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I pre-recorded this one just to see how it went. I ended up not being sure that the "live" aspect of the first one contributed much to the experience, especially given the worldwide distribution of listeners, and the fact that most podcasts are pre-recorded. If you have an opinion on the value of these being "live," then by all means, sound off in the comments. I expect to do many more of these on a more frequent schedule, and hope to begin interviewing soon! (See "30:35-31:51 I was a pro poker player for 18 years, you can interview me" for more on this.)

0-2:50 Hello; Top five favorite albums 

2:55-6:05  Scary books and comics I like 

6:05-8:40 What John Carpenter film is my favorite 

8:40-16:24 My recent discoveries about my creative process

16:24-20:23 More answers about the would-be anthology

20:23-23:07 Who are you now that you don’t seem like Téodor

23:07-24:52 Origin of Trashspotting, 

24:52-26:45 Favorite arcs or arcs you wish you could end differently 

26:45-29:19 What is a lie you tell yourself? 

29:19-30:35 Can you send me five dollars for a medium-fancy coffee

30:35-31:51 I was a pro poker player for 18 years, you can interview me

31:51-33:42 Finish Bensington Butters’ rhyme

33:42-35:47 Funk/Lyle/Rickenbackers/do I like funk music 

35:47-36:48 Do I get emails from people who have had blowjobs

36:48-38:00 What do people compliment me on that I think they’re wrong about

38:00-39:20 Creators who feel like kindred spirits? 

39:20-41:20 My thoughts on chaos magick and trenchcoat people

41:20-49:40 Five favorite album covers? 

49:40-52:53 Gossip and News 

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Jasen Johns

Top Five Albums? Let's get parasocial: 1. They Might Be Giants "Lincoln" 2. Stone Roses "Stone Roses" 3. Morphine "Cure for Pain" 4. Devil Makes Three "Do Wrong Right" 5. Pixies "Doolittle"

Achewood

Hello! 👋👋👋 I also was deeply imprinted by all these in the 90s but never got the bass sax bug or whatever the morphine dude plays

Achewood

Ok fine here’s a speed chess top 5 Clash London calling Angry Samoans back from Samoa Cure head on the door Rolling Stones hot rocks Beatles Sgt pepper

Achewood

I have lots of other top five albums lists though

Jasen Johns

Sadly, thinking in terms of the full album experience kinda died for me in the late aughts. BUT… which track on what mixtape hit you hardest when you heard it?

Henri

Side 2 of Tattoo You ten times in a row.

Henri

Thank you very much for the podcast, Chris. I interrupted my Twin Peaks marathon for this, and I don't regret a second of it. It is actually quite wonderful, after loving Achewood so much and for so long, to get to have this level of intimacy with its creator. Let me know if you ever feel undercomplimented, or if you prefer it that way. I can count with the fingers of one hand the [art] that has ever impacted me as much as Achewood has.

Achewood

Yeah, I barely know the names of any artists I’ve learned through Spotify, let alone their album names. Things change: what’s good and bad about this?

Achewood

What a lovely thing to read; thank you Henri. In the next podcast, I will schedule the following intimate revelations: Shoe size (10.5D) Favorite gym thing: getting bored of gym Best tooth: c7 And two more

Henri

"This level of intimacy" was meant verbatim. Any more intimacy and imma need a 1 mg gummi like those described.

Achewood

Too late, we’ll be covering favorite necktie pattern and number of plant points consumed each week

Tom Morris

klf - achewood - hmhb - discworld - in my head these are all directly related. but this may be evidence for the theory that mdma creates holes in the brain

Achewood

I don’t know any of those other three but was able to look up disc world. What a legacy…where to start?

Nate

Utterly fascinated to see how you answered my question. Will be enjoying this later this evening

Nate

How delightful that we have a similar pleasant lie! I also am very hopeful/optimistic about the effects cutting edge health tech will have on our lifespans. Just gotta lengthen those telomeres!

Achewood

I really should learn what telomeres are. I’m mostly just counting on going harder on cheat days. Like a homeopathy thing.

Achewood

In the 80s rich people had one of those built into their counter

Nate

Super fast simple explanation: telomeres are a bunch of junky ribbons tied to the end of the important stuff in our dna. When the ribbons get ripped off, the important stuff starts going too. We've done some successful studies in "ribbon lengthening" on rodents so it's looking optimistic

A. Hamster

Thank you, I’m honored that you enjoyed my answer to Bensington’s rhyme. Also, thank you for answering my question about blowjobs. I was curious about it because it has the quality of a McDonald’s ad, making it sound a lot more enticing than it probably actually is and borrowing from their language (“thick”, “meaty”).

Tim Hulsizer

Interesting that a person who can reference "Schubert Dip" doesn't know the KLF. Highly recommend the book "The KLF: Chaos, Magic and the Band Who Burned a Million Pounds" by John Higgs. It's partly about the KLF and very much about the phenomenon of being an artist in the world. I think it's far from the usual biographical book and I enjoyed it. I very much enjoyed this Q&A as well, thank you!

Tom Morris

Good BBC podcast "How to burn a million quid" maybe

Datura

yo tho do you like guided by voices alien lanes

Achewood

saw it live at the Great American Music Hall FR dogg

Datura

wunderbar! what an album tim heidecker does a very funny robert pollard impression

Achewood

oh man I need to see that This got me listening to Liquid Indian again

Sara Langer Rowley

Sorry if that compliment question bummed you out at all. Just after I posted that question I saw a meme where the text was "men and compliments" and is was a picture of a dog going crazy eating shredded cheese. So I will give you some compliments right now: your "flavor burger" recipe is god-tier excellent, and the way you write Roast Beef's voice is so mesmerizing it flavors my texts to this day.

Achewood

Oh, I’m always just joking, but thank you for the concern. My wife is nice to me and that’s the big boat. And thank you for the kind words! I should try that burger again for the first time in 20 years…