Valentine’s Day Mailbag With Amanda Dobbins, Plus an Interview With Joyce Manor’s Barry Johnson

About this episode

The episode features a Valentine's Day mailbag with Amanda Dobbins and an interview with Barry Johnson of Joyce Manor discussing their new album.

It’s a special Valentine’s Day mailbag, and The Big Picture’s Amanda Dobbins is here to help Yasi solve all your life problems. Should you avoid your ex at concerts? How do you get over a break up, even if they are a loser? Need mixtape help? Plus, vacuum cleaner advice!Next, Yasi is joined by Barry Johnson of Joyce Manor to discuss their new album ‘I Used to Go to This Bar’ (1:01:33). Get a quick tour of their beloved Torrance (they are a Torrance band, confirmed), learn a little Joyce Manor history, and find out which song was written on the Torrance 3 bus.CREDITS:Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalekGuests: Amanda Dobbins @akdobbins, Barry Johnson @joycemanorofficialProducer: Rob SundermannEditor: Adrian BridgesAdditional Production Supervision: Justin SaylesTheme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Yasi Salek

Guests: Amanda Dobbins, Barry Johnson

Topics covered

• Valentine's Day
• relationship advice
• music interview
• Joyce Manor
• album discussion

Keywords

• Valentine's Day
• relationship problems
• breakup advice
• Joyce Manor
• Torrance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Joyce Manor

Books & works: I Used to Go to This Bar

Places: Torrance

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