YTunes Shuffle

Episode 51: Wolfie Trausch

Wolfie Trausch is a Los Angeles native who started acting at the age of 8! He has since moved into the voice over world and when he isn't working as a voice actor, he makes extra cash as a voice over casting director and teaches seminars.

 

We dive right into his Fave 5 songs where we learn all about his non-existent musical upbringing. His parents were both teachers and made it difficult for him to ditch classes...but we do learn about the music he and his dad had in common and how he not only met his current b/f on Tinder, he is teaching his mom how to use the app too! 

The group gets into an incredible discussion about weed and edibles in modern times and then Wolfie shares a song that he started listening to because he thought his crush was super into it. 

 

We go to Croatia for this week's episode of Band Or Bar before learning about a really embarrassing Guilty Pleasure. Wrapping up the show with First Concert and Last Concert....Wolfie's story is sweet and really just getting started. He is not a character to be missed. Follow him on Instagram!

Then make sure if you'd like to attend our Holiday Party on Wed 12/13 in Los Angeles, but can't make it...we'd still love to hear your holiday stories inspired by the music of the season. Send us your song and story to ytunesshuffle@gmail.com.

Episode 50: Shawna Baca

Shawna Baca is our guest this week; fresh off of directing a music video, currently in production with two documentaries, Shawna also manages to find time to organized the American Latin Film Festival sponsored by Nosotros, and also sits on the Advisory Board of the East Los Angeles Chicano Film Festival Cin Sin Fin.

 

Shawna is quite the "rock chick" with purple hair, but starts us off with an unending love for Madonna and closes the Fave 5 out with a Christmas song.

In between we talk going from being a straight A student, going into continuation school, learning about her close friends, how she gets back into public school and then what it was like going to college as an adult.

Her family has an interesting coicidence as she and her 5 year younger sister, share the same narrative where their fathers' passed away as babies.

Band Or Bar takes us to Byron Bay Australia. Then we learn of her naughty Guilty Pleasure, First Concert and Last Concert.

 

Keep up with Shawna and her awesome award winning film projects and then be sure to like the show on Instagram!

Episode 49: Cassie Dang

This week's guest not only worked as an entertainment lawyer, but now runs her own company, Dang Entertainment, managing comedians.

Cassie describes how she accidentally started managing comedians. Her first passion was actually to be on Broadway. Her mother is a Vietnamese singer and sang alongside her mother as a young girl in the United States. Cassie is the only American born citizen in her family and talks a lot about the family dynamics and respect given to her older brothers and sisters.

We share our favorite musicals and a few high school memories (Maggi and Cassie graduated Irvine High School in Orange County, CA together).

Plus, what kids from Irvine got into in high school…and it was surprisingly innocent…until her bff graduated early. Then she got into some crazy shenangians. Plus she was the person who threw all the parties.

And we celebrate a family member who is no longer with us but is remembered for his service and his long important talks with Cassie.  

Band or Bar takes us to KOS, Island Greece. Then we wrap up with her not-so-guilty pleasure, surprising First Concert and her Corner of The Internet.

 

Find Cassie Dang on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Then make sure to like the show on Facebook for details about our holiday party!

Episode 48 Angel Martinez

If you live in the Los Angeles area, you've probably heard Angel Martinez on your radilo dial giving you the traffic reports. She shares with Maggi and David all about her side hustle, Sustainable Shoes! 

 

Her Fave 5 songs take us to her roots growing up in Southern California, going to school in Utah, her ski days, and the very cool story of how she got started in radio. Plus, a few stories of the reason she came back to Southern California and the special relationship with her dad.

We go to Brooklyn New York for Band Or Bar and then find out Angel has a unique kissing style during the Guilty Pleasure segment. Finish out with her AMAZING First Concert story and this becomes an episode not to be missed.

Keep up with Angel on Twitter or Instagram and then make sure to like the show on Facebook!

Episode 47: Alex Angelikis

This week, Maggi and David were grateful to have Marine Corps Veteran and Actor, Alex Angelikis join the show. We talked a lot about Boot Camp, dealing with PTSD, the growing pains of being different in school and in your early 20's and finally, a veteran's Point Of View on the Colin Kaepernick NFL kneeling issue.

Maggi and David were so intrigued by his Heavy Metal Fave 5 and really learned a lot about what happens when a service member comes home with PTSD and discovering that being Different...is a power!

 

Band Or Bar takes us to Billings, Montana...but don't click on the links. See if you can guess along before learning about Alex's Guilty Pleasure and First Concert.

 

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Episode 46: David Interviews Maggi

This episode was dug up from the archives and originally recorded as a practice run through on October 21, 2016 when David and Maggi were working out the kinks of the show before inviting their very first guest, ever!

 

You'll hear the co-hosts chat about some fundamentals of building the show and promotions before digging into Maggi's Fave 5 songs!

 

Through her music, Maggi shares the story of moving in the middle of high school after her parent's divorce from New Jersey to California and the kind of straight edge kids she hung around. She talks about a vivid moment in those iconic car rides between houses where her dad stepped up to answer a very awkward question.

She moved often in her adult life chasing her radio dream and she talks about her first morning show job and why it may have been the creepiest job ever. Maggi also skims the surface on the story of one man she really loved, and takes us full circle back to New Jersey and one of the most awkward moments in school.

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Episode 3: Melanie Vesey

YTunes is up to some fun...and we've been digging in the archives for your listening pleasure!

 

Melanie Vesey is a nationally touring comedian and starred in "Man On The Moon" with Jim Carey. She also recently recorded her live album "Wild Animals." This episode originally aired on our previous SoundCloud platform on 11/29/2016.

 

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Episode 2: Blake Wexler

Blake Wexler is a nationally touring comedian from Pennsylvania and has worked on the Key & Peele Show. His episode was originally uploaded on Soundcloud on 11/05/2017. 

Episode 1: Jeff Husbands

YTunes Shuffle is getting nostalgic, all for your listening pleasure!

Jeff Husbands was the very first guest on the show...his episode was uploaded on Soundcloud on 10/29/2016. Jeff Husbands runs several very successful comedy shows and mics in Los Angeles. He is an army veteran and now works closely with Adam Barnhardt.

Episode 45: Chris Cope

Nationally touring stand up comedian Chris Cope joins the show to share his Fave 5 songs. He talks about growing up in Gainesville, FL, the kind of person Gene Simmons REALLY is, and one celebrity he'd love to have lunch with. Chris opens up about the biggest mistake he made at 23 years old and how to know just when you are "ready" to move to Los Angeles for comedy. Plus, he just confirms how Twitter can help you fall in love!

 

Band or Bar Takes us to Savannah, Georgia before he shares his Guilty Pleasure, First Concert and Corner of The Internet.

 

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