Today, I traveled back to my hometown, Show Low, to bang one out (and record an episode) with my buddy and platonic, male counterpart, and multi-media artist, Nicholas "Oz" Perez! Honestly, what is a season of Visceral Musings without Oz? We talked about the death of art appreciation and we also challenge what qualifies something as "art". what makes someone an artist? what makes an album a "good album"? that, and so much more in an episode that signifies the end of season two of Visceral Musings and helps us recontextualize the very art that we so choose to indulge in. It's our podcast, our episode and we challenge the very foundation of why I set out to make the damn thing in the first place.  Let's boogie! Enjoy. See you next season.

Today on Visceral Musings, I talk to my creative partner and one of my best friends on this planet, BREYDON HILL as we unpack the early foundations of his musical endeavors, the lives and deaths of our creative projects, Safety School and Negative Thirty-Two, and I have him read a couple of ad's for me to generate a little revenue around here.  More so than all of that, we talked about Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World in an episode centered around friendship and influence, and why this movie has such a stronghold on us well into our twenties. It's been a long week already, let's unpack a little bit of what makes us, us. Let's boogie. Enjoy!

What up?  Today my guest is the host of the podcast A Dirtbag's Guide to Life on the Road, a decorated songwriter, who's back catalogue of work spans over a decade, with features in American Songwriter, and countless other appearances on other platforms across the years, my buddy, the progressive Cowboy, Charles Ellsworth!  We talked about his formative years coming up in the mountains of Arizona, as well as the many influences behind his extensive collection of creative projects. Oh, yeah we also played a game of "Millenials Learn to Serve Cunt", but most of all, we talk about the lasting impact of Johnny Cash's Unearthed, and how It played an 'instrumental' ;) role in his career as a songwriter and as a guitar player. Strap in and let's boogie. Enjoy!

Mariska Hargitay! And welcome back to another installment of Visceral Musings. Today, we're talking about the *ss*ss*n*t**n *tt*mpt on D*n*ld Tr*mp's ear, I improvise a haiku, and we talk about me elbowing literal child in the face at an In N' Out Burger, but above all that we're talking about Deadpool 2, the sequel to the first one! All the in's and out's of what make this movie a worthy successor to an already (borderline) perfect introduction to the Merc with a Mouth, Wade Wilson.  Strap in and let's boogie! Enjoy!

I am back from vacation with a solo episode and for the first time, Visceral Musings has no topic! That's right, break from format and we are focussing on a couple highlights from my recent trip from Minnesota, specifically; a few mishaps on an airplane, some terrible customer service and the recent acquisition of a possessed doll from an antique shop in St. Paul. I Tok a few of your itching, burning questions from instagram and shared some hot takes with you all. Very excited for you guys to hear this one and to get back into the swing of things. We are so back, baby. Let's boogie. Enjoy!

WHAT UP? It is Wednesday and we are at the mid-way point of Season Two! Today, there is no guest, so that means you're gonna hear me yap about the yappenest hero in the world of comic books, Deadpool! We unpack just why I love the Merc with the Mouth's titular film debut and we take a trip all the way back to 2016. But first, we talk about a show I've been watching that has a gratuitous amount of full-frontal nudity, I take shots at people who try to make me dance, and I take a few questions from the 'gram that give you some honest-to-god insight into my first erection as well as some hot takes on Star Wars. We even take couple stabs at some verbal-lore expanding in the world of Visceral Musings. Spread your cheeks and learn something new! Let's boogie! Oh, yeah! Also, enjoy some new original music for the Instagram Q +A's.

Today, my guest was my friend and one of my favorite artists out there today, Allison Tippets! You probably know her from her extensive portfolio as a tattoo artist in the Phoenix area, or maybe you’ve seen her artwork from one of the many projects i’ve worked on and reached out to her to draw something for (including this one).. but hey, regardless of if you or if you don’t, you are in for an absolute treat! Today we talked about the early foundations of her becoming an artist, from her sister’s “learn to draw” books, to cartoons, to her cutting her teeth and coming to her own as an artist. it was an absolute joy to sit and talk to someone who i respect so much, and who is so humble despite having such a massive amount of talent and has created artwork that has been immortalized on so many people. The topic of today’s episode is Aesop Rock’s 2016 album, The Impossible Kid and we both opened up about the impact that this album has had on us and we dive in to just how much Aesop has influenced Allison in her career as an artist.  enjoy me chatting with someone who i am proud to call a friend. be sure and stick around on to the end to hear the brand new song from the newly reformed The Hostage Situation called “The Last Leg” and catch their reunion show at the Rebel Lounge on July 13th! massive shouts to Brandon Kellum for letting us plug this one! let’s boogie, y’all. Enjoy!

Today, my guests are my very first threesome! It's Zach Perkins and Grant Becker aka the Desert Ratz! We covered a whole range of topics, from being in the army to discovering Grant to be our very first member of the Window Squad, we even found out which Rat is the top and who is the bottom, but mainly we got to do a deep dive on why the Rats give such a shit about the world of Minecraft, and speaking of games, we even got to play a wild game of "Porn Star or Pen-Name", America's #1 Game Show! It was such a delight to get and chit chat with two people who I respect so much. They were instrumental to me having the courage to start my own show, and I can't thank them enough for having me over to record this in their own recording space. Truly one of the funniest and best episodes Visceral Musings has to offer. ENJOY RATZ!!!

Today my guest was none other than the phenomenal Russell King! He’s an artist local to Arizona who is known for his music as well as his artwork that explores the psychedelic and spiritual realm and capitalizes on exploring human consciousness. Did I mention, he does all of his artwork by hand? Take a look at how symmetrical he is and be truly blown away. Today we dove deep into cartoons, music, psychedelics, and him doing artwork for Bone’s Eye as well as his love of Kill Tony— but beyond all that we talked about Russell’s love for the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie and how it contributed so much to his early years as a child and later translated into his work as an artist.   Sit back and get right into another installment of Visceral Musings and be sure to stick around to hear a new track from Russell’s music project, The Cullers, at the end of the episode. enjoy!

It is the season premier of Visceral Musings, and what better way to kick things off than by having a total sweetheart of a guest discuss our favorite fictional character ever created? This episode has to be another one of my absolute favorites and my guest today 100% encapsulates what this show is all about. His name is Josh Reidhead and as it turns out, we grew up together, and also completely separately. We got into religion, video games, but more so than anything else, we picked apart the last five episodes of Spider-Man: The Animated Series.  I couldn't think of a better way to kick things off, and I couldn't have chosen a better guest to get us started. Massive thanks to Josh. Let's kick things off correctly! Enjoy!

Mariska Hargitay, everyone! Today, we recapped all the joy and learning obstacles of Season One of Visceral Musings with Cody Reed! First off, we answered a few of your burning questions from Spotify and Instagram, we go through each episode individually and hit a couple key points, and lastly I give you my mission statement for Season Two. What a joy this has been, thank you for hanging with me, and we have much more to talk about going forward. Thanks for a great introductory season.   See you guys for SEASON TWO, next Wednesday!

Today, we flipped the script for the season finale of Visceral Musings! Your guest host for this episode is none other than my buddy, you know him, you love him... Nicholas "Oz" Perez, and your guest is lil' ol' me, Cody Reed. That's right, I got interviewed for the first time ever, and on my own show, no less. The topic of today's episode is my favorite movie, I Love You, Man with Paul Rudd, Jason Segel and Rashida Jones. But first, we covered a range of topics, from bodily functions to childhood memories, and believe me, we spared no detail. Thank you for joining me on ten episodes, and hopefully you will have further insight into me and why I love what I am doing with this project. Enjoy!

Today we get right into it, we're nearing the end of our inaugural season, and for our penultimate episode, we are defending and geeking out over the 2006 +44 album, When Your Heart Stops Beating. Fun fact, Mark Hoppus and I share a birthday. We talk about why I think this album is so great, why I don't think it deserves the hate, and we talk about what I am seeing on my instagram feed right now. All this and you find out why I am sick to death of Facebook cooking videos. Strap in, and lets take a much needed trip down memory lane! Enjoy! 

OOPS, ALL CODY! Hello, and welcome back to Visceral Musings! Today there is no guest, it's just me, your host; Cody Reed! Since the guest picks the topic and today I am my own guest, we are talking about the 2008 Mike Myers movie, The Love Guru, why I think that it does not deserve the hate it gets, and why I think you should give it another shot. Sit back, hang out, and lets find out what songs I would listen to if I could be Spider-Man web-swinging through New York City! Enjoy!

hello and welcome back for another installment of Visceral Musings! today my guest was the vocalist of the band Vacant Skies, he’s an artist, and a total slut for a kombucha; it’s Larry Reynolds! it was a total pleasure finally getting to know someone who i have gotten to share the stage with so many times and to get to talk about one of our favorite albums of all time: AFI’s 2013 album Burials! We also talked about the worst show Vacant Skies never played and the worst places to eat in Flagstaff, AZ. sit back, kick them shoes off and get cozy, because this one is a ton of fun! enjoy! 

hello and welcome back to Visceral Musings! it is season 1 episode 5 and my guest today was an absolute joy. as I've said before: you know him, you love him, and if you don't, you will, his name is Nicholas "OZ" Perez, and we had such a great time this week. he is hands down, one of the funniest, caring and most passionate people I have had the privilege of calling a friend. enjoy us discussing the 2022 film 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' and find out if these two fuckers ever shut up.  COWABUNGA!  

My guest this week is 1/4 of the band "Phil the Band", acting as a secondary songwriter, and lead guitarist. He's my former bandmate, and one of my favorite humans on planet Earth... Tony Zavala! We talk about losing our virginities, we talk about starting a family, making music,  becoming the best of buddies, and best of all, we're talking about the movie 'The 40 Year Old Virgin' and why we love it so goddamn much. Thanks for sticking around while we normalize and re-calibrate, enjoy another episode of Visceral Musings!

My guest today is none other than the singer, songwriter, and heart beat of the band Phil the Band, Ian Dupeire, and holy fuck do I hope I am spelling that correctly. We talked about starting bands, ending bands, getting branded, and most importantly, we talked about why he says that Dumb and Dumber is the greatest movie ever made. Thanks for sticking around and sorry for missing a week, but we are back for real this time, y'all! Enjoy this installment of Visceral Musings! <3

Today we’re defending the absolutely polarizing Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace! Love it or hate it, we’re finding the silver lining. Enjoy this “shout out” laden episode of Visceral Musings with my friend, Jonathan Apodaca! We talked about Negative Thirty-Two, Camp Punksylvania, and we even found out that Joe sure does know his Dateline NBC! Enjoy Visceral Musings — We will see you every Wednesday! (FOR REAL THIS TIME)

Today, on the inaugural episode of Visceral Musings, I talk to my childhood best friend, Josh Smith. We talk about growing up, trauma, being vigilantes, and we brush up on our secret language from years ago. The topic of today's episode is Religion, and boy do we have a lot to unpack here. Enjoy Visceral Musings. See you every Wednesday!