On this interview episode, Juliette and her guy talk to Fee Waybill, frontman for the band The Tubes. Fee discusses his new rock album "Fee Waybill Rides Again" as well as The Tubes history, relationship with producer David Foster, experiences working on Xanadu and with choreographer Kenny Ortega, and friendship with Richard Marx. This interview originally ran on the Virtual Happy Hour YouTube show.
Aug 22, 2020•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 233
On this shot of bourbon-soaked storytelling, Juliette welcomes Texas to town, appreciates Alpine Valley Music Theater, visits a rock star petting zoo, follows a trail of empty bottles, penetrates a fortress of blonde bimbos, has a carried-a-watmelon moment, visits Sylvain, picks up a stray in Jackson Square, gets a surprise wave, wonders if she is special, and toasts to friendship.
Aug 15, 2020•27 min•Ep. 232
An interview episode with Jon Anderson from the band YES. Anderson was the author and a major creative influence behind the ground-breaking album Fragile as well as the series of epic hits, including “I’ve Seen All Good People,” “Roundabout,” and “Owner Of A Lonely Heart.” Jon discusses his musical journey, experiences as a musician in the 60s and 70s, and his new album 1000 Hands. Be sure to listen to the end, when a surprise guest musician joins the conversation. This interview originally ran ...
Aug 01, 2020•52 min•Ep. 231
On this shot of bourbon-soaked storytelling, Juliette can’t escape ghosts, cuts through a prairie, forces a secret, questions an urban legend, understands salt, dismisses a vortex, brings French fries to a ritual, stomps into the thick of it all, smudges negativity, looks up, witnesses volatile transparency, finds an obscene leftover, and takes the long way home.
Jul 26, 2020•25 min•Ep. 230
On this shot of bourbon-soaked storytelling, Juliette is sweaty as balls, relates her favorite summer song, spends a summer without virginity, stares down Fabio wannabes, locks eyes with Gunsmoke, is rattled by a blast, sets off puttering, experiences a second time, gets yelly, scatters through a salty cloud, and enjoys a little danger.
Jul 19, 2020•25 min•Ep. 229
On this shot of bourbon-soaked storytelling, Juliette names her rats, experiences her first summer of independence, invites Crazytown to a party, wakes up with houseguests, hears an unsettling secret, tries to empty a menagerie, meets a four-legged fiend, makes a grown-up decision, and receives Blow-Pop advice.
Jul 12, 2020•31 min
In this shot of bourbon-soaked storytelling, Juliette considers unconventional methods, manages interns, wrongly romanticizes, scratches a blank slate, meets Queen Bee Paige, loses her cool, makes a stupid threat, requests advice from her dad, actually doesn’t break the rules, and softens a punch.
Jun 28, 2020•30 min•Ep. 227
In this shot of bourbon-soaked storytelling, Juliette marvels at the small world of musicians, contemplates guy bangs, hates a hat, becomes rumor mill fodder, flees an interview, beats herself up, gets perspective from an unexpected source, exposes a shortcoming, and appreciates what she has.
Jun 21, 2020•30 min•Ep. 226
Juliette returns to her everyday bourbon-soaked storytelling, hears bells, makes an unfortunate discovery, handles a gross issue, questions a gurgle, witnesses 150 years of sludge, sends many emojis, finds her guy detained, questions resolve, makes an illogical conclusion, requires gumbo, attempts to catch a criminal, devolves the situation, and reluctantly swims through bourbon water.
Jun 12, 2020•28 min•Ep. 225
A special audiobook exclusive! Juliette shares chapters 39-50 of her memoir, Morning Neurosis: The mostly true story of a girl trying to reconcile her rock ’n’ roll roots with a new reality. Hear the Los Angeles stories that inspired the podcast, with additional insight, commentary and more not found in the print edition. Juliette’s regular bourbon-soaked storytelling will resume on June 7, 2020.
Jun 07, 2020•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 224
special audiobook exclusive! Juliette shares chapters 29-38 of her memoir, Morning Neurosis: The mostly true story of a girl trying to reconcile her rock ’n’ roll roots with a new reality. Hear the Los Angeles stories that inspired the podcast, with additional insight, commentary and more not found in the print edition. Juliette’s regular bourbon-soaked storytelling will resume on June 7, 2020.
May 31, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 223
A special audiobook exclusive! Juliette shares chapters 23-28 of her memoir, Morning Neurosis. Hear the Los Angeles stories that inspired the podcast, with additional insight, commentary and more not found in the print edition. Juliette’s regular bourbon-soaked storytelling will resume on June 7, 2020. This episode is brought to you by Sawyer, a US-based outdoor gear company. Their products include insect repellant, first aid, and water filtration. Get 25% off Sawyer products when you shop at ww...
May 24, 2020•56 min•Ep. 222
A special audiobook exclusive! Juliette shares chapters 14-22 of her memoir, Morning Neurosis. Hear the Los Angeles stories that inspired the podcast, with additional insight, commentary and more not found in the print edition. This episode is brought to you by Sawyer, a US-based outdoor gear company. Their products include insect repellant, first aid, and water filtration. Get 25% off Sawyer products when you shop at www.sawyersafetravel.com and enter the code TURPOD25 at checkout....
May 09, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 221
A special audiobook exclusive! Juliette shares chapters 1-13 of her memoir, Morning Neurosis. Hear the Los Angeles stories that inspired the podcast, with additional insight, commentary and more not found in the print edition. This episode is brought to you by Sawyer, a US-based outdoor gear company. Their products include insect repellant, first aid, and water filtration. Get 25% off Sawyer products when you shop at www.sawyersafetravel.com and enter the code TURPOD25 at checkout.
May 02, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 220
Juliette takes her top down, specializes in irrational love, attempts to play it cool, gets heads turning, becomes encased in snow, focuses on death, accepts Ollie’s Place, meets a moose, is laughed out of a barn, and continues her path… all while drinking Woodford Reserve Distiller’s Masterpiece batch proof bourbon. This episode is brought to you by Sawyer, a US-based outdoor gear company. Get 25% off Sawyer products when you shop at SawyerSafeTravel.com and enter the code TURPOD25 at checkout....
Apr 26, 2020•30 min•Ep. 219
Juliette drinks early, burns a bridge, accepts a misleading position, fights an office battle, appreciates a technological failure, is denied a shining moment, delivers a parting gift, and provides payback… all while drinking Knob Creek 12 Year bourbon. This episode of The Unwritable Rant is brought to you by Sawyer, an outdoor gear company specializing in insect repellant, first aid, and sunscreen, and dedicated to bringing clean water to developing countries.
Apr 19, 2020•31 min•Ep. 218
Juliette gets in touch, shares an interest with Texas, meets an old crush, is surprised by a modification, gets a handful, makes a sad connection, plans a fun sendoff, melts at a gift, has second thoughts, makes a good decision, gives a guy an out, seeks a dark corner, takes a dive into gleeful territory, and hopes for a better candy bar … all while drinking Redemption bourbon. This episode of The Unwritable Rant is brought to you by Sawyer, an outdoor gear company specializing in insect repella...
Apr 12, 2020•31 min•Ep. 217
Juliette finds herself un an unusual position, opts for clandestine color, meets a too-nice guy, lacks enthusiasm, experiences perverse curiosity, gets the icks, joins an unsurprising picnic, tests tolerance, refuses worship, experiences excruciating romance, seriously hates cake, calls on a go-to guy, receives an empty poem, is incapable of swooning, and appreciates good help… all while drinking Old Grand-Dad 114.
Apr 05, 2020•29 min•Ep. 216
Juliette calls out Craig’s List, hopes to be the exception, experiences immediate regret, sifts through flakes, attempts a transaction, longs to hurl a phone, questions her throw down ability, recoils from a box, elects to trash a set, relies on resourcefulness, is interrupted by Citizen Prissy Pants, resorts to criminal activity, questions boomerangs, and tries to sweeten the deal… all while drinking Pinhook straight rye whiskey. You can support bartenders affected by the pandemic by donating t...
Mar 22, 2020•26 min•Ep. 215
Juliette finds an unusual carcass, enjoys hunting, introduces Raven, appreciates differences, participates in the height of adolescent nightlife, shoots out a star, lays claim to a duck, employs principles, spreads the word, misses a friend, becomes a poster child, and accepts what she knows… all while drinking Buffalo Trace bourbon.
Mar 08, 2020•32 min•Ep. 214
Juliette abuses another friendship, borrows a boat, comes with a mess, tries to follow the rules, moves to the floor, becomes drunk hungry, violates a skillet, hears voices, navigates a nightmare, itches backwards, takes out a mirror, provides unhelpful assistance, and tries real hard… all while drinking Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Bourbon.
Mar 01, 2020•27 min•Ep. 213
Juliette delivers two middle fingers, shacks up with The Informant, wears a dirty crumb, is unable to rustle up a gig, answers a pounding, feels her teeth move, takes stock, experiences an adrenaline surge, looks like a monster, says goodbye, and takes a walk toward the right kind of crazy… all while drinking Larceny bourbon.
Feb 16, 2020•24 min•Ep. 212
Juliette celebrates her birthday, recognizes the tolerance of Texas, settles on the less gratuitous Rooster, is too deviant for a dating site, witnesses tongue twirling, pretends it’s her party, gets denied dinner and cake, runs away, seeks solace like Vince Neil, drinks up, blinks away spots, and comes skidding to a realization… all while drinking Knob Creek single barrel reserve, Binny’s Beverage Depot selection.
Feb 02, 2020•25 min•Ep. 211
Juliette speaks with Grammy-nominated musician Kip Winger. Kip got his start playing bass for Alice Cooper. He formed rock band Winger in the 80s, who is still touring and making music today. He is also a composer of classical symphonies. In this conversation, Kip discusses his unusual career, creating classical music album “Conversations with Nijinsky” and concept album and musical thriller “Get Jack,” plus what’s coming for the band Winger.
Jan 25, 2020•24 min•Ep. 210
Juliette is ready to make a move, packs up deluded dreams, points westward, makes a friendship of convenience, enters Nebraska, loathes a fretboard, misses a roadblock, confronts a barrel, makes a startling pass, loses air, fears following, takes her chances on bedbugs and blood stains, discovers unsettling evidence, and feels grateful for the predictable… All while drinking Redemption high rye single barrel select bourbon.
Jan 19, 2020•27 min•Ep. 209
Juliette has another Crazytown adventure, recalls the south side of Chicago, falls for the tragic, wants more than friendship, axes the girlfriend, attends Softcore Saturday, appreciates the good toilet paper, goes in for the kiss, accepts a girl dare, and understands the line… all while Drinking 1792 Sweet Wheat bourbon.
Jan 11, 2020•25 min•Ep. 208
Juliette contends with an unexpected word, introduces The Kraken, succeeds at a coveted crossover, dodges kaleidoscopic insanity, enjoys a 10-year safety zone, feels a kinship to crazy, expects Ted Bundy, breaks up a seduction dance, finds the inner sanctum of a speakeasy, and appreciates good bartending… all while drinking Cream of Kentucky 12.3 bourbon.
Jan 05, 2020•31 min•Ep. 207
Juliette considers the two types of Christmas people, finds a princess, goes to a perfect home for the holidays, opens with an apology, makes a gremlin, gives thanks, reconsiders her gift, crosses a line, sticks out a disaster, shares an inappropriate tradition, and rejects the family plaid… all while drinking Maker’s Mark Wood Finishing Series RC6 bourbon.
Dec 15, 2019•35 min•Ep. 206
Juliette finds a rural route antenna, attempts to pump up the volume, speaks into an endless void, seduces farm folk, curls up under a console, dates a one-size-fits-all guy, looses her patience, answers a knock on her barn door, engages in a sordid caper, ignores the consequences, and appreciates the contrary... all while drinking Horse Soldier barrel proof bourbon from the American Freedom Distillery.
Dec 08, 2019•26 min•Ep. 205
Juliette learns the layoff routine, bursts the dot-com bubble, accepts a disgusting amount of money, enjoys a feast, rents a capuchin monkey, loses the nice-to-haves, produces trash, maps out a productive exit, channels Office Space, sticks it, and accepts famine with class… all while drinking Rabbit Hole Cavehill straight bourbon whiskey.
Nov 24, 2019•25 min•Ep. 204