Austin Sessions

Kristin Owen from Do Stuff Media joins us for this session. She was gracious enough to invite us into her office, give us beer, and chat about Pearl Jam, living in Austin, and memorable concert experiences. 

This year's Funniest Person in Austin, Mac Blake, hangs out for this week's session. We covered tons of material including: comic books, Spoon, Master Pancake, Star Wars and possibly a little comedy. 

Roman Morales, founder and chief creative director of Odd City Entertainment invited me to his home (and temporary studio) to record this session. We talked about Odd City's role in Guillermo Del Toro's Pacific Rim, old Austin mexican restaurants, hanging with Harry Knowles, meeting Robert Rodriguez, and more!

Friends and photographers Ryan and Lindsey Green hung out with me for this episode to have some beers and catch up. We talk about taking pictures for the Austin High movie, Jurassic Park Live (on ice), bears with hydrocodone, and Garbage Pail Kids! 

Comedian Steve Cox hangs out with me (sans Jason) and we talk shop over some pints. Bonus guests Eric Kennedy and Nicole Torres from the When In Austin podcast hang out and chat with us! Some topics of interest that were discussed: $5 all-you-can-drink liquor, strips clubs, and gun defense against Satan!

Owner of Helms Workshop, award-winning designer, and brand developer Christian Helms hangs out with us for this session. Full disclosure: Growlers were emptied during this making of this episode. In this session we talked about working with Spoon, hosting Anthony Bourdain during SXSW, opening Frank, and podcasts!

For our tenth episode Jason and I shared some beers with comedian Katie Pengra. Discussion topics: LA auditions, Stephen King, Joss Whedon, meeting Marc Maron and more!

The guys over at Thirsty Planet invited us over one Saturday morning (before the tours) to sit down and chat. There may or may not have been some early morning beers. I mean, come on…it's Saturday. We talk with Brian, Ben, and Marc about the expansion of the brewery, the Austin Gorilla Run, and…and….oh right, beer!

This week we talk with the extremely talented and ambitious Jackie Venson. ​Aside from being fantastic on the guitar and a great singer/songwriter, she's an accomplished pianist as well. We talk about building a following, the Berkeley School of Music, and the the learning curve of social media.

For this session ​I made the short drive to Blanco to hang out with Jon, Jan, and Tasha Brieger at Redbud Cafe. We discuss the evolution of their business, teaming up with Real Ale brewing, Tasha's acquisition of Hill Country Lavender, and lots more! 

Erin, Audrey, and Stacy from the Succulents hang out with us for the latest Austin Session. They tell us about how they met, their first SXSW gig, hanging at Willie Nelson's ranch, the Doug Moreland circle, and their musical roots. 

Musician and poet Kevin Gant talks with us at a good friend's house in east Austin. (Thanks Adam!) Gant's documentary Kevin, by Jay Duplass, is on Netflix and gives a glimpse into the life of the singer/songwriter. We talked about raising children, online networking, recording his new album, and he plays some of his songs!

Comedian and old friend David Tobey sits down with us and talks about meeting Ron White, religion, and the life of a road comic. Special guest and mutual friend Sam Barrows joins us for some catch up.   

The Return of the Jedi of my unplanned Beer Trilogy! Austin Sessions episode #3 is once again based in delicious craft beer goodness!  This session Jason and I hung out at the Dig Pub with owners Todd and Christy Wink. In this session our conversation was all over the place. We discuss building a small business brand, ascap fees, doulas, and band hopping! 

In this session, Josh, Zach, and Matt from Infamous Brewing talk about how they met, growing a brewery from the ground up, and Ghostbusters!

For the Austin Sessions debut podcast, I sat down with Bay Anthon from Hopfields. We talk about beer, bullying, communes, and SXSW.