Today Patrick sits down with musician and author Doug Robertson to build the playlist of his life.Doug spent a lot of his life as an elementary school teacher and turned that experience into several acclaimed books, including He’s The Weird Teacher and A Classroom of One. But in his 30s he had a revelation that he was constantly asking his students to challenge themselves and to do things they’d never done before, but he couldn’t remember the last time he had challenged himself. So he decided to pick up an instrument and start learning to play. Now he’s got his own heavy metal band Red Hoof and they’re releasing their debut album this month. Doug and I talk about getting into heavy metal for the first time, the time he decided to drop everything and move to Hawaii, and the amazing story of how he went from thinking he wasn’t musically inclined to mastering prog songs. Listen to Doug’s playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal.Please rate and review if you enjoyed the episode!The video version of The Guest List with Patrick Hicks is available on Substack and YouTube.You can subscribe to the audio only podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, or wherever you get podcasts.The Guest List with Patrick Hicks was created by Patrick Hicks and Ellie Stathopoulos. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickhicks.substack.com/subscribe
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Episode 22 - Source
Please rate and review if you enjoyed the episode!Today Patrick sits down with content creator Mike “Source” Smith to build the playlist of his life.Source was one of my earliest mutuals on TikTok; he has such a deep love and knowledge of music that it was only natural to get him on the Guest List to talk about some of the songs that shaped his life. On TikTok and Instagram he is the go to expert on all things hip hop. He asks thought provoking questions, creates interesting conversations and is always on Live playing great tunes.In this episode we talk about how he first fell in love with hip hop and started rapping himself, his top 5 MCs, his family and much more.Listen to Source’s playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal.The video version of The Guest List with Patrick Hicks is available on Substack and YouTube.You can subscribe to the audio only podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, or wherever you get podcasts.The Guest List with Patrick Hicks was created by Patrick Hicks and Ellie Stathopoulos. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickhicks.substack.com/subscribe
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Episode 21 - Gabi Jones
Please rate and review if you enjoyed the episode!Today Patrick sits down with vintage fashion content creator Gabi Jones to build the playlist of her life.Gabi didn’t expect to make a career out of posting about vintage fashion online. But like a lot of creative people when COVID hit- she was an actress who was in college studying theater- she turned to social media as an outlet for performing. She had inherited a large clothing collection from her grandmother and started making videos about the history of the pieces. Her Tiktok channel started blowing up and soon she had grown to over a million followers across social media. She has also just released a book How to Dress Vintage which is out today.We talk about how she got started making videos, the connection between music and fashion, and what music she listens to while she gets dressed.Listen to Gabi’s playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal.The video version of The Guest List with Patrick Hicks is available on Substack and YouTube.You can subscribe to the audio only podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, or wherever you get podcasts.The Guest List with Patrick Hicks was created by Patrick Hicks and Ellie Stathopoulos. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickhicks.substack.com/subscribe
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Episode 20. Margaret Cho
Please rate and review if you enjoyed the episode!Today Patrick sits down with comedian Margaret Cho to build the playlist of her life.Margaret Cho is one of the greatest stand up comedians of all time, but she also makes some awesome music (her latest album Lucky Gift came out this year). Having grown up in the San Francisco punk and new wave scenes, Margaret brought that alternative edge into comedy and became an icon in the 90s. She’s also an actress, an activist, a director, a podcaster, and so much more.Margaret and I talk about the role comedy plays in the current political world, how music and comedy compare, and what song she thinks captures the spirit of her new tour Choligarchy. Listen to Margaret’s playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal.The video version of The Guest List with Patrick Hicks is available on Substack and YouTube.You can subscribe to the audio only podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, or wherever you get podcasts.The Guest List with Patrick Hicks was created by Patrick Hicks and Ellie Stathopoulos. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickhicks.substack.com/subscribe
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Episode 19: Miki Hellerbach
Please rate and review if you enjoyed the episode!Today Patrick sits down with journalist Miki Hellerbach to build the playlist of his life.Miki is a writer whose work has appeared in Complex, Okayplayer, Men’s Health, NPR, and more. He also has a Substack called Inside the Credits which focuses on music producers. And his current project is a show called The Spot where he visits the hometown of a musician and goes with them to their favorite spot to eat. The Spot is currently crowdfunding to do a full season so if you want to contribute check out their Seed and Spark page. Miki and I find we have a lot in common as we talk about our respective music interview shows with a twist, the genius of Kendrick Lamar, and how much we both love the show Lost. Listen to Miki’s playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, or Tidal.Note - next week The Guest List will go to once a week instead of two episodes per week. The video version of The Guest List with Patrick Hicks is available on Substack and YouTube.You can subscribe to the audio only podcast feed on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Pocket Casts, or wherever you get podcasts.The Guest List with Patrick Hicks was created by Patrick Hicks and Ellie Stathopoulos. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit patrickhicks.substack.com/subscribe
Music meets memoir in this podcast from storyteller and music historian Patrick Hicks. Each episode guests share the soundtrack of their lives — revealing the stories behind the songs that shaped them. Deep, honest, and full of unexpected connections. patrickhicks.substack.com
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