For our milestone 150th episode, Beats, Brews, and Points of View traveled to Pittsburgh for the 5th Annual Barrel & Flow Festival, where E-Man Bates and Neil Richter were on-site as official media and Na Bonsai lit up the stage with a performance.
We sit down with Bonsai to discuss their highly anticipated new album, arriving September 13th, and explore the creative journey behind it. A key theme of our conversation centers on how genre labels and racial perceptions often confine artists, and why embracing freedom beyond categories is essential for authentic expression.
This episode features Bonsai’s single “In the Middle” to open and closes with “Invisible”, bookending a thoughtful discussion on artistry without limits.
31 Mar 2025
Episode 149: Island Grunge
On this episode, Neil and E-Man discuss Detroit's historic Marche Du Nain Rouge, touch on Women's History Month, an extended Something Old Something New segment, book recommendations and a no spoilers breakdown of the new Netflix show, "Adolescence" and the conversations surrounding the show.
Opening Song: Durand Jones and the Indications: Been So Long
Closing Song: Che Noir x Superior: Seeds In Babylon
10 Mar 2025
Episode 148: Belt 2 Ass 2025
On this Episode, Neil and E-Man go into the relevance of sequels, WWE talk, The recent passings of Roy Ayers, Roberta Flack, Angie Stone and D'Wayne Wiggins(Tony! Toni! Toné!). We run our something old, something new segment as well as a hidden easter egg from a classic comedy we didn't catch till now. Make sure to subscribe to be in the loop on future episode releases. Also, happy women's history month!
Reach and audience
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YouTube views
104,455
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
5.0 / 5
17 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100
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Quality
43
Social presence
0
YouTube
82
Engagement
82
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