The amazing multi talented multidisciplinary artist/musician Yvette Young joins me for a long conversation about life & creativity. I feel so lucky to make friends like her through this podcast. You will love this one, strap in! FOR A BONUS HOUR WITH YVETTE (+ lots of other cool shit) JOIN OUR PATREON Her band Covet just announced tour dates for Se…

Daniel Shankin of Tam Integration stops by the Nod and we have a blast! Daniel ‘Sitaram Das’ Shankin is the founder of Mt. Tam Psychedelic Integration, an organization serving individuals who are exploring their consciousness for transformational evolution within a supportive community. He offers one of one integration coaching, and his clients des…

Ashe & I discuss the bizarre experience of her musical career exploding in the middle of a global pandemic, her love of songwriting, staying mentally healthy as a public figure, the mind fuck of hit singles & so much more. Ashe is a genuinely kind, unique spirit & an incredibly talented artist. I loved this chat. twitter.com/ashemusic instagram.com…

What would it sound and look like for people like Mark Zuckerberg, Brett Kavanaugh, ALex Jones or even Donald Trump to have a public reckoning of their own volition? Stephanie Lepp is an artist, podcaster and content producer who is not only asking that question but creating deep fake video art to portray it. In late September we had a great conver…

Super stoked to share this amazing conversation with musician, producer and instagram meme lord Izzy Fontaine with you all! Izzy and I crossed paths many years ago when he was playing for a band called Happy Body Slow Brain and then later when he was playing with Taking Back Sunday. He is a self taught genius of a musician who has spent a ton of ti…

This soloish episode is a tribute to my best buddy Jimi who we unfortunately had to say goodbye to on 11/6. -Sarah reads something beautiful -I play a big chunk of the recent Creature Cast (podcast I do with my band for Patreon) in which we discuss grief & loss in general, how I am coping with the death of Jimi and the role of empathy/expression in…

Greg and Dana Newkirk (Hellier, Planet Weird, The Traveling Museum of the Paranormal & Occult) come get strange with me on the Nod. (Recorded In January ) Knowing my penchant for the mystical, synchronistic and highly strange, my friend Chad Hall recommended that I watch the Paranormal docuseries Hellier in late 2019. (available for free on youtube…

Artist, Comedian and Rainbow Brainskull Podcaster Ramin Nazer and I attempted to do a live call in show and got Zoom-Bombed by Nazis. We then moved the party over to instagram live for an epic 3.5 hour chat about everything and nothing. There was game of thrones scotch, bong hits, conspiracy theory, trivia and lots of laughs. This is a preview. For…

Rania Woodard is the singer/founder of the amazing Jacksonville based psych pop duo LANNDS. We met via twitter back in June and struck up a friendship after discovering we were fans of each other's work. We had a nice phone chat in July and then decided to record the next one for The Cosmic Nod. We talk about her life growing up in Memphis, her mus…

Esao Andrews is a great friend of mine, one of my all time favorite artists and responsible for every Circa Survive album cover to date. Beyond his massive fine art career as an oil painter he has painted murals all over the world, done 30+ covers for the Vertigo Comic Book series "House Of Mystery", as well as dozens of designs for skateboard comp…

One of my favorite artists, Lauren Napolitano joins the Nod this week! Lauren works in a multitude of mediums on a multitude of surfaces. Whether it's a drawing on paper or object, a mural on a wall or a tattoo on someone's skin ; everything Lauren makes is beautiful, unique & full of its' own inborn magic. This conversation took place back in Nove…

The episode so many have been waiting for is here! My longtime bandmate and dear friend of over 20 years, musician/vocal extraordinaire Anthony Green joins the Nod for the first time. Anthony is a force of nature. It is an extreme understatement to say I have never met anyone like him. He is one of the most adored and gifted lyricists/vocalists on …

ATTENTION : Join artist,comedian and podcaster Ramin Nazer and I, this Thursday 9/24 for a LIVE CALL IN SHOW on ZOOM. Starts at 7pm PT / 10pm ET. bit.ly/templeofzoom A wonderful new psychedelic friend , the lovely Jasmine Virdi of Synergetic Press and Cosmic Sister joins the Nod this week. Jasmine is a writer, editor, proofreader and educator who r…

Michael Garfield is a multi-media artist, musician, podcaster, futurist, former paleontologist and all around brilliant human. I have been a huge fan of Michael's work for a while specifically his ultra-inspiring, mind bending podcast Future Fossils so I was delighted to have our paths cross via many mutual friends and of course some delightful syn…

In my first solo pod I give a bit of an update / rant about a plethora of things. Infinite Love. Please help areas affected by Wildfires if you can. Donate funds, time and or volunteer. OREGON CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON Black Lives Matter. Especially Black Trans Lives. Black Trans Advocacy Coalition Wear a Mask! Give a Mask! Help Indigenous Communities …

One of my new favorite artists and people M.K. Komins joins me on the Nod! A multi-medium'd magician of an artist, M.K. is a bright, curious and friendly soul with a huge heart & and razor sharp mind. We get into so much good shit on this episode. One of the many joys of doing this podcast is meeting new people and making new friends but there is j…

The amazing artist Richey Beckett joins me on the Nod! For those who don't know, Richey is one of the most well known and respected illustrators alive at the moment. He's made posters for some of the biggest bands, movies and shows in the world as well as some of the coolest! Converge, Mastodon, Metallica, The Grateful Dead, Game Of Thrones, Lord O…

Guitarist, Songwriter, Producer and buddy of mine Steve Choi ( Rx Bandits, The Sound Of Animals FIghting , Peaced Out, J Moon ) comes to the Nod for the first time. We had a lovely virtual morning hang a few weeks into our mutual quarantines. We each drank a cup of coffee, smoked a joint and let the conversation take us where it wanted to go. We ta…

First I talk little bit about the state of the world and my current feelings about it all.... Then I give a little overview of what this special segment is all about. Many people probably don't know that The Cosmic Nod podcast began as some earnestly recorded conversations with friends and peers about their ayahuasca experiences as I prepared for m…

Steven Bradshaw creates insanely detailed drawings that reach into the darkest corners of my mind... He has one of the most beautiful & powerful singing voices I’ve ever heard & lends that voice to a plethora of talented (even Grammy winning) ensembles like The Crossing, Room Full Of Teeth, Variant Six and more... He is also my cousin! As Steve poi…

Swoon has been one of my heros for almost 20 years now... I first found her work when I was living in and spending a lot of time in NYC and the surrounding areas from 2000-2002. Known initially for her prolific wheat paste prints that were plastered all over the city and then quickly transitioning into a well known gallery artist who specialized in…

Kenny and I go way way back to our days as little punks trying to figure out how to make this music thing our lives. We both did just that! Over the years our paths have continued to criss and cross and I couldn't be happier that they do. You may know Kenny from his various projects Vacationer, The Starting Line and or Person L. This chat was so lo…

Courtney Coles & Erica Lauren are both incredible artists and community organizers that I spoke with back in late September... They are the founders of To The Front , A traveling art show that showcases women and non-binary creatives in the music industry. We had such a great chat about community, creativity, imposter syndrome, invisible fans, punk…

Sequence 2 continues with the amazing Kevin Tong! Kevin is one of the most sought after and well known illustrators out there. He does everything from gig posters for bands, super detailed experimental infographics to boutique posters for films and TV series as well as cover art for novels and comics. If you are a Circa fan, you may have come acros…

First Episode from Sequence 2 is the wonderful artist Bronwyn Lorelei ! You'll come for her world of psychedelically exploding heads, droopy flowers, hybrid creatures and bodily functions but you'll stay for the powerful, honest and vulnerable ways that she connects with her ideas. She is so incredibly fun to talk to. We had a very raw convo about …

My dear friend Michael Phillip joins me for a philosophical tango. He is the host of the endlessly inspiring Third Eye Drops podcast, a writer and public speaker. He is also the godfather of The Cosmic Nod as he was the one that suggested the name to me after we danced with the spirits of ayahuasca and infinity together! We talk about the monomyth …

Drug Journalist Michelle Janikian and I have our vey first conversation! We discuss her new book "Your Psilocybin Mushroom Companion : An Informative Easy To Use Guide To Understanding Magic Mushrooms." ( Available Everywhere Now ) Topics Touched include psychedelic journalism, wreckless younger selves, cannabis, looking in the mirror on mushrooms,…

Sophia is an ultra kind new friend and a wealth of information on plants, medicine and amazonian shamanism. Topics touched : cultural whiplash, collaborations, her new book "When Plants Dream" , life in the amazon , sustainability & ayahuasca tourism, critique vs cynicism, new rituals, romanticizing all things old, finding a connection to the land,…

Surprise double episode drop! My friend Shane Mauss and I have a zany conversation about "the biz" (aka show business). The impetus to release this episode along with Sophia Rokhlin's (EP 08) is because they are on tour together RIGHT NOW doing a cool show called "Head Talks". All the info on that will be clear once you listen to these episodes and…

Matt Saincome and I talk about the history of The Hard Times, a satirical news site for punk, metal and hardcore scenes. We get into the nitty gritty about the new Hard Times Book (out now) , the struggles of modern journalism, his new payment service for writers and how punk rock & comedy overlap. 12341234 - > GO Matt Saincome is the co-founder an…

The incredible painter Jillian Evelyn and I have our very first conversation! We talk about navigating the creative process, the labyrinth that is a fine art career, doing murals, steady paying jobs vs the feast or famine life, and the strange role that time plays in the life of a creator. My dogs interrupt the podcast yet again, this time with som…

Taryn Southern is one inspiring human being! We talk about her new documentary I AM HUMAN, the balance of work and life, about up sides and down sides of technology and social media, and lastly Taryn's recent experience battling breast cancer. As one of the first creators on YouTube and more than 750 million views across her online videos, Taryn ha…

Edgar Fabián Frías is one of my favorite people to follow on instagram. Their digital spells and interdimensional art is a constant source of joy and inspiration for me and many others. This was the first time we ever spoke and I was so thrilled to be introduced to this magical, kind and brilliant being of light. I'm convinced that we all need more…

During a visit to Portland, Sarah was my first in-person pod. We sat on my living room couch with my two dogs and cats and chatted about the glory and horrors of being a creative, doing client work, mystical adventures and universal creativity. Sarah Zucker is a writer and multidisciplinary artist based in Los Angeles. Her work merges the gorgeous …

Ramin Nazer is Episode 1. Wow, Yay, The Cosmic Nod has been born! We talk about all kinds of stuff and he makes me laugh A LOT. If you made a drinking game out of me laughing in this episode, you would DIE. So don't do that. My dogs interrupt us. We talk about legacy, awkwardly running into friends at Trader Joes, the dissonance between our true se…