Podcast appearances and mentions of zac carper

Zac Carper, lead singer and guitarist for the garage punk bad FIDLAR, is very familiar with one kind of drugs: the street substances of meth, heroin, and crack that he engaged in heavily when he was younger. Now, at 37, he's grappling with a different sort: medications prescribed for his newly diagnosed bipolar disorder. Zac has found that, while he needs some help managing the intense hypomanic episodes and depressive crashes, the meds he's been given lead to some new problems that interfere with his life as a touring musician putting on very intense, high-energy shows where he doesn't so much sing as bark.Thank you to all our listeners who support the show as monthly members of Maximum Fun.Check out our I'm Glad You're Here and Depresh Mode merchandise at the brand new merch website MaxFunStore.com!Hey, remember, you're part of Depresh Mode and we want to hear what you want to hear about. What guests and issues would you like to have covered in a future episode? Write us at depreshmode@maximumfun.org.Help is available right away.The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 988 or 1-800-273-8255, 1-800-273-TALKCrisis Text Line: Text HOME to 741741.International suicide hotline numbers available here: https://www.opencounseling.com/suicide-hotlines  

In this revealing conversation I had with Zac Carper of FIDLAR, we talk about everything from the scrappy and crazy beginning of his journey, to his struggles with addiction, and his maturing into a fully self-aware human strengthened by his belief in the power of positive thinking. Now clean and sober, Zac appreciates even more the life he lives on the road, where he gets to share his deep love of live performance with his devoted fans, the so-called FIDIOTS.  Embodying a new perspective on life and his art, Zac and I exchange views on how best to battle the games the brain can play, and how to escape that often self-destructive road -- it's an epic and enlightening conversation.  FIDLAR's latest EP, That's Life, their first in four years, marks a new era for a band that's had its share of challenges but is proud of where they are now and equally excited about the future. I'm truly psyched to share this enlightening conversation with Zac on this latest episode of Roadcase!! For more information on Roadcase: https://linktr.ee/roadcasepod and https://www.roadcasepod.comContact: info@roadcasepod.comRoadcase theme music:  "Eugene (Instrumental)" by Waltzer

Zac tells me about old side jobs recording engineer and delivering pizzas, not detouring from simple songs, getting sober, growingup in Hawaii and Gathering of the Juggalos. Catch FIDLAR live in the UK in November. Learn your favourite song and download AMPOLLO - the FREE app that lets you practice at home with songs, using its AI stem-removing super smart tech: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1659856412?pt=125376217&ct=Giles&mt=8 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  A magazine wrote earlier in the year that Fidlar is unapologetically back. The group took a noticeable three year hiatus right before the pandemic. They were burnt out after touring 10-11 years straight. But, what often gets misconstrued is that Fidlar planned the whole time to step away, which is far from the truth. Perhaps it's the mysterious move to delete everything on social media. But, the band had plans to release music without touring. Now, for the unapologetically back… bands often make a big deal about their return to the spotlight. That wasn't the case for Fidlar. Carper jokes “If anything, we are sorry we are back.” Fidlar released two covers in Nookie and Free Fallin' recently. The band is no strangers to covers after doing their own version of Sabotage early on in their career. There is no end in sight for Fidlar now. There will be endless “Don't Fuck With” EP volumes since they have so much music ready to go. This is an exciting interview because Carper was not afraid to open up. He did not shy away from talking about his issues with drugs and being in and out of juvie and rehab centers. He talked about the real reason he moved to California - leaving Hawaii behind. Having a flight booked for March 23 to Japan during the first year of the pandemic because he originally had plans of working with his cousin in Japan. Lastly, the Florida tour and his plans to do surprise pop ups in coffee shops. This was a really fun conversation. Fidlar is open to all kinds of press, including bad press, but my gut tells me the band will continue to receive positive reviews from here on out.

This week I'm talking with Danny Nogueiras and David Jerkovich of the band NO WIN all about their new record Dodger Stadium plus:- Why you can never truly escape sounding like yourself as a musician- NO WINs insanely spot on early 00's aesthetics and releasing an ep called Enhanced CD- Making music out of old internet sounds- How drums (or lack thereof) influenced the direction of Dodger Stadium- Danny and Davids behind the scenes work in music production and engineering- Learning how to nicely tell a band when their music isn't ready to record- NO WIN + HitClips = $$$$$$ & much more!NO WIN -https://nowin.lahttps://ffm.to/dodgerstadium?fbclid=IwAR2nLmeiOr4WpmfB7b0XYa6KnXMZbVNFb_JNuaDUpBDH27QuvYFDzw-Clk0https://www.instagram.com/nowin.lahttps://twitter.com/no_win_lahttps://www.tiktok.com/@nowinlahttps://www.facebook.com/NoWinIsGoodCheck out the Power Chord Hour radio show every Friday night at 10 to midnight est on 107.9 WRFA in Jamestown, NY. Stream the station online at wrfalp.com/streaming/ or listen on the WRFA app.powerchordhour@gmail.comInstagram - www.instagram.com/powerchordhourTwitter - www.twitter.com/powerchordhourFacebook - www.facebook.com/powerchordhourYoutube - www.youtube.com/channel/UC6jTfzjB3-mzmWM-51c8LggSpotify Episode Playlists - https://open.spotify.com/user/kzavhk5ghelpnthfby9o41gnr?si=4WvOdgAmSsKoswf_HTh_MgDonate to help show costs - https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/pchanthonySpecial thanks to Jay Vics for the behind the scenes help on this episode!

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Mele Kalikimaka Y'alls! Super stoked to interview good friend and North Shore native, Zac Carper. Zac is the lead singer of a band called FIDLAR, Fuck It Dog Life's A Risk. He grew up on Oahu and is the son of famed surfboard shaper, John Carper. On this episode entitled, "E Mele Mai", Bianca talks to Zac about what it was like growing up in Waialua, overcoming drug addiction, and now being a professional musician. Insta: @fidlar Web: fidlarmusic.com Shoots xx Sound Wizard: Aren Souza, @arensouza Contact: helloholoholo@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theholoholopodcast/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/theholoholopodcast/support

Zac Carper is in the band FIDLAR, and is also an incredible producer. This week he joins us to discuss the future of music and what he's currently inspired by. We also get into his early days of getting into trouble and growing up in Hawaii, finding music, chasing a dream to become a producer, and the success of FIDLAR. He's got a truly amazing story and is just a rad dude in general. I think you'll really like this episode. It's one of my favorites! Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - Who you are and what you do? 5:27 - Growing up in Hawaii and getting into trouble 8:53 - Getting into music and computers at a young age 13:25 - How did you find your first musical influences and inspirations? 16:44 - Moving to California to get out of trouble 18:20 - Interning at Kingsize Soundlabs in LA 20:44 - Meeting Elvis Kuehn and finding punk music at 18 21:50 - Working with Rob Schnapf, learning to produce, and the start of FIDLAR 25:28 - Zac’s answer to “How do you make it in the industry” 26:19 - Rob Schnapf mentoring Zac and pushing him as an artist and producer 29:00 - The growth and success of FIDLAR 33:17 - Zac’s career as a producer 34:56 - Working with Ricky Reed 40:12 - What inspires you currently as a producer? 46:48 - The future of music and pushing boundaries 52:44 - What do you want to work on next as a producer? 55:10 - We’re living in the most exciting time for music 1:00:11 - Advice to the next generation of artists 1:03:58 - An oddly profound perspective on life gained from surfing If you did like this episode, share it with a friend and subscribe to the podcast. It helps a ton! Zach Carper - @zacharydoncarper FIDLAR - @FIDLAR | Spotify Andrew Cramb - @andrew_ftw --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/whereareallmyfriends/support

We had the opportunity to interview The Frights!Every live show from The Frights is both high-energy and hyper-emotional, a free-for-all fueled by crowds of thousands screaming along to intensely honest lyrics about anxiety and angst, breakups and bad crushes, mental health and medication. Since 2015, the San Diego surf-punk band has set that surreal phenomenon in motion at over 300 shows across the U.S. and Europe, as well as at festivals like Lollapalooza, Shaky Knees, Ohana, Riot Fest and this year’s Coachella. On their new album Live at the Observatory, The Frights capture all the dizzy chaos of their live set, an experience that’s equal parts a wildly unsupervised kid’s birthday party and an off-the-rails group-therapy session. Recorded at the sold out kick off show of their Hypochondriac headline tour at The Observatory in Santa Ana on September 8, 2018, Live at the Observatory features 14 songs spanning the band’s complete catalog. After kicking off with the anthemic frenzy of “Kids” (a cut from their 2016 sophomore effort You Are Going To Hate This), the band delivers full-tilt fan favorites like “Cold” and “Crust Bucket,” then turns tender on acoustic-guitar-driven tracks like “Hold Me Down” and the painfully vulnerable “Alone,” both from their 2018 Epitaph Records debut, Hypochondriac. Throughout the entire set—whose encore includes the dreamy doo-wop of “Makeout Point,” a cut from The Frights’ debut EP Fur Sure—the love and solidarity from the crowd is palpable, their shared confession giving way to something way more fun and more powerful than ordinary catharsis. Inspired by attending a show at the aforementioned Observatory, Carnevale and Dotson formed The Frights soon after they graduated from high school. From there, they released two EPs and their self-titled full-length debut in 2013. With the addition of Marc Finn on drums, the band released You Are Going To Hate This in February 2016. Along with debuting on the CMJ Top 200, the album earned acclaim from outlets like Brooklyn Vegan (who praised its title track as a “super catchy blend of Weezer, SoCal pop punk, and Burger-y garage rock”). The band’s line-up was further solidified with the addition of Jordan Clark for their extensive touring in support of You Are Going To Hate This. The Frights signed to Epitaph in early 2018 and got to work on Hypochondriac. Like You Are Going To Hate This, the band’s third full-length was produced by Zac Carper of FIDLAR (who’s also produced albums for SWMRS and Dune Rats). But for Hypochondriac, Carnevale took a more deliberate and exacting approach to his songwriting, resulting in The Frights’ most nuanced work to date. After a sold out show at The Observatory North Park in their hometown of San Diego the same date as the release of the album, the band embarked on the Hypochondriac headline tour that is documented on this live album. https://thefrights.com/Mikey Carnevale (vocals/guitar) - Richard Dotson (bass) - Marc Finn (drums) - Jordan Clark (guitar) We want to hear from you! Please email Tera@BringinitBackwards.com www.BringinitBackwards.comCREDITS: Theme Song: Scott Russo Design: Oscar Rodriguez

FIDLAR’s Zac Carper joins Matt and Bill to talk about the Hawaiian Scene, Jonah Ray, older punks and Matt breaks down why Zac is hot.

We had the honor of interviewing FIDAR with co-host Sean Ulbs of The Eiffels."Over the course of 13 songs, FIDLAR’s third album Almost Free touches on many of the tragedies and irritations of modern life: existential dread, gentrification, the inescapable sway of the super-rich and the self-involved, post-breakup telecommunication, performative wokeness, the loneliness of sobriety or the lack thereof. But through sheer force of imagination and an unchecked joie de vivre, the L.A.-based band manages to turn feeling wrong into something glorious and essential. In the age of joyless self-care, Almost Free makes a brilliant case for being less careful, for living without fear of fucking up, and possibly embracing any incurred damage as a lucky symptom of being alive.Produced by Ricky Reed (a 2017 Grammy Award nominee for Producer of the Year, known for his work with Leon Bridges, Kesha, and Halsey), Almost Free skids along with a relentless energy, a sustained rush of feeling. Even in the album’s most languid moments it’s still wildly kinetic, with guitars that thrash and buzz and sometimes wander into ethereal terrain, heavy and unhinged rhythms, vocals that shift from manic to fragile and back again.Despite that volatility, Almost Free came to life through a far more gradual and deliberate process than the band followed for their 2013 self-titled debut and their 2015 sophomore album Too. Mixed by eight-time Grammy-winner Manny Marroquin (Christine and the Queens, Dirty Projectors, Kanye West) and mastered by multiple Grammy nominee Chris Gehringer (Rihanna, Chvrches, St. Vincent), the album taps into the insights Zac’s recently gleaned in producing for The Frights, SWMRS, and Dune Rats. At the same time, Almost Free achieves a graceful cohesion that the band largely credits to Reed’s guidance in sharpening their songcraft, as well as his aligning the disparate sensibilities of FIDLAR’s two lead songwriters. “Elvis is really into garage-rock and blues, and I’m usually listening to new shit,” says Zac. “There’s a yin and yang happening, and Ricky was able to offset everything so it’s not so rock & roll and not so SoundCloud rapper—there’s a balance.”In the spirit of contradiction and contrast, much of Almost Free centers on FIDLAR’s love-hate relationship with L.A. and its endless tensions. Partly inspired by the band getting kicked out of their house after Highland Park went trendy, the album-opening “Get Off My Rock” fires off on the thoughtless upheaval that happens when people with too much money claim a neighborhood as their own. And on “Can’t You See,” Almost Free portrays a particular species of L.A. creep, summed up by Zac as “a musician who’s high on coke at a party and showing you his music on his iPhone, and punishing you by making you listen to it.” With its slippery groove and tongue-in-cheek lyrics (“Meditate, you can get rich quick/Don’t talk, just like my shit”), “Can’t You See” originated with a demo that Elvis submitted on a whim. “I figured no one would be into it, since it didn’t fit into what we’ve always done, but Ricky really responded to it,” he says. “It was freeing to realize I don’t have to write a certain way for it to work for FIDLAR—the songs can take all different shapes.”Whereas “Can’t You See” unfolds with an elegant precision, “Alcohol” sinks into FIDLAR’s most supremely base instincts. Built on a serpentine riff and thunderous drumming, the track emerges as a transcendent party song with a dark undercurrent. “I was sober for a long time, and I remember sitting in a meeting listening to someone’s story and thinking, ‘This is just making me want to get fucked up,’” says Zac. “Eventually I started drinking again, and that song is what came out.” Elsewhere on Almost Free, themes of addiction manifest in the self-effacing sing-song of “By Myself” (as in “Well, I’m cracking one open with the boys, by myself”) and in the bleary and brooding stomp of “Kick.” “‘Kick’ is really about trying to get over addiction of any kind,” Elvis points out. “Around the time it came together my friend had gone through a bad breakup, which can be just as awful if not worse than getting off drugs.”A duet with K.Flay (the Grammy-nominated singer/rapper/songwriter otherwise known as Kristine Flaherty), “Called You Twice” looks at life-changing heartbreak more directly and tenderly. “My ex-girlfriend and I had just broken up and I was such a mess, I couldn’t sleep—I’d never been through anything like that before,” says Zac. “Kristine called me up and I told her, ‘Man, I’m going through it right now,’ and she was like, ‘Perfect time to write a song!’” Written together on an acoustic guitar, “Called You Twice” ultimately evolved into a slow-burning ballad built on delicate melodies, lovesick but brutally self-aware lyrics, and sweetly shattered vocals.With the horn-fueled instrumental title track serving as its centerpiece, Almost Free presents some understated political commentary on the unnervingly sunny “Scam Likely” and expounds on self-deception on the frenetically beat-driven “Too Real” (sample lyric: “And let’s pretend that EDM didn’t happen at all/And that politics are why you drink alcohol”). Showing the scope of FIDLAR’s artistry, the album also offers the glammy shimmer of “Flake,” the onomatopoeic fury of “Nuke,” and the epic free-for-all of “Thought. Mouth.” (an infinitely shapeshifting track that spontaneously bursts into full-tilt jukebox anthem). And on “Good Times Are Over,” Almost Free closes out on a communally written, bittersweet serenade to a lost friend (“Misery, you could use a little company/I always thought that we’d be sad together, sad forever”).From song to song, Almost Free bears a raw vitality that FIDLAR partly attributes to a certain lightning-in-a-bottle element in its construction. While the album was recorded in several different locations—including the iconic Sunset Sound and Sonic Ranch, a studio in the Texas border town of Tornillo—much of the material came straight from homemade demos. “On the last record we took the demos and re-recorded everything in the studio, but this process was more like how we worked in the beginning,” says Elvis. “I feel like it got us back to that original feeling we had when we first started making music together, instead of just pushing everything out on a deadline.”FIDLAR’s origins trace back to 2009, when Elvis (whose dad played in the legendary punk band T.S.O.L., and who joined his own first punk band at age 13) landed an internship at a recording studio where Zac worked as an engineer, and the two started jamming in the off-hours. “I remember one day we went out to get a Little Caesar’s pizza and Elvis put on Songs for the Deaf by Queens of the Stone Age and I was like, ‘I love this record,’” Zac recalls. “That was the moment when it just connected for me: ‘We’re gonna be in a band together.’” With Brandon and Elvis’s kid brother and lifelong bandmate Max brought into the fold, the four musicians felt an immediate chemistry but had no real direction. “There wasn’t any kind of plan to become a working band,” says Elvis. “We just all really wanted to make loud rock & roll music.”Throughout Almost Free, FIDLAR match their stronger sense of purpose with the ineffable magic that’s always driven them—most notably, that pure and palpable love of playing together. “We were so young when this started, we were just partying and being kids, and FIDLAR took on a life of its own,” says Zac. “I really thought I was going to be working on other people’s music for the rest of my life, and that would be it. In my wildest imagination I never would’ve thought that this all would’ve worked out the way it did—but that’s how life happens in general. That’s the classic story.”Zac Carper (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) - Elvis Kuehn (lead guitar, vocals) Brandon Schwartzel (bass) - Max Kuehn (drums)https://fidlarmusic.com/http://www.theeiffels.com/https://www.bringinitbackwards.com/Hello@BringinitBackwards.comCredits: Theme Song: Scott Russo & Design: Oscar Rodriguez & Photo: David Black 

Shiver me podcast, ye mateys. This week FIDLAR frontman, You Can’t Call Me Al producer and old friend Zac Carper joins us on the podcast to make merry.  We tackle this weeks music news with more bad times for Woodstock 50, Zac gives us some insight into LilNasX and his beats, Liam Gallagher inspires a band you’ll never guess and Donald Glover gives tribute to one of Australias favorite fictional sons.  Plus Zac gives us a great time killer website with alllooksame.com Then our theme. We go Oscars style and choose our favorite Orginal Songs from film. A wide net is cast. Did Neil pick a song he’d already picked in a previous episode? Listen and find out. As always, if you have music you’d like us to play, hit us at the name of the show at gmail dot com.  SO NG Sthe chinchees-grocery bagwrvii -slipping into darkness feat BlueprintFIDLAR- xany ((billie ellish cover) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 163 - Zac Carper has seen some shit.  As frontman of party punkers FIDLAR, he's battled heroin addiction and repressed memories of sexual abuse, but has continually turned heads and surprised people with a unique brand of slacker street punk with an odd appeal in the mainstream.  With a brand new 3rd LP out featuring some of their best songs, and a (mostly) sober path forward, what's next for FIDLAR?  Shane and Zac talk about his abnormal upbringing in Hawaii, his surprising love for technology in music production, his battle with substance abuse, and his unique and honest approach to songwriting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Zac Carper is the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist and songwriter in the band FIDLAR. He grew up surfing in North Shore Hawaii, getting into lots of trouble and eventually moving to Los Angeles to work at a recording studio. Zac talks about his journey through drug addiction, how FIDLAR became a band, writing for and producing other artists, and how right now is the most exciting time in music because genre's are melding into one. FIDLAR's third album Almost Free is out everywhere today!

FIDLAR's Zac Carper and Elvis Kuehn break down the band's third studio album, Almost Free. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

FACE B - PASTILLE RADIOPHONIQUEDes groupes phares par des morceaux rares 2009, Los Angeles, Californie : quatre garçons dont deux frères forment le groupe de skate punk FIDLAR (en capitales s'il vous plaît !) selon l'acronyme de la devise "Fuck It Dog, Life's A Risk" du chanteur Zac Carper et de ses colocataires. Clips de fêtes entre copains, paroles légères, sonorités ensoleillées par la west coast, FIDLAR véhicule l'énergie et la bonne humeur sans prise de tête. Retour sur l'histoire de FIDLAR au travers de titres rares :- (extrait : No Waves)- No Ass (2012)- Carnivore Girls (2012)- Shrooms (2012)- Shitty Jobz (2013)- I'm Going Nowhere (2013) Retrouvez davantage d'informations dans le podcast de l'émission...Et rejoignez ici la communauté Facebook de Face B - pastille radiophonique !

Podcast Brah! A meeting of the minds from the 50th state. Not only does our old buddy Zac Carper from FIDLAR stop by, but old co-host and brother Adam Rodriges sits in as well. If you love Hawaiian pidgin english, you will love this episode. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Conversation with Fidlar frontman, Zac Carper @zacharydoncarper @fidlar

When I found Australian garage punk band Dune Rats (Danny, BC and Brett) behind Vancouver's Rickshaw Theatre, they were already many, many, many beers into their evening. Somehow I coaxed these charming party animals from their beers towards a quiet place in the alley to chat. The Rickshaw is located in the heart of Vancouver's downtown lower east side and that evening the alley was completely littered with used needles. When we started the interview a woman was standing halfway up the alley beside a dumpster, facing the wall and eerily dancing. After we started chatting, a pigeon touched down on the dumpster beside her and she suddenly came alive, capturing the bird. Why am I telling you this? She becomes a recurring feature in our chat and a special guest. Dune Rats were in Canada touring their latest record, The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit. The record's title was inspired by words from Courtney Taylor-Taylor (from Dandy Warhols) and the record was produced by Zac Carper (from American punk band FIDLAR)--so naturally the Dune Rats wanted to talk about Courtney's allegedly "large cock" (as well as the sizes of Dune Rats' own dicks) and the time their producer Zac made them buy dresses at a thrift shop to wear while performing. This interview is one of the more crazy, chaotic and fun ones I've done this year. Listen! Warning: this interview does contain a lot of drunk and very course language. To give you an idea, I probably won't do a radio edit of this chat because it would be mostly bleeps. Tracks played on the podcast edition... 1) Dune Rats, The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit (2017) "Scott Green" 2) Dune Rats, The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit (2017) "Bullshit" 3) The Dandy Warhols, Welcome to the Monkey House (2003) "We Used to Be Friends" (background/partial) 4) Dune Rats, The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit (2017) "Braindead" 5) Dune Rats, Dune Rats (2014) "When You're Around" 6) Dune Rats, Dune Rats (2014) "Funny Guy" 7) DZ Deathrays, Brutal Tapes (2011) "The Party (House Party Version)" (background/partial) 8) FIDLAR, FIDLAR (2013) "No Waves" (background/partial) 9) Dune Rats, The Kids Will Know It's Bullshit (2017) "6 Pack" NO songs CANCON

The band is currently on tour supporting their second album “Too.”  Guitarist and vocalist Elvis Kuehn and drummer Max Kuehn are the sons of Greg Kuehn, keyboardist for Long Beach punk legends "T.S.O.L." while Zac Carper (vocals/guitar) is the son of famed surfboard designer John Carper. It was only three years after laying down their first song ideas in the studio that this LA band was finding themselves on tour with the Hive as well as the Black Lips. Their second album shows a growth in songwriting, creative direction, and production, mainly due to the band experimenting in a different studio environment. In this interview, Kuehn talks about the different approach to writing and recording “Too” as well as how much fun and work it is to produce the band’s off the wall videos.  Zac Carper –rhythm guitar, vocals Brandon Schwartzel – bass, backing vocals Elvis Kuehn –lead guitar, vocals Max Kuehn – drums  Click the player below to hear an audio interview with FIDLAR guitarist Elvis Kuehn.  Opening song: “West Coast” FIDLAR website Reader website

This week on Jonah Raydio we have Zac Carper, lead singer and guitarist of Fidlar.  Topics discussed include how both Zac and Jonah got messed with by Samoans while growing up in Hawaii, and how Jonah once lied his way out of a DUI.  Zac’s sister Alice, and our good friend and former guest Tony Thaxton also joined us.  Fidlar is on tour now, so check them out!  http://fidlar.tumblr.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices