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In the first episode of Season 1, co-hosts Annie Liontas and Lito Velázquez speak with LitFriends Angela Flournoy & Justin Torres about their enduring friendship, writing in a precarious world, and chosen family. Links https://sites.libsyn.com/494238 www.annieliontas.com www.litovelazquez.com https://linktr.ee/litfriendspodcast https://www.instagram.com/litfriendspodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553436475678 https://justin-torres.com/ https://www.angelaflournoy.com/ https://www.asalisolomon.com/ Transcript Annie & Lito (00:01) Welcome to LitFriends! Hey LitFriends! Annie: Welcome to the show. Lito: Today we're speaking with the great writers and LitFriends, Justin Torres and Angela Flournoy. Annie: About chosen family, the dreaded second novel, and failure and success. Lito: So grab your bestie and— Both: Get ready to get lit! Lito: That's so cute. Annie: It's cute. It's cute. We're cute! Lito: Cute, cute… So you had a question? Annie (00:29) I do. I have a question for you, Lito. Are you a cat or an ox? Lito: I mean, I would hope that the answer is so obvious that it almost bears not asking the question. I'm a cat. Annie: Okay, so Asali Solomon at The Claw asked us all, are you an ox or a cat? Lito: That's a great question. Annie: And as a writer... You know, the oxen are the people who work every day in the field, clock in, clock out, pay themselves a quarter an hour. I'm literally talking about me. The cats are people who are playful, exploratory, when the mood strikes them… Lito: Why are you looking at me when you say that? Annie Lito (01:26) So are you an ox or a cat? Lito: I'm a cat. I think anyone who's ever met me would say I'm a cat. Annie: How does that show up in your writing? Lito: Well, I mean, play is so important to me—she'll be on the podcast in a couple of episodes, but when I first...was studying with Lucy, that was one of the first things that she spoke about in our class, and it kind of blew up my whole world. I had been writing for a long time already, but I hadn't thought of it as play, or there was some permission I needed or something. So the idea of play is really central to what I do and love. You wouldn't necessarily know that from the novel that I'm writing, which is sort of a dark book. Um, but it did start out with a lot of play and, I'm also, as you could probably just hear, my cat is coming into the room. Annie: Your cat is like, yes, Lito is us. RiffRaff is like, "Lito is cat." Lito: My cat Riff Raff, yes. Smarty pants. Um, he needed to join in on this conversation. Anyways, I'm a cat. I, I'm fickle when it comes to my work. Um. I don't want to work on my novel all the time, which is great because life has found so many ways to prevent it from happening. So in the new year, in 2024, it will be 7 years since I've started writing this book, and it's still, it's going to take a few more months at least. And what about you? Annie: (03:09) I'm four oxen pulling a cart carrying all of my ancestors. I am very much the immigrant who says, get up, go do the work, come back, go do the work. And believe it or not, for me, there is a lot of joy in that. It's a... It allows, you know, it's Csikszentmihalyi's Flow, actually. So it doesn't feel like drudgery, usually. It does feel like joy. And I'm actually curious for all you LitFriends out there, if you're an ox or a cat. Lito: Yes, that's such a great idea. Please email us at litfriendspodcast@gmail.com, and tell us if you're a cat or an oxen or share on all your socials. Annie: Yeah, maybe we should poll them. That would be fun. Lito: That's a good idea. #LitFriendsPodcast. Annie: The reason I'm asking is because, of course, both Justin and Angela, who we speak with today in this episode, talk about what it's like to go for 10 years between books. "A banger a decade," is what Angela says. Lito: It's so funny. Annie: And you, you know, part of that, they have this very rich conversation about how, when you put everything into the first book, it takes a lot to get to the second book. But I think also there's a lot of play, right? And there's a lot of understanding that writing appears in different forms. And it might be the second novel, but it might be something else. Lito: For sure. I really like how they talk about— that the practice of writing is actually a practice of reading. And I think that any serious writer spends most of their time reading. And not just reading books, but texts of all kinds, in the world, at museums, as Justin points out, art, television, even the trashiest TV show has so much to offer. Annie: (05:12) And there's such a generosity to the way they think of themselves as artists, and also generosity in how they show up for one another as friends, and acknowledging when they fail one another as we as we see in this episode. And I remember my introduction to Justin when I was a grad student at Syracuse. I read We the Animals and fell in love with it, asked him to come do a reading at Syracuse, which was wonderful. And my wife who, at that time was my Bey-ancé, she was turning 30. We had no money. I couldn't buy her anything. Not in grad school. So I asked Justin if he would autograph his story, "Reverting to a Wild State," which is about a breakup in reverse, for Sara. Lito: Oh, I love that story. Annie: And he did, and he thought it was so beautiful, and I was like, "let me send it to you." He's like, "no, I've got it." He just shipped it to me. He didn't know me. We didn't know each other. Lito: He knew you because of books. He knew you because he loved literature. Annie: Yeah. And I remember that in it. I held on to it at a time when that act really mattered. Lito: One of the things I love about our interview with Justin and Angela is how much all of us talk about generosity, and how Justin and Angela display it in their conversation with each other and with us. And I'm just curious, how do you see that coming through also in Angela's work? Annie: (07:00) You know, I remember her talking about how the idea for the book began with this image of people moving around a house at night. This is The Turner House. And she says this image opens up a lot of questions. And one of the things that really stays with me about that book is how masterful she is at shifting perspective, particularly between siblings, which I find to be such a challenge for writers, right? Like your siblings are the people who are closest to you and sometimes also the farthest away. And she gets that so intimately on the page. And of course, in our conversation with Angela and Justin, one of the things they talk about is being family, essentially being siblings. And that's one of the most powerful echoes of the conversation. They talk about being a chosen family and having to choose again and again and again. And that spirit of consciousness and connection, I feel that very much in Angela's work, and of course in Justin's too. Lito: Oh Annie, I choose you again and again, I choose you. Annie: Oh, I choo-choo-choose you! Lito: So stupid. Annie: (08:05) After the break, we'll be back with Justin and Angela. Annie: (08:24) And we're back. Lito: I just wanted to mention, too, that we spoke with Angela and Justin in October during the writer's strike in Hollywood, and just before Justin's new book, Blackouts, was released. And just last week, as you're hearing this podcast. Annie: Just last week. Lito: Just last week! He won the National Book Award for a book that took him 10 years to write. Annie: Absolutely. Annie: Justin Torres is the author of Blackouts, a novel about queer histories that are hidden, erased and re-imagined. Blackouts won the 2023 National Book Award for fiction. His debut novel, We the Animals, has been translated into 15 languages and was adapted into a feature film. He was named National Book Foundation's Five Under 35. His work appears in the New Yorker, Harper's, Granta, Tin House, Best American Essays, and elsewhere. He lives in Los Angeles and teaches at UCLA. Lito: Angela Flournoy is the author of The Turner House, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, won the VCU-Cabel First Novel Prize, and was also a finalist for both the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize and an NAACP Image Award. Angela is a contributing writer at the New York Times Magazine, and her nonfiction has appeared in The Nation, the Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, and elsewhere. Angela is a faculty member in the low residency MFA program at Warren Wilson College. Lito: (10:36) I'm so grateful that you guys found time to meet with us today, and I've thought about you two as friends since I think this is like the first time you've done something like what you did in 2017, the "Proper Missive"—do you remember that—you published in Spook? And it stuck with me. I was like a big, nerding out, and I bought it and I have it still. And I thought about that. And Justin, you know that you're very personal— there's a personal connection with me because I found your book on my way to my first master's program. No one had said anything about it to me where I was coming from, and it was really great. And Angela, I first found your book. I was so amazed and moved by the talk you don't remember at Syracuse. Angela: I don't remember the lunch. I remember being at Syracuse, and there being a talk, yes. Lito: You inscribed your book, "Here's to Language," which I think is hilarious and also really sweet. And I think we must have said something about language at some point. But anyways, thank you so much both for being here. Justin: Thank you for having us. Angela: Very happy to be here. Lito: So let's start. Why don't you tell us about your friend in a few sentences? So Angela, you can go first. Tell us about Justin. Angela: (11:23) Justin is the first person that I met in Iowa City when I was visiting and deciding if I was going to go there, but was I really deciding no? I'll let you go there. But that I could like, deciding whether I would be miserable while I was there. And so Justin was the first person I met. And feel like Justin is five years older than me. It has to be said. Justin: Does it? Angela: When I think about people, and I think about like mentors, I have other like amazing mentors, but like, I think that there's really something special about somebody who some people might think is your peer, but like, in a lot of ways you've been like looking up to them and, um, that has been me with Justin. I think of him as like a person who is not only, he's a Capricorn, and he has big Capricorn energy. I am an Aquarius. I do not want to be perceived— Justin: I don't agree with any of this. But I don't know. I don't follow any of this. Angela: But Justin is in the business of perceiving me and also gathering me up and helping me do better. My life is just always getting better because of it. I'm grateful for it. Annie: That is beautiful, all of that is beautiful. Justin, tell us about Angela. Justin: I can't follow that, that is so... Angela: Acurate! Justin: You're so prepared! You're so sweet! I'm so touched! Angela: Only a Capricorn would be touched by somebody saying that you perceive them and gather them up and make them feel better. Ha ha ha! Justin: I like that, I do like that. Let's see, yeah. I mean, I think that when we met, I had already been in Iowa for a year, and within two seconds, I was like, oh, we're gonna be friends, and you don't know it yet. But I knew it intensely. And yeah, I think that one of the, I agree that I think we keep each other honest, I think. I think that one of the things that I just so appreciate about Angela is that, you know, yeah, you see my bullshit. You put up with it for like a certain amount of time, and then you're like, all right, we need to talk about the bullshit that you're pulling right now. And I love it, I love it, love it, love it, because I don't know, I think you really keep me grounded. I think that, yeah, it's been really (14:09) wonderful to have you in my life. And like, our lives really, really kind of pivoted towards one another. You know, like we've, it was not just like, oh, we were in grad school and then, you know, whatever, we have similar career paths, so we stayed friends or whatever. It's like, we became family. And, you know, every, every kind of major event in either of our lives is a major event, a shared major event, right? And that's like, yeah, I don't know. I can't imagine my life without you. I honestly can't. Angela: Likewise. I gave birth in Justin's home. Annie: Oh! Sweet! Justin: In my bathroom, over there. Right over there. Lito: Whoa, congratulations, and also scary(?)! Angela: It's in a book I'm writing, so I won't say so much about it, but it was a COVID home birth success story. And yeah, like family. Lito: Was that the plan or did that just happen? Angela: Well, It wasn't the plan and then it was the plan. Justin: Yeah, exactly. COVID wasn't the plan. Angela: No. Justin: The plan was Angela was gonna sublet my place with her husband and she was pregnant. And then, COVID happened Angela: There were a lot of pivots. But we did, it was like enough of a plan where we got his blessing to give birth in his home. Justin: It wasn't a surprise. Angela: It was a surprise that it was in the bathroom, but that's a different story. Annie: You blessed that bathroom is all I can say. Angela: Yeah. Lito: We'll be right back. Back to the show. Annie: (16:22) Well, I want to come back to what Lido was saying about proper missives. I love the intimacy. I mean, I know you weren't writing those to one another for kind of public consumption, but the intimacy and the connection, it's so moving. And I was thinking about, you know, Justin, you, you talk about Angela as kind of pointing the way to beauty and helping you see the world anew or differently. And Angela, you talked about how Justin encourages you to take up space as a political act. I'm just wondering what else you all have taught one another. What has your LitFriend taught you? Justin: Yeah, I mean, we did write that for public consumption. Angela: Yes, it was the editor-in-chief of Spook, Jason Parham. Spook is relaunching soon, so look out for it. He just told me that, like, the other day. And he's moving to L.A. So many things are happening. But he reached out to us and was really interested in—he's a big archives guy and like how—he thought it was valuable the way that writers of past generations, they have these documents of their letters to each other, to their editors, to their friends, to their enemies, and how this generation, because we're just texting through it, we don't really have that. And so that was really just the extent of the assignment, was to write letters to each other, which, of course, we still ended up using email to do. But we really tried to keep it in the spirit of a letter and not just something you kind of dash off. Justin: And we were not living in the same place at that time. Angela: No. Justin: So it was, it did feel kind of— Angela: I was in Provincetown, I think. Justin: Yeah, I remember I was on a train when I was, when I was doing— I can't remember where I was going or, but I remember a lot of it was— or a few of those correspondences— because it went over days, weeks. Lito: Yeah, you were going to Paris. Angela: Oh. Glamorous train. You were on the Eurostar. Justin: Wow. Annie: You basically said the same thing then, Angela. Call him out. Justin: (18:32) Yeah, and I think that what I was saying was that one of the things I loved about that was it really forced us to dive deeper, right? To kind of— Sometimes we can stay very much on the surface because we talk every day. And so it was really nice to see, not just what was kind of on your mind in the background, but also how you were processing it, how you kind of made language and meaning out of it. I was just like... I don't know, it's like, I know you're so deep, but then we also love to be shallow. And so it's so nice to be like, to connect from that deep place. Annie: One of the things that I'm so drawn to about both of your work is how you write about family, the way it shapes us, the way it wounds us, what it means to watch family members suffer. You talk about it as the question of the donut hole in "Proper Missive. Angela, I remember you were writing about your father. When you were writing about him, you talk about, "the assumption that a flawed person should be subject to anyone's definition." And Justin, I'm thinking quite broadly in terms of, you know, chosen or logical family. One of my favorite pieces that I teach in my creative non-fiction class is "Leashed," and you write there, "my friends, those tough women and queers were all too sharp and creative for their jobs. If I'm nostalgic, it's not because I was happy in those precarious years, but because I was deeply moved by our resourcefulness." I'm just wondering how you think about, you know, (20:09) family, logical family, and how your lit friendship fits into this? Justin: Who's going first? Angela: You. Justin: Let's see, I think that it's such a great question. I actually like, I use that little short kind of tiny little piece that you referenced. I use that in my book, in Blackouts, that's coming out. I think that, which is a book about chosen family as well, and lineages, and what do you do when you feel there's some kind of disruption, right? That like if you're estranged from your biological family or you know or you just need these connections, these kind of queer connections to and other ways of thinking about family that are not related to (21:06) bloodlines. Like we said earlier, we are family, and we've known that for quite a while. It was something that, I don't know. You know, it's like something that I don't think you ever really need to say. It's just you know who your people are. And I think that, and I think that it's a choice that you make and remake again and again and again. And that is something that is, I don't know, it's so exceptional, right? Compared to bloodlines and biological family, which can be hugely important and bring a lot of meaning to people. But that you're choosing this again and again. Like almost like the kind of past tense chosen family is like, it's like a little bit inaccurate, right? It's like the family you choose, and keep choosing, and you're choosing right now, you know? So I love that. Yeah. Angela: Just that the continuity of it, not in the sense that it's always going to be there, but that like you are, you're like an active, uh, engager like in it. In it, I just think about, I think about that, like, uh, at this point we know each other for 14 years. And the way that there's just necessarily we're not the same people but you have to keep, and you have to keep engaging, and you have to keep figuring out how to navigate different things and I think particularly as like LitFriends there's the huge thing you have to navigate which is especially if you're friends before that you're just like some kids who got into this program that people think are fancy, but you're just like, anything can happen, right? From there to being the capital— going from just like lowercase w, "writer," to capital A, "Author." And like what that, I mean, I've seen many a friendship where that is the rupture. And so particularly figuring out, like, how are you going to navigate that, and how are you going to still be in each other's lives. (23:16.33) Um, one thing I think about, as a person who thinks about family a lot is, with your family, sometimes you can like harm one another, and you'll just take some time off, or you'll just be like, that's how they are. But with the family that you continue to choose, you have to, ideally, you gotta do something about it. You have to actually have the engagement, and you have to figure out how to come out on the other side of it. And that is something that is harder and really in so many ways, all the more precious because of it. And it requires a kind of resilience and also just like a trust. And again, because Justin, you know, likes to gather me up, there's been a few times when I was like, "Oh, no, like, we've got beef, what's gonna happen?" And Justin is like, "we're family, what's gonna happen is we're gonna have to talk about this beef, and then move on." Justin: Yeah. And I think that I think that also you have, you're really good at reminding me to be responsible, right? That just because I've made this commitment, in my mind, right, Like we're committed forever. Like we're family. Like we can't, we can't break up, right? Like it's just like, that's just the way it is. It doesn't get me off the hook of showing up in other ways and being responsible and like, you know, that I can be quite flaky. Angela: I mean, that's just, you've been in L.A. long enough. It's just, you're just becoming native. Justin: I think I always don't, I don't wanna disappoint you. I don't want you ever to feel like you were looking around for support, and I wasn't there. Angela: Do people cry on this podcast? Annie: We time it. Right at the half hour. Justin: There's been a few moments when I feel it, when I've felt (25:21) maybe that wasn't there enough, you know? And, you know, and if, you know, and like, I don't know, that's when you know it's the real stuff because it like keeps me up at night. You know, I'm just like, wow, you know, what does she need? What can I give? How can I be there? And yeah. Angela: Wow. There you are. Justin: Here we are. Annie: Lito and I are also family, and it sort of feels never too late. But what you're saying about kind of the like renewing your vows, renewing your commitment over and over, it feels very, very true. Lito: Very true. Yeah yeah yeah. Annie: And life-saving, you know, like life affirming. Lito: It feels real. Justin: Yeah. Look at us. I'm proud of us. I'm proud of you guys too. Lito: It's a love fest over here. Angela: Thanks for having it. Annie: We'll be right back. Annie: (26:26) Welcome back. Angela: Also, particularly again, thinking about a lot of the friends that you have, they're not necessarily also sometimes colleagues. And I think that one thing that Justin really modeled, because I didn't have anything to be transparent about, was just transparency about things. Not just how much he's getting paid for things, but just like what was worth it, what's not worth it, like what is just the way something is and you can like take it or leave it. And I think that in the beginning it was more of me kind of taking that information because I didn't have anybody offering me anything. But now I feel like it's really an exchange of information. And I think that there are people who I love, like, in this industry, if you will, who that's just not our relationship. That doesn't mean we don't have great friendships, but like that is something that like if I'm broke, he knows I'm broke. I never feel the need to pretend and hide or like, you know, and likewise, like if he don't got it, I know he don't got it. It's not, it's just, it just, and I feel like that is something also that is a, it's, um, I think it's important. Especially because you write a book, you know, it does well. And then there are some years in between before you write another. Some of us in this room, maybe take a decade. All of us in this room, maybe take a decade. But yeah, so just really being able to be, to feel like you can still show up at any point in whatever you're doing creatively. Justin: (28:16) Because this is about literary friendships, I think that it's, yeah, there's those two sides, right? There's the business side, which can cause a lot of friction, especially if, you know, things go differently for different books and people have different trajectories. I mean, you're like, you know: you've surpassed. Angela: I don't know if that's true. Justin: But there's that like business side of it. And then there's the literary side as well. And I think that sometimes if it just slides too much into talking about—it's like we could both be selling sprockets, right? There's so much minutiae. It's like we could talk about contracts and whatever and like gigs and da-da-da ad nauseam. And we have to remember to talk about literary side, the literature, the work, the sentences, what we're reading in order to kind of sustain the literary quality of a literary friendship, right? Angela: One thing I remember you told me, I don't know, ages ago that I thought at the time like oh he's gassing me he's practicing things that he says his students tell me—but now I realize that it is also one of the reasons why our friendship has sustained is you were like ,you know, we can talk about whether a book is successful in 800 ways, but we have to try to remember to just be fans, to be fans of books, of literature, of people writing. And I think that is something that I not only try to practice, but that's something that I think is really foundational to relationship. Everyone can be a hater, and it can be fun sometimes, but like… (30:08) We really do like want to put each other on to the books that we're like excited about. Like I remember when you read or reread Seasons of Migration to the North by Tayeb Salih, and I hadn't read it before. I mean, it's like a, it's a seminal or really a really famous African text, but I had never read it. Or like Maryse Condé, like I hadn't read it as like a real adult and being able to just like talk about that and know that there's a person who's, you know, you could be in polite conversation with somebody who you think is really smart and then you're like you know what I decided I wanted to reread—I don't know—something a person might wanna reread and they're like, Oh, what are you gonna do next? You gonna read a Moby Dick? And you're like, Oh damn, they just shamed me. You know, they just shamed me for being a nerd. But that's not gonna happen here. Yeah, beautiful. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. Annie: I do wanna go back to something you were alluding to. Angela, you were talking quite openly about it, too, which is shifting from writer to capital A author and the pressure that comes with that. For the two of you, you had incredible well-deserved success early in your career, but I imagine that doesn't come without a lot of sleepless nights, right? I'm thinking about an interview I heard with Ta-Nehisi Coates where he talks about his friends not reaching out thinking, like, He's good, like, You blew up, you're good. And talking about actually what a lonely position that can be. I'm just wondering, you know, how you've both managed to take care of one another through those highs and lows, or being on that track alongside one another. And even, you know, competition between lit friends. Justin: (32:13) Yeah, I mean, I think that we're just kind of, like our dispositions: we're very lucky in that I think we, before we met, it wasn't something that we like decided on. It was just before we met, I think we're just boosters, right. We're like, The people we love, their success is our success, right? And I think that's one of the reasons to where we are such good friends, it's because we share that, right? So that I think makes it slightly easier as far as like the competition side of things goes. I think that if it really does feel like you're a family and you're community and like you understand that this is a kind of shared win. I don't know, it's hard to talk about though because we both got really lucky. Angela: Yeah. Justin: You know, I mean, who wants to hear from people who got really lucky with their first books talking about how hard it is? You know what I mean? We just, we didn't have, we didn't have any kind of that disparity between— Angela: Yeah, I'm sure, but—I would say even so—if we had different dispositions, we might be trying to split hairs about who got what. But I think for me—and Justin and I grew up very differently in some ways, but I think we grew up from a class background similarly, and we're both like, We're not supposed to be here, like, what can we get? Like, what can we get? And like, who has the information to help us get it? And so I've never been like, why is he in that room when I'm not in that room? I'm like, give me the intel about the room. That might be the closest I ever get to being in there, but I need to know like what's going on in there. And that has, I think, been the way that I just view any success of anybody that I know. that I feel like I can ask those questions to is like, not necessarily like, oh, can you put me on? Like now that you have something, can I have some of it? But just like, just information, just like, what's it like? And that to me is really useful. But also I think that one thing, when you have people, not just Justin, but like other friends and mentors of mine, when you have people who are honest and upfront about whatever kind of success they've had, you… you just realize that there's a lot of different ways to feel successful, right? Because I have friends who, to me, I'm like, they made it, but they're not convinced they have. And I have other friends that, like, to the outside world, they'd be like, wow, they have a little book, nobody cares. But they feel like they did it, you know? And so I realized it's so much about disposition also. Lito: Do you feel that a lot about being each other's boosters? I mean, obviously it's about your personalities and who you are as people. I'm also curious how much of that, like Angela, you said you were a gatecrasher. You feel like a gatecrasher a lot. I don't know. What are your thoughts on intersectionality? How does it inform your work and your friendship? How does it affect how you boost each other? I'm also curious if there's something particular about lit friendships that intersect with intersectionality and those categories, especially for people who form intimate relationships with men. Justin: Wait, say more. Like how do blowjobs come in? Angela: (36:01.171). I was like one thing we have in common is— Lito: More like, less blow jobs, more like having to deal with men and the various ways they, you know, respond to patriarchy. Justin: Yeah, I think you kind of said it, right? I think that there's something about hustling and figuring out, like, how am I gonna find some stability in this world. And I mean we have nominated each other for every single thing that there is. If either one of us gets a chance. Angela: Till the end of time. Justin: Till the end of time, right? And it's just, and I think that, and we've shared all information about everything. There's no, and I think that that's kind of like that quote that you read before, right, about this nostalgia and feeling nostalgic, not for the precarity, but for the way that it bonds people, right? The way that the precarity, like you pull, you share resources, you pull resources, you come together and you talk shit and you don't let people get too down in the dumps and depressed. And you're like, no, we're going to do this. We're going to get ourselves out of this hole and we're going to pull each other up. And, and that I think is like, that's, that's the secret, I think. Angela: Are you answering the question about men? Justin: Oh, men! Angela: And dealing with men. Justin: I love that I was just like, oh, you're talking about blow jobs. But no, you were talking about patriarchy. Lito: Same thing, really. Annie: In the room I'm in, we do not think there's a difference. Justin: It's fascinating, right? Because when we were at Iowa together, I remember some of the critiques I got from some of the men, some of the straight men, some of the white straight men, was about a kind of provincialism to my writing, right? That what I was writing about was small and minor and just about particularities of identity and that it wasn't broad and expansive and it wasn't universal. That was expected. That was the kind of critique that was expected. The world has changed so much and so quickly in the last 15 years. It's hard for me to kind of wrap my mind around because that kind of thing, I wasn't, I didn't feel indignant. Maybe I felt a little. Angela: Yeah, you just, but you just like knew you were going to ignore them. Like, you know, like, but no, but you didn't feel like you were going to, like it was worth, except there were some instances we're not going to get into details, but like, it didn't feel like it was worth spending, like unpacking it or trying to call them out. You just were like, Oh, boop, you're over here. Like, you're not. Justin: Yeah, yeah. Like, I've been hearing this shit my whole life. Like, it wasn't like, there's no space for this kind of thing in the workshop. I was like, this is the world. This is unexpected. But now I don't think that would fly, right? Angela: No. I think maybe in like 70% of workshop spaces that I have been in. Well, I guess I've been running them. But like, I just don't, but like also just the disposition of the students is that they assume that somebody is going to like say something or push back on that. But also I guess maybe more broadly the idea of when you say intersectionality, what do you mean exactly? Lito: I think I wanted to keep it open on purpose. But I think I mean the ways that all of these different identities that we take up and that are imposed upon us, how they intersect with one another, race, class, et cetera. Yeah. Angela: I think one of the reasons why Justin and I gravitated toward each other probably in the beginning and why we ended up in Spook is because I think that—which maybe is also not happening 15 years from then—there is a way that back then, there was a way that even your identity could be flattened, right? Like you're Puerto Rican, which means that you are like a lot of things, right? One of those things like, one of it's like we're both diasporic people, right? But that's one of the things that I think a lot of people would not necessarily think is like a kinship between us, but like I've seen pictures of Justin's cousins. I know I'm giving Primo over here. Like I know what I'm doing. And like that's one way that I think that our relationship feels like, like we just felt like kin when we first met because of that. I think that there's just a lot of ways that in a lot of spaces in this country, you're just not allowed to like have all of those parts of you in the room because people just don't understand it or they do, but they just don't want you to be that also. Justin: It's not convenient. Angela: Right. Which is why I was like, of course, Jason would ask you and I to be in Spook, which is a magazine that's a black literary magazine. Cause Jason gets it. Shout out to Jason again. Justin: I can't believe he's moving to L.A., that's so exciting. Angela: Supposedly like any day now, he's just gonna arrive. There's just ways that when you find your people, you don't have to always separate these parts of you and you don't always have to keep reminding them also, they sort of understand. But also parts of you change obviously and the way that you feel about your identity changes and your people will embrace that and keep, you know, keep making space for that too. Justin: Making space. Annie: We'll be back in a moment with Angela and Justin. Lito: (42:22) Hey Lit Fam, we hope you're enjoying our conversation with Justin and Angela. We are quite awed by their thoughtful discussion and moved by their deep love for each other and their art. If you love what we're doing, please take a moment now to follow, subscribe, rate, and review the LitFriends Podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and wherever you listen to podcasts. Just a few moments of your time will help us so much to continue bringing you great conversations like this week, after week. Thank you for listening. Annie: (42:59.178) Back to our interview with Justin Torres and Angela Flournoy. Lito: Justin, you have your sophomore book. How do you feel about it? Are you going to write a sequel for We the Animals like you talked about at one point? Angela, same question. Are there sequels coming forth for you, Angela, to Turner House, or are you moving on to something else? Or you sort of briefly mentioned another book about, uh, I remember you mentioning at some point a book about friends, four female friends, if I remember correctly. Anyways, what's coming next? Annie: Yeah, and I wanna know about the dreaded second novel because I feel like that's where I'm at. I feel like that's where a lot of writers get stuck. Jutin: Second novel's awful. I mean, you think the first one's bad. You think it takes everything that you have inside of you and then you're like, oh, I've gotta do it again. And yeah, I don't know. I really had a very hard time with it. And I mean, nobody knows better than Angela. I really, really didn't feel like I was up to the task. I knew that I wanted to do something different. I knew I wanted to kind of change the way I write and be a different kind of writer, but I just felt like I was falling on my face. Even after it was done and out until like last week, I was just, I just felt anxiety about it, and I felt really neurotic and I was being really neurotic. And I remember the other night we were hanging out and drinking and maybe there was some mushroom chocolate involved. I was just, like I was just on my bullshit and Angela was just like stopped and she was just like, What is it gonna take to make you happy? Like what is it gonna take? Like look around. And it was like, it was a really good intervention. But then it also led to this conversation about happiness, right? And about like whether that is the goal, right? Like feeling kind of tortured and, and feeling like this gap between what you want for your book and your own capabilities. And that never goes away. You just live in this, in this torturous phase. And like, maybe it's about just coming to acceptance with that, rather than striving for happiness. I don't know. But it's still ringing in my ear. What is it gonna take? Lito: It's a great question. Angela: Maybe some projection, I don't know, on my part. I am still working on that novel. It's due at the end or at the beginning of next year. It's gonna come out in 2025. You know, God willing. And... similarly the second novel, I think it depends on your disposition, but I think both of us are very interested in and task ourselves with having real skin in the game with what we right. That means sometimes you got to figure out where you get that skin from. Lito: There's only so much. Angela: Like, if you played yourself for the first book, then it's gonna take a while. And when I think about, like, when I try to count for the years, I don't know I could have done it any quicker. Like, I just don't know. And I don't think that's gonna be the case for every book, but I do think between that first and that second, especially, were you 30? Where were you? I was 30, yeah. And then I was 30, too. I was 30 also when my book came out. You're just a baby. You're just a baby. Lito: Do you fall into the trap of comparing yourself to other people? Well, they wrote a book in two years and I— Justin: (47:07) Yeah, sure. I mean, I also like compare myself to people who took longer like that feels good. That feels good. Angela: Listen, I'm like Deborah Eisenberg. Just a banger every decade. That's it. That's all I owe the world. A banger a decade. Lito: A banger a decade. I like that. I like comparing myself to Amy Clampitt, who wrote her first collection of poetry, like in her 70s or something and had some success. Justin: I generally wish people would slow down. I mean, I get that sometimes there's just like an economic imperative, right? But if you're lucky enough that, I don't know, you get a teaching job and you can slow down, why not slow down, right? Like, I don't know, sometimes I feel like there are a lot of books in this world. And the books that somebody spent a lot of time over, whether or not they are my tastes—I'm just so appreciative of the thoughtfulness that went in. You can feel it, right? That somebody was really considering what they're building versus dashing it off. They should slow down, if they can. Angela: But I also feel like we need both kinds. There are people who I appreciate their books, their kind of time capsules of just like, this is the two years, this is where I was. I think of Yiyun. We need an Yiyun Li and we need an Edward P. Jones. Edward P. Jones, you're gonna get those books when you get the books. And Yiyun Li, every couple years, you're gonna get something that, to me, I still, they still feel like really good books, but they're also just like, this is where she is right here, and I respect it and I appreciate it. Everybody can't be one or the other, you know? Justin: You're right, you're right, you're right. It's much fairer. Annie: She's someone who, I mean, you know, seems to have changed so much even within that time period. And we had her on a couple of episodes ago and yeah, she's just on fire. She's amazing. Justin: (49:06) And people speed up as well, right? Because her first couple of books, there were big gaps. And then same thing with like Marilynne Robinson, right? She had massive gaps between books. And then suddenly it starts to speed up. And they're coming out every year, every two years. Yeah. Annie: It's the mortality. Lito: Well, and life, well, I think lifestyle too, right? Like what you do, how busy you are and what you do out in the world. Like going out and meeting people and being gay in the world, that takes up time. Annie: And your work has had other lives too. I mean, I'm thinking about how We the Animals was adapted to film in that beautiful, intimate portrait. And I know, you know, Angela, you've been working with HBO and some projects as well. I'm just, just wondering if you want to talk about your work in these other media, how it's been, and even thinking about the strikes, right? Like the WGA-SAG strikes and how that has been on the ground too. Angela: Very happy that the strike is over. Solidarity to our SAG-AFTRA brothers and sisters still out there. I passed them on the way here on Sunset. I did honk, wish I was out there today. But I think that for me, it's just like a bonus. Like I, especially now, there's a way that right now writers will say things that are a little snobby like, Oh, I could never be in a writer's room, the group project, man. But like when now that I know so many TV writers living here and I've met so many over the past 146 days on the line, I realized that it is, you just have to be so nimble and agile and you have to also be so not precious about story. But no less smart. A lot of things might end up on TV dumb, but I don't want to blame the writers for that. Now that I really have a real understanding of just how the sausage is made and just how big of like a game of telephone it is—and how much you have to relinquish control because at the end of the day it's like you're making this text, it's literary, but it's also like an instruction manual. It's a completely different way to think about writing. And I don't know how long I live in LA or how many like of those kind of projects I will do but I'm really grateful. And one reason I'm really grateful is because doing those projects and having those years where people thought I wasn't doing anything, but I was actually writing so much and like doing so many revisions. It helped me realize that there is a way that I blame MFAs for making us like feel very siloed. And like, if you're supposed to be a fiction writer, that's the only thing that you do that's like an output that anyone cares about. But it's so new—like, how many screenplays did Joan Didion write? Like James Baldwin wrote screenplays. Before, it was just like, you're writing, you're writing. Like it's all, it all is the job. And I think every time a poet friend of mine like puts out a novel, sends it to me, read, sends it for me to read—first off, they usually are very good. But then also I'm just like, yes, fiction writers, I think, I don't know who did it. I blame graduate programs, but they have put themselves in this small box. Justin: But yeah, I mean, it's like the MFA, a lot of them feel like teacher training programs and that the next step is teaching. But if you don't want to teach the old models, definitely like you just write for TV. Angela: You write for film, you write for magazines, newspapers, you just do the thing. And that has felt very freeing to me, to just see meet more people who are doing that and also to allow myself to do that. Justin (52:49) Yeah, I mean, I really enjoyed the process of having my film—the book made into a film. I think I had an unusual experience with that. Like a lot of times the author is cut out or, you know, is not deferred to in any way, or nobody's inviting you in. I think because it was such a low budget film, and the director is just a really wonderful person who is incredibly collaborative. He wanted me involved in every single part of it, and so I loved that. I think, I don't know, I think I might wanna adapt Blackouts for a play. I've been thinking about it lately. Angela: You should. I mean, in so many ways, it is kind of like a two-hander. Yeah. I could see it. Yeah. Justin: A two-hander. Look at you ready to lingo. No, that's some biz lingo. Lito: That's going to be the title of this podcast. It's a two-hander. How has art shaped your friendship? And I mean, art, like other genres, we've talked about getting out of the box of fiction, but what movies or art or music do you love to talk about or do you just talk about everything or anything that you're watching and how have other genres affected your work? Like, do you listen to music? Are you influenced by visual art? Angela: You wanna talk about things you watch on television? You ready to come out in that manner? Justin: No. Lito: You watch lots of TV? No. Are you a Housewives person? You're a Housewives watcher, aren't you? Justin: Housewives is too highbrow for me. I have like a…I have a secret fetish that is mine. Angela: You have to keep some things for yourself. Justin: Yes. But it's just like, that's how I turn my brain off when my brain needs to be turned off. Annie: I will wait another decade for that story. Justin: I also like culture and high art as well. You write about art a lot. You do profiles. Angela: I do. I wish I did it more. It's just everything, you know, takes time. I think for me, like when I think about—I just am learning different ways to make a life out of, you know, out of your mind and out of art. And one thing that I've learned when I talk to, like visual artists, particularly, is this idea—I think poets also have this—but fiction writers, a friend of mine actually, a poet, recently asked me, like, how does a fiction writer get a practice, like a practice of writing? Practicing their craft in a way that like a visual artist, you know, they go to the studio practice or poet might have a practice. And I don't believe necessarily that sitting down to write every, you know, three hours every day is the same thing. Because like if you don't know what you're writing, but I really do think that practice is more grounded in reading. Justin: And reading, I think reading literature for sure, but also reading the world, right? And that's what you do when you go to an exhibit or you go to a museum or you go to a concert or whatever, right, you're like reading, you know, and you're reading the experience, you're reading for other things. Lito: Is there anything you're both fans of that you both talk about a lot? Any artists or musicians or movies? Justin (56:26) You know, I think that we have some lowbrow sharing tastes. But I think that our highbrow, I don't know. We don't talk a lot about our pursuant— I think I'm into a lot of, like when I was looking at, when I was putting together Blackouts, I was looking at a lot of archival photos and like the photos of Carl Van Vechten, I just, I'm obsessed with… I've been spending a lot of time with them, thinking about him and his practice. I think that, you know, I like all kinds of stuff. I'm like a whatever, what's that horrible term? Culture vulture? Angela: I don't think that's what you wanna say. But I know what you mean, yeah. Justin: Yeah, I am democratic in my tastes. I'm just like, I like everything. We don't have a lot of shared tastes, I don't think. Angela: Um... No? Justine: No. Annie: I sort of love that. I mean, it, um, the friendship, belies, that, you know, it's only a bonus in that way. I think Lito and I also have very different tastes. There's something kind of lovely about that. Lito: I remember Annie making fun of me for not being hardcore enough in my taste in hip-hop. Annie: I guess we're putting our dirt out there too. Lito: We'll be right back with the Lightning Round. Annie: Ooh, Lightning Round. Annie: (58:12) Thank you both for talking with us today. This was really wonderful. We really feel the honesty and warmth in your friendship and we're so appreciative that you're sharing that with us today and with all of our LitFriends. We're excited for both your books and we're so grateful you spent the last hour with us. Angela: That was a pleasure. Justin: Thank you. Lito: All right, we're gonna we— wrap up the podcast with a Lightning Round, just a few questions. We will ask the question and then I guess we'll do it this way. When I ask the question, Angela, you can answer. And when Annie asks the question, Justin, you answer first. Sorry, first answer first. You're both going to answer the question. What is your first memory? Angela: My sister roller skating through sprinklers and falling and hitting her head. Justin: I literally have no idea. I, yeah, I don't know. It's a blackout. Angela: How many times have you said that? Lito: Very on brand. Angela: You've had a long book tour. Justin: I'm practicing. Annie: Who or what broke your heart first? Angela: Is it too deep to say my daddy? I know. Justin: I was going to say my daddy. Angela: That's why we're friends. Justin: I know. It's so sad. Angela: (59:37) Daddy issues. Lito: Who would you want to be lit friends with from any time in history? Angela: Toni Morrison. Justin: Yeah, maybe Manuel Puig. He seemed really cap and hilarious. And also a brilliant genius. Angela: I need Toni Morrison to tell me how to raise my child. And to still write books. Someone help me. Annie: What would you like to see your lit friend make or create next, maybe something collaborative or something different or a story they haven't told yet? Justin: I mean, I think I would love to see you actually write something kind of ekphrastic. Like I'd love to see you write about art. I love when you write about art. I love your thoughts about art and art makers. So maybe, like, a collection of essays about culture. I'd love that. Angela: Besides this two-handed, this play, which I would love for you to write. Maybe there's more, I mean, there's more voices in the book than two, though. So it doesn't have to be. Justin is a poet. I have said this since the beginning. I'm ready for this collection. Justin: Never occurred to me in my life. Angela: That is not true. Justin: Well, writing a collection. Angela: Okay, well, I would love for you to write a collection of poetry. Justin: Maybe I will. Maybe you just gave me permission, as the children say. Angela: Mm-hmm. I know. Lito: If you could give any gift to your LitFriend without limitations, what would you give them? Angela: I would give him a house with a yard and a pool. Justin: That's what I want. Angela: In a city he wants to live in. That's the key. Lito: That's the hard part. Justin: (01:01:35) Um, I would give Angela time to be with her thoughts and her craft. I guess what does that involve? Angela: This is because I call myself a busy mom all the time. Justin: You are a busy mom. Angela: (01:02:08) Thank you, that's a nice gift. Time is the best. Justin: I mean, it's not as good as a house with a pool. Angela: I know, because I can use my time as wisely as possible and yet—no pool. Lito: Well, that's our show. Annie & Lito: Happy Friendsgiving! Annie: Thanks for joining us, Lit Fam. Lito: We'll be back next week with our guests, Lucy Corin and Deb Olin Unferth. Annie: Find us on all your socials @LitFriendsPodcast. Annie: I'm Annie Liontas. Lito: And I'm Lito Velázquez. Annie: Thank you to our production squad. Our show is edited by Justin Hamilton. Lito: Our logo was designed by Sam Schlenker. Annie: Lizette Saldaña is our marketing director. Lito: Our theme song was written and produced by Robert Maresca. Annie: And special thanks to our show producer, Toula Nuñez. This was LitFriends, Episode One.
Follow our COTW playlist: https://monster.cat/3Zhj7st Follow the show: https://www.monstercat.com/COTW Tracklist 00:30 Andromedik - To The Dark (ft. MC Stretch) [Monstercat] 03:36 Rebel Scum - Do Not Resist [Monstercat] 06:10 Teddy Killerz & Pegboard Nerds - Pump [Monstercat] 08:01 Dirtyphonics - Burbank Nights [Monstercat] 11:08 Mazare & Essenger - Berserker [Monstercat] 13:21 Rameses B - Darkest Place (ft. Aloma Steele) [Monstercat] 15:22 PROFF pres. Soultorque & Fon.Leman - Solar Wind [Monstercat] 16:41 Vintage & Morelli - Beyond The Horizon [Monstercat] 18:34 Justin OH, Feint & Mazare - She's a Killer Part 2 [Monstercat] 20:02 Rameses B, Feint & Veela - Space Boy [Monstercat] 22:36 SLANDER & Said The Sky - Potions (ft. JT Roach) [Mazare Remix] [Monstercat] 23:20 Dabin & Trella - Starbright (Chime Remix) [Seeking Blue] 26:00 Pixel Terror & DYSON - Dilemma [Monstercat] 26:51 Koven - Get Through [Monstercat] 28:20 Droptek - Fragments [Monstercat] 29:59 WHIPPED CREAM - Rewind.. (But I Love You) [hayve Remix] [Monstercat] 31:39 hayve - Flow [Monstercat] 34:37 MUZZ - Star Glide (ft. Cammie Robinson) [Monstercat] 37:55 MUZZ - Star Glide (ft. Cammie Robinson) [Stonebank Remix] [Monstercat] 39:06 Koven - YES (Fox Stevenson Remix) [Monstercat] 41:09 Tony Romera - My Love (Part II) [Monstercat] 43:01 Asdek - Melbourne [Monstercat] 45:35 Feint x Koven - Lonesong x For Me [Rocketman Mashup] [Monstercat] 47:47 Memtrix - Blind in Light [Monstercat] 49:48 Tokyo Machine & Weird Genius - Last Summer (ft. Lights) [Feint Remix] [Monstercat] 51:49 Feint - Do Better [Monstercat] 52:33 Flite - We Are One [Monstercat] 54:45 F.O.O.L & hayve - Valhalla [Monstercat] 56:13 Pegboard Nerds - Speed of Light (Andy C Remix) [Monstercat] Thank you for listening to Monstercat: Call of the Wild! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Yik Yak is a psuedoanonymous social media platform primarily focused on on-campus college students. Yik yak first launched in 2013 and at it's peak hit about 7M Monthly Active Users and about 2.5M daily active users, spending roughly 30 minutes per day on the app. They consequently raised north of $60M. But the app hit a ceiling with growth and in 2017, unfortunately, was sold to Square. The name and logo have since been purchased from Square in 2021. Justin led product marketing at YikYak and was one of the first employees. Brooks is one of the co-founders, and has since gone on to build another startup, Switchyards, which is a neighborhood work club. Justin has gone on to lead Product Marketing at Discord. We talk about: How Yik Yak got started Building engaged communities on and off platform Dealing with challenges like bullying and negative content Difficulties of expanding markets Building a great culture --- Where to find Brooks and Justin: Brooks' LinkedIn Profile Justin's LinkedIn Profile --- Where to find Patrick: Patrick's LinkedIn Profile --- (3:12) How Yik Yak got started (6:37) Driver of immediate growth and access to an immediate audience (7:40) How the app quickly scaled (9:28) Initial engagement metrics and awareness compared to Twitter, Instagram, and Snap (13:31) Why copycat apps never hit it as big (16:30) Initial tools and guidance in building the right community (19:35) Honing in on authentic content (25:00) Sparking growth through onsite events through identifying campus influencers (29:48) Why everyone loved the Yak on campus, developing new experiences, and hitting the tipping point before engagement starts to run on its own (40:42) Addressing bullying, high school campuses, and the negativity of certain campuses (44:23) Limited upside and not much incentive for allowing negative content to persist (46:11) Marketing's role in driving growth and its limitations (48:37) The challenges of natural churn and turn over due to graduating seniors (50:00) The shared feed across thousands of students loses its novelty over time (51:19) How the college experience is a shared experience and the difficulties of expanding use cases beyond that (55:41) Catching lightning in a bottle at that time (56:55) Trying psuedoanonymity and micro communities (59:12) Looking back at the company culture
Follow the show: https://www.monstercat.com/COTW Tracklist 00:00 ORACLE & Holochrome - Strangers [Silk Spotlight] 04:56 Odsen & Katrine Stenbekk - Horizon 10:00 CloudNone & Elle Vee - Out There 13:32 KDYN - Through Your Love 17:09 Punctual - Repeating [Monstercat Exclusive] 19:55 Bleu Clair & Drinks On Me - Hit List 22:26 Mr FijiWiji - Narcissist [Instinct Spotlight] 25:30 helloworld - pretend (ft. Adam Turley) 28:42 Slippy, Egzod & Diandra Faye - Mayday [Monstercat Exclusive] 31:43 Kompany & Bossfight - Neck Snap [Uncaged Spotlight] 34:03 Ray Volpe - HAPPY SONG [Monstercat Exclusive] 35:39 Pixel Terror, Esper & Isaiah Brown - Medusa 39:29 Justin OH & Xilent - Assemble 42:28 Mazare & Bloodhounds - Wake Up 45:25 MUZZ - ...Ready For It? (ft. Skyelle) 49:19 MYRNE & Grant - Fault (ft. McCall) 53:39 Laszlo - Closer [Community Pick] 57:34 Anevo - Feel Something (ft. Kayla Diamond) Thank you for listening to Monstercat: Call of the Wild! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Follow the show: https://www.monstercat.com/COTW Tracklist 00:45 Blanke - Talk to You (ft. Sofia Quinn) [Instinct Spotlight] 05:12 Just A Gent - Iris in the Dark (ft. McCall) 08:07 Throttle - Dreamer (VIP) 11:20 Grant & Ellis - Dead Man Walking 13:21 Justin OH x Nitro Fun x Grant x Ellis - Killswitch x Dead Man Walking [Monstercat Mashup] 14:04 F.O.O.L & JNATHYN - Tension [Uncaged Spotlight] 17:33 Crankdat - B.T.W (The Whistle) [Monstercat Exclusive] 21:03 Stonebank - To The Top 25:14 Bad Computer - Riddle 28:57 BEAUZ, Miles Away & RYYZN - Never Let You Down [Monstercat Exclusive] 31:48 Hellberg & Cozi Zuehlsdorff - The Girl [Community Pick] 36:34 WHIPPED CREAM - Friends 38:48 F.O.O.L & hayve - Valhalla 42:29 hayve - Flow [Monstercat Exclusive] 45:50 Masayoshi Iimori - In My Soul 49:33 Trivecta - Axis 54:21 Ace Aura, NAZAAR & Dani King - I'll Be Waiting 57:59 zensei ゼンセー - stay [Silk Spotlight] Thank you for listening to Monstercat: Call of the Wild! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Gamers on their way to a convention run afoul of violent criminals on the run. Can they use their "skillz" to survive? [warning - some violence, language, and mature situations] Written and Produced by Julie Hoverson Cast List Abby - Beverly Poole Mark - Brian Lomatewama Justin - Mathias Rebne Morgan Brianna - Lyndsey Thomas Tyler - Michael Faigenblum Clark - Brandon O'Brien News Report - Gwendolyn Gieseke-Woodard Man - Bill Hollweg Music of DARKEST OF THE HILLSIDE THICKETS! used with permission Show theme and Incidental Music: Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com) Recorded with the assistance of Ryan Hirst of Neohoodoo Studio Editing and Sound: Julie Hoverson Cover Design: Brett Coulstock "What kind of a place is it? Why it's a van on a road in the middle of nowhere, can't you tell?" _______________________________________ EXIT STRATEGY Cast: Mark - Game Master, in a wheelchair Abby - strategy girl Justin - the driver, Mark's brother Brianna - nurse, dating Tyler Tyler - wiry LARPer, dating Brianna Clark - a criminal Thug - another criminal SOUND FOOTSTEPS OLIVIA Did you have any trouble finding it? What do you mean, what kind of a place is it? Why, it's a car on a stretch of road in the middle of nowhere, can't you tell? MUSIC SOUND INSIDE CAR NOISES SOUND Music plays on the radio SOUND "BING" FROM THE DASHBOARD SOUND Justin turns down the stereo JUSTIN We're riding E. [up] Eyes peeled for a gas station, everybody! MARK Hey, Justin, remember when it used to be sooo cool to cross the state line? JUSTIN Yeah - some things just lose their charm as you get older, little bro. MARK And can drink legally in your own state... ABBY Don't drink and game. It dulls your edge. JUSTIN You've got enough edge for all of us, Abby. BRIANNA [slightly off, giggles] I would too. TYLER [slightly off] That is so great. You are so great. ABBY You do realize we can hear you? JUSTIN Keep it clean back there. I'll lose my damage deposit on the van if it comes back stained. BRIANNA Ew! We were just-- TYLER [defiant] I was just telling Bree that if she ever got possessed by a demon, I would totally kill her. BRIANNA [squeaky] Isn't that sweet? ABBY [baffled] Yeah. [whispered] What do you think brought on this declaration of undying love? JUSTIN Tyler brought his DVD player. I think they're watching Evil Dead. ABBY Oh. [that explains it] MARK You guys are all going to help with the "Super Five" tournament, right? I can count on you? ABBY Well-- MARK Well? ABBY [hesitant] I was checking, and the final round of the "AfterBlast" championship is in the same time slot. MARK [excited] You really think you have a chance? ABBY Hell yeah. I plan to kick ass and take names. MARK That rocks. JUSTIN I-- I noticed you were the only - um - ABBY Discernibly female? JUSTIN Yeah, that - name on the semi-finals roster. ABBY Yup. Time to represent. MUSIC JUSTIN Pit stop! MARK Man, you are this close to losing your deposit. JUSTIN Shit. Your chair's packed! BRIANNA I got you, Mark. SOUND DOOR SLIDES OPEN, SHIFTING SOUNDS AS SHE GETS OUT SOUND FRONT DOOR OPENS BRIANNA Come on, then. TYLER [teasing, going off] No groping my girl, now. MARK Hey! My hand slipped. Once. BRIANNA Girl. [snort] I am a woman. [grunts as she gets Mark on her back] OK, hold on. Tyler, got the door? TYLER [off] Getting it! SOUND QUICK FOOTSTEPS ON CONCRETE SOUND DOOR OPENS. MEN'S ROOM SOUND FLUSH, STALL DOOR OPENS MAN Hey! You can't be in here! BRIANNA Puh-lease. I'm a nurse. Almost. [sarcastic] And you should get that looked at. MUSIC AMBIANCE NIGHTTIME ROAD, VERY QUIET MUSIC VERY QUIET ON THE STEREO JUSTIN [quiet] Hey Abby? ABBY [quiet, tired] Hmm? JUSTIN Just wanted to see if you're awake. ABBY Really? Nice of you to check. JUSTIN Well... I'm not sure how much farther it is to the motel, and I was starting to fade a bit. Help keep me on the road? ABBY [half yawning] Sure. What's on your mind? JUSTIN Any chance you and I - you know - sometime? ABBY [half a laugh] I've sworn a blood oath not to date any man who can't beat me in a fair game of AfterBlast. JUSTIN Really? ABBY Something like that. No offense, OK? You're nice. But we're kind of different worlds. JUSTIN I used to game-- ABBY Used to. You traded in your dice for the corporate world. JUSTIN It's not that bad-- [sudden change] Whoah. ABBY What? JUSTIN Nothing. Just - there's headlights behind us. They weren't there a minute ago. ABBY Must have come round a corner. SOUND CREAK, TURN ABBY [turned to look] Hmm. How fast are we going? JUSTIN Why? ABBY They're catching up. Should I wake everybody? JUSTIN Well... if there's a crash, they're better off asleep. Relaxed. It's a fact - why drunks walk away more often-- ABBY It's still coming. Can we get off the road? JUSTIN There just isn't any place to go! The ditches are ... gaping black chasms! ABBY What's our speed? JUSTIN Seventy. So far. SOUND GROWLING ROAR, GETTING CLOSER ABBY How much can you push a minivan? JUSTIN Don't know. It's a rental. ABBY All right. [thinking] Turn off the headlights. JUSTIN What? ABBY There's a good moon - the road is straight as far as I can see right now - can you hold the wheel straight while you're blinded? SOUND ROARING REVVING APPROACHES JUSTIN I... guess-- yes. SOUND HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF JUSTIN [heavy breathing] ABBY Once our eyes adjust, we can look for a turnoff - in the dark, with the headlights, we won't see it until it's too late. JUSTIN Does that work? ABBY I don't know. Yes! There, to the left, a road. JUSTIN We're going too fast! ABBY Start the turn early, and run in at an angle. It should work. MARK [half asleep] Yeah, the roll factors are considerably less-- JUSTIN Roll factors? MARK "Street Wars," core manual. The turn gauge modifiers. JUSTIN Whatever, here we go! SOUND SCREECH MUSIC AMBIANCE OUTSIDE SOUND TICKING OF THE ENGINE MARK I'm suitably impressed. JUSTIN Thanks. Me too. ABBY It worked! JUSTIN A flat tire-- ABBY Just one. MARK --is not bad, all things considered. ABBY [encouraging] Besides you missed the ditch, and the car didn't even flip. MUSIC SOUND ON THE ROAD AGAIN TYLER Doesn't this whole thing remind anyone of a movie? JUSTIN Movie? What, Texas Chainsaw Massacre? ABBY Wo! We do have the right carload for leatherface. MARK Hey, Justin, don't pick up any strangers, kay? I don't wanna be the first to die. TYLER No.... OK, think. A brother and sister in a car, in the middle of nowhere-- BRIANNA [helping] In the middle of the day-- TYLER Run off the road by a huge spooky truck--? Hmm? MARK That wasn't a truck. ABBY It wasn't? MARK While you guys were watching the road, I watched it go by - It was big and square-- TYLER A truck. MARK No. Better than that - I saw words on the side. BRIANNA A truck? MARK [sigh] Nope. I must have made a perfect success on my perception roll, though - it was an armored car. JUSTIN In the middle of the night? In the middle of nowhere? ABBY Radio. There must be something. SOUND RADIO ON, SURF CHANNELS, STOP ON AN AD MARK I like N-P-R. ABBY News channel, bub. [Moment just listening.] JUSTIN OK, enough with the ads - give us some news. TYLER If this was a movie, the minute we switched over, the news bulletin would come on right then. Cheesy, eh? BRIANNA It's just a genre convention - a way of condensing all this boring time spent listening to-- JUSTIN Shh. SOUND TURNS VOLUME UP NEWS ...the third armored car hijacking this year, and the second one with fatalities. Three security guards were injured in the attack-- JUSTIN Wow. We should call someone. ABBY Already on it. SOUND CELL PHONE BEEPS ABBY Damn. No reception. NEWS --two are in critical condition. Pursuers lost the car in a high speed chase when the hijackers realized they were being tracked and dumped the onboard GPS at the side of the road. JUSTIN Well, the motel must be close. They'll have a phone. NEWS Police believe that one of the hijackers may have been injured in the attack... SOUND CLICK RADIO OFF - no music here MARK I thought we were supposed to reach it by ten? JUSTIN Well, with all you small bladdered people, we had a lot more potty breaks than I allowed for. And, o'course, getting run off the road... Changing the tire... TYLER There was that. BRIANNA Think your Uncle Joey'll give us a discount for coming in so late - half the night, half price? TYLER I'll ask him. [yawns] In the morning, though. MUSIC SOUND CAR, SNORING FROM ALL BUT JUSTIN SOUND BUMP, THEN CAR PULLS TO A STOP JUSTIN [trying to stay awake noise] Holy crap, I think we're here. ABBY [waking] Mmm? Oh good... JUSTIN One moment and I'll go and check in... ABBY No, I'll get it. Gotta pee anyway. Small bladder. [yawns] All that. JUSTIN [receding] I didn't mean.... SOUND CAR DOOR OPENS AND SHUTS SOUND FOOTSTEPS ON GRAVEL, DOOR, BELL JINGLES ABBY Hello? Hello? SOUND RINGS DESK BELL SOUND DOOR OPENS SOMEWHERE ABBY [calling] Look, I'm sorry to be coming in so late! We had car trouble. Can we get a room? [beat] Hello? SOUND FLUSH OF A TOILET ABBY [needs to pee] Oh, jeez. [deep shaky breath] Hello? SOUND DOOR OPENS CLARK Hey. Sorry about that. I was catching a few. You want a room? ABBY Yeah, my friends and I - if you have a room with a couple of queens, we'll be fine. CLARK Uh, sure. Probably. [looking around] Nobody really here, tonight. ABBY Could we have the one out on the end, then? CLARK Don't see why not... um... ABBY Says here it's room 14. CLARK There you go. [unconvincing laugh] So tired my eyes won't focus. SOUND KEY SLAPPED ON TABLE ABBY How much? CLARK Oh, pay when you leave. ABBY Hmm. Are you Joey? CLARK Joey who? ABBY [sharp intake of breath, then faking being ditzy] Sorry - you look a lot like the cousin of a friend of mine. CLARK I get that a lot. SOUND FOOTSTEPS, DOOR OPENS ABBY Oh, can I use your bathroom? It's kind of an emergency. CLARK [too sharp] No! I mean, sorry - no can do. Absolutely against policy. Too bad you didn't get a room closer in, eh? ABBY [flat, suspicious] Yeah. SOUND DOOR SHUTS, JINGLE MUSIC SOUND HOTEL ROOM DOOR SHUTS, FEET STUMBLE AROUND, BAGS DOWN, ETC. SOUND BODY FLOPS ONTO BED JUSTIN I am dead. As driver, I call a bed. SOUND WHEELCHAIR ROLLS MARK I'm with you. SOUND FLUSH BRIANNA I suppose Abby and I should share the... other...? I thought she said the room would have two beds? SOUND DOOR OPENS ABBY That clerk didn't know his ass from a hole in the ground. Did you park right next to the door Justin? JUSTIN [half moan] Yes. Why? ABBY I have a bad feeling about all this. TYLER Any chance it has something to do with all the spooky movie talk in the car? BRIANNA And the guy who ran us off the road? ABBY Maybe. JUSTIN Well, unless you're ready to drive - and pay for the extra insurance - We're not moving from this spot until I wake up. ABBY But the clerk - there was something wrong there. Really. God, for a chance at a spot hidden roll. MARK [more awake] Describe him. BRIANNA [groans] Come on - it's beddy-bye time! MARK Abby's got good instincts, Bree. You know how hard it is for me to fool her. ABBY That's just in game. I'm not-- JUSTIN [half asleep, but trying] But you are the only girl-- BRIANNA [half-hearted] Woman. JUSTIN --to make it into the ... strategic final thingee-- ABBY Ok. Shit I'm tired. [long deep thinking breath] He wouldn't let me use the bathroom. He didn't try and hit on me. Didn't know which number room was the one on the end. Didn't ask how many "we" were. Didn't know which rooms have queen beds. Didn't ask for a credit card. TYLER So? He's dead tired too. Big whoop. It's [looks] 2 freaking 55 in the morning. MARK Jeez, folks, we've had sessions which went long past 3! What's wrong with you? JUSTIN [muttered into the pillow] Getting old. MARK Yeah. You 25-year old over the hill codger, you. Abby, what would you do now? ABBY What? MARK This is the scenario. Right here. What would you do? TYLER Sleep. BRIANNA Seconded. JUSTIN [Snoring] MARK Assume it's unlikely we can drive out of here - at least not conveniently. How would you secure the room? ABBY [perking up] We could set watches-- TYLER [mumbled] Screw you! ABBY I can't watch all night. Adrenaline is only good for so long. MARK That guy struck you that bad? ABBY Yeah. I'm probably just-- MARK Let's assume otherwise. We have a map - of sorts - on the door there. Take a look. ABBY I - well, I got the room on the end, since we'd have a better chance of seeing or hearing anyone coming. MARK [chuckles] ABBY I can't help it. I'm already in strategy mode. Ok, the room has windows at the front and back and a bathroom that abuts the next room. No windows in the end wall. If we could keep an eye either side-- SOUND FEET ON CARPET, CURTAIN PULLED ASIDE, THEN WHIPPED BACK INTO PLACE. ABBY Oh, shit. MARK What? ABBY God, I hope no one saw the light. MARK I'll turn it off. Let them think we're asleep. SOUND CLICK OF SWITCH MARK Now? ABBY It's the truck - car - whatever! The one that almost ran us off the road! MARK [gasps] Are you sure? ABBY Come and look! MARK I believe you. We need everyone if this is a real situation. Shit. ABBY There's woods - cover - right out back. If Tyler was up, he could go look. MARK He's not going to be up any time soon. ABBY I know what will-- I'm going to take a chance and get my other bag from the car. I'll see what I can see. MARK I'll try the phone-- ABBY No! MARK Why? ABBY Switchboard - I saw a switchboard in the office. MARK Shit. Major "notice," though. Good one. SOUND DOOR OPENS MARK Abby? ABBY I'll be careful. MARK [encouraging] I'm glad it's you. SOUND DOOR SOFTLY CLOSES MARK Shit. SOUND A moment of just snoring MUSIC CREEPS IN, JUST A BIT MARK [snorty, "almost fell asleep" noise] Abby? What time--? Shit. SOUND WHEELCHAIR SHIFTS MARK [urgent hiss] Justin! Wake up, dammit! JUSTIN Wha--? MARK Wake Up! SOUND DOOR OPENS QUICKLY, FEET COME IN, DOOR SHUTS AGAIN MARK God! You nearly gave me a heart attack! ABBY Sorry - I spotted someone out in the parking lot, just after I got in the van, and I didn't want to move again until it was clear. JUSTIN [almost awake] What's going on? ABBY I'll get Tyler up. MARK Go for it. I doubt you'll have much luck. ABBY Ah, but I have a secret weapon - I always pack a sixer with me to gaming cons. SOUND SLOSHING OF LIQUID MARK [almost drooling] Energy shots. ABBY Un-huh. It may take a minute or two, but we'll get everyone up and running. MUSIC TYLER All you had to do was shout "Bob! Bob is coming!" and I woulda been up and running without the taste of ass - Bob was the demon in the larp last weekend, and man was he-- MARK Shush. EVERYONE [Murmurs of assent] MARK Let's assume this is not a drill. EVERYONE [a bit undecided murmurs] ABBY I know there's something odd here. I feel it. JUSTIN Are you sure you're not just jittery about the tourney? ABBY Probably am, but that doesn't make me think I'm wrong. BRIANNA [Still groggy] What do you want us to do? MARK Tyler, are you up for something that could be really dangerous? TYLER Hell yeah. BRIANNA [cautioning] Tyler? TYLER Well, how dangerous? MARK Abby? ABBY Out the back window of the room, I think I saw that armored car that nearly ran us down. It's parked in a dark spot. If it's really the one, and there's any chance it's the same one that was stolen, there's a good chance we've walked in on a den of thieves. We need to know. Can you get within range of it and have a look? TYLER Gimme a second. SOUND FEET. CURTAIN MOVES BRIANNA When you say "really dangerous"--? MARK They already killed a couple of guys during the holdup. I can't see them hesitating at shooting a few more bystanders. BRIANNA Tyler? ABBY Bree, I've Larped with him, and if anyone can really sneak, it's Folemon. BRIANNA But that's his character! ABBY In live action games, there are things you either can do or you can't, and sneaking is‑‑ TYLER [voice slightly different - "in character" as Folemon] I spy the brigands' carriage. I will hence and reconnoiter. BRIANNA Be careful. TYLER Fair maiden, with you to return to, I cannot fail. [kiss on hand] Douse the lanterns, lest my shadow betray me! MUSIC SOUND LIGHT TAPPING NOISE, WHICH GOES ON THROUGHOUT JUSTIN What are you doing? ABBY What does it look like? I'm checking for trap doors. JUSTIN You're joking. BRIANNA Didn't you see that movie Vacancy? There was a trapdoor in the bathroom floor. ABBY That was so annoying. They were so stupid about that. JUSTIN About what? ABBY Did you see the movie? JUSTIN Well, no. ABBY They could have easily blocked the hatch. But they didn't and ended up fighting guys popping up out of it. BRIANNA They couldn't block it - they tried. There wasn't any heavy furniture. ABBY [derisive laugh] What do you call this? SOUND DULL THUMP JUSTIN A mattress. ABBY Have you ever had to move one? From a dead lift? And if that's not enough, the trapdoor was right next to the tub - you just soak the damn thing and no one - not even Schwarzenegger-- BRIANNA Well, back in his prime-- ABBY Is going to be able to shift it. JUSTIN You ...actually ...thought about this? ABBY [matter of fact] It's what I do. SOUND KNOCKING BRIANNA Lights out - it's the door. SOUND SCUFFLE OF MOVEMENT BRIANNA Tyler? ABBY Folemon! TYLER [muffled] I return triumphant! SOUND DOOR OPENS AND QUICKLY SHUTS AGAIN, LOCKS TYLER And, I have a prize! SOUND TAP ON SOMETHING METAL SOUND LIGHT CLICKS ON JUSTIN What the--? MARK No, that's good. If we can get to the authorities, we can prove we saw the damn thing. JUSTIN You coulda taken a picture - you think they're not going to notice a missing license plate? TYLER [chuckling, full of himself] I think they'll have other things on their mind. ABBY Oh, god, what did you do? TYLER I had my thieves tool handy-- JUSTIN What? BRIANNA Pocketknife. TYLER So I hobbled their horses. ABBY We need to go now. JUSTIN You did what? BRIANNA He let the air out of their tires. Tyler, sweetie, speak English so I can stop translating. TYLER Hey, what? They won't be able to come after us-- ABBY But they will know someone was spying on their truck. They might not notice the plate, but-- aagh! TYLER I was... um... in the zone? My character would have-- MARK Understandable. Let's deal with it. Were there any other cars out there? TYLER Not out back. MARK Justin? JUSTIN What? MARK Any other cars out front? JUSTIN I didn't notice. Sorry. MARK See what happens when you give up gaming? You lose your edge. You remember anything Abby? ABBY Not in the parking lot. I can take a look. MARK Hold off. What do we have for weapons, if it comes to that? JUSTIN Jack Shit. ABBY Torchiere for a club. BRIANNA No - no heft. ABBY We can wire the doorknob as a last resort - give someone a bitch of a shock. TYLER Shh! [They all do.] SOUND SLIGHT CRUNCH, MIGHT BE FOOT ON GRAVEL MARK Posts. SOUND VERY QUIET MOVEMENT ABBY Uh-uh. BRIANNA shit. MARK The front? BRIANNA Movement. ABBY Window? Door? BRIANNA Distraction. [starts moaning, loudly - very sexy] ABBY Stay out the way of the window. BRIANNA Uhh! [whispered] Watching. [Up] Ohh! TYLER [joins in] JUSTIN You won't be able to hear-- ABBY Neither will they! SOUND WINDOW SLIDES OPEN WITH A PROTESTING SQUEAL ABBY Shit. If we're going out this way, we're doing it sharp and hard. MARK Out front? TYLER [still groaning] BRIANNA Someone's right outside. Ohh! Just a shadow. Ohh! Peeping or about to try something. Ohh! JUSTIN This is insane. This does not happen in real life. MARK Look, bro- you can play along, and worst that happens is you look like an idiot with the rest of us, or you keep saying it can't be real and maybe take a bullet. Why not play along? JUSTIN Shit. What do you need me to do? I am not joining that party. [Moans continue intermittently] MARK Can you see what's at the top of the closet? Usually if there's access to an attic space, that's where it would be. JUSTIN Sure. MARK And you're tall enough. JUSTIN No problem. [suddenly serious] If this is some psycho situation, you know I won't let anyone get you, right, bro? MARK Shithead. Get everyone else out first! I'm the burden - now get in the damn closet. SOUND CLOSET DOOR OPENS ABBY You're not a burden. MARK Physically, I'm a drag on the party. ABBY Mentally, you're the only one keeping us together. So you can just shut up. MARK OK, shutting. BRIANNA He's making a move. MARK Shit. SOUND KNOCK ON THE DOOR BRIANNA [loud] Ooh! Oh, shit! Huh? TYLER [loud] What the fuck? MARK Abby? Where are we? ABBY Tyler, get behind the door. Ready to slam it if you gotta. TYLER Check. SOUND KNOCK AGAIN ABBY Brianna, the torchiere, stay below the window, trip anyone coming in. BRIANNA On it. SOUND KNOCKING INSISTENT ABBY [trying to make up her mind] Door - wall - wall - door. Shit! [deep breath, then calling out] What? SOUND SHIFTING FURNITURE CLARK You all right in there? ABBY What? CLARK I heard a noise. JUSTIN [whispered] See? Normal. ABBY No. At the very least, he's peeping. No way he'd hear anything from the office. [up] Everything's fine. We were watching a movie. MARK Good one. JUSTIN Oh, this is idiotic. SOUND WALKS, UNLOCKS AND FLINGS OPEN DOOR TYLER Hey! ABBY No! SOUND GUNSHOT, BODY DROP JUSTIN [screams in pain] SOUND DOOR SLAMS CLARK [screams in pain] ABBY Bree, can you get the lock, without getting in front of the door - it's crap, but-- BRIANNA Done. Justin - is he--? SOUND LOCK FUMBLED SHUT JUSTIN [sounds more annoyed than hurt] I'm shot. ABBY At least now we know it's not a drill. SOUND GUNSHOT, WINDOW SHATTERS ABBY Down! SOUND BODIES FALL, WHEELCHAIR RATTLES AND TIPS MARK Get him. I'll cover Justin. SOUND CAUTIOUS STEP ON BROKEN GLASS ABBY [scream, distracting him] SOUND FEET TURN ON THE GLASS, GUNSHOT ABBY Bree! BRIANNA Yaaaah! SOUND THUMP - BODY DROPS CLARK Yowtch! ABBY Sit on that bastard. Tyler, check for backup? SOUND HEAVY CRUNCH ON GLASS CLARK [Whimper] TYLER On it. SOUND CAR STARTING TYLER Oh shit - he's in for a surprise. Front's clear. JUSTIN You seem to all be ignoring the fact that I've been shot. MARK I've been applying pressure. JUSTIN To my mouth. MARK oh, yeah, I was supposed to be stopping the part that got shot, not the part that shot off, right. ABBY Brianna, swap - you take a look at Justin, see if we can move him. I'll hold down the ...fort. TYLER Fart. [Snickers all around.] CLARK [Moans, then grunts when Abby turns him over] SOUND CRACKLE OF GLASS UNDER HIS BODY ABBY Need something to tie him with. TYLER Gotcha. Thieves tools to the rescue again. SOUND RIPPING FABRIC - GOES ON FOR A WHILE BRIANNA Tyler, toss me your flint and steel. SOUND CATCH, THEN FLASHLIGHT COMES ON BRIANNA Looks superficial. I was hoping I knocked you down quickly enough, but I wasn't sure. JUSTIN I've been shot. BRIANNA Yes, but not badly. I'll bandage it in a second. TYLER Here's your fifty feet of rope... ABBY Check the back? TYLER I am fleet enough to be in all places at once. SOUND ENGINE STOPS TYLER Oh. ABBY [grunts as she ties a knot] OK, shithead. Talk. CLARK What? ABBY Well, we have your gun. And a pocketknife. You want to choose which one I do you over with? CLARK What? I was just-- ABBY Shooting in through our door? CLARK I thought you were - TYLER Shut up. ABBY No, let him talk. I want to hear this. CLARK Nothing. ABBY Oh, well. How many friends you got out there? CLARK None. ABBY So that's Christine out back? Or are you Knight Rider? CLARK Ow! No - No! Stop! JUSTIN Let me. I'm the one he shot. CLARK No! There's just the two - and B-Ball's shot. ABBY Anyone else? JUSTIN Is this what you were doing? CLARK OWWW! No, no one! ABBY What about the real clerk? CLARK Oh - um - ABBY Right. We need to dump this guy somewhere. TYLER Out back? ABBY Chances are, we can get out the front. JUSTIN Chances? I don't want-- ABBY No worries. Tyler - eyes on the back until I signal, OK? TYLER Sure thing. BRIANNA What now? ABBY We do what we have to do. Mark, you ready to take a chance? MUSIC SOUND OUTSIDE - DOOR OPENS SOUND WHEELCHAIR BUMPS NOISILY OUT THE DOOR ABBY No shots. Good. We're moving out. Justin, you're behind me and the chair - get your ass into the car and start it. We'll pile in, peel out, and worry about belts and seats later. JUSTIN Are you sure this is safe? ABBY Nope. Tyler? Got the rear? TYLER Got it. ABBY Bree, you're first in. I'll cover you. SOUND GUN CLICKS READY BRIANNA Check. Hold tight! SOUND WHEELCHAIR GRINDS ALONG THE GROUND TYLER He's coming! ABBY Everyone - Move! Justin - get it in gear! JUSTIN Yeah... SOUND JINGLE OF KEYS, THEY DROP TO THE GROUND JUSTIN Shit! ABBY Dammit! Bree, get your ass to the other side of the car! SOUND HEAVY FEET RUNNING ON GRAVEL TYLER I'll-- SOUND GUNSHOT ABBY You'll go. Move it. I'll cover you. [solemn] Don't fumble the keys. TYLER I won't. SOUND RUNNING FEET TAKE OFF ACROSS THE GRAVEL, snatch up the keys. SOUND GUNSHOT ABBY [Gasps as she shoots] Damn, that's a kick. SOUND GUNSHOT SOUND CAR DOOR OPENS ABBY Yessss! SOUND ABBY SHOOTS SOUND SIDE DOOR SLIDES OPEN ABBY [yelling] Stop shooting at the crip, you scumbag! You'll be sorry! SOUND WHEELCHAIR MOVES SLOWLY, ODD FOOTSTEPS AS ABBY CROUCHES BEHIND IT ABBY Nice to have friends, isn't it? SOUND GUNSHOT ABBY [yelling] You really should stop that! THUG [evil laugh] ABBY I told him. TYLER Come on! ABBY Bye-bye SOUND WHEELCHAIR PUSHED, ROLLS SOUND GUNSHOT SOUND GRUNT OF PAIN [CLARK] SOUND RUNNING FEET SOUND CAR REVVING SOUND JUMP SOUND GUNSHOT, PINGS OFF METAL OF CAR TYLER [grunting to pull her in] Come on! SOUND CAR MOVES, FEET DRAG BRIANNA Here. SOUND GRAB, DRAG ABBY [grunting] SOUND DOOR SLAMS SOUND TIRES SPIN IN GRAVEL, CAR ZOOMS OFF ABBY [sigh] OK, whose lap am I in? MARK Mine. Sorry about that. ABBY Hey, we're all here, no one got shot-- JUSTIN I did! MARK And we had to dump my chair... ABBY No one got killed, and we're back on the road. I'm gonna feel like shit for the tourney, but who gives a crap? [giggles] [All join in the hysterical relieved laughter.] MUSIC SOUND OUTSIDE ROAD - MORNING NOISES ABBY [waking up noises, suddenly awake with a gasp] MARK [whispering] Shh. It's ok-- SOUND RUSTLE AS SHE TRIES TO SIT UP ABBY Was it - It was a dream? MARK Hell no. But once you passed out, we figured you deserved it. Let you sleep. ABBY Oh... MARK Hey Justin? When's the next bathroom? BRIANNA And a phone. JUSTIN Like anyone's gonna believe us. BRIANNA You did get shot. TYLER And I still have my trophy. SOUND PING AGAINST METAL OF LICENSE PLATE MARK Shh. Abby's out again. ABBY Hmm? [rousing herself] Like hell! Justin? Crank the music!! END
S5 EP4 Part 1 of 2 Plot twist Host Brandon Avery is the guest today as he introduces Mina, his best friend of seventeen years. Just another conversation between the two, but a bit more personal. We reminisced and talked about his unknown, unwanted viral moment, what's going on with "Justin" Although he loves his privacy, here's a glimpse into his world. To say that this was a very venerable moment for him would be an understatement. This is a conversation you don't want to miss This is a conversation you don't want to miss! Your continued support is needed to keep going. Don't be selfish, SUBSCRIBE, SUPPORT, & SHARE THIS! PEACE!
The Disneyholics are serving up some miscellany and shenanigans tonight! Find out what Myke TV and Kristoff have been up to on the latest chronicles of Disney Dreamlight Valley. Will they or won't they? Then we flip to The Disney Channel in the 1990's to learn 'The History of The All-New Mickey Mouse Club According to Myke TV'. Play along with Jenn Diz to find out which celebrities auditioned to be Mouseketeers and how Justin, Britney and the gang spent their days on set at MGM Studios! Opening Number 'Table For Two' Performed By Phatcat Swinger Closing Banger 'Faster Kill Pussycat' By Paul Oakenfold ft. Brittany Murphy --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thedisneyholics/message
Follow Monstercat Silk on all platforms - monster.cat/silk Tracklist 1. Throttle - Bloom [Monstercat Instinct] [00:35] 2. yetep - Daisies (ft. Olmos) [Monstercat Instinct] [04:10] 3. Papa Khan - Beg For U [Monstercat Uncaged] [05:38] 4. ARMNHMR & Abandoned - Can't Let You Go (ft. RYNN) [Monstercat Instinct] [07:07] 5. PROFF pres. Soultorque x flowanastasia - Sound & Silence [Monstercat Silk] [09:33] 6. Vicetone - Nevada (Vicetone Lofi Mix) [ft. Cozi Zuehlsdorff] [Monstercat Instinct] [11:03] 7. Justin OH, Feint & Mazare - She's A Killer Part 2 [Monstercat Uncaged] [12:20] 8. Half an Orange - Old Friends (ft. Blonde Maze) [Monstercat Instinct] [14:31] 9. Conro - Midnight Lights (ft. Ini Oladosu) [Monstercat Instinct] [15:34] 10. Grabbitz - Float Away [Monstercat Instinct] [17:11] 11. F.O.O.L - VIOLENCE [Monstercat Uncaged] [18:45] 12. Aftruu - Addiction [Monstercat Silk] [20:14] 13. Skua & Cosmaks x Anita Tatlow - Life [Monstercat Silk] [20:14] Silk Spotlight: 14. Vintage & Morelli - Once Upon A World [Monstercat Silk] [24:05] 15. A.M.R - Sleep [Monstercat Silk] [27:05] 16. Danny Leax - Silence (ft. Sonam) [Monstercat Instinct] [29:16] 17. Jayeson Andel - Nocturnal Introvert [Monstercat Silk] [30:33] 18. Kage - The Chase [Monstercat Uncaged] [31:33] 19. OBLVYN - Shift [Monstercat Instinct] [32:33] 20. LTN & Ad Brown - Miss You (ft. Cat Martin) [Jayeson Andel Remix] [34:34] 21. Bossfight & Javeon - On U [Monstercat Instinct] [37:49] 22. CloudNone - From Here (ATTLAS Remix) [Monstercat Instinct] [39:49] 23. Into The Ether - Praia [Monstercat Silk] [42:06] 24. Smalltown DJs - Breathe (ft. Lisa Lobsinger) [Monstercat Instinct] [43:06] 25. IPeiqi & Elypsis - Loving You Is So Easy [Monstercat Silk] [45:50] Silk Exclusive: 26. OCULA - Try Me [Monstercat Silk] [47:40] 27. Kayzo & Gammer x Half An Orange - Over The Edge (ft. Au8ust) x Buzz Lightyear (WRLD REMIX) [Jayeson Andel Smash] [Monstercat] [49:16] 28. Sabai, With Løve & Nevve - Falling For You [Monstercat Instinct] [52:10] 29. Conro - feeling [Monstercat Instinct] [53:52] 30. Shingo Nakamura - Phenomena (Julian Gray Remix) [Monstercat Silk] [55:12] 31. Laszlo - A King's Life [Monstercat Instinct] [56:08] 32. Enjac - I wish that we could go back [Monstercat Silk] [58:17] Thank you for listening to Monstercat Silk Showcase!
Follow the show: https://www.monstercat.com/COTW Tracklist 00:45 Ellis & Nu Aspect - U (2017) 06:03 helloworld - see str8 [Instinct Spotlight] 09:55 CloudNone - Spring Snow 14:43 OAI & Ra5im - Echoes Of Silence [Silk Spotlight] 18:12 Mr FijiWiji - Yours Truly (ft. Danyka Nadeau) 22:21 Stonebank - Another Day (ft. EMEL) 25:51 Grant & Ellis - Dead Man Walking [Gold Feature] 29:53 Justin OH & Nitro Fun - Killswitch 32:45 Mazare & Calva Louise - Throne [Uncaged Spotlight] 36:38 Leah Culver - Cold 39:50 Dion Timmer - Panic [Community Pick] 43:34 Maazel & Darby - Mirrors (ft. BELELA) [Monstercat Exclusive] 45:21 Stonebank - Eagle Eyes (ft. EMEL) 50:23 Eptic - Power 54:26 Bossfight - Toxic [Monstercat Exclusive] 57:51 Lookas - Eclipse Thank you for listening to Monstercat: Call of the Wild!
On todays episode of the WTFinance podcast I was happy to host Tom Nash - Palantir evangelist, Co host of Money Talks, Lada lover and Amit hair hater.On todays podcast we talked about the history of Lada, why we should have higher interest rates, how 80% of companies will go bankrupt in the coming years and a strategy to select the future Amazon (as well as a lot of laughing...). I hope you enjoy!Tom Nash has 10+ years as an analyst for a major global investment firm, including stock market analysis, due diligence and valuations. Tom has a YouTube channel that was founded with one mission: to provide you with the tools and insight to navigate the world of finance. On his channel, you will find his stock market review series, where they take a look at the stock market with a professional analysis approach, as well as general personal finance videos. Tom is also the co-host of Money Talk, a daily showing talking about the current market news with Justin Oh of Cents Invest & Amit Kukreja . Tom Nash - YouTubeTwitterPatreonMoney TalksWTFinance -InstagramSpotifyiTunesTwitter
On today's show, we will be discussing 300 million worth of orders being liquidated as BTC pulls back. next we'll look at the impact of Wall Street going crypto and what it could mean for the stability of "systemically important" banks and firms, and last be not least Snoop could lead the way with a first of its kind NFT record label. Around the Blockchain is your favorite Cryptocurrency show discussing Bitcoin, Ethereum, Cardano, and the top Altcoins. Our crypto experts include RiceTVx, Crypto Stache, Justin Oh, and Nicu of Crypto Never Sleeps. Tune in for their insightful crypto analysis!
I'm joined by Justin Oh of Cents Invest to discuss the macro market, correction, top stocks in his portfolio, stock picking vs index fund, crypto and more. Justin Oh on Twitter: https://twitter.com/acouplecents Justin Oh on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/JustinOCents Cents Invest on web: https://www.acouplecents.com/ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:50 - Russia invading Ukraine scenario - risk? 02:50 - Take on overall markets 13:00 - Comparison to dot com bubble 18:50 - Inflation, money supply, supply chain, GDP growth 26:45 - Importance of valuation skills 28:30 - Bitcoin, crypto valuation 52:10 - Bitcoin investment strategy 1:00:20 - Outsized gains, concentration vs index fund investing 1:08:40 - Stock looking at, Builders First Source 1:13-30 - Thoughts on $Zoom and $TDOC Teladoc stock 1:18:48 - Thoughts on Shopify stock $SHOP 1:20:40 - Thoughts on Roblox stock $RBLX #Stocks #Investing #Bitcoin Social
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Welcome to Around the Blockchain, a new cryptocurrency show where we bring in the TOP crypto experts to discuss the latest developments in the space. Today, our four top experts include BitBoy Crypto, Keith Wareing, Justin Oh, and Decentralised Chain. These experts give their thoughts on Bitcoin, Altcoins, and the top crypto news. In today's episode, we will discuss the latest cryptocurrency news as our experts give you their best crypto predictions. Our topics today include, ICP aka Internet Computer, a coin that has jumped to a top 5 market cap on its first day. Ripple is being relisted on Phemex. Is Coinbase next for XRP? Is being in the top 20 enough for you to take Shiba Inu seriously? Keith Wareing ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTv7ujtuD0D1c45Ebm2RVeA Justin Oh ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxwoFvCK8RCq9J4RbIW2qrQ Decentralised Chain ➡️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPeW7nvhrs-tixndTWhw9uA
Today I'm bringing you another episode of Stonks Day with Justin Oh from @A Couple Cents to discuss his Top 3 Crypto Stocks. You gotta see these ones to believe it
On today’s podcast, we welcome special guest Justin Oh, who provides investment research through his website and YouTube channel A Couple Cents. On today’s podcast, Justin discusses: -His career journey in investment banking and hedge funds, then as a CFO prior to starting A Couple Cents -What his research platform A Couple Cents provides -The most common investor mistakes -His outlook on the current market environment and how we is investing -His top pick for the next decade -And more
Friday is STONKS DAY! As usual, we are joined by Justin Oh to talk about the best stocks to invest in. Today we are going to be discussing Peloton and Coinbase. As the April 14th Coinbase IPO approaches, will it possibly become a top 10 overall stock? I think it's possible, let's see what Justin thinks about it. Today we will talk about my stock holdings and what I’ve recently gotten into. We’ll discuss the fundamentals of Coinbase, how much revenue they are pulling in each quarter, and why they have even MORE room to grow. Is it a good idea to buy Coinbase stock as soon as it goes public? Find out what could be in store. Subscribe to Justin Oh ➡️ @A Couple Cents
Tracklist 00:15 | Ellis - Caught In The Rays (Intro) 02:49 | TYNAN - Rockin 04:10 | Glacier - Hang Limb 06:09 | Justin OH & Nitro Fun - Killswitch 07:44 | inverness, Brandyn Burnette, & Molly Moore - Good Feeling 08:59 | Dirty Audio & ETC!ETC! - Ice Box 10:32 | Rome in Silver - Friends (feat. Chæ) 14:20 | Conro - Out For The Night 15:57 | Throttle - Heroes (feat. NICOLOSI) 17:42 | F.O.O.L - Conflict 20:34 | Duumu & MYRNE - All For Nothing 21:07 | (vs CloudNone & Danyka Nadeau - Lights Out) 21:40 | CloudNone & Danyka Nadeau - Lights Out 22:47 | (vs Ellis - Don't Say Ur Sorry (feat. Maribelle)) 23:20 | Ellis - Don't Say Ur Sorry (feat. Maribelle) 25:14 | Ellis - Speak Français (feat. NOËP) 26:36 | Tisoki - Sideways (feat. Courtney Drummey) 28:13 | Half an Orange & WRLD - Scared 30:05 | CloudNone - From Here (ATTLAS Remix) 32:51 | Bleu Clair & Drinks On Me - Hit List 34:36 | Bad Computer vs Rogue - Riddle vs Move Me 36:51 | Pegboard Nerds & Tia Simone - Rhythm Is A Dancer 38:51 | Duumu - Worst Part Of Heaven (feat. Trove) 40:35 | Infected Mushroom, Freedom Fighters, & Mr. Bill - Freedom Bill 46:23 | Stoneblue - Hypnotized (feat. Emma Hewitt) 51:01 | Hex Cougar & KUURO - Warning Signs 53:18 | Infected Mushroom & WHITENO1SE - More Of Just The Same 59:42 | CloudNone & Drowsy - Miss Being Happy 1:00:09 | (vs Direct & Aether - Odyssey) 1:01:52 | Au5 & Chime - Voidwalkers 1:03:18 | Infected Mushroom & BLiSS - Ani Mevushal 1:11:52 | SMLE - Found A Reason 1:12:58 | Sullivan King - Someone Else 1:14:57 | Fransis Derelle & CRaymak - Ember (feat. HVDES) 1:15:50 | Julian Calor & BeauDamian - Flying Nimbus 1:17:08 | SLUMBERJACK & FOMO - Hades 1:19:16 | Sullivan King & Wooli - Don't Forget Me 1:19:54 | (vs Koven - Gold) 1:21:36 | Tokyo Machine - PLAY (Eliminate Remix) 1:22:40 | KUURO - She's Got A Gun (feat. McCall) 1:23:06 | Dirtyphonics & Bossfight - Evil Inside VIP 1:26:11 | Stonebank & Elizaveta - SOS 1:27:11 | (vs Stonebank & EMEL - Time) 1:28:35 | Stonebank & EMEL - Time 1:29:59 | (vs REAPER - RAVEPUNK) 1:32:06 | Pegboard Nerds & More Plastic - Manifest 1:34:44 | Droptek - Back 2 U 1:36:35 | Koven - All For Nothing 1:38:04 | (vs Koven - Butterfly Effect) 1:38:48 | Koven vs Bensley - Butterfly Effect vs Vex 1:40:16 | Bensley - Vex 1:40:49 | Koven - Good Enough 1:43:01 | REAPER - BARRICADE VIP 1:44:52 | REAPER - BARRICADE (Bossfight Remix) 1:45:54 | MUZZ - Somewhere Else (feat. Danyka Nadeau) 1:48:27 | (vs MUZZ - Star Glide (feat. Cammie Robinson)) 1:52:07 | Mazare & Young Medicine - Vagrant 1:54:15 | MUZZ - Catharsis (feat. Koven)
Tracklist 00:15 | Duumu & Kori - Together 04:56 | SMLE - Found A Reason 06:02 | Infected Mushroom & Astrix vs Muzana - Symphonatic (Remix) vs Inside My Head 14:24 | Bandlez - Lovers In The Making (feat. Danyka Nadeau) 16:48 | Au5 & Nytrix - Always In A Nightmare 17:48 | (vs Kotori - Buster Effect) 19:47 | Kotori - Buster Effect 21:30 | YGGDRASIL & Wobbleice - asphyxiation 22:51 | Infected Mushroom - Becoming Insane 29:31 | Ray Volpe - Turbo Kid 30:48 | Trampa & TrollPhace - Headbang Gang 31:41 | KUURO - She's Got A Gun (feat. McCall) 33:17 | Hex Cougar & KUURO - Warning Signs 35:20 | Au5 & Chime - Voidwalkers 36:47 | Teminite & MDK - Space Invaders (DIGIKILL Remix) 39:04 | Eliminate - Multiplex 40:51 | Bensley - Vex 42:13 | MUZZ - Star Glide (feat. Cammie Robinson) 45:53 | DIGIKILL & Voidwalker - Show Me Love 47:10 | REAPER - BARRICADE (Bossfight Remix) 48:48 | Glacier - Hang Limb 51:09 | Getter - Release (feat. Midoca) 54:33 | Karma Fields & shey baba - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 59:24 | DRS & Dynamite - Do You Ever (feat. Etherwood) 1:01:28 | Justin OH - Loving Her Loving U (feat. Delaney Kai) 1:03:06 | Franz Ferdinand - Take Me Out 1:07:00 | No Mana - The Same Way (feat. Voicians) 1:11:33 | deadmau5 - Ghosts 'n' Stuff (feat. Rob Swire) 1:15:03 | slushii & Tokyo Machine vs Rootkit - BEWM vs Levitate (feat. Tylor Maurer) 1:16:48 | Rootkit - Levitate (feat. Tylor Maurer) 1:18:30 | Throttle - Heroes (Polyghost Remix) [feat. NICOLOSI] 1:19:54 | Saint Pepsi - Private Caller 1:23:21 | Saint Pepsi - Enjoy Yourself 1:26:43 | Justin OH & Nitro Fun - Killswitch 1:28:19 | Conro - The Small Things 1:29:31 | (vs CloudNone & Danyka Nadeau - Lights Out) 1:30:21 | CloudNone & Danyka Nadeau - Lights Out 1:30:54 | (vs CloudNone - WISH) 1:31:27 | CloudNone - WISH 1:32:00 | Ellis - Don't Say Ur Sorry (feat. Maribelle) 1:34:59 | Fatboy Slim - Right Here, Right Now 1:40:44 | Deorro - Bailar (feat. Elvis Crespo) 1:42:03 | EDEN - rushing 1:47:06 | vect - fairy fountain 1:49:25 | Laszlo vs Above & Beyond - Stars Align vs Diving Out Of Love (Extended Mix) 1:50:24 | Above & Beyond - Diving Out Of Love (Extended Mix) 1:52:51 | (vs Erotic Cafe' - NEWRAVE2020) 1:54:21 | Erotic Cafe' vs Sullivan King - NEWRAVE2020 vs The Demented 1:55:48 | Nitro Fun - So Far Away (MizuGeorge Flip) 1:56:46 | (vs Porter Robinson - Sad Machine (Darren Styles & Gammer Remix)) 1:57:52 | EDEN - i made this for a prada commercial in 2016 but they didn't want it 2:00:24 | Machine Age - Flame Or Flicker (Departure)
Мощнейший заряд второй части 162-го выпуска уже здесь и готов заставить вас качать под дичайший ломаный! Врубаем и наслаждаемся битами!!! 00:00 REAPER – BARRICADE [MONSTERCAT] 02:56 Delta Heavy - Space Time (VIP) [RAM] 06:37 1991 - Power (feat. BullySongs) [PLEASURES] 10:04 Bensley – Vex [MONSTERCAT] 13:20 Fred V - Apeldoorn Jamming [Hospital] 16:38 Futurebound – Dangerous [Viper] 20:52 Killer Hertz - Waiting For You [Elevate] 24:33 Koven - Good Enough [MONSTERCAT] 28:05 Friction & Flava D - Now or Never (feat. Charlotte Haining) [Elevate] 31:46 Protostar - Without You (feat. Megan Lenius) [MONSTERCAT] 35:02 Muzzy - Star Glide (feat. Cammie Robinson) [MONSTERCAT] 39:19 Justin OH feat. Feint x Mazare - She's A Killer Part 2 [MONSTERCAT] 41:52 BISHU - Crossfire (feat. RORY) [Lowly] 43:50 Guano Apes - Lords Of The Boards [Supersonic-GUN] 47:03 MAAZEL - Right Now (feat. glasscat) [MONSTERCAT] 49:27 Zhu - I Admit It (feat. 24kgoldn) [Zhumusic] 51:48 Brennan Heart x Harris & Ford - Addicted To The Bass [KONTOR] 53:36 Brennan Heart & Kayzo – Untouchable [I AM HARDSTYLE] 54:31 Slippy – Form [MONSTERCAT] 55:36 Bossfight - Voices (feat. Philip Strand) [MONSTERCAT] 56:40 Pixel Terror – Omega [MONSTERCAT] 57:18 Donkong - Self Defence Mechanism [Circus] 58:11 Muzzy - Start Again [MONSTERCAT]
Tracklist Euphoric Nation 1. John Askew - The Witch 2. John O'Callaghan - Stresstest (John Askew Remix) [Armin van Buuren Edit] 3. Lostly - Coffin Corner 4. Storm - Storm (Mark Sherry & Dr. Willis's Flashback Mix) 5. Rhys Thomas - Dark Night 6. Freedom Fighters - Clockwork (Sean Tyas Remix) iMG 30:56 | Varien - The Second Industrial Revolution 32:55 | Bensley - Vex 34:13 | Julian Calor - Monster (feat. Trove) 35:30 | (vs KUURO - Aamon) 37:38 | KUURO - She's Got A Gun (feat. McCall) 39:07 | Infected Mushroom - Becoming Insane 46:29 | deadmau5 - Ghosts 'n' Stuff (feat. Rob Swire) 49:48 | Knife Party - Ghost Train 51:38 | Zac Waters - Freak 53:00 | k?d - Polluted Blood 54:57 | Justin OH, Feint, & Mazare - She's A Killer Part 2 56:24 | Camo & Krooked - Armageddon
Tracklist 00:15 | Justin OH - Genesis 02:36 | Justin OH - Loving Her Loving U (feat. Delaney Kai) 05:25 | Wooli & Control Freak - Bad Mood 07:08 | Oolacile - Lost & Found 09:14 | Vini Vici vs Freedom Fighters - Acid 11:05 | Ira Ange - Let It Fly (Dub Mix) 18:36 | SVNF8 - Fuzzy 21:05 | CID - Downstairs (Bellecour Remix) [feat. Jaquell] 22:23 | Hotfire - Think Back 24:25 | Kyle Watson - Way Down 26:01 | Nikola Melnikov & Max Sorokin - Gods Of Halls (Extended Mix) 33:04 | Justin OH & Nitro Fun - Killswitch 35:36 | loosid - Godspeed 40:05 | REZZ & Grabbitz - Someone Else (Underoath Remix) 41:31 | NickBee & Deerhill - ETHER 44:06 | Makoto - Think (feat. Karina Ramage) 46:18 | Malsum - Artificial Evolution 48:30 | Unglued - Got 2 Have 52:14 | Nonsens - Better 53:40 | Getter - All Is Lost (Grim Remix) [feat. nothing, nowhere] 57:26 | Vár Sofandi - Move Dust Through The Light
Nick Chicane is back in his studio by the sea for this week’s Sun:Sets featuring music for Mees Salomé, Harry Diamond, Tycho, Justin OH, Ennio Morricone and many more. 1. Justin OH - Genesis 2. Chicane - Ibiza Strings (Solarstone Ambient Mix)3. Ennio Morricone & Czech National Symphony Orchestra - Deborah’s Theme (2016 Version)4. Soundtrack Selection: Chosen by Michael in LutonBen Frost - Raised by Wolves Main Theme (Taken from the HBO show Raised by Wolves)5. Alan Silvestri - Forrest Gump Suite6. Mees Salomé - Letting Go7. Tycho - Horizon8. eleven.five - The State I'm In (Original Mix)9. Nursultan Kun - Aura (Extended Mix) 10. Armonica meets Dear Humans - Better With Time (Armonica Version)11. Chicane - Ibiza Bleeps MSTR12. Harry Diamond - The Reason (Extended Mix)
01. Camo Krooked Mefjus - No Tomorrow (feat. Sophie Lindinger) 02. Rido-Inner Balance 03. Audio - Confined 04. Binary - Pulsation 05. Quadrant and Iris-Twenty Two 06. Liveon, Chris.Su - Total Chaos 07. Disaszt And Trei-Danger Time 08. Disaszt and Manta - Laser Raptor (Mfr118) 09. Sub Focus And Wilkinson-Illuminate 10. Rene Lavice-Through The Fire (feat. The Melody Men) 11. Sound In Noise And Insct-Give It All 12. Sub Focus, Wilkinson and Empara Mi-Freedom 13. D-Sabber - Ametist(Timeofnight Recordings) 14. Burr Oak - Polar Lows [Trendkill Records] 15. Sound In Noise-Believe In Monsters 16. Liveon - Glueball 17. Burr Oak and Tr Tactics - Washoku 18. Hystatus and Glяph - Negative Space Program 19. Finalfix-Tempest 20. Surgencevsnoir-Enigma 21. Insct - Lockblock 22. Smeerlapp-Inception 23. Finalfix-Under My Skin 24. Posij, Former - Ultra 25. Cirrus - Originals 26. Friction, Bou, Trigga - Seizure 27. Myth-One Note Funk 28. Wrekka-Trojan 29. Tactcal - Thunder 30. Waeys And Was A Be-Bullying 31. Monika-Tuff And Rumble 32. Zero T and Ian Urbina -Strange Blue 33. Neve and Samurai Breaks-Lions House 34. John Holt-Reggae From The Ghetto (Serial Killaz And Deekline Remix Edit) 35. Dj Sofa - Snowflower 36. Night Shift, Benny Page and Blackout Ja-Word Of Jungle 37. Djvv-Bass Drum (Vip) 38. High Hertz-Ghetto Nuusic 39. Justin Hawkes - Lift Off The Roof 40. Selecta J-Man and Vinyl Junkie-More Than Ruff 41. Digitaldubs-Bills Piling Up (feat. Rebel Layonn) (Isaac Maya Remix) 42. Sublow Hz And Benny Page-London Bun It Up 43. Jeopardize-That Money Tune 44. Lixed-Feel 45. Yoteii - The Virus 46. Fello-Dance 47. Serum - Hillbilly 48. Conrad Subs-Leave Dem (Vip) 49. Camo Mc And Jaxx-Instant Party Starter 50. Sustance, Monty - Lapis 51. High Frequency-Mysteries 52. Dj Sofa - Ghetto Red Hot 53. Dunk and Black Opps-Dirty Handz 54. Dopplershift - Motley Sound 55. Phentix, Wingz - Fragment 56. Flowrian, Simstah and Chris Harmonics-This Too Shall Pass 57. Scepticz - Ikki 58. Nic Zigzag - Staircase 59. Keeno - Behind The Glass (feat. Kate Wild) 60. Sub Focus And Wilkinson-Time 61. Blade - Night Terrors 62. Justin Oh, Feint and Mazare-Shes A Killer Part 2
Пиратская Станция продолжает осенний трип и представляет энергичную смесь громких релизов, качевого вайба и приподнятого настроения, приправленную щепоткой эклюзива! Заряжайтесь! GVOZD vibes: 01. Camo Krooked Mefjus feat. Sophie Lindinger - No Tomorrow 02. Rido - Inner Balance 03. Audio - Confined 04. Binary - Pulsation 05. Quadrant & Iris - Twenty Two 06. Liveon, Chris.Su - Total Chaos 07. Disaszt And Trei - Danger Time 08. Disaszt & Manta - Laser Raptor 09. Sub Focus And Wilkinson - Illuminate 10. Rene Lavice feat. The Melody Men -Through The Fire 11. Sound In Noise And Insct - Give It All 12. Sub Focus, Wilkinson & Empara Mi - Freedom 13. D-Sabber - Ametist 14. Burr Oak - Polar Lows 15. Sound In Noise - Believe In Monsters 16. Liveon - Glueball 17. Burr Oak & Tr Tactics - Washoku 18. Hystatus & Glяph - Negative Space Program 19. Finalfix - Tempest 20. Surgencevsnoir - Enigma 21. Insct - Lockblock 22. Smeerlapp - Inception 23. Finalfix - Under My Skin 24. Posij, Former - Ultra 25. Cirrus - Originals 26. Friction, Bou, Trigga - Seizure 27. Myth - One Note Funk 28. Wrekka - Trojan 29. Tactcal - Thunder 30. Waeys And Was A Be - Bullying 31. Monika - Tuff And Rumble 32. Zero T & Ian Urbina - Strange Blue 33. Neve & Samurai Breaks - Lions House 34. John Holt - Reggae From The Ghetto (Serial Killaz And Deekline Remix Edit) 35. Dj Sofa - Snowflower 36. Night Shift, Benny Page & Blackout Ja - Word Of Jungle 37. Djvv - Bass Drum (Vip) 38. High Hertz - Ghetto Nuusic 39. Justin Hawkes - Lift Off The Roof 40. Selecta J-Man & Vinyl Junkie - More Than Ruff 41. Digitaldubs feat. Rebel Layonn - Bills Piling Up (Isaac Maya Remix) 42. Sublow Hz And Benny Page - London Bun It Up 43. Jeopardize - That Money Tune 44. Lixed - Feel 45. Yoteii - The Virus 46. Fello - Dance 47. Serum - Hillbilly 48. Conrad Subs - Leave Dem (Vip) 49. Camo Mc And Jaxx - Instant Party Starter 50. Sustance, Monty - Lapis 51. High Frequency - Mysteries 52. Dj Sofa - Ghetto Red Hot 53. Dunk & Black Opps - Dirty Handz 54. Dopplershift - Motley Sound 55. Phentix, Wingz - Fragment 56. Flowrian, Simstah & Chris Harmonics - This Too Shall Pass 57. Scepticz - Ikki 58. Nic Zigzag - Staircase 59. Keeno feat. Kate Wild - Behind The Glass 60. Sub Focus And Wilkinson - Time 61. Blade - Night Terrors 62. Justin Oh, Feint & Mazare - Shes A Killer Part 2
01. Camo Krooked Mefjus - No Tomorrow (feat. Sophie Lindinger) 02. Rido-Inner Balance 03. Audio - Confined 04. Binary - Pulsation 05. Quadrant and Iris-Twenty Two 06. Liveon, Chris.Su - Total Chaos 07. Disaszt And Trei-Danger Time 08. Disaszt and Manta - Laser Raptor (Mfr118) 09. Sub Focus And Wilkinson-Illuminate 10. Rene Lavice-Through The Fire (feat. The Melody Men) 11. Sound In Noise And Insct-Give It All 12. Sub Focus, Wilkinson and Empara Mi-Freedom 13. D-Sabber - Ametist(Timeofnight Recordings) 14. Burr Oak - Polar Lows [Trendkill Records] 15. Sound In Noise-Believe In Monsters 16. Liveon - Glueball 17. Burr Oak and Tr Tactics - Washoku 18. Hystatus and Glяph - Negative Space Program 19. Finalfix-Tempest 20. Surgencevsnoir-Enigma 21. Insct - Lockblock 22. Smeerlapp-Inception 23. Finalfix-Under My Skin 24. Posij, Former - Ultra 25. Cirrus - Originals 26. Friction, Bou, Trigga - Seizure 27. Myth-One Note Funk 28. Wrekka-Trojan 29. Tactcal - Thunder 30. Waeys And Was A Be-Bullying 31. Monika-Tuff And Rumble 32. Zero T and Ian Urbina -Strange Blue 33. Neve and Samurai Breaks-Lions House 34. John Holt-Reggae From The Ghetto (Serial Killaz And Deekline Remix Edit) 35. Dj Sofa - Snowflower 36. Night Shift, Benny Page and Blackout Ja-Word Of Jungle 37. Djvv-Bass Drum (Vip) 38. High Hertz-Ghetto Nuusic 39. Justin Hawkes - Lift Off The Roof 40. Selecta J-Man and Vinyl Junkie-More Than Ruff 41. Digitaldubs-Bills Piling Up (feat. Rebel Layonn) (Isaac Maya Remix) 42. Sublow Hz And Benny Page-London Bun It Up 43. Jeopardize-That Money Tune 44. Lixed-Feel 45. Yoteii - The Virus 46. Fello-Dance 47. Serum - Hillbilly 48. Conrad Subs-Leave Dem (Vip) 49. Camo Mc And Jaxx-Instant Party Starter 50. Sustance, Monty - Lapis 51. High Frequency-Mysteries 52. Dj Sofa - Ghetto Red Hot 53. Dunk and Black Opps-Dirty Handz 54. Dopplershift - Motley Sound 55. Phentix, Wingz - Fragment 56. Flowrian, Simstah and Chris Harmonics-This Too Shall Pass 57. Scepticz - Ikki 58. Nic Zigzag - Staircase 59. Keeno - Behind The Glass (feat. Kate Wild) 60. Sub Focus And Wilkinson-Time 61. Blade - Night Terrors 62. Justin Oh, Feint and Mazare-Shes A Killer Part 2
01. Camo Krooked Mefjus - No Tomorrow (feat. Sophie Lindinger) 02. Rido-Inner Balance 03. Audio - Confined 04. Binary - Pulsation 05. Quadrant & Iris-Twenty Two 06. Liveon, Chris.Su - Total Chaos 07. Disaszt And Trei-Danger Time 08. Disaszt & Manta - Laser Raptor (Mfr118) 09. Sub Focus And Wilkinson-Illuminate 10. Rene Lavice-Through The Fire (feat. The Melody Men) 11. Sound In Noise And Insct-Give It All 12. Sub Focus, Wilkinson & Empara Mi-Freedom 13. D-Sabber - Ametist(Timeofnight Recordings) 14. Burr Oak - Polar Lows [Trendkill Records] 15. Sound In Noise-Believe In Monsters 16. Liveon - Glueball 17. Burr Oak & Tr Tactics - Washoku 18. Hystatus & Glяph - Negative Space Program 19. Finalfix-Tempest 20. Surgencevsnoir-Enigma 21. Insct - Lockblock 22. Smeerlapp-Inception 23. Finalfix-Under My Skin 24. Posij, Former - Ultra 25. Cirrus - Originals 26. Friction, Bou, Trigga - Seizure 27. Myth-One Note Funk 28. Wrekka-Trojan 29. Tactcal - Thunder 30. Waeys And Was A Be-Bullying 31. Monika-Tuff And Rumble 32. Zero T & Ian Urbina -Strange Blue 33. Neve & Samurai Breaks-Lions House 34. John Holt-Reggae From The Ghetto (Serial Killaz And Deekline Remix Edit) 35. Dj Sofa - Snowflower 36. Night Shift, Benny Page & Blackout Ja-Word Of Jungle 37. Djvv-Bass Drum (Vip) 38. High Hertz-Ghetto Nuusic 39. Justin Hawkes - Lift Off The Roof 40. Selecta J-Man & Vinyl Junkie-More Than Ruff 41. Digitaldubs-Bills Piling Up (feat. Rebel Layonn) (Isaac Maya Remix) 42. Sublow Hz And Benny Page-London Bun It Up 43. Jeopardize-That Money Tune 44. Lixed-Feel 45. Yoteii - The Virus 46. Fello-Dance 47. Serum - Hillbilly 48. Conrad Subs-Leave Dem (Vip) 49. Camo Mc And Jaxx-Instant Party Starter 50. Sustance, Monty - Lapis 51. High Frequency-Mysteries 52. Dj Sofa - Ghetto Red Hot 53. Dunk & Black Opps-Dirty Handz 54. Dopplershift - Motley Sound 55. Phentix, Wingz - Fragment 56. Flowrian, Simstah & Chris Harmonics-This Too Shall Pass 57. Scepticz - Ikki 58. Nic Zigzag - Staircase 59. Keeno - Behind The Glass (feat. Kate Wild) 60. Sub Focus And Wilkinson-Time 61. Blade - Night Terrors 62. Justin Oh, Feint & Mazare-Shes A Killer Part 2
01. Camo Krooked Mefjus - No Tomorrow (feat. Sophie Lindinger) 02. Rido-Inner Balance 03. Audio - Confined 04. Binary - Pulsation 05. Quadrant & Iris-Twenty Two 06. Liveon, Chris.Su - Total Chaos 07. Disaszt And Trei-Danger Time 08. Disaszt & Manta - Laser Raptor (Mfr118) 09. Sub Focus And Wilkinson-Illuminate 10. Rene Lavice-Through The Fire (feat. The Melody Men) 11. Sound In Noise And Insct-Give It All 12. Sub Focus, Wilkinson & Empara Mi-Freedom 13. D-Sabber - Ametist(Timeofnight Recordings) 14. Burr Oak - Polar Lows [Trendkill Records] 15. Sound In Noise-Believe In Monsters 16. Liveon - Glueball 17. Burr Oak & Tr Tactics - Washoku 18. Hystatus & Glяph - Negative Space Program 19. Finalfix-Tempest 20. Surgencevsnoir-Enigma 21. Insct - Lockblock 22. Smeerlapp-Inception 23. Finalfix-Under My Skin 24. Posij, Former - Ultra 25. Cirrus - Originals 26. Friction, Bou, Trigga - Seizure 27. Myth-One Note Funk 28. Wrekka-Trojan 29. Tactcal - Thunder 30. Waeys And Was A Be-Bullying 31. Monika-Tuff And Rumble 32. Zero T & Ian Urbina -Strange Blue 33. Neve & Samurai Breaks-Lions House 34. John Holt-Reggae From The Ghetto (Serial Killaz And Deekline Remix Edit) 35. Dj Sofa - Snowflower 36. Night Shift, Benny Page & Blackout Ja-Word Of Jungle 37. Djvv-Bass Drum (Vip) 38. High Hertz-Ghetto Nuusic 39. Justin Hawkes - Lift Off The Roof 40. Selecta J-Man & Vinyl Junkie-More Than Ruff 41. Digitaldubs-Bills Piling Up (feat. Rebel Layonn) (Isaac Maya Remix) 42. Sublow Hz And Benny Page-London Bun It Up 43. Jeopardize-That Money Tune 44. Lixed-Feel 45. Yoteii - The Virus 46. Fello-Dance 47. Serum - Hillbilly 48. Conrad Subs-Leave Dem (Vip) 49. Camo Mc And Jaxx-Instant Party Starter 50. Sustance, Monty - Lapis 51. High Frequency-Mysteries 52. Dj Sofa - Ghetto Red Hot 53. Dunk & Black Opps-Dirty Handz 54. Dopplershift - Motley Sound 55. Phentix, Wingz - Fragment 56. Flowrian, Simstah & Chris Harmonics-This Too Shall Pass 57. Scepticz - Ikki 58. Nic Zigzag - Staircase 59. Keeno - Behind The Glass (feat. Kate Wild) 60. Sub Focus And Wilkinson-Time 61. Blade - Night Terrors 62. Justin Oh, Feint & Mazare-Shes A Killer Part 2
Don and Hex play brand new music from VOUTI & Rony Rex, MorganJ & G-POL, MOTi, Retrovision, and world exclusives from DJ Licious X KOOLKID and KPLR. 1. DJ Licious X KOOLKID - Trippin'2. Rogerseventytwo Feat. Abee - Artificial Love 3. RetroVision - Better With You (VIP Mix)4. KPLR - Cause You5. Hoodzz X Sherwee - Words6. Landis X Breikthru - The Moment Ft. Saint Wade7. MOTi Feat. Jennifer Cooke - Nineteen8. Valiant - What That Body Do Ft. Ryan Green9. Aeden & Arlow - Hearts And Stars Ft. Harley Bird10. DemoDay: Ardo X Jake Alva - Never Give Up11. Alannys Weber & Yaksa - 2 Steps Back12. MorganJ & G-POL - Never Let You Know13. Notif - The Lights14. Jerre - On The Floor15. VOUTI & Rony Rex - The Funk16. Kevin Aleksander - Like This17. Justin OH, Feint & Mazare - She’s A Killer Part 218. Galardo - Dreamin’
Justin Oh gives his quick stock analysis on Rush Street Interactive, which just announced it would go public through a merger with SPAC dMY Technology Group Inc ($DMYT). Time Stamp: Market share: 1:44 Growth potential: 2:25 Differences from DraftKings (DKNG), GAN Limited (GAN), and Golden Nugget (LCA): 3:42 Capital structure and valuation: 5:48 Comparison to DraftKings (DKNG): 6:43 Buy or sell: 7:08 Enter the $1,000 giveaway on August 10th by joining our FREE business/investing newsletter! https://acouplecents.us19.list-manage.com/subscribe/post?u=9d2df53b731cf2f391ac36326&id=219f876462 Join ROI Connect to get the following! Awesome investing community and discussion Early access to my analysis Business news and written content On-demand access to excel models, stock screens Support our content so we can build out more investing analysis out faster https://acouplecents.com/signup/roic/ Subscribe to our clips page! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvcBYWClo5Y9y5AAK2FZ_tQ Continue to convo in other ways! TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@acouplecents Podcast: "A Couple Cents" Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/acouplecents/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/acouplecents Website: https://acouplecents.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/acouplecents/message
Welcome to EDM Radio Show, the weekly radio show by Kefrod. I present to your attention the best EDM tracks of the week! Listen premiere of my radio show on NoiseFM! Every Friday at 10:00pm Moscow time and 19:00GMT!: noisefm.ru Listen to the other of the episodes on PromoDJ: promodj.com/kefrod Follow the EDM Radio Show podcast: Soundcloud: soundcloud.com/kefrod-music ApplePodcasts: podcasts.apple.com/ru/podcast/… MixCloud: mixcloud.com/kefrodmusic And subscribe: Instagram: instagram.com/kefrodmusic 1. Going Deeper & RITN - Into You [GENERATION HEX] 2. Siks - Your Love [GENERATION HEX] Tune Of The Week: 3. Sander van Doorn x Lucas & Steve - The World [SPINNIN'] 4. MOTi x BODYWORX — The Squat Song [ZEROCOOL] 5. Patrick Moreno & IGNITION (CA) ft. Alex Holmes - Feel The Power [MAXXIMIZE (SPINNIN')] 6. Dave Ruthwell & Mr. Sid & Zensa - Bassline [TURNITUP MUZIK] Smash Of The Week: 7. #1 Olly James & David Shane - Battlefield [REVEALED] 8. #2 KEVU & Roy Dest - Dead or Alive [MAXXIMIZE (SPINNIN')] Future Anthem: 9. TBR & SMH - Atlantis [NIK COOPER] 10. Maddix - Electric [REVEALED] Smash Of The Week: 11. #3 Stefan Bors & OUTRAGE & REOS - Our Life [NIK COOPER] Trance & Progressive: 12. Swanky Tunes vs. Jac & Harri - Own The Night [REVEALED] 13. Astroblast & Krripton - Reflection [CALIDAD] 14. Alexander Popov & Kitone - Elements [ARMADA] 15. SaberZ - The Launch [REVEALED] Future Anthem: 16. GHOSTER - Belong [BARONG FAMILY] 17. Brennan Heart - Outcasts (Toneshifterz & Code Black Remix) [WE R] 18. Justin OH ft. Jamie - For a Minute [MONSTERCAT]
Tracklist 00:15 | Koven - Shut My Mouth [iMG Mashup] 04:15 | ShockOne - It's All Over [iMG Mashup] 07:46 | Pixel Terror & Dirty Chime - Collapse [iMG Mashup] 10:55 | Feed Me - Coffee White [iMG Mashup] 15:33 | Infected Mushroom, Freedom Fighters, & Mr. Bill - Freedom Bill [iMG & MizuGeorge VIP Mashup] 21:06 | Au5 vs Effin - Goodbye To The One [iMG Mashup] 25:33 | Bad Computer vs Rogue - Riddle Me This [iMG Mashup] 29:21 | Bad Computer vs Conro - Remember 2U [iMG Mashup] 32:27 | Feed Me - Money, Destiny [iMG Mashup] 36:18 | Nitro Fun vs F.O.O.L - Hidden Raver [iMG Mashup] 39:40 | Julian Calor - Julian Calor's Space Orchestra [iMG Mashup] 43:06 | Hex Cougar & KUURO vs Gent & Jawns - Warning Sounds [iMG Mashup] 46:05 | Infected Mushroom & WHITENO1SE - More of Just the Same [iMG, JD, MizuGeorge, Beatplant, mostrino, FYTR, Voidwalker, & Blamo Mashup] 53:03 | Julian Calor & BeauDamian - Flying Nimbus [iMG Mashup] 56:02 | Crankdat vs dwilly - Sweet Redo [iMG Mashup] 59:00 | Infected Mushroom - Only Solutions [iMG Mashup] 1:04:01 | Au5 & Nytrix - Always In A Nightmare [iMG Mashup] 1:10:18 | ilan Bluestone pres. Stoneblue - Hypnotized [iMG Mashup] 1:15:23 | Infected Mushroom & BLiSS - Ani Mevushal [iMG Mashup] 1:23:37 | Habstrakt & Marten Hørger - Ya Think [iMG Mashup] 1:26:03 | Habstrakt & Asdek vs SOULJI - Isso Estresse [iMG Mashup] 1:28:35 | Tony Romera vs Habstrakt - Real Stuck [iMG Mashup] 1:32:01 | Tokyo Machine - JOURNEY [iMG Mashup] 1:35:04 | Pixel Terror & Aviella - Enigma [iMG & Wobbleice Mashup] 1:39:14 | Eptic vs Justin OH & Xilent - Assembling Propane [iMG Mashup] 1:42:39 | Sullivan King & Wooli - Don't Forget Me [iMG & Wobbleice Mashup] 1:45:51 | SLUMBERJACK & FOMO - Hades [iMG Mashup] 1:49:28 | Bensley vs Stonebank vs KUURO & Clockvice - All Night [iMG Mashup] 1:53:22 | REAPER - HEATSEEKER [iMG Mashup] 1:56:19 | REAPER vs Eliminate - Eliminate the Barricade [iMG Mashup] 1:59:38 | Stonebank & Elizaveta - SOS [iMG Mashup] 2:03:20 | KUURO vs Pink Guy - The Ultimate Showdown [iMG Mashup] 2:06:39 | Protostar vs ShockOne - A Dark Overdrive [iMG Mashup] 2:10:20 | REAPER - RAVEPUNK [iMG's RENEGADE EP Mashup] 2:12:47 | Protostar vs Al Storm - Bad Galaxies [iMG Mashup] 2:16:26 | MUZZ - Nemesis [iMG Mashup] 2:20:23 | Feed Me - New Shoes [iMG Mashup] 2:24:46 | F.O.O.L vs PYLOT - Clova the Revenger [iMG Mashup] 2:28:33 | F.O.O.L - Criminals [iMG's Revenger EP Mashup] 2:32:02 | FWLR vs Infected Mushroom & OblivionFall After Dark - cursed_bust_it_out.mp3 [iMG Mashup] 2:34:35 | Julian Calor - Arp of Astronomical Wisdom [iMG's UV9 Mega Mashup]
Tracklist 0:00:00 | Tristam - My Friend 0:03:00 | Grabbitz - Better With Time 0:05:38 | Rich Edwards - Where I'll Be Waiting (feat. Cozi Zuehlsdorff) 0:07:29 | Eminence - Hollow Mind (feat. Q'AILA) 0:11:53 | EDEN - wonder 0:15:30 | Grabbitz - Things Change 0:18:12 | Flume & Chet Faker - Drop The Game 0:20:03 | Brandyn Burnette & dwilly - Hands Down (feat. Kayo Genesis) 0:22:12 | Grant - The Edge (feat. Nevve) 0:25:19 | Porter Robinson - Goodbye To A World 0:29:21 | Duumu - Illuminate (feat. Slyleaf) 0:30:43 | deadmau5 & Scene of Action - Hurricane 0:33:52 | Puppet - Play Pretend 0:36:20 | CloudNone & Matt Van - Juliet 0:40:12 | Helios - Soft Collared Neck 0:43:01 | Grant - Wishes (feat. McCall) 0:44:59 | Darren Styles - Us Against The World 0:47:27 | EDEN - lost//found 0:50:46 | EDEN - 909 0:53:49 | EDEN - and 0:55:51 | Grant - Color (feat. Juneau) 0:57:26 | EDEN - rock + roll 1:02:00 | Snareskin - Mad For You (feat. Trove) 1:02:27 | Julian Calor - No Fear Anymore (feat. Ava Silver) 1:03:11 | Au5 - Divine 1:05:40 | EDEN - falling in reverse 1:11:52 | Pink Floyd - What Shall We Do Now? 1:14:26 | Darren Styles - Never Let Me Down (feat. David Spekter) 1:17:24 | Xilent - Particles 1:19:49 | Varien - Ghost Spores (feat. Laura Brehm) 1:22:25 | Justin OH & Rogue - Feel Alright 1:23:49 | Varien - Hear, Smith of Heavens 1:25:52 | Rush - Tears 1:29:21 | INTERCOM - Decoy World VIP (feat. Park Avenue) 1:33:24 | ShockOne - Silver & Gold (feat. Reija Lee) 1:36:11 | EDEN - Wake Up 1:40:47 | Pink Floyd - The Gunner's Dream 1:46:06 | Duumu - Intentions (feat. GLNNA) 1:48:13 | CloudNone & Paul Aiden - Anonymous 1:51:50 | CloudNone & Laura Brehm - Changed 1:52:29 | London Elektricity - Build A Better World (feat. Emer Dineen) 1:54:48 | EDEN - projector 1:55:53 | Half An Orange - Video Games 1:58:41 | The Eden Project - Death of a Dream 2:02:02 | The Eden Project - Better Together
Tracklist 0:00:20 | RIOT - Overture 1990 0:03:24 | Grant - Wishes (feat. McCall) 0:07:19 | KUURO - Bad Habits (feat. Tylor Maurer) 0:08:32 | LVTHER & GOLDA - Fabulous 0:09:44 | Grant - Color (feat. Juneau) 0:11:28 | ShockOne & The Bloody Beetroots - Run 0:14:23 | Kill Paris - Played Out (feat. Dutch Robinson) 0:16:25 | (vs Conro - Thrill of It) 0:17:34 | Conro - Remember You 0:18:14 | Throttle - Japan 0:20:28 | CloudNone & Matt Van - Juliet 0:22:53 | Notaker - The Longest Night 0:24:33 | CloudNone & Direct - Lost & Found (feat. Matt Van) 0:28:39 | FWLR - Hot 0:29:40 | Just A Gent - Time Voyage (feat. Hauskey) 0:31:42 | Half an Orange - Video Games 0:34:37 | Infected Mushroom - Here We Go Go Go 0:36:52 | Vicetone - Feels Like (feat. LAUR) 0:38:52 | Au5 - Eden (feat. Danyka Nadeau) 0:40:00 | Pegboard Nerds & Tokyo Machine - MOSHI 0:42:37 | (vs Laszlo - Under Pressure) 0:45:35 | HALIENE - Saving Light (Acoustic) 0:46:56 | Vicetone - Feels Like (Sabai Remix) [feat. LAUR] 0:49:08 | CloudNone & Paul Aiden - Anonymous 0:50:06 | (vs Julian Calor - Dream Odyssey) 0:52:29 | CloudNone & Laura Brehm - Changed 0:54:38 | (vs Infected Mushroom - Kababies) 0:57:25 | (vs Aero Chord - Burning (feat. Bianca)) 0:59:22 | (vs Julian Calor - You Might Get Lost 1:01:22 | Infected Mushroom - Head of NASA 1:02:53 | Direct & Matt Van - Cold Ground 1:06:25 | Laszlo - Jettison 1:07:35 | SLUMBERJACK & Ekali - Closure 1:10:10 | Modestep - Not IRL 1:11:53 | Bossfight - No Sleep 1:13:35 | Nonsens - Poison 1:14:39 | Kill Paris - Venus Fly Trap 1:15:18 | Xilent - Particles 1:16:09 | Sullivan King & Grabbitz - Crazy As You 1:18:17 | slushii - Far Away 1:19:34 | ShockOne - Pray For Me 1:21:53 | (vs Justin OH - Don't Bring Me Down) 1:24:34 | Eptic - Power 1:25:38 | slushii & Carbin - Run Up (feat. Skyxxx) 1:26:42 | (vs Crankdat - Falling) 1:29:29 | Slippy - One Thing (feat. Tim Moyo) 1:32:00 | (vs Julian Calor - Adventures) 1:33:41 | (vs Lil Hank - Hank's Back) 1:35:17 | (vs KUURO - Trigger) 1:37:53 | Justin OH & Rogue - Feel Alright 1:38:41 | (vs Justin OH & Xilent - Assemble) 1:40:28 | Bishu - Diamonds (feat. Mister Blonde) 1:42:00 | SLUMBERJACK & Machine Age - Daggers (SLUMBERJACK & ËMMË VIP) 1:43:52 | Protostar - Feel Your Heart (feat. Sam Tabor) 1:47:21 | REAPER - UNHINGED 1:48:27 | Throttle - Where U Are 1:49:23 | Rogue - Oceans 1:51:56 | (vs SLUMBERJACK & TroyBoi - Solid) 1:54:33 | RIOT - Blackwater 1:59:23 | RIOT - Desert to Desert (Interlude)
Tracklist Wobbleice 1. Muzzy - The Factory 2. Aero Chord - Saiko 3. Tokyo Machine - SPOOKY 4. Razihel - Children Of The Night 5. Justin OH & Xilent - Assemble 6. Zomboy - Born To Survive (Wooli & Ray Volpe Remix) [feat. rx Soul] 7. Dirtyphonics & Sullivan King - Vantablack 8. Xilent - Human Error 9. Slippy - Haunted 10. (w/ Slippy - Haunted VIP) 11. Adair - Fucked Up iMG 12. Frequent - Alpha State 13. Excision - The Paradox (Seven Lions & Dimibo Remix) 14. Frequent - Descent 15. Muzzy - Endgame vs Muzzy x A.M.C. & Turno - Cascade 16. Pegboard Nerds - Purple People Eater 17. Tokyo Machine - SPOOKY (Tisoki Remix) 18. SOULJI - Murder 19. Pegboard Nerds - Luigi's Mansion 20. Code: Pandorum - The Lovecraftian Horrors 21. SLANDER & SAYMYNAME - I Can't Escape (feat. Feli Ferraro) 22. Blonde Redhead - For the Damaged 23. Blonde Redhead - For the Damaged Coda 24. Michael Andrews - Mad World (Alternate Version) [feat. Gary Jules]
Tracklist 00:20 | Aether - Dear Lillie [Requested by mostrino04] 01:29 | Just A Gent - Time Voyage (feat. Hauskey) [Requested by Bread Man] 02:44 | Yellow Claw & San Holo - Old Days [Requested by mostrino04] 03:34 | DROELOE - Virtual Friends [Requested by mostrino04] 04:45 | (vs KTRL x YKES - Home [Requested by Bread Man]) 05:10 | Throttle - Dreamer [Requested by Bread Man] 06:08 | Wooli & Kompany - Thicc Boi [Requested by Bread Man] 06:44 | Snavs - Us [Requested by mostrino04] 07:24 | Au5 & Nytrix - Only In A Dream (Beatplant Bootleg) [Requested by Wobbleice] 08:05 | Jaron - Time, Real & Imaginary [Requested by mostrino04] 08:47 | Reach - Forever [Requested by mostrino04 & Bread Man] 10:03 | SMLE - Haunted (feat. Seann Bowe) [Requested by Bread Man] 11:20 | INTERCOM - Truth & Malice [Requested by Bread Man] 12:11 | NEEDTOBREATHE - HARD LOVE [Requested by mostrino04] 14:00 | Aero Chord - Saiko [Requested by Wobbleice] 15:19 | Trivecta, AMIDY, & RØRY - Riptide [Requested by mostrino04] 16:34 | Teminite - Break Free [Requested by mostrino04] 17:50 | Flume & Chet Faker - Drop The Game 18:41 | Tisoki - Bring It Back [Requested by Bread Man] 19:40 | Bandlez - Together Again [Requested by Wobbleice] 21:12 | Duumu & Stereo Cube - Couch Dreams 21:57 | Tony Romera & SQWAD - St. Tropez [iMG x DJ Alexander Mashup] [Requested by Wobbleice] 22:55 | SLANDER & Said The Sky - Potions (feat. JT Roach) [Requested by Wobbleice] 23:21 | Kill The Noise & Dillon Francis - Dolphin on Wheels [Requested by Wobbleice] 24:05 | (vs Pegboard Nerds - Swamp Thing [Requested by Wobbleice & mostrino04]) 25:03 | Eptic - Power [Requested by Wobbleice] 26:07 | Justin OH & Xilent - Assemble [Requested by Wobbleice] 26:58 | Space Laces - U Scan 27:14 | Astronaut - Droid [Requested by Wobbleice & Bread Man] 28:45 | ID - ID 29:23 | Various Artists - Best of DnB & Drumstep [Ethani x Enderan Mashup] [Requested by Bread Man] 29:55 | Kill The Noise - Kill It 4 The Kids (feat. AWOLNATION & R. City) [Requested by Wobbleice] 32:10 | OK Go - The Great Fire 33:46 | Aero Chord - Burning [iMG Mashup] 34:40 | Virtual Riot - Hysteria [Requested by Wobbleice] 35:17 | Aero Chord - Tribe 303 [iMG Mashup] [Requested by Wobbleice & Bread Man] 36:13 | DJ Alexander & DJ KNAILLZ - All Me [Requested by Wobbleice] 36:51 | Seven Lions & Kill The Noise - Cold Hearted (Jalmaan Hardpsy Flip) [Requested by Wobbleice] 37:51 | Dirtyphonics & Sullivan King - Sight Of Your Soul [Requested by Wobbleice, mostrino04, & Bread Man] 38:17 | ShockOne - Pray For Me 39:20 | Stonebank - The Government (DJ Alexander Edit) 40:06 | Bossfight - Beat Down [Requested by Bread Man] 41:06 | Excision & Space Laces - 1 On 1 (SLANDER & Shadient Remix) [Requested by Wobbleice] 41:54 | Illenium & Foy Vance - Blood 42:33 | Daughtry - Crashed [Requested by mostrino04] 43:28 | Zedd - Clarity (feat. Foxes) 44:26 | Seven Lions x Illenium x Said The Sky - Rush Over Me (feat. HALIENE) [Requested by Bread Man] 44:55 | Hardwell - Retrograde [Requested by Wobbleice] 46:28 | Taize - Stay With Me [Requested by mostrino04] 48:43 | Clint Mansell - Lux Aeterna 50:55 | Karma Fields - Edge of the World [Requested by Bread Man] 52:35 | Stabby & Chime - Permadeath 53:33 | Polyghost - Triumph 54:08 | Xilent - Particles [Requested by mostrino04] 54:57 | Knife Party - Ghost Train (Muzzy Remix) 55:41 | Terravita, Chime, & Akylla - Go Higher [Requested by Bread Man] 56:30 | Xilent - Shadow of You [Requested by mostrino04] 57:30 | Marina and the Diamonds - Immortal [Requested by mostrino04] 58:34 | Koji Kondo - DIre, Dire Docks 59:33 | SLUMBERJACK & Ekali - Closure 60:11 | Pixel Terror - Cosmic [Requested by Bread Man] 61:03 | Eptic - Beyond The Stars [Requested by mostrino04 & Bread Man] 61:55 | MayFlwr - Fading Out [Requested by mostrino04]
Tracklist 00:20 | Justin OH & Xilent - Assemble [Developing] 02:46 | Space Laces - U Scan 03:07 | Karma Fields - Edge of the World 04:45 | MayFlwr - Fading Out [Requested by mostrino04] 06:04 | Virtual Riot - Hysteria [Requested by Wobbleice] 08:48 | Aero Chord - Warrior of the Night [Memories] 10:39 | Malaa - Bylina 11:54 | Malaa - Bylina vs Rootkit - Good 2 Go (Eyka Flip) [feat. Tylor Maurer] 13:48 | Mr FijiWiji & Direct - Tomorrow (Vagrant Bootleg) [feat. Matt Van & Holly Drummond] 16:06 | Kill The Noise & Dillon Francis - Dolphin On Wheels (Rickyxsan Remix) 17:32 | HEKLER - Sync Mode [Requested by Wobbleice] 19:25 | Pixel Terror - Cosmic 21:33 | Space Buddha - Mental Hotline 28:27 | Clint Mansell - Lux Aeterna (Techno Remix) 32:17 | CloudNone & Paul Aiden - Anonymous [Developing] 34:58 | ZHU - Palm Of My Hand 38:43 | Julian Calor - Space Flute 2: Electric Boogaloo [iMG Mashup] 41:17 | Teminite - Break Free [Requested by mostrino04] 45:46 | Delta Heavy - Ghost 49:37 | Polyghost - Triumph [Developing]
Finance Friday with Steven, Jill & Justin (LA 938) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steve and Jill here. Jill DeWit: Hello. Steven Butala: Welcome to the Land Academy Show, entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Butala. Jill DeWit: I'm Jill DeWit, broadcasting from sunny Southern California. Steven Butala: Today Jill and I talk about, talk with our guest Justin [inaudible 00:00:17] just like we do on every Friday about the transactions we're doing this week. Welcome, Justin. Justin: Hey. How's it going. Steven Butala: Good. What's been going on this week? Justin: Oh man. It's been a busy week. We had the live event last weekend and great turnout there. It was, y'all came and spoke at it a little bit. To resume, we had some complications with the wireless but it was great feedback. 33 people total so it's huge, good time. Steven Butala: Awesome. Jill DeWit: What was the reason that people were there? Were they, did they need to get over a hurdle? Justin: Yeah. It was a big mix. We had some people that had just kind of read our E book and y'all's E book and then just didn't really know what to do next for land investing and happened to reach out as we were getting this ready. Two people that were wanting to get to talk to us, 35 year land appraiser and sub divider. We had the [inaudible 00:01:07] there, they came, father and son. Trevor, we all know Trevor. So his dad came in and they spent the morning with us and went over some case studies on appraising and the sub dividing. Justin: So it was a good mix. And that was one of the things of putting that together, was the worry of, do you add value for every person there? You don't wanna speak too high over people's heads to not having enough information. But it turned out really, really good. We got a bunch of people over the analysis paralysis that they have when they get, when you're looking at all the data and you're going, "What do I do with this?" And we got them over that and how to pick counties and states really fast and kind of, one of the things that I took back from that, it was like, 'Hey, I price for margin." And we've always talked about how I shop, is just margin, margin. This is what I wanna pay for acre and this is what I'm gonna offer. I want it to sell so I don't wanna offer and I worry about the spread there. Justin: So went through and did the whole country yesterday morning and for margin and priced every county in the whole country to see what margins were there. 115 counties in the country matched the margins I want and so that's something I'm starting to work through. I've mailed three counties yesterday. I've got another two on the desktop that I'm finalizing the pricing on. I'll probably get those out today or tomorrow. Steven Butala: So what data did you make those decisions based on? Justin: Just the active market that's out there. So say if somebody wants to buy something, they wanna sell 15 hundred dollar an acre property. You're gonna offer a lot less than that, 25, 30, 35 percent of that. So the math is really easy if you take 15 hundred bucks an acre times 20 acres is 30 thousand dollars. So you just shop everything is 20 acre to 20 acre, under 30 thousand dollars by state and then it spits out property. And then you just look at the counties and say, "Okay, this county has potential." And go from there. It's super rudimentary. It's not super scientific. But it gets you a list, gives you a direction to start working in. Steven Butala: It'll work. Justin: Yeah.
Finance Friday with Steven, Jill & Justin (LA 913) Transcript: Steven Butala: Steven, Justin, and Jill here. Welcome to the Land Academy Show. Entertaining land investment talk. I'm Steven Jack Butala with Justin [inaudible]. Jill Dewit: And Jill DeWit. Steven Butala: Broadcasting from Southern, sunny California, and Dallas, Fort Worth, Texas today. Justin and I, and Jill talk about finance Friday like we do every Friday. Jill Dewit: Yay. Justin: Yay. Steven Butala: Give us a quick fun highlight that makes people not want to turn off this podcast, Justin. Justin: Oh, man. 40 properties priced and checked in the last 48 hours. Steven Butala: Wow. Justin: I mean, that's why you dial into this, right? Is to know that we have these deals going on and that we're all in it to win it. Man, I'm smoked right now. Smoked. Steven Butala: Of the 40, how many are you ... how many you just love? Justin: I green lit for this morning. I have two packages of ten, so that's kind of misleading when I say, "Hey, there's 40 properties." But, two packages of ten, I'm still pricing them out. One of them I can't find [inaudible] anywhere for it. It's essentially ten lots from an old abs tractor in a mobile home park in Oklahoma. He wants $2,000 a piece for them. I just can't find if there's meat on the bone on those or not. Then another ten is from an oil company that ... it's in a $100, a $125 area acre per range, and they have ten properties there. They want $150 an acre, so I'm just going through and checking those. Steven Butala: [crosstalk] All the deals I've ever done with big companies like that have turned out to be home runs for us. Justin: Yeah, they were reclaimed mineral act. Texas has a ... where you get rid of the mineralize estates state essentially sells a surface to you and then you get a 50% bonus of the minerals if you hold onto the property, in case you do anything with them. One of the newer Land Academy members brought them. It was on his first [inaudible] mailed one candidate and said, "Hey, we'll go up a little bit on our price will take this, but we've got all these other properties and so we got those back, and he's like, "What do I do?" and I said, "we got to look at them.". That's why we're here, right. Steven Butala: That's great. Jill Dewit: Exactly. Steven Butala: Hey, before we get in the actual show, let's take a question posted by one of our members on the landinvestors.com online community. It's free. Jill Dewit: Bob ask, "How do you verify legal access for rural land? Do you just look at maps and see if a road goes to or through the property? Even if you see a road/trail how do you know if it has ... property has legal right to the road/trail? If there is no road/trail, I'm assuming there still could be legal access, but how would you know? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated." Steven Butala: Go ahead, Justin. Justin: Okay. On that one, first thing is obviously look at Google Earth, good [inaudible] fact pulls up, you see there ... if there's a road, a named road tends to be a named road because it's recorded somewhere, and then from there you ask a question if there's a ... Could there be not a road and still access? Yes, it could be easement. A lot of times you'll find that in your ... in the different deeds, and a lot of the Southern states we work at you'll see the adjoining deeds will have that stuff in the bottom of it. So, they're recorded in, easements are recorded with the county. The road,
Justin Gray, CEO and founder at LeadMD, joins me, Jen Spencer to discuss partner relationships and breakups, trusting data, success in the channel and more on this episode of The Allbound Podcast. Transcription Man: Effective selling takes an ecosystem. Join host, Jen Spencer, as she explores how to supercharge your sales and master the art of never selling alone. Welcome to The Allbound Podcast, the fundamentals of accelerating growth with partners. Jen: Hi, everybody. Welcome to The Allbound Podcast. I'm Jen Spencer, Vice President of Sales and Marketing here at Allbound, and today I am joined by Justin Gray, who is CEO and founder of LeadMD. Welcome, Justin. Justin: Thanks for having me. Jen: Well, it's so good to have you, and for those of you who are listening who don't know, Justin brings a lot of expertise, I'm really excited to have him on the podcast. In addition to being the CEO and founder of LeadMD, he's also a weekly columnist at Inc., the CEO and cofounder at Six Bricks, managing partner at Gray Matter Ventures, partner at Grayson Organics, and CMO and cofounder at PaidSuite. That's a lot. You're a busy, busy man. Justin: It's a mouthful. Jen: Yeah. I'm sure our listeners are going to be able to gain a wealth of knowledge from you. So, Justin, tell us a little bit about these companies that you work with. Justin: Sure, I've kind of picked different organizations up along the way almost by accident, but, really, the centerpiece organization that I'm a part of is LeadMD, a digital marketing consultancy. Out of that kind of sprung the need to educate and match great marketers with employers, and that's what Six Bricks does. I've since formed a little venture, a very little venture organization called Gray Matter Ventures that I'm using to feed organizations, including Six Bricks. Then I've got some other ventures in the payments world, and then a very unprofitable labor of love known as Grayson Organics, which is actually my family's farm that we converted into organic in 2008 and have been running small field crops ever since. Jen: That's awesome. So, what we talk about here on the show is partner programs and partner channels. And, so being a founder, a cofounder, on the executive team of these organizations, you have a lot of experience running companies and contributing to these organizations. In your experience, when do you think the best time is to start a partner channel program? Justin: Yeah, it's kind of like that old question of when's the best time to plant a tree? Twenty years ago, the second best today. Obviously it does depend on the business model. The payments business that I'm a part of operates exclusively through the channel, so we started that organization with the notion that we would be managing and maintaining a completely outsourced sales channel to sell and implement our products. So, look at the model through which you want to sell, if that's going to be totally outsourced to the channel, or if that's going to be a blend. Have a consorted channel strategy right from the beginning and tackle really difficult questions like who's going to market on behalf of the organization, are you going to do it from a corporate level, are you going to shove that down to and empower the franchisees or channel partners to do that on their own behalf? Those are decisions that are always best made right upfront, and so I think just as with anything, developing a really strong strategy from the beginning and executing towards that consistently is what we see as a recipe for growth. Jen: Would you mind sharing why you decided to sell exclusively through channel for that organization? Justin: Yeah, so sales is all about trust, and that particular organization, which is PaidSuite, sells integrated payment products. So we looked at the marketplace and we could've formed our own inside sales channel and tried to penetrate the market from scratch, but, instead, we chose to actually partner with software organizations and ISOs that already had existing relationships and add our suite of products to their repertoire. So, it just really allowed us to break down those trust barriers, accelerated our speed to market, and led to a good deal of success within that business. I think, had we chosen to try to kind of brute force it and spin up our own inside sales channel, it would've been a much longer time to market. It would've been a lot more investment on education and training, and just empowering that force. So, again, it was the right decision for us based on what we wanted to accomplish in the business within our first 24 months. Jen: Oh, it makes perfect sense, absolutely. I think what's really cool about you and your perspective is that you have that business where you are going to market through these partners, but then with LeadMD, you are a partner of many technology organizations that I know a lot of our listeners would know about. And, so you get to see both sides of it, and that, I think, brings this other layer of expertise to you that a lot of people don't have. Most people pretty much live on one side of the fence or the other. Justin: Right. Yeah, actually, one of our strongest verticals is channel sales. We've got organizations like Blue Cross Blue Shield, we've got a lot of med device organizations, Mobi, just organizations that are dependent upon that extra layer of support, and again that provides a lot of interesting challenges from a marketing standpoint. It presents a lot of opportunities to empower those sales channels, educate them, and, obviously, we got to keep them up-to-date on the quickly evolving world that we all live in. So, definitely a huge amount of opportunity, and then we really do see the folks that are empowering their channel partners through marketing and through education. That's a strategic advantage for our organization, absolutely. Jen: Let's talk more about that. With all of your experience, I'm sure you've created a number of strategic alliances that have been fruitful. Maybe you've even seen some that have fell flat, whether they're partnerships that you've been a part of or that you've been supporting from an agency perspective. I'm wondering if there was any sort of recipe or repeating factor that you could recognize in a partner or in a partnership that would signal this makes sense, this is a mutually beneficial alliance. Justin: Yeah, and that's always a really difficult prediction to have right upfront. My crystal ball is broken, so what may seem like a great partnership where everyone's aligned and we're going to go to market together and achieve this awesome amount of success is often not the case. You really need to be careful about whether this is going to be truly a value equation, as we term it, presenting equal value on both sides. And, so we've tried to get more formalized throughout the years at LeadMD as we've taken a look at the types of partners that we would potentially want to work with, the types of partnerships that have worked well in the past, and really gauge new potentials on that scale. So, we've actually kind of developed a partner evaluation framework that we leverage when we're looking at a new partner. Having worked with over 3,000 B2B technology organizations, we have a lot of folks that want access to our customer base, but that isn't always a as I mentioned a balanced equation. We're often not getting the same amount as we're putting in there, so we've kind of tried to really hone in on what makes a successful partnership. For us, it really does come down to the fact of can we wrap services around that partner offering? Does it lead to more work, frankly, for our organization? We're a time and materials billing organization, so we need to figure out a way to build clients and provide value. And if the partner solution doesn't enable us to do so, it's a difficult partnership for us. We definitely need to be enabling our customers, and if we can't do that in the form of providing that solution and wrapping our best practices around it, it's not a good solution for us. Jen: Right, and that's great food for thought for a lot of businesses that are creating these agency partner programs, I'm glad to have that kind of feedback to share with folks. Can you also kind of tell us when you think about the most successful partnerships that you've had, where did they come from? For people that are just starting out and just starting to build their program, is there anything we can learn from some of your most successful endeavors? Justin: Yeah, our most successful partnership to date is obviously Marketo, and like anything successful in business, I think it comes with a healthy dose of luck. So, there is some unrepeatability around that as well, but I would say that what is a constant between all of our good relationships is we're using that solution in house. We have a relationship with them, they're aligned with our culture and we know that we align from a methodology standpoint. So, I was Marketo's 20th customer way back in 2006. I started using the platform before I was ever a partner at a payments organization, I sold my piece of that payments company, and kind of went out on my own and didn't really know what I wanted to do. Some folks hit me up and said, "Hey, would you help us build a sales and marketing engine?" and I said, "Yeah, that sounds great, but you're going to have to implement some technologies that I know how to run. So, let's go ahead and implement salesforce.com, let's implement Marketo, and let's really get all of the text back in place to support that repeatable engine." Throughout the years, we kind of grew with Marketo and formed a really strong partnership with them to the point where they would outsource a lot of their work to us. We were participating in deal cycles with their sales reps. We were empowering them where they needed kind of that value engineering consultative approach. A lot of their sales reps just aren't marketing experts, and our folks are. So, we were willing to slot in within that sales process, provide that marketing expertise, and, of course, as a result, we were able to win business. So, again, it was a win-win throughout that entire life cycle, and that really is why that's our flagship partnership. We've been able to repeat that with a lot of core digital marketing platforms and sales platforms that we brought on. Engagio is probably the newest member of that stable, and, again, we use the software, we see the value in it. We have the expertise in house to really ensure success within the partner orgs that we board on that platform. So, I would say that you can't discount the value of relationships. Relationships really drive everything that we do. I love the way that marketing is currently going, in kind of this quality over quantity aspect, finally. And, at the center of most of those relationships and partnerships is a really tight understanding and alignment that you just don't get when you start taking all-comers. Jen: Well, I'm glad you mentioned this because you wrote an article fairly recently, and it was called "How to Avoid Getting Eaten Alive by Your Partner Ecosystem." I loved it. If anyone hasn't read it, I recommend when you're done listening, go check it out. It's at leadmd.com/marketplace, we'll also link to it in the show notes. In the article you say, if you want to get to the heart of how well your potential partner performs, become a client first. And, it is really great advice, and I understand from your Marketo story, even from the Engagio perspective, I understand it. Is it a hard and fast rule that you have to use that technology in order to find value? Could you see partnering with an organization if you weren't actually using that product first? Or, is that part of that evaluation criteria that you have? Justin: I mean, it's one that we feel really strongly about. There's exceptions to every rule, obviously. I would say that there's no better way to really get an understanding of how well that partner treats its customer base, and, therefore, my customer base, than to experience that firsthand. So, we view that as something that's really important to our business. Now, we're also a sales and marketing consultancy who can use all of these products, if a product doesn't have the fit within your stack or within your go-to-market strategy, then I certainly understand that. It is absolutely my pet peeve when we're up against a competitive deal, and we're up against an agency that doesn't use Marketo themselves. I mean, it's as simple as navigating over to their site and looking at the scripts that are contained on the site. It's like hey, great, you're up against us and a HubSpot partner. Why is the solution that they're proposing to you not good enough for them to use? That's fundamentally part of our sales strategy. We've been using this, we know the ins and outs of it, we don't support any other marketing automation platform, so we feel strongly enough about it to make it an exclusive partner of ours as well. So, we kind of put our money where our mouth is, and, eat our own dog food, drink our own champagne, make up our own bad analogies. It's core to our business. It works for us. Jen: Yeah, it definitely makes sense. So, back to that article. You mentioned to avoid partnerships where you stand nothing to gain. Justin: Sounds obvious, right?. Jen: Yeah, it's obvious. Obvious, right, but, I mean, no one goes into a partnership going, "Well, I'm not going to get anything out of this. Let's jump right in," right? So, it's possible at the start of the relationship everyone's like, "This is going to be amazing," but then as the companies maybe grow, you evolve maybe a partnership becomes one-sided. Maybe you end up doing the heavy lifting without anything in return. Do you have any advice for folks on how to handle that kind of situation? Do you break up? How do you not burn a bridge? Do you hang on hoping there might be something in the long-term that will keep this alive? What advice do you have? Justin: Yeah, I think there's obviously a couple of facets to that. So, as I mentioned, it sounds super obvious, right, but I would say that there is kind of this aspirational partnership that exists out there. I feel like this happens a lot with big logos. Like, we know they've got a ton of customers and their customers kind of look like our customers. Thinking putting out a press release and putting this logo on our site is going to add so much credibility, but we don't take that extra step to really drill into what are we going to do together? How are we going to realize this value? I find asking those uncomfortable questions yields the best result. So, yeah, we both operate in the same space, and we've got similar customers, but what are we going to do together, explicitly, tomorrow? Are we going to market together? Are we going to create content? Are we going to do some account planning and alignment exercises? What is success going to look like in 6 months, 12 months, 18 months? How many deals are we going to have boarded? When we board a deal, what is that process going to look like? Am I going to run the majority of the implementation? Do you want to own some as the technology provider? So, having those really difficult conversations upfront I feel helps to avoid the very difficult conversation down the road where you've been a part of that partnership, you've had the logo on your site for two years, and there's never been anything that's precipitated from that agreement, and now you've got to go back and say, "Hey, this isn't working out." I mean, breaking up is hard to do, so I would say the more that you can really drill in, get explicit, and set up a plan right from jump street, the less you will have to go back and revisit and have those uncomfortable conversations. So, that's first and foremost. Now, if you haven't done that or things change, conditions change, the landscape looks different, and suddenly you find yourself in that bad position, I think it's best just to use real world data there. Let's look back at the pipeline we've generated together, it's weak to nonexistent. The types of customers that we've boarded maybe are no longer customers, or maybe we weren't able to make those customers happy because of the misalignment of expectations. One of our core tenets is we track everything. If I'm boarding a new partner, I'm tracking that all within CRM. What deals are we working on together? What deals did we swing and miss? What deals did we win? And, then I can pull those reports. The Marketo partnership has not been all roses and champagne either. Marketo's gone through some pretty big market shifts. During the course of our partnership, they've gone from 20 employees to 1,500 employees. They've gone public, and then they were taken back private. There are major continental shifts that we've seen within that organization, and the org today behaves fundamentally differently than it did when we first rolled out our partnership and I wrote a contract on the back of a napkin. So, as it's progressed, the data has really enabled me to come to those partner conversations and say, "Look, this is data from 2013. Look at the data from '15. You're my largest competitor right now," which at one point Marketo was my largest competitor. So, you have to be able to back up those shifts with actual data, and what I actually find, certainly within larger organizations, is they're often not well-positioned to gather that data themselves, or there's been so much turnover or process shift internally that they're actually using my dataset as law to describe the success of the partnership. So track everything, and that makes those conversations a little bit easier as you get into that data, and everyone can look at the same thing and agree that, yeah, this isn't working and maybe there's a solution to that, or maybe it's time to go our separate ways. But regardless, we can't blame it on emotion at that point, we want to blame it on something that's tangible, that's real. Jen: That makes a lot of sense. I'm sure there are a lot of organizations that you've partnered with that have benefited from the fact that you are gathering that kind of data. Unfortunately, for a lot of companies that are growing a million miles a minute it does seem sometimes like an afterthought, just this extra thing to do. But, it is extremely important, especially when you're balancing those resources and trying to figure out where to spend your time. So, do you also use that data that you might have with one partnership to help determine what success looks like in another partnership? Do you keep that internally and leverage that as a baseline? Justin: Yeah, so we'll introduce that baseline in partnership conversations. We're potentially looking at a new partnership right now, and normally the first question out of my mouth is what does your most successful partnership look like? You can get a big feel for how that process is going to go by the data that they're able to present. If they're more on the fluffy side of, "Well, we do some activities together. They sponsor our trade show every year or our conference. We do some marketing together," I'll know that this is not as data-driven as we want it to be because I want to see sales pipeline. I want to see the amount of revenue that you've closed together in the last 18 months. What does the joint sales cycle look like? So, absolutely, we've taken that data collection and turned it into a benchmark to which we hold other potential partnerships. The question always exists out there of there's this new company and they don't have a long track record, but we think there's a lot of potential. And, those are going to exist. When we partnered with Engagio, they were less than 12 months old at that point, but, fortunately, they were made up by the who's who of previous Marketo employees. So, there was some faith that was included within that partnership as well, knowing that Jon Miller's not going to start an organization that's going to tank. Again, that's where you have to kind of leverage those relationships, whether it's data-driven or it's relationship-driven, insight is the key out of either one of those points. Jen: All right. You could say that that relationship originally came out of good data as well, so that was definitely a very, very, very safe bet. Okay. So, I have one last official channel question for you, and that is, what's one piece of advice you'd give to someone who's really trying to breathe life back into their channel partner program? We see this a lot, we see a lot of organizations who start a program. And they probably under-resourced it, or they expected to do one thing, it does something else, and now they're kind of back at it ready to reinvest. If you could give that person, that organization, or that leader advice, what would it be? Justin: Yeah, I really do love data, but, moreover, I love getting to the why. I don't just want to hop on a phone call or go to a meeting and ask that question. I want to see it firsthand. So, my number one piece of advice to our internal folks or anyone that's in charge of managing partner relationships is get out there and get embedded within that partner. We love to go out into bullpens and just work for a day and see what those conversations look like at that partner organization. Are they mentioning us? Are they having conversations that we could be assisting but we're not being tapped to come in and be that resource? I love getting embedded within those environments and just seeing how their process works. Is another partner there when you show up? We've had that happen before. I had one of my competitors literally officing out of Marketo for a while, and we were like, "Wow, we really need to up our game," because they've got a level of access that we're just not taking advantage of right now. So we immediately said, "We'd love to get a cube here and park ourselves two days out of every week." And we flew someone over, and I actually eventually lit up a sales team in San Francisco to be closer to them. That insight would've never come about if I hadn't made a trip over there and just said, "I'm going to sit in your bullpen and see what these conversations sound like." Ultimately, you want to understand what does that sales pitch sound like? Where do they struggle? Where do they need help? Where can I provide some value? Simply saying, "You need to help me sell into your customer base," or, "You need to sell my services," is not going be effective. Communicating “We have to have a solution-based message. So, when you're running up against this objection, we can help, and I heard your sales reps combat that objection a dozen times when I was out onsite.” So, I really do think that kind of that employee exchange approach is a highly valuable exercise, and, regardless of whether that has to do with partner or any other aspects of the business, I really do encourage our employees to get out there, get embedded with the partner, and understand why aren't we more successful in this partnership? I guarantee you will learn something that you would not have had you not been in that close proximity. Jen: Absolutely. Gosh, that collaboration is unbelievable. Such good advice, and such an awesome story, too. Now, before we totally wrap this up, at the end of the podcast I always ask people some more kind of personal questions to get to know them a little bit. I make it a speed round, but I don't know how fast we end up really going, but just four questions. Are you up for it? Justin: Yeah, absolutely. Let's do it. Jen: Okay, okay. So, first question is what is your favorite city? Justin: My favorite city is San Francisco, California. Jen: Me too. I'm going to ask you why. See, I do this, I make it not be speedy because I want to ask more questions. Justin: I lived in San Francisco for two years, really for the purposes of assisting in LeadMD's growth, and, I was born and raised in Phoenix, Arizona, so probably not the most culturally diverse epicenter in the world. It just blew my mind to be able to walk down the street and get the best food in the world, walk into a networking group and everyone's leaning forward and engaged, and participating in these conversations. It just seemed like everyone wanted to be there, and that's kind of how I describe San Francisco. You could throw an event in Arizona, and struggle to get five people to show up. I was part of a Bulldog meet up when I was over there, and like 30, 40 people would show up with their Bulldogs every week. And, I was like, "Jesus, I can't get this level of engagement when I'm giving away free training, much less trying to get Bulldogs to show up to a meet up." So, it just seemed very intentional, and I love intentional things. Jen: So, side note...I'm gonna help you. We're going to lobby together for, like, a high speed train between Phoenix and San Francisco. Justin: Yeah, absolutely. Jen: So, that'll be a pet project in our free time, Justin. Justin: Hyperloop. Jen: Yeah. The next question for you was going to be are you an animal lover? You mentioned the Bulldogs, so is that a yes? Justin: I am. Yeah, I love bull breeds, and I love English Bulldogs. I have a 10-year-old English Bulldog named Chubs. It's a girl. I wanted to give her a complex early in life. When that dog's no longer around, I will absolutely be heartbroken. So, yeah, I love animals, love dogs. Jen: All right. Question number three. Mac or PC? Justin: Mac, a thousand times. Jen: Yeah. And, question number four. Let's say I was able to offer you an all-expenses paid trip. Where would it be to? Justin: Oh, that's a really good one. I've got this weird philosophy on life that I love really new experiences in really comfortable places. So, I would actually probably go to St. Thomas. It's my favorite spot on earth, but I'd love to try to figure out some new stuff when I was down there. The last time I was down there we found this little secluded pool that is in this outcropping of rocks on one of the many islands that surround St. Thomas. So, I think it's just one of those places where you can go and find something new every single time, and definitely one of my favorite places on earth. Jen: Sounds wonderful. Well, thank you so much for spending some time with me today. It was so awesome getting a chance to talk to you about channel, about partnerships on both sides of that fence. If anyone who's listening would like to reach out to you personally, what's the best way for them to get a hold of you? Justin: I'm looking forward to being the only guest on this show ever that actually loves using Twitter, so you can hit me up at @jgraymatter on Twitter, or you can check us out. Our site leadmd.com. I'd like to say we give away more best practices than most agencies have. So, all of our content's there available for free, and, of course, my contact information is there as well. Jen: Wonderful. Well, again, thank you, and thank you all for joining us for The Allbound Podcast. We'll catch you next week with an all-new episode. Justin: Thanks, Jen. Man: Thanks for tuning into The Allbound Podcast. For past episodes and additional resources, visit the resource center at allbound.com. And, remember, #NeverSellAlone.
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