127: Yasi Salek (Host of Bandsplain): How You Are Perceived Is None Of Your Business
The First Ever Podcast
Jeremy Bolm
5.0 • 532 Ratings
🗓️ 1 February 2023
⏱️ 66 minutes
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Summary
This week Jeremy interviews Yasi Salek - writer and host of the podcast Bandsplain
On this episode Yasi talks to Jeremy about going to college in Santa Barbara, working at a record store, living in Singapore, discovering Nirvana, the power of the Anarchy symbol, the record club grift, the KROQ Weenie Roast, her journalism journey, fortune tellers, the genesis of Bandsplain, her favorite episodes, Galaxie 500, and so much more!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey there, quick announcement before we get to the show. If you are in Los Angeles this Monday, February 6th, please join me for the first ever, first ever podcast, live taping. We are going to be doing it at Brain Dead Studios as part of the Tushay Amore and Brain Dead collab. We're going to be doing the podcast where I will be interviewing Justin Pearson of The Locust, |
| 0:24.4 | of Headwoon City, of Dead Cross, of Def Club, of Retox, of you get the idea, swing |
| 0:32.3 | kids. |
| 0:32.8 | He's been in a billion bands. |
| 0:33.9 | He's a legend. |
| 0:34.9 | I'm so excited to talk to him. |
| 0:36.2 | And then directly after the interview, |
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| 1:53.0 | First ever podcast. |
| 1:55.0 | First ever, the first ever podcast. I am is Jeremy Bollm. |
| 2:18.7 | I am your host, and if it is your first time here, this is a show where I interview artists of all kinds about the first experiences in their art form that led them to where they are today. |
| 2:28.2 | My guest this week for episode 127 is Yasi Sallick. She is the host of the incredible podcast Bansplaine. She's also a writer. |
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