The amazing multi talented multidisciplinary artist/musician Yvette Young joins me for a long conversation about life & creativity. I feel so lucky to make friends like her through this podcast. You will love this one, strap in! FOR A BONUS HOUR WITH YVETTE (+ lots of other cool shit) JOIN OUR PATREON Her band Covet just announced tour dates for September go get them HERE. Follow Yvette On Instagram Follow Yvette On Twitter Follow Yvette On Youtube Like Yvette On Facebook Like Covet On Faceb...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 38 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Daniel Shankin of Tam Integration stops by the Nod and we have a blast! Daniel ‘Sitaram Das’ Shankin is the founder of Mt. Tam Psychedelic Integration, an organization serving individuals who are exploring their consciousness for transformational evolution within a supportive community. He offers one of one integration coaching, and his clients describe his work as as profound yet casual, both humorous and reverent. After a deep and intense awakening experience in 1998, Daniel dove deep into his...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 41 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Ashe & I discuss the bizarre experience of her musical career exploding in the middle of a global pandemic, her love of songwriting, staying mentally healthy as a public figure, the mind fuck of hit singles & so much more. Ashe is a genuinely kind, unique spirit & an incredibly talented artist. I loved this chat. twitter.com/ashemusic instagram.com/ashemusic Hear Early Releases & Secret Episodes on Patreon! Join Now To Support The Pod and get a ton of extra stuff Donate To The Sh...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 3Ep. 32
What would it sound and look like for people like Mark Zuckerberg, Brett Kavanaugh, ALex Jones or even Donald Trump to have a public reckoning of their own volition? Stephanie Lepp is an artist, podcaster and content producer who is not only asking that question but creating deep fake video art to portray it. In late September we had a great conversation about her Deep Reckonings project, the concept of making room for people to change, the value of accountability & apologies in our polarize...
Feb 06, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 31
Super stoked to share this amazing conversation with musician, producer and instagram meme lord Izzy Fontaine with you all! Izzy and I crossed paths many years ago when he was playing for a band called Happy Body Slow Brain and then later when he was playing with Taking Back Sunday. He is a self taught genius of a musician who has spent a ton of time learning how to interface with computers as a means of performance and composition. A few years back he moved to LA and fully transitioned out of b...
Dec 14, 2020•1 hr 51 min•Season 3Ep. 30
This soloish episode is a tribute to my best buddy Jimi who we unfortunately had to say goodbye to on 11/6. -Sarah reads something beautiful -I play a big chunk of the recent Creature Cast (podcast I do with my band for Patreon) in which we discuss grief & loss in general, how I am coping with the death of Jimi and the role of empathy/expression in the process - I discuss a bit about our experience with in home euthanasia -I send a dedication to Jimi into the airwaves Thank you for listening...
Dec 03, 2020•54 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Greg and Dana Newkirk (Hellier, Planet Weird, The Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult) come get strange with me on the Nod. (Recorded In January ) Knowing my penchant for the mystical, synchronistic and highly strange, my friend Chad Hall recommended that I watch the Paranormal docuseries Hellier in late 2019. (available for free on youtube and amazon prime video) This is how I came to Greg & Dana's work and within 1 episode of the show that I knew I wanted to talk to them. What ...
Oct 29, 2020•1 hr 54 min•Season 3Ep. 28
Artist, Comedian and Rainbow Brainskull Podcaster Ramin Nazer and I attempted to do a live call in show and got Zoom-Bombed by Nazis. We then moved the party over to instagram live for an epic 3.5 hour chat about everything and nothing. There was game of thrones scotch, bong hits, conspiracy theory, trivia and lots of laughs. This is a preview. For the full 3.5 hr episode join The Cosmic Nod on Patreon! There is a ton of other bonus content over there including videos, secret episodes, extras an...
Oct 26, 2020•18 min
Rania Woodard is the singer/founder of the amazing Jacksonville based psych pop duo LANNDS . We met via twitter back in June and struck up a friendship after discovering we were fans of each other's work. We had a nice phone chat in July and then decided to record the next one for The Cosmic Nod. We talk about her life growing up in Memphis, her musical journey & evolution, the weird poetry of the serendipitous universe, her viral tweet : "normalize people of color in alternative/indie music...
Oct 22, 2020•1 hr 40 min•Season 3Ep. 27
Esao Andrews is a great friend of mine, one of my all time favorite artists and responsible for every Circa Survive album cover to date. Beyond his massive fine art career as an oil painter he has painted murals all over the world, done 30+ covers for the Vertigo Comic Book series "House Of Mystery", as well as dozens of designs for skateboard companies Deathwish & Baker. Esao is one of the most soft spoken and humble people that I know. While talking about himself for a couple of hours is p...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 50 min•Season 3Ep. 26
One of my favorite artists, Lauren Napolitano joins the Nod this week! Lauren works in a multitude of mediums on a multitude of surfaces. Whether it's a drawing on paper or object, a mural on a wall or a tattoo on someone's skin ; everything Lauren makes is beautiful, unique & full of its' own inborn magic. This conversation took place back in November of 2019. While this seems like a lifetime ago in current events, this episode is deeply relevant especially those who find themselves called ...
Oct 06, 2020•2 hr 20 min•Season 3Ep. 25
The episode so many have been waiting for is here! My longtime bandmate and dear friend of over 20 years, musician/vocal extraordinaire Anthony Green joins the Nod for the first time. Anthony is a force of nature. It is an extreme understatement to say I have never met anyone like him. He is one of the most adored and gifted lyricists/vocalists on the planet as well one of the most interesting thinkers when it comes to creativity, intuition, spirituality, and the human condition. You may know hi...
Sep 28, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 24
ATTENTION : Join artist,comedian and podcaster Ramin Nazer and I, this Thursday 9/24 for a LIVE CALL IN SHOW on ZOOM. Starts at 7pm PT / 10pm ET. bit.ly/templeofzoom A wonderful new psychedelic friend , the lovely Jasmine Virdi of Synergetic Press and Cosmic Sister joins the Nod this week. Jasmine is a writer, editor, proofreader and educator who raises awareness about the benefits and risks of sacred plant medicines and encourages people to make informed choices about their therapeutic potentia...
Sep 22, 2020•1 hr 46 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Michael Garfield is a multi-media artist, musician, podcaster, futurist, former paleontologist and all around brilliant human. I have been a huge fan of Michael's work for a while specifically his ultra-inspiring, mind bending podcast Future Fossils so I was delighted to have our paths cross via many mutual friends and of course some delightful synchronicity. This conversation occurred literally a full year ago, last September, a very different time in the world but I think the topics we touch a...
Sep 15, 2020•2 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 22
In my first solo pod I give a bit of an update / rant about a plethora of things. Infinite Love. Please help areas affected by Wildfires if you can. Donate funds, time and or volunteer. OREGON CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON Black Lives Matter. Especially Black Trans Lives. Black Trans Advocacy Coalition Wear a Mask! Give a Mask! Help Indigenous Communities Effected By COVID-19 Seeding Sovereignty THANK YOU....
Sep 14, 2020•26 min•Season 2Ep. 21
One of my new favorite artists and people M.K. Komins joins me on the Nod! A multi-medium'd magician of an artist, M.K. is a bright, curious and friendly soul with a huge heart & and razor sharp mind. We get into so much good shit on this episode. One of the many joys of doing this podcast is meeting new people and making new friends but there is just something so incredible about documenting the very first time you talk to someone and having it be such a barn burner of a conversation. The t...
May 28, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 20
The amazing artist Richey Beckett joins me on the Nod! For those who don't know, Richey is one of the most well known and respected illustrators alive at the moment. He's made posters for some of the biggest bands, movies and shows in the world as well as some of the coolest! Converge, Mastodon, Metallica, The Grateful Dead, Game Of Thrones, Lord Of The Rings... You get the picture. This episode is deeply ironic in that when we first discussed doing it a few months back, Richey was in the middle...
May 21, 2020•1 hr 39 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Guitarist, Songwriter, Producer and buddy of mine Steve Choi ( Rx Bandits, The Sound Of Animals FIghting , Peaced Out, J Moon ) comes to the Nod for the first time. We had a lovely virtual morning hang a few weeks into our mutual quarantines. We each drank a cup of coffee, smoked a joint and let the conversation take us where it wanted to go. We talk about the madness we are witnessing right now with COVID-19 and how we are both dealing with it. We talk in depth about our struggles and triumphs ...
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 18
First I talk little bit about the state of the world and my current feelings about it all.... Then I give a little overview of what this special segment is all about. Many people probably don't know that The Cosmic Nod podcast began as some earnestly recorded conversations with friends and peers about their ayahuasca experiences as I prepared for my very first this past August. Enter The Ungoogleable Michaelangelo. A brilliant thinker, artist, musician, actor, podcaster, writer, and many other -...
Apr 06, 2020•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 17
Steven Bradshaw creates insanely detailed drawings that reach into the darkest corners of my mind... He has one of the most beautiful & powerful singing voices I’ve ever heard & lends that voice to a plethora of talented (even Grammy winning) ensembles like The Crossing, Room Full Of Teeth, Variant Six and more... He is also my cousin! As Steve points out at the end of the chat, we don't have these gushing conversations all that often but when we do they wind up having a huge impression ...
Feb 18, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Swoon has been one of my heros for almost 20 years now... I first found her work when I was living in and spending a lot of time in NYC and the surrounding areas from 2000-2002. Known initially for her prolific wheat paste prints that were plastered all over the city and then quickly transitioning into a well known gallery artist who specialized in public installation works. She collected a group of friends and collaborators, built these amazing rafts out of garbage and found objects and literal...
Feb 18, 2020•2 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 15
Kenny and I go way way back to our days as little punks trying to figure out how to make this music thing our lives. We both did just that! Over the years our paths have continued to criss and cross and I couldn't be happier that they do. You may know Kenny from his various projects Vacationer, The Starting Line and or Person L. This chat was so lovely and even know we are totally buds, I am such a big fan of his music that I was a bit giddy to pick his brain here about his creative journey. Enj...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 26 min•Season 2Ep. 14
Courtney Coles & Erica Lauren are both incredible artists and community organizers that I spoke with back in late September... They are the founders of To The Front , A traveling art show that showcases women and non-binary creatives in the music industry. We had such a great chat about community, creativity, imposter syndrome, invisible fans, punk rock, DIY ethics and so much more. Follow them both! Courtney on Instagram Courtney on Twitter Erica on Instagram Erica on Twitter To The Front o...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 13
Sequence 2 continues with the amazing Kevin Tong ! Kevin is one of the most sought after and well known illustrators out there. He does everything from gig posters for bands, super detailed experimental infographics to boutique posters for films and TV series as well as cover art for novels and comics. If you are a Circa fan, you may have come across Kevin's work while watching the show New Girl as the poster he did for the LA date of our 2010 tour makes an appearance in just about every episode...
Feb 17, 2020•1 hr 44 min•Season 2Ep. 12
First Episode from Sequence 2 is the wonderful artist Bronwyn Lorelei ! You'll come for her world of psychedelically exploding heads, droopy flowers, hybrid creatures and bodily functions but you'll stay for the powerful, honest and vulnerable ways that she connects with her ideas. She is so incredibly fun to talk to. We had a very raw convo about the realities of creative life and being a full time artist. TW: we also talk about politics, depression/anxiety, intrusive thoughts, poverty, and rel...
Feb 17, 2020•2 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 11
My dear friend Michael Phillip joins me for a philosophical tango. He is the host of the endlessly inspiring Third Eye Drops podcast , a writer and public speaker. He is also the godfather of The Cosmic Nod as he was the one that suggested the name to me after we danced with the spirits of ayahuasca and infinity together! We talk about the monomyth archetype AKA The hero's journey, the conundrum of the mystery, the duality of western life, the importance of discomfort, reasons to be hopeful, sav...
Feb 06, 2020•2 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Drug Journalist Michelle Janikian and I have our vey first conversation! We discuss her new book "Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion : An Informative Easy To Use Guide To Understanding Magic Mushrooms." ( Available Everywhere Now ) Topics Touched include psychedelic journalism, wreckless younger selves, cannabis, looking in the mirror on mushrooms, drugs vs medicine, antidepressants, the aftermath of Michael Pollan's How To Change Your Mind, living the dream , taking drugs like an adult, Michell...
Dec 20, 2019•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Sophia is an ultra kind new friend and a wealth of information on plants, medicine and amazonian shamanism. Topics touched : cultural whiplash, collaborations, her new book "When Plants Dream" , life in the amazon , sustainability & ayahuasca tourism, critique vs cynicism, new rituals, romanticizing all things old, finding a connection to the land, walking barefoot, facing your own end level bosses and leveling up, why we should leave the shire, becoming the medicine vs becoming an evangelis...
Dec 06, 2019•1 hr 39 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Surprise double episode drop! My friend Shane Mauss and I have a zany conversation about "the biz" (aka show business). The impetus to release this episode along with Sophia Rokhlin's (EP 08) is because they are on tour together RIGHT NOW doing a cool show called "Head Talks". All the info on that will be clear once you listen to these episodes and or go to Shane's website . Topics touched : leaving gear in venues, living on the road, being single, Shane's prog comedy shows Stand Up Science &...
Dec 05, 2019•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Matt Saincome and I talk about the history of The Hard Times, a satirical news site for punk, metal and hardcore scenes. We get into the nitty gritty about the new Hard Times Book (out now) , the struggles of modern journalism, his new payment service for writers and how punk rock & comedy overlap. 12341234 - > GO Matt Saincome is the co-founder and CEO of Hard Times and OutVoice. He’s the former music editor of SF Weekly And has written for Rolling Stone, Vice, and SF Weekly. He played i...
Nov 11, 2019•1 hr 42 min•Season 1Ep. 6
