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Josh and Tyler get cozy in the backyard around a campfire to discuss Brian De Palma's 1980 masterpiece "Blow Out" starring John Travolta, Nancy Allen and John Lithgow. They also dig into different methods of storytelling in film, novels and albums, tropes in modern cinema, the value of seeking out art from previous generations, the implications of becoming a celebrity at a young age, Tyler working on a new book of poetry that stems out of his personal trials and life experience and, as always, they discuss some heady existential concepts about God, life, the universe, and everything.   Read Tyler's work and support him for as little as $1 a month on Patreon: patreon.com/tylerbarstow   Support Ink & Echo for as little as $1/month and get access to bonus content and exclusive treats at patreon.com/inkandecho   Our theme music is "Gold" by Black Map, used by permission blackmapmusic.com

Hunter Beaumont is one of the pastors of Fellowship Denver, the church Josh attends. Josh sits down with Hunter for a conversation regarding his personal history in Arkansas and Texas and how he ultimately went from being a CPA to a pastor in Colorado. They also discuss the cultural tone of Denver in particular, other progressive cities similar to it and how this affects the larger culture in general, the recent movement of Millennials quitting church altogether, how churches are big, broken entities made up of messed up people and having to stay committed to that body through the rough patches to get to the good stuff, how social media affects the current world and what excites Hunter for the future of Denver. Support Ink & Echo for as little as $1 a month and get access to behind the scenes content and other good stuff at patreon.com/inkandecho Our theme music is "Gold" by Black Map, used by permission blackmapmusic.com

Josh and Andy are back together on the mic at last to celebrate one year of Ink & Echo and discuss all the traveling for Lowercase Noises Andy has done over the past month, including supporting Emery on a few short runs and why he may not agree to such a tour again, as well as an explanation as to why doing solo house tours like Slow Spaces may be the most ideal scenario for his music. To support Ink & Echo for as little as $1/month, please visit inkandecho.com/patreon Our theme music is "Gold" by Black Map, used by permission. blackmapmusic.com  

HELLO BOYS AND GIRLS, it's just Andy here this week talking about how the Slow Spaces Tour went, and how he's feeling about the upcoming tour with Emery this week. To support Ink & Echo for as little as $1/month in exchange for bonus episodes and behind the scenes treats, take a gander at inkandecho.com/patreon Our theme music is "Gold" by Black Map, used by permission blackmapmusic.com

Andy will return next episode, so this week Josh gives a short solo talk about writing and creating fictional characters who are more crazy and demented than him, the nature of creative types and the way they communicate (or don't) to finish collaborative projects, deadlines and expectations, a brief update on his short film "Cordial Kill" and the one person who is now holding back the entire project from being finished, and a message from the Twitter mailbag from one listener who thinks Andy and Josh are evil, gay-orgy-having individuals who should GET OUT of the church. Also, TCBY frozen yogurt. To support Ink & Echo for as little as $1/month in exchange for bonus episodes and behind the scenes treats, take a gander at inkandecho.com/patreon Our theme music is "Gold" by Black Map, used by permission blackmapmusic.com

Andy and the Hotel Neon boys call Josh to give a brief update on how the Slow Spaces tour is going. Then, Tyler Barstow of Vinyl Me, Please joins Josh in his backyard for a lengthy discussion that begins with the film Enter the Void but blooms into a full-on exploration of the depths of life, what happens when we die, spirituality and mysticism, psychedelic drug use, where God fits into all of this, how much our lives do or don't ultimately matter and the challenge of integrating symbolism into art and stories. It's a mind-bender of a conversation, but touches on some valuable ideas. Josh's new short story "Poisonous Snakes of the Midwest" is FREE for the week of July 10 - 14 only, so grab it now, right here! https://www.amazon.com/Poisonous-Snakes-Midwest-Josh-Gaines-ebook/dp/B0733MQZ32/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1499546254&sr=8-2&keywords=josh+gaines Amazon has free Kindle reading apps for nearly every digital device: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=20

Billy Mays III joins the Goodboys for a conversation about his music project Infinite Third, his unabashed love of Nu Metal, his introduction into instrumental music, some stories from the road, the balance and contented state of his personal life and a few great anecdotes about his late father, pitchman Billy Mays. Hear and purchase Billy's music at music.infinitethird.com/ and keep an eye out for his tour dates at facebook.com/InfiniteThird/ Listen to Andy's kickass 90's/2000's rock playlist here: http://spoti.fi/2syec90 To support Ink & Echo for as little as $1 a month and get access to exclusive content, visit inkandecho.com/patreon Our theme music is "Gold" by Black Map, used by permission blackmapmusic.com

Our friend Stemson (Stefan Tomlinson; heard of him?) returns to the show to discuss his stylistically-all-over-the-place-but-very-enjoyable new record "Weird World," the lengthy process of writing and recording the songs, the concept behind the album art and Stefan's desires for his music project from here on. After the music talk, the Goodboys go deep on the joys of traveling while others around you are working, the (now rare) practice of taking time to listen to albums all the way through, how ultimate achievement in any field in life is not "the thing" that will make one satisfied, and lastly, Stefan opens up the floor for Josh and Andy to constructively critique his working process. Stemson's new album "Weird World" can be found at stemson.bandcamp.com Stemson, as well as Lowercase Noises, will be playing the 2017 AudioFeed Festival in Urbana, Illinois, June 30 - July 2. Tickets and info at audiofeedfestival.com/info-1/ To support Ink & Echo (and you should, it helps us out. A lot.) for as little as a

Spoken word artist, musician and writer Bradley Hathaway joined us from his rural home in Arkansas for an in-depth conversation about his new album "FLESH EATER," the influence William Faulkner has had on him recently, how he views his previous work, the current state of the music industry and how it affects artists like himself and many other facets of life, faith, social media, creativity and growing as a person. Listen to and purchase "FLESH EATER" and Bradley's whole catalogue of albums at bradleyhathaway.bandcamp.com/ He is @bradleyhathaway on Twitter and @bradleyhathawayofficial on Instagram To support Ink & Echo for as little as $1 a month in exchange for bonus content, visit inkandecho.com/patreon Our theme music is "Gold" by Black Map, used by permission blackmapmusic.com

The very kind and insightful Bill Vencil joins The Goodboys to discuss his unconventional entrance into the "ambient" music world, how he has garnered a following, his view of art in all forms and how he interacts (or doesn't) with social media. Bill's music under the moniker Chords of Orion can be found at chordsoforion.bandcamp.com His tutorials, gear reviews and other various things can be found on his YouTube channel youtube.com/user/chordsoforion To support Ink & Echo for as little as $1 a month, please visit inkandecho.com/patreon Our theme music is "Gold" by Black Map, used by permission blackmapmusic.com  

Josh has a new story out! Part of Andy's Emery tour got cancelled! This episode got all messed up! We'll explain all this and more, but the most important thing to glean this week is that Dave Mantel is back on the show and he has a new record out for his ambient music project Naal entitled "A703." To find out more about Dave's project Naal and preorder the new album "A703," please visit naalmusic.com/ To download Josh's new short story "The Golden Calf" for FREE until June 9th, please visit http://amzn.to/2qOtQty Amazon Kindle free reading apps: Kindle Apps To support Ink & Echo for as little as $1 a month, please visit inkandecho.com/patreon Our theme music is "Gold" by Black Map, used by permission blackmapmusic.com

Josh sits down with Andi Kirk for a conversation that quickly goes into deep and vulnerable territory surrounding anxiety, depression, anti-depressants, therapy, contemplating suicide and how being a wife and a mother of three factor into these heavy realities. We also touch on the current feminism movement, President Trump and the ambiguous boundaries that have crept into culture defining what we can and cannot say without being ridiculed. Andi writes a blog to document her journey and experience in real time at failingmotherhood.com Lowercase Noises' new record "The Swiss Illness" is available now and Andy will be touring a bunch this summer, performing both house shows with Hotel Neon and supporting Emery on certain dates. Info and tickets can be found at lowercasenoises.com/tour To support Ink & Echo for as little as $1 a month, please visit inkandecho.com/patreon Our theme music is "Gold" by Black Map, used by permission. blackmapmusic.com

This week Andy and Josh break out the guitars for a little on-mic impromptu hootenanny before digging into why Josh has big issues with authority figures and ambiguous cultural obligations. We discuss how those come into play in regards to work, church, holidays and even marriage. This one gets deep and brutally honest. Get into it. Support Ink & Echo on Patreon for as little as $1 a month! inkandecho.com/patreon Theme music is "Gold" by Black Map, used by permission. blackmapmusic.com

Listen. It's a short episode this week! Andy premieres a new Lowercase Noises song that hasn't been available publicly. For 15% off the new Lowercase Noises album, use the code INKECHO at lowercasenoises.com. Intro/outro music by the always amazing Black Map. blackmapmusic.com

This week Josh revisits the Enneagram results for his personality type 4w5 and shares how the answers there were revealing and helpful. Josh expounds on new writing projects in the works which leads to discussing how inspiration often comes from outside sources than one's own craft. Andy then shares a detour he took coming back from Denver this weekend and how it was deeply tied to nostalgia and fond memories but also heaviness and discomfort. If you enjoy what we do and would like to support the show for as little as $1 a month in exchange for bonus episodes and exclusive treats, please visit www.inkandecho.com/patreon Our theme music is "Gold" by Black Map, used by permission. www.blackmapmusic.com

Tim and Betony Coons are a husband and wife team who have collaborated to build a unique project together called Giants & Pilgrims: A Marriage of Art and Music. Josh drove out to their home and art studio in Greeley, Colorado to speak with them about what the project is, how it began, their desires behind it, and how they go about integrating life themes with artwork and music. Because this is Ink & Echo, we also dive into how having children can change one's view of mortality, the darker aspects of some of Betony's work in particular and where Tim and Betony individually find inspiration and life to fuel them as artists and parents. Prior to the interview portion, Andy and Josh discuss a few new things surrounding Andy's next album, how busy-ness has been beneficial to Andy in the past week, Josh tells an airport layover story in which he learned a lot more about the Burning Man Festival, and we close the show with a curious email Andy received in response to his music. See and hear Tim and Betony's

We're joined this week for the whole episode by our new friend Marshall, a longtime listener, a fellow musician and composer living in Denver and an insightful person. The discussion starts with Andy sharing how he has been going through some of the most intense depression of his life, the reasons why and how he is dealing with it. We talk about struggling to have motivation within day jobs, having integrity towards our employers and the benefit (or necessity) of tension between doing hard work that is unfulfilling alongside pursuing creative projects that are. We also discuss how self worth or value as a person does not come from productivity or quantity of output, no matter how much the present culture would have one think so. Marshall talks about how he got into making music and the ways in which it has grown for him even over a short period of time, as well as how he thinks about writing music or stepping into a new project and how it differs from Andy's approach. To hear and purchase Marshall's music und

This week the Goodboys discuss Brene Brown's "Daring Greatly" and why Josh wasn't into it as well as Josh's recent work on himself to undo years of psychological issues and misled principles due to guilt and shame. Also, Josh is excited to write again because of Stephen King. The talk then moves to productivity, workflow and disciplinary practices in how Josh and Andy plan out (or don't plan) their respective work days, and how lack of motivation, distraction and anxiety are so prevalent in society's approach to being creative and getting things done. We touch on how Andy's new album preorder is going and how it differs from previous releases now that he is on a label and we close with talking about views on college education, our own (very different) experiences and how we think of it in relation to our kids. To try Charlotte's Web Hemp and support Ink & Echo at the same time, please visit www.cwhemp.com and use offer code InkEcho10 at checkout to receive 10% off your entire order. To preorder Lowercase

Exclusive to listeners of Ink & Echo: Visit www.cwhemp.com and use offer code InkEcho10 now through April 30, 2017 to receive a 10% discount off your entire order! Joel Stanley is the CEO of CW Hemp, the Colorado-based company he began with his brothers known for developing "The World's Most Trusted Hemp Extract." Joel sits down with Josh and Trevr Merchant for a fascinating and educational conversation regarding the cannabis industry, the physical and neurological benefits of hemp, how hemp differs from marijuana, how the pharmaceutical industry and government agencies factor into the running of their business, how CW Hemp got its start, a number of stories regarding specific cases in which people have benefited from the product, what they have in mind for the future and more. To find out more about Charlotte's Web and try it for yourself, please visit www.cwhemp.com Pre-order Andy's new Lowercase Noises record "The Swiss Illness" on CD/LP/Digital at www.lowercasenoises.com/preorder To support Ink &