Indie-folk trio Tiny Habits (Judah Mayowa, Maya Rae and Cinya Khan) join host Adam Unze for the mini-season finale of The Spark Parade!

The group shares the story behind their Spark: James Taylor’s 1976 classic album, In the Pocket, featuring iconic tracks like "Shower the People" and "Woman’s Gotta Have It".

Together, Adam and Tiny Habits break down:

• What it was like spending a summer touring with James Taylor and listening to his music on his tour plane
• The hilarious (and surprisingly candid) career advice James gave them about record labels
• The warm analogue sonics, tape hiss and vocal arrangements of 1970s studio production
• How James Taylor's vocal phrasing directly inspired the arrangements on their debut album All Is Yes
• The emotional power of music that connects across generations

Check out Tiny Habits' fantastic new sophomore album Keepers!

The Spark Parade is a podcast that dives deep into the films and albums that have inspired today’s creative icons. Hosted by Adam Unze, each episode features a unique conversation with an artist about their chosen film or album, and how it sparked their artistic journey.

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Actor, writer and podcaster Angourie Rice (The Nice Guys, Mare of Easttown, Mean Girls) joins host Adam Unze to launch a brand-new mini-season of The Spark Parade!

Angourie explores her Spark: Ben Stiller’s iconic 1994 Gen-X classic, Reality Bites, starring Winona Ryder, Ethan Hawke and Janeane Garofalo.

Together, Adam and Angourie break down:

• Discovering Reality Bites in Melbourne and tracking films on Letterboxd
• Why the film’s quarter-life crisis and early-20s career anxiety hit just as hard for Gen Z today
• The brilliance of Winona Ryder, Janeane Garofalo and Steve Zahn’s performances
• 90s cinema aesthetics, vintage tech and the cultural obsession with nostalgia

Be sure to check out Angourie's fantastic new romcom Finding Emily, out in the US on August 28th!

The Spark Parade is a podcast that dives deep into the films and albums that have inspired today’s creative icons. Hosted by Adam Unze, each episode features a unique conversation with an artist about their chosen film or album, and how it sparked their artistic journey.

Follow us on social media:

Instagram/Bluesky/TikTok: @sparkparade

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What happens when an eight-year-old kid sees the opening shot of Mike Nichols’ 1988 classic Working Girl for the very first time? If that kid is Emmy-winning comedian, actor, and podcast host Bryan Safi (9-1-1, Ask Ronna, Attitudes!), it sparks a lifelong dream to move to New York City and a career built on unapologetic, sharp comedy.

In this episode of The Spark Parade, host Adam Unze sits down with Bryan Safi to chat about his Spark: the iconic 80s romantic comedy Working Girl, starring Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver and Harrison Ford.

They gush about the genius of Mike Nichols, the cultural impact of Carly Simon’s Oscar-winning anthem "Let the River Run" and the absolute madness of late-80s hair styling.

• The Iconic Opening: Why the Statue of Liberty opening sequence remains one of the greatest movie intros in cinema history.
• 80s Aesthetics & Staten Island Hair: The outrageous bangs, crimping and fashion that defined an era of film.
• Sigourney Weaver vs. Melanie Griffith: How Working Girl subverted corporate tropes and delivered two masterclasses in comedic performance.
• The Power of Creative Authenticity: Bryan on overcoming early industry homophobia in comedy and learning to lean into his signature camp sensibility as his greatest strength.
• Behind-the-Scenes Movie Trivia: Why the studio almost replaced Carly Simon with The Eagles' "Witchy Woman" and how Harrison Ford took a back seat to let the women shine.

Catch Bryan live in NYC in Are You Mad At Me? at the HERE Arts Center, watch him on ABC's 9-1-1, and listen to his hit podcasts Ask Ronna and Attitudes!.

The Spark Parade is a podcast that dives deep into the films and albums that have inspired today’s creative icons. Hosted by Adam Unze, each episode features a unique conversation with an artist about their chosen film or album, and how it sparked their artistic journey.

Follow us on social media:

Instagram/Bluesky/TikTok: @sparkparade

Subscribe, rate, and leave a review wherever you listen!

For more info, visit: www.thesparkparade.com

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