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Geoff Rickly has taken his golden retriever spirit to places good dogs don’t go, and lived to tell the tale. In his new book, 'Someone Who Isn’t Me,' Rickly details a life not unlike his own. This week on '24 Question Party People' he speaks with Yasi about the book, not taking a picture once at a party, and much more.Host: Yasi SalekGuest: Geoff RicklyProducer: Jesse Miller-GordonAssociate Producer: Chris SuttonAdditional Production Supervision: Justin SaylesTheme Song: Hether Fortune Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Stephan Jenkins joins us this week to be on the receiving end of some emergency journalism before discussing Vivaldi, why someone else being 6-foot-3 caught him off guard, and the Pitchfork critic in your mind. Listen closely and you’ll find out who the Moon Professor is. All of this and more on '24 Question Party People' this week.Host: Yasi SalekGuest: Stephan JenkinsProducer: Jesse Miller-GordonAssociate Producer: Chris SuttonAdditional Production Supervision: Justin SaylesTheme Song: Hether Fortune Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Our fearless host is back in the USA and filled with ennui, but worry not, we have another flawless episode for you this week. Ian Shelton of Militarie Gun joins the show to talk about The Adicts, Concord California, and differing relationships to baristas.Host: Yasi SalekGuest: Ian SheltonProducer: Jessie Miller-GordonAssociate Producers: Chris Sutton and Devon RenaldoAdditional Production Supervision: Justin SaylesTheme Song: Hether Fortune Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bonj, good people: Your dear host is still transmitting from abroad. Jason Isbell is a top-notch musician and songwriter and, like how Yasi was born with a podcasting mic in her hand, Jason picked up a guitar at an early age and never put it down. In this episode he answers the 24 questions with gravitas and charm, and we hear what “Demna” sounds like in a Northern Alabama accent.Host: Yasi SalekGuest: Jason IsbellProducer: Jesse Miller-GordonAssociate Producer: Chris SuttonAdditional Production Supervision: Justin SaylesTheme Song: Hether Fortune Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome back to '24 Question Party People.' This week's episode is one day late because of the holiday, but we'll be back Tuesdays starting next week. In this episode, we bring our 24 questions to Counting Crows front man Adam Duritz, and we manage to reflect on a range of topics, from the virtues of sincerity to his favorite blended alcoholic bev to what meme encapsulated his and Chris Carrabba's essence. As always, you’ll have to listen to figure out what any of that means.Host: Yasi SalekGuest: Adam DuritzProducer: Jesse Miller-GordonAssociate Producer: Chris SuttonAdditional Production Supervision: Justin SaylesTheme Song: Hether Fortune Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to 24 Question Party People, hosted by Yasi Salek. From the braintrust that brings you Bandsplain comes an interview show that is both irreverent and thoughtful to match. Each week, a guest will be asked the same set of 23 questions (with one wild card) to wildly different results. On our inaugural episode, we welcome the legendary Liz Phair on the eve of her 'Exile in Guyville' 30th anniversary tour to talk music, doubters, and why she will never see that DM you sent. Let’s get into it, babe.Host: Yasi SalekGuest: Liz PhairProducer: Jesse Miller-GordonAssociate Producers: Chris Sutton and Troy FarkasAdditional Production Supervision: Justin Sayles Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What can be said about the original 80’s Los Angeles freak band that hasn’t been said before? Gotta listen to find out, babe. Jessica Hopper joins us this week to track Los Angeles legends Jane’s Addiction from their formation, through Lollapalooza, and back to reforming the band and living más.Follow Jessica Hopper on Twitter @jesshoppListen to the songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/55kJr96qurvaAdc7YRdndC?si=030c9a1c85cb401b&nd=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It wasn’t the future of rap, but it was the future of rock. In 1993, one of the strongest music years in popular memory, a quirky soundtrack was released that ended up eclipsing the movie it was made for. Perennial Bandsplain favorites Sean Fennessey and Rob Harvilla join us to talk about what led to this moment, and what followed.Follow Sean Fennessey on Twitter @seanfennesseyFollow Rob Harvilla on Twitter @Harvilla Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two people fell in love at University and then they started writing good pop songs. Decades later they still can’t see what the big deal is, but they released three albums as The Sundays, and people never got over it. NPR editor Hazel Cills joins us to discuss the idyllic sounds and reasonable attitudes of this short lived, yet perpetually ongoing band. Follow Hazel Cills on Twitter @HazelCillsListen to the song we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1EKKy7qt3XAFR4NbqEXOSj?si=c802aa3260a7407c&nd=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are you a tote carrying member of the Sad Dad’s club? What does it look like if you tell a different guy to draw a man? You’re going to find out, babe. This week on Bandsplain, frontman, writer, label owner and podcast host Jeremy Bolm joins us to discuss Brooklyn’s own Cincinnati band, The National. Follow Jeremy Bolm on Twitter @JeremyXBolmListen to the songs we detail in the episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1IofdHfE4aXRPKFuGsdbkl?si=CBgoFt6NTDOGmsp4E_ELyg&pt_success=1&nd=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices