Mike talks with writer and critic Chuck Klosterman about changes in publishing and criticism, the gamble that comes with being interesting, and the fear of accidentally living life wrong. Plus, more new music from Hella Personal Film Festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike hangs out with Slug while the latter does his tour laundry, tells a story about a near-collaboration with a very, very famous musician, and plays a song from his new release, Hella Personal Film Festival. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It’s the 50th episode of Secret Skin and Mike is joined by his friend, the rapper and all-around artist Jean Grae. They discuss everything from black Netflix tropes to Mike’s picky eating/Jean’s crushing dismay when she learns about Mike’s picky eating. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike talks with his friend, actor/comedian/author John Hodgman, about the overabundance of entertainment, the necessity of doing terrifying things, The Daily Show, and growing into yourself by being someone else (or many, many other people). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike talks with Chris Gethard, and their wide-ranging conversation covers Chris’s eccentric television program full of human fish, 36-hour no-sleep marathons, and fans who become staff members. Plus, Mike visits his sister in Gary, Indiana. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike responds to some listener questions, including one about how to feel about white people singing along at rap shows using the n-word. Then, a conversation with Anthony Fantano, creator and host of The Needle Drop. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike welcomes world-famous comedian and old college pal, Hannibal Buress. They talk about growing up in Chicago, getting started in comedy, and sad private jets. All this plus the first single from Mike's collaboration with Paul White. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike welcomes the rapper J-Zone on this edition of Secret Skin. J-Zone opens up about discouragement, and how he ended up writing a book of advice for all the rappers who don’t end up becoming superstar millionaires. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike joins us from Europe where the tour with Serengeti is wrapping up and things have been going much better. We also hear Mike’s interview with Islands/The Unicorns' Nick Thorburn, composer of music for another podcast you might have heard of: Serial. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Open Mike Eagle joins us all the way from Germany, where he is on tour with his Cavanaugh bandmate, Serengeti. They have many stories to tell. Then we hear Mike’s interview with Houston-based rapper Fat Tony. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike and his good friend T-shirt are on hand to not only answer questions from their mailbag but to sing about it as well. In the interview portion, Mike is joined this time around by the rapper, podcaster, and video maven known as Intuition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike is in New York City talking to his old friend, professionally known as Uncommon Nasa. They talk about identity, balancing running a record label and being an artist, and what the musical form known as Prog Rap is all about. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Marcella Arguello comes from the world of stand-up comedy, and met Mike Eagle while doing comedy battle rap. It’s a form that Mike has struggled with, losing every match he enters. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike takes a road trip with his Cavanaugh bandmate Serengeti, plus an interview with John Robinson, the rapper formerly known as Lil Sci of Scienz of Life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The artist known as Free the Robots joins Open Mike Eagle to talk about a variety of topics, including growing up in Orange County, taking risks with music, and owning and running the restaurant/music venue known as The Crosby. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It’s all about freestyling on this episode, as we meet comedian and comedy rap impresario Eliza Skinner. She talks about life in a rap battle, life in a television writers’ room, and the hilarious and difficult world of standup comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Open Mike Eagle sits down with the rapper 2Mex for a broad-ranging discussion about making music, listening to music, and living life. Other people might sell more records, but when it comes to putting on shows and creating something to record, no one outworks 2Mex. We also find out if 2Mex sees himself more like The Dandy Warhols or The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Host Open Mike Eagle chats with Kitty, aka the artist formerly known as Kitty Pryde, about being there for her fans and how that has both advantages and disadvantages. Kitty tells about shedding her child prodigy past and her Florida hometown and how those experiences informed her music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike talks with esteemed DJ The Gaslamp Killer about entering hip-hop with no footsteps to follow in, the perils of knowing too much about someone through social media, and how to get fired from a bunch of record stores. Plus, the premiere of a brand new song! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
DJ House Shoes talks about the Detroit sound and his work and friendship with J Dilla. Mike's T-shirt returns to the show, although he won't take Mike's calls anymore. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Ras Kass talks about the struggles of being on a major label, ghostwriting in hip hop, and Semi Hendrix, his collaboration with Jack Splash. Also, Open Mike Eagle's new t-shirt raps. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Comedian Hari Kondabolu talks with Mike about pro wrestling, Hollywood, and reasonably priced hotels in New York City. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rapper Billy Woods tells his origin story and explains why he hides his face from the media. Plus, Open Mike Eagle debuts a new song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mike takes us to Bananas, one of LA's most creatively important club nights, and he interviews the man who puts it all together, VerBS. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Minneapolis rapper Greg Grease talks about music, life, and indie-rap racial politics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The origin story of Mega Ran, the 8-bit pioneer of chip hop. Also, Open Mike Eagle plays piano but does not rap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sam Herring from Future Islands talks about his music, his love of hip-hop, and his alter ego, rapper Hemlock Ernst. Open Mike Eagle also answers a listener question and shares another unreleased song. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In a wide-ranging interview, Aesop Rock opens up about his bouts with depression and anxiety, moving back to New York City, the artists who have influenced him, and what success looks like for a working rapper in 2015. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
MC Frontalot, the world's 579th greatest rapper, talks about the character behind his character. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yonnas Abraham of BLKHRTS talks about goth rap, dead drops, and Satan. Also, an invitation to write and record lyrics for an Open Mike Eagle song that started with a selfie on Instagram. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
