralta on guitar, and Tamara Simons on bass...their next show in Los Angeles is at the Lodge Room (9/2/22)...find them at @goonband on Twitter.

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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday get creative by stealing a neighbor's Wifi CUZ THEY HAVE TO...and the show must go on...how making excuses never helped anyone succeed...how vocal booths are really hot with two people in them...how Jason can't stop popping his Ps...and how AT&T is terrible, the new Un-Advertisement. 

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Bee Keeper Barry Funkhouser. Barry is a radio producer turned backyard farm person (Funkhouser Farms). After spending many years making radio commercials, he turned to his surroundings in an attempt to learn the art of beekeeping. Hear what all the buzz is all about (we couldn't resist)...we talk bees...the adult film world (hey now)...radio...production....and so much more. 

Find Barry and his delicious honey @thatrightsbarryfunkhouser on instagram. His website is www.567podcast.com.

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with writer Vanessa Herron. The Texas native is a wife and mother of four who moved to L.A. over 15 years ago to pursue a writing career. After taking jobs in other fields while still working on her craft, she took a leap of faith in 2020 and went to grad school to fully pursue her dream.

Vanessa recently received her master’s in screenwriting from USC and is now a staff writer for CBS’ hit series The Equalizer which airs on Sunday nights.

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Chef Vanessa Greeley - computer nerd turned cake pro. How an illness and the Food Network changed her life. We talk cakes...chocolates...cake competitions...chocolate dresses...how a cancer diagnosis along with the Food Network spun her life around...her marathon running husband....culinary school...and taking chances make her find her joy.

Chef Vanessa Greeley is a graduate of French Culinary Institute in New York.  Her accolades include winning top places at some of the most prestigious cake competitions in the country.  Chef Greeley work has also been featured in numerous magazines and newspapers as well as on CBS News, NY1, Fox News, CNN, Reuters, and CNBC to name a few.

Vanessa made her TV debut competing in a live challenge for Wedding Cake Wars on WEtv.  She has been a guest chef on Telemundo’s “Cooking with Susso” and on Univision’s “Housewives of Connecticut”.  Chef Greeley has also designed and created a chocolate dress for the Chocolate Fashion Show in NY since 2008 alongside Tony award winning costume designers.

Vanessa loves competing on TV having earned second place on the “Chocolate Myths” episode of FoodNetwork’s Challenge, and on the “When Toys Come to Life” episode of FoodNetwork’s Sugar Dome.  Most recently you may have seen her on Cake Wars Christmas Special and Food Network's Gingerbread Giants Season 2.  When not competing, Vanessa enjoys teaching at her studio in beautiful Warwick NY.  She also serves as a judge at several cake competitions through out the country and at the International Culinary Center in New York. Find her @chefgreeley and www.chefgreeley.com. 

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat about the past couple of weeks - last guest nearly four year old Grey Miro, how his pod is killing it...how past guest Melina Frenzel with Hummingbird Roots is soaring...the pod's first guest Robyn August has flown the coup...Julie's new commercial voiceover demo premiering this week...her awesome new website (www.julieslater.com)...Jason's new radio gig: FRIDAY ON FRIDAY on 88.5 FM...their next Dodgers game...and more. 

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday welcome another JUNIORS EDITION guest: nearly four years old GREY MIRO. We find out what makes Grey happy...his favorite musician...what he thinks would make other people happy...and how, btw, you can't eat legos.

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday review the past two guests...chicken sandwiches from all over...secret job interviews...secret Rival Tides action...and getting past difficult shifts in life.

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with the founder of the most amazing Hot Chicken Sandwich - Chef Johnny Ray Zone from Howlin' Rays - Los Angeles. Starting out as a dishwasher/prep cook at Figaro, Chef JZ has been a cooking professional for 16 years. Howlin’ Ray’s was his first self-funded restaurant venture. Teaming up with his wife, Amanda Chapman, a few loyal cooks, and $80,000 in debt; Howlin Ray’s was born.

They chat about how Johnny got his start in other restaurants...how a traumatic family experience changed the direction of his life...how Johnny feels the grueling restaurant world pushes you mentally and physically and shapes you for life...how Johnny's wife handles the marketing, branding, and creative...a deep dive into the heat of peppers and chilis which leads to an even deeper dive into E.D. (oh, you'll wanna hear that one)...how everyone has a Howlin' story...how Johnny keeps the vibe of the restaurant workers and guests so high....and what's next for the restauranteur. Find Howlin' on instagram @howlinrays and Johnny @johnnyrayzone. 

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with MEGROB again! (MEGROB's first visit was Episode 033.) She's coming up on her first anniversary of traveling the U.S. solo. We'll find out how it's been going...where she has visited...what's her fav spot so far...what lessons she's learned along the way...and what's next...

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

Cohosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday give you a tease of two new guests who agreed to be on the pod (one a culinary king and one a musician Julie and Jason looooove), plus MEGROB the SOLO TRAVELER returns next week for an update. 

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday riff on the past couple of weeks...last week's guest (Jason's brother) Sean Friday from Dead Sara and Bitchcamp...how Julie & Jason share the same left knee injury (sort of)...Tony Hawks documentary Until the Wheels Fall Off...what it's like to do something CUZ YOU HAVE TO - even if it might kill you...speaking of - Julie's friend Julie risks it all and moves to Los Angeles...

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

It took 077 Episodes but it's finally here! Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday snagged guest SEAN FRIDAY! Jason's brother...drummer in Dead Sara...creator of Bitch Camp music...we talk home births in Silverlake (sounds like a name of an album)...their hardcore Mom Cassie Friday...SOMEONE who has taken up smoking AGAIN...how Sean and Julie put together the CUZ I HAVE TO THEME...how Sean produced and engineered the latest Dead Sara album - all he learned from it...the importance of mixing with music...how friends influenced what Sean didn't know was possible inside himself creatively...how the song I've Been from Bitch Camp came about...Dead Sara leaving for Europe to tour with Eagles of Death Metal

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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday recap the past couple of weeks - and they've been a doozy. Julie is about to play her first softball game in 13 years - the Crescent Heights Capybaras...what is a capybara and why is it considered fish...the World Premiere of Jason's brother Sean Friday's song with his side project BITCH CAMP on 88.5 FM (www.885fm.org)...Sean's other band Dead Sara is off to Europe to tour for tour months, they have a new bass players...can we get Sean on the pod before he leaves Sunday???!!?....Jason writing songs with bandmates in Rival Tides...and more. 

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with bandmate Greg Fulleman - drummer for Jason's band Rival Tides. Greg is also a music nut - an avid concert goer, and vinyl collector. He talks about how music has shaped his life and his passions. Jason and Greg rehash their first meeting - when they both joined the band Harris Grade (which became Rival Tides)...how many concerts Greg has been to...how the pandemic affected his love of the live show...how he got into vinyl collecting...when he first started playing drums...his drum heroes...we chat about the tragic loss of Taylor Hawkins of the Foo Fighters...how Greg doesn't listen to classic rock (don't hate)...how he loves punk...his love for the band Anberlin...we chat about the Toto drummer's "Rosanna shuffle"....Greg's tattoos...and more. 

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Craig Hammill - the founder and programmer of Secret Movie Club! SMC started in April 2016 when Craig screened Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark on 35mm at midnight at the Vista Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Secret Movie Club's mission has always been to screen great movies of all kinds (on film as often as possible) in great theaters to great audiences. They have worked to build a local and virtual worldwide community where movie lovers and movie makers can connect, watch great movies in theaters and get the audience experience, and just celebrate cinema. SMC programs their movies in seasons (Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall) and by series. They occasionally are lucky enough to have the filmmakers themselves come for Q&As with our audience. SMC also have a vibrant virtual community we’d love you to be a part of where we do deeper dives into movies, have conversations, do podcasts, offer movie materials, articles, etc.

On the pod we talk movies, movie makers, and movie lovers…Irish exits...U2's best album (?)...the best and worst movies...movie snacks and more.

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday riff on the past couple weeks. Julie has a big career announcement as the new Midday DJ on 88.5 FM in Los Angeles (https://www.885fm.org/)...how taking a break from DJing made her appreciate it even more...how there is SOOOOO much new music....the stresses of spinning plates and living with a "star" lol...the Dodgers...and more.

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with PLANTRESS: Melina Frenzel - 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…

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday check in - asking ARE YOU SHOWING UP??, DOING UNCOMFORTABLE THINGS...a photo shoot with rock photographer @MichelleShiers...a new voiceover demo coming this week with Dave Walsh. In all scenarios, feeling fear and doing it anyway! Pushing through without great sleep, too (thanks, Rayla). Trying to get Sean Friday (Jason's brother) on the pod - Sean is in the band Dead Sara and about to tour with Eagles of Death Metal..which leads us to HOW THE HECK DO YOU PRONOUNCE JOSH HOMME...lessons in pronunciations...and more.

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

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday revisit with Ashok Bhalla. Ashok is a 28 year radio host who's been on stations playing everything from Rage Against The Machine to Celine Dion. In 2019, he transitioned from music jock to news anchor, and finished 2021 with a huge victory. How his life has transformed...his sobriety...releasing anger...dissecting the band Train...landing his dream job: a huge news anchor spot, and not playing the same songs over and over.

Check out Ashok's previous visit to the pod - Episode 040: https://anchor.fm/cuzihaveto/episodes/040---ASHOK-BHALLA---RADIO-DJHOWARD-STERN-BUTTON-PUSHERNEWS-ANCHORNEWLY-SOBER-PERSON-e152a8p

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday check in on life...how some of the planted seeds are starting to blossom...LA Rams glory...and being your authentic self. 

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Sky Bergman - an accomplished, award-winning photographer. Lives Well Lived (https://www.lives-well-lived.com/) is Sky’s directorial debut.  Watch it on PBS, Amazon Prime, and more.
 

Her fine art work is included in permanent collections at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Brooklyn Museum, Seattle Art Museum, Santa Barbara Museum of Art, and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Her commercial work has appeared on book covers for Random House and Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Inc., and magazine spreads in Smithsonian, Arthur Frommer’s Budget Travel, Reader’s Digest, and Archaeology Odyssey.
 

Sky Bergman was recently a Professor of Photography and Video at Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo, CA.

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Chef Michael Antonorsi  from Chuao Chocolatier - who has always had a love for chocolate and over time has been able to share that love worldwide through Chuao Chocolatier. Michael‘s mission is to share joy with the world through deliciously engaging chocolate experiences. He and his brother opened their first chocolate café in Encinitas, CA., in 2002 and named it Chuao (pronounced chew-wow) as a nod to the legendary cacao-growing region, reflecting their heritage and commitment to Fair Trade Certified cacao and premium ingredients. Over time Michael has earned many awards and accolades, one of which was being named a 2016 Top 10 Chocolatier in North America by Dessert Professional Magazine. 

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat it up about how 2022 has played out so far...how taking chances is where it's at when following your dreams...not being so serious when you're creating music and art...a quick live call from former guest MegRob...and some future guest talk: a chocolatier (the founder of chuao) and a documentarian ("Lives Well Lived"). 

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Rebecca Williams:  a mother, healer, mentor, speaker, and Death doula. She has been involved in the death field for almost a decade  – a journey that dates back to the birth of her second child. That experience was the impetus for the work that she does today. Find her @bravehearteddeath on Intagram and her website www.thebravehearted.com.

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Megan Peasley again. She was on a year ago (Episode 014). Megan comes back to tell us her story going from being a scientist to a birth doula and birth photographer. Through her business, Illuminated Birth, she is on a mission to inform about birth options, hold space for birth stories, and help people make the transition into parenthood with support. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, two kids, dog, and two rabbits. Find her @illunimatedbirthdoula and www.illuminatedbirth.com

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday catch you up after they returned from Detroit for Christmas. Their 2022 goals. Dodging the “C” in bars and restaurants back home. The joys of the holidays. The band the Offspring. How MegRob ruined Christmas with a Taylor Swift song. Bitch Camp! Sean Friday’s new side project. Ashok Bhalla’s transformation. And more.

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

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday with you a Happy New Year AND thanks for listening. While they are on break until 2022, please enjoy the enchor presentation of Part Two of their chat with Woody from the Woody Show on ALT 98.7 in LA and 35 other stations nationwide. Topics discussed: When did Woody finally make the move to LA - why did he almost leave after 6 months, how "quitting" lead to #ALLIN, Woody gettin' a little woo woo with the Universe, our good and bad thoughts on Tom Hanks, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Queen, and more. More on Howard Stern, what Woody plans to do when his contract is up in 2028, and his very descriptive last meal on earth.  

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday wish you a Happy Holiday. As they take a break until 2022, please enjoy this encore presentation of Part One of their chat with Woody from the Woody Show on ALT 98.7 in LA and 35 other stations nationwide.  Topics discussed: How Woody got his first job, how thinking the worst in people helps him feel better, Stuttering John (lol), the exact spot he remembers hearing hero Howard Stern, how NY radio is no different from other markets, his opinion of the future of radio, space camp and being a garbage man, WJKR - his first radio station he built, his stint in country radio, the one person he was happy to burn a bridge with in his career, SMDMM, and when LA started calling....ring ring...  

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday talk with Sierra Vanvakaris (@sierra.vanvakaris and www.sierravanvakaris.com) - a Denver and Los Angeles based photographer. She specializes in food and natural light photography. In her free time, she enjoys hiking, reading, listening to music, and cooking.

We talk about how photography is the one thing that makes Sierra feel free and the most like herself...her love of food and the joy of capturing it on film...her obsession with raccoons and puppies, also gin...moving from LA to Denver right as the pandemic hit...her adventures with boyfriend Braeden and dog Jasper...how Coors Lite was the original White Claw...digital pix vs. film...how film and polaroids are making a comeback...the labor of love of styling food for food photography....what's added to food for food photography magic (spoiler alert: ice cream isn't ice cream)...her favorite food to photograph....the original selfie king - Tim Reid from 92.3 K-Rock NYC...Sierra's favorite photographers...the biggest challenges in the photo world...and of course our IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE segment - five quick questions to get to know Sierra better. (1) You can only choose one: a room full of puppies or a room full of baby raccoons (2) What is one thing you can't do that you wish you could (3) Name the scariest thing you did in 2021 (4) What is your favorite gin (5) If the average human lifespan was just 40 years old, would you live your life differently in any way?????  And don't forget the AFTERPOD...where we talk about our guest after they leave the room. 

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday update you on how their first hosted Thanksgiving went...how fun the entire weekend was with family (here in LA and Carlsbad, CA)...an abundance mantra ("The abundance I seek is also seeking me. I remove any barriers between us.")...congrats to Tim and Candace on their new baby...we round out some of the Spotify podcast numbers for CUZ I HAVE TO for 2021...escaping to Winchester, CA and never using the jacuzzi...how they came across some lyrics from well known songs and their minds were blown by what was actually being sung...and deep thoughts about lyric writing and how you should never let a lyric get in the way of a groove!  

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Relaxation Expert, Author, and Yoga Instructor - Katie Brown. Based in Sydney, Australia, Katie’s been teaching yoga for more than two decades, is the Vice President of the IYTA (International Yoga Teachers’ Association) and has created and presents the IYTA’s Restorative Yoga Training. She's also a mum of three teenagers and a professional writer. 

Katie is an editor and health and wellbeing journalist, massage therapist and the author of two books: Mother Me and her new book (her pandemic passion project): Guided Relaxation – your essential guide to creating calm, written to help people discover deep relaxation – easily and simply…She is hoping to help more people discover the healing benefits and joy of Guided Relaxation!

Katie takes us through two Guided Relaxations - breathing and then centering. (Do not listen while driving or performing other tasks.)

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Cohosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday give thanks to YOU - their wonderful listener - and to other amazing things in their life. They go over the numbers - THE CUZ I HAVE TO PODCAST has been heard in 44 states in the U.S. and 25 countries around the world! Yay!! Shoutouts to Julie's senseis: Jim Fortin, Dave Walsh, Sean Pratt. And giving thanks to good health, a great place to live, and a big smooch of gratitude TO EACH OTHER!

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Julie's sensei Jim Fortin. Jim is the host of the The Jim Fortin Podcast. The international leading expert in subconscious self-transformation. For more than 20 years, he trained 1000s of people in sales influence, human effectiveness, and NeuroPersuasion®. Jim created programs such as the Transformational Coaching Program (TCP) and the Be Do Have training series, which have helped thousands of people break free of harmful habits and turn their life around while unlocking a future they previously thought unimaginable.

Here's what we dig into with Jim: How he got to where he is…he chose to do what he loves…he gives an example of student and artist Joan Marie (https://www.instagram.com/joanmarieart/?hl=en)…don’t let money be your master – don’t chase money - simply do what you love…money comes from energy and from expansion – when you create growth for people. People search for their dharma…where is it? Jim says it’s right in front of you…stay true what you know is your calling/your mission/your message/your way of life.  Who is to say you don’t have a huge calling if you’d just open up to it? The hardest thing is trying to be someone else for other people...You’ve got to speak your truth. Do you what you love, be who you are…it’s all mental…every fear you have…every fear you have… every block you have…is mental. Stop making everything hard. Face your fears. Stop saying “this is hard.” Remove "hard" from your language.  Just because other people tell you something, doesn’t mean it’s true…especially for you…don’t follow the masses…the only person who is going to save you is YOU…

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday catch you up on their lives for the past month: an ONLY CRIME update, Phoebe Bridgers shows, Julian Baker, the pain of being a Dodger/sports fan, Hallmark movie season and more ! Plus a big future guest announcement! 

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Cohosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday celebrate their ONE YEAR POD-I-VERSARY! The CUZ I HAVE TO podcast first aired 10/27/20! HAPPY ONE YEAR! Julie & Jason review all the amazing guests they've had on in the past year who are living their dharma:

Director/Writer/Rival Tides singer: Robyn August...Second-generation Sommelier and Restauranteur - 2021 Wine Enthusiast's 40 Under 40, from Chicago, Philippe Andre...Actor/Writer/Producer Jaime Andrews...From Pre-Med to GM, Breana Grosz...Master Hypnotherapist/Bad Ass, Mary Lou Rodriguez...Composer/Multi-Instrumentalist Michael Lord...Type 1 Diabetic Scientist/Mom/New Birth Doula/Founder of Bloodsugarmama, Megan Peasley...Vinyl & Vino DJ, Alan "Krazz" Kraslow...I'm Kinda a Big Deal Podcast Host, Christophe Zajac-Denek...Abstract Painter, Cynthia "Dee" Spillman...Chefs Paul & Mark Grosz...Traveler/Woodworker, Pete Godwin...Actor/Musican/Juggler/Audiobook Narrator, Curt Bonnem...The King of News, Nick Roman...Death Class Mary...Woody from the Woody Show on ALT 98.7 in LA...The Voice of Everything, Steve Stone...The Lover of All Things/Rival Tides Guitarist, Spencer Kent...Solo Traveler, MegRob...Jaime Andrews Returns...Celebrity Make-up Artist Patrick De Fontbrune...Certified Personal Trainer/Hypnotherapist, Ashrita Tiwari...News Anchor/Radio DJ/Howard Stern Button Pusher/Newly Sober Person, Ashok Bhalla...Music Maniac/Radio DJ/Beatle Fanatic, Andre Gardner...Strange Gent Candlemaker, Travis York...Congo Linda...Our First CUZ I HAVE TO "Juniors," Sir Hudson Charles...Whalebone Winery Winemakers, siblings Amanda Hutchinson & Jake Simpson...and Sirius XM Radio Personality /Former KROQ LA DJ, Voice Artist, and Writer, Kat Corbett. 

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Kat Corbett. While Julie was on-air in Middays on 92.3 K-Rock in NYC - Kat was on-air in Middays on KROQ in Los Angeles. You can hear Kat on Sirius XM, as a voice artist, and stepping hard into being a writer. 

In today's pod, find out: What it takes to be a creative: lunacy. The competition of voiceover work…that time Kat played Jason’s band Rival Tides on her Locals Only show on KROQ and they made it to number one!...how getting a job in radio only requires someone dies…what lead Kat to leave KROQ (after 20 years) for good recently…how it feels to put yourself out there with something you’re proud of…the two books she wrote during the pandemic…how most people fear trying something new…her fear of NOT trying something new/creative….her love of rescue animals – especially seniors….her love of  Southern California Bulldog Rescue…which rockstar she’d live with for the rest of her life (@davegrohl gets a shout)…which artist she would erase if she could… ..and we have an official cool-off with the three of us!

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday dig into ARE YOU GOOD ENOUGH? Are you not pursuing something simply because you don't feel good enough? Julie says she doesn't play music because of it. Jason doesn't play piano. What if you let go of that story and just DID IT!

We revisit Julie's love of Tom Petty...how she almost moved to Gainesville, FL...but instead moved to NYC...how amazing it. must be to be songwritier Diane Warren...thunder and rain and Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit"....Jason BRINGS THE THUNDER...plus some PRETTY AWESOME guests coming up!! No spoilers!! And how hard it seems to get a band together...and how incredible it is for bands to stay together for decades (U2, The Stones). 

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday are back from vacation! They spent a week in Portland, Oregon & loved it. Julie wants to live there. Find out about their adventures - crows abound (Mary Lou gifting Julie a crow feather & how a crow reacted), heading to the coast: Cannon Beach, the Portland river cruise, recommendations for beer & a decent pinot...how easy Portland feels compared to Los Angeles...new tattoos...amazing food...Jim Fortin's podcast about "tomorrow is a lie"...Katie Deming's new pod "Born to Heal"...TCP starts - Julie is COMMITTED TO HEALTH...and more. 

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday are on vacation! Please enjoy this encore presentation from Episode 033 - MEGROB - SOLO TRAVELER. ((She's still traveling btw!)) Megan Roberts is on a journey cross country to find out what's out there and find out what's next. We talk about her solo trip to New Zealand/Australia and then traveling through St. Louis, Santa Fe, Sedona, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, San Diego, and now Los Angeles. She talks about taking risks, doing what feels uncomfortable, manifesting the right opportunity, her MegRob Spotify travel playlist, and how everyone should GET LOST.

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday review the past couple of guests & what's been happening in their lives.

What do NDAs have to do with the Waffle House...Rival Tides writing songs weekly with a different feel...Julie's sensei's Dave Walsh & Jim Fortin...How sports ruin men lol Dodger mania...and finally live advice for b'day girl MEGROB - the solo traveler (former pod guest Episode 033)!

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday interview Jason's cousin Hudson - who was 6 3/4 when we spoke with him. Happy 7th Birthday today (9/7/21), Hudson! He's our VERY FIRST "CUZ I HAVE TO 'JUNIORS'' Guest. 

We talk about swimming, snorkeling, dinosaurs, Humuhumunukunukuapua`a, and how Hudson pushes himself to do things that are fun but scare him, how encouragement and a great support system can help you get through things. He also has a couple of great jokes to tell you. 

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Linda James aka Congo Linda. Intent on making a "different difference" in the world, Linda left corporate America behind and moved to the Democratic Republic of Congo in the heart of Africa to do development work.  Her involvement in clinical research studies there inspired her to obtain a Masters in Public Health.  And so the pursuit of her passion continues to evolve!

We talk about the how & why Congo...why a 17-hour canoe ride??...how a Riverside, CA girl handles herself in a third world country...how tremendous support back home helped Linda with her big move....why she likes eating termites...Congo hot sauce?!!?...how Covid got Linda out of Congo quick...and what she's doing when her Masters is finished...

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Travis York - Strange Gent candle maker. How he went from acting to candle making. How his candles tell a story and bring you back in time. How a bad situation of "theft" pushed him to break out on his own. How his Southern Goth Girl candle brought two people together. What his favorite things are about Los Angeles, New York, and San Antonio. And most importantly, how being yourself and putting your authentic self out there is the key to anything you do! Plus some extra tips on how you can make candles. His website: https://www.strangegentcandles.com/ and find him on instagram @strangegentcandles.

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday talk to Andre Gardner - 40+ year Radio Veteran, former 92.3 K-Rock NYC Program Director, former Howard Stern Button-Pusher (Pre-Ashok Bhalla), 102.9 MGK Classic Rock Afternoon Driver DJ, overall MUSICAN MANIAC/Beatle fanatic - & Host of Breakfast with the Beatles. 

We hear stories of how at age 3 Andre fell for the Fab Four, then a few years later he fell for radio, how he started up his own illegal radio station, his Diet Coke addiction, his break up with Tequila, his adventures at a phone booth (and the woods), what it was like to meet Paul McCartney, and more. 

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday do a catch up for the past two weeks. Getting back out there during “these times.” Who doesn’t love being kissed on the lips by an acquaintance during a worldwide contagion? How cool the LA Art Show was (minus the people attending)…shoutout to artist Kevin Foote (amazing work)…HUGE news for the CUZ I HAVE TO theme song - we goin’ HOLLYWOOD!! The song will be in Jaime Andrew’s movie “Division.” What that meant for Julie - affirmation on her songwriting….why does it take validation for some of us to believe we are creative/talented? Back to MegRob’s quote: “WHO DECIDES?!” And what that means for you - YOU DECIDE!! Julie & Jason saw Clueless (25th Anniversary) with Alicia Silverstone and writer/director Amy Heckerling. And how delays are just the Universe working FOR YOU…it’s not time yet.

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat it up with Ashok Bhalla. Ashok and Julie were co-working buddies at 92.3 K-Rock NYC…they reminisce on the good ole days…being on-air during what could be called the coolest time in rock radio...how 9-11 brought on a new opportunity for Ashok on the Howard Stern show…how the book "Alcohol Lied to Me" lead to Ashok quiting drinking booze COLD TURKEY and never looking back…his obsession with Spindrift carbonated water…how Julie and Ashok’s career moves have mirrored each other (ie. getting “canned” around the same time...and now doing news)...where you can see Ashok on TV….and more.

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday riff on the past few weeks, past few guests, and the latest on life. How being yourself is best way to win in all areas of your life, what does NICE sound like?, how you shouldn't let the energy of things that are happening in your life affect the rest of your day, be nice to people even when things are going poorly, how the concert ticket site AXS sucks, snagging Phoebe Bridgers tickets despite all odds, Julie's new voice coach, Ashok Bhalla visiting, planning vacations, Rival Tides rehearsing/writing music in 100 degree weather, and more! 

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday talk with Ashrita Tiwari. Ashrita is a Certified Personal Trainer and Hypnotherapist. She is a Personal Power Coach who helps female leaders and high performers step into alignment so that they can achieve more impact, success, and happiness than they ever thought possible. Ashrita does this through her personal power coaching that reprograms from the inside out using her proven AHA Method, neuropsychology, and self love habits. She loves to help her clients transform from the inside out and create massive changes in their personal and professional life. Ashrita is on a mission to help as many people as possible live healthy, happy, and purposeful lives.

Ashrita was born in Nepal and received her undergraduate degree in Sociology from Boston College and her Master in Education and Leadership from the University of Massachusetts. She was the first person in her family to graduate college and is also the first entrepreneur in her family. 

We talk about setting intentions, female leadership, opening up opportunities not only for yourself, but to show others what is possible, how letting go leaves room for other things to appear, perfectionism is an illusion as is security, how puppies make you more present, & much more. 

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Host Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with celebrity make-up artist Patrick De Fontbrune. Born and raised in France, Patrick moved to the states straight out of school in the 80s. He started working in the beauty industry amidst the music video boom and hasn't stopped since. 

We chat about Patrick's beauty philosophy and also what it's like to work with celebs (like Wanda Sykes, Naomi Campbell, Hillary Clinton, Charlize Theron, Jessica Alba, Cameron Diaz, Angela Bassett, Dame Helen Mirren, etc. ). He talks about how saying YES has helped him grow and leap into new situations...how he survived Florida...one of his biggest mistakes...how special effects school lead him to where he is now...advice for young up-and-coming make-up artists...his big break with a photographer...and how he wishes current make-up trends were...and his love of BTS.

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday update you on the crazy past few weeks. Jason's band Rival Tides has a new ReMix out, how your career often feels like your identity (what happens when you leave that career for a bit), how their dog Rayla is doing, remembering names (getting better with your data), always learning new things, applying for things with no attachment to the outcome, Julie's old radio days on Long Island and Julie's first dedication to Jason on-air in LA, and more!

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday welcome back Jaime Andrews (also Episode 006) - actress/writer/producer - after she WENT FOR IT and fulfilled a dream of producing the film ("Division") she wrote and stars in. 

What lead her to take the leap? How did it feel mid-leap and now post-leap? What lessons did she learn? What advice does she have for others thinking of leaping??

Also - HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JASON!  

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday catch up on the past few weeks. Review the pod on Apple/iTunes to help Julie get her mentor on the pod: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/cuz-i-have-to-when-living-your-dream-is-only-option/id1537358849, today LA opened up - reducing most COVID restrictions (oh my!), the Riot the book launch party (book & other swag here: https://tinybangs.com/search?type=product&q=Riot%20book&fbclid=IwAR3wcgQh4Jbi71PZ2rkLqhQOGg9bgGlS9ZQ7nqB_1BjxCiUJ7iTXRyBhuzg), laying down at Big Dean's in Santa Monica, how no one should ever visit the Santa Monica Pier (lol), and more. 

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Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with MEGROB - SOLO TRAVELER. Megan Roberts is on a journey cross country to find out what's out there and find out what's next. We talk about her solo trip to New Zealand/Australia and then traveling through St. Louis, Santa Fe, Sedona, Palm Springs, Joshua Tree, San Diego, and now Los Angeles. She talks about taking risks, doing what feels uncomfortable, manifesting the right opportunity, her MegRob Spotify travel playlist, and how everyone should GET LOST.  

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: https://anchor.fm/cuzihaveto. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday give an update on life. New songs have been written - by Julie - and also Jason's band RIVAL TIDES. Chatter about Jason's brother Sean Friday from Dead Sara. A flirty fuchsia vocal booth where an owl appears.  BONGO playing. Sound baths. Our first guest Robyn August's movie PARTY WITH ME is out on iTunes & Amazon. Guest Jaime Andrews finished filming her movie DIVISION. Jason's high school days with all the creative people everywhere. Public school vs. private. Jason's bartending gig and RANCH WATER. Our next guest, Rival Tides guitarist Spencer Kent - the lover of all things. Julie's first family sighting since COVID and first DODGER game. Jason's first movie theatre adventure. Julie's first inside restaurant experience. And her first solo venture since COVID. And good thoughts going out to our lil' dog Rayla. Contracts on life and animals. 

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Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday chat with Nick Roman - the KING OF NEWS. Since 2013, Nick has been the local host of NPR’s “All Things Considered” on LA public radio station KPCC ... he joined KPCC in 2004 as managing editor of what was an already talented six-reporter staff ... today – the news staff is about five times bigger ... he’s proud of that! Nick started in public radio in 1980 at KSBR in Mission Viejo – first as a freelance reporter and later the host of “All Things Considered” ... when that station collapsed in 1984 – he moved to KLON (now KKJZ) in Long Beach as the host of “All Things Considered” (notice a pattern?) He spent 19 years at KLON/KKJZ – and began teaching in the Cal State Long Beach in 1992 ... he still teaches there. Nick is also a BIG baseball fan – especially the Dodgers! He and his wife Mary have been together since 1981 ... married in 1985 ... daughters Mary Claire and Grace ... they’re ALL big Dodger fans! 

He's on Instagram @romanontheradio.  We find out if Nick ever gets nervous on-air, what he missed during the Dodgers World Series in 1988, if he ever gets mad, what does his DJing skill have to do with pot, his favorite food item in Southern California, his favorite band, and what's next for him.  

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Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Guest Curt Bonnem. Curt is a multi-media performer with nearly 4 decades of experience on stage, screen and in the booth. Whether playing the legendary crooner Frank Sinatra in an award-winning musical, entertaining crowds with his champion juggling skills, rockin' out with his band on the Sunset Strip, creeping out audiences as a serial killer in Criminal Minds or getting intimate in your ear as an audiobook narrator, Curt has been performing nearly non-stop since the 5th grade. Currently living in Atlanta, his focus has turned to the voiceover world and audiobooks specifically, having narrated nearly 100 titles so far. In 2020 he was nominated for an Independent Audiobook Award and won the 2020 Audiobook Reviewer Sci-Fi Award.

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Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday talk with the INFAMOUS Pete Godwin (mentioned by guests in Episodes 004 & 020). His passions include travel and woodworking. You'll find out, what NOT to ask a woodworker, the many countries Pete has experienced, the worst meal he just couldn't eat and the odd location of said meal, his love for Julie's brother Mark and also Jason. Pete also gets Julie and Jason all teary-eyed by revealing his soft spot. He also serves up some really special advise - the one thing you should do in life. Period. 

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Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday riff on the past week - our last guest and how impactful she is, also: people stealing songs, dogs, Golden Globes, and what all that has to do with finding your dharma. :)

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Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater & Jason Friday talk about how different this Christmas is for most people, how the planets have aligned for an opportunity to make positive changes and activate dreams, and how it's the perfect time to think about that one thing that will bring you closer to your dreams. 

Julie Slater and Jason Friday talk with guest Breana Grosz. How she went from pre-med in MIchigan to General Manager of International Market Place in Hawaii.  The leaps of faith she took that landed her in a spot operating one of Waikīkī’s premier destinations. Plus, how she wants to help others discover opportunity.

Julie Slater and Jason Friday dip into the CUZ I HAVE TO mailbag for some calls and a question from Kizzie in NYC - "How do I clear the noise to find my dharma?" Mentions of Pete Godwin, Cynthia Dee, Bing Crosby, and the usual: Tom Petty, Thom Yorke, Bono, etc. 

Julie Slater and Jason Friday interview second-generation sommelier and restauranteur from Chicago, Philippe Andre. 

@niquesomm is the U.S. Ambassador for Charles Heidsieck and is on the board of the United Sommeliers Foundation. 

We talk to Philippe (who happens to be Julie's nephew) about his passion for wine (specifically champagne) and how working at his family's restaurant, Oceanique, in Evanston, IL lead him to where he is now. When did he find his passion, who helped along the way, what leaps did he take, and the biggest thing he can finally BE now - HIMSELF - living his dharma. 

Co-hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday discuss advice writer Kurt Vonnegut gave to some students on finding their joy and way of BEing. What are some things you can do to find yours?

Also discussed: senseis, 80s movies, stolen dresser top coins, and tennis. 

Julie Slater and Jason Friday interview Robyn August about what his dharma/dream life is and how he keeps going.

Julie Slater and Jason Friday introduce themselves and give a rundown of what the CUZ I HAVE TO podcast is all about: living your dharma - doing what you are meant to be doing. In this episode, our hosts discuss the type of guests they will have on the program, along with why George Clooney gets all the money, and how impactful music has been on their lives.