Talking Lion

Recorded 5.13.20: In this chat, we talk about burgers, our theme song, small business aids (SBA/PPP), Logic updates (10.5), copyright traps, Unreal Engine 5, sit-com floorplans, dented fenders, edibles, roadtrips, exploring LA, and our new challenges. 

In this episode, we talked to our good friend Salem Ilese about summer camp, music theory, our adventures in San Francisco, Glee, penguins, our first sessions together ("Impatient" with Noah/"Splinter" with Nate), her EP "757" (in collaboration with Noah McGuire & Bendik Moller), her recent single "Roses To His Ex", befriending exes, song concepts, Area 51, and her upcoming single "Mad At Disney".

Recorded 5.6.20: In our fourth chat, we talk about the vibes of different cities, writer's block, starting as a duo, quality vs. marketing, Star Wars, real-world locations in video games, "Dave" (on FXX), finishing songs, cover art, and our recent brush with Tik Tok fame.

In this episode, we talked to our longtime friend Axel Mansoor about singing shows, stomach aches, finding a community, his first single "Wasted My Love" (and our remix of the song), his song "Talk To Me" (and the Snapchat music video), his relationship to his brother, Shrek, bullying, sailing, his episode of NBC's "Songland" (with H.E.R), and his upcoming recording "Baggage".

Recorded 4.29.20: In our third chat, we talk about Philly bands, jazz piano, the ET video game, Phoebe Waller Bridge, compound words, motherly criticism, the release of "No Comment" (a short film Nate sound designed), broken glasses, e-sports, Tik Tok, hiking, and the confusing nature of the word "podcast".

In this episode, we talked to our friend Chaz Cardigan about the effects of quarantine, growing up in Kentucky, multi-faceted creative tendencies, his deal with Capitol & Bad Robot (JJ Abram's label), opening for Julia Michaels, the creation of his song "As I'll Ever Be" (featured on the Netflix film "To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You"), tattoos, therapy, and his new single "SOS".

In this episode, we talked to our new friend Matthew Chaim about scary childhood movies, improv comedy, his early rap project, meditation, silent retreats, driving cross-country, moving to LA, rough breakups, monks, and the creation of his EP "The Mathematics of Nature".

Recorded 3.28.20: Going through voice memos & track stems, we talked with our friends/collaborators Alex Koste (producer) & Alex Venegas (songwriter) about the creation of Sleeping Lion's new single "Don't Like Me".

We began our second season with our friend sad alex to talk about playing live, releasing demos (like her EP "songs you'll probably never hear"), her road to recovery following a serious knee injury, record deals, writing songs about relationships, and spaghetti.

Recorded 3.16.20: In our first "Chats" episode, we talk through the early days of quarantine (due to COVID-19), ask each other the questions that will guide all future "Chats", and announce Talking Lion's new Patreon platform.

In this year's final episode, we talked to our friends & the multi-platinum duo Loote about growing up on the east coast, viral videos, hydrating, High School Musical, meeting at Purchase College, the quality of hit songs, collaborating with Lauv on "No Promises" by Cheat Codes & Demi Lovato, and the stories behind the songs off their new EP "lost".

In this episode, we talked to our new friend Ariana and the Rose about morality, friendship, writing in NYC/LA, living in London, women in music, discovering artists, her interactive concert, “Light & Space”, relationships, the music video for her song, “Night Owl”, and collaborating with RKCB on their song “Love You Lately”.

In this episode we talked to our new friends Eighty Ninety about being brothers, Disney films, concept albums, starting the band, Taylor Swift’s support for "Your Favorite Song", and the creation of their songs “Three Thirty”, “Dream” and “10k Summer Nights”.

In this episode we talked to our longtime friend Jackie Foster about the shows we played together in Boston, her old band (Self Portraits), our graduation, branding/virality, numerology/love languages, her time on Season 14 of The Voice, coming back to reality after reality TV, the stories behind her songs "Time"/"Great Escape", and how we came together to work on her single "Poison"

In this episode we talked to our new friend JUJ about growing up in Philadelphia as first generation American, Broadway musicals, serenity, Lyme disease, making friends in LA, and her recently released EP "JUJ, It's U" which includes her single "Mood" featuring Vic Mensa.

In this episode we talked to our good friend Evangelia about the music scene in NYC, childhood trips to Crete, hosting open mics at Rutgers University, teaching elementary school, collaborating with Christian Navarro (13 Reasons Why) on "Hello Again", the story behind our songs "Windowseat" & "Moments", and working with Stolar on her upcoming Greek-influenced songs.

In this raucous episode, we talked with our friends Kyan Palmer & nicopop. about college, Kyan's ecology degree, nicopop.'s time in Louis Vivet, ASMR, dogs, fortune cookies, that time we wrote "Five Night Stand" together with Aire Atlantica, and the rollout of their upcoming collaborative album.

In this episode, we talked to our friend MOONZz about dreams, Judaism, marriage, synch licensing, the hazards of comparison, her song "Navigator", and her upcoming releases.

In this episode, we talked remotely with our longtime friends in Ireland, Laoise & Seán Behan about Irish culture, rising Irish pop artists, their EP "Halfway"  (including our remix of their song "YOU"), and their recently released EP "Mad" featuring the single "Again".

In this episode, we talked to our friend Johan Lenox about Amaro liqueurs, roller coasters, musicals, merging the classical & pop worlds (as he did with “Yeethoven”), his recently released album “everybody’s cool but me”, and his work with hip-hop legends including Mike Dean, No I.D., Mr Hudson, Travis Scott, Vic Mensa, Lil Nas X, and Kanye West.