Hometowns with The Brazen Youth

03/31/23 • 39 min

This episode is for anyone listening from their childhood bedroom. We discuss the unexpected change that is bound to happen in our lives, the growth that comes from pursuing through it, and the gratitude we gain after.
We interviewed The Brazen Youth on their new album Eagle, Idaho and discuss their writing process for this album, the inspiration behind some of their songs, and why the album is named after Eagle, Idaho.
Our conversation (and their song Hometown) leads us discuss, moving back to your hometown. Something that happens often and is not nearly as romanticized as moving to a west coast city.
We added more stories to these lyrics with Dr. Tammy Kernodle, a distinguished professor at Miami University who specializes in African American Music and gender music studies. She shares stories from her own experience navigating life after collage and emphasizes the importance of CREATING the life you want even if it wasn't exactly what you planned.
So whether you're tackling your next great adventure from your childhood bedroom or in a new city, this episode has taught me that a lot of joy in life comes from accepting where you are and moving forward from there.
Keep up with The Brazen Youth on their Instagram @thebrazenyouth

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Previous Episode

The Soundtrack of Your Twenties // Quarter Life Crisis

Do you feel like you're "doing everything right" but still feel like something is missing? Or maybe you just turned 23 and feel pressure to grow up and "become an adult". Today we interviewed rising Nashville artist, Taylor Bickett and Satya Doyle Byock, author of Quarter-Life, to work through these quarter life crisis feelings.
This episode was inspired by Taylor Bickett's new song QUARTER LIFE CRISIS. We interview Taylor about her background in music, her rise through TikTok, and of course the emotions and the inspiration behind QUARTER LIFE CRISIS.
To answer the questions we both had on working through these quarter-life emotions, I got the chance to interview Satya Doyle Byock, author of Quarterlife, a book on searching for both meaning and stability in early adulthood. We discuss how our world has been structured for stability, but satisfaction doesn't necessarily mean playing along in a game of life. We walk through finding both meaning and stability, her stick figure exercise (which she discuses in length on NPR's Life Kit), and finding ways to not just "grow up" but round out life.
Follow Taylor Bickett on TikTok @taylorbickettmusic and Spotify
Follow Satya Doyle Bycok on Instagram and purchase her book Quarterlife here!
(If you want to hear more from Satya and her work, attend her course on dream work starting November 6th)

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After The Show: Abby Holliday @ The Grog Shop

Soundtrack Of Your Twenties has gone LIVE! and I'm taking my tiny mic to the show. I got the chance to speak with Abby Holliday after her show at The Grog Shop in Cleveland, Ohio. She is currently supporting Michigander on the It Will Never Be The Same Tour.
If Abby Holliday isn't already on your radar, she should be now. We got to talk to her just after her release of her second album, 'IM OKAY NO IM NOT'. I think her music is best described as if Phoebe Bridgers left you a voicemail, it's moody, heartfelt, and you'll want to replay it multiple times.
In this interview we discussed her new album, tour so far, and two of my personal favorite songs, "Ohio Laundry Room" and "Noise".
See Abby Holliday and Michigander on tour!

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