Radio8Ball hosted by Andras Jones
Radio8Ball is a musical divination podcast hosted by ANDRAS JONES. We answer questions (and question answers) by picking songs at random, and interpreting them like musical tarot cards. The questions come from our celebrity guests and the answers are performed by our featured songwriter. Featured guests have included: Viggo Mortensen, Fred Armisen, Jon Auer, Tig Notaro, Mose Allison, Eleni Mandell, Inara George, Allen Toussaint, Susanna Hoffs, John Trudell, Michael Ian Black, John Doe, Exene Cervenka, Dave Alvin, Jimmy Webb and hundreds of others. Radio8Ball has been around since 1998. We started on KAOS 89.3FM in Olympia, Washington and presented a live theatrical version of the show in cities across America between 2005 and 2016. We've been a podcast since 2016. You can download our Radio8Ball app from the iTunes App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/radio8ball/id1326738822 It's filled with every song recorded in the history of the show and is your portal to the realm of The Pop Oracle.
Episodes
You thought we were done didn't you?
I suspected something similar but it appears we still have some episodes left in our system. This one, recorded on 10/10/22 is with ALAN ABBADESSA features a question inspired by his latest project; a video game called LITTLE GHOST and the Kickstarter he's running on its behalf in October of 2022.
Alan’s question was inspired by the latest tarot card in the deck he’s building for ...
This is the end of Season Three: The Appening..
Host Andras Jones assays the remains of this cloistered season which began on February 4, 2020 when R. Walt Vincent asked if he was worrying too much about the “novel” flu he was reading about coming out of China.
And now we're closing it out with this session recorded on July 8th, 2021 featuring:
- A segment from an extended interview with the director Paul Willia...
There's a season finale with an explanation of our recent absence coming on 8/8. In this special episode we celebrate the life of Chuck E. Weiss who left us on July 20, 2021.
Chuck was on Radio8Ball three times with...
All Day Sucker - http://www.radio8ball.com/2017/11/02/chuck-e-weissall-day-sucker/
Don Heffington - http://www.radio8ball.com/2018/06/05/chuck-e-weiss-don-heffington/
& Eleni Mandell - http://w...
Our 666th podcast episode is an exploration of the archetype of the devil, and its relationship to the high priestess.
When WILL MORGAN of the Meta-Egg YouTube channel invited host ANDRAS JONES to join his show to discuss Marvel's new WandaVision series it opened up a sync-whole of blackness, beauty and heroism that spanned across both shows.
We highly encourage you to check out the Meta Egg links below to get the full impact, and ...
In the first Pop Oracle divination of Gregorian 2021 ANDRAS JONES welcomes AARON J. LEONARD, the author of The Folk Singers & the Bureau to engage some synchronicity and discuss the history of American Communists during the week of Trump's attempted coup. Featuring music from STEVE POLTZ, RANDY KAPLAN, ALEX LILLY & ANDRAS JONES
Featuring:
The Radio8Ball Theme Song
performed by
STEVE POLTZ
Inspired by this week's episode of The World Is Wrong podcast, Andras Jones delves into Winter Solstice 2020 with an exploration of the value of generous conversations that takes us back in time with Mr. Jones & The Previous, Chris "Sandman" Sand and The Radio8Band (featuring Scott Taylor, Skyler Blake & Chad Austinson), as well as Kira Lynn Cain and Jon Auer.
THE WORLD IS WRONG podcast:
https://www.theworld...
Boundaries and thresholds are on the agenda as ANDRAS JONES engages The Pop Oracle with a question inspired by this week's episode of THE WORLD IS WRONG podcast about Paul Simon's "One Trick Pony" film from 1980. Along the way there's music from KIRA LYNN CAIN, MYRA FLYNN, ABBY WEEMS & CAROLINE KEYS.
THE WORLD IS WRONG podcast:
https://www.theworldiswrongpodcast.com/
Featuring:
The Radio8Ball Theme Song
performe...
ANDRAS JONES time travels back to 1999 to ask a question about an odd event he experienced when he was starring in "The Attic Expeditions" and attending Jon Brion's Friday night shows at Largo on Fairfax in Los Angeles. Along the way there's music and synchronicity with ABBY WEEMS of POTTY MOUTH, JOE BOURDET, JIM'S BIG EGO & ANDY SHMUSHKIN.
THE WORLD IS WRONG podcast:
https://www.theworldiswrongpodcast.com/
Featuring:...
ANDRAS JONES engages The Pop Oracle with a question inspired by "SOLO: A Star Wars Story" which is this week's film on The World Is Wrong podcast. Along the way there's music from JIM'S BIG EGO, RECESS MONKEY, GOD GOES TO DENVER SEEKING LOVE, TRACY BONHAM & ANDRAS JONES.
THE WORLD IS WRONG podcast:
https://www.theworldiswrongpodcast.com/
Featuring:
The Radio8Ball Theme Song
performed by
TRACY BONHAM
GUILTFAST is the practice of fasting from sundown the day before Thanksgiving until sundown the day of, during which we own the cost of our thanks.
This week on Radio8Ball ANDRAS JONES engages The Pop Oracle to explore a personal question inspired by this week's episode of THE WORLD IS WRONG podcast exploring two films directed by Michael Apted and released in 1992; "Thunderheart" & "Incident at Oglala".
Along t...
ANDRAS JONES is melting down. If you're into that sort of thing you're going to love this episode featuring the music of DON HEFFINGTON, KARL BLAU & KODA CORVETTE.
To hear ANDRAS's question join the Patreon campaign. $1 a month gets you the bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball
Featuring:
The Radio8Ball Theme Song
performed in the style of MOSEALLISON
by ANDRAS JONES
with MARSHALL THOMPSON ...
It's election day in the US and The Pop Oracle is getting to the quick of things in an episode that features DAVID ROVICS, KARL BLAU, RAINA ROSE, ELENI MANDELL and MR. JONES & THE PREVIOUS.
To hear ANDRAS's question join the Patreon campaign. $1 a month gets you the bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball
Featuring:
The Radio8Ball Theme Song
performed by
ELENI MANDELL
The Pop Oracle Song of The ...
SCOTT TAYLOR of Olympia's THE HARD WAY joins our Pop Oracle session to discuss last week's reading featuring his song "Invisible Girl" as the randomly chosen answer to JORDAN SUMMER's question on last week's show. In an episode that features music from SHMUSHKIN, JENNY JENKINS & SCOTT TAYLOR, Scott and Andras talk about Kurt Cobain's apartment, Jon Brion's philosophy, and what it means to be Beatlesque.
To hear AND...
JORDAN SUMMERS of ALL DAY SUCKER joins our Pop Oracle session (with a brief appearance from his ADS bandmate MORTY COYLE) to discuss last week's reading featuring their song "The Girl With The Denim Eyes" as the randomly chosen answer to MUHAMMAD SEVEN's question. In an episode that features music from DANNY PECK, FEISTY HEART, SCOTT TAYLOR & ALL DAY SUCKER the conversation ranges from fatherhood to songwriting to the question ...
MUHAMMAD SEVEN joins our Pop Oracle session at the invitation of last week's guest CHRIS SAND. In an episode recorded while the Amy Coney Barrett hearings are taking place in Washington, DC music from ALL DAY SUCKER, THE WET SPOTS, GOD GOES TO DENVER SEEKING LOVE, and MUHAMMAD SEVEN & THE SPRING generate a discussion that gets pretty deep and personal for host ANDRAS JONES and leads to an exploration of his father, his memory, ...
CHRIS "SANDMAN" SAND joins this week's Pop Oracle session with host ANDRAS JONES to discuss last week’s session featuring his song "Lower Case Blues".
To hear ANDRAS's question join the Patreon campaign. $1 a month gets you the bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball
Featuring:
The Radio8Ball Theme Song
performed by
SARAH KRAMER
& ANDRAS JONES
ANDRAS JONES hosts an episode with himself and explores the legacy of his film "The Attic Expeditions" with music from CHRIS "SANDMAN" SAND, VEDA HILLE & BRITTA PHILLIPS.
Featuring:
The Radio8Ball Theme Song
performed by
MIRANDA LEE RICHARDS
with Sammy Smith
& Amy Raasch
The Pop Oracle Song of The Day for October 1, 2020:
VEDA HILLE "Ace of The Nazarene"
Featured Music:
"Say Goodnight" by BRITT...
BART DAVENPORT joins this week's Pop Oracle session with host ANDRAS JONES to discuss last week’s session featuring a song from MIRANDA ZEIGER. This is a fun one featuring songs from JOHN EASDALE of DRAMARAMA, BRITTA PHILLIPS, ANDREA WITTGENS & BART DAVENPORT.
To hear ANDRAS's question join the Patreon campaign. $1 a month gets you the bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/radio8ball
When news of the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg interrupts an already spiraling synchronicity show...well...this happens.
MIRANDA ZEIGER
performs
The Radio8Ball Theme Song
"Beach Bum" from Miranda Zeiger as the answer to a question with W. Morgan Sheppard: http://www.radio8ball.com/2018/06/26/w-morgan-sheppard-miranda-zeiger/
FLOW FESTIVAL: https://www.flowffm.com
LANDSLIDE 20/20 APP: https://landslid...
LEAH ABRAMSON joins this week's Pop Oracle session with host ANDRAS JONES. Her song "Soft Parts" was the answer to JOSH GORDON's question on last week's episode. This episode syncs into sound walks, anti-semitism, trauma, division, archetypes, Vancouver, Biden, apps, Democrats and....9-11, as well as music from VIVIAN COOK, VEDA HILLE, JENNY JENKINS & ANDRAS JONES
To hear ANDRAS's question please join the Patreon campaig...
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