A podcast about life on the road. Hear stories from musicians, clowns, comedians, journalists, athletes, bus drivers, anyone who has a road story to tell, each revealing the everyday magic we all long to feel.
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James Ease & Jeff Smith: Cinematic Nightmares & South Texan Freeze Out
Episode 59:
In this week’s episode of Atypical Daydream, host Josh Caldwell explores what happens when the road starts to feel a little too much like an omen. We sit down with Austin writer and filmmaker James Ease and Jeff Smith, the legendary frontman of the Austin cow-punk band The Hickoids.
James takes us on a West Texas road trip haunted by a series of eerie coincidences that felt like driving straight into a horror movie. Then, Jeff Smith details a brutal run through Northern Europe during a record-breaking cold spring, involving glitchy gear, a confusing loop around Antwerp, and a mad dash through an airport just to get back to the Texas heat.
James Ease
Website: https://www.jamesease.com/ (https://www.jamesease.com/)
Instagram: @jameseease
Stoned In Texas book trailer: https://youtu.be/5c7ixno7910 (https://youtu.be/5c7ixno7910)
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Jeff Smith
FB:
https://www.facebook.com/TheeJeffSmith (https://www.facebook.com/TheeJeffSmith)
https://www.facebook.com/hickoids (https://www.facebook.com/hickoids)
https://www.facebook.com/Saustex (https://www.facebook.com/Saustex)
IG:
@hickoids
@saustex
@flagship_store_san_anto
saustexrecords.bandcamp.com (http://saustexrecords.bandcamp.com/)
hickoids.bandcamp.com (http://hickoids.bandcamp.com/)
Latest label releases:
Trippin' Through Texas, by Joecephus and The George Jonestown Massacre (https://joecephus.bandcamp.com/album/trippin-through-texas)
Barbed Wire Road, by The Krayolas (https://thekrayolas.bandcamp.com/album/barbed-wire-road)
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Produced by Josh Caldwell
Copywriting by Miranda Caldwell
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26 Mar 2026
Gwyneth Herbert
Episode 58:
This week on Atypical Daydream, songwriter Gwyneth Herbert takes us along on three pivotal journeys to Kenya that helped define who she is and her place in the world.
Website: www.gwynethherbert.com (http://www.gwynethherbert.com/)
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gwyneth_herbert.com (https://www.instagram.com/gwyneth_herbert.com)
Malindi District Cultural Association: Preserving Mijikenda heritage through art, music & community while protecting its keepers.
https://www.instagram.com/madca_culture/ (https://www.instagram.com/madca_culture/)
Maabara Atelier: Arts collective based in Kenya encouraging experimentation and curiosity through process-based practices.
https://www.instagram.com/maabara_atelier/ (https://www.instagram.com/maabara_atelier/)
Mahogany Opera: Stretching the boundaries of what opera can be and who it is for. https://www.instagram.com/mahoganyopera/ (https://www.instagram.com/mahoganyopera/)
The Common Room - our community artspace here in Weston: making work with and for the people. https://www.commonwaves.org/ (https://www.commonwaves.org/)
https://www.instagram.com/the_common_room_wsm/ (https://www.instagram.com/the_common_room_wsm/)
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12 Mar 2026
Flannery Foster
Episode 57:
This week on Atypical Daydream, world traveler and entrepreneur Flannery Foster reveals the "how" and "why" behind her mission to visit all 330 global destinations, from countries to remote exclaves.
flanneryfoster.com (https://www.flanneryfoster.com/) (travel, wellness & art) —-> Contact via Calendar (https://outlook.office.com/book/FlanneryFoster1@flanneryfoster.com/?ismsaljsauthenabled=true)
all330.com (https://www.all330.com/) (travel education)
redheadedbastard.com (https://www.redheadedbastard.com/) (memoir, music, photography)
Coming Soon: Bad Yoga Podcast : Sex, Drugs & The Unbearable Business of Yoga
goodyoga.com (https://www.goodyoga.com/)
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Music by Visual Aid (https://visual-aid.bandcamp.com/)
Produced by Josh Caldwell
Copywriting by Miranda Caldwell
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Atypical Daydream™
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