Episode 469 | Ray Daniels

New Rory & MAL

iHeartPodcasts and The Volume

Comedy, Music, Society & Culture

4.6 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Ray Daniels stops by the studio. We discuss everything music industry like Bobby Shmurda dancing on conference room tables, the lack of talent these, producers beating up songwriters, Drake vs Kendrick, and LaRussell handling criticism for the first time.

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.5	Guaranteed Human.
0:20.9	I'm Daniel Alarcon, and this is my friend. This is much more famous than I am. I wouldn't go that far, but I'm John Green. Co-hosted the podcast The Away End with my old friend Daniel. On our podcast, The Away End, we'll share with you the magic of international football, all leading up to the 2026 World Cup.
0:26.5	Together, we'll find out why, of all the unimportant things, football, soccer, is the most important.
0:34.3	Listen to the away end with Daniel Auerkone and John Green on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
0:57.0	No, Warren, Ma! No! get your podcasts. All right. All right.
0:58.0	Roy and my.
1:00.0	And we are back with a new episode and we are joined. We got another guest, probably a guest that I think we've both been wanting to sit down and talk to for a minute. Yeah, this is probably the most excited I've been for a guest in a minute. And I don't mean that in a bad way to our other guests. Because everyone's great, everyone, every guest is the greatest guest you've ever had had but this is somebody we're supposed to say this is somebody that's somebody that's somebody
1:30.7	that I've argued with at like I've yelled at the phone yeah I've yelled at my phone like I've
1:37.7	argued with this person I never met them I've raised my eyebrows what did he just say what did he
1:44.0	just say but he did he just say?
1:44.3	But he is one of the guys that I respect because he's actually done it. He has knowledge in the game. A&R. Music manager. Yeah, he's worked with everybody, Lizzo, Beyonce, Rihanna, Future. You know, he's- And Lee Chopper. Yeah, he's one of the guys that I respect. But when he says certain things, I'd be like, yo, I want to meet Ray first.
2:03.2	I want to reach out.
2:03.9	I'm so happy to meet y'all too. Yeah, he's one of the guys that I respect. But when he says certain things, I'd be like,
2:01.3	yo, I want to meet Ray first. I want to reach out. I'm so happy to meet y'all too. I can't
2:05.3	have this back and forth online because then it comes across the wrong way. So today we are
2:10.4	joined by Ray Daniel. Thanks, love me. Thanks, love me. By far, the last year, some of my favorite
2:17.4	content that's come out of this music podcasting
2:20.9	space.
2:21.5	Because I do feel like this got oversaturated the way everything has.
2:25.3	So it's very tough to find people that are just starting in this game where it's like
2:30.4	refreshing.
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