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Mike Bass Podcast
by Mike Bass
Conversations with friends, musicians, artists, creators, and sometimes with myself!
Episodes
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#66 - Andrew Sandstedt
Andrew Sandstedt is one hell of a talented dude and friend. Glad we could podcast again! 🎧🎙 Andrew is an incredible artist. He uses various mediums, and is becoming well known for his scrap metal sculpture work. Andrew and his teammates, Jeff Seelye and Manny Lopez, have won ScrapFest the past...
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#65 - Kevin McCartney
Kevin McCartney is a great singer-songwriter in the Lansing area. I’m so glad we could podcast! 🎧🎙 I first saw Kevin perform at The Poetry Room in REO Town, and fell in love with his songwriting style. You could try to categorize his music as outlaw country with hints of folk and bluegrass, but...
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#64 - Mocha Man
The man, the myth, the legend — give it up for Mocha Man! 🎷I’m so glad he could stop by to chat on the podcast! 🎧🎙 I feel fortunate to call Mocha a friend and bandmate — he’s part of the Creature of One crew, killing it on saxophone, harmonica, electronic drum pad, and vocals! 🎶❤️🌍 We talk...
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#63 - Two-Faced Wilson & SarahJean Sews
It took me awhile to get this episode released, thanks for waiting, peeps! I’m so glad my good buddy Two-Faced Wilson (Adam Droscha) could stop by for a podcast with the lovely SarahJean Sews and myself! For awhile now, Adam, Sarah, and I have wanted to do a podcast with the three of us. Both...
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#62 - Lansing Facts: Craig Terrill, Emily Syrja, and Ty Forquer
Lansing Facts has made me enjoy Twitter. This Lansing-based parody account is run by the hilarious humans, Craig Terrill, Emily Syrja, and Ty Forquer. I had a blast chatting with them on the podcast! 🎧🎙 Whether you’re looking to rank Quality Dairy stores, name the potholes in Lansing, or just...
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#61 - Paul J. Schmidt
I’m glad my bud Paul J. Schmidt from UnoDeuce Multimedia could stop by for a podcast! 🎧🎙 UnoDeuce Multimedia is a video production company that focuses on working with non-profit organizations. We talk about how Paul started the company, where he is now, along with his future plans for…
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#60 - Ben Graham
Ben Graham has spent his career as a graphic designer/illustrator, art director and creative director for over 40 years. He’s a great dude and friend, and I’m so glad he stopped by to podcast! 🎧🎙 For the past 32 years he has owned and operated the Ben Graham Group, Inc., a freelance visual...
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#59 - Composetheway
If you haven’t heard Composetheway (Jordyn Davis) yet, your ears don’t know what they’ve been missing! I’m so glad she could stop by and podcast! 🎧🎙 I first heard Composetheway after seeing an Instagram post about her performing at Blue Owl Coffee in REO Town Lansing. I checked out her profile...
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#58 - Aaron Meyer
Aaron Meyer is one cool cat, and I’m so glad we could podcast together! 🎧🎙 The dude is a fantastic jazz/R&B/Soul guitarist and singer-songwriter! I’ve known Aaron since he worked at the Starbucks in East Lansing. He’s from Detroit, and studied at the MSU Jazz school. He’s now back in Detroit…
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#57 - Sara Bishop & Danielle Castillo
It has been a minute, friends! I’ve been moving into a new space, so haven’t posted a new episode in a few weeks. Really happy to be back, especially with as great of humans as Sara Bishop & Danielle Castillo of the Mysterious Midwest Podcast! 🎧🎙 Sara and Danielle have hit the ground running…
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#56 - Jeff Kapp
I’m so glad local film director, Jeff Kapp, could stop by and chat on the podcast! 🎧🎙 Jeff and his team have a production company called Vigilant Entertainment, which has worked on both feature and short films. They will be releasing their feature film, Scapegoat, soon! (Here’s the trailer!)…
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#55 - Sarah Spohn
Sarah Spohn is a great human! She’s a radio host and writer, and I’m so glad to be a part of her first podcasting experience! 🎧🎙 Sarah is the host for LCC Radio 89.7 FM WLNZ’s Lansing, Loud & Local. She’s gotten to interview all sorts of great bands, and had me on a couple months ago! She’s…
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#54 - Metro Melik
Metro Melik is the Founder of Lansing Made, which focuses on lifting up everything Lansing and bringing the community together. He’s a great guy, and I’m so glad we could podcast! 🎧🎙 I’ve known Melik for years. We first met ten years ago when he had me on his TV show, Time Slot. Melik has been...
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#53 - Marcus Cottom & Paul Vetne
Marcus Cottom & Paul Vetne are great artists, designers, and humans, and they own the kickass JiveOne5even brand! I’m so glad they could stop by to chat on the podcast! 🎧🎙 No doubt, you’ve seen their work around Lansing - the t-shirt that looks like an Oreo cookie and says REO on it, the…
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#52 - SarahJean Sews: It's a Podcastiversary EpiSews!
Well, friends, it’s been about a year since I began this podcasting adventure, and couldn’t be happier with the direction so far. I’m so glad the lovely SarahJean Sews could stop by for a chat and celebrate the MBP Podcastiversary with me! ❤️🎧🎙 I’m filled with gratitude for everyone who chooses...
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#51 - Masaki Takahashi
The only vortex I’m caught in is the sultry hypnotizing voice of Masaki Takahashi! So glad my good bud could stop by to chat on the podcast! 🎧🎙 Masaki co-hosts the 517 Poetry Room open mic at The Robin Theatre every month with Grace Carras. If you haven’t heard me talk about it before, it’s a...
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#50 - Lyn Sawicki
Lyn Sawicki is an incredible singer-songwriter, with haunting lyrics and melodies. She’s also a wonderful person, and I’m so glad she could stop by for a podcast! 🎧🎙 We met at a Blue Owl Coffee open mic, and have followed each other’s music careers ever since. We talk music, life, karma, and…
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#49 - Jonathan Watt & Matthew Shannon - Chatting about Creature of One
My good friends and Creature of One buds Jonathan Watt and Matthew Shannon are back on the podcast! 🎧🎙 The band is growing! We now have a drummer, saxophonist, and another amazing singer-songwriter in the mix, and we’re super excited about where things are going! In the meantime, our next gig…
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#48 - Josh Carrasquillo
Josh Carrasquillo is an awesome human, friend, and videographer! 🎥 He works with Taproot Pictures, a rad video production company out of Grand Rapids. We first met when we both volunteered at the Capital City Film Fest, which is where I first saw his video skills in action 🎬 Loved the flow of…
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#47 - Kayleigh Slone
I’m so glad my friend Kayleigh Slone could stop by again to podcast together! 🎧🎙 Kayleigh is a RAD singer-songwriter and band leader, and has a ton of great momentum going on. 🎶 She’s got her solo career (go see her play live at Blue Owl Coffee on December 28th!). Her lyrics and hooks are...
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#46 - Emily Duffelmeyer
So excited to share this episode with you! Jean Jean Vintage is one of my favorite businesses (and Instagram accounts) in the area, and I’m geeked that owner Emily Duffelmeyer could stop by for a podcast! 🎧🎙 If you’ve been looking for a business to fall in love with, look no further. Jean Jean...
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#45 - Hannah Brehm
SOOO excited to have my good friend and BADASS interior designer, Hannah Brehm, on the podcast today! 🎧🎙 Hannah and I met through my sister, Marni, and she commissioned my company, Iron Bento, to create custom metal artwork for the new Holiday Inn Express in Okemos, MI. If you haven’t been in...
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#44 - EpiSews! (Midterms & Colorado Recap)
It’s another EpiSews, friends! SarahJean Sews and I had a lot to catch up on in this one 📣🔊 We recorded this the day after midterms, so we kick right off with political stuff, and work our way into recapping our recent trip to Colorado! ⛰ Many things have happened. In Michigan, recreational use...
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#43 - Greater Alexander
Super excited for this episode, friends! 🎶 Alexander Vlachos (aka Greater Alexander) and I started corresponding on Instagram a few months ago. Simply put, Alexander’s music is brilliant and moving. One of his albums, Positive Love, is seriously a go-to album for me now. I’m so glad he could…
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#42 - Alex Mendenall
My friend and awesome musician, Alex Mendenall, is moving to Detroit soon. How daaaaaaaaare you, Alex. ;) I’ll miss him here in Lansing, but am super excited for him! I’m glad we got a chance to catch up before he heads out! Awesome gigs and community awaits in Detroit. He’ll be gigging all over...
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#41 - Daelynn Shafer
Daelynn Shafer, the owner of Kenneth Brandt Salon & Spa in Mason, Michigan, is one of the more inspiring people I’ve met. I’m so glad she could stop by for a podcast today! 🎧🎙 I love that Daelynn is a firm supporter of the community-over-competition mindset, both in her business and in life…
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#40 - Steven Glynn
Steven Glynn is more than a photographer. He’s a storyteller with a camera. I’m so glad he could stop by and podcast today! Steven loves to focus his photography around accomplishing a specific goal, so whether it’s your portrait, your wedding, or building your company’s brand, he has a beautiful...
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#39 - Practice in Comfy Pants
Back from Colorado! I brought my podcasting equipment, thinking we would record something epic out there, and then got so absorbed with where we were that I never got around to it. So since it’s been a couple weeks since releasing an episode, I’ll ease back in with another practice session (in...
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#38 - Shawn Cannarile & SarahJean Sews
If you’ve never had a goat jump on your back whilst doing yoga, you need to have The Original Goat Yoga experience at Hilltop Views Farm in Williamston, MI! I’m so glad Shawn Cannarile from Hilltop Views Farm stopped by to podcast with me and SarahJean Sews for a bit! 🎧 I LOVED everything about...
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#37 - Brittany & Curtis Simmons and SarahJean Sews
It's hard to find two kinder people than Brittany & Curtis Simmons from Where the Wild Things Bloom and Made of Earth. I'm so glad they stopped by to chat with SarahJean Sews and me on the podcast! Where the Wild Things Bloom is more than a flower shop. Brittany's creations are absolute works of...
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#36 - Caleb Johnson
I'm so glad Caleb Johnson stopped by to podcast together! I met Caleb through his work as the event coordinator for Piper & Gold Public Relations while he was organizing Imagine the Avenue (part of a longterm effort to spark more traffic on Michigan Ave here in Lansing, MI). Caleb invited…
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#35 - Me, practicing & creating
Just me, practicing and writing music for an hour. (Link in bio! 🎧) This will give you some insight into how I create new stuff 🎶 Enjoy!
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#34 - EpiSews! (It's raining tea towels!)
The lovely SarahJean Sews is making it rain tea towels! ☂️ She just finished a flash sale test, so we wanted to podcast about the results! 🚀 Because she had a surplus of sassy tea towels, Sews held a time-sensitive flash sale on her Instagram account, her Facebook Page, and her Facebook personal...
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#33 - Masaki Takahashi & Grace Carras
SOOOO excited I got to hang out and podcast with Masaki Takahashi and Grace Carras from The 517 Poetry Room!! 💥🚀🙌 This is absolutely one of the coolest things I've been to in town. Dylan Rogers from The Robin Theatre saw there was a need to showcase local poets, and sought out Masaki and Grace...
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#32 - Nick Berry
Ohhhh this is an exciting one 🙌 I've been wanting to podcast with Nick Berry from Blue Owl Coffee for a long time, and we finally made it happen! I LOVE this episode so much ❤️😊 I first met Nick and the co-owners of Blue Owl, Rich Whitman and Adam Klein, back when Nick and Rich were baristas at...
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#31 - Vicki Hamilton-Allen
This is probably the most jaw-dropping podcast I've done so far. I'm so glad my friend, Vicki Hamilton-Allen, had time to stop by for a podcast! 🙌 Vicki is the Executive Director of Habitat for Humanity - Capital Region. She's phenomenal at her role, and I'll provide links for Habitat below, but...
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#30 - Kalli Dempsey & Vincent Brady
It can be hard to explain the importance of Windwalker Underground Gallery to people. You simply HAVE to see this place in person to understand everything it encompasses. It's an art gallery. It's a live performance venue. It's a living space for artists. It's an office and collaboration space....
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#29 - Taylor Taylor
If you haven't heard of Taylor Taylor, you need to stop what you're doing and listen to her music (and this episode)! Taylor and I met when she performed at ScrapFest a few years ago. I was performing and emceeing as usual. I had heard through the grape vine that Taylor is an awesome musician…
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#28 - Matthew Shannon
Always an awesome time hanging with my good friend, the myth, the legend, Matthew Shannon! He's an amazing songwriter and guitarist. That's all there is to it, folks. We talk about morel mushrooms, music theory vs self-taught, the keto diet, politics, and Matthew plays some of his great tunes....
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#27 - Morgan Hall
LOVED this episode with Morgan Hall from Big Shot Video! I met Morgan and her husband, Chris, when they were working at Michigan Business Rap. Since then, they've built their own video and content creation company called Big Shot Video 📹 They are creating a ton of free resources on their…
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#26 - Kendall Cassella
Such a great time talking with my friend and EXTREMELY talented singer-songwriter and ukelele player, Kendall Cassella! Kendall and I met at an open mic years ago. I was amazed by her music and lyrics then, and now...her lyrics are nothing short of haunting, and her musical story arcs are...
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#25 - Mikhail Murshak
Inventors! You NEED to listen to this episode 🚀 I loved this conversation with Mikhail Murshak from Loomis Law Firm! Mike is an intellectual property lawyer with a wealth of knowledge about the patent process, trademarking your brand, and anything related to IP! He also collaborates with the...
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#24 - Monte Pride
I loved this conversation with Monte Pride! He has a background in environmental sustainability and sustainability for parks and tourism, he works at the Old Town General Store, and he's a RAD musician! Monte's folk music is PERFECT for a drive up north or a relaxing weekend. And his…
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#23 - It's an EpiSews! (Ugly Delicious Ep1 Recap - SPOILER ALERT!)
WARNING! WARNING! SPOILER ALERT! SPOILER ALERT! If you haven't watched Ugly Delicious on Netflix yet, go watch episode one about pizza, Stuffed, and then come back and listen to this! Ugly Delicious is about more than food. It brings up a plethora of important social issues, and SarahJean Sews…
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#22 - The Dangling Participles
Great time chatting with Austin Kaufmann and Tamiko Rothhorn, two of the four members of The Dangling Participles! They have such a lovely energy, and you can feel it when they perform, both musically and in their lyrics. We discuss their beginnings as a band, and their latest album, Present…
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#21 - Ryan Carter
Always an awesome time chatting with my friend, Ryan Carter! We met when Friedland needed IT work done, and Ryan came highly recommended from McPhee Electric. Ryan is one of those people who leave you amazed after a conversation. His ability to explain complex topics to the masses, like how to...
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#20 - Andrew Sandstedt
So glad I could catch up with my good friend and very talented artist, Andrew Sandstedt! I originally met Andrew through ScrapFest, which is a scrap metal art festival my family's company, Friedland Industries, helps put on together with the Old Town Commercial Association. Teams get an hour to...
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#19 - Winecast with Suzi Blanckaert & Chloe Chaffee
[View the photos on the website!] Another great winecast with Suzi Blanckaert & Chloe Chaffee, and this time we celebrate Suzi passing her Certification of Wine Educators through the Society of Wine Educators! Here are the wines we taste during this winecast: - Montauto 2015 Enos I Sauvignon…
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#18 - Musing: Docks, Humans & Robots
I went to Barrel Back for breakfast in Walloon, MI the other morning. I started thinking about humans doing work vs robots doing work while seeing a group of humans installing a dock.
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#17 - Rhea Van Atta
Here's some great events coming up! 👇 Great time catching up with my good friend, Rhea Van Atta, who owns the popular and cozy Old Town General Store in Old Town Lansing. They will be celebrating their 5th year anniversary on Saturday June 2nd, Noon - 5pm! Stop by! I'll be performing in their...
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