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Secret Skin

Open Mike Eagle
Eagle is an L.A. based hip-hop artist. On Secret Skin, he and his guests examine what’s really going on behind the face that hip-hop artists put on for the public. The in-jokes. The heavy stuff. The tour stories. The day-to-day struggles and absurdities of being a working musician. The Secret Skin.
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Episodes

22: An Interview with Three Ninjas

Mike interviews Three Ninjas (aka Jason Brunet) about changing musical styles, moving across the country, and some very dark Christmas songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 04, 201545 min

21: Daedelus Part Two: Record Labels and the Crimean War

Part two of Mike's interview with Daedelus covers record labels, music making, and the Crimean War (1853-1856). The bonus track at the end of the show is Mike circa 2010. It's The Bestest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 27, 201553 min

20: Daedelus on Making Beats and the LA Underground

Mike interviews Daedelus about making beats, the LA underground, and making art by setting boundaries. First of a two-part interview. Also, Mike covers Pavement’s Cut Your Hair. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 20, 201558 min

19: Sims

Mike interviews Sims of Doomtree about the benefits and challenges in being part of a big crew. Plus, Mike reads his iTunes reviews. They’re mostly good. Mostly. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 06, 20151 hr

18: Minisode 2: Carnage the Executioner

A second bonus episode of Secret Skin, with more material from Secret Skin Live! Minneapolis-based hip hop artist Carnage the Executioner performs two songs live. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 30, 201515 min

17: Dessa on Doomtree, Image, and Karaoke

Mike interviews Dessa from Doomtree. She explains how time at a karaoke bar led her to the name Dessa, and why she performs some of her songs at a higher pitch live than recorded. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 23, 201559 min

16: Minisode 1: Psalm One

Two Psalm One bonus tracks from her live performance on Secret Skin Live, including a new unreleased track! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mar 16, 20159 min

14: Psalm One and Aby Wolf (Secret Skin Live, Part One)

Psalm One and Aby Wolf perform and chat with Open Mike Eagle on Secret Skin Live, recorded for the first time ever in front of a live studio audience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 23, 201544 min

13: Andrew Broder and a Dirty Texas Hotel Room

An interview with Andrew Broder, producer and leader of Fog. Open Mike Eagle also raps live from a dirty hotel room in Texas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 09, 201550 min

12: Selling Music Is Hard, Featuring Busdriver

Open Mike Eagle interviews his friend and mentor Busdriver. The conversation ranges from Martin Luther King Jr. to the dadaist nature of rap to Mike’s new EP, from which he premieres a new song, "Ziggy Starfish (Anti-Anxiety Raps)." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 26, 201550 min

11: W. Kamau Bell on Totally Biased, Cancellation, and Life Itself

Before he was a comedy star, W. Kamau Bell asked himself what project he would work on if he were famous. The answer changed his life, and eventually led to his TV show, Totally Biased. Open Mike Eagle talks with Bell about the show, its cancellation, and life itself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 12, 20151 hr 8 min

10: Open Mike Eagle & Milo On 2014, 2015, and the Value of Sitting Down

Open Mike Eagle talks with Milo to review 2014, preview 2015, and debate the value of sitting down while recording a track. Mike also shares an unreleased song that chronicles a night at the 7th Street Entry in Minneapolis, MN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 22, 20141 hr 5 min

9: P.O.S on Parenting, Doomtree, Kidneys

Open Mike Eagle interviews Twin Cities hip-hop artist P.O.S about his start in music, the rise of Doomtree, the Last Blowout Ever, his teenager, and his kidneys. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 15, 20141 hr 21 min

8: Milo and Ferguson

This episode of Secret Skin has a wide-ranging chat between Open Mike and his friend and fellow hip-hop artist Milo. It also opens with Mike's thoughts on Ferguson. You should listen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 01, 20141 hr 11 min

7: Yoni Wolf (Part 2) and The European Tour

Open Mike brings you tour stories from the heart of Germany and part two of his interview with Yoni Wolf. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 17, 201455 min

5: Myq Kaplan Is Not Afraid

The subject is fear. Open Mike Eagle tells you what he's afraid of (improperly ejected hard drives, for one), then talks with his guest, comedian Myq Kaplan, about conquering those fears. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 20, 20141 hr 19 min

3: The Death of Underground Hip-Hop

Open Mike Eagle loves underground hip-hop, but he also killed it. So did Gilbert O'Sullivan and other Napster users, as he notes. Mike also welcomes fellow traveler Blockhead to the show to talk music and the New York City school system. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 22, 201454 min

2: Comedy with Janelle James

A wide-ranging conversation with comedian Janelle James leads to discussions of hecklers, Iowa, organic food in surprising places, Darla, and driving four hours for a 5-minute gig. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 08, 20141 hr 7 min

1: Naked and Afraid

Open Mike Eagle is naked and afraid. Or so he tells us at the beginning of the inaugural Secret Skin. On this episode, he talks to Nocando in the midst of their successful, minivan-assisted Dorner Vs. Tookie Tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 201451 min
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