Weirder Together with Ben Lee and Ione Skye

A weekly podcast from Ben Lee and Ione Skye about culture and being eccentric, married, artists.<br /><hr /><p> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

Oasis. Scorsese. Rob Thomas. Jacaranda Season.

Oasis-mania takes over Sydney which means Ione can maybe sort of finally tell the difference between Liam and Noel. The Scorsese documentary is brilliant. People hating on Rosalía are crazy. Rob Thomas is an enigma. Jacarandas are terrorists.Dive deeper into our world at http://weirdertogether.substack.com

11-10
37:30

Listener Question: Who Turned You Onto Good Music?

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11-06
04:26

Rosalía. One Battle After Another. Bjork. Ausify. Stiller & Meara. RHOSLC.

Greetings from our new Weirder Together HQ in Marrickville! We jump straight into Ione’s review of the new PT Anderson, why Rosalía’s “Berghain” means pop music won’t be the same again, the Utah Housewives, the Aussie music initiative #AUSIFY, the documentary Ben Stiller made about his parents, and lots more!For access to Ben's tour tickets and lots more head over to https://weirdertogether.substack.com

11-03
34:24

Listener Question: How Do You Deal With Unprofessional People?

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10-30
07:31

The Chair Company. Tyra Banks. Kenny G. Griffin Dunne. Byron Spencer.

After a one week hiatus, we have moved into our new house in the Inner West, and have a lot to discuss! Does moving house edge you closer to divorce? What is Tim Robinson’s The Chair Company all about? Is Tyra Banks a secret visionary for hiring Byron Spencer? Why do jazz musicians hate Kenny G? What happened at Griffin Dunne’s book dinner in Sydney?Take a deeper dive into our world at https://weirdertogether.substack.com

10-27
33:58

Listener Question: What Was "Bed Bath & Beyond"?!?!

Ione spills the tea on the never-released short film she cp-directed with Sofia Coppola and Andrew Durham.For more info and more on Andrew's new film FAIRYLAND visit us at http://weirdertogether.substack.com

10-16
09:03

Luscious Jackson. Diane Keaton. Alan Partridge. Griffin Dunne.

Ione is back from Brisbane Writers Festival where she and Griffin Dunne did a panel on Hollywood memoirs. Today she is wearing a tie in honour of Diane Keaton. Ben played a life-changing gig in Melbourne. They remember the impact of Luscious Jackson, and tell the tale of Steve Coogan inadvertently blessing their union at the Marie Antoinette premiere.Take a deeper dive into our world at http://weirdertogether.substack.com

10-13
38:03

Listener Question: Tell Us About the Cults & Essential Oils!

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10-09
10:01

Evan Dando's Memoir. Taylor vs Charli. Stagediving. Censorship.

This week we share our thoughts on Evan Dando’s memoir “Rumors of My Demise” out this week, the lessons we can learn from the mythological battle between Taylor Swift and Charli XCX, why Ione will never stage dive, and the hard lessons the left are learning about censorship.Visit us at https://weirdertogether.substack.com to dive deeper into our world!

10-06
36:34

Listener Question: Did Your Mom Really Date Jim Morrison?!?!

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10-02
05:45

Hanging with Sally Seltmann

On a break from opening up for Ben on the “Awake is the New Sleep” 20th anniversary tour, Sally Seltmann joins us in bed to chat about losing pillows on tour, angel voices, lipstick, the ARIAS, competitiveness and writing Feist’s biggest hit “1234”.Take a deeper dive into our world, and for lots of links to everything we chat about, visit us at http://weirdertogether.substack.com/

09-29
47:08

WT Listener Question: Ione's Memories of Eve Babitz

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09-25
03:33

Jimmy Kimmel. Victor Jones. Reese Witherspoon. Clowns. Hollywood Out of Work.

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09-22
42:15

WT Listener Question: Advice for a New Parent

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09-18
08:17

Daniel Johnston. Sally Seltmann. Charlie Sheen. Lilith Fair. The Fall of America.

Live from our Sydney bedroom once again - we discuss the new Daniel Johnston art book from Rizzoli, Sally Seltmann’s 50th “Old Hollywood” party, the Charlie Sheen doco on netflix, “Open Borders” the graphic novel by Bryan Caplan that explains the economics and ethics of immigration, Sarah McLaughlin’s vision for the future of Lilith Fair, and Ben’s new single “The Fall of America” out today!Listen to “The Fall of America” here https://open.spotify.com/artist/06y1hH4hu3rcTUXHJevPCf?si=tOoNxfhKQZ2_ItnPoxXhxQTake a deeper dive into our world at https://weirdertogether.substack.com

09-15
43:28

WT Listener Question: Do you guys live in LA or Sydney?

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09-11
04:21

Rick Rubin. Keli Holiday. Tennant Creek Brio. The Abercrombie. The Cruise.

Live from our bedroom! We chat about what the music industry can learn from Keli Holiday's #1 single, Ian Rogers' take on brand-building, the complexities of Rick Rubin's guru shtick, the Tennant Creek Brio show at the Cassandra Bird Gallery, the 24 hr Astral People party at Bar Freda's/The Abercrombie, classic doco The Cruise, and the healing power of a trip to Blackheath for Ione and her mom.To dive deeper into our world visit us at http://weirdertogether.substack.com/

09-08
45:26

WT Listener Question: Ione's daughters ask her questions.

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09-04
02:48

Vice is Broke. Taylor Swift. The Vors. Midnight Special.

Full PTSD episode as we are back filming at home while the new studio work is being done. We talk about why Taylor Swift is Ben’s favourite musical Supervillain, the new doco “Vice is Broke” by Eddie Huang, and why The Vors are challenging our belief systems about aging and punk rock.Dive deeper into our world at https://weirdertogether.substack.com/

09-01
42:16

WT Listener Question: Ione, What Are Your Memories of England?

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08-28
07:55

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