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On this episode of Running Times, Gagz is joined in studio by friend and listener favorite, Eddie Gieda, along with ultrarunner and bearded wiseman, Michael Koehler. The trio dissect the cosmic forces that brought them together and ultimately led them to partake in the Howl Ultrarun, a 93-mile spiritual odyssey through NJ & NYC that celebrated the life and legacy of American poet and counterculture icon, Allen Ginsberg. Later in the conversation, Gagz updates the listeners with a few announc ...
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Michael Doherty and I talk Albany, pop, and the new Another Michael record ‘Pick Me Up, Turn Me Upside Down’ out now on Run For Cover! ANOTHER MICHAEL: https://anothermichael.bandcamp.com/album/pick-me-up-turn-me-upside-down SLOW WAVE - CBD for calm and creativity. Visit https://shopslowwave.com/ and use the promo code BETTERYET15 at checkout to re…
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Rachel Gagliardi and I talk about Philly, magic, and the new Pouty record ‘Forgot About Me’ out now on Get Better Records! POUTY: https://poutyofficial.bandcamp.com/album/forgot-about-me SLOW WAVE - CBD for calm and creativity. Visit https://shopslowwave.com/ and use the promo code BETTERYET15 at checkout to receive 15% off. https://linktr.ee/shops…
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Steve Albini's work, his music, and his ethos changed my life forever. In 2019 I had the privilege of interviewing him for Better Yet. He was thoughtful, insightful, and seemingly able to remember every detail about the records he made and the people he collaborated with. Steve died on May 7, 2024 at age 61. Thank you for everything, Steve.…
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Tom McGreevy and I talk about Toronto, the Clean, and the new Ducks Ltd. record ‘Harm’s Way’ out now on Carpark Records! TEENS IN TROUBLE: https://teensintrouble.bandcamp.com/album/whats-mine-2 SLOW WAVE - CBD for calm and creativity. Visit https://shopslowwave.com/ and use the promo code BETTERYET15 at checkout to receive 15% off. https://linktr.e…
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Lizzie Killian and I talk about the bay area punk scene, Teens In Trouble’s birth and re-birth, and the new Teens In Trouble LP What’s Mine—out now on Asian Man Records! TEENS IN TROUBLE: https://teensintrouble.bandcamp.com/album/whats-mine-2 SLOW WAVE - CBD for calm and creativity. Visit https://shopslowwave.com/ and use the promo code BETTERYET15…
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Blind Adam and I talk community, Asbury Park, and the new Blind Adam & The Federal League record The Fields We Know The songs we played this week are “The Sower” and “I Was Blind” by Blind Adam & The Federal League BLIND ADAM: https://blindadam.bandcamp.com/album/the-fields-we-know https://www.blindadamandthefederalleague.com/ SLOW WAVE - CBD for c…
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Francie Medosch and I talk country music, Dylan, and the new Florry record The Holey Bible The songs we played this week are “Drunk and High” and “Big Fall” by Florry FLORRY: https://florry.bandcamp.com/album/the-holey-bible-2 SLOW WAVE - CBD for calm and creativity. Visit https://shopslowwave.com/ and use the promo code BETTERYET15 at checkout to …
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I was sick last week (better now!) so we’re taking a trip back to our December 2019 live episode from Shure’s For Those Who Tour House with NNAMDÏ, KAINA, AVERY SPRINGER, and SETH ENGEL! Check out NNAMDÏ online! https://nnamdiogbonnaya.bandcamp.com/ KAINA! https://kainamusic.bandcamp.com/ SEN MORIMOTO! https://morimotosen.bandcamp.com/album/diagnos…
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I talk to Russell Edling about creative control, Kite Party, and the new Golden Apples record Bananasugarfire The songs we played this week are “Waiting for a Cloud,” “Krill,” and “Sugarfire” by Golden Apples GOLDEN APPLES: https://goldenapples.bandcamp.com/album/bananasugarfire Russell’s website is https://www.russelledling.com/ SLOW WAVE - CBD fo…
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I talk to Liquid Mike about the UP, recording, and his latest LP “self-titled” The songs we played this week are “American Record” and “Rav4” by Liquid Mike LIQUID MIKE: https://liquidmike.bandcamp.com/album/s-t SLOW WAVE - CBD for calm and creativity. Visit https://shopslowwave.com/ and use the promo code BETTERYET15 at checkout to receive 15% off…
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Maura Weaver and I talk about her bands Mixtapes and Ogibuko Station, and her brand new solo album I Was Due For A Heartbreak The songs we played this week are “Ease on the Eyes” and “Sunshine” by Maura Weaver MAURA WEAVER: https://mauraweaver.bandcamp.com/album/i-was-due-for-a-heartbreak SLOW WAVE - CBD for calm and creativity. Visit https://shops…
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Pat Graham and I talk Spraynard, Big Nothing, and his first solo album, Talking Kind’s It Did Bring Me Down The songs we played this week are “Trouble” and “Under Appreciated” by Talking Kind TALKING KIND: https://talkingkind.bandcamp.com/album/it-did-bring-me-down SLOW WAVE - CBD for calm and creativity. Visit https://shopslowwave.com/ and use the…
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I talk to recording engineer Jack Shirley about his 20+ year career recording and collaborating with folks like Tony Molina, Jeff Rosenstock, Deafheaven, Gouge Away and more!! We also talk the Bay, Rancid, his bands Comadre and Everybody Row, live recording, and building his studio The Atomic Garden!! The songs we played this week are “Doubt” and “…
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I talk to Rick Maguire about Kid A, basketball, and Pile’s new record All Fiction, new single “Scaling Walls,” and upcoming US tour!! The songs we played this week are “Scaling Walls” and “Loops” by Pile PILE: https://pilemusic.com/ https://pile.bandcamp.com/ SLOW WAVE - CBD for calm and creativity. Visit shopslowwave.com and use the promo code BET…
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I talk to Chris Farren about TAR!, Burt Bucharach, and learning how to have fun again on his new record ‘Doom Singer’ The songs we played this week are “Bluish” and “First Place” by Chris Farren CHRIS FARREN: https://www.chrisfarren.com/ https://chrisfarren.bandcamp.com/album/doom-singer/ SLOW WAVE - CBD for calm and creativity. Visit shopslowwave.…
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I talk to Allegra Anka about collaborating, college bands, Cayetana, and their new CBD brand Slow Wave The songs we played this week are “Dirty Laundry” and “South Philly” by Cayetana SLOW WAVE - CBD for calm and creativity. Visit shopslowwave.com and use the promo code BETTERYET15 at checkout to receive 15% off. https://linktr.ee/shopslowwave CAYE…
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On this episode of Running Times, Gagz welcomes into studio Rachel Bambrick, a local ultrarunner, community member, and co-founder of Why We Run Crew. Rachel recently completed the Cocadona 250 - an extraordinary, life changing 250 mile race that meanders up down and all around the scenic deserts and mountains of Arizona. Take delight as Rachel wax…
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I talk to Pretty Matty Morand about Uhh Yeah Dude, autocracy, Self Defense Family, and the new Pretty Matty record Heavenly Sweetheart The song we played this week was “Weird Year” by Pretty Matty PRETTY MATTY: https://prettymatty.com/album/heavenly-sweetheart 2 MUCH TV: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-much-tv-podcast/id1508762739 ACROSS TH…
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I talk to Brandon MacDonald and Tilley Komony about carnival barking, Bob Dylan, simulacra, and the new Home Is Where record The Whaler The songs we played this week are “Skin Meadow” and “9/12/2001” by Home Is Where HOME IS WHERE: https://homeiswhere.bandcamp.com/album/the-whaler-2 For more Better Yet visit our website https://www.betteryetpod.com…
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Sam Bielanski and i talk acting, that dog., Josie & The Pussycats, 2 Much TV Podcast, and the new Pony record Velveteen!! The songs we played this week are “Très Jolie” and “Peach” by Pony PONY: https://ponytheband.ca/album/velveteen 2 Much TV: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-much-tv-podcast/id1508762739 For more Better Yet visit our websit…
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The gang's all here—all three members of Proper. join me to talk about their history, lack of shared influences, stage fright, masking, and collaborating PROPER: https://www.likerealproper.com/ https://likerealproper.bandcamp.com/album/the-great-american-novel For more Better Yet visit our website https://www.betteryetpod.com/ I’m a web developer t…
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Mark Plant and I talk synths, dance music, and the evolution of The Mall THE MALL: https://punk.bandcamp.com/ For more Better Yet visit our website https://www.betteryetpod.com/ I’m a web developer too! Check out my web application riffin, a guitar tab sketchpad: https://www.riffin.io/demo To get in touch with Tim Crisp (that’s me) about ads, podca…
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Greg Mendez and I talk about the life, work, and collaborations that went into his brand new self-titled record GREG MENDEZ: https://gregmendez.bandcamp.com/album/greg-mendez For more Better Yet visit our website https://www.betteryetpod.com/ I’m a web developer too! Check out my web application riffin, a guitar tab sketchpad: https://www.riffin.io…
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We take a trip back to 2017 to a conversation between me and David Anthony about The Weakerthans David Anthony is a Better Yet Hall of Famer and a helluva writer. Checkout his newsletter Former Clarity: https://www.formerclarity.com/ For more Better Yet visit our website betteryetpod.com I’m a web developer too! Check out my web application riffin,…
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Mike Quigley and I talk Queens, Shea Stadium, therapy, and the new Washer record Improved Means To Deteriorated Ends WASHER: https://okwasher.bandcamp.com/album/improved-means-to-deteriorated-ends EXPLODING IN SOUND: https://www.explodinginsoundrecords.com/ For more Better Yet visit our website betteryetpod.com I’m a web developer too! Check out my…
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On this episode of Running Times, Gagz welcomes Valentina Viana and Aaron Nixon into the studio for a spirited discussion centered around the word "Equilibrium," or the idea of using movement to stay balanced. Equilibrium is also the title of a new mural prominently featuring Valentina & Aaron - two cherished members of Philly's vibrant running com…
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Steve Ciolek and I mourn the death of the Sidekicks and soak in the bounties of Superviolet’s Infinite Sping — out now on Lame-O Records!! SUPERVIOLET: https://supervioletmusic.bandcamp.com/album/infinite-spring-2 LAME-O RECORDS: https://lameorecords.com/ For more Better Yet visit our website betteryetpod.com I’m a web developer too! Check out my w…
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Three Lobed Recording artist Eli Winter and I talk Chicago, Houston, improvising, Pauline Oliveros, and more! ELI: https://eliwinter.com/ BANDCAMP: https://threelobed.bandcamp.com/album/eli-winter + https://eliwinter.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-the-logan-center-3-16-2019 For more Better Yet visit our website betteryetpod.com I’m a web developer too!…
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Madeline Link is here to talk about the new PACKS record Crispy Crunchy Nothing (out now on Fire Talk Records)!! We also talk about Ottawa, Casio’s, poets, and bicycle accidents! PACKS: https://packstheband.com/ BANDCAMP: https://packstheband.bandcamp.com/album/crispy-crunchy-nothing For more Better Yet visit our website betteryetpod.com I’m a web …
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On this episode of Running Times, Gagz is joined in studio by friend and listener favorite, Eddie Gieda, along with ultrarunner and bearded wiseman, Michael Koehler. The trio dissect the cosmic forces that brought them together and ultimately led them to partake in the Howl Ultrarun, a 93-mile spiritual odyssey through NJ & NYC that celebrated the …
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Music writer, podcaster, and sometimes freelance music journalist Miranda Reinert is on the show + Tim shares his thoughts on WrestleMania! Featuring music from Hard Girls! Follow these links to Miranda’s work: + her blog: step one of a plan aka https://www.mirandareinert.com/ + her podcast: Endless Scroll here https://endlessscroll.libsyn.com/ or …
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Evan Bernard is on the podcast this week to talk about his debut solo record Provide 'For Me'!!! Evan and I have quite the backstory as well—last year we did a software engineering bootcamp together and we learned that we were both born in the same hospital in Summit, New Jersey!! Listen to this wild tale that stretches across America's heartland
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VISIT OUR WEBSITE to check out The Bob Mehr Board, our ‘Mats playlist, and to watch the “For Today” music video by The Lost Days!! You can find every episode of Better Yet, Road to the Skeleton Coast w/ Brendan Kelly, and As You Were: A Podcast About Alkaline Trio w/ David Anthony there too! https://www.betteryetpod.com/ Buy ‘Trouble Boys: The True…
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VISIT OUR WEBSITE to listen to this and every episode of Better Yet, Road to the Skeleton Coast with Brendan Kelly, and As You Were: A Podcast About Alkaline Trio with David Anthony https://www.betteryetpod.com/ ‘my field recording kit’ - a 7 track mixtape by Tim Crisp is now available on bandcamp! https://betteryetpodcast.bandcamp.com/ FOLLOW US O…
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VISIT OUR WEBSITE to watch the music videos for “Black Earth, WI” by Ratboys and “my field recording kit” by Tim Crisp! You can find every episode of Better Yet, Road to the Skeleton Coast w/ Brendan Kelly, and As You Were: A Podcast About Alkaline Trio w/ David Anthony there too! https://www.betteryetpod.com/ ‘my field recording kit’ - a 7 track m…
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here’s a song that i wrote and recorded all by myself! i hope you like it :) my field recording kit shure is something we should try ‘er out a bit up the stream, up the street where water and other water meet flowing, frothing, muddy feet, oh yeah! on a hill, time to kill convenience store, before doors little plane, in the sky listen in with my my…
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BLUE BRODERICK of DINERS IS BACK AND SHE IS REVVED UP BAYBEE! WE TALK ABOUT HER VERY NEW AND EXCITING HAPPENINGS WITH THE HERO MO TROPER, MEMORIES OF ENERGY DRINKS, TONY MOLINA, THE BEATLES, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, PASADENA CALIFORNIA!! LISTEN TO FOUR WHEELS AND THE TRUTH (LAUREN RECORDS!) ON BANDCAMP!! WE ARE ALSO JOINED BY OUR VERY SPECIAL GUESTS J…
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CHRIS SUTTER IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT KARAOKE SONGS, ALBINI, AND THE NEW MEAT WAVE RECORDS ‘MALIGN HEX’ AND ‘VOLCANO PARK’ CHRIS SUTTER of MEAT WAVE! ’MALIGN HEX’ is out now on SWAMI! My name is Tim Crisp and I’m really happy you listened to Better Yet this week! You can listen to every episode of Better Yet on our website betteryetpod.com!!! email: b…
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GREG OBIS IS HERE TO TALK ABOUT HIS BANDS STUCK, YEESH, AND CLEARANCE, AND HIS WORK AS A MASTERING ENGINEER AT CHICAGO MASTERING SERVICE PLUS AN EXCLUSIVE NON-STEELY DAN-RELATED TWITTER REVELATION FROM MY BEST FRIEND STEVE ALBINI! Our guest this week is GREG OBIS of STUCK! ’CHANGE IS BAD’ is out now on BORN YESTERDAY! My name is Tim Crisp and I’m r…
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It may be Groundhog Day, but this is as real as it gets bubbas—WE ARE BACK! Our guest this week is James Goodson of DAZY! ’OUTOFBODY’ is out now on LAME-O RECORDS! My name is Tim Crisp and I’m really happy you listened to Better Yet this week! You can listen to every episode of Better Yet on our website betteryetpod.com!!! xo tim and chloe <3 Need …
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On this episode of Running Times, Gagz welcomes into the studio local Endurance Athlete and Ultrarunner, Nate Dirvin. For 2 years in a row Nate has completed the Triple Crown of 200s - plus Badwater 135 both years, Cocadona 250, Drift 100, and a slew of other graduate level 100 milers! Nate is a devoted father, member of the Coast Guard Reserves, 2…
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Slippery Slopes with Kellen and Cass Matthews
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On this episode of Running Times, Gagz welcomes local powerhouse couple, Kellen and Cass Matthews, into the studio for a heartfelt discussion about the pitfalls of addiction and the slippery slope of recovery. Kellen is a standout hybrid athlete on the precipice of solidifying his reputation in the Philly area and beyond. He is joined in studio by …
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On this episode of Running Times, Gagz is joined in studio by the 2022 King of The PA Triple Crown of Mountain Running, Dr. Kevin Scott. A robust conversation ensues as the duo discuss Kevin's guiding mantra - Passion Over Performance - and how that mindset helped him become the newest member of the exclusive PA Blacklist Club. Kevin is a standout …
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On this episode of Running Times, Gagz welcomes his new mate, Tom Batrouney, into the studio for a laid-back conversation about his unique interpretation of environmentalism and life in the land Down Under as an Eco Runner. Tom resides in Sydney, Australia, but his work with the Seabin Project - a groundbreaking global initiative aimed at cleaning …
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Hill Repeats with Rita Carroll and Gina Mancuso
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On this special episode of Running Times, Gagz is joined in studio by well-known Philly artist, Rita Carroll, and CCO of Legacy of Hope, Gina Mancuso. Together, the trio unveil a unique fundraising effort that took root with Gagz and his summer spent on the iconic Ben Franklin Bridge. This fundraiser will directly benefit local families in need and…
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But What If You Fly? with Michelle Goldberg
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On this episode of Running Times, Gagz welcomes friend and local Ultrarunner, Michelle Goldberg, into the studio for a lively exchange centered around her breakout 2022 season and long-term trajectory in the sport. Michelle's abounding gratitude and positivity, butrressed by intellect and determination, have allowed her to carve a home for herself …
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The Legend of Sophorn with Sophorn Choup
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On this episode of Running Times, Gagz is joined in studio by accomplished Trail and Ultrarunner, Sophorn Choup. Sophorn has quietly amassed a stout resume tackling some of Ultrarunning's most prestigious and grueling races, including Western States and HURT 100. Sophorn was born in Cambodia but fled the country with her family in the late 70s. By …
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Mural Miles with Craig Oppenheimer and Eric Okdeh
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On this episode of Running Times, Gagz welcomes Craig Oppenheimer, founder of Mural Miles, and acclaimed Philadelphia muralist, Eric Okdeh, into the studio. Mural Miles is a social and educational club that runs miles to murals in Philadelphia - a city with over 4,000 murals and more public art than any other in the world. Craig's group learns abou…
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On this episode of Running Times, Gagz welcomes fellow HOKA Flyer, Cain Leathers, into the studio to discuss his recent run across the entire state of Pennsylvania to fundraise for The Trevor Project, a nonprofit organization focused on suicide prevention efforts among LGBTQ youth. Cain is also the Founder and Executive Director of Queer Run, a run…
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A Father's Love with Dave and Josh Goldstein
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On this special episode of Running Times, Gagz welcomes Dave & Josh Goldstein to the studio to help celebrate Father’s Day. Dave has appeared in 8 Wing Bowl competitions and was once ranked #19 in the world on the competitive eating circuit. But over the last decade, he and his son Josh, better known as Team Josh, have become a fixture on the local…
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