PK Waves returns to the podcast to talk about current events, his new album, and gaming. PK Waves is an artist residing in San Luis Obispo California, originally from Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri. His new album is called For Loaded Shells Only.

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Intro; PK Waves returns to the Duff Radio Podcast
0:16 - Growing up in the Camdenton, Missouri school system
1:34 - What happened to the Scary Movie series?
2:02 - PK's SP-404 and home studio setup
2:40 - Video games
5:21 - Recording sounds with vintage microphones
6:39 - Creating beats with loop banks on SP-404
8:37 - Styles on PK Waves new album For Loaded Shells Only
10:09 - Lake of the Ozarks culture
16:44 - The 40-hour workweek; Mewgenics game; The Binding of Isaac video game
19:50 - Are LLMs demonic?; OpenAI whistleblowers
24:44 - Unseen forces of the universe in an information-based reality
26:55 - AI chatbots are like Ouija Boards; warnings against negative aspects of AI; Google DeepMind
30:15 - Using AI to create assets; Aseprite pixel art tool
32:03 - Game development program at Camdenton LCTC; Gamemaker Studio; RPG Maker
35:17 - Exploring RPG Maker; Riley Macc Discord
36:28 - Megabonk game
37:23 - ARC Raiders robot killing game
37:58 - Alienware computer
39:48 - Civilization 3, 4, 5, and 6
40:36 - Volcano vaporizers
43:02 - Rebuilding life one step at a time
43:47 - Impact of California transfers + St. Louisans and Kansas Citians on the rental market at Lake of the Ozarks
45:01 - Lake restaurant parking lot story
47:36 - Growing up in a small town
48:54 - Love is beautiful
49:18 - Thoughts on the Epstein files
1:13:49 - Future of the American Empire
1:31:33 - Importance of community in the digital age
1:34:08 - Earthship homes
1:36:35 - Building a creative community; New Mexico unrestricted land; Uncle Roy's Organic Cannabis in Milan, New Mexico
1:43:29 - PK Waves Drum Kit
1:45:25 - Moving to the East Coast; Chinese medicine; working & living in California
1:55:14 - Finding happiness in the face of modern lifestyle demands
1:58:56 - Message to music producers in 2026
2:01:12 - OG Da Sleep Dealer, BugleBoy, and PK Waves YouTube Channels
2:11:40 - Outro

Links to everything we talked about:

Uncle Roy's Organic Cannabis - https://uncleroygrows.com/
PK's Drum Kit - https://marketplace.ectocorp.net/
PK Waves YouTube: - @pkwaves420
Bugle Boy: - @bugleboy3k
Aseprite - https://www.aseprite.org/

#duffradio #pkwaves #undergroundhiphop #sp404mk2

Kansas City artist OkCasheyy returns to the Duff Radio Podcast with host Ty McDuffey to talk about the upcoming Bad Luvrs and Friends show on October 3, 2025, at Sk8bar in Westport at 209 Westport Road, Kansas City, Missouri. The show's lineup features frequent Duff Radio collaborators OkCasheyy, STBtheDON, Riley Macc, TS Shaad, Zajikc, and many more.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Intro, OkCasheyy on the Duff Radio Podcast
0:06 - Brain eating amoeba Lake of the Ozarks
0:46 - Bad Luvrs and Friends Show October 3rd in Westport
1:18 - How OkCasheyy planned a local concert and found the Sk8bar venue in Westport
2:33 - Getting people out of the house and to live events
3:04 - Fighting spiritual warfare through music and togetherness
4:46 - Bad Luvrs and Friends details (October 3rd, 2025, 7pm doors open at 6pm til midnight)
5:21 - OkCasheyy's setlist for the Bad Luvrs & Friends show, Strawberry Milkshake song, tracks with Riley Macc
6:14 - Drank Pt. 4 by STBtheDON, Uneasy by OkCasheyy and Riley Macc, Roll U Up 2 by Wheelz, Aden Prieto setlist, Kelron's latest EP
7:39 - Eye for talent
8:35 - Where is OkCasheyy at creatively right now?
9:19 - Contact OkCasheyy for music videos and visuals; Milliones video by Zajikc and Delirio MC
10:00 - Exporting videos in Davinci Resolve
10:48 - Managing changes in business; faith in God
12:07 - Was OkCasheyy raised in a church? Faith and prayer's role in OkCasheyy's life
16:04 - How music brings the world together
18:50 - Being remembered after death; making other people's lives better
20:09 - Butterfly effect, consistency, law of accumulation
21:13 - What does success mean to you?
22:46 - OUTRO; COME OUT TO the Bad Luvrs & Friends show at Sk8bar in Westport

#podcast #kansascitymusic #independentartist

In this episode of the Duff Radio Podcast, host Ty McDuffey sits down with Kansas City rap group Live By The Bag (producer ConorChillOut, STBtheDON, TS Shaad, & Mighty Casual) to talk about the release of their long-awaited debut album, which has been nearly 5 years in the making.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Introduction to Kansas City rap group Live By The Bag and their new album
0:43 - God works in mysterious ways, how Mighty Casual and ConorChillOut met
1:38 - TS Shaad out of Kansas City, Kansas, Wyandotte County
3:10 - ConorChillOut on the early days of producing and recording music, meeting through Soundcloud
4:12 - STBtheDON on Live By The Bag's creation in early 2020 on 10th & Grand downtown Kansas City, Missouri; recording 3 albums during pandemic lockdowns
5:49 - Mighty Casual on shooting videos in Kansas City, early social media days, recording first tracks with Live By The Bag music group
6:53 - Respect for Live By The Bag's engineering, production, writing, energy, and talent; importance of community, friendship, & hard work
8:16 - Statement from ConorChillOut on family
9:16 - TS Shaad statement on brotherhood, growing up together, and family
10:49 - TS Shaad's growth as an artist
11:22 - STBtheDON on friendship and working with ConorChillOut; perfecting the process and getting better; 10,000 hour rule
15:33 - Friendship, hobbies, talent, earning respect from others
16:11 - STBtheDON's New York era; hoops; building relationships in Kansas City; creating a new album for fans in Kansas City and worldwide; subgenres of rap; appreciation for rap and music; growing as men
19:17 - Top 5 rappers in Kansas City
22:32 - Music is timeless; changing the world with music; sticking together as men during tough times; setting goals and being accountable
24:25 - A Beautiful Underrated Moment album announcement
24:50 - TS Shaad on accountability& improving; interview outro

Solo female adventurer Alice Ford joins host Ty McDuffey on the Duff Radio Podcast to share her experiences living with a hunter-gatherer tribe in Tanzania and her thoughts on finding happiness without modern technology. Our conversation touches on the universal commonalities among all people, how to stay in the present moment, and the debate surrounding the sale of America's public lands.

TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 - Living in the city vs country
1:00 - Recent travels
2:35 - Living with a hunter-gatherer tribe in Tanzania
10:12 - Commonalities between all people
13:16 - Happiness levels without technology & Internet
17:21 - How to stay in the present moment
20:24 - Trump public land sell off
29:00 - Organ Mountains-Desert Peaks in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on the chopping block to lose federal protection as a national monument.
29:21 - Argument for the sale of public lands?
33:43 - Trump administration proposals for public land sales potential ecological impacts
36:29 - Beauty of public lands in America
40:14 - Visiting Alaska for the first time
44:50 - American overconsumption, food supply in America
47:01 - Common principles among traditional diets?
48:33 - Best places to get meat and fish?
50:19 - Pescatarian diet
52:35 - 3 meals a day vs intermittent fasting
54:50 - Outro

#podcast #travel

Solo female adventurer Alice Ford joins host Ty McDuffey on the Duff Radio Podcast to share stories from her travels to all 7 continents, including living with the Achuar tribe (former headhunters) in the Amazon rainforest, her recent expedition to Antarctica, and what indigenous cultures have taught her about happiness and modern society.

Welcome to another episode of the Duff Radio Podcast featuring a conversation between Nathan Green, CEO and Co-Founder of New Level Radio and Ty McDuffey of Duff Radio.

In 2007, along with long-time business partner Sam Ambrose, Nathan Green helped launch New Level Radio, creating a new niche in the radio and music industry. Today, the company delivers customizable radio networks for hundreds of businesses all over the U.S., including more than 60 casino properties in 24 states across the U.S.

TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro to Nathan Green and the early days of New Level Radio
2:41 - Challenges in starting a new business
5:00 - How to do client outreach
7:47 - Phone sales closing techniques
9:57 - New Level Radio's first customers
11:22 - Who picks the music at casinos?
13:37 - Psychology of music and emotion
16:39 - Developing a musical ear
17:33 - Best decade of music
19:05 - Scaling up a small business
20:50 - Finding a niche in business
22:35 - Business growth technique
26:54 - Most fulfilling part of career
28:32 - Casino psychology
31:43 - Most interesting stories
33:45 - Most beloved songs
34:59 - Artificial intelligence age
38:29 - Anthropic AI copyright ruling
40:58 - Pushback against generative AI
43:17 - Impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on business
46:24 - Job displacement due to AI
50:39 - Biggest missed opportunities in industry today?
52:44 - Outro; how to find Nathan Green and New Level Radio

More about New Level Radio: https://www.newlevelradio.com/company

#podcast #business #businessgrowth #businesstips #entrepreneurship #musicindustry #casino #psychology #ai #artificialintelligence

PK Waves is an experimental/ambient/lo-fi/vaporwave/hip-hop/rap artist hailing from Camdenton, Missouri, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Houston, Texas, and most recently, San Luis Obispo.

Timestamps for our conversation on the Duff Radio Podcast:

0:00 - Linking up with PK Waves on Duff Radio
0:16 - Samson long hair; having long hair as a guy
1:16 - Is Lake of the Ozarks lifestyle similar to Ozarks Netflix?
2:58 - Crime rate in Nashville, Tennessee; California gentrification
4:38 - Gun laws in Tennessee; concealed carry pros and cons
5:37 - PK Waves background from Camdenton, Missouri; audio engineering school; vaporwave scene; SPF 420 music; vocal competition
10:59 - Using obscure samples; plunderphonics
12:36 - Modern rap origins; Lil Wayne legacy; 2010s rap; Lil B memes
14:44 - Soulja Boy FL Studio; resourcefulness
15:16 - Moving to Nashville; meeting Machinesix; joining a record label
18:55 - Rapper scammer - public rap beef
20:13 - Investing in an artist's development
21:59 - For a Better Tomorrow album by Killian; improving as a writer; overcoming perfectionism; how to find flow states; tapping into Source
25:28 - Why does time go faster as you get older?
28:24 - Gamification of social media
32:13 - Making money as an artist in 2025; decline of rap
32:52 - AI music generators; Udio AI music
34:21 - Using an old Android phone
35:34 - FLAC and WAV vs mp3
36:12 - Paul McCartney's "McCartney II"
38:05 - Psychedelic music; Soothes record; living off the grid
40:20 - Releasing music under an alias; 1 of 1 albums; Martin Shkreli Wu Tang Album; NFTs
43:00 - Is humanity going into the Matrix?; AI 2027; ChatGPT
44:57 - Will AI cause us to go extinct?; AI prediction; drones for biochemical warfare
48:08 - 1984 George Orwell; Reddit bots; dead Internet theory; TikTok algorithm
50:43 - Starlink Internet; old Android phones; retro camera footage; 90s culture & technology;
54:09 - How to pull vinyl records into a DAW; sampling with SP404; how to make a sample beat; producing in Ableton; audio engineering school
1:04:54 - Vintage microphones & gear
1:08:33 - PK Waves' journey & mindset in Franklin, Tennessee
1:14:18 - Outro; how to find PK Waves; OG Da Sleep Dealer YouTube channel; listen to Soothes & Bubblestar projects

You can find PK Waves on:
Bandcamp: https://pkwaves.bandcamp.com/music
X: https://x.com/pkwaves
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pkwaves
IG: https://www.instagram.com/pkwaves/

Fresh Cola Records: https://freshcolarecords.bigcartel.com/

For a Better Tomorrow (Album): https://lilkillian.bandcamp.com/album/for-a-better-tomorrow

Video by vvundertone we mentioned about vintage mics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5emYUDODqIs

#podcast #interview #rapper

Ty McDuffey (host of Duff Radio) and STBtheDON have a discussion on life, creativity, and staying true to our goals.

STBtheDON tells us about the story behind his stage name and his roots in Kansas City. We reflect on the importance of communication and respect in personal and professional relationships and how those values help us form strong bonds.

Throughout our talk, STBtheDON opens up about the pressure to constantly deliver fresh content in the social media era. We talk about the costs of always needing the next big moment, emphasizing that the slower road often leads to more success. He also looks back on moments when he questioned continuing with music.

The episode covers the balance between real life and the online world, including how oversharing on social media can turn harmful. We also touch on the motivation to leave behind a legacy of honesty in rap music, which sometimes prizes shock value over substance.

Listeners also get a look at STBtheDON's thoughts on growth, challenges, and what it really means to work for your goals.