Damaged Goods Podcast

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

On this episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake's guest is CBD & Cannabis business woman, certified sound & Reiki healer, model, comedian, and all around warrior princess Brittany Tatiana. The two discuss integrity in the Cannabis industry, why CBD products have grown in cost & popularity, why not all are to be trusted, how CBD is best used to heal, improv comedy, how freedom of speech works, why Kamala Harris is a cop, the recent legal backlash against vaping, what makes vaping dangerous, vaping VS Big Tabacco, & more. Follow Jake @jthes & Brittany Tatiana @brittanytatianaxo

On this episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake's guest is musician, songwriter, & producer Kyle McCammon. The two discuss east coast energy VS west coast energy, the different type of satisfaction from performing live onstage to writing & producing music in studio, working on his new project Lean (@lean.noise), techniques to break up long studio sessions and keep your sanity, attending a music conservatory in The Netherlands right out of high-school, why Kickboxing is important, and more. Follow Jake @jthes and Kyle @kylemccammon

On this episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake flies solo, sharing a brief chapter from his upcoming book, Quicksand, and he discusses the concept of people wishing congratulations and happy birthday to other people that they're friends with on social media instead of in real life, his newfound empathy for the hearing impaired, and a horrible story about middle-school bullies. Follow Jake @jthes

On this episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake's guest is comedian, writer, director, Scott Kidd. The two discuss the perils of working for someone else, the riffs between stand up comics versus improv comics, being an EMT with a sense of humor, the fallout of leaving a show he had been a part of for a while, why comedians transition well into acting, hating censorship, musicians taking themselves too seriously, and the three types of people who have mustaches. Follow Jake @jthes and Scott @theScottKidd

On This episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake's guest is model, entertainer, & dancer, Audrey Rose. The two discuss porn sobriety, what happens when people's sex tolerance gets shot, her first time working in a strip club, getting roasted at standup comedy shows, putting the vitamin in the ice cream, crazy fetishes & requests clients have made to her, & kicking men in their balls for money. Follow Jake @jthes & Audrey @audreyrose265

On This episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake's guest is Hip-Hop artist, author, & adjunct professor at Roger Williams College in Providence, Rhode Island, Jon Hope. The two are also joined by fellow artist & founder of The Shooters Club LA, Roger McKenna. They discuss publishing his first book "One Hundred Miles Per Hour in a Parked Car", strategic persistence, what it's like to have your students be fans of your music, acquiring coffins & guns for a video shoot,  "job-shaming" in Hip-Hop & why aspiring rappers would hide their regular jobs from fans, and is cheating part of The American Dream? Follow Jon Hope @jonhopepvd, Roger McKenna @listentoroger & Jake @jthes.

On this episode of Damaged Goods, Jake The Snake's guests are Allee Futterer & Niko Giaimo of the band The Astronots. The three discuss having to keep things secret in the music business, recording their latest album in a remote location with coyotes, cats on leashes, driving the wrong way on one way streets, having a jazz background, having to play the trumpet while dressed as a clown, what makes a good manager, dating musicians, the downside of networking & more. Follow Jake @jthes & The Astronots @Theastronotsband