Hey Smiling Strange
A podcast about DIY scenes, independent music, and the best uncslop available. Featuring Kyle Rosse, aka Smiling Strange and Isabel Zacharias of the band Babytooth.
Podcasting since 2026 • 11 episodes
Hey Smiling Strange
Latest Episodes
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.
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Episode 11
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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 ...
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Episode 10
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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 artis...
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Episode 9
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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 Te...
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Episode 8
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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...
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Episode 7
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