A Little Buzzed
Mel West and guests get together and get a little buzzed on whatever life is bringing up at the moment--relationships, creativity, culture, music, dating, friendships, career, money, how to be an adult, how to find purpose, food, you name it--while they're also a little buzzed.
Episodes
50 episodes
Adam Driver Pillow Talk with Subashiny
Mel talks to Subashiny about her love of Adam Driver, how it started, how it's going and engaging with men in general. Subashiny shares her insights on how her early male relationships informed the Adam Driver interest, what she thinks makes a ...
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1:22:52
Nihiloceros on Animals, Aliens, and Albums in Quarantine
Mel talks to Mike from Nihiloceros about their upcoming EP Self-Destroy, being a musician in a pandemic, questioning your superiority, and aliens. They talk about the concept behind the EP, the way that humans destroy, and the art of m...
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54:47
Pandemic Life: Kasey on Being a Teacher, Creative, and a Human in the Time of Covid
Mel talks to Kasey about the challenges of being a teacher during the pandemic, the potential impact to children, and their hopes for the post-pandemic future. Kasey shares her learnings from teaching kids online vs in-person and how different ...
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50:36
Young Tuxx on Why You're Worthy of Love
Young Tuxx, frontman for Papi Shiitake, shares his journey for finding self-love and why everyone is worthy of love. He talks with Mel about books, mindsets, tools that have helped him grow into someone who is at peace with himself. The journey...
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42:46
Steve on The Creative Process and Creativity in the Pandemic
Steve, from The Sharp Shadows and Sorry Darling, chats with Mel on the c...
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1:05:10
How Hillary Got Her Groove Back (After Moving to New York)
Mel chats with the amazing and talented Hillary Lahoma Van Scoy about how she found her stride after moving to New York and the circumstances that brought her there. They chat about her time in Glasgow, as a musician, and now learning the recor...
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1:54:27
Ben on the Sober Life, Songwriting & Socializing
Mel talks to Ben about his lifelong decision to be sober, what he observes while socializing sober, songwriting, and what he's seen in his 20 years of NYC. Ben talks about the driving force be...
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1:01:19
Make it Delightful with Bettina
Mel talks to Bettina about the creation process of her newsletter Make it Delightful which is like a dinner party in your inbox! The...
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44:14
Cultivating Creative Communities with the Gftd Artur
Mel chats with Artur from the Gftd Org about his desire for cultivating community amongst creatives in NYC. Artur shares where the idea for the Gftd Org came from, why he believes you should always support other creatives around you, and starti...
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52:34
Demystifying Your Fertility Cycle with Liz
Mel talks to Liz, from Body Literati, about her journey learning to demystify her fertility cycle in order to empower herself with fertility options and knowledge on how her body works and what it needs. Liz practices and educated on the Fertil...
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58:09
You're Not a Nice Guy, Or Why Being a "Good Person" Can Sometimes be Harmful
In this episode, Mel talks with her little sister, Andi, about the difference between being a nice guy and being the Nice Guy, why the Friendzone should be rebranded to not be so negative, and how clinging to your identity as a "good person" ca...
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49:17
Natasha is the Real Carrie Bradshaw, or On Being a Writer in NYC
Mel talks to Natasha Jokic, a British transplant living and writing in New York, about how she came to be in NYC from the UK, her career journey to become a writer for Buzzfeed, and what it's...
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52:54
Remembering Live Music: Brooklyn Drum Collective Presents... Live at Our Wicked Lady
Mel talks with Carlo and Darrell about their excitement for Brooklyn Drum Collective’s Live Album release and missing live music desperately. The Brooklyn Drum Collective (BDC) is a Brooklyn...
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47:12
Vanessa Makes a Case for Being an Oversharer
Mel talks to Vanessa Rock from On the Rocks Podcast all about why she decided to start a podcast where she shares about her life and why oversharing is truly caring. Mel and Vanessa talk about dating, being vulnerable, the importance of therapy...
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52:58
What is Love (Baby Don't Hurt Me) According to Mel
Mel shares what she thinks love looks like with her best friend Casey--how she thinks it can be unconditional but still have boundaries and why it's not a pact. Mel would like you to know the reason she initially did not like Casey was NOT beca...
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43:47
Visual Artist Jen Meller's Tips for How to Take a Great Selfie & Conquer Your Career Even if You Didn't Always Know it's What You Wanted to Do
Mel talks to Jen Meller, Brooklyn-based visual artist to hear how she came into her career and how she's made it work for her in a gig economy. They talk about the differences in DC and NYC, voyeurism, how taking a great photo requires a great ...
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45:22
Space Sluts Views on Music, Dating, Quarantine, & Being Honest
In this episode, Space Sluts joins us to talk about her new single St. V & the therapeutic process of writing music. We do an impromptu AMA (Ask Me Anything, as Mel learns) and talk about dating, how quarantine is teaching us boundaries, th...
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37:52
Amy Wants You to Have a Good Cry
Juli & Mel interview Amy Friedman from the podcast, Have a Good Cry, to discuss the value of crying, vulnerability, and not being afraid to be your authentic self. We hear where Amy came up with the idea for the podcast and her journey to a...
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1:03:54
Keeping Quarantine Habits
Juli and Mel talk about habits and behaviors they developed during quarantine that they'd like to maintain after everything opens up again. They talk about how quarantine has forced them to relook at how they prioritize their time, especially m...
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31:21
Millennial Therapist on Self-Acceptance & Body-Acceptance
Rebecca shares her journey of becoming a therapist, working through self-acceptance for both her and her clients, and body acceptance. She, Juli and Mel get buzzed on the enneagram, getting older and learning to not care what people think, and ...
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50:03
Creativity During Corona
In this episode, we did an instagram live recording with artist, Debbie Clapper, on how the Corona crisis has been impacting her work and her ability to create. We talk about the importance of creativity during times of suffering and the uncert...
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43:02
Take Heart's Path to Self Love via Celibacy
Tabitha from Take Heart shares with us how she found celibacy to be an important practice as she took herself down a journey to love herself. She shares the moment she realized she needed to take sex off the table and what it's been like those ...
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52:02
Coping During Corona: Tips from a Licensed Professional Counselor
We talk to Sarah, an LPC, on her tips for coping during this time of uncertainty. Sarah shares tips on limiting social media and news updates, sticking to your routine, walking to reset your system, drinking plenty of water, and getting lots of...
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47:17
Love in the Time of Corona: How Even Dare She Gets A Little Buzzed on Corona, Attachment Theory, FaceTime Dates, & Everything in Between
Laura & Marnie from the podcast, How Even Dare She, join us to talk about the Corona Times, the Attachment Theory, dating in the time of social media, couple goals, FaceTime dates and so many other things. Juli & Mel talk with ...
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1:07:54
Dan on Teaching, Learning, & Being a Full-time Musician
Dan shares what he's learned about learning through teaching people how to play the drums/guitar, including the importance of understanding you're learning style and the mental roadblocks that get in the way of learning and growing in your craf...
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