Damaged Goods Podcast

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake flies solo and discusses artists speaking out on issues VS artists being captive to their financial interests, reawakening, channeling  your energy to combat anxiety, losing followers, NOT sleeping with your cellphone in the bedroom, where there is & is NOT a grey area, the glass half-full approach, which character from the show The Office would you be? And why Vitamin D is your boy. Follow Jake @jthes @damagedgoodspodcast 

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is author, journalist, historian, and Bostonian, Dart Adams. the two discuss different writing processes, harnessing creativity when it comes, the journey every artist takes to find their voice, how skateboarding & skateboard videos influneced both of their artistic lives, having problems with publishers & editors, the heart-attack that is loosing all your files/computer/art you have worked tirelessly on, & what Dart WILL steal if you ain't careful. Follow Jake @jthes & Dart @dart_adams.

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is decorated barber and host of the Shop Talk podcast, Steve Ferreira. The two discuss how their early experiences with college radio impacted them podcasting, the barber as a therapist, imagination as a tool & a weapon, the struggle for social butterflies during this pandemic, the different ways people take in & digest music, and the power of knowing what you DON'T like. Follow Jake @jthes and Steve @este617

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake recounts his recent venture back from Mexico to California amidst the inetrnational pandemic, bribing cops, roadside shrines for those who have died on the same path, sleeping in your car adjacent to drug transactions, the Give-A-F@&% Meter, the fascination with the statement and notion of "not giving a....", what it should mean, reassessing your priorities, & more. Follow Jake @jthes @damagedgoodspodcast

On this episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake flys solo, with a semi follow up to the previous episode, with more stiories of his time in a foreign country, during a pandemic, taking care of ill loved ones, the fear you never knew, the concept of artists having to suffer/endure adversity to create their best art, the unnfair exchange of fans getting this great art while an artists may suffer, and 5 books and 5 movies he strongly recommends that you will dig. Follow Jake @jthes @damagedgoodspodcast

On this episode, Jake The Snake flys solo and tells crazy stories on his recent exodus from L.A. to Mexico during the Pandemic lockdown, taking insane precautions, crazy car accidents in the middle of nowhewre, having to be in hospitals during the pandemic, new problems facing his family, corrupt cops robbing him, books/movies to inspire strength, why staying isolated should make you feel proud, & more. Follow Jake @jthes & @damagedgoodspodcast

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is renown photographer Adam Amengual. The two discuss the ways in which the Coronavirus crisis has effected artists, creatives, freelancers, and the self employed, what some measures are that can be taken by both the individuals effected and state & federal officials to help their situation, things do do while self quarantined to keep one's mind occupied, healthy, informed, entertained, and distracted, why you should be careful where you get your information from, and why we have to still be kind mofos. Follow Jake @jthes and Adam @adamamengual

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is DJ, producer, & artist Khari. The two discuss his animated project, the interesting backstory of how/why he got into DJing, working for KSEX radio, being the assistant to a famous porn star, almost getting sexually jumped by Ginger Lynn in the radio studio, why having a trained fighting background is good if your work in nightclubs, why DJing in strip clubs was an easy transition, the jockey VS the horse, bar fights & more. Follow Jake @jthes & Khari @kharix

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is music-touring vet, VIP Coordinator, executive assistant, Courtney Angela. The two discuss what it's like to be on big live-music tours as a woman in a field filled with mostly men, life-hacks to being on the road living in hotels & tour buses, the liberation of quitting, eyebrows, what to NOT do on a tour bus, historical facts about Cincinnati, embarrassing herself in front of John Mayer, being the direct assistant to mega-superstar's manager & the insanity that went along with that, recycling initiatives on music tours, and working a Jennifer Lopez show at Madison Square Garden during a crazy citywide blackout in NYC. Follow Jake @jthes & Courtney @styled.byca

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is director/producer/actor Johnny Hickey. The two discuss what makes his new film, Habitual, more than a horror movie, micro-dosing, how to work yourself our of depressive spells, how he got comfortable and too a step back after his 1st film, Oxymorons, came out, how to reignite that inspiration and motivation, telling the stories he wants to tell through the form of various genres of film, being critical/analytical while watching movies, inaccuracies in Boston-based movies & more. Follow Jake @jthes & Johnny Hickey @thejohnnyhickey

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is music artist Justin Clancy. The two discuss crazy diets, physical exercise & cardio regiments that help his live performance, Jake's disdain for construction, why Justin doesn't like "recovery" rappers, his feelings on incorporating (or not) his journey of getting clean & sober into his music, not appreciating artists who take the easy path, how the entertainment industries in NYC & LA are more similar than most acknowledge, what makes good storytellers, why artists can be more critical or art than just consumers/fans, and why it's OK and natural to call stuff corny. Follow Justin @justin_clancy & Jake @jthes @damagedgoodspodcast

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is barber extraordinaire, Ronnie McCoy III. The two discuss how fast things have evolved for him moving from Michigan to LA and how to prepare for what you want next, getting to barber for some artists he has looked up to, hitting the red carpet at the VMAs, why its important to take time away from social media and unplug, how his trips to Japan give him perspective, how to gently tell a customer the hairstyle they want won't work, & more. Follow Jake @jthes and Ronnie @barberextraordinaire

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake discusses Dick Tricks and the phenomenon of your private parts playing tricks on your mind that have unsavory consequences and undesired consequences, shares stories of his recent month long solo Mexico adventure, driving through a pack of feasting vultures, almost getting stranded in the desert in the middle of nowhere in The Baja, and 5 guaranteed weight loss techniques. Follow Jake @jthes @damagedgoodspodcast

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake discusses his new book Quicksand, which is out now from finer retailers. Jake gives some information and back stories to the cover and inside photo, the inside illustrations which he did, a brief explanation of the chapter titles, difficulties he had with his first book that he hopes to iron out on forthcoming projects, pretentiousness he finds associated with the literary world he hoped to avoid yet fears he is guilty of too, why he is sick to his stomach, all recorded in Mexico. Follow Jake @jthes @damagedgoodspodcast & the book Quicksand by Jake Fraczek, available now on Amazon, other retailers shortly.

On this episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake looks back at 2019 with his Best Of's in music, movies, health, & more, talks about The Thugged Out Squirrel who has come back to reclaim his turf and terrify those in his way, including Jake, and why his upcoming book "Quicksand" has him scared also. Follow Jake @jthes @damagedgoodspodcast

On this episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake's guests are Stiz Grimey, on-air personality on Boston's WAAF, MC, & actor, and Johnny Hickey, director/writer/actor of the films Oxymorons and Habitual, which Stiz also stars in. The three discuss the new movie Habitual & it's underlying themes, the opiate crisis in Boston (and nationwide) and how it influenced both of Johnny's movies, drug decriminalization VS legalization, how Stiz transitioned from music into radio & podcast hosting, their takes on the film The Irishman, authenticity in Boston-based movies, & more. Follow Jake @jthes, Stiz @stizgrimey & Johnny @thejohnnyhickey.

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake The Snake's guest is modern merchant, entrepreneur, & international goods trader, Matt Handy. The two discuss how he got started selling fashion wear from being a photographer in NYC, how en ended up with 5,600 of the same Florida Marlins baseball hat, Salt Lake City's pollution problem, seeing firsthand the conditions of sweatshop labor in factories China, traveling internationally importing goods, why he focuses on vintage sunglasses for his business, how patience makes a good salesman, & why Jake and Matt hate contact lenses. Follow Jake @jthes & Matt @handysixdeuce

On this episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake discusses the concept of situational integrity and how people speak up (or don't) for things when its convenient, how he Larry-Davids himself by calling out things people in his personal life are guilty of, how to end up with less friends in your 30's, charlatans posing as artists, and why he isn't invited to most holiday parties. Follow Jake @jthes

On This episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake's guest is music touring veteran Tim Zuchowski. The two discuss the feeling he had after the Marines & how it led to him getting into the music business, working for the heavy metal band Lamb Of God, existing within a bubble, the struggle of people acclimating to "regular life", one-armed swimming tests, bullying then VS now, gas station dick pills & more. Follow Jake @jthes & Tim @backstageninja70

On this episode of Damaged Goods Podcast, Jake the Snake's guest is barber, grooming consultant, businessman, Kevin OGK Kellett. The two discuss the parallels between various counter cultures, the invaluable blessing of traveling for a living, from playing in a Hardcore band to cutting hair for celebrities, creating his new product line BYOGK @shopbyogk, working for others vs working for yourself, building up resentment while working bad jobs & using that resentment as fuel and motivation to start your own ventures, father & son bonding over music, and why stomach tattoos will keep you in shape. Follow Jake @jthes & Kevin @ogkcutyou @shopbyogk