THE WANDERING WOLF

148- Amy Miller 2. While Amy is in Cincinnati for a stand up comedy engagement, she and Yoni get together at Yoni's house for a talk about religion, the road, changing with age and age discrimination. Go to Patreon.com/thewanderingwolf to support.

147- Smut (Taylor & Andrew). Two members of Cincinnati rock band, Smut, head over to Yoni's house one evening for a chat. They discuss eyeglasses conspiracies, staying with strangers on tour, performing as a local band vs. as a touring band, keeping your voice as a singer on tour, how Andrew and Taylor met, Smut's collaborative writing process, music videos, Smut's influences, day jobs and side hustles and ‘plan b's, and being romantic partners in a band together. Go to Patreon.com/thewanderingwolf to support!

146- Barrie (Lindsay). On the tail end of a 6 week North American tour they did together, Barrie and Yoni sit down backstage at the Fine Line in Minneapolis for a talk. They discuss touring, writing in DAWs vs. on a single instrument, the songwriting and recording process, Barrie's early music days, mixing, and her future plans and aspirations. To support, pledge at Patreon.com/thewanderingwolf !

145- Miles Joris-Peyrafitte (Film Maker). While Yoni is in Brooklyn on tour, he and Miles get together at Yoni's Airbnb for a talk. With Yoni's partner Grace, they discuss what Miles has been up to lately, directing as the writer vs. directing with another person as writer, working on his most recent feature, Dreamland, Yoni's current existential crisis, their collaborative visual album, AOKOHIO, Miles' performance artist mother and poet father and troubadour style upbringing, the anti-anxiety medication/weed/dog-ownership cocktail, smoking vs. Juuling, the Purple Mountains album, and the long game of art making. To support, go to Patreon.com/thewanderingwolf

144- Christian Lee Hutson. While Christian is in southwest Ohio to visit his father, he and Yoni take a moment to get to know each other at a city park in Cincinnati. They talk about Bob Dylan, career longevity, quantity vs. quality, Christian's drug-fueled youth, living with his dad in a motel in Venice Beach, working with Conor Oberst and Phoebe Bridgers, writing in the car, knowing if your song is good or not, collaboration anxiety, and feeling self-conscious about one's voice. To support the podcast head over to Patreon.com/thewanderingwolf

143- R.A.P. Ferreira (FKA milo). While Rory (R.A.P.) is in Cincinnati on tour, he stops by Yoni's house for a convo. They talk about social media privacy for children, the rap hustle, Rory changing names from milo to R.A.P. Ferreira and why, production value in concerts vs. making a proper living, Rory's writing process, being a rapper vs. a different kind of songwriter, Rory running racists out of his record store, spirituality, offspring, and whimsy. Go over to Patreon.com/thewanderingwolf to support the podcast!

142- Undertaker Katie. Yoni heads over to Katie's Cincinnati apartment for a chat about her relatively new career as an undertaker. They talk about the responsibilities of Katie's job, her reasons for going into mortuary science, putting make up on her dead grandmother when she was a teenager, Katie tells some gruesome stories from the field, some of the nuts and bolts of how the industry works, Katie's ideal undertaking, Yoni's ideal undertaking, and being haunted by a former Kroger coworker who Katie buried. Go on over to Patreon.com/thewanderingwolf to pledge your support for the ‘cast!

141- Fog (Andrew Broder). Andrew flies Yoni to Minneapolis for a benefit series he puts on there. They spend some time together and have a talk at Yoni's Airbnb. They discuss the themes for the residency, socioeconomic philosophies, the problems of our time, Andrew interviewing homeless people in a Minneapolis tent city, being an aging white guy in music in 2019, and the negative side of touring. Go to Patreon.com/thewanderingwolf to support the podcast!

139- Frankie Cosmos (Greta). While Yoni is on a trip to NYC, after an afternoon boardgame hang, he and Greta Kline get together for a chat at her Brooklyn apartment. They discuss the emotional labor of touring and if it is a desirable activity, Greta's ambivalence about her music being out there widely spreading, her early Bandcamp recordings, dog ambitions, dropping out of college to tour, the album making process, collaboration, Greta's family, Europe versus The States, heavy socializing as an introvert, depression/anxiety, exercising, meditation, video games, and habit tracking. Go to patreon.com/thewanderingwolf and pledge to support.

138- Told Slant (Felix). During a tour they are on together, Yoni, his brother Josiah and Felix Walworth get together for a talk at a Richmond, Virginia Airbnb. They discuss different ways of touring, Felix playing in their own project, Told Slant, versus playing in other peoples' bands, capitalism and the built environment, Felix's high school experience, gender and when and how Felix started to realize they were nonbinary, the recording process, and drumming styles. Go to Patreon.com/thewanderingwolf and support the podcast!

137- Daphne Jo (Cam Girl). While Yoni is in Denver on tour, he and Daphne meet up for a talk. They discuss how she discovered Yoni's music on a Unicorns message board in 2003, how Daphne became a cam girl after a major accident, how camming works for the lay person, making gobs and gobs of money, spending time irl with her clients, her romantic life, and keeping secrets from her parents. Go to www.patreon.com/thewanderingwolf and pledge to support the podcast.

136- Hobo Johnson (Frank Lopes). Yoni and Frank sneak into the University of Cincinnati art school and find a quiet room to talk in. They discuss Frank's early influences, how he got started making music, living in his car as a teenager, rap style, the writing process, Frank's parents, performing, Twitter haters, Frank's arrests, recording, dealing with success, the musical Frank wants to make, fame, and microdosing LSD. Go to www.patreon.com/thewanderingwolf and pledge to support the podcast.

135- Har Adonai (Adam Rosenfeld). While Yoni and his brother, Josiah, are in Israel to play Meteor Festival, they hang with their childhood friend Adam and decide to have a chat on tape. They talk about Christian non-Jews living in Israel, how having a big family of 8 kids has changed Adam's outlook on life, Adam's profound and sudden hearing loss, his time in war, butterfly ptsd, his faith in God, what “God” is, and N.E.S. vs. Sega Master System. Go to www.patreon.com/thewanderingwolf and pledge to support the podcast.

134- Totemo (Rotem Or). After playing Meteor Festival in northern Israel, Yoni meets up with Rotem in the hotel courtyard. They discuss festivals, touring, performance vs. recording, working within constraints, working with a producer, Rotem's upbringing, her successful battle with breast cancer, working on music while also having a day job, song writing, and Israeli politics. Go to www.patreon.com/thewanderingwolf and pledge to support the podcast.

133- Hop Along (Frances Quinlan). When Hop Along play Cincinnati, Yoni takes the opportunity to do a podcast with singer/songwriter Frances. They talk about touring, the Philly scene, Frances' early musical interests, a 2008 WHY? and Hop Along show at a Michigan Quiznos, working with Saddle Creek, the band's career trajectory, their working process, and Frances' visual art. Go to www.patreon.com/thewanderingwolf and pledge to support the podcast.

132- Japanese Breakfast. When Japanese Breakfast come to Cincinnati to play, Yoni takes the opportunity to meet up with song writer/producer, Michelle Zauner at the venue. They discuss Michelle's recording history as Japanese Breakfast, as well as with her band Little Big League, career longevity, her time working at a big ad agency, her video game sound tracks, and her fantasy industrial album. Go to patreon.com/thewanderingwolf to support the podcast and join the conversation!

131- Half Waif. Half Waif (Nandi Rose Plunkett) comes through Cincinnati to play a show. Yoni takes the opportunity to talk to Nandi. They discuss Nandi's career trajectory thus far, her upbringing— musically and otherwise, the power of music, paper making, how to stay sane and creative in the face of touring and music industry bullshit, Half Waif's writing/recording process, and what the future might hold. Be part of the conversation. Support the podcast at Patreon.com/thewanderingwolf. Patrons of $5 or more a month get mentioned on the podcast as executive producers!

130- Lala Lala. Yoni heads down to Nashville to the Frankie Cosmos, Florist, Lala Lala show. He and Lillie West (Lala Lala) step aside for a chat. They talk about extracurricular tour activities, rock climbing, bike riding, karaoke, Lillie's musical genesis, sobriety, antidepressants, Lala recording process, collaboration, and beyond. Support the podcast by going to patreon.com/thewanderingwolf and joining the family

129- Gnash. Yoni and Garrett (Gnash) meet up in Cincinnati for a hang and end up back at Gnash's tour bus for a talk. They discuss meditation, drinking/not drinking on tour, how Gnash got his start, his process, fame, building a lasting career in music, and the positives and negatives of the ego. This episode is sponsored by Sudio headphones. Go to Sudio.com and enter my promo code WANDERINGWOLF at checkout for a 15% discount. Also sign up to sponsor the podcast over at Patreon.com/theWanderingWolf. Thanks!

128- Florist (Emily & Jonnie). While on tour together, Yoni, Emily and Jonnie get together in a Ft. Collins hotel room for a chat. They discuss selling out vs. making a living, modular synths, recording process, advanced editing techniques, how Florist got a record deal, why some bands get more popular than others, songwriting, Emily's mom passing away, ideas for future live performances, pushing past doubt, synchronicity, and flu shots. Go to gofundme.com/brendonwhitney to donate to the Brendon Whitney (Alias) memorial fund. This episode is sponsored by Sudio headphones. Go to www.sudio.com to purchase your new headphones and enter my promo code "WANDERINGWOLF" at checkout for a 15% discount.

127- Open Mike Eagle 2. In New Orleans, while on tour together, Mike and Yoni meet up for a talk. They discuss former projects on the south side of Chicago, the story surrounding Mike's 2017 release “Brick Body Kids Still Daydream”, the indie rap world, social media strategies, the crack epidemic of the 80s, and Mike's Comedy Central show, “The New Negroes”. This episode is sponsored by Sudio headphones. Go to Sudio.com and enter my code WANDERING at checkout for a 15% discount.

126- Bridget Battle (Tweens). Yoni reaches out to Bridget for a talk to include in his video travelogue show pilot (also called The Wandering Wolf) about Cincinnati. They get together at Black Plastic, a Cincinnati record store, to discuss Bridget's super cool career path, her tours with The Breeders and Black Lips, the recording of her debut album and her work on her yet to be released follow up. This episode is sponsored by Sudio headphones. Go to sudiosweeden.com and use my promo code WANDERING for a 15% discount.

125- Chuck Cleaver (Wussy). Yoni and Chuck meet up at legendary Cincy studio, Ulrasuede, for a talk for a Wandering Wolf TV pilot. They discuss growing up in small town Ohio, getting beat up in Cincinnati, working as a stone mason, how Chuck started in music, Ass Ponys, Wussy, and paying one's dues. This episode is sponsored by Sudio headphones. Go to goo.gl/jV5F4k and enter “WANDERING” during checkout to get 15% off your new headphones or earbuds!

124- Greg Saunier (Deerhoof). Greg, Yoni, and Yoni's brother Josiah meet up outside of a Cincinnati Deerhoof show to discuss recording, mixing, and producing on an extreme budget, touring on a extreme budget, chaotic work flow, touring with Red Hot Chili Peppers, keeping things fresh as an aging band, staying even keeled, and Greg's youth in suburban Maryland in the 80's. This episode is sponsored by Sudio headphones. Go to https://goo.gl/jV5F4k and enter "wandering" during checkout to get 15% off your new headphones!

123- Gabby Smith (O (Eskimeaux)). While on tour together, Gabby and Yoni get together in Boston, backstage at the Sinclair, for a talk. They discuss Gabby's upbringing in New York, changing her band name from Eskimeaux to O, the idea of trying to find her Tlingit birth family, her musical beginnings, Gabby's Brooklyn music scene, and her writing process.

122- Josh Carter (Phantogram). On a trip to LA, Yoni heads over to Josh's bungalow for a hang. They get into a long conversation about work routine, writer's block, Phantogram's ever evolving process, songwriting conventions, various collaborations, drugs, weed in the studio, working in big studios vs. working at home, and Josh's beginnings with music.

121- Sam Herring (Future Islands, Hemlock Ernst). Sam and Yoni meet up while Sam is in Cincinnati to pay a festival. They talk about Future Islands' writing/recording process, pre-Future Islands band Art Lord and the start of Future Islands, the genesis of Sam's rap career as Hemlock Ernst and some recent collaborations, and growing up an isolated fat kid in small town North Carolina.

120- Astronautalis 3 (Andy Bothwell). Andy and Yoni get together backstage in Columbus, Ohio for a talk. They discuss Astronautalis' tour of all 50 states, politics in America and abroad, China, Dubai, and Andrew Jackson's many duels.

119- Rabbi Matt Rosenberg. Yoni and childhood friend, Matt, get together in Seattle to catch up on each other's lives. They discuss growing up Messianic, Matt's career path and being a young-ish Messianic Rabbi, grace and joy, Trump and Clinton, homosexuality, and extroverted spirituality.

118- Tatiana Maslany. Yoni and accomplished actor, Tatiana (Orphan Black, etc.), get together at Yoni's AirB&B in Harlem for a getting-to-know-you chat. They talk about Tatiana's small town Canadian roots and beginnings in dancing and acting, nerves, improv, rap music, sneakers, and Kanye.

117- Advance Base (Owen Ashworth). At the tail end of a tour they do together, Yoni and Owen (formerly Casiotone For The Painfully Alone) get together in Cleveland for a little talk. They talk about how Owen started out in music, recording, performing, religion, and touring.

116- Andy Miller. Visual artist and podcaster (Creative Pep Talk), Andy makes his way to a pool party Yoni is at in Cincinnati just before Yoni hits the road. They discuss art rap, inspiration, the creative process, the craft of songwriting, making polarizing art, and monetizing art.

115- Duncan Trussell. Yoni heads to Columbus, Ohio to check out Duncan's stand up gig. After, they meet for the first time in Duncan's bus and end up taping a chat. They philosophize about video games as reality simulation, artificial intelligence, the nature of time and space, color, LSD, and God.

114- Becky Wolf 3 (Sister). While Becky is in Cincinnati for the holidays, the two siblings take some time to talk. They discuss having conservative parents, family dynamics, and dark matter.

113- Sylvan Esso (Amelia & Nick). While they are in Cincinnati to play Midpoint festival, Sylvan Esso and Yoni take some time out to talk in Sylvan Esso's tour bus. They discuss Nick's musical upbringing and participation in several semi-successful rock bands, Amelia's youth as a contortionist, Amelia's father as a professional Santa Claus, Mountain Man, mountain men, making thinking persons' pop music, and living in a small city.

112- Pictureplane (Travis Egedy). While Yoni is in Denver, he meets up with Pictureplane in the park for a talk. They discuss Travis's early career, his process, his love of harshness, his clothing line, rap battles, fascism, and teenage pranks and antics.

111- Ravi Zupa. Yoni and old friend, accomplished artist, Ravi, get together during Yoni's weekend in Denver for Goldrush festival. They sit on a bench in the park and discuss monogamy vs. polygamy/polyamory, anger, God and religion, Ravi's family history, loss, being like a tree, and living up to one's potential.

110- Sole (Tim Holland). Yoni flies to Denver to play Goldrush festival. The afternoon before his performance he heads over to his old friend Tim's house to pay his respects to the twenty-plus year rap veteran and co-founder of anticon records. They talk about Sole's early years and current career, the genesis of anticon as a collective and label, politics, philosophy, and social justice.

109- Juiceboxxx. While JB is in town Cincy for a show, Yoni and he meet up for an acquaintance making chat. They discuss JB's atypical career path, his upbringing in punk and hip hop, reopening the conversation around the Rap-Rock genre, conceptual art, outsider artists vs. artists with intention, riding trends vs. sticking to one's guns, curating the Thunder Zone catalogue, and being the subject of a notable book.

108- P.O.S (Doomtree). Yoni and Stef (P.O.S) meet up in Yoni's rental car outside of the legendary club, First Avenue in Minneapolis. They discuss Stef's upbringing, early influences, his high school punk bands, having a teenage son, his career arc, getting a kidney transplant and the trials surrounding it.

107- Sage Francis. In the morning after Sage's show in northern Kentucky, Yoni and Sage meet up at a coffee shop for a talk. They discuss Sage's upbringing in Rhode Island, the span of his career to date, martial arts, relationships, hustling hard, early anticon label days, Sage's time with Epitaph, and Sage's distaste for babies.

106- Aaron Weiss 2 (mewithoutYou). While Aaron is playing in northern Kentucky, Yoni takes the opportunity to meet up for a conversation outside of a coffee shop. They talk about Aaron's impending child, DMT, monastic-style discipline, spirituality, prayer, gurus, and the tour lifestyle.

105- Anna Stewart & Scott Fredette. While Anna is in Cincinnati for the weekend, the 3 friends meet up at Spring Grove Cemetery and after visiting Anna's grandmothers, they talk. They discuss mindfulness, being easier on yourself, fear, anxiety, and what their last meal would be.

104- Ceschi Ramos. After Yoni's show in Hamden, Connecticut, Ceschi makes his way over to Yoni's hotel. The two old acquaintances, new friends, discuss Ceschi's rap career, his label Fake Four, doing prison time for a major drug charge, relationships over distance and time, and mental illness.

103- (Blazer) Ramon Rivas II. After Yoni's show in Cleveland, which Ramon hosts, the two meet up at Yoni's hotel for a talk. They discuss music, comedy, Ramon's career, his upbringing, and romantic relationships.

102- Austin Barga (Yoni's Old Friend). While in Cincy for a few days, Austin stops by Yoni's house to catch up after not seeing each other for 17 years or so. They go over memories from Junior High and High School, discuss Austin's many outdoorsman activities and occupations, bilingual education, and house renovation.

101- Ryan & Addy Hall. After being invited to appear on Ryan's podcast, Tome to the Weather Machine, and Ryan agreeing to make it a dual release, Yoni heads over to Ryan and Addy's Cincinnati apartment for a talk. They talk about music, Ryan and Addy's time as Peace Corps volunteers in Swaziland, Africa, growing up a Mormon punk rocker, and Swazi toilets.

100- Listeners' Calls. As a celebrations for the centennial episode, Yoni takes calls from podcast listeners and discusses whatever subjects they want. They discuss love, recording, writing, and taking a zen approach.

099- Health Scare. Yoni tells of the adventure of leaving Costa Rica early due to health problems, and spiritual growth through illness.

Episode 98- Matias (Costa Rica). While in Costa Rica, Yoni meets many people, one of them being Argentine-born lifeguard/personal trainer/phys. ed. teacher, Matias. They discuss surfing, tides, life guarding, personal training, tourists, and Costa Rica.

Episode 97- Megan Gross (Yoni's Jeet Kune Do Coach). Yoni and Megan meet up at Megan's gym on an off day for a talk about how Megan got into martial arts, her time as a plant pathologist in Colorado, running the greenhouse in a deaf school, her doctorate schooling in biology and her thesis, being bullied as a child, raising her child right, and the sixth mass extinction.