Stephanie Dodd and Justin Badger didn't always plan to form an indie-folk-cabaret duo, but life can lead us on all kinds of unexpected journeys. In the case of Dodd it took her from Fremont, Nebraska, while for Badger Fremont, California was the starting point.

And so where The Fremonts took there name from becomes clear. Friday sees the re-issue of We Don't Live There and The Failure Cabaret, the duo's first two albums, partially rerecorded to improve on certain aspects that Dodd and Badger weren't satisfied with on the original recordings.

Since the original release of their two albums, Dodd and Badger had also turned The Failure Cabaret into a stage show, emphasising the comic aspects of some of the marital trials and tribulations that inspired the songs on that album.

Dodd and Badger join me to discuss how musicals, church, theatre and ska-punk form a part of their stories, the making (and remaking) of their albums, The Failure Cabaret show and exactly what they think about Boulder, Colorado.

Photo: Eric Limon

Closing track: "Ketamine Happy Hour"

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