Sex, Drugs, and Opera Podcast
100 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 41 ratingsSDAO is an opera podcast which takes an irreverent approach to the opera world. We create podcasts, mini-operas, memes, and live opera-coverage for the internet, and digital age.
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Episodes
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S5 E6 - "Episode 100, the Final Episode" - April 23rd 2022
April 23, 2022 20:26 - 2 hours - 308 MBMike and Jared record their final episode of the Sex, Drugs, and Opera podcast.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S5 E5 - "The End of an Era" - April 2nd 2022
April 03, 2022 08:44 - 48 minutes - 112 MBMike and Jared talk about the slap heard round the world, being open and honest with fellow singers, and the future of the SDAO podcast.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S5 E4 - "Where are the opera sub genres?" - March 12th 2022
March 13, 2022 16:19 - 53 minutes - 122 MBMike and Jared discuss opera and why there is a lack of modern sub genres.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S5 E3 - "Tin Pan Alley" - Feb 26th 2022
February 26, 2022 19:25 - 54 minutes - 125 MBMike and Jared discuss Tin Pan Alley and its effect on the music business.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S5 E2 - "Sending a message, or marketing? " - Feb 12th 2022
February 12, 2022 14:03 - 1 hour - 151 MBMike and Jared talk about music's role in marketing, art, propaganda, and virtue signalling.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S5 E1 - "Music and Subcultures" - Jan 29th 2022
January 29, 2022 09:26 - 53 minutes - 123 MBMike and Jared start off season 5 with a discussion about music, the subcultures that follow different genres, and the importance of the right performance venue.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E22 - "SDAO Xmas" - Dec 25th 2021
December 25, 2021 15:32 - 54 minutes - 125 MBMike and Jared do their annual Christmas themed, season-ender.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E21 - "Quitting Opera Pt. 2" - Dec 11th 2021
December 11, 2021 14:24 - 1 hour - 153 MBMike and Jared continue their discussion on quitting the singing business.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E20 - "Quitting Porn, Interview with Nikki Rhodes" - Nov 26th 2021
November 27, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBMike and Jared discuss life in the porn industry, and deciding to quit with porn star Nikki Rhodes.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E19 - "Quitting Opera" - Nov 13th 2021
November 13, 2021 15:58 - 1 hour - 157 MBMike and Jared discuss quitting the opera business.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E18 - "Fan Mail" - Oct 31st 2021
October 31, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 169 MBMike and Jared answer questions from listeners, do a Text-Talk, and debut a new SDAO segment.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E17 - "Götterdämmerung" - Oct 16th 2021
October 16, 2021 08:50 - 57 minutes - 132 MBIn the final episode of a four part series on Wagner's "Ring des Nibelungen", Mike and Jared discuss Götterdämmerung and do a Hollywood casting.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E16 - "Siegfried" - Oct 2nd 2021
October 02, 2021 10:18 - 1 hour - 151 MBIn the third episode of a four part series on Wagner's "Ring des Nibelungen", Mike and Jared discuss Siegfried and do a Hollywood casting.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E15 - "Die Walküre" - Sept 18th 2021
September 18, 2021 10:56 - 1 hour - 153 MBIn the second episode of a four part series on Wagner's "Ring des Nibelungen", Mike and Jared discuss die Walküre and do a Hollywood casting.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E14 - "Das Rheingold" - Sept 4th 2021
September 06, 2021 11:00 - 1 hour - 170 MBIn the first episode of a four part series on Wagner's "Ring des Nibelungen", Mike and Jared discuss das Rheingold and do a Hollywood casting.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E13 - "Singing, Selling, Saving" - Aug 21st 2021
August 21, 2021 12:52 - 59 minutes - 136 MBMike and Jared discuss saving for retirement, and making art versus using music to make money.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E12 - "Fan Mail" - July 10th 2021
July 10, 2021 12:32 - 1 hour - 146 MBMike and Jared discuss toilet demons, baby-making music they missed out on, and read a Fach Fiction.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E11 - "Shame" - June 26th 2021
June 26, 2021 09:59 - 1 hour - 166 MBMike and Jared discuss the origins of shame in society.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E10 - "Baby-Making Music" - June 12th 2021
June 12, 2021 09:37 - 1 hour - 163 MBMike and Jared discuss the best music to get down to.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E9 - "Fan Mail" - May 29th 2021
May 29, 2021 11:17 - 1 hour - 147 MBMike and Jared answer questions from listeners. They discuss average singer salaries, and do a Fach Fiction.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E8 - "Don Giovanni" - May 15th 2021
May 15, 2021 10:11 - 1 hour - 181 MBMike and Jared discuss Mozart's opera Don Giovanni.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E7 - "Fiction that should be opera" - May 1st 2021
May 01, 2021 09:16 - 59 minutes - 137 MBMike and Jared discuss which fictional stories they think would make good operas, they also read one of the filthiest fach fictions yet.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E6 - "Lord of the Rings" - April 17th 2021
April 17, 2021 05:55 - 1 hour - 146 MBMike and Jared discuss the Lord of the Rings books and films.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E5 - "Our Highschool Music Experiences" - March. 27th 2021
March 27, 2021 08:45 - 55 minutes - 126 MBMike and Jared swap Highschool music experiences, and discuss impactful movies.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E4 - "This was supposed to be about cold remedies" - March. 13th 2021
March 13, 2021 09:45 - 1 hour - 159 MBMike and Jared discuss whether the old composers were really that good, nerd out about harmony, and do a Fach Fiction.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E3 - "Studying in Germany" - Feb. 27th 2021
February 27, 2021 07:28 - 1 hour - 152 MBMike and Jared discuss life as a music student in Germany. From costs and visas, to living situations and general student life.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E2 - "Fan Mail" - Feb. 13th 2021
February 13, 2021 09:07 - 1 hour - 153 MBMike and Jared discuss Fach, Opera sex-playlists, plastic surgery, and Sci-Fi movies.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S4 E1 - "Stuck in a Rut" - Jan. 30th 2021
January 30, 2021 08:22 - 1 hour - 143 MBMike and Jared kick off season 4 with a discussion about how to get out of a rut.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E25 - "Handel's Messiah" - Dec. 25th 2020
December 25, 2020 09:03 - 1 hour - 158 MBMike and Jared finish off season 3 with an episode about Handel's Messiah.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E24 - "Negotiating and TikTok" - Dec. 12th 2020
December 12, 2020 07:48 - 1 hour - 147 MBMike and Jared discuss how to place value on yourself as a singer, and TikTok's place in the opera world.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E23 - "Kaufmann's Xmas Album" - Nov. 28th 2020
November 28, 2020 09:44 - 57 minutes - 132 MBMike and Jared discuss Jonas Kaufmann's new Christmas album. Specifically his cover of "All I Want for Christmas Is You".
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E22 - "Tattoos and Mainstream Opera " - Nov. 14th 2020
November 14, 2020 09:52 - 59 minutes - 81.6 MBMike and Jared talking about opera singers having tattoos, operatic music that has found it's way into mainstream culture, and do their Hollywood Casting of Rigoletto.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E21 - "Rigoletto" - Oct 31st 2020
October 31, 2020 12:48 - 1 hour - 90.8 MBMike and Jared talk about Verdi's hit opera, Rigoletto.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E20 - "Putting on a recital, critics, and debt" - Oct 17th 2020
October 17, 2020 08:14 - 1 hour - 92.5 MBMike and Jared talk about putting on an effective recital, dealing with critics, and revisit their topic of student debt.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E19 - "Conducting" - Oct 3rd 2020
October 03, 2020 16:05 - 1 hour - 83 MBMike and Jared talk about conducting, getting their music stolen, and smelling like onions.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E18 - "Fan Mail" - Sept 19th 2020
September 22, 2020 10:44 - 1 hour - 84.1 MBMike and Jared talk about energy drinks, voice gurus, cutting the cord after university, and more.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E17 - "Desert Island Part 2" - Sept 5th 2020
September 05, 2020 07:45 - 1 hour - 103 MBMike and Jared discuss more singers, songs, and instruments in this second installment of their desert island episode. They also discuss student loan debt for singers.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E16 - "Desert Island Part 1" - Aug 22nd 2020
August 22, 2020 11:12 - 1 hour - 94.9 MBMike and Jared discuss which operas, singers, and roles they would take if they were stranded on a desert island. They also do a just the tip and rant about beer.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E15 - "Beethoven Part 2" - Aug 8th 2020
August 08, 2020 07:28 - 1 hour - 107 MBIn the final episode of a two-episode series, Mike and Jared discuss classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven, his music, and his life.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E14 - "Beethoven Part 1" - July 25th 2020
July 25, 2020 08:29 - 52 minutes - 71.5 MBIn the first of two episodes, Mike and Jared discuss classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven, his music, and his life.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E13 - "Fan Mail" - July 11th 2020
July 11, 2020 18:47 - 54 minutes - 75.4 MBMike and Jared return from their short summer break and try to make a dent in their fan-mail folder. How to start a conversation at an audition, and weed's effect on the voice are a few of the topics discussed.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E12 - "Music of Star Wars" - May 30th 2020
May 30, 2020 07:04 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBMike and Jared talk about the musical themes used in the Star Wars movies, they also do a reverse Hollywood casting.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E11 - "Queen of the Night" - May 16th 2020
May 16, 2020 08:01 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBMike and Jared talk about the Queen of the Night character from Mozart's Magic Flute.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E10 - "Singing in Choir" - May 9th 2020
May 09, 2020 14:24 - 59 minutes - 82 MBMike and Jared reminisce on their choir days and introduce a new SDAO Quiz segment.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E9 - "Coping with Lockdown" - May 2nd 2020
May 02, 2020 09:37 - 1 hour - 89.6 MBMike and Jared talk about the alphabet, dorm room stories, and living room concerts. They also do a Fach Fiction from the boys.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E8 - "Future of Music" - April 25th 2020
April 25, 2020 09:05 - 1 hour - 90.5 MBMike and Jared talk about the future of music, how it's created and how it's consumed.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E7 - "L'Orfeo" - April 18th 2020
April 18, 2020 08:01 - 55 minutes - 76 MBMike and Jared discuss Monteverdi's opera L'Orfeo, and do a Hollywood casting.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E6 - "Alcoholism" - April 11th 2020
April 11, 2020 06:55 - 55 minutes - 73.5 MBMike and Jared talk about alcohol use in the music world.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 Bonus - "Quarantine pt 2" - March 29th 2020
March 29, 2020 17:22 - 37 minutes - 50.9 MBThanks to a few sponsors, we released a 2nd podcast to help get you through the quarantine time. We make some cocktails, talk about the Italian Song March Madness, do a Text Talk, a Just the Tip, and give some corona pick-up lines.
Sex, Drugs, and Opera - S3 E5 - "Quarantine" - March 28th 2020
March 28, 2020 11:34 - 59 minutes - 82.2 MBMike and Jared talk about the fallout from the corona closures, Have a special pre-recorded guest to help read a new Fach Fiction, and talk about a digital future.