We had the chance to talk with Steve Gaynor of The Fullbright Company! We talked about living with coworkers, seeing an entry into game design, finding inspiration, then Wes goes hard on Stonewall Jerky. Oh, and we talk about Pokemon Dick Pics.

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This week Michael talks with renowned author John Scalzi! They talked about how book and music tours can be similar, how to narrate non-gendered characters, familial franchises, and some reading recommendations!

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This week we talk to Danish doom blues trio Baby in Vain! This was a super fun interview, where we talk American TV in Denmark, Harry Potter sins, the weirdness of opening in Denmark, and racist immigration policies!

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Back to Wes missing from the interviews this week as Michael chats with VOWWS in their van! They talked about behind the scenes business, why failing in front of small crowds is harder, and . . . Wife Swap? VOWWS also just put out their new album!

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This week we talked with Taneka Stotts! That's right, "we". WES IS BACK ON THE SET. We chatted with Taneka about free seances, Portland's own Spiderman, slam poetry, and getting into web comics! You can find Taneka's work on her website, and her anthology at Beyond-Press.com!

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This, our final Terminus episode, is with High-Functioning Flesh! Michael chatted with the guys on the final day of the Festival about how they've enjoyed the festival, how they got started, a love of 13 bit sampling, and the winding road they took to Dais Records!

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This week we continue our 2015 Terminus files with Michael's interview of power noise legend Dirk Ivens. They talk about process, hardware versus software, driving Route 66, and how the record industry has changed over the course of Ivens' career.

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This week we start our Terminus episodes! Michael had the opportunity to talk to Perturbator in a hotel lobby up in in Calgary. They talked about border hassles, metal fans loving outrun, the ease of being alone, and wait times on record releases.

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This week we have two thirds of Qu-Bit Electronix, a modular synth manufacturer based out of Portland. We caught them at a local hardware night and knew we wanted to hear their story! We talked about how they got into hardware, video games, and at the end they gave us a little demo of some of their synths!

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This week we talked to Portland person Andrew Dobbels of Volt 9000 over skype! We talked about Aftermath, video games, doing bad band interviews, and things you can get in Portland that you can't get when you leave!

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This episode is with Aviator, a post-hardcore band from the greater Boston area. We met them at their show here in Portland and had a wonderful chat about being underage in the scene, making music, and the best potties on the road! 

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We have a very special episode for you today! This episode was recorded in front of a live audience after our showing of Industrial Soundtrack For The Urban Decay, which if you've seen the film will provide some context for some of our discussion. We talk about industrial music's history, the upcoming Lead Into Gold, and how Barker ended up making the popular Malekko synths.

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This week we have a great conversation with Lucy Bellwood! We talked about the differences between different conventions, living life to write about it, crowdfunding a thesis, and being upfront and honest. Also tall ships!

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This week we had the chance to talk with Sam Rosenthal of Projekt Records fame! We talked about how Portland has been changing, stolen guitars on tour, finding music at your local coffee shop, and crowd funding music through subscription models like Patreon!

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We had a chance to sit down with multi-genre musician and activist Mike XVX. We had a really fascinating discussion about tour cravings, being an international presence, being in Japan during the tsunami, nightmare Thailand, and so much more!

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We got to hang out with Die So Fluid before the played the Star Theater here in Portland! Please the occasional sounds of traffic, this is another one of our infamous outdoor interviews. We talked about changing musical directions, long drives, and fan fiction! Also, we get insulted a couple times in a way that is bizarrelycharming and we swear it's not just the accent. 

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This week we had a chance to talk with Velvet Acid Christ! We talked public access music videos, hacking the planet, the cost of touring, and K/D ratios on Call of Duty!

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This week we talked with Matt Fanale of Caustic (and Causticles and Beauty Queen Autopsy) fame! We talked Tex Tubb's Taco Palace, being a t-shirt magnate, social media marketing, being Wumpscut, and doing improv!

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This week we got to sit down with Rodney Anonymous of Dead Milkman fame! Man, this guy has some stories. We talked unexpected husbands, squat house booby traps, kale junkies, and unofficial mayorships.

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This week we got to have a chat with internet entity Mike Textbeak! We hung out in the bulk section of a grocery store and discussed such topics as Russian pirates who pirate free things, NVR MND mixtape origins, and double teaming unfamiliar decks!

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We sat down with Filip Lönnqvist from Rave The Reqviem! Well, we sat down at a computer in The States and he sat down at a computer in Sweden, and we talked using the magic of the internet! We talked about the legacy of Limp Bizkit, bullying weirdos, and scene schizms! We also talked about Burzum and the problems surrounding that crazy dude.

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We talked with the radical folks from Apollyon's Visage! Just a warning, for some reason the audio quality in this sucker isn't the best we've had, but I promise that our discussions of maple syrup, #wafflegoths, and Steve Caballero will pull you through! Also we talked about Funker Vogt for a second, but this was recorded a while ago when it was topical, we swear!

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We got to hang out with Youth Code before their Portland show during the Eye vs. Spy Tour with Skinny Puppy, FLA, and Haujobb! Discussed was coffee nerdery, Gray's Anatomy, and that Skinny Puppy and Youth Code are the most in love. Also: Sara's aeropress game is on point.

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We had ourselves a sit down with Tristian Shone of Author & Punisher when he came through on tour. We talked about mouse brains, muscles bulging in all the wrong places, goth scene alienation, and what doing a Lenovo commerical was like!

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This week, we had the pleasure of talking with Animal Bodies! Well...I say we, but really it was just me, Wes, as Michael was out of town. It was a super fun conversation, in which we talked about the difficulties of touring, why Jack White is the enemy of all indy vinyl pressings, and I think their may have been a conversation about Madonna's snares.

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This week we talked to the wonderful folks over at ∆AIMON! We talked about origin stories, Sesame Street, why hasn't LORN emailed Brant, and what it's like to score an MMA docuseries! 

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