CUZ I HAVE TO...when living your dream is the only option - with JULIE SLATER and JASON FRIDAY.

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday announce a PAUSE on the podcast after 184 episodes. Their intention is take a Summer break and see where they stand...perhaps a Fall comeback. Stay tuned. They also teased leaving audio postcards from the Summer right here on the pod. "Thanks to all the amazing guests who have shared their passions with us. We're pushing pause to go pursue some of our dreams. See you soon!" Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!!

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Claudia Azur...her biggest passion is body-mind coherence for women - which includes everything she loves in life, including movement…We are going to chat about her mission in this lifetime…where she's originally from - being French from the Ivory Coast in Africa…how that shaped her upbringing...her time in France before moving to Los Angeles with her parents...how she managed to stay here while her parents went back to France (she was 21)...her time as a massage therapist...then a somatic coach...Claudia's love of exercise...how nature has helped her deal with triggers in life which lead to packing up everything and moving to Oregon with her fiancé who happens to be former podcast guest Jim Nelson (Episode 112)...what kind of teaching Claudia is doing in Oregon...find Claudia at www.luminabodymind.com. IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE...find out more about Claudia...like how she is engaged to a music afficiando, former LA DJ Jim Nelson, he has a wealth of music knowledge stored in his brain, what is the last musical fact he shared with her...besides weather and people, what is one thing she absolutely miss about LA, and one thing she absolutely love about Oregon...Claudia's favorite thing to TOUCH...one musical artist she and Jim disagree on (and why is it Bruce Springsteen)...and advice for someone looking to get involved with body-mind coherence... Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!!

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday update you on their lives...the 88.5 SoCal Sound pledge drive...Matt Pinfield joining the staff...Julie becoming Music Director...the stress of pledge drives...Jason's band Rival Tides playing the Troubadour...how you could win tickets to the show...listening to Dave Grohl's audiobook...and the audiobook Julie is listening to ultimately change the past by your thoughts in the future...and more. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday bring back MEGROB for a four-peat- her fourth appearance on the pod...we find out where she's been this past year and what's next...this is also our infamous DRUNK PASSION POD...grab a drink and enjoy!

Cohosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with baseball/music fanatic and writer Adrian Garro…Bay Area-bred, Los Angeles resident who doubles as an editorial producer and reporter for MLB.com and Editor for rockcellarmagazine.com...also proud cat Dad to Kylo and Peach…and hubby to Sarah…Adrian talks about his crazy schedule going to baseball games and concerts…how his love for baseball overrides his love of music…his sad past of loving the Oakland A’s (lol)…his start writing for music blogs…Adrian’s thoughts on Vegas…Innings fest in Arizona (MLB players mixed with musicians)…the questions he asks artists, Hozier: is a hot dog a sandwich…how his interview with Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) at Dodger Stadium came about…Cranston being thrown out of the 2022 All Star Game…Malcolm in the Middle??!!…Adrian’s biggest highlight interview and one that was most surprising…chatting with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)…talking with Mark McGrath…what Adrian thinks about the new MLB rules implemented last year…which artists are on Adrian’s interview bucket list - after Dave Grohl…Adrian’s first show and concert…and more about baseball. @adriangarro on the socials @rockcellermag  IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE…find out what Adrian’s book about his life would be called….what Adrian’s walk-up song would be….311’s most over-rated and most under-rated song….his favorite baseball movie…and like Bryan Cranston, where would Adrian like to spread his ashes after he’s gone. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Cohosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with transplant surgeon Bonnie E. Lonze MD, PhD...her background: an Associate Professor of Surgery and the Transplant Institute Vice Chair for Research at the NYU Langone Health....she received both her Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine...Bonnie trained in general surgery and abdominal transplant surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and since 2016 has worked as an abdominal transplant surgeon at NYU Langone Health in New York...In additional to clinical practice, Dr. Lonze conducts research including clinical trials focused on donor-recipient compatibility and matching.  We chat with Bonnie about, duh, TV shows (lol) and then how she chose her line of work and expertise...we dive into kidney transplant surgery and why it's one of the most successful transplants...why the kidney is one of her favorite organs...the importance of being an organ donor and letting people know you are up for this...how far cancer treatment and chemo have come...Jason shares stories about his late Mom...Bonnie's involvement with xenotransplants...the use of pigs and transplants...the use of AI in the medical world...the stability of the kidney over other organs...how long organ wait lists are nowadays...other countries where it is legal to sell organs for transplants...the legacy of leaving your organ/organs for others... IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE...find out whether Bonnie is more likely to bungee jump, sky dive, parasail, or squash a bug...her level of "hot girl" shoes...the most surprising thing to her about NYC...where Bonnie plans to retire...her like or dislike of bacon after having done research on pigs...and the biggest thing that drives her passions. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday return to chit chat amongst themselves (it's been 7 weeks since it's just been them solo on the pod)...hear a quick review of the past guests...where J&J have recently traveled...the music show/house party they are playing this Saturday (see the pod's instagram below for show details)...and a career update teaser from Julie. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Stacy Moritz – cofounder of Secret Aardvark hot sauce, based in Portland…another in-person pod with Stacy joining J&J in Los Angeles via Portland to Japan…Stacy just got back from a hot sauce trade show in Tokyo (like literally, just got off the plane from it)…the story behind the big blue aardvark mascot…how/where Aardvark got it’s start…the incredible story of her late husband Scott (who died from pancreatic cancer in 2009 at age 43) and how Stacy kept the company going…the not so glamorous side of owning a business (getting UPC codes, printing labels, etc.)…Stacy’s former job as a nurse and how becoming a government contractor helped her hone her business skills…the joy of a great PNL (profit and loss statement)…growing from farmer’s markets to retail…the stress of putting out her own hot sauces and wondering if they were “Scott worthy”…how green tomatoes made it into a new sauce…how Stacy started working with Taco Bell (Secret Aardvark Nacho Fries coming soon!)…and how Stacy gives a minimum of 3% gross profit back to the community each year…   IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE….find out if Stacy carries hot sauce with her at all times…what bands she thinks match her Secret Aardvark style…Stacy’s favorite thing about Japan…what super power she would choose…and what Stacy thinks her late husband Scott would think about where she has taken Secret Aardvark company… Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

The Oscar's are THIS SUNDAY...this week Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday have an Academy Award chat via London with Shelly Goldstein - writer-performer-rock & roll historian-lyricist-comedian-singer who has written for every genre of TV, film and stage in the US and UK...(she was previously on Episode 136 last May)... Shelly splits her time between LA and London...on today’s pod, she announces why she and her husband (Brendon Foley) are in London right now - a new show he created called Sherlock and Daughter was greenlit and starts filming soon…we also take some time to dish on the year’s Academy Awards…who we think is gonna win, who we wish would win, and why in the world was that one nominated in the first place? IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE…find out Shelly’s favorite movie of all time…who she would cast as her leading man in a film…the first thing she has to do/have when she lands in London…the last song that made her emotional…and Shelly gives us her acceptance speech for the day when she wins an Oscar.  Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday head to Winchester, CA, for another IN-PERSON POD - chatting with writer/director/ producer/comedian/teacher: Bobby Logan…he’s written for Sam Kinison (??), Joan Rivers, Gary Shandling, Rodney Dangerfield…some of his films: “Repossessed” (with Linda Blair and Leslie Neilson), “Up Your Alley,” “Meatballs 4,” “Yard Sale”…he’s also now a teacher of comedy and film… Bobby talks about his troubled childhood and how it lead him into comedy…how he started shooting Super 8 films when he was a kid and how casting his friends and later charging them $1 to see the film - helped him finance the next project….being roommates with the late Sam Kinison (sp??)…he reviews some of Sam’s jokes…how he and Gary worked together, but had a bitter ending when Gary got his big break… Bobby’s HUGE break with getting Linda Blair and Leslie Neilson (this story is INSANE) to commit to Bobby’s script for the comedy take on “The Exorcist” called “RePossessed” - during Leslie’s height of fame after “Airplane” and “Naked Gun”…how Bobby feels fortunate for his career and living his dreams…more about Murray “the unknown comic”…and the good ole Leslie Nielsen fart machine... Hear Bobby’s new gig, teaching kids and adults with comedy and film, and his advice on making it in Hollywood. How Bobby was the matchmaker for Julie and Jason meeting…hear the full story of their love connection…who knew? IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE…find out what film Bobby loves that he wishes he directed and what he’d do different with it…what he’d eat for the rest of his life if he had to choose: tofu, avocado, pickles, or broccoli (he’s a fussy eater, btw)…favorite George Carlin line…his choice between dream scenarios: hanging out with Walk Disney while Disneyland was being created…hang out with a huge band during their album recording…or hang with Vin Scully during a favorite Dodgers season…and what he hopes to instill in his students for their future… Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with singer/songwriter OLIVIA BARTON…she has a new EP out called Big Sad and J&J just saw her perform live at the Troubadour in Los Angeles…she also did a session on 88.5 The SoCal Sound - watch her performance here…we talk to Olivia about a song she co-wrote with her partner Carook called “If I Were a Fish”….how it feels to “go viral” - making the song into a picture book…how it is living with (Carook) another singer/songwriter…the story of a special teacher really seeing Olivia when she was young...her days at the Berkley College of Music...how it feels to have people singing your songs...and more. IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE: find out what this self-described "cryer" last cried about...her biggest peeve from customers during her old days of restaurant work...something that she likes to do besides music...her fav Nashville hot chicken spot (OMG)...and what she would tell her future self. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with MOA - bass player for Olivia Rodrigo’s band, she’s also a singer/ songwriter in other bands and writes music for visual media…“I came to LA with two suitcases and one dream from a small town in the Swedish south…it was the scariest but best thing I’ve ever done” - Moa...On the pod, find out how Moa and Jason first met each other…how it felt playing at the Grammys TWICE…Moa’s old band Thrill Warriors (in Sweden) and Dead Heroine (not to be confused with The Dead Heroines) and the band Moa in LA…opening for Jason’s band Rival Tides…Moa was 21 when she moved to the states from a small town in Sweden…she went to the Musician’s Institute in LA…the different venues she has played from the House of Blues to the Greek Theatre in LA…and Madison Square Garden - for the second time coming up on her birthday…her days in a Kiss cover band…Moa’s days at Guitar Center and how that lead her to the world of sync - writing music for tv/film/commercials - and how that gives her a steady paycheck…her time playing with the band Bay Ledges and how that lead to her playing bass for Olivia Rodrigo…how Moa met her husband and how he is going to go on the next Olivia tour with Moa as a guitar tech…how teaching helped her leave her day job to work on music more…the big moments in her career when her family comes to shows - like soon in Germany…and much more. IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE...five quick questions to get to know MOA even more: Other than touring with Oliva Rodrigo, find out what artist or band (living or dead) Moa would dream to tour with...being from Sweden, what she thinks of IKEA Swedish meatballs...her favorite food spot in LA...her choice in vacation: museums in Europe, Hawaii beach spot...horse back riding in Montana, or a cozy lodge in the Swiss Alps...and what she hopes her songwriting brings to others.... Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday welcome back Jaime Andrews - actress, writer, producer...her new memoir "The Brink" is out now - also available in audiobook form with her narrating…in the past, why she wouldn’t do a “poop” movie…why now is the time for the Brink to come out (written in Jaime’s 20s)…where Jaime thinks about taking this book - and making it into a series…the broadway show Cats and why cat a-holes were taken out…the difficulty in pronouncing words, like Nasa…how it felt for Jaime to have her first book signing…the animals in her life…Julie calling Jaime a “maudlin brainiac”…how Jaime hopes her book may help other teens who are troubled…and how she’s helping at-risk kids and wants to help more..but she also realizes when she was young she wouldn’t have listened to anyone…what she’s most excited about - her next screenplay about a tragic event on Long Island…her stage show “Cookie and the Monster”… IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE...Jaime's now an official "cruiser" - which cruise location did she like the most...the one cool thing Jaime did in Atlanta in the past year...Jaime loves Indian food - how in the world she never orders samosas at an Indian restaurant...Jaime has lived in NY, LA, Atlanta…the city she would choose live in amongst: Alaska….Idaho….Texas…and finally, what she would tell her future self. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday check in on how the pod and their life have been going…past guests…recouping after travel and the holidays…being sad over the Detroit Lions epic loss this weekend…going to shows - Oliva Barton at the Troubadour…thebandfriday at the El Rey…and this Friday the LA band Livingmore at the Echo…missing Thom Yorke’s solos show there…Thom’s new band The Smile’s new record “Wall of Eyes”…former guest Jaime Andres and what she’s been up to lately - new memoir out called the Brink and cohosting a podcast with Daniel Baldwin…and oops, dinner’s here…until next time. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with full-time leather-crafter Isaac Paul who is based in Denver, Colorado…His brand “Pigeon Tree” specializes in handcrafted custom made belts and indigo-dyed leather goods…Pigeon Tree is a true one-man operation; everything including the crafting of the goods, the photography and web design, and the customer interfacing is accomplished by Isaac under the roof of his home studio….we talk about the amazing (lol) weather in Denver and how fun it is to look on Zillow to escape…how he got his start (thanks to his family) in the movie industry but decided that wasn’t for him…Isaac’s Pay After Viewing business model he worked on for a year…his interest in “slow fashion” and how he got into belt making - the history of the his patented “double prong quick release buckle”…Isaac’s Etsy beginnings…more on how he got a patent…the story behind Isaac giving actor Jason Momoa (Aquaman, Dune, Game of Thrones, etc.) one of his belts and finding Jason wearing it in press photos…we chat about us all going together on our first cruise ever in December - Virgin Voyages…reminiscing when Isaac was working the band Lionhart and Julie played their song “Fire in the Sea” on the radio…what’s next for Isaac and Pigeon Tree…. IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE: find out, besides people, the biggest thing Isaac misses about LA…who he saw first at Red Rock Ampitheatre in Denver…the one thing that surprised him (in a good way) about going on a cruise…one activity on his bucket list…and what kind of legacy he hopes to leave behind with his leather goods. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with audio engineer/producer/musician/singer-songwriter Tristan Dolce...Julie and Tristan work together at 88.5 the SoCal Sound...Tristan engineers the SoCal Sound sessions at the station...he's also a singer/songwriter with a debut album out called Medium True...Tristan was backed by a full band, guitarist Max Knouse, drummer Christian Orozco, and bassist Anthony Beville, as well as nine other guest musicians and vocalists credited (including Trevor Dolce on vibraphone, Anthony Dolce on guitar, and Megan Dolce vocals)...Find out how the record came about, recording it at Big Egos Studio in Long Beach in ONE DAY, half-marathoning each month...song ideas coming to Tristan while running...making fun of bass players and drummers sometimes (lol)...the recording and songwriting process...song characters...and more. IT'S 5 O'CLOCK SOMEWHERE: find out one pet peeve of Tristan's when recording...the one thing you can only find in his hometown (LBC)...the artist(s) living or dead that Tristan would love to work with...something on Tristan's bucket list...and Tristan's advice to his son about living his dreams... Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. Email us: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday return from their holidays in Detroit and their first cruise on Virgin Voyages through the Caribbean...find out how they liked being sailors and cruising through Roatan, Costa Maya, and Bimini...would they do it again? Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

PART TWO...It's that time of year where we replay our MOST LISTENED TO PODCAST OF THE YEAR...Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with BEN BRIDWELL FROM BAND OF HORSES (Part Two: Originally Episode 118 from 1/24/23). Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday continue (Part Two) their conversation with Ben Bridwell from Band of Horses...His new lady in his life after a painful divorce...a Civil Wars reenactment...the pains of showering for the pod (lol)...our mutual friend Eric Gorfain (from The Section Quartet)...Ben busting Julie and Jason for looking like they aren't in the same room...Josh Tillman...live shows that rock our worlds...how difficult divorce is in South Carolina...and we dig into IT'S 5 O'CLOCK somewhere - where we ask Ben five quick unusual questions to get to know him better. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

It's that time of year where we replay our MOST LISTENED TO PODCAST OF THE YEAR...Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with BEN BRIDWELL FROM BAND OF HORSES (Originally Episode 117 from 1/17/23). It's not an interview, it's a sit down fireside chat...sans the fire...from Ben taking over the hosting duties by asking Julie and Jason questions...to how Ben got his start in music in Seattle...a painful divorce...raising four little ladies (and a lady dog)...coming off of tour to make his new rental his real home...finding his voice with his kids...his truest passions...South Carolina...having the courage to take a real break from the band to be there for his kids...and more.  Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news.  We'd love to hear from you - email us at cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday not only host this podcast, but are also on the radio on 88.5 The SoCal Sound in Los Angeles...Julie does Middays (M-F 10a-2p PT) and every Friday, Jason joins Julie for Friday on a Friday from 1p-2p PT. This week they played back some of their music guests on the pod from 2023. Hear from former pod guests: Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses, Talia Schlanger, Jim and Sam, Emily Greene, William Fitzsimmons, Raye Zaragoza, and candle maker Travis York (Strange Gent Candles). It's a super fun show. Follow @cuzihavetopodcast on Instagram for all the latest news. We'd love to hear from you - email us at: cuzihavetopodcast@gmail.com.  Find other episodes or leave us a voice message for the show on the anchor website. Thanks for tuning in! Keep on living those dreams, friends, CUZ YOU HAVE TO!! - jULIE AND jASON