Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I’m Santiago Ramones.

Dakota and I started with discussing Star Wars, which has some rich lore. But then we get to what we really wanted to talk about, which was politics. Obviously, we don’t agree on everything, but it’s amazing what you can find that you agree on with someone when you get to sit down and talk like real human beings. I was glad to have the conversation. You can find Dakota’s bands on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/katlock7/
https://www.instagram.com/thesweettalkersmusic/
https://www.instagram.com/plutoripband/

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I’m Santiago Ramones.

Dakota Green is the drummer for Kat Lock, The Sweet Talkers, and Pluto Rest in Peace. Normally, I get people on the podcast that I’m usually pretty friendly with and we end up becoming more friendly. However, Dakota and I have argued every once in a while on Facebook, and I didn’t like that. So, instead of sitting back and getting bitter about our differences, I decided that I wanted to get him on the podcast so that we could better understand our differences and get past them. I’m glad I did, because that’s what happens when you sit down and have a civilized conversation with the people you disagree with. So, get to know Dakota!

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Breck and I discuss music, history, human senses, communication, and more music. Power Cycle (Jonathan Edwards, Breck McGough, and Santiago Ramones) has a concert on October 8th and it's a Halloween show, so bring your costumes that you've been wanting to wear all year! It's at the UCO Jazz Lab and it starts at 7:30pm. FREE PIZZA. FREE MUSIC. What more could you want?

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I’m Santiago Ramones.

I had recorded a podcast for this week, but I was unable to use it due to my own recording mistake. Instead, here’s a repost of a podcast with an old friend. He passed away earlier this year and I miss him dearly.

The text from the original posting:

“After the first conversation with Caleb, he and I spent a long time talking about stuff and wanted to keep that conversation going, since we didn't get it on record. We discuss stuff like the collective vs. the individual, ideal societies, technology, and economics. While it may seem that we get a bit against each other, rest assured that we're totally civil and have absolutely no hard feelings. Such is the nature of ideological conflict. Caleb is a great friend and I look forward to having him on the podcast with other people, too.”

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I’m Santiago Ramones.

Breck McGough is a composer and singer that I know through UCO. We’re in a trio of electronic music called Power Cycle, which includes Jonathan Edwards (Bit Depth 126). Breck and I talked about music and spirituality. You can find some of his music on his SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/breck-mcgough

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I’m Santiago Ramones.

I didn't have time to record a podcast this week, so here's a rebroadcast of the bonus episode on a while back with guests Grayson Hamm and Walt Blythe of Space4Lease:

Space4Lease is a psychedelic rock band from Oklahoma City, and this podcast features Grayson Hamm and Walt Blythe (and Caleb Gray in the background). Stick around till the end of the podcast and get to hear an EXCLUSIVE acoustic song from them. You can find them on Facebook and Instagram, or more easily on their website: www.space4leasemusic.com

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

BJ Mendelson and I discuss privacy, social media, the Internet, artificial intelligence, politics, history, the future, and so on. This was an incredibly informative and fun conversation and I'm super happy to have had BJ on. You can find all of his things on his website, bjmendelson.com

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

BJ Mendelson is a former mall Santa, author, comic book writer, and public speaker. He's spoken at the United Nations and has written books on privacy and social media. I was super happy to have him on, and through the power of the Internet, neither of us had to travel halfway across the country. You can find all of his stuff on his website, bjmendelson.com

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

LaRonn is back, and joining us is Ashley Parks, actor and creative. They both star in "9INETY", a 90's style modern sitcom. We talked about film and culture - how we're experiencing a bloom of great films made by great creators, but also how unoriginal other movies can be. We also discussed what it's like to be people of color in this day and age and what the future may hold. You can watch all of LaRonn's short films on his YouTube channel, which Ashley is often a part of.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Joining me this week is LaRonn Marzett. LaRonn is an actor, screenwriter, director, and filmmaker. We discuss film, what makes it good, what it's like to be an indie filmmaker, and so on. He has a show on his YouTube channel called "9INETY", a comedy sitcom inspired by 90's television but set in the modern world. You can watch "9INETY" and his other short films on his YouTube channel.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Joining me this week is Aidan and Isabel of Sunphaser (Syzygy), and we talk about politics, mental health, education, and society in general. We really go everywhere with this one. You can follow Isabel on Instagram on her main account @isabelnonameherrera or her makeup account @isabelrosemua; you can follow Aidan on Instagram @aidan.mccool; You can follow their band @Sunphaser

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Sable wanted to talk about conspiracy theories on the podcast, so we put on our tin foil hats and discussed crazy stuff! We talked about the Mandela Effect, 9/11, Flat Earth Theory, and Simulation Theory, among other things! You can find Sable's stuff on Instagram @sableann_creations
A note about audio: for some reason, both of our microphones ended up a little distorted, and mine actually cut out at times, so in order to hear me during those times, I had to amplify Sable's audio, so you'll hear some noise when that happens. I'm not sure what happened (perhaps the government is onto us), but I will definitely double/triple check next time!

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Aidan McCool is an excellent young bass player that I've had the opportunity of playing alongside. We talked about music, the role of the bassist, spirituality, politics, and video games. You can find him on Instagram @aidan.mccool and you should also check out his band, Sunphaser (soon to be Syzygy): @sunphaser

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Nick Ley is back and we talked about spirituality and religion, psychedelics, morality, and being honest with oneself. You can follow him on Instagram @nicholas_ley or you can find his bands here:
http://www.colourmusic.net/
http://www.flaminglips.com/
https://brothersgriiin.weebly.com/

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

I'm super happy to have had Nick Ley join me on the podcast. Nick is a father, husband, teacher, and musician. He plays with Colourmusic, The Flaming Lips, and The Brothers Griiin. He's also the program director for Music Business at ACM@UCO. He's really freakin' cool. We talked about music, business, and he gave some great advice on making a living being a musician. Get to know Nick! You can follow him on Instagram @nicholas_ley or you can find his bands here:

http://www.colourmusic.net/

http://www.flaminglips.com/

https://brothersgriiin.weebly.com/

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Jonathan Edwards is a composer, cellist, audio engineer, piano technician, and all around Renaissance man. We discuss music, what motivates his musical ideas, how arts and education can be beneficial, and the universe. It was great to spend time with him and cool to see his studio space. You can find his stuff on YouTube or Instagram @tuneselectgo

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Madison joins me again as we talk about the possibilities in the universe, the vastness of existence, and songs that make us cry. This conversation has it all. You can find Madison's music on all of the streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, and if you like it, you can buy the album on through her Bandcamp: https://keathley.bandcamp.com/
You can also follow her on Instagram @keathleymusic or on Twitter @keathley_music

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

Madison Keathley Lewelling is a singer and songwriter who goes by "Keathley" on stage. We talked about how she got into music, spirituality, politics, and pie. You can buy her stuff on Bandcamp at https://keathley.bandcamp.com/
Or you can stream it on Apple Music, Spotify, and all those platforms.

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

David Broyles (Dr. Pants) is back and we continue the interview where we talk about spirituality and religion. We also discussed a little of politics and composition, as well as performance. You can find everything Dr. Pants on his Bandcamp: https://drpants.bandcamp.com/

Hello, and again, welcome to Bit Depth. I'm Santiago Ramones.

David Broyles, also known as Dr. Pants, was finally on the podcast after much badgering, and I am happy to have had the three corner officemates of ACM@UCO (Sephra Scheuber, Dustin Ragland, David Broyles) on the podcast! Dr. Pants is a composer, songwriter, performer, teacher, father, and husband.David and I talked about music, how he got started, and why it's important. Normally, the interview podcast has spirituality talk, but we got so carried away on music that we put the spirituality stuff on the next one. You can find everything Dr. Pants on his Bandcamp: https://drpants.bandcamp.com/