• Episode 343: The Revolution Starts in the Language of the People: A Conversation with Efa Supertramp
    Nov 20 2024

    I met Efa Supertramp at a music festival in Bristol,UK called Commoners Art Fest. We met at a merch table and immediately started talking about intersectionality, travel, and the experiences of being a touring musician. In today's Dreams Not Memes Episode Efa and I dive into her experiences growing up as a Welsh Musician and her thoughts on community care, anarchy, and people powered movements. Learn more on Dreams Not Memes Podcast.

    Efa Supertramp is a Welsh folk-punk grrrl who comes armed with an acoustic guitar and a powerful voice. She regularly tours across Europe – appearing at festivals, bars, squats, venues, living rooms and street corners to perform her songs. Originally from North Wales and now based in London, Efa sings in both English and Welsh and has been shouting about the world’s wrongs in one form or another since she started her bilingual punk band The Stilletoes at the age of 15.

    Links:

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4nMtklCZU7JAOrJ4eILRrN?si=xI7vzAXuRwCvDm7QSwyPGQ


    Website:

    https://efasupertramp.co.uk/


    Bandcamp:

    https://afiach.bandcamp.com/album/efa-supertramp-rhyddid-yw-y-freuddwyd




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    41 mins
  • Episode 342: The Magnificent Folk Punk Legend Story: A Conversation with Brooke Pridemore
    Nov 6 2024

    I spoke to Brook Pridemore in my apartment while Pridemore was on tour about their life journey. Brook and I get deep into their life journey of touring, exploring folk punk, and their ups and downs of being a musician.


    Currently this is what Brooke is up to


    “In the midst of relentless touring and general moving around, Brooklyn-based songwriter Brook Pridemore is hard at work on their 8th album, ‘Only I Can Prevent Forest Fires.’”


    Listen more on Dreams Not Memes


    Wikipedia : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brook_Pridemore

    Spotify

    https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZWHEFolveKJpzm9Cbd5ml?si=pVqvk5GNSSueP9A_OVs23Q

    Bandcamp

    https://brookpridemore.bandcamp.com/music

    Patreon

    https://www.patreon.com/Brookpridemore


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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Episode 341: Create Your Community Before Your Career: A Conversation with Cheap Dirty Horse
    Oct 31 2024

    I spoke to Cheap Dirty Horse in Nottingham, England while on the A Day Without Horse Tour.

    This tour was special for many reasons, but this was also my first non US interview in person!

    I spoke to Fin, Lou, Amy and Ellen about the formation of the band, the values of community, reacting to internet trolls, and the importance of punk in today's late stage capitalistic society.

    Find out more on today's episode of Dreams Not Memes and check out their tunes!

    Bio

    Cheap Dirty Horse are a big rowdy queer trash folk-punk band from Nottingham. Blending acoustic and electric guitar with banjo, accordion, bass, drums, and sometimes mandolin, they write energetic, joyful protest music. They sing about trans rights, dead billionaires, and the importance of doing the things you love. They sing about grief, washing machines, and stealing shit.

    Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/29GJwI7K5PGd2JelFIiQ9m?si=vO67vU_bT7-KwwwbvcEyWA

    Bandcamp: https://cheapdirtyhorseband.bandcamp.com/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cheap_dirty_horse/?hl=en

    Tik Tok : https://www.tiktok.com/@cheapdirtyhorse/


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    41 mins
  • Episode 340: There is Light in the Darkness, A Conversation with Anna Yorko
    Sep 6 2024

    I spoke with Anna Yorko, a Central Mass based resin jewelry , accessories, and novelities maker.


    Yorko vendors across Massachusetts and has ambitions of spreading art, joy and community through the messages of her art across the New England area.

    Her art centers around destigmatizing raunchy and taboo topics and getting people to feel seen. Listen to our episode today on Dreams Not Memes.

    Follow Anna's vending adventures on @lightbetweenthestars.



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    38 mins
  • Episode 339: From Grief to Greatness , A Conversation with Lenox Monroe
    Aug 23 2024

    In today's episode I speak to Lenox Monroe, a midwest based artist who shares her story about how music gave her a place of comfort and peace after experiencing intense grief over the past few years. Learn more on today's episode!

    BIO: Lenox Monroe is an emerging singer-songwriter who is bringing a refreshing new voice to pop music. Monroe mixes the emotion and lyrical storytelling historically celebrated in the singer-songwriter, Americana, and country genres with brilliant pop production and fantastic melodies. Monroe writes about love, loss, friendships, relationships, growing up, and growing apart. She writes music for all of us, to connect with and inspire others, and to remind us we're not alone.

    SOCIALS:

    https://instagram.com/lenoxmonroe

    https://tiktok.com/@lenoxmonroe

    https://facebook.com/LenoxMonroeMusic

    https://x.com/@thelenoxmonroe


    ALL OTHER LINKS:
    https://linktr.ee/lenoxmonroe

    WEBSITE:
    https://lenoxmonroe.com

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    41 mins
  • Episode 338: Place Your Heart Where Your Dreams Are, A Conversation with Leila Ziari
    Jul 24 2024

    Dreams Not Memes is back after a year long hiatus. I have been on the road touring as a musician and working my day job, but I am here to continue to explore the world digitally and physically and learn the stories from the people I meet.


    Today we bring you Leila Ziari, who I met at Camp Punksylvania music fest. Ziari is a coach, a creative, and counselor who shares her story about the power of finding love in what you do . Learn more on Dreams Not Memes Podcast.

    Website

    ⁠https://fillyourcupupcoaching.com⁠

    IG

    ⁠@the.leilashow⁠

    ⁠@leilaz.artistry⁠

    ⁠@fillyourcupupcoaching

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    31 mins
  • Episode 337: Challenging the Exposure Economy : A Conversation with Rainar
    Jul 13 2023

    I spoke to Rainar Aasrand a multifaceted artist from Estonia about his experiences as a professional creator. We cover topics such as creative fullfillment, exploring the internet and remaining motivated. Learn more about Rainar in today's episode and read his bio below and check out his website where his works are hosted.


    Rainar Aasrand is a transdisciplinary artist. Among other things, he explores the human condition within the realm of technology and expanded nature. His work draws on interdependent and often awkward relations between humans, natural phenomena, and new technologies aiming to reveal and exacerbate, with both humour and gravity. This is a quest to find ways to explore the production of culture through aesthetic means while remaining personal and accessible.

    In 2017 Rainar graduated from MIT Program in Art, Culture, and Technology, where he further developed his interest in the statistical quantification of human activities and how this is altering, creating, and bending social and cultural norms. Before MIT, Rainar studied cultural theory at Maastricht University and the Estonian Institute of Humanities. He has worked on various film and theater productions, and is part of the SKATKA collective.


    https://www.rainaraasrand.com/

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    36 mins
  • Episode 336: Talking About the Love of Linguistics : A Conversation with Anna
    Jul 7 2023

    I spoke to my friend Anna who is a Russian native about her career as an English teacher. Anna has an academic in linguistics and speaks up to five languages. In our conversation, we discuss her love for language and culture and how the world of linguistics connects others and your perspectives of the world around us. Learn more on Dreams Not Memes.

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    37 mins