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Show Name: Who’s on the Aux?

Episode Title: Heartbreak, Healing, and Love

You are listening to Who’s on the Aux, the podcast with your hosts Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif.

In this episode of Who’s on the Aux the Podcast, we discuss: Heartbreak, Healing, and Love

Aleena: Who’s on the Aux? We’re on the Aux. Hello everyone, and welcome back to Who’s on the Aux podcast, where we discuss some of your favorite music artists and decide whether they are truly good or just over hyped.

Fiona: That’s right. So who are we talking about today?

Aleena: We are talking about the guy they say who was built from heartbreak…

Fiona: Which is???

Aleena: Zach Bryan, duh

Fiona: Who??

Aleena: I honestly don’t really know either, I’m not gonna lie. However, I did some research, and he is an American songwriter.

Fiona: Yeah, never heard of him

Aleena: Yeah- wait, wait, we just got a message from one of our listeners!

Fiona: Okay! Read it now!

Aleena: This is a question from Julie, who emailed me from Australia! She is wondering what inspired us to create a podcast and why we chose this particular topic.

(Talk about why we chose podcasting, and we did this topic.)

Fiona: Moving back into the topic of this episode

Aleena: (Talk about Zach Bryan) As ironic as it is, even though Zach Bryan makes many country and American songs, he was actually born in Japan.

Fiona: No way, was he raised there?

Aleena: Nope, he was raised in Oklahoma, but both of his parents were stationed in Japan because both parents were serving time in the U.S Navy. Which later on, influenced Zach to serve there too, but I’ll get into that later.

Fiona: Oh, so when would he even have time to start music then?

Aleena: Basically, when he was 14, his grandfather gifted him a guitar, which was literally all that Zach needed. Zach had a spark, and I guess the guitar made it bigger.

Fiona: But why would his grandfather just randomly give him a guitar?

Aleena: He would write some poetry when he was 12, and I think his grandfather just saw a gift in him.

Fiona: Okay, so what about him serving in the Navy?

Aleena: After high school, he decided to enlist, following in his parents' footsteps. He stayed for 8 years before he decided to leave. While he was in the Navy, he would upload videos of himself singing, and they were unedited. It showed many people his talent, and as soon as he left, he decided to keep doing music.

Fiona: How much longer after that did he actually become recognized, or famous?

Aleena: He mainly got recognized because he would post videos on YouTube while he was still in the Navy. This one video he posted on YouTube was named “Heading South”, which was literally filmed on his phone. This gave him recognition and gathered many, but his debut album was made after the death of his mother, Annette, in 2019. In her memory, he named the album DeAnn.

Fiona: Aww, that is very sentimental, like making a whole album named after his mom. But what after that?

Aleena: Well, he started releasing more and more independent albums, and he started gaining fans and fame. Eventually, he went on tour, and now people listen to him daily.

Fiona: That's cool, I’m gonna listen to one of his songs, because I still don't even know who he is.

Aleena: Before we get into opinions, let's hear from one of our classmates about their podcast.

Aleena: (Welcome everyone back) So, do you listen to country music, or do you like it?

Fiona: Opinions

Aleena: Opinions

Aleena: Thank you for listening. Were your hosts Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif signing off? Next week on the Aux, we have yet again another male artist. He is a rapper...

Show Name: Who’s on the Aux?

Episode Title: Born Pink: The World Tour

You are listening to Who’s on the Aux, the podcast with your hosts Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif.

In this episode of Who’s on the Aux the Podcast, we discuss: BlackPink: Born Pink: The World Tour

Fiona: Who’s on the Aux? We’re on the Aux. Hello everyone, and welcome back to Who’s on the Aux podcast, where we discuss some of your favorite music artists and whether they are truly good or overhyped. In this episode of Who’s on the Aux podcast, we discuss Blackpink, Born Pink: The World Tour.

Aleena: Before we introduce our artist for the episode, let's meet our guest!

Shruti: (Introduce yourself)

Fiona: Shruti is one of my best friends, and I was like, she likes Blackpink, so obviously, we're gonna have her on the aux with us.

Shruti: I'm thrilled to be on the show today!

Aleena: We are so happy to have you!

Fiona: We apologize for interrupting your class.

Shruti: It’s okay! We were already in the community room.

Aleena: Enough of the small talk, let’s get into the episode.

Fiona: Okay, okay.

Shruti: (Talk about their debut and debut song) Debut song was “boombayah.”

Aleena: I definitely heard that song before.

Fiona: [Talk about members (Not in full depth)] (Jennie and Jisoo are Korean, Lisa is Thai, and Rose is Australian.)

Aleena: Okay, so, how did they all start? Did they all know each other before?

Shruti: Talk about their music

Fiona: Talk about their music

Aleena: Okay, now let ME get into my opinions after hearing all this, but first, a quick break…

Everyone: Opinions

Aleena: Thank you for joining us today. We’re your hosts, Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif, signing off.

Fiona: Hints for next artist (folk and country music, and an album called American Heartbreak.)

Aleena: Music credits and social media

Fiona: Thank Shurti, for coming

Shurti: Say something

Everyone: Thank people for listening.

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Show Name: Who’s on the Aux

Episode Title: Choirs, Cellos, and Chaos?

You are listening to Who’s on the Aux, the podcast with your hosts Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif.

In this episode of Who’s on the Aux, we will discuss Hozier: Choirs, Cellos, and Chaos.

Aleena: Who’s on the Aux? We’re on the Aux. Hello everyone, and welcome back to Who’s on the Aux podcast, where we discuss some of your favorite music artists and decide whether they are truly good or just over hyped.

Fiona: We are very excited to record this episode because we have our first guest on the show!

Shiv: (Introduces herself)

Aleena: (Ask Shiv who’s on the aux today?)

Shiv: Answer and say it's Hozier.

Aleena: Oooo, okay, I honestly don’t know much of him. Is he good?

Fiona: Have you ever heard a Hozier song?

Aleena: No, not really.

Shiv: You’re definitely missing out.

Fiona: Yeah, he’s such a good artist.

Aleena: Well, I wouldn’t know. I’ve never really listened to his music or heard anything about him.

Shiv: It’s okay, we got u.

Fiona: Yeah, we can tell you about his early life and career.

Aleena: Okay, so who even is this guy?

Shiv: To start, Hozier’s full name is Andrew Hozier-Byrne. Hozier was born on March 17, 1990, in Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland.

Aleena: Wait, so he’s Irish?

Shiv: Yeahhh, he is.

Aleena: Bro, I wanna go to Ireland so bad.

Fiona: Guys, back on topic, his father was a blues musician, and at the age of 6, his father had severe spinal cord surgery that left him in a wheelchair. When he was 15, he started to learn to play the guitar and started to write songs. After his dad's surgery, his family financially struggled.

Aleena: Dang, that sounds hard.

Shiv: Yeah, it really was for him. Hozier attended Trinity College Dublin, but then dropped out to pursue his music career.

Fiona: Hozier’s first song was Take Me to Chruch, which is also one of his most popular songs. It was released on July 3, 2013. Hozier gained much of his popularity from "Take Me to Church." Take Me to Chruch also appeared on Billboard 200.

Aleena: I haven’t heard of that song. I mean, I don’t really know Hozier at all.

Shiv: That’s exactly why we’re telling you about him now.

Aleena: I don’t know if I will ever listen to Hozier.

Fiona: Save your opinions for later, Aleena.

Shiv: Hozier has released so many other songs as well. In the same album as Take Me to Church, he released Angel of Small Death and the Codiene scene and Jackie and Wilson.

Fiona: Separate from that album, he released one of my favorite songs, Too Sweet, in 2024.

Aleena: These are some interesting song names!

Shiv: Yeah…

Fiona: Okay, everyone, stay tuned to hear the special discussion coming up after this break…

(Break for drop sharing)

Segment 3: Opinions.

Fiona: Welcome back, everyone. Before we get back into this episode. Go check out Food Away from Home, the podcast where our guest today, Shiv, is one of the hosts.

Shiv: Thank you, Fiona!

Aleena: (Get us back on track with opinions.)

(Discussion about opinions on Hozier)

Aleena: Thank you, everyone, for joining in today. We’re your hosts, Fiona Reznik and Aleena Kashif, signing off. Next week on the aux, we have another guest on the show! Quickly, a huge thank you to Shiv for joining us today!

Shiv: Thank you for having me.

Fiona: Our hints for the next artist are, it’s a K-pop group, and they are extremely well-known. This group is also currently on a world tour.

Aleena: Music Credits

Fiona:...