Eva Michon is an award-winning director and co-founder of Bad Day magazine. Eva sat down with Josh and Austin on a brisk fall morning to discuss her recent trip to Poland, leaving Los Angeles, having a baby right before the pandemic, trying to 'say yes to everything', flakey people, Mississauga, Toronto architecture, driving across the country with a six month old baby, the 'old ' Ossington, the balance between criticism and appreciation, Eva realizes she's had too much coffee, her new tv pilot ...
Oct 27, 2022•1 hr 4 min
We're back with another solo pod as Austin prepares for his trip to New York City! In this weeks episode the boys sat down to discuss "Sober October", hanging out and not recording, people branching off into small groups at parties, event photography, Cold Party recap, Josh's trip to Niagara Falls, lottery tickets, casino's, bingo nights, Texas themed bars, Rainforest Cafe having amazing nachos, not liking strip clubs, Alex G, Sex Magazine, blaming your mood on intangible things, hyper local mem...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Kara Lane is a musician, songwriter and co-host of the podcast Kinda Jaded with Kacy Hill. Kara sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss growing up emo, Myspace Top 8, late night talk show hosts, Lena Dunham, Mississauga, getting married, living in Los Angeles, her previous band K.I.D., fear of being cringe, major labels, going solo, working with Dylan Brady of 100 Gecs, Kara becomes Josh's therapist, being obsessed with Gen Z, self managing, Allo Vapes, ASAP Rocky's fridge, The Used, Photobucke...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Tony Price is musician, producer and founder of the label Maximum Exposure. His most recent album 'IBM Contra' was released on New York based label L.I.E.S. Records this year. Tony sat down with the boys on a rainy evening to discuss the origins of his name, Instagram anonymity, Tony and Josh meeting on Myspace, posting your influences, awful book covers, AI generated art, Spotify, the Blogspot era, collecting vinyl, his new album, meeting Ron Morelli, cold calling labels, music videos, Alex Zha...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr 18 min
Kristie Muller is Toronto-based artist and photographer who's work you've definitely seen before — she most recently showed her work alongside Kyle Teh in New York, and has shot campaigns for Dion Lee, Kiko Kostadinov & Miaou to name a few. We sat down with Kristie to chat about Tumblr, Blogspot, shooting on film, building forts in Kitchener, 'triangle aesthetics', photographing naked dudes, Indie Sleaze, embracing messiness, people being weird about their Instagram posts, shooting on an iPh...
Sep 23, 2022•1 hr 15 min
We’re back with another solo pod as we prepare for the first ever COLD PARTY this Saturday. In this weeks episode the boys sat down to discuss the mystery of the missing cats in Josh’s neighbourhood, zoo animals, TIFF, seeing more than one movie in a day, Austin’s night out on King St, cowboy themed bars, Hooters, Josh DJ’ed a TIFF party, bailing on A24, chaperones, ‘Under The Silver Lake’, becoming a meme account, restaurant people following us, Betsy Brown’s 'ACTORS', purging your shadow, COLD...
Sep 15, 2022•58 min
MONEYPHONE are Toronto based musicians Enoch Ncube and David May. They recently dropped the first single “Coming Back Around” from their upcoming debut album “World Peace Inside Me”. In part one of this two part episode, MONEYPHONE sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss Faith*MIXTAPE, taking a two year break, starting over, unconscious vibes, learning to appreciate dance music, Aphex Twin, Rainbow Palace, ambient music, Posh Isolation, visuals, album packaging, MCU (MONEYPHONE CINEMATIC UNIVER...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 17 min
Patrick Holland (FKA Project Pablo) is a Montreal based musician and producer who’s most recent album ‘You’re The Boss’ was released in July on Sinderlyn. Patrick sat down with Josh and Austin the day after his Toronto show to discuss transitioning from DJing to playing in a live band, confusing your fanbase, getting his first guitar from HOMESHAKE, playing bass in Tops, the Montreal sound, Orville Peck, Michael Imperioli, TikTok, “Good Cringe”, Jeremy Fragrance, drummers, naughty podcasts, Palm...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 16 min
We’re back with another solo pod as we gear up for a wild run of back to back guests next week. In this episode the boys sat down for an impromptu pod to discuss Josh’s night out at The Strokes concert, bands not being friends, touring, celebrity divorces, chasing success, aiming low, trying to live in the moment, Austin’s mushroom adventure, learning to appreciate nature, psychedelic therapy, thinking someone’s dead when they don’t post a BeReal, stealing ideas, Bar Trivia, someone covering our...
Aug 25, 2022•57 min
We're back with fan favourite guest Lauren Armstrong to tackle some recent hot topics and answer some listener submitted questions. In this episode we discuss Huntsville, "Conspiracy Theory Cottage", Christie Pitts teenagers, witnessing an improv intervention, Houndstooth, NPC's, The Big Carrot, the pomegranate store at Dundas and Dovercourt, Ezra Miller, J.K. Rowling, King St bros, meeting Feist, Sam Buck, liking Nickelback, Ariel Pink, "Slackliner EDM", Cirque De Soleil, Love Island, which rea...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 21 min
Cody Caetano is a Toronto-based writer and author of the national bestseller "Half Bads in White Regalia". Cody sat down with Austin and Josh to discuss the anxiety that comes with writing a memoir, Orillia, memory, gentrification, being Austin's first podcast guest, Boots and Hearts festival, Little Portugal, spiritual concatenation, human error, "Saucetino Hutchings", high school fights, generational trauma, "The Buckle", Wakestock, Much Music's 'disBAND', The Glass Castle, pivoting to fiction...
Aug 11, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Jonah Yano is a Montreal-based musician who released his debut album ‘Souvenir’ in 2020. Jonah sat down with Josh and Austin on his day off from touring with Clairo to discuss last night’s show at History, dynamics, playing experimental music to a younger crowd, saxophone solos, house shows, tour cancelations, releasing an album during lockdown, Josh getting Clairo-pilled, the tradition of cover songs, Feist, meeting your idols, Paul Thomas Anderson, Kanye West, artist’s trajectories, music vide...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 24 min
Vanessa Campana is a jewelry designer and founder of the brand Voons . Josh and Austin sat down with Vanessa before heading to a karaoke bar to discuss hating your voice, BeReal, the world of influencing, weird brand partnerships, teenage drinking, having a sandwich named after you, Paris Fashion Week, cool teens eating steak frites, one menu restaurants, Jet Bent Lee, Italian dinner culture, etiquette, smoking cigarettes in Europe, vaping, Voons, Lil Miquela, Covid cancellations, The Virgin Sui...
Jul 27, 2022•1 hr 7 min
After a week long hiatus, the boys are back with another solo pod. In this episode we discuss our wild night out, Josh getting Covid from a celebrity, hot gossip, after parties, fashion guys, Kaytranada, Farm Life, Josh's trick to get into any party, The O.C., Cable TV, Austin basing his persona on Seth Cohen, "Woke Survivor", the dark side of Jeff Probst, Nathan Fielder's "The Rehearsal", friends sending demos, making music vs making films, J-Dilla, guitar lessons, emotional beats, imperfect ar...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 7 min
After another wild weekend at Juice one of the boys contracted the infamous Covid-19 virus. We'll be back next week with a new episode but in the meantime we decided to unlock the Patreon only Part 2 of our conversation with Matthew Tavares and Amanda Hicks. ENJOY! In part 2 of our episode with Matthew Tavares and Amanda Hicks, the combination of wine and hard seltzers started kicking in as we continued our conversation into the hot summer night. We discuss sincerity, pandering to your audience,...
Jul 14, 2022•59 min
Sebastian Back is a Berlin based filmmaker who recently finished shooting his debut feature length film ‘Verona’. Josh and Austin sat down with Sebastian to discuss Verona, “going in cold”, film festivals, finishing projects, perfectionism, getting sick of your work, “Eyes Wide Shut Syndrome”, alchemy, trial and error, Josh scoring Seb’s film, submitting to the process, planning for yourself, separation, rewriting scripts, ambient movies, Abbas Kiarostami, throwaway films, screening parties, fil...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 12 min
Matthew Tavares is a musician, producer and founding member of the band BadBadNotGood. Amanda Hicks is a registered hypnotist currently studying her masters in Counselling Psychology who also makes music under the name Mandaworld. On the first outdoor episode of Cold Pod, Josh and Austin sat down with the newlyweds to discuss moving to Montreal, getting randomly attacked on the street, having compassion, recording music together, working at a homeless shelter, Matty’s 88 song album 'Arkive', the...
Jun 23, 2022•1 hr 8 min
We're back with another Solo Pod! A lot happened in the last couple of weeks and we had to address the elephant in the room. In this episode the boys discuss Dundas West fest, Metz, "bands are back", Toronto’s hottest new venue, pop up shop laundromats, The Royal Cinema, S.H.I.T. / Friction show at EXPO, Josh’s triumphant return to the pit, Karaoke with Anthony, Austin’s favourite bar 'Juice', wasting spiritual energy, video games, gaining acquaintances, working out, Austin’s latest hot takes, T...
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Gyimah Gariba is a Ghana born artist, illustrator and creator of the kids television show ‘Big Blue’. Gyimah sat down with us after ordering a steak to the studio to discuss family, Big Blue, manifesting your dreams, singular focus, life being serious vs. life being funny, Presidents, cops on horses, accessible art as high art, staying humble, theme music, disassociating, living in the moment, unlocking repressed feelings, “Josh on Josh Podcast”, playing both sides, queerness, Bambii, living for...
Jun 09, 2022•1 hr 14 min
We’re back with a podcast too hot for Spotify! After wrapping up last weeks episode ‘Parental Advisory’ with Talvi, Madeleine and Lauren couldn’t help but join in and keep the conversation flowing. In this Patreon only episode, the gang takes a deep dive into the seedy dating world of Toronto and discusses Madeleines date from hell, mysterious mansion parties, The Powerball, *BEEEEEP*, mixology, teenage crushes, Bernard the Elf, young Toby McGuire, “Ugly Hot vs Hot Ugly”, dating a celebrity, nos...
Jun 02, 2022•3 min
We’re back with another solo pod. In this episode the boys caught up to discuss Austin’s birthday weekend in Montreal, bottle service, Snack n’ Blues (RIP), Toronto being ‘back’, Charlotte Cardin, Junos, the death of the ‘arms crossed cool guy’, feeling rejuvenated, vice parties, going to the How Long Gone live podcast event, too many dudes at the party, the unreleased ‘Part 3’ of Rob Gordon Pod, Josh maybe getting Covid, Mercury Retrograde, moving ‘slowly and with intention’, Twenty Something’s...
May 19, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Rob Gordon is a DJ, musician and one of Canada’s most elusive and influential drummers. Rob sat down with the boys on a balmy Tuesday night to discuss Djing vs performing, Zack Fox, William Basinski, feeling the room, alienation, Erics Trip, drawing a line between yourself and your creativity, non linear performance, nihilistic artists, tension and release, feeling compelled to make good work, Arca, Elysia Crampton, creating your own universe, the death of magic, not having social media, parenti...
May 12, 2022•1 hr 28 min
Lauren Armstrong is a graphic designer who works in fashion and music. After collectively watching the cursed Met Gala live stream we had to have Lauren back on the pod for a cultural round up to discuss Cara Delvigne, Austin Butler, Anderson Paak, theatre kids, “Woke Wear”, Hillary Clinton, Sherri Hill prom dresses, Pete Davidson’s tattoo’s, Big Brother, the notes app, Dial Dan, our $100 Patreon tier, downsampling, Grace and Frankie, Selling Sunset, Austin vs New York City, Jimmy Fallon’s dark ...
May 05, 2022•1 hr 10 min
The boys are back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss Josh’s recent trip to Arizona, oversold flights, 100 gecs, Coachella, Ska, alternate universe music, Sinbad, The Mandela Effect, teenage Austin’s famous twitter account, deleting your feed, rebranding, quiet billionaires, Jay Electronica dating a Rothschild, the everyman, The Kardashians, Robert Altman, tv shows that end prematurely, psychological music theory catharsis, “ambient tv”, closure and much more! Josh McIntyre Austin ...
Apr 28, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Anthony Gerace is a Glasgow based collage artist who’s work has appeared in The Guardian, The New York Times, Criterion Collection and The New Yorker. During a recent trip to Toronto, Anthony sat down with Josh and Austin to discuss his Airbnb from hell, The Winchester Mystery House, doors to nowhere, buying a flat, sneaking booze into concerts, moshing, London Ontario, designing album covers, old school art directors, “taking calls”, scoring a movie, Rob Gordon, Ashley MacIsaac, Anthony’s DJ pa...
Apr 21, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Lauren Armstrong is a graphic designer who works in fashion and music. Austin and Josh sit down with Lauren to discuss being the first female guest on the pod, accidentally becoming a graphic designer, multidisciplinary artists, collaboration, Starbucks, Dufferin Mall, Cable TV, Future Bistro, hotel food, going out early, Kim Kardashian, “meetings”, blind dates, cringe following, Tyler Henry, sleep paralysis, Shoppers Drug Mart music, wheels vs doors, “someone invented this”, West Edmonton Mall ...
Apr 14, 2022•1 hr 53 min
Kontravoid is a Los Angeles based electronic musician. His most recent album ‘Faceless’ was released in October 2021. Josh and Austin sit down with the man behind the mask to discuss the origin of Kontravoid, making music as a character, the evolution of the mask, PJ’s infamous YouTube comment, The Coffin Factory, the death of DIY spaces, the hyper localization of Facebook events, online communities, moving to LA, touring alone, Inside The Void 2: Across The Void, Cradle of Filth, B Movies, melo...
Apr 07, 2022•1 hr 4 min
On the first ever solo pod, Josh and Austin sit down during a torrential downpour to talk about putting your art out there, Josh's movie-theatre boycott phase, Jackass, appreciating the local scene, online personas, Toronto vampires, Instagram filters, the 2016 vibe shift, laughing as a form of appreciation, emo music and searching for the next Dubstep.
Apr 01, 2022•1 hr 6 min
LA Timpa is a Nigeria-born producer and songwriter, his most recent album ‘Modern Antics in A Deserted Place’ was released in 2020. In part two of our St Patricks Day special, Josh and Austin sit down with Timpa to discuss our ‘not so big’ night out, post running pain, Josh’s first panic attack, exercising in the metaverse, sad music, Austin hiking at night, Timpa’s stand up comedy nightmare, deconstructed live performances, The Batman, walking out of movies, Berlin’s underground nature scene, c...
Mar 28, 2022•1 hr 25 min
LA Timpa is a Nigeria-born producer and songwriter, his most recent album 'Modern Antics In A Deserted Place' was released in 2020. Josh and Austin sit down with Timpa to discuss the suburbs, green beer, Timpa's love of running, breathing exercises, not listening to music, giving up on school, being put in a box, gen z reactionaries, religion, generational pretentiousness, being forced to create content to stay relevant and much more! https://www.patreon.com/coldpod
Mar 24, 2022•46 min
