Curious Goldfish Podcast

Jason English
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Curious Goldfish is a podcast about independent music and the people who make it. The name comes from two Ted Lasso episodes. In one, Ted tells a struggling player that the happiest animal on earth is a goldfish, because it has a 10-second memory. The lesson: forget the mistake and move forward. In another, Ted quotes Walt Whitman before a dart match: "Be curious, not judgmental." Both stuck with me. I can't sing. I don't play an instrument. But I've spent years being genuinely curious about people who write something honest and then perform it for strangers. How they do it. Why they keep doing it. What it costs. The guests are Americana, folk, roots, rock, and country artists who aren't on the radio and probably won't be. Some have 500 monthly listeners. Some have 100,000. The common thread is that they chose the independent path and they're figuring it out in real time. We cover songwriting, the business of music, the touring life, and the moments that made an artist who they are. The conversations keep getting better.

  1. Still Choosing Each Other: A Chat with Cicada Rhythm

    3d ago

    Still Choosing Each Other: A Chat with Cicada Rhythm

    A freight-train hopper and a Juilliard cellist on staying married by letting each other change. Get the stories behind the episodes → curiousgoldfish.com ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Dave and Andrea of Cicada Rhythm met when he ste...

    30 min
  2. Emerging from the Wilderness: A Chat with Barns Courtney

    6d ago

    Emerging from the Wilderness: A Chat with Barns Courtney

    A billion streams behind him, and it's the fan dinners that keep the tour out of the red. Get the stories behind the episodes → Subscribe to Chords of Curiosity ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Barns Courtney expected his North America...

    40 min
  3. 40 Years & Still Figuring It Out: A Chat With David Ryan Harris

    Jun 15

    40 Years & Still Figuring It Out: A Chat With David Ryan Harris

    A guitarist's guitarist on chasing craft over fame, and writing a song a week to outrun his inner critic Get the stories behind the episodes → curiousgoldfish.com ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) David Ryan Harris is the kind of musici...

    40 min
  4. Blue-Collar Cowboy: A Chat with Matthias Lamparter

    Jun 15

    Blue-Collar Cowboy: A Chat with Matthias Lamparter

    A blue-collar cowboy who spent a decade and his own money to earn a debut called 15 Seconds of Fame Get the stories behind the episodes → curiousgoldfish.com ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Matthias Lamparter took ten self-funded year...

    33 min
  5. He's More Than a Clown in a Barrel: A Chat with Barrett Baber

    Jun 14

    He's More Than a Clown in a Barrel: A Chat with Barrett Baber

    A plane-crash survivor on loving something that hurts, and keeping AI out of his lyrics Get the stories behind the episodes → curiousgoldfish.com ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Barrett Baber built the album "Crittenden County" out of...

    1h 14m
  6. On the Precipice: A Chat with Certainly So

    Jun 14

    On the Precipice: A Chat with Certainly So

    Four friends from Mississippi State on the brink of going all-in on the band Get the stories behind the episodes → curiousgoldfish.com ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Certainly So, Colby, Tanner, Zach, and Chase, came together through...

    37 min
  7. Shelly Fairchild's Waited Long Enough

    Jun 11

    Shelly Fairchild's Waited Long Enough

    She lost a major label deal twenty years ago after being outed. She stayed in the queue Get the stories behind the episodes → curiousgoldfish.com ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Shelly Fairchild lost a major-label deal two decades ago...

    1h 1m
  8. 'Don't Chase the Chicken' - Jon Muq on Stress, Songwriting & His Incredible Journey

    Jun 10

    'Don't Chase the Chicken' - Jon Muq on Stress, Songwriting & His Incredible Journey

    A Ugandan singer who learned English from songs, played cruise ships, and landed in Austin by chance Get the stories behind the episodes → curiousgoldfish.com ( https://www.curiousgoldfish.com/?modal=signup ) Jon Muq grew up in Uganda learning English ...

    38 min
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Curious Goldfish is a podcast about independent music and the people who make it. The name comes from two Ted Lasso episodes. In one, Ted tells a struggling player that the happiest animal on earth is a goldfish, because it has a 10-second memory. The lesson: forget the mistake and move forward. In another, Ted quotes Walt Whitman before a dart match: "Be curious, not judgmental." Both stuck with me. I can't sing. I don't play an instrument. But I've spent years being genuinely curious about people who write something honest and then perform it for strangers. How they do it. Why they keep doing it. What it costs. The guests are Americana, folk, roots, rock, and country artists who aren't on the radio and probably won't be. Some have 500 monthly listeners. Some have 100,000. The common thread is that they chose the independent path and they're figuring it out in real time. We cover songwriting, the business of music, the touring life, and the moments that made an artist who they are. The conversations keep getting better.

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