EAR•WAX Magazine - Volume 1, Issue 1

Tracklist: Vinyl by Oliver Morris (0:00 - 1:15) Table of Contents (1:17-1:58) Editoria AntI: The Curse of Human Intelligence - Jeff Van Dreason, music by Oliver Morris. (2:01-7:05) Audio Fiction Review of Higher Grounds by Rhianna Stephenson (read full review here). (7:07-8:39) 10 Song Recommendations of new songs from 2026 - Side A (8:39-15:18) Track 1 - Haute and Freddy - Dance the Pain Away Track 2 - Thumper - You Didn't Hear This From Me Track 3 - Gelli Haha - Klouds Will Carry Me to Sleep Track 4 - Mollie Elizabeth - Run Rabbit Track 5 - Deante' Hitchcock - Electric Revival Interview with Lauren Shippen (15:26-24:41) Audio Fiction Review of Somethings Amiss at Juniper's House by Hannah Wright (24:48-31:30) 10 Song Recommendations of new songs from 2026 - Side B (32:10-38:45) Track 6 - My First Time - Picture of Health Track 7 - ผ้าอ้อม99999 - Captcha Track 8 - Sophie Hunter - Cups 2 Track 9 - Melanie Baker - Sad Clown Track 10 - Miki - It Stings a Little Though Interview with Lauren Shippen (Continued) (39:10-52:45) Run for Cover: Cover Battle - Pepper by the Butthole Surfers (1996) vs. Pepper by S.G. Goodman (2026) Credits: Volume 1, Issue 1 of EARWAX MAGAZINE was written by Jeff Van Dreason, Neil Johnson, Oliver Morris, Rhianna Stephenson, Jordan Stillman, and Hannah Wright. Vinyl by Oliver Morris, produced by Jeff Van Dreason. Voiced by Alex Keswick, Rae Lundberg, and Rick Wheaton. Sonic branding, artwork, and transition sound effects by Neil Johnson. Other segments produced by Jeff Van Dreason. Music by Jim Johanson, Neil Johnson, and Oliver Morris. Marketing and Communication by Jordan Stillman. Big thanks to Lauren Shippen for speaking with us. If you want to hear the entire hour long interview with Lauren, support us on Patreon at patreon.com/earwaxmagazine. You'll get access to bonus playlists, audio fiction recommendations, and more. Visit us at earwaxmag.com to subscribe to our newsletter and check out our social media pages on Instagram, Bluesky and Tumblr.  Links to music curation in this episode here: Spotify Apple Music YouTube Qobuz We'll be back the first Wednesday of August with our new show Infinite Mixtape, a music discovery playlist about making a dope mix and sharing it with others.  EARWAX Magazine is a ThirdSight Media production.