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After almost an entire 'year dark', myself, I decided to jump back into the podcast world with this interview! Aaron David Roberts is a producer, director, writer and musician. After the pandemic began, he and his partner, Andrew Barrack jumped into the world of independent concert venues to help share their story with the closed down world, through their upcoming docuseries, 'One Year Dark'. In this quick interview, I ask about how his brain went to the dark stages and when we can expect the release. We also dive into what Taylor Hawkins had to do with all of this. Enjoy!

Well, well, well... look who it is... your ol' pal... the voice you haven't heard in the podcasting realm since December 2020... yes, you may think that I have been a major slacker but please allow me to explain. Welcome to my 'wasted time free thoughts' Disclaimer: There is no agenda here. I had some extra time and a recorder in front of me... so I hit 'record' and let my brain whizz out. Enjoy.

For this final episode of 2020, Lern takes to the mean streets of SOCIAL MEDIA to gather questions from her audience. In maybe the most narcissistic episode yet, Lern answers those questions with honesty, curse words and last-week-of-work efforts! Enjoy this very random episode and let's hope to Lemmy that she will be able to have guests come 2021... "Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animals!" :) xo

Favazz and Lern have worked together since 2008 at KSHE 95. At the start of 2020, they swapped dayparts – Favazz went to morning drive, while Lern went to afternoons. In this episode, you go deep into their dynamics in the friendship. Old times are discussed including some rock star encounters, and how Favazz was the first jock at KSHE to allow Lern inside the studio to meet one of her faves of all time. Their friendship is fun and their career highlights together are even more enjoyable. Have fun listening to these two pals ‘tell all’ in the hour they allotted. This episode pairs well with getting your ears pierced a couple more times and then telling your enemies to ‘Go F*ck Themselves.’

Supporting local businesses has never been more important – especially the ones that are dear to your heart! One of the many local loves in Lern’s life is MAVEN in Maplewood, MO. This shop has locally made soaps, candles, face mists, shampoo, lotions and so much more. And it was all created from the genuine interest Kate Bethel had when her previous career wasn’t necessarily sparking her in the ways she would have hoped. Kate’s story is a beautiful one – some would call it ‘The American Dream’. Hopefully during this episode you will be equally inspired to shop local more often and maybe even start working on your own ideas to make something that everyone can enjoy, too. Learn More: https://www.mavenstl.com/ Enter promo code ‘Lern20’ for a discount until November 1st, 2020 #LocalLove

We couldn’t fit everything into just one episode when it comes to Donny Fandango and rightfully so. This is ‘the meat’ of his career – interview highlights! What is it like being in a press tent at Lollapalooza? What makes Trent Reznor laugh? What do you do when you see Maynard James Keenan with boobs? All of these very important questions are answered in this episode. Enjoy for a second helping – Donny Fandango!

Nutrition and healthy habits: two things we probably all could be better at, am I right? (You’re nodding, I assume) Enter my friend: Kelsie Eversmeyer – A Shame-Free Nutritionist and Healthy Habits Coach! In this episode, we dive into education, action and reaction to what the world is telling us about ‘what we should be doing’ and what we already know about taking care of ourselves. As you will hear through this entire episode, really KNOWING what your goals are and reading up on how to get there is completely important… and sometimes it helps to have someone to guide you every step of the way. That’s what Kelsie does for her clients. If you have been falling back into bad habits – unhealthy ones – during this pandemic, this may be a great resource for you. This episode pairs well with listening in headphones and laughing through the completely awful sound quality (Lern is MORTIFIED..haha!) But we couldn’t scrap the conversation… it was so good. Also, I hate Chainsaws. Actually, this episode pairs well with NOT cutting down your trees early in the morning.

Donny Fandango is one last of a dying breed of radio hosts. It is rare to find a jock who actually cares about the music they play and who has the authenticity to just ‘be themselves’ in this wild online age we are living in. As we will discuss: Donny is ‘layered like an onion’ and this episode only touches on maybe HALF of who Donny is, completely. It was a real treat to sit back and have a very genuine conversation with someone in the radio business about the professional lines we all walk, online hate vs online awesomeness, parenting, the joys of finding music and how to completely screw up interviewing Marilyn Manson. This episode pairs nicely with listening to some Millencolin, while muting your enemies online and allowing yourself to surrender to being completely who you are. Enjoy.

In this day and age, it’s really hard to relax. It’s almost like you have to work really hard to relax because there’s so much going on – and then, it’s like, ‘where do I begin on this relaxing journey?’ Well guess what: this episode can serve as somewhat of a launching pad for you. Inside this episode, Lern speaks with Mandy Griffin, who is the owner of Remedy Massage in South City. She is someone who Lern looks up to for how calming her spirit is and how much she has educated herself with the art of massage, energy healing and meditation. This episode does include some options for a start with your journey into the relaxing realm… so hopefully you can find what is right for you! This episode pairs well with a dark space to listen to and plenty of room for imagination.

More than ever, we as people are probably day-dreaming about traveling in a worry-free existence. With so much uncertainty in our world, it’s hard to imagine when that will actually become a reality again. Luckily, we have beautiful photos to ease our minds and continue to inspire us on where we will go explore next, once we can. On this episode, Lern sits down with Josh Rowan who is a photographer, graphic designer and artist from Saint Louis, to chat about his travels and what he captured both on film but also in his heart. Traveling can do that to you, after all. You can find more info on Josh and see many of the experiences they get into here: www.joshuarowan.com This episode pairs well with getting lost in some photos.

When you think about legends, you probably go straight to their success stories, or the reason you know of them in the first place. Rarely, do we focus on where the legend comes from but after you know that story, you never forget it. In some ways, it adds hope for all of us once we do find out how hard someone worked or the adversity they were met with, and still managed to succeed. This is true with the legend of Mark Klose – a man who has been in the St. Louis radio business for almost 50 years and got his start digging ditches behind the flagship radio station that would eventually ‘make him.’ With humor, wit, wisdom, sarcasm and self-deprecation, he has charmed our city in so many ways. Lern has worked with Mark for 12+ years and she thinks he’s one of a kind. This episode pairs well with checking in on your dreams and your work ethic and seeing how much more you have to go before you make it all happen for yourself – because you can!

Who wants to talk about GRIEF! Let's be real -- no one. Which is really strange because we all grieve on varying levels through our lives and it's completely true that we will all experience loss in life. There's world grief right now with a pandemic, national grief with injustice and unrest in our communities and of course the ever-so-heavy: Personal Grief, which we all have to deal with individually. For this episode, Lern sits down to discuss what it can be like losing a parent. She is joined by her colleague and friend, Courtney Diamond, as they chat about what it was like losing their dads. There are interesting similarities and yet unique differences in each of their stories. That is the thing about grief: it's yours. It is unique to your experience and everything that leads up to the moment it hits. Sometimes having a road map, or someone to talk to can help immensely. So sit back, open your hearts and prepare for the grief wave. This episode pairs well with calling your dads (if you still can) but if you can't -- call someone you love very much.

If you asked Lern who the most famous person in St. Louis is, she would answer with: “John Ulett.” He’s a city treasure. He has been with KSHE since the late 70s, and he’s been the PA announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals since the 80s. The tone of St. Louis in the audible-form has been those velvety vocal chords of John Ulett. Lern was lucky enough to work alongside him for eight years on the first edition of the KSHE Morning Rock Show. She considers him one of her best friends and an extension of her family. As you will hear in this episode, not much has changed since they have been behind the mics together. The humor is there, the sensitivity is there, the awkward is there. As it shall ever be! This episode pairs well with calling an old friend and seeing how they’re doing.

What we all need is a good ol’ fashioned, from the heart pep talk in these wild times. Mixed in with a bunch of realism about why the hell this episode is two days LATE. In this belated episode, Lern apologizes to you all and gets honest about what happened this week. Sometimes you just can’t ‘show up and produce’ when you hope to… In this 25 minute talk, Lern will open her mind and give you a ‘free-think’ about what she is…uh, thinking. Maybe you will gather something from this to relate to, or maybe you will hate this. Maybe you are unsubscribing as you read this. (Does anyone REALLY read the descriptions?) Anyway. Enjoy this pep talk. This episode pairs well with listening while in the bath tub, and maybe having a good cry. But then also having a sigh of relief that we are going to make it.

Another quarantined edition of the podcast! For this episode, Lern’s husband, Tim joins her to discuss their favorite memories of being around people during Meet & Greets! Yes, famous humans, all who they were privileged enough to meet because of their radio careers. So if you like stories about well-known people, you will maybe like this episode… or you will hate Lern and Tim for their fun experiences. Either way, you have nothing better to do, so saddle up and listen! Stay safe out there, hopefully this burns 45 minutes of your isolation and maybe brings some joy to your world. This episode pairs well with taking a shower while listening and having a ‘shower beer’ or a ‘shower juice’ of some kind. Enjoy!

Due to the mother-effing COVID-19, this episode will be a solo experience with Lern. A first in the podcast. Good thing she talks to herself for a living, otherwise this may not be ‘as entertaining’. All silliness aside, this quarantine existence we are all living through right now has thrown off the guest-having for this episode (and if we are being real, possibly for many future episodes of this podcast). Lern is definitely going to look into the options with recording from afar with guests – she just wants to make sure it doesn’t sound bad. For this episode, Lern sits down with herself to tell you some stories about her radio career. Mainly, the story of why she isn’t a forensic psychologist and how she works in radio. It’s a pretty normal story with some surprises waiting inside. This episode pairs nicely with: taking a shower since you probably haven’t yet, as well as maybe wearing some pants…and sippin’ on your favorite homemade isolation cocktail. Please drink responsibly and please keep isolating until it’s safe to go out, so we don’t ruin this. BE WELL!

Due to the mother-effing COVID-19, this episode will be a solo experience with Lern. A first in the podcast. Good thing she talks to herself for a living, otherwise this may not be ‘as entertaining’. All silliness aside, this quarantine existence we are all living through right now has thrown off the guest-having for this episode (and if we are being real, possibly for many future episodes of this podcast). Lern is definitely going to look into the options with recording from afar with guests – she just wants to make sure it doesn’t sound bad. For this episode, Lern sits down with herself to tell you some stories about her radio career. Mainly, the story of why she isn’t a forensic psychologist and how she works in radio. It’s a pretty normal story with some surprises waiting inside. This episode pairs nicely with: taking a shower since you probably haven’t yet, as well as maybe wearing some pants…and sippin’ on your favorite homemade isolation cocktail. Please drink responsibly and please keep isolating until it’s safe to go out, so we don’t ruin this. BE WELL!

As March comes to a screaming bizarre, why not find some comic relief in this episode. Lern invites her sister, Emily over to her hour for some wine, honesty and major laughs like never before. One common theme to their sisterhood is the fact that 13 years separate them. They have the same mom but #differentdads (you will get that reference soon). Topics range from growing up in totally different situations with their mom, music tastes, aging parents, personality differences, the tales of vicarious embarrassments and so much more. This episode pairs well with calling your siblings afterward and possibly opening up a bottle of red AND white because that’s what Lern did, so you might as well, too. Please drink and laugh responsibly.

If you ever find yourself wondering what type of environment Lern grew up in or maybe what her parental influences were like – this is the episode for YOU! As Lern will describe: it may be the most uncomfortable episode so far. Mainly because the person she is interviewing used to ground her and give her allowance money, and has been the constant rock in her whole lifetime – yes, it’s her mom. The mother and daughter duo go in depth on certain things from the past but avoid other topics that maybe could have organically come up. Mainly, Lern was walking a thin line to take care of her mom in the uncomfortable world of being interviewed. Nonetheless, you get to know Lern’s mom in a capacity that maybe you never knew before and there are parts that even surprised Lern. This episode pairs well with calling your parents or people in your life that you have cherished for a lifetime and then some. Shout out to everyone's mom.

Tom Huck has been ‘disgusting the masses since 1995’ with his satirical woodcuts and his incredible art as an American printmaker. Huck is the owner of Evil Prints in St. Louis, a regular contributor to BLAB! of Fantagraphics Books and a personal comrade of Lern. The two met in 2008ish through a mutual friend and have been friends ever since. As you will hear in this interview – Huck has a vast appreciation for music and has created art for Motorhead, The Roots and A Perfect Circle. This episode pairs well with whisky and loud speakers turned all the way to eleven.