#34 - Brandon Berry

#37 - J. Robbins

Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined virtually by Washington D.C. post-punk rock icon J. Robbins. They talk about legendary filmmaker Orson Welles, trying out for Government Issue, and touring in Japan. Note from Producer Sprinkle: We had some technical difficulties during the virtual recording due to the thunderstorm going on. This podcast has been edited to reduce glitches and audio issues. I have since watched The Trial (1962) and can confirm “it rips”. You can listen to J Robbins solo work on bandcamp here [https://jrobbins.bandcamp.com/].J will be performing at the MegaCorp Pavilion in Newport KY on Oct 20, 2026 as part of Haunted Fest Cincinnati. Thank you again to J for taking the time to speak with us! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit meetmeinthecity.substack.com [https://meetmeinthecity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

#36 - Eric Mahoney

Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined by director of the Brainiac Documentary Transmissions After Zero and Executive Director of the Yellow Springs Film Festival, Eric Mahoney. The fellas talk about getting into documentary filmmaking, meeting Jim Jarmusch, and running the Yellow Springs Film Festival. You can watch Brainiac: Transmissions After Zero here. [https://pluto.tv/us/on-demand/movies/6346e067cba1290014d86c9e?utm_source=amazon&utm_medium=ossearch]The Yellow Springs Film Festival 2026 will take place on Oct 1st-4th. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit meetmeinthecity.substack.com [https://meetmeinthecity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

#35 - Gretta Smak

Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined by Dayton punk rock veteran Gretta Smak, of The Strains and Summer Crush. They get into what it’s like to play in a band with your son, playing guitar in The Strains, and how shorter sets are better than long ones. You can listen to The Strains on Bandcamp here [https://thestrains.bandcamp.com/music]. You can listen to Summer Crush on Bandcamp here. [https://summercrush.bandcamp.com/album/summer-crush] This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit meetmeinthecity.substack.com [https://meetmeinthecity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

#34 - Brandon Berry

Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined by Dayton Daily News Music and Arts writer Brandon Berry. They talk about Tiffin Ohio, how Brandon landed his position at the DDN, and of course the music scene in Dayton. Brandon recently wrote about our podcast in the DDN, article here [https://www.daytondailynews.com/entertainment/meet-me-in-the-city-podcast-explores-dayton-s-music-legacy-and-future/article_2b82c716-1515-56a4-98c1-8e3c9e31e347.html]. Thank you Brandon for taking the time to talk with us! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit meetmeinthecity.substack.com [https://meetmeinthecity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

#33 - Morgan Enos

Dan, Will, and Shawn are joined this week by music journalist Morgan Enos, who writes about Guided by Voices on his Substack page (@excitedones) Morgan Enos [https://substack.com/profile/8540144-morgan-enos], and has a weekly jazz column “Mondays with Morgan” that runs in UK Jazz News. He’s also had bylines in Rolling Stone, the Grammys, Billboard, Fortune and more. They get in deep talking about GBV, writing about music, Jazz, and more. You can read more here Morgan Enos [https://substack.com/profile/8540144-morgan-enos]. Thank you again to Morgan for taking the time to talk with us! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit meetmeinthecity.substack.com [https://meetmeinthecity.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]