17 episodes

A weekly podcast about the beautiful songs that we love, and the amazing places we have cried to them in public. Hosted by Niko Stratis

Blue Eyes Crying By The Chips Niko Stratis

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    • 4.6 • 31 Ratings

A weekly podcast about the beautiful songs that we love, and the amazing places we have cried to them in public. Hosted by Niko Stratis

    Crying at the memorial show with Dan Campbell

    Crying at the memorial show with Dan Campbell

    Hey friends

    We're back! Some say it couldn't be done! And yet, here we are! We're back with new episodes, releasing on a semi-regular basis for as long as I can before I burn out! THRILLED to be joined by my guest on this episode, Dan Campbell of the Wonder Years and today with a new record with side project Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties! I tell Dan about crying listening to a song of his, i misremember the name of it, we start an airline business, he's crying at a concert, and he tells me the name of his future dream Weakerthans tribute comp. It's all here

    You can find Dan Campbell on all social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram

    Buy In Lieu of Flowers, the new record from Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties HERE

    You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter, Anxiety Shark.

    Our theme song is by Augusta Koch of Gladie, find Gladie on Bandcamp HERE

    Show artwork is by Amanda Wong, check out her INCREDIBLE work HERE

    Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Tell your friends! Help me get the word out about this show, it really, really helps. 

    Okay, love you, see you next week.

    • 1 hr 13 min
    Oops, All Tears (feat your voice memos!)

    Oops, All Tears (feat your voice memos!)

    Hey everyone. Apologies, this episode took longer to get to you than i would have liked, i explain why in the intro. Basically, voice bad, record hard. But here it is, your oops all tears voice memo episode!

    We'll be back with NEW episodes in February! 

    You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter, Anxiety Shark.

    Our theme song is by Augusta Koch of Gladie, find Gladie on Bandcamp HERE

    Our logo is by Amanda Wong, check out her INCREDIBLE work HERE

    Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Tell your friends! Help me get the word out about this show, it really, really helps. 

    Okay, love you, see you soon. 

    • 13 min
    Crying Reading Vogue Listening To Mereba with Shelli Nicole!

    Crying Reading Vogue Listening To Mereba with Shelli Nicole!

    Hey friends. Welcome back to Blue Eyes Crying By The chips, I’m your host, Niko Stratis. I’m a writer living in Toronto. 
    I’m currently writing two books at once, one is called The Dad Rock That Made Me a Woman, forthcoming from the American Music Series at the University of Texas Press. The other is a novel called Girls of Summer, it’s a queer love store centred around the Vans Warped Tour at the Calgary Speedway in 2001. 
    This is my podcast about the beautiful songs that we love, and times we have cried to them in public. I use public loosely, public can mean whatever it means to the guest. Really I’m here to talk about emotions and music and the intersection of these two things with people
    My guest is Shelli Nicole, culture writer, curator and editor! You can read her work in a great many places, but I highly recommend her newsletter, hishelli.net

    We talk about SO many things, this was one of my all time favourite episodes to record. We get into writing, culture, emotions, hiding to cry, the stereotypes of sadness, and so much more. Also, a song by an artist I didn’t know before Shelli wanted to talk about them: Mereba.

    You can follow Shelli on Twitter and Instagram

    You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter, Anxiety Shark.

    Our theme song is by Augusta Koch of Gladie, find Gladie on Bandcamp HERE

    Our logo is by Amanda Wong, check out her INCREDIBLE work HERE

    Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Tell your friends! Help me get the word out about this show, it really, really helps. 

    Okay, love you, see you next week.

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Crying At Riot Fest watching RIDE with Alicia Gaines (Ganser)!

    Crying At Riot Fest watching RIDE with Alicia Gaines (Ganser)!

    Hi friends

    I'm back, and I brought my friend Alicia Gaines with me to talk about Chicago, the science of crying, shoegaze, RIDE, what Alicia calls "walk into the ocean music" and so much more. Such a fun chat with one of my all time favourite people!

    You can follow Alicia on Twitter and Ganser on Twitter and Instagram

    Also, details on how YOU can submit a cry story for our upcoming, end of the year cry jamobree!

    Simply send me an audio file (voice note from your phone is FINE) at my email, nikodrewstratis@gmail.com and use the subject CRY STORY and please include your name if you'd like me to use it, your pronouns, etc in the body of the email!

    You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter, Anxiety Shark.

    Our theme song is by Augusta Koch of Gladie, find Gladie on Bandcamp HERE

    Show artwork is by Amanda Wong, check out her INCREDIBLE work HERE

    Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Tell your friends! Help me get the word out about this show, it really, really helps. 

    Okay, love you, see you next week.

    • 1 hr 14 min
    Crying At The Grocery Store to Michael Martin Murphey with Daniel Lavery!

    Crying At The Grocery Store to Michael Martin Murphey with Daniel Lavery!

    My guest today is writer, editor, podcaster, hiker, apple enthusiast: Daniel Lavery! We talk about what makes a guide hiker, apples, David Letterman, crying and  Michael Martin Murphey!

    You can find Daniel on Twitter HERE

    Also, details on how YOU can submit a cry story for our upcoming, end of the year cry jamobree!

    Simply send me an audio file (voice note from your phone is FINE) at my email, nikodrewstratis@gmail.com and use the subject CRY STORY and please include your name if you'd like me to use it, your pronouns, etc in the body of the email!

    You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter, Anxiety Shark.

    Our theme song is by Augusta Koch of Gladie, find Gladie on Bandcamp HERE

    Show artwork is by Amanda Wong, check out her INCREDIBLE work HERE

    Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Tell your friends! Help me get the word out about this show, it really, really helps. 

    Okay, love you, see you next week.

    • 57 min
    Crying on a bike trip to John K Samson with Riley Macleod!

    Crying on a bike trip to John K Samson with Riley Macleod!

    My guest on the podcast this week is Riley Macleod, someone I’ve been looking for an opportunity to chat with into a microphone for a good long time. We talk about crying, we talk about religion and sobriety and video games and earnestness, and we talk about The Weakerthans and John Samson.

    You can find Riley on Twitter. You can read Aftermath.Site HERE

    Also, details on how YOU can submit a cry story for our upcoming, end of the year cry jamobree!

    Simply send me an audio file (voice note from your phone is FINE) at my email, nikodrewstratis@gmail.com and use the subject CRY STORY and please include your name if you'd like me to use it, your pronouns, etc in the body of the email!

    You can find me, Niko Stratis, on all social media platforms @ Niko Stratis. I tend to use Twitter the most, or my newsletter, Anxiety Shark.

    Our theme song is by Augusta Koch of Gladie, find Gladie on Bandcamp HERE

    Show artwork is by Amanda Wong, check out her INCREDIBLE work HERE

    Leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Tell your friends! Help me get the word out about this show, it really, really helps. 

    Okay, love you, see you next week.

    • 1 hr 25 min

Customer Reviews

4.6 out of 5
31 Ratings

31 Ratings

Lizzzkeee ,

Such a Wonderful Listen

Heartfelt and insightful. Love it.

reading.knitting ,

Fantastic music podcast

Love love love the Springsteen episode. I’ll be tuning in next week for sure!

DestrierGirl ,

Thoughtful and charming

This podcast’s an instant listen for me. Come for the best music intro ever, stay for the great conversation

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