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- 🇺🇸US · Music#6430K to 100K
- 🇮🇪IE · Music#583K to 10K
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9.9K to 33K🎙 Daily cadence·13 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
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33K to 110K🇺🇸91%🇮🇪9% - Active Followers
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Evan Cohen on Digital Art and Designing Band Posters
Jun 10, 2026
1h 04m 25s
Serial Talk: Why Am I Still Talking About Serial?
Jun 8, 2026
44m 52s
The Backrooms Movie with Tim Howe
Jun 4, 2026
45m 16s
Tennis Courterly and DIY Sports
Jun 2, 2026
1h 07m 52s
Jeff Martin of Idaho, My Most Listened to Band
May 29, 2026
1h 05m 55s
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 6/10/26 |  Evan Cohen on Digital Art and Designing Band Posters | Evan Cohen (@evanmcohen) joins the podcast to talk about his viral artwork, creating band posters, making a living off art, and the danger of AI slop in the artworld. I’ve known Evan for years through a mutual friend, we met when we were in college, and I’ve been following his career ever since. It has brought me a tremendous amount of hipster joy to point to a poster of his artwork hanging at a friend’s house and I get to say “oh is that Evan Cohen? Cool guy. I knew him back in ... | 1h 04m 25s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 |  Serial Talk: Why Am I Still Talking About Serial? | So I've been asked to make a podcast episode about the 2014 podcast Serial, that covers the case of the Murder of Hae Min Lee. To start, this isn't a podcast about who did it. Adnan did it. I'm pretty well convinced, like the jury, that there is more than reasonable evidence that it was him. Instead these podcast episodes are going to be a deep dive into Serial, and Sarah Koenig, and how the podcast itself creates doubt for the listener where there really shouldn't be any. I wanted to make ... | 44m 52s | ||||||
| 6/4/26 |  The Backrooms Movie with Tim Howe | Hey you guys wanted me to review and share my thoughts on the movie The Backrooms, right? You want to hear me say the word Zoomer a lot, right? Anyway I'm joined by Tim Howe of Vista House to discuss our thoughts on The Backrooms, the sudden end of the Millenial in culture, and the fact that Tim has almost certainly been possessed by a ghost at one point in his life. Brought to you by Klubhouse Fantasy Football, check it out at Klubhouse.fun | 45m 16s | ||||||
| 6/2/26 | Tennis Courterly and DIY Sports | Scott Korb and Tyler Pell from Tennis Courterly talk about Tennis City USA, creating community through DIY sports, independent publications, and the upcoming Mt. Tabor Open. I played in the Mt. Tabor Open last year and it was a ton of fun, that's why I reached out to see if these guys wanted to come on the podcast and try to find more interested potential players. Follow @tenniscourterly on instagram for more details! | 1h 07m 52s | ||||||
| 5/29/26 |  Jeff Martin of Idaho, My Most Listened to Band | This was a special one for me, as Idaho was my Most Listened to Band of 2025, and I've been a fan of Jeff's music for years. A wildly underrated band that's starting to get some of their much deserved recognition in the 2020s after forming in 1992. We talk LA, working professionally creating background music for film, and the magic of imperfect recordings. Check out Idaho where ever you get music and @idahoband on Instagram. | 1h 05m 55s | ||||||
| 5/25/26 | Jesse Wims Talks NBA Playoffs | I have on Dishing and Swishing co-host Jesse Wims to discuss the OKC-Spurs series, how Wemby could break the game of basketball, and how to fix tanking with reality television. | 1h 14m 14s | ||||||
| 5/20/26 |  Hudson Freeman talks Short Form Videos, Political Philosophy and Internet Trolls | Hudson Freeman (@thehuddog on instagram) joins Kyle to chat about his life after the success of his viral song If You Know Me. We talk about the world of short form content creation, dealing with the backlash of Geese Bot Allegations, and the philosophy of Teddy Adorno. | 1h 21m 47s | ||||||
| 5/18/26 |  Uncslop Ep. 1: Chanch talks about Pete and Pete, Conspiracy Theories and China | So new thing for the Podcast. The regular Hey Smiling Strange interview podcasts will be up on Wednesdays from now on, but I'm adding a second podcast during the week. Early access will be on Youtube as a video podcast, then monday as the audio version. These podcast will be a bit more experimental until I find a format that works for them. I like trying things out, and for this one I just went on a walk and talked to my brother, Evan (@perchanches on Twitter). So here it is, Uncslop ep. 1! K... | 1h 09m 42s | ||||||
| 5/14/26 |  Kenny Boothby of Little Kid | Did you guys know my most listened to song on Spotify, all time, is Bastard by Little Kid? I've been looking forward to this conversation for a long time, Little Kid has been one of my favorite bands for a while now but remain mostly unknown. Please go check out any of their albums, my favorite is probably Flowers which has been on rotation for years in my house. Kenny talks about the the Toronto music scene, creating diy and lofi music, and his relationship to Christianity changing over th... | 1h 04m 55s | ||||||
| 5/7/26 |  Freakscene.diy with Corbin and Neek | I'm joined by Corbin (https://www.instagram.com/corbincorbin/) and Neek (https://www.instagram.com/neek4freak/) from Freakscene.diy. We talk about the old internet, the new internet, and how the DIY ethos lives on in the spaces carved out online. Freakscene.diy is an old school internet forum where you can follow your local music scene, find bands, shows, and talk whatever on a site that isn't going to turn your information into a product. A true community online in a world of dead int... | 1h 08m 15s | ||||||
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| 4/23/26 |  Devin McKnight of Maneka | On this episode I start a series working with Topshelf Records, who hooked me up with Devin McKnight (Speedy Ortiz, Grass is Green, and Philadelphia Collins) about his band Maneka. We talk about growing up in the suburbs, transitioning from high school sports into playing music, and how do you convince your parents that a career in music is actually possible. | 1h 08m 28s | ||||||
| 4/15/26 |  Nonbinary Girlfriend talks about Unironically Trying | James Binkowski from Non Binary Girl Friend comes on the pod to talk about enthusiasm, taking yourself and your art seriously, moving to PDX, and playing music to have fun with the audience. | 1h 08m 12s | ||||||
| 4/7/26 |  Ep 12 Jessica Boudreaux and Devon Shirley from Summer Cannibals | Jessica Boudreaux and Devon Shirley from Summer Cannibals come on the podcast to talk about the band's upcoming anniversary shows, the changing Portland Music Scene, and Bay Area Psych Rock. | 1h 07m 50s | ||||||
| 3/31/26 | EP 11 Spencer Hoffman On the Differences Between LA and PDX Music Scenes | Isabel and Kyle talk with longtime friend Spencer Hoffman about his new album Cherry Picker, writing through different stages of your life, and the differences between the LA music Scene and Portland. | 1h 11m 08s | ||||||
| 3/19/26 |  EP 10 Sean Jordan talks Standup Comedy and Skater Music | So at Famous Portland Bar Barlow, I asked friends if they knew any comedians that would want to be on the podcast and they threw out Sean Jordan as like a "Could you imagine?" type guy. Well, anyway, Sean comes on to the podcast to talk about his history getting into standup comedy, moving to Portland, his dream to be a professional skateboarder, and skater music. Catch him playing shows in Portland, as the host of Nice to Be Nice, or cohosting All Fantasy Everything and go wa... | 1h 10m 56s | ||||||
| 3/12/26 |  EP 9 Alien Boy's Sonia Weber Talks Smashing Pumpkins | This conversation was going to happen even if this podcast never existed. It's the first episode of the newly renamed Unc.slop podcast, with Sonia Weber from Alien Boy. We talk taking music seriously in a slacker city, developing lifelong artistic partnerships, and the inevitability of Billy Corgan. Thank you to How Strange It Is for the intro/outro music. Please Subscribe to my Instagram page to get extra content starting next week. | 1h 00m 48s | ||||||
| 3/5/26 |  Ep 8: God's Gonna Give You a Million Dollars with Shallowater | Isabel and Kyle are joined by Blake and Triston from Shallowater to talk about Texas, the changing shape of Indie rock, being a musician in Houston, and the endless victory of time over the hubris of man that lingers deep in the soil of west Texas. | 1h 07m 58s | ||||||
| 2/27/26 | Hey Smiling Strange Ep 7: DIY Booking with Coral Reef | In this episode Kyle does the solo hosting with guest Coral Reef of Mallbrawlreds (@mallbrawlreds on Instagram). She shares how she ended up in Portland and the trials and triumphs of wrestling all ages shows into existence in the scene. We are all Salmon swimming against the current, when you think about it. Mallbrawlreds is an agency that sets up an promotes all ages shows in and around Portland Oregon, check them out if you're looking for something to do or if you're looking for ne... | 1h 10m 53s | ||||||
| 2/22/26 | Hey Smiling Strange Ep 6: Braffmaxing with Benson Chong | Kyle and Isabel are joined by Benson Chong of Honeydiu (@honeydiu on instagram) to talk about running house shows in college, how finding new music has changed, and the eternal New Jersey of Garden State. | 1h 21m 55s | ||||||
| 2/13/26 | Hey Smiling Strange Ep 5: Sufjan Stevens Age of ADZ with Nathan Urbach | Kyle and Isabel, safe finally from illness, societal unrest, and technical issues (sort of on all accounts) invite Nathan Urbach of Pileup to talk Sufjan Stevens, Music for life changing moments, and the poetic truth behind non-conformist thinking. Check out Pileup's new album Leave The Light On coming out February 24th! | 1h 19m 35s | ||||||
| 2/7/26 | Hey Smiling Strange Ep 4: Tim Howe talks about Jason Molina | After a week of illness and some major technical issues we're back with Tim Howe of Vista House, First Rodeo and several other projects. Kyle and Time talk about playing in bands, the haunted american west, and Jason Molina's album Josephine when Kyle can stay on topic. | 1h 12m 42s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | Hey Smiling Strange Ep 3: Viewer Mailbag #1 | Kyle, aka Smiling Strange, aka costc0 goes on a solo podcast to talk about the content so far, what's to come, and his process for trying to come up with ideas. Then at the 40 minute mark He shifts to answering Viewer Mail Questions. | 1h 11m 36s | ||||||
| 1/20/26 | Hey Smiling Strange Ep 2: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco | We talk about intergenerational conflict, figuring out podcasting on the fly, and Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Featuring Kyle Rosse, Isabel Zacharias Music by How Strange It Is | 1h 16m 48s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 |  Hey Smiling Strange Ep 1: Welcome to the Pod | It's a podcast where that guy from instagram who walks around and talks about music now talks to you via podcast. Joined by Isabel Zacharias (Babytooth, formally of KMHD in Portland) we work our way through getting started in a local music scene, minor internet fame, and what we think the direction of the podcast will be. Intro and outro music by How Strange It Is | 1h 06m 26s | ||||||
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Chart Positions
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