Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday announce a PAUSE on the podcast after 184 episodes. Their intention is take a Summer break and see where they stand...perhaps a Fall comeback. Stay tuned.

They also teased leaving audio postcards from the Summer right here on the pod.

"Thanks to all the amazing guests who have shared their passions with us. We're pushing pause to go pursue some of our dreams. See you soon!"

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Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Claudia Azur...her biggest passion is body-mind coherence for women - which includes everything she loves in life, including movement…We are going to chat about her mission in this lifetime…where she's originally from - being French from the Ivory Coast in Africa…how that shaped her upbringing...her time in France before moving to Los Angeles with her parents...how she managed to stay here while her parents went back to France (she was 21)...her time as a massage therapist...then a somatic coach...Claudia's love of exercise...how nature has helped her deal with triggers in life which lead to packing up everything and moving to Oregon with her fiancé who happens to be former podcast guest Jim Nelson (Episode 112)...what kind of teaching Claudia is doing in Oregon...find Claudia at www.luminabodymind.com.

IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE...find out more about Claudia...like how she is engaged to a music afficiando, former LA DJ Jim Nelson, he has a wealth of music knowledge stored in his brain, what is the last musical fact he shared with her...besides weather and people, what is one thing she absolutely miss about LA, and one thing she absolutely love about Oregon...Claudia's favorite thing to TOUCH...one musical artist she and Jim disagree on (and why is it Bruce Springsteen)...and advice for someone looking to get involved with body-mind coherence...

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Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday update you on their lives...the 88.5 SoCal Sound pledge drive...Matt Pinfield joining the staff...Julie becoming Music Director...the stress of pledge drives...Jason's band Rival Tides playing the Troubadour...how you could win tickets to the show...listening to Dave Grohl's audiobook...and the audiobook Julie is listening to ultimately change the past by your thoughts in the future...and more.

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- jULIE AND jASON

Cohosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with baseball/music fanatic and writer Adrian Garro…Bay Area-bred, Los Angeles resident who doubles as an editorial producer and reporter for MLB.com and Editor for rockcellarmagazine.com...also proud cat Dad to Kylo and Peach…and hubby to Sarah…Adrian talks about his crazy schedule going to baseball games and concerts…how his love for baseball overrides his love of music…his sad past of loving the Oakland A’s (lol)…his start writing for music blogs…Adrian’s thoughts on Vegas…Innings fest in Arizona (MLB players mixed with musicians)…the questions he asks artists, Hozier: is a hot dog a sandwich…how his interview with Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) at Dodger Stadium came about…Cranston being thrown out of the 2022 All Star Game…Malcolm in the Middle??!!…Adrian’s biggest highlight interview and one that was most surprising…chatting with Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters)…talking with Mark McGrath…what Adrian thinks about the new MLB rules implemented last year…which artists are on Adrian’s interview bucket list - after Dave Grohl…Adrian’s first show and concert…and more about baseball. @adriangarro on the socials @rockcellermag

IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE…find out what Adrian’s book about his life would be called….what Adrian’s walk-up song would be….311’s most over-rated and most under-rated song….his favorite baseball movie…and like Bryan Cranston, where would Adrian like to spread his ashes after he’s gone.

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- jULIE AND jASON

Cohosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with transplant surgeon Bonnie E. Lonze MD, PhD...her background: an Associate Professor of Surgery and the Transplant Institute Vice Chair for Research at the NYU Langone Health....she received both her Doctor of Medicine and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine...Bonnie trained in general surgery and abdominal transplant surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and since 2016 has worked as an abdominal transplant surgeon at NYU Langone Health in New York...In additional to clinical practice, Dr. Lonze conducts research including clinical trials focused on donor-recipient compatibility and matching.

We chat with Bonnie about, duh, TV shows (lol) and then how she chose her line of work and expertise...we dive into kidney transplant surgery and why it's one of the most successful transplants...why the kidney is one of her favorite organs...the importance of being an organ donor and letting people know you are up for this...how far cancer treatment and chemo have come...Jason shares stories about his late Mom...Bonnie's involvement with xenotransplants...the use of pigs and transplants...the use of AI in the medical world...the stability of the kidney over other organs...how long organ wait lists are nowadays...other countries where it is legal to sell organs for transplants...the legacy of leaving your organ/organs for others...

IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE...find out whether Bonnie is more likely to bungee jump, sky dive, parasail, or squash a bug...her level of "hot girl" shoes...the most surprising thing to her about NYC...where Bonnie plans to retire...her like or dislike of bacon after having done research on pigs...and the biggest thing that drives her passions.

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- jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday return to chit chat amongst themselves (it's been 7 weeks since it's just been them solo on the pod)...hear a quick review of the past guests...where J&J have recently traveled...the music show/house party they are playing this Saturday (see the pod's instagram below for show details)...and a career update teaser from Julie.

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- jULIE AND jASON

Hosts Julie Slater and Jason Friday chat with Stacy Moritz – cofounder of Secret Aardvark hot sauce, based in Portland…another in-person pod with Stacy joining J&J in Los Angeles via Portland to Japan…Stacy just got back from a hot sauce trade show in Tokyo (like literally, just got off the plane from it)…the story behind the big blue aardvark mascot…how/where Aardvark got it’s start…the incredible story of her late husband Scott (who died from pancreatic cancer in 2009 at age 43) and how Stacy kept the company going…the not so glamorous side of owning a business (getting UPC codes, printing labels, etc.)…Stacy’s former job as a nurse and how becoming a government contractor helped her hone her business skills…the joy of a great PNL (profit and loss statement)…growing from farmer’s markets to retail…the stress of putting out her own hot sauces and wondering if they were “Scott worthy”…how green tomatoes made it into a new sauce…how Stacy started working with Taco Bell (Secret Aardvark Nacho Fries coming soon!)…and how Stacy gives a minimum of 3% gross profit back to the community each year…

IT’S 5 O’CLOCK SOMEWHERE….find out if Stacy carries hot sauce with her at all times…what bands she thinks match her Secret Aardvark style…Stacy’s favorite thing about Japan…what super power she would choose…and what Stacy thinks her late husband Scott would think about where she has taken Secret Aardvark company…

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- jULIE AND jASON