Garden Level

Hooray ft. DDm

September 30, 2019 08:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MB

Baltimore artist DDm (@UnkleLulu) joins the podcast to talk comic book movies, the Hong Kong protests, his new album Beautiful Gowns, and more.

The Hobbit is so fucking boring

September 23, 2019 10:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

No guest this week, but we do some thoughtful soul searching on moving, Dragon Ball Z, and peeing your pants.

Bolek i Lolek

September 16, 2019 09:00 - 47 minutes - 32.7 MB

No guest this week but this episode is special because we have somehow made it to 20 epsiodes. Youcef and Alex celebrate 20 by talking pumpkin spice counter-culture, Broadway shows, and Soviet versions of Tom and Jerry.

Hulu & Hangout ft. Natalie McGill

September 09, 2019 09:00 - 58 minutes - 40.5 MB

Comedian Natalie McGill (@NatalieSMcGill) joins us to discuss deleting your old social media (especially Livejournal), Bar Rescue, online dating, and more.

Punkhouse Comedy ft. Kevin Tit

September 02, 2019 08:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB

Comedian Kevin Tit (@kevinTitFreal) joins us to discuss shock sites, Dave Chapelle, PunkHouse Comedy, and more.

Basement Salvia ft. Paul Turner

August 26, 2019 08:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MB

Our first repeat guest Paul Turner returns to discuss cooking food as an adult, Terrence Malick, and the pass-out game.

SHAI LABUFF ft. 4kmicheal

August 19, 2019 08:00 - 51 minutes - 35.6 MB

4kmicheal (@4kmicheal) joins us to discuss his music, creating art with no budget, immigrant parental expectations, and selective creative output.

Swamp Boys ft. Butch Dawson

August 12, 2019 08:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MB

Musician Butch Dawson (@primelard) joins us this week to discuss his recent album Ollieworld, creating a visual aesthetic for his music, jazz, Baltimore, and more.

Failing upwards

August 05, 2019 08:00 - 46 minutes - 32.1 MB

This week's ep has the boys from the basement complaining about music festivals and gossiping about our favorite actors. Sorry.

Eminem was better on drugs ft. Dan Mansion

July 29, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MB

Dan Mansion (@thatdouchedan) joins the boys to discuss moving from producer to rapper, Space Jam 2, and music criticism on the internet.

Scaperat ft. YTK and Ryan Antar

July 22, 2019 09:00 - 55 minutes - 38.3 MB

Baltimore rapper YTK (@yeahytk) and Ryan Antar (@ryvnantar) of ARVADA creatives join us to discuss the Baltimore music festival Ratscape, THC-induced anxiety, and artist promotion in the digital age.

Subsidized Star Wars Igloos ft. Al Shipley

July 15, 2019 09:00 - 51 minutes - 35.4 MB

Music critic Al Shipley joins us to discuss music journalism in the streaming era, Outkast, and the love Tom Hanks has for retro Polish hatchbacks.

Dinner with Michael Stipe ft. Pallavi Reddy

July 08, 2019 10:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MB

Emmy Award-winning CNN supervising producer Pallavi Reddy joins us this week. We discuss producing at CNN while attending Harvard Business School, eating crab rangoon pizza in Des Moines, and Alex drunk-texting his parents.

Debates and Instagram Blood ft Dr. Matthew Elliott Sachs

July 01, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 44.9 MB

Youcef's childhood friend and now doctor Matthew Elliott Sachs joins us to discuss the recent presidential debate, live births on Instagram, and therapeutic ketamine.

Clout Chasers

June 25, 2019 10:00 - 48 minutes - 33.1 MB

Damn, our guest fell through, so it's just the boys in the basement <3

Penguin Fights ft. Joey Schaefer

June 17, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MB

Joey Schaefer (@jb_schaefer) sits down with us to discuss poor tattoo design, basketball expectations, and viral penguins.

Tulsa Baes ft. Nia Keturah and Diane D'Costa

June 10, 2019 11:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MB

This week Nia Keturah (@niaketurah) and Diane D'Costa (@diane_dcosta) join us to talk about creating artwork for Willow Smith, Nia's previous rap career, the sexiness of LeBron, and how Drake's kid is definitely not real.

lol Hi ft. Micah E. Wood & Christopher J. Chester

June 03, 2019 09:00 - 57 minutes - 26.5 MB

Micah E. Wood (@MicahElie) & Christopher J. Chester (@Christojchester) join us this week to discuss the music scene in Baltimore, Micah's new self-titled album, photo etiquette at concerts, and more. Also, Youcef was supposed to order a fourth mic, but it turns out he never actually hit the purchase button. So the audio is a bit echo-y at times, and you should tweet at him and tell him how bad he sucks.

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