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John and Matthew Mackara are brothers, musicians and podcasters. They were the principal creators/songwriters for "The 1940s," and now went off on their own to make music as "The Mack Brothers." 

They also host two podcasts. "The Monday Mack," which is out every Monday at 8pm," and "The Mack Brothers Podcast" which is out every Wednesday at 8pm. 

"The Mack Brothers Podcast" covers all the bases in real life, pop culture, music, sports, politics and everything in between. While "The Monday Mack" is a Music-based review show going over new albums/singles or classic albums/singles. The songs/albums are rated on a 0-10 out of 10 scale and they love it when listeners rate the music with them. 

Due to their Italian-American upbringing, South Philly background and extremely outspoken family; the self taught musicians have a very unique perspective on life. While they always don't agree on certain topics, they are in this business for the long haul and will never stop growing together as musicians, content creators and humans. 

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Join us for an insightful episode featuring Erik Bailey, a seasoned musical technician and music lover. Erik shares his journey from being inspired by bands like the Pixies and Fugazi,  to coming to LA to play guitar in a touring band, to becoming a guitar tech for renowned artists like Vampire Weekend, The Strokes and Beck, and now, to working with artists to discover sound and creativity.

As the conversation unfolds, Erik delves into how his love for empowering artists, creative problem-solving, and discovery of sound have shaped his vast musical career. He also shares valuable insights into musical mastery, emphasizing the importance of dedication and authenticity in music creation.

Erik's mission is to empower and inspire artists while removing obstacles so they are free to create.  He discusses how he curates a music store, restores instruments, and collaborates with clients to explore new creative avenues. Learn about his perspective on the creative process and the significance of actively listening to music with intent.

Don't miss out on the wisdom, passion, humility and creative integrity of Erik Bailey. 

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In this episode, Marc interviews Andrew Horn, co-founder and CEO of Tribute.co, a platform with over 5 million users. 

They discuss Andrew's journey to finding his purpose, which starts with a question about what it means to live a life well-lived. Andrew talks about his experience at an event called Renaissance Weekend and how it led him to start asking himself essential questions. He shares how he found his passion for service and how it motivated him to start his first entrepreneurial venture.

Andrew emphasizes the importance of taking ourselves off autopilot, asking fundamental life questions, and finding clarity through solitude. Andrew is also the founder of the Junto, “A not-so-secret club for the exploration of modern manhood and personal transformation,” and leads monthly men’s retreats around the USA.

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Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!
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Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth

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Special props 👇

Producer & Editor - John Balderston

Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

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Get your copy of Personal Socrates: Better Questions, Better Life  

Connect with Marc >>>  Website | LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter 

Drop a review and let me know what resonates with you about the show!

Thanks as always for listening and have the best day yet!
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Behind the Human is proudly recorded in a Canadian made Loop Phone Booth

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Special props 👇

Producer & Editor - John Balderston

Music: Clouds - Joakim Karud

In this episode, I break apart a song called, “Figuring This Out.” This comes from my album Starting Over released back in August of 2022.

This song meshes together a whole bunch of different influences including Vampire Weekend, Modest Mouse, Animal Collective, The Walkmen, Gorillaz, Regina Spector, and Phil Collins.

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We talk about puppets, Muppets, our mutual love for Jim Henson, how Grady viscerally has to feel horror when he writes and the fascinating subject matter of the next book he's researching and writing.  

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The Elementals by Michael McDowell

Maame by Jessica George

Through the Woods by Emily Carroll

Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen

Shiver by Jungi Ito

When Darkness Loves Us  / Beauty Is by Elizabeth Engstrom

Other Books Discussed:
Girls of Huntington House by Blossom Elfman

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Endpapers by Jennifer Savrin Kelly

Super Infinite by Katherine Rundell

Climate change article in New York Times

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Brea and Mallory recommend vampire books, talk to author Mike Chen, and give advice on book tracking! Email us at readingglassespodcast at gmail dot com!

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Books Mentioned - 

Lost in the Moment and Found by Seanan McGuire

How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix

Liar, Dreamer, Thief by Maria Dong

Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen

When I Arrived at the Castle by Emily Carroll

The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl

Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste

Fledgling by Octavia Butler

Buffy 97 by Jeremy Lambert and Marianna Ignazzi

The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

The Night Wanderer by Drew Hayden Taylor

The Pallbearers Club by Paul Tremblay

The Fell of Dark by Caleb Roehrig

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

Surrender by Bono

Welcome to Indexed.

On this episode we dive into the discography of Vampire Weekend.

Don’t like our rankings? Think we nailed it? Reach out on social media to let us know where you stand.

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Songs Mentioned in the Episode: 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1mrdSZa5YRItTFnhzrNt7k?si=0da0f67c9fb04d42

Intro / Outro Music by VHX (https://soundcloud.com/djvhx)

Theme song: by Braden Mutch https://www.instagram.com/braden_mutch/
www.facebook.com/bradenmutchmusic

Closing track by Anna Smyrk: The Excavator
Instagram: www.instagram.com/annasmyrk/?hl=en
Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/4DBw3mSIFzehPArx0FkSEv?si=hkeaIm39SgqaIJENahqT8Q&nd=1
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AnnaSmyrkMusic
Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJ30oR_DZrY
Website: www.annasmyrk.com/


Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4BWn1zZb6nMgWTcDb6oACd
Amazon music playlist: music.amazon.com.au/user-playlists/042b09105bba4cba9c7e1e68e97b549ea0u0?ref=dm_sh_6GpilHGYnF4IQXe9x1ZBJ388R
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Theme song: Braden Mutch: www.instagram.com/braden_mutch/

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On this week's episode, we analyze the rise of preppy fashion in alternative culture. We track the history of prep from its origin on Ivy League campuses, discuss its varying cultural significance throughout the decades (The Kennedys! Vivienne Westwood! Vampire Weekend! Brandy Melville!), and unpack why a sweater vest and tennis skirt has become the go-to look for Gen Z baddies ...

Links:
The Official Preppy Handbook: https://issuu.com/fiyero109/docs/toph
Vivienne Westwood Fall 1988 (not Harris Tweed collection but similar): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UPiJOtyxho 
NYT Lo Lifes feature: https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/30/fashion/lo-lifes-fashion-hip-hop.html
Additional reading on Ivy Style: http://sites.fitnyc.edu/depts/museum/Ivy_Style/

Does being a parent to twins simply mean two of everything? There are certainly twice as many diapers to change, two bladders to potty train, and double the tears during teething. But to twin parents, the emotional impact and physical toll often feels more than double… it feels exponential. In this episode, Adam and Marc welcome Shaw Flick, a fellow dad of twins, to examine the unique challenges that twin parents endure. Also, Marc and his wife try not to bust a gut when their three-year-old son puts them in their place, in an installment of So That’s a Thing Now.
 

Adam and Marc open the show by catching up on Marc’s new Disney+ subscription, and Marc shares an update to one of his recent Confessions regarding a bouncy ball from hell which made a brief comeback recently, before being permanently banned from the Checket household.

The guys welcome creative copywriter and father of twin daughters, Shaw Flick, into the conversation. Shaw is a co-worker of Marc’s, though living in Portland, Oregon, they have only meet and collaborated virtually. As fathers of three-year-old twins, Marc and Shaw have plenty of twin-dad experiences to compare and contrast. Topics of the conversation include:

•  The annoying things that people call out when they see twins
•  Shaw’s history as the front man of the band Ra Ra Riot
•  The unique set of challenges that twin parents are faced with
•  The chaos of newborn multiples
•   Encouraging individuality
•  How to address when one twin takes on an alpha role
•   Twin parent camaraderie
•   And more

Post-interview, Marc shares a So That’s a Thing Now which finds him getting scolded by one of his boys (and trying not to laugh when it happens).
 

[Episode transcript]
 

Links:
Shaw Flick (LinkedIn)
Shaw Flick (Instagram)
Ra Ra Riot
Red Vault Audio
Stuffed Animal (Marc's musical project)
Caspar Babypants
Spencer Albee

In episode 1 of the Boys are Back in Time, the boys discuss what are some of the biggest things happening in music that year by genre.

Each year we use a playlist to help each other get exposed to a wide variety of artists, the 2013 playlist can be found here:

2013 Discovery Playlist

How do you define creativity? If we encourage our kids to be creative, will they be more successful in life? Adam and Marc explore the topic of creativity with Chris Ballew, lead singer of Presidents of the United States of America, creator of Caspar Babypants, and, dare we say, friend of the show. Also, the trials of talking to our kids about how to say no when something feels off. And what was Marc's childhood buffoonery that should have cursed him with gingivitis for life?
 

Episode 17 opens with a discussion on... you guessed it: creativity. Why is it important? How is it useful? How does teaching and encouraging creativity as dads help our kids in the long run? The guys waste no time introducing a guest who is celebrated frequently on the show, and who is a supremely creative being: Chris Ballew. A father of two, Chris shares stories of his stately tenure with Presidents of the United States of America, his time writing, recording, and performing Caspar Babypants, and of course, being a dad. Born to a line of musicians and immersed in music and art since birth, Augie and Josie Ballew have creativity in their blood. Now in their 20s, Chris explains how they have used that creativity to carve their own paths. Chris shares a personal philosophy on giving your children the tools for success and then releasing them into the world—but confesses that in his own experience, letting go is easier said than done. Other conversation topics include:

•  Involving your kids in your own creativity
•  How to encourage creativity in your kids when you’re not an inherently creative person
•  The Ballew kids' involvement in Caspar songwriting and shows
•  Chris’ recent fatherhood joys and challenges
•  Letting your creation run free
•  The future of Caspar Babypants
 

In an installment of So That’s a Thing Now, Adam chronicles his six year old daughter’s curiosity around “red flags” and “green flags” as described in a book by Zack and Kimberly King.

There’s still time to submit your dad jokes to the Modern Dadhood voice mailbox at 603-431-5465. Along with the help of guest judge Comedian Juston McKinney, the top 3 winners will receive a swell prize from BrüMate.
 

EPISODE TRANSCRIPT


LINKS:
Caspar Babypants
Babypants on FB
New Album: BUG OUT!
Tiny Song Jukebox
Chris Ballew
Chris' Art!
Chris on Instagram
Presidents of the United States of America 
Kate Endle Illustration & Fine Art
I Said No!
How To Talk So Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk
Why Creativity is the Most Important Skill in the World
Red Vault Audio
Spencer Albee

Everything about New York is overwhelming. And so much about it is awe-inspiring.

Welcome to the Late Night Local! Come on it! On this first episode we are talking to Gentlemen of Few and The Gallerys, 

0:20 - Gentlemen of Few
58:00 - The Gallerys 



Songs Included:
i think ur a contra, another brick in the wall, losing you, kids these days, back in the woods, wouldn't it be nice, back in the USSR, lucid trail. 

Not able to agree on two headliners for the 2014 show, the duelling owners book three. To break even, the festival will need to break records. The original founder is about to lose everything. Hasty decisions are made to salvage a cultural icon, but the ship is sinking.

Get to know more about the three eccentric hosts of the Orishirishi Podcast. They share what they are currently listening to, their opinions on the hot girl/city boy summer 2019 trend, and new Lion King Album curated by Queen Bey. Ini, Bomi, and Funmi are excited to be starting this new show, and they look forward to everything that is yet to come. Be sure to follow and tell others to tune in!

On this episode we review new albums from DJ Khaled, Bad Religion and Vampire Weekend. Also Jarrell does a concert review by giving his experience at the Rancid beer festival known as "The Bash". Then Devin follows suit by giving his opinion of the Anderson Paak's "The Best Teef In the Game" show at Madison Square Garden. Also in the latest addition of our segment "Binge or Cringe", they give there opinion of Season Five's "Black Mirror"

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Ezra Koenig’s literate group has returned, sparking questions about how it was received in the past, and where it stands in the current climate. Guests: The New York Times's Jon Pareles; The Ringer's Rob Harvilla