Pepe Bandit & Folk Punk Dad respond to a listener question about building community in a small town. Then they reflect on what it's been like to be podcasting for over a year & they discuss some changes you can expect with the podcast. We close out playing the song "Ghost Of Apartment B2" by Tall Travis because it wasn't ready when we originally released their episode a few months back.

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Folk Punk Dad recalls growing up in a small town
• Open mics & other tools to help start building community around music
• Don't limit yourself to folk punk when building community
• The small town community built around the DIY Bandits was not folk punk at all
• Trust is required whenever building community
• Uncomfortable situations within the DIY Bandits community
• The risk associated with building a community open to all kinds of people
• Being welcoming of everyone to help change minds while also setting boundaries to keep some people out
• Unacceptable behaviors of others & extreme intolerance of our own are both problematic
• How books helped Pepe build community in prison
• Seeking an inner circle vs. seeking community
• What the podcast will look like as Folk Punk Dad moves away to a new community
• Thoughts on doing a weekly podcast
• We play "Ghost Of Apartment B2" by Tall Travis

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Mike Wilson of Harley Poe talks with Pepe about a wide range of topics like the Grateful Dead, joining Harley Poe & pissing for authority figures. There's plenty of talk about not wanting to work for someone else & the DIY spirit that makes this possible. Expect to hear about the hurdles & challenges (often mental) that Mike & Pepe both faced on their journeys of trying not to have a boss. At the end of the show we play the previously unreleased track "The Night My Cat Went To The Moon" by Mike Wilson. Enjoy!

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Why Mike is in a Grateful Dead cover band
• What motivated Mike to open a record shop
• Joining Harley Poe
• Why Harley Poe doesn't tour much
• Bandit Coffee Roasters cease & desist story
• Pepe vs The Minimalist
• Not going back to working for someone else
• Mike's biggest hurdle to starting his own business was a mental hurdle
• How the DIY ethos helped Mike & Pepe to start working for themselves
• Thoughts on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• The shift that seems to happen as you enter the second half of life
• Why Pepe got so involved in the punk scene
• Showing a stranger your butthole & pissing for authority figures
• Mike's Coke Zero addiction
• "The Night My Cat Went To The Moon" previously unreleased song

Connect with & Listen to the music of Mike Wilson:

instagram.com/recordstoreguymike/

open.spotify.com/artist/0pULVNhcCRT9158jRhNaFr

mikewilson.bandcamp.com/

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Podcast@backonthegrindrecords.com - feel free to email us if you have any questions or comments about this episode or others-we promise results!

Check out Pepe's coffee project:

BanditCoffeeRoasters.com

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Pepe talks with Ping Lieu who spent 13 years in prison for discussing a potential crime he never actually carried out. This is an older but unreleased episode Pepe recorded while he was fighting his own case and preparing to enter prison himself.

• What led Ping to serve 13 years in prison
• What it was like for Ping to receive his sentence
• The hardest moment of Ping's life & a moment of relief
• Crying & the emotional tension it let loose
• The different security levels in prison
• The hardest aspect of being in prison
• Useful skills learned in prison
• Benefits & challenges of being Asian in prison
• What Ping would've done differently in prison
• Struggles after release
• What Ping started doing after release
• Advice for people potentially facing incarceration

Support the podcast & get bonus material

• patreon.com/BackontheGrind

Send us feedback around this episode (or others) or ask a question for possible discussion on a future episode

• Podcast@BackOnTheGrindRecords.com

Follow the podcast

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• BanditCoffeeRoasters.com

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