Garden Level

DC rapper NAPPYNAPPA (@NAPPYNAPPA) joins the pod to discuss American History, fighting with teachers in Sunday school, playing Boiler Room and more.

Baltimore rapper Height Keech joins the podcast to discuss live shows during quarantine, touring on a school bus, and his new album "Wild Height Keech".

This week, comedian Kevin Tit returns to the pod to discuss eating crickets, Faces of Death, and speaking in tongues. 

Comedian Natalie McGill (@nataliesmcgill) returns to the pod to discuss doing standup during the time of corona, 90s Fox Cartoons, and pretending to be six feet apart. 

Dan Mansion joins to pod to discuss quarantine, Jeffrey Epstein, new music and more.

Gabe Unger joins the show to discuss IP Relay, painkillers, and keeping busy during quarantine. 

Xavier Gibson (@xavier__gibson) joins the pod to talk about his music, Netflix, old-school torrenting, and more.

DMV Rapper, Fonlon (@brokenfonlon), joins the pod to discuss spiked seltzer, family history, and Youtube, among other things.

Gabe Unger (@unger_the_radar) joins the pod to discuss Disney plots, getting E's instead of F's, and more.

Matt Sachs is back on the pod to discuss 9/11 conspiracy theories, the Moxy Hotel, immersive theater, and more. 

This week on the pod, Strawhat Dan (@StrawHatDan) and YTK (@yeahytk) come through to discuss being nice at TikTok, voiceover work, social media strategy, and more.

On the first episode of the new year, Randi Gloss (@randigloss) joins us to talk about the stresses of filling out the FAFSA with your parents, STD stigmatization, her media company GLOSSRAGS, and her forthcoming book "Mining The Unseen". 

Paul Turner is back in the basement to discuss The Watchmen, TSA Pre, 80s cartoons, and more.

Musician and artist Abdu Ali (@abduali) joins us this week to discuss their creative curatorial platform "As They Lay”, being antisocial, the evolution of social media, their new album "Fiyah!!!", and more. 

This week we're joined by Ahmed (@cckazmi) and Obi (@OBIYIBO) of KZMIBLZF (@KZMIBLZF) to discuss Charlamagne Tha God, synesthesia, Tulsi Gabbard, and baby skulls.

Jeremy Jacoby (@jaybone_capone) joins us to discuss 90's music, Orville Peck, Criterion Collection, Werner Herzog, and more.

Dan Mansion (@danmansion) and Shane Cromwell (@kidbridges) join the basement to discuss Marvel movies, nerf guns, Doja Cat, J.Cole, Bill Cosby, bad music video directors and more   … also, early on in the pod, there’s a screaming child in the background. It stops after they succumb to their wounds.

Halfway through taping this episode, the recorder ran out of batteries. We figured we'd call it a day and started drinking heavily, before deciding to buy new batteries and continue. It got a bit too candid, and a lot of heavy editing was needed, but Nia Keturah (@NiaKeturah) returned for this episode, so it's still awesome.

Rapper K. Wood$ (kdotwoods.) and his business partner Langston (@TheBoyNamedLang) join the pod to discuss social media breaks, crying at Pokemon, Boris Johnson, and more.

This week on the pod, La Neve (@joeyquits) joins us to discuss talking politics with family, self care, getting your music discovered, and more.

Artists Dyyo (@dyyofasho) and Obi (@obiyibo) join us to discuss Edvard Munch, cruise trips, R. Kelly, lying as a kid, and much more.

Baltimore artist DDm (@UnkleLulu) joins the podcast to talk comic book movies, the Hong Kong protests, his new album Beautiful Gowns, and more.

Comedian Natalie McGill (@NatalieSMcGill) joins us to discuss deleting your old social media (especially Livejournal), Bar Rescue, online dating, and more. 

Comedian Kevin Tit (@kevinTitFreal) joins us to discuss shock sites, Dave Chapelle, PunkHouse Comedy, and more.

Our first repeat guest Paul Turner returns to discuss cooking food as an adult, Terrence Malick, and the pass-out game.

4kmicheal (@4kmicheal) joins us to discuss his music, creating art with no budget, immigrant parental expectations, and selective creative output. 

Musician Butch Dawson (@primelard) joins us this week to discuss his recent album Ollieworld, creating a visual aesthetic for his music, jazz, Baltimore, and more.

Dan Mansion (@thatdouchedan) joins the boys to discuss moving from producer to rapper, Space Jam 2, and music criticism on the internet.

Baltimore rapper YTK (@yeahytk) and Ryan Antar (@ryvnantar) of ARVADA creatives join us to discuss the Baltimore music festival Ratscape, THC-induced anxiety, and artist promotion in the digital age.

Music critic Al Shipley joins us to discuss music journalism in the streaming era, Outkast, and the love Tom Hanks has for retro Polish hatchbacks. 

Emmy Award-winning CNN supervising producer Pallavi Reddy joins us this week. We discuss producing at CNN while attending Harvard Business School, eating crab rangoon pizza in Des Moines, and Alex drunk-texting his parents.

Youcef's childhood friend and now doctor Matthew Elliott Sachs joins us to discuss the recent presidential debate, live births on Instagram, and therapeutic ketamine.

Joey Schaefer (@jb_schaefer) sits down with us to discuss poor tattoo design, basketball expectations, and viral penguins.

This week Nia Keturah (@niaketurah) and Diane D'Costa (@diane_dcosta) join us to talk about creating artwork for Willow Smith, Nia's previous rap career, the sexiness of LeBron, and how Drake's kid is definitely not real.

Micah E. Wood (@MicahElie) & Christopher J. Chester (@Christojchester) join us this week to discuss the music scene in Baltimore, Micah's new self-titled album, photo etiquette at concerts, and more. Also, Youcef was supposed to order a fourth mic, but it turns out he never actually hit the purchase button. So the audio is a bit echo-y at times, and you should tweet at him and tell him how bad he sucks.

Slate tech journalist Aaron Mak (@aarontmak) joins us to discuss the cameras that are hidden in your AirBnB and how to properly bother a celebrity. 

Paul Turner (@Digital_PaulT) joins us to discuss our old jobs at Discovery Channel, the art of blurring nudity for television, DNA testing, and Game Of Thrones.