Why Aren't You Famous?

co-hosts Andrew Grimm and ellen cherry chat about what's coming up for Season 5 and say aufwiedersehen to the year that was.

co-hosts ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm discuss how ridiculous the word "normal" is and how it's completely normal to be experiencing an insidious "psychological reflux."

co-hosts ellen cherry & Andrew Grimm discuss a recent interaction with the notorious "internet troll." All's well that ends well.

co-hosts ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm have a chat, on this, the holiest of American Sports High Holy Days.

co-hosts Andrew Grimm and ellen cherry share their thoughts, as human beings, on what it feels like to be an American during the transition from the cruelty of the Trump/Pence Adminstration to the promise and hope of the Biden/Harris one.

co-hosts and generally goal oriented folx, Andrew Grimm and ellen cherry speak of the confounding nature of setting your mind to something and then finding out what happens.

ellen cherry is under the weather! (NOT COVID) So, please check out this wonderful episode from Season Two where we chat it up with our good friend Don Duprie from River Rouge MI… three free songs to hear written just for this episode!

co hosts ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm inspire the heck out of themselves by living in the past, which ain't goin' nowhere.

co-hosts Andrew Grimm and ellen cherry further ensure their future non-famousness by talking about how two famous people truly disappointed them.

Co-hosts Andrew Grimm and ellen cherry work to see if these microphones are even plugged in during this special episode about how quietly we must speak in this world just to be heard.

co-hosts and practicers-of-instruments, ellen cherry & Andrew Grimm plumb the depths of what it means to practice for an audience of the self.

co-hosts ellen cherry & Andrew Grimm are independent musicians, living in America (currently leading in COVID19 infections! USA!) They return to restart Season 4 of their erstwhile podcast, by rewinding the clock back to Season One's surprise essay format. This week's prompt is: audience. Listen in and wear your mask any time you are outside your home. The virus is real.

co-host ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm host Pittsburgh musician and songwriter (and previous WAYF guest!) Ben Shannon, to chat about being creative in this new abnormal.

Author Charita Cole Brown comes by the studio to chat about living with bi-polar disorder and how she has not let the diagnosis dictate the story of her life. Join co-hosts ellen cherry & Andrew Grimm in a wide-ranging conversation with Brown about her decision to "defy the verdict!"

co-hosts Andrew Grimm and ellen cherry sit with community builder, beautician, and owner of Baltimore's Chop Shop, Lisa Hawks, for a deeper dive into what gets talked about when you're in the hairdresser's chair.

Co-hosts ellen cherry & Andrew Grimm chat with Baltimore-based author, multi-media artist & performer, Rahne Alexander to discuss her new collection of essays, "Heretic to Housewife" and SO much more, y'all. It gets deeeeep.

Co hosts and erstwhile traveling troubadours, ellen cherry & Andrew Grimm chat about the upcoming June tour planning and contemplate the meaning of natural personhood. Preview for the upcoming episode with writer, activist, musician and performer, Rahne Alexander!

Co-hosts ellen cherry & Andrew Grimm sit down for a chat with Baltimore based comedian, Umar Khan to talk about the curious world of making people laugh about things that might make them cry and the difference between happiness and contentment. You can view Umar’s comedy special (filmed in B’more!) by clicking on this link HERE.Please note: The opinions, thoughts, ideas and sighs expressed by any guest on WAYF? Podcast are theirs. The co-hosts are also accountable for the things they say and the way they look in pictures.

Baltimore based musicians and songwriters and erstwhile podcasters re-convene to discuss the Winter Tour That Was and the Summer Tour That Will Be. Information about ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm by clicking on their hyperlinks, yo!

In an effort to keep our enthusiasm up about this podcasting thing, we have decided to end the season and talk lots about what’s hopefully coming up in Season Three.

Best Collaborators of the Year (according to WTMD in Baltimore) and your gracious co-hosts, ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm are both surprised and elated to be awarded this award, Best Collaboration of the Year in WTMD's Alternative Music Awards, 2019. Wheee! All our hard work is finally recognized. Thank you WTMD! (And then we just kind of ramble.....you know, the usual.)

co-hosts of (as of Feb 28, 2019) award-winning "Why Aren't You Famous?" Podcast, ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm decide that the only way to avoid complacency is to.....record a random, meandering conversation about complacency....and also their songwriting processes, because....they can! Also, it's February Album Writing Month (www.fawm.org) and they will play and discuss some songs they've written for the challenge.

Your fearless (and road weary) hosts, ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm meet up with Columbus, OH-based songwriter, Lou Poster to talk about the special kind of madness it takes to see if you can fly a motorcycle over a canyon. Ya know, the same sensation one gets one when one performs the most vulnerable song one ever wrote in front of one's peers.

co-hosts ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm find themselves in Birmingham, AL, with Keith Harrelson, proprietor of a Deep South Listening Room called 'Moonlight on the Mountain.' Grimm & cherry frequently toured through and played this highly sought-after venue over the years and, quite luckily, founded a life-long friendship with Keith. With a rich-as-molasses voice, Keith wanted to write on a whimsical topic: finding love in the dollar store.

co-hosts ellen cherry & Andrew Grimm travel to Charlotte, NC, to visit with cherry's really really good friend of 27 years, Josh Villapando. Josh is the owner and Wine Schnerbly of Assorted Table Wine Shoppe in Charlotte, and he and cherry used to bounce tracks down on a Tascam Porta-3 in the 1990s, yo. Go to school, don't be a fool....get an education!

Co-hosts ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm just sayin' hi after the tour. A little recap, if you will.

Your humble hosts, ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm, traveled to Sooke, BC, which is on freakin' beautiful Vancouver Island, to meet with songwriter and teller-of-tales, Katrina Kadoski. A free flowing conversation about what it takes to let go and how to turn the page to see what's next.

Co-hosts ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm meet up with Portland’s Michael Dean Damron to ruminate on the one experience that every living thing shares: dying. A heartfelt and honest conversation about fear and hope, with a hearty dose of expletives.

Co-hosts ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm are seriously just trying to make you laugh, by making themselves laugh. They have to keep their podcasting chops up while they wait to travel to the next place, so listen in on this little snippet of some time shared and some laughs along the way.

Songwriters ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm review the first three episodes of Season Two of Why Aren't You Famous? Podcast, revealing their favorite moments and chatting it up. This episode is sponsored by a new dating app, Cringr. "For when you want to have a regrettable dating experience, swipe dowwwwnnnn."

Co-hosts ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm find themselves in conversation with songwriter Matt Monta about the topic of change. Why we do it (do we haaaaave toooooo?) and maybe some ways to navigate it. It is after all, the Law of the Universe. Evolution: change or......perish. (Cue dramatic music.)

Co-hosts ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm meet up with fellow music revolutionary Don Duprie ("Doop"), the unofficial mayor (and a full-time firefighter) of River Rouge, MI, to show three different perspectives honoring the working class.

co hosts ellen cherry & Andrew Grimm meet with Pittsburgh musician and songwriter, Ben Shannon and talk about compulsive behavior, energy flow, skateboarding, music and more! They also reveal three new songs that they each wrote centered around the topic of compulsion.

Very sleepy introDogs barkingellen cherry trains for a 5 mile open water swim

Songwriters Andrew Grimm and ellen cherry introduce themselves and set the rules of engagement for their ongoing discussion about fame.

This episode explores the vital importance of maintaining your dignity and humility while ironically yearning for adoration.

Grimm and cherry debate the preconceived notions of fame in comparison to the reality... which of course, they couldn't even tell you... cause they ain't famous.

Grimm and cherry consider the weight and value of art. Is it valuable? What is art anyhow? Can anyone make art? Whatevs.

Grimm and cherry tackle the idea of fame in previous history... not their own of course... 'cuz they ain't ever been cool.

Grimm and cherry talk about how their fame may have been affected by the transition from the analog era into the digital era... that is, if they were famous.

Grimm and cherry ruminate on local fame... regional suggestion, and national obscurity.

Grimm and cherry try to understand how their corporeal forms are affected by fame.

Grimm and cherry think about selling out or remaining true to one's vision and soul.

Musicians ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm consider the topic of ambition. They have an ambition to remain obscure. It's working!!!

Absolutely non-famous musicians ellen cherry & Andrew Grimm discuss the depth and breadth of their inability to become celebrities.

Baltimore area musicians Andrew Grimm and ellen cherry discuss how disappointed they are that their parents weren't famous, so how the heck could they do it!?!

Baltimore musicians ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm explore the idea of fame and why it just happens to be so darn trendy.

Baltimore musicians ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm ponder if they have even a shred of self worth left. And the results are in! They do. Your gracious hosts: ellencherry.com junestar.com Featured Song: "Stinkbug in My Brownie" by Joe Keyes and The Late Bloomer Band

Baltimore "musicians" ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm calculate the cost of fame and it turns out, it maybe ain't worth payin'. yer hosts: ellencherry.com junestar.com Featured Song "Mama" by David Childers http://www.davidchilders.com/

Baltimore musicians ellen cherry and Andrew Grimm discuss the economics of both famous people (talk about talking about something you know nothing about!) and the economics of hustling as an indie musician. Plus, a bunch of other stuff. Your gracious hosts: ellencherry.com junestar.com Featured song is "He's Alright" by June Star: www.junestar.bandcamp.com

Baltimore musicians ellen cherry & Andrew Grimm get emotionally naked on this special episode about vulnerability. If you're not turned off, tune in! Your hosts: ellencherry.com junestar.com Featured Song is "Passing Season" by Naked Blue & ellen cherry