Cold Pod

Tony Price a Toronto based producer and DJ, his latest album 'Street Theatre' was released earlier this month on Maximum Exposure. On Saturday April 26, Tony was DJing at local hotspot Juice when an angry neighbour stormed into the club and demanded he cut the music. The whole interaction was recorded and ended up on Resident Advisor the following day. Tony stopped by our new studio to tell us the whole story. We also discuss touring with Marie Davidson, how he accidentally recorded the interaction at Juice, macho men, noise complaints, nightlife boundaries in Toronto, special events permits, DJing as work, the nightlife economy, The Brunswick House in the 90s, Juicefest, the club as a meeting place for artists, Toronto pretending to be a 'music city', Athens Greece, 'Gench Coffee', the Loukoumades from Athens on the Danforth, E-bikes, city life as a dance, calling himself a metropolitan elitist, his comment on our AI post, drum machines stealing jobs, person style, Gesaffelstein turning into a statue and more!Tony PriceJosh McIntyreNick Marian----COLD PODsign up below to access all episodeshttps://www.patreon.com/coldpod

Community Wines is a Toronto based natural wine club and event series founded by Matt Stein and Blake Pearson. This Saturday April 26, they're launching their new 'House Red' with an event at Paradise Grapevine. Matt and Blake sat down with us to discuss starting a business before they became friends, the LCBO, starting out as a subscription service, wine snobs, crying on airplanes, Fizz wine bar, Matt's first time DJing, the origin of the nickname 'Pigeon', day parties, Katz vs Schwartz, The Coffee Party, unboxing videos, AI content creators, getting a cease and desist from Miller High Life, growing their business, craft beer, seeing The Greatful Dead nine times at the Sphere, Warped Tour, MJ Lenderman, Clairo, guilty pleasures, Action Bronson, Seth Rogan, viral challenges, skincare routines and more!Community WinesJosh McIntyreNick Marian----COLD PODSign up below to access all episodes:https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

Moon King is a Toronto based musician, producer and DJ who's most recent EP 'Roses' was released last year on Arbutus Records. Moon King sat down with us to discuss knowing each other for 20 years, our high school bands, working as a session drummer, the Rosedale music program, Spiral Beach, the golden age of Toronto DIY, Montreal overshadowing Toronto in the 2010s, The House of Everlasting Superjoy, Sterling gentrification, the $1 Megabus as a connector for DIY scenes, 64 Augusta, The White House, Phedre, covering The Beastie Boys, Shae Stadium, Silent Barn, Andrew WK, Torn Curtain, when Moon King was a band, playing in an early version of DIIV, the tunnel between 285 Kent and Glasslands, living in Detroit, Doldrums, The Ward, Detroits influence on his later music, Ryan Spencer, learning to DJ with 2lanes, the blog era, getting a bad Pitchfork review, the death of music media and more!Moon KingJosh McIntyreNick Marian----COLD PODSign up below to access all episodes:https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpod

Chloe Li-Chapman is the manager of Toronto hot spots Bowie and the newly opened Bonitos. Chloe sat down with us to discuss karaoke bars, shot towers, Badiali on a weekend, content creators disrupting service, people who refer to Bowie as a 'Speakeasy', apothecary bars, obnoxious cocktails, Instagram read receipts, people who try to bypass the line by DMing her, The Beaconsfield, industry night, late night food, A&W, Hip-Hop Omakase, Korean BBQ, Nobu, clothes smelling like the restaurant you just ate at, learning to love brunch, Frankies Diner, Queen Star restaurant, the death of Queen West, classic Toronto restaurants, Imanishi, being 'over dinners', Prime Seafood Palace, Foxley, eating alone, Dufferin Mall, Mr Greenjeans and more!Chloe Li-ChapmanJosh McIntyreNick Marian----COLD PODSign up below to access all episodes:https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpod

Harrison is a Juno nominated musician and producer based in Toronto. His most recent album 'The Birds the Bee's the Clouds and the Tree's' was released in 2023, with a follow up planned for later this year. Harrison returned to the pod to discuss trying to sell his car, learning to leave the east end, Lake Inez, loving his neighbourhood, briefly working as a contractor, writing jingles for Hasbro, appliance music, finding time to create, going viral on TikTok, daily routine content, charcuterie boards, AI Studio Ghibli, rage bait, 'The Harrison Progression', autotune, getting a DM from a famous artist thinking it was about music (they wanted to smash), Jay Versace, Ashton Hall, ice water facials, Othership, Jaleel Shaw, his unreleased house album, learning piano to avoid clearing samples, Toronto as a cliquey city, his upcoming album and more!HarrisonJosh McIntyreNick Marian----COLD PODSupport this podcasthttps://www.patreon.com/c/coldpod

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpodWe're back with a new recurring guest, Rhea Singh! In this episode we discuss private Instagram accounts, not following people back, Tony Price's post about DJing not being art, the return of fun, Rhea as a Sex and the City character, DJ's taking themselves too seriously, Nick blending drinks behind the booth, happy hour, Cafe Diplomatico, sangria, food poisoning, Bistro 422, viral tweets, iPad DJ's, Cafeteria, doing door, "I know the owner", getting banned from places, faking stamps to get into parties, WEBB, the bleachers at Loveless, the Bowie mouse not being a mouse, cooking live lobsters, Woody Allen, Prince, Lana Del Rey 2016 Walmart-core, milk, showering with your phone, raves vs parties, owning animals as a form of oppression, reverse cancelations, cultural appropriation in food, Wingstop and more!Rhea SinghJosh McIntyreNick Marian----COLD POD

This episode is free! Sign up at www. patreon.com/coldpod to unlock all episodes!Mikey Apples is a Toronto based DJ, promoter and owner of the iconic club, Bambis. Mikey sat down with us to discuss Mexico City, Indie Sleaze revisionist history, The Klaxons, Nu Rave, Hype Machine, burning cds every week, 'Montreal Brunch House', 56 Kensington / Club 56, gallery parties, Xspace, electroclash, noise shows, Napster, The Manhattan Club, open format parties, skinheads, Yonge St, youth gangs, Focus nightclub, Brendan Canning stealing his old band, managing Crystal Castles, Shack Up, The Queenshead, Nick sneaking into Mikey's parties as a teenager, MySpace, Merok Records, Kevin Shields, weekly parties, the early days of Bambis, James Murphy, Toronto architecture and more!Mikey ApplesJosh McIntyreNick Marian----COLD POD

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpodWe're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss the return of super spreader events, long movies, making elaborate dinners alone, trying to buy vegetables on Dundas, Bernhardt's, Imanishi never changing their menu, waiting for friends to text first, Charlotte Day Wilson at Holt Renfrew, partying in Yorkville, Bay Street Video, dressing down, signature cocktails, everyone at the bar being employed by Drake in some capacity, Nick's days working on the set of Degrassi, the American booze ban, auditioning for commercials, living in an alternate timeline, fear of flying, possums, daylight saving, Toronto's 'Bohemian Grove', Mickey 17, Walton Goggins and more!Josh McIntyreNick Marian----COLD POD

This episode is Free! Listen to the uncut version at https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpodHVN is a Toronto based DJ, promoter and co-founder of the party Dancing For Heaven. Their upcoming party with Bassvictim is happening in Toronto this Saturday at Cafeteria. HVN sat down with us to discuss Twisted Iced Tea, Toronto yachts, new age polyamory, Kleinburg Ontario, suburban swingers, post-Brat, being authentically inauthentic, pandemic raves, throwing parties at the Chinatown Mall, hunting for new spaces to throw parties, clubs vs DIY spaces, Hyperclub, evolving out of scenes, main character syndrome, the greenroom as a sanctuary, getting banned from Pep Rally, cellphones on the dancefloor, never getting pigeonholed, CD booklets, Sade, girls with gay boyfriends, Tony Price selling records out of his trunk, charades at the afters and more!HVNJosh McIntyreNick Marian----COLD POD

THIS EPISODE IS FREE!We're back with everyones favourite recurring guest Lauren Armstrong! In this episode we discuss getting shadow banned, soup vs chowder, serving smoked fish at parties, Nick visiting Montreal for the first time in ten years, Dic Annes, the Tom Green documentary, Cinnamon Bun Oreos, the return of McDonalds, Quiznos, Panera Bread, fast food vs fast casual, Tim Hortons 'Hot Smoothies', vegetarians who love Taco Bell, getting bullied for ordering a Filet-O-Fish, Long John Silvers, 'Charged Lemonade', Burger King's Whopper, Wendy's salads, In N Out, Waffle House, The White Lotus season 3 and more!We also cold call Lisette Dunin-Markiewicz, Justin Leon, Brittany Shepherd, Eric Farber and Lauren's parents.Josh McIntyreNick MarianLauren Armstrong----COLD PODSUPPORT THIS PODCASThttps://www.patreon.com/c/coldpod

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpodNoelle Perdue is a writer, artist and porn historian who's work has been featured in Wired, The Washington Post, Pornhub and Brazzers. Noelle sat down with us to discuss living in a converted shed, condos, Montreal, writing porn scripts, parody porn, 'The Pizza Guy' and 'The Plumber', comedians working in porn, not trusting Only Fans, Tumblr banning explicit content, tech companies profiting off of sex workers, studio ownership of porn, AI porn, chat bots, food mess fetish content, 'gooning', creators not realizing they're participating in fetish content, 'trad wives', candy addiction, the shame of pleasure without purpose, lack of porn education, obscenity law, 'Bridgerton', and more!Noelle PerdueJosh McIntyreNick Marian----COLD POD

THIS EPISODE IS FREE! We're back with another solo pod with full time co-host Nick Marian! In this episode we discuss 'The Alberta Clipper', GT Snow Racers, shopping carts (CKY), 'Urban Cow Tipping', east end guys with goatee's, hockey bros, asking for salt at a Jamaican restaurant, charbroiled burgers, The Museum Tavern, The Oscars, the final stretch of Dry January, hating New Years, Super Bowl parties, we cold call our friends Uma and Kontravoid to find out their celebrity crushes, Jon Hamm's dick imprint, not following your friends on social media, bus-limo hybrids, 'The Rusty Knot', food photography, Donna's, Shazam, shooters vs shots, MGMT and more! Josh McIntyre Nick Marian ---- COLD POD SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpod

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpod Tamara "Solem" Al-Issa is a Toronto based artist and ceramicist who's upcoming show "The Character Series" opens January 29th at Cry Baby Gallery. Tamara sat down with us to discuss bar hopping with 22 year olds, seasonal depression, seeing Toronto through someone else's eyes, gin shots, the Wade lofts, home renovations, landlords installing speakers into walls to evict tenants, living with a rat for eight months, working from home, her studio doubling as a showroom, her 'blue period', quitting her day job, selling out, micro celebrities, navigating brand partnerships as an artist, light sculptures, the stick-and-poke to ceramicist pipeline, her 14 foot tall Christmas tree, going viral on YouTube in 2008, never deleting things off the internet, her unreleased album, the comments section and more! Tamara "Solem" Al-Issa Josh McIntyre Nick Marian ---- COLD POD

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpod Prince Batrick is the founder of the hardcore record label 11PM Records. Patrick sat down with us to discuss Rev, The Black Eagle, the opposite of dry January, 'full timers', people who only go out on Halloween and New Years, Richmond's alcohol laws, getting into hardcore, Gwar, Municipal Waste, Best Friends Day Festival, getting moshed into a lake, Screaming Females, moving to New York, interning at Panache, 285 Kent, Mac Demarco, Pharmakon, the New York Punk Scene, train yard shows, Toronto being more like London than American cities, diversity, artists relying on brands and the government, Richmond cops, DIY raves, Toronto summers, pretentious DJs, fun music vs cool music, only releasing records on vinyl, The Cock (NYC), serial killers, Peter Gatien and more! Prince Batrick Josh McIntyre Nick Marian ---- COLD POD

This episode is free! We're back with another solo pod to kick off the new year! This weeks episode is co-hosted by friend of the show Nick Marian. We discuss new years resolutions, pepper spray, candy addiction, Dry January, anger management, learning to drive in your 30s, road rage, quitting smoking, Iggy Pop, ZYN, ketamine, hating music, Bret Easton Ellis' The Shards, bringing back the term 'poser', Joy Division, The Golden Globes, dating apps, King St being cheaper than Ossington, Cherry's High Dive, 905ers, country bars, Jeremy Strong, Justin Trudeau, the return of skinny jeans and more! Josh McIntyre Nick Marian ---- COLD POD SUPPORT THIS PODCAST https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpod

This episode is Free! We're back with our annual Year In Review episode with everyones favourite cultural critic Lauren Armstrong! In this episode we discuss our favourite music, movies and TV shows of the year! Cold Pod 2.0 starts next week! COLD POD BEST SONGS OF 2024 PLAYLIST Lauren Armstrong Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD SUPPORT THIS PODCAST https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpod

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpod We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss Doritos Spicy Tropical Fusion, cilantro, popcorn addiction, day drinking, UK pub culture, gallery hopping, watching movies alone, balancing introverted and extroverted phases, FOMO, djing hardcore shows, the nu metal revival, The Bridge, Tokyo Police Club, forward momentum in art, trying to having meaningful conversations in a club, maximalism, pre drinking, the Survivor finale, Mike White, Keith Mcnally, Love Actually, The Family Stone, having a birthday close to Christmas, making art to reach 'just one person', Luigi Mangioni, handshakes and more! ⁠Josh McIntyre⁠ ⁠Austin Hutchings⁠ ---- ⁠COLD POD⁠

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpod Andre Edwards-Roderique aka R-oderick is a Toronto based producer / DJ and half of the electronic duo Ebony with Jordan Gardner. Andre sat down with us to discuss good sound systems, noise shows, 751, Bass Mentality, bad sound at art parties, Room Party, The Queenshead, Zeds Dead, ear plugs, Pharmakon, The Social, The Ossington, All Souled Out, Liberty Village in the early 2000's, Rusko, SBTRKT, Drake's goon security, spam promo, J Dilla, Ras G, Odd Future, meeting Jordan Gardner, the first Ebony party at Bambi's, Riz Ahmed being a fan of Ebony, Bicep, Legowelt, sample clearances, bootleggers, Combo Breaker, Dirt Rave and more! R-oderick Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpod We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss Josh's trip to NYC, driving through upstate New York, van life, stacked parking, boarder crossing, Applebee's, social burn out, rich kids, alone time, driving to LA, Austin Texas, tech bros, Josh Brolin, the death of SXSW, the glass ceiling of artistic dreams, start up failures, Hallmark Christmas movies, 'The Night Before', Ben Petrie's 'The Heirloom', Spotify Wrapped, Chanel Beads, Nick Drake, fake streams, the last Soy Bomb party, chill out rooms, green rooms, quiet bands and more! Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

Unlock the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/c/coldpodDerek Madison aka Grasshopper is a Toronto legend who has worked with many seminal Toronto artists throughout the 90's and 2000's, spanning genres such as grunge, indie rock and hip hop. Up until recently, his store Grasshopper Records was a fixture of the Dundas West strip. Grasshopper sat down with us to discuss Godspeed You! Black Emperor, wandering the streets of Toronto as a kid, getting exposed to punk by his uncle, Yonge St in the 80's, joining a goth band, Slither Club, Dawn Wilkinson, opening a store in the 8th grade, SEED Alternative School, The Rivoli, sneaking into shows as a kid, Dinosaur Jr, The Jesus Lizard, Mudhoney, begging the promotor of Lee's Palace to book Nirvana, Sonic Youth, The Beastie Boys, starting Grasshopper the day after seeing Nirvana live, The Twilight Zone (club), Sassy Magazine, Play De Record, smoking hash for the first time, going to Jamaica, Sebadoh, De La Soul, the after hours at 44 Dovercourt, getting a cease and desist from UofT, Phleg Camp, getting introduced to RZA by The Butthole Surfers, touring with Unsane, Da Grassroots, working with Gadget in the 90s, Main Source, The Philosopher Kings, befriending Lenny Kravitz, meeting Biggie, never asking for an autograph, Sean Paul, all ages shows, Liars, The Strokes and much more!GrasshopperJosh McIntyreAustin Hutchings----COLD POD

This episode is free! Join us on Patreon to access all episodes! We're back with another solo episode recorded at the brand new Cold Pod 'Studio'. In this episode we discuss round table podcasting, condo life, looking 'put together', people who wear pajama pants outdoors, knowing your neighbours, imposter syndrome, Josh's fear of mice, Austin growing up with bats in his attic, seeing a cop shoot a taser at a coyote, the U.S. election, David Ike, Reptilian Humanoids, Ancient Apocalypse, Tom Delonge, The Cure's new album 'Songs Of A Lost World', bands who get better with age, David Bowie, Christopher Owens, conservative punks, 'Boomer Nostalgia', the return of Dundas and more! Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

Unlock the full episode here: http://www.patreon.com/coldpod We're back with everyones favourite recurring guest Lauren Armstrong. In this episode we discuss Addison Rae's new single 'Aquamarine', internet awareness, Mel Ottenberg, Sean Price Williams, pop stars chosen by the people, powerful gay guys, millennial poptimism, Sabrina Carpenter, not being afraid to look bad, Lexee Smith, Katy Perry's flop era, two Halloween weekends, Earls, bad service at hip restaurants, baby food, getting shushed, single people who call themselves 'self partnered', Muk Bang videos, comment sections, our infamous meme, brand activations, The Golden Bachelorette, losing friends the older you get, the differences in how guys and girls hang out with each other, Halloweentown, Roblox, Insidious and more! Lauren Armstrong Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

Listen to the full episode here: http://www.patreon.com/coldpod Adam LaFramboise aka Clothesline From Hell is a Toronto based musician who's debut EP 'Soon We'll All Be Smoking' was released this summer. Adam sat down with us to discuss productive winters, fall albums, finding an audience, preferring sophomore albums to debut albums, Reservoir Dogs, people who recommend bad music, assuming Mk.gee was British, passive listeners, '120 Minutes', planning his debut album, Cindy Lee, REM, Indie vs Alternative, the Pitchfork mentality, loving Pearl Jam, artists with one good song, four track recorders, appreciating accessible art, Paul McCartney vs John Lennon, music discovery as a skill, quantifying your taste, rating systems, the Menendez brothers, hating True Crime, music hype vs film hype, bad movie theatre experiences and more. Clothesline From Hell Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/coldpod Brandon Kaufman is a Toronto based filmmaker, writer and critic who's work has appeared in The Guardian, Screen Slate and The Toronto Star. Brandon sat down with us to discuss the 'Find My Friends' app, spontaneity, his monthly film series 'Party Favour', double features, 'The Brutalist', curation, TIFF, 'The Van Gogh Experience', Mubi tote bags, A24 stans, production company merch, backpacks, garbage bags, Online Ceramics, filmmakers as idols, striving for satisfaction, financial necessities in film, Quentin Tarantino, being a critic and an artist, art as a product of criticism, 'The Substance', anti-intellectualism, legacy media, 'The Pitchfork Sunday Review', Richard Brody, 'Ringcels', two party systems, reactionary art, vulgar auteurism, Paul W. S. Anderson, security in fandom, M Night Shyamalan, film twitter, tricking yourself into liking things, people who say "Its not that deep", the Toronto art scene, DIY galleries, working with limited resources and more! Brandon Kaufman Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

This episode is free! We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss 'Burial fall', SOPHIE's posthumous album, first year university music, Alex G, Elliott Smith, emo, teenage 'back to school music', K-OS's 'Joyful Rebellion', Ratatat, 'remember when' conversations, The Dare's 'Whats Wrong With New York', James Murphy, violence in movies, David Cronenberg, Bret Easton Ellis' 'Less Than Zero' & 'Imperial Bedrooms', disgusting art, boxy cars, the 50's vision of the future, Uber Eat's shame, gaslighting yourself, 2000's hipsters, the journey of discovery, pre-algorithm YouTube rabbit holes, Chappel Roan, teenage rebellion, corduroy pants, the Charli XCX / Troye Sivan show and more! Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD SUPPORT THIS PODCAST https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

Listen to the full episode here: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/coldpod⁠ Maya Fuhr is a Los Angeles based artist and photographer who's work has appeared in publications such as Interview Magazine, Dazed and The Fader. Maya sat down with us to discuss Toronto being a cesspool for germs, driving across America, camping, her obsession with bears, the DMV, polite Canadians, glass ceilings, government funding, being 'over' New York, appreciating nature, being recognized in Toronto, marriage, community, reclusive artists, Slash/Need, latex gloves, projecting a version of yourself, the facade of celebrities, her bizarre experience shooting Kanye West, shooting porn stars, Angelyne, pre-Instagram influencers, hating Drake, not recognizing celebrities, The Cobrasnake, 2010's Mile End, Editorial Magazine, Milk Glass, her non-profit CLAYDD and more! ⁠Maya Fuhr⁠ ⁠Josh McIntyre⁠ ⁠Austin Hutchings⁠ ---- ⁠COLD POD

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/coldpod We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss Austin's TIFF afterparty bender, Eddie Huang's 'Vice Is Broke', Anthony Bourdain, schmoozing, social climbers, business cards with Vimeo links, QR codes, brand documentaries, Vice magazine vs Vice media, Tumblr, millennials getting fed culture, algorithms are the new gatekeepers, Elon Musk dancing, Gavin McInnes, Q&A's either saving or destroying a screening, MK.gee's 'Two Star & The Dream Police', Inc. No World, Austin's 'Megalopolis' review, art for the sake of art, 'live cinema', theatre kids, Sean Baker's 'Anora', Bill Murray DJing a TIFF party, the fake A24 Netflix party, our Cold Pod 'TIFF Edition' party, people drinking differently when its 4am last call, Brady Corbet's 'The Brutalist' and more! Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/coldpod We're back with another solo pod after a two week hiatus. In this episode we discuss Austin being MIA for 48 hours, overnight shoots, directing commercials, tall actors, blossoming, Josh's trip to New York, the Tranq epidemic, getting desensitized, Gem Wine, breaking out of routines, exploring your own city, going out without a plan, party hopping, Time Again, rats, not comparing Toronto to New York, Ella Emhoff, Dimes Square secret service, Sabrina Carpenter, Jeff Probst, trash, rockstar mentality, James Murphy, hating silence, third spaces, tinnitus, Job (Off Broadway Play), Cybertrucks, our upcoming Cold Pod Tiff party and more! ⁠Josh McIntyre⁠ ⁠Austin Hutchings⁠ ---- ⁠COLD POD

Listen to the full Episode here: https://www.patreon.com/coldpod Tony Price (⁠Maximum Exposure Inc⁠) and Peter Alexandropoulos (⁠P.S.⁠) are two lifelong Greek Town residents. For part two of this special 3 hour podcast we discuss the two sides of nightlife, the intersection of fine dining and DJing, Dreyfus, the price of a bottle of Peroni, music vs hospitality, audiophile dining experiences, not respecting DJ's, navigating the music world in 2024, scarcity mindset, Bambi's, natural wine bros, the cost of going out in Toronto, Sounds Good, the return of midsized venues, pre-batch cocktails, the impossibility of counter culture in 2024, the mafia, mass interconnectivity, grilled fish, jaded Toronto people, The Science Centre, Sim City, James Ferraro's 'Far Side Virtual', City Place, Toronto being anti cultural and much more! ⁠Tony Price⁠ ⁠Tony Alexandropoulos⁠ ⁠Josh McIntyre⁠ ⁠Austin Hutchings⁠ ---- ⁠COLD POD

This episode is FREE! Part 2 dropping next week on Patreon. Tony Price (Maximum Exposure Inc) and Peter Alexandropoulos (P.S.) are two lifelong Greek Town residents. For this special 3 hour podcast, we decided to head east and record it in the neighbourhood they call home. We sat down with Tony and Peter to discuss Tony's house being a relic of night clubs past, Greektown ingenuity, meeting at Bar Buca, tanning salons, craft breweries, Danforth in the 90s, Prince, neighbourhood legends, Crudo, the Danforth Wikipedia page, the greatest dining experience in Toronto, Athens restaurant, their trip to Greece, East vs West, the Anti-Greek Riots, New Yorker tote bags, 'Danforth behaviour', only feeling comfortable in a suit, sweatpants, Sarano Cafe, Uber Eats, comfort culture, small plates, Peter's moms radio show, Riverdale people, noise complaints, Club Rockit, Vince Carter bringing bottle service to Toronto, the King St clubs Tony helped build with his dad, Denise Benson's 'Then and Now' book, The Guvernment / Kool Haus, the club district, why there aren't any clubs in the east end and much more! Tony Price Tony Alexandropoulos Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/coldpod Ciel is a Toronto based DJ, producer and co-founder of the label Parallel Minds. Her most recent EP Sada's Dream was released earlier this year. Ciel sat down with us to discuss Toronto's cool years (2000-2010), Queens University, LCD Soundsystem, CFRC community radio, learning to appreciate Canadian hip-hop in high school, My Morning Jacket, DJs not creating culture, 'Producer DJ's', gatekeeping in moderation, influencer DJ's, the death of music journalism, why people don't release music in Toronto, the lack of integration between scenes, 'Bromotors', Toronto not supporting its own, Montreal Raves, Cafeteria, throwing your own parties, King St, dance floor insecurity, the 'Natural Wine-ification' of dance music, restaurant club hybrids, Rainbow Palace, midsized rooms, Hyperwine, parties being too bright, Liquor Licenses, Soy Bomb, the lifespan of a cool neighbourhood, attending city council meetings, landlords, whether its worth releasing vinyl, upcoming releases on her label and more! Ciel Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

Listen to the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/coldpod We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss the big Toronto storm, the weather app conspiracy, the 2003 blackout, Trump getting shot, 'crisis actor Tik Tok', Muskoka, Webber's burgers being mid in a good way, Lick's, Orillia kids, tubing, internet detectives, mid July boredom, false memories, social media depression, flip phones, Solar Flares, 'Leave The World Behind', 'Paddington 2', Fcukers, New York in August, Yellowknife, cultural chameleons, folk music, corny singer songwriters, Elliott Smith, MJ Lenderman, listening to bad music in order to find good music, Shelly Duval, making art from dreams and more! Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

Unlock the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/coldpod Jason Voltaire aka Martyn Bootyspoon is a Montreal based DJ and producer. His latest EP 'Bingo!' is out now on Fools Gold Records. Jason sat down with us to discuss Ozempic, Chief Keef, Toronto crowds, being one degree of separation from OVO goons, the 'Grimes world domination years', the infamous Torn Curtain police raid, taking a break from Montreal, Bar Bruno, the origin of the Martyn Bootyspoon persona, Sinjin Hawk, Korova Bar, 2010's Mile End dudes, academia bros, McGill house parties, beefing with someone named 'Young Bootyspoon', A Club Called Rhonda, Zack Fox, 'serious dance music', John Waters, laughing during 'Anatomy of a Fall', Varg2tm, Dance Mania, Ghettotech, Chloe Wise, Brat Green brain rot, Space Jam, The O.C., summer 2015, Blog House, Ibiza, bottle service music, Fools Gold Records, Le Chateau, Electric Circus, The Strokes, David Lynch, treating Twitter as a diary, stealing memes and more! Martyn Bootyspoon Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

Unlock the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/coldpod Sam James is the owner of the iconic Toronto coffee empire, Sam James Coffee Bar. Sam sat down with us to discuss Adrift's 20 year anniversary party, 'blue collar coffee', global village coffee shop aesthetics, 90's cafe culture, pre-internet latte art, third wave coffee shops, working in skate shops, fantasy projects, taking coffee too far, early 2000's coffee message boards, content creation, Youtube, AeroPress, loving Oshawa, dropping out of fashion business school to work at Adrift, skate video soundtracks, 'the vert button', having a mini ramp in his roaster, the evolution of the infamous stoop, mid 90's skaters, gatekeepers, Josh's Sam James boycott of 2013, the intimate relationships between baristas and customers, The PATH, loving Harbord St, restaurant merch, not serving matcha, AI coffee roasting software, not wanting to expand beyond Toronto and more! Sam James Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

Unlock the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/coldpod Chris Black, host of How Long Gone, has returned to the pod - this time IRL! Chris sat down with us to discuss Geoff Rickly, emo revisionist history, Orchid playing in his living room, the importance of My Chemical Romance, new school Shoegaze, hating Deftones, being able to afford nostalgia, 'music for guys who work at 7-11', Can Con, the UK hype cycle, going to the Charli xcx Boiler Room, the death of melodramatic music, not being able to name a Bleachers song, Chappell Roan, the crowd at the Pavement reunion tour, The Eaton Centre, meeting a Canadian named Chris White, the How Long Gone Reddit community, loving Yorkville, fucking with ALO objectively, beefing with Fred Again's stage designer, loafers and white socks, men dressing to impress other men, wanting to look as normal as possible, Rick Owens, online shopping, The Dare, being too old for Tik Tok, his obsession with chiropractor videos, twitch streamers, Challengers, preparing for tour, The Bear and much more! Chris Black Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

This episode is free! We're back with another solo pod, in this episode we discuss acting classes, Josh modelling in an SSENSE / Volvo campaign, Juice turning six, Taste of Little Italy fest, the Adrift 20 year anniversary party, Gen Z's getting married, millennial optimism, the 27 club, narcissism, dog sitting, nice guy mentality, the sweet spot between lunch and dinner, Milou, Subway footlongs, fast food locations being better than others, Austin stealing a McDonald's sign at 17, Justin Timberlake's DUI, publicity stunts, 'Brat Summer', Justin Long, Orange County (2002), Clothesline From Hell's 'Open Up!' music video, tonights How Long Gone live after party and more! Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD SUPPORT THIS PODCAST: https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

Unlock the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/coldpod Lyndsey Westfall is the founder of legendary skate shop Adrift which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this Saturday June 15. Lindsey say down with us to discuss moving around a lot as a kid, shitty skateparks, moving in with skaters at 17, 'Shred Central' / 'Rampsterdam', Friday nights at Moss Park Community Centre, teaching Miley Cyrus how to skateboard, starting Adrift at 21, 'The Stoop', the Adrift logo, DunBat, their $5 all you can drink New Years party, The Queenshead, Rammer, Brutal Knights, Fucked Up, Sam James, The Adrift Clubhouse, the infamous No Age show, gettting busted by the cops, Tall Tee's, 'Hesh vs Fresh', Cotton Best, leaving Adrift, 2004 vibe shift, Supra Skytops, Nike SB's, the upcoming 20 year anniversary party and more! Lyndsey Westfall Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

Unlock the full episode here: https://www.patreon.com/coldpod We're back with everyones favourite recurring guest Lauren Armstrong. In this episode we discuss tonights COLD PARTY, Charli XCX's team reaching out to us, 'Challengers' and the rise of the threesome, male intimacy, 'Normal Guy Style', Alo, Bushwich 2015, Sea Punk, the ten year anniversary of Normcore, 'Quiet Luxury', Jocks, trend cycles, Y2K, assigning new meaning to clothes, Deftones vs Strokes, turtlenecks, Bruce Jenner's style in early Kardashian seasons, emo kids, Austin hears 'Wah Gwan Dalila' for the first time, DuWest Fest, manager mentality, Sniper2004, Yung Lean, 'Cold Pod Hotline', Tiki Bars, Crab Rangoon, 'townies', code switching and more! Lauren Armstrong Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD

EPISODE 100! In honour of our 100th episode we decided to invite one of our favourite guests back on to the pod, Nick Marian. Nick is the owner of Toronto based vintage stores Expo and Expo Outlet. Nick sat down with us to discuss weather app conspiracies, Jeep Cherokee's, getting his drivers licence in his 30's, his fear of bees, driving across America, truck stops, altitude sickness, Mormons, hating Los Angeles, his love of Thai food, selling at vintage conventions, border cops, weed shops, keg stands, bartending in New York, The Turkey's Nest, 'The Mckibben Lofts', scamming, the time he may have accidentally eaten human meat, 'West Watch', Ontario banning plastic bags, Wendy's, paper straws, Value Village, shoplifting, hating Tim Hortons, eggs not 'working' anymore, Black Dice, the Bowie one year anniversary party, the back and forth between Houndstooth and Juice, Danny's Pizza Tavern and more! Nick Marian Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

Unlock the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/coldpod Owen Pallett is a Toronto-based musician and composer who's scored films such as 'Her' and 'Dream Scenario'. He's also arranged strings for artists such as Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran and Lana Del Rey. Owen sat down with us to discuss memory loss, moving to the east end, collection agencies, Leslieville feeling like Los Angeles, seeing shows at History, smoking sections, learning to read music before learning English, Eurythmics, Jean Michel Jarre, scoring a video games as a teenager, Les Mouches, Free Times Cafe, live sampling a blender, naming his project 'Final Fantasy', Ezra Koenig's early noise band 'Total War', signing with Domino, Square Enix's legal team, working with Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran's brand of looping pedals, recording at home vs recording an orchestra, getting left off of 'Taylor's Version', Goldfrapp, getting ripped off by Coldplay, pissing off Spike Jonze, 'Dream Scenario', his next album and more! Owen Pallett Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD SUPPORT THIS PODCAST https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

Unlock the full episode at https://www.patreon.com/coldpod We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss getting burnt out by the Drake vs Kendrick beef, the end of 'Chaotic Spring', trying to be mentally in sync, going 'Cat Mode', 'Psychotic Summer', we give our rating to new hot spot 'Cafeteria', 'Baby Blue', bar floors, the club in Scarface, the return of midsized venues, Sex And The City bars, HBO-core, Rachel Sennot, Entourage, 'day hangs', 'The Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show', ghosts, being avoidant, rediscovering Djing, Sabrina Carpenter, Dev Hynes, people who clear their Instagram accounts, Dua Lipa, Comic Sans, 'Kidpix', making art for validation and more! Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD SUPPORT THIS PODCAST https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

WEBB is a Toronto based musician, producer and founding member of the band Goodbye Honolulu. His debut EP will be dropping this summer. WEBB sat down with us to discuss ‘Rosedale style guys', ‘post-everything', working with your close friends, expanding your inner circle, coming from a gigging band background, releasing music at a rapid pace, collaborating with the members of Goodbye Honolulu, Petra Collins, people thinking he was dating Selena Gomez, Rookie Mag, Tumblr, being chased by paparazzi in Manhattan with Selena, smoking weed with the Fyre Festival guy, becoming a solo artist, autotune, the first WEBB show, stage fright, throwing up before shows, not performing with a drummer, Ruby Tuesdays, embracing TikTok, allergies, garage rock, the downfall of Burger Records, discovering electronic music, My Chemical Romance, sampling in rock music, Dean Blunt, making a music video for every song, growing up on the set of SAW, film bros and much more! WEBB Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD SUPPORT THIS PODCAST https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss chaotic spring, the vibes being off, Austin getting told to give up on filmmaking, director cameos, AI generated music tools, 'Her' (2013), M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Village', wanting to start a commune, digital nomad's, Hub.Life Instagram account, 'Falling Down' (1995), voyeurism, gimmicks, artists rejecting technology, purists, the dangers of pursuing 'cutting edge', Andy Warhol, Cindy Lee's new album 'Diamond Jubilee', returning to form, skinny jeans, medieval basics, Queen St making a comeback, Jacob Collier vs Rick Rubin, Vampire Weekend, Josh finding his old music blog, 'Civil War' (2024), getting emotional watching Keeping Up With The Kardashians and more! Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE: https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE! Rhea Singh is a Toronto-based arts and culture writer who's work has appeared on Billboard, CBC and BlogTO. Rhea is also the founder of our favourite Instagram account / website Cunt Mag. Rhea sat down with us to discuss being on the other side of an interview, shitposting, Instagram addictions, Absinthe, natural deodorant, Miller Highlife, Chat GPT, learning to code from using Tumblr, astrology, 'Hyperclub', summer 2016, brand activations, Petra Collins, hating live music, Lana Del Rey, Bambi's, frat parties, anonymity, polyamorous relationships, Cat Marnell, pirating audiobooks, expensive parties, internet fragility, calling in vs calling out, the death of shame, cigarettes, Grimes at Coachella, egotistical DJ's, karma, ketamine, millennial gatekeepers, passing the torch, Cafeteria, 'creatives', gateway parties, 'Money is Tight' parties, insecurity as an excuse, Vice Magazine, Bunz Trading Zone, Gen Z vs Millennials, 'Skibiti Toilet' and much much more! Rhea Singh Cunt Mag Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD SUPPORT THIS PODCAST https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE ON PATREON! We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss the solar eclipse, everyone posting the same selfie wearing glasses, astrology, 'The Disappearance of Rituals', community, Y2K fear, the Mayan calendar, doomsday preppers, Thermal opening for Crushed in Toronto and Montreal, Patati Patata's poutine, mid level bars, reunions, fragility, 'Before Sunrise', the Curb Your Enthusiasm finale, Mercury Retrograde, superstitions, driving through a blizzard, Kat Duma's new music video, Clothesline From Hell, Djing at Bowie in a Kanye mask, Austin getting compared to Adam Driver, millennial's loving 'Sex and the City' vs Gen Z loving 'Girls' and more! Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE ON PATREON! Bruce LaBruce is a Toronto based artist, filmmaker and writer. His latest film 'The Visitor' premiered earlier this year at the Berlin film festival. Bruce sat down with us to discuss Toronto being boring, disaster capitalism, 'No Skin Off My Ass', Sam The Record Man, Yonge Street's seedy era, 'Going Down The Road' (1970), bathhouses, when the city felt glamorous, speakeasy's, The Gun Club, rich kids, condos, living in a squat in Regent Park with Fifth Column, the late 80's Toronto hardcore scene, skin heads, 'lively' mosh pits, falling in love with a Hustler, seeing Nirvana at Lee's Palace, Kurt Cobain calling 'No Skin Off My Ass' his favourite film, 'Hustler White', Rusty, McG, working at Just Deserts in the 80's, The Kentucky Fried Five, his friendship with John Waters, 'Skin Flick', his essay on Camp, Cassavetes Vs Altman, his mentor Robin Wood, film twitter, Eyes Wide Shut, Isabelle Huppert, Gen Z's relationship with sex, porn, his Instagram account, his old Exclaim! column, his infamous TIFF parties, bad DJ's, 'The Visitor', his upcoming book 'The Revolution Is My Boyfriend', the origin of his infamous pose and more! Bruce LaBruce Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

LISTEN TO THIS EPISODE ON PATREON! We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss our two year anniversary, corporate DJ gigs, The Juno's, artistic intentions, monthly listeners, the Canadian film industry, Brad Troemel's 'Hipster Report', the illusion of cool, insecurity, Mubi, the death of the 'Vimeo Staff Pick', the curse of nostalgia, maintaining old friendships, living in the moment, dark hometown energy, synchronicity, viewing Toronto through a tourist's lens, Bambi's, legacy Toronto businesses, Low Bar, McSorely's, Bar Italia, TikTok bands and more! Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

WE'RE MOVING THINGS OVER TO PATREON, LISTEN TO THE FULL EPISODE HERE! (FREE) Andre Ethier is a musician, painter and founding member of the seminal Toronto band The Deadly Snakes. Andre sat down with us to discuss hating craft beer, performing at Norman's 40th birthday party, growing up in Toronto, Etobicoke School of the Arts, getting exposed to independent films at an early age, Jim Carrol, overstaying your welcome in Montreal, simultaneously loving and hating Toronto, The Deadly Snakes origin story, hating other bands in the late 90's, The Constantines, millennium paranoia, ‘Rock' vs ‘Rock'n'Roll', Janes Addiction, The Oblivions, garage rock audiences, discovering music through skate videos, Toronto bands trying to leave the city, touring with The Hives, Indie Sleaze, Will Monroe's parties, the Vice era, Dan Burke, pool hopping, singing the national anthem at a Dodgers game, the ten year gap between his solo albums, Sandro Perri, his career as a painter, people having too much money in New York in the early 2000's, having his paintings stolen before a solo show, Gen Z listening habits, his kids and more! Andre Ethier Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss Austin's 24 hour trip to Arizona, Lynx Air going bankrupt, buried treasure, shooting a music video alone in the desert, experimenting on the spot, finding your own process, getting shushed by a DJ at Juice, appreciating feeling uncomfortable, Norman Wong's 40th birthday party, musical hypnosis, self diagnosed mental illness, Torontionized, The Ion Pack, Toronto Style Bar, Bleeding Edge Movies, squashing beef, the end of Low IQ Cold Pod, At The Drive In, selling out, Greta Gerwig, Charli XCX, The Holdovers and more! Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD SUPPORT THIS PODCAST https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

We're back with another solo pod! In this episode we discuss realizing podding is fun again, hiding your emotions, the process vs the final product, caring about perception, being your own PR person, Josh's DJ set opening for S Club 7, lip syncing, nostalgia tours, being self aware, 'Global Village Coffeehouse' aesthetics, The Big Carrot, third wave coffee shops, Sam James, Ideal, Sleepless in Seattle, 'Barney-core', teenage expectations of adulthood, hostile architecture, agoraphobia, dopamine fasting, not having an imagination, the process of discovery, globalism, listening bars and more! Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD SUPPORT THIS PODCAST https://www.patreon.com/coldpod

Maia Wyman (Broey Deschanel) and Hannah Raine are the co-hosts of the popular podcast Rehash, a show about forgotten social media phenomenons. We sat down with them to discuss star rating systems, negative YouTube comments, incels, leaving public Google reviews, Tik Tok stalkers, trying to stay 'on brand', the 'Da Vinky Twins', podcast over saturation, Apple Vision Pro, The Unabomber, Canadian trend cycles, podcast burnout, sex on the internet, Sasha Grey, Chloe Cherry, Lady Bird, Whit Stillman, 'May December' not being perceived as a comedy, eating during movies, moving to New York, getting recognized on the street while crying, medium density housing, the 'new-old Lakeview', Ossington, having a 416 area code, 'Sex and the City' vs 'And Just Like That...', The Bachelor, Tokyo Toni and more! Maia Wyman Hannah Raine Rehash Podcast Josh McIntyre Austin Hutchings ---- COLD POD SUPPORT THIS PODCAST https://www.patreon.com/coldpod