4.6.22: Going through voice memos, demos, and stems we talk about our new single "Casper", the initial songwriting session with Emily Kocontes (EMME), the tumultuous true story behind the lyrics, Andrew Goldstein's (FRND) unintentionally inspiring Instagram story, Lido's early production advice, Ivan Jackson's (Brasstracks) horns (and social activism), the gang vocals recorded by the acapella group Under A Rest, the fake movie quote (by Souveneer & Bashlow), and the two year process it took to finish the song.

8.16.21: In this chat, we talked to Nate's best friend David Leone about high school, naming the band, late night arguments, important phone calls, origin stories, feedback, eclecticism, pop development, storytelling, creative problem solving, variance, opportunity cost, and what it's like being an artist's best friend.

Recorded 9.7.21: In this chat, following Noah's unfortunate Roman scooter accident, Nate hosts solo to provide updates on Sleeping Lion and past Talking Lion guests.

Recorded 7.24.21: In this chat, we talk to our friend Alex Engelberg about family collaborations, remixing Kira Kosarin, Tik Tok communities, Bill Wurtz's disciples, diagonal lyrics, software development, #HugOpps, #CanOfSoup, airport jingles, homeschooling, personality tests, Charlie Curtis Beard, improv comedy musicals, lazy creativity, and Lightning Collabs.

Recorded 11.11.20: In this chat, we talk to Conner Rush, the founder of Fyre Games, about his new video game (Summerland), how sound design can tell a story, and what happens when we die.

Play Summerland for free on Steam:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1444110/Summerland/

Patreon: patreon.com/talkinglion
Text us: 914-226-4772
Shirts: sleepinglionmusic.com/store

[Recorded 9.5.20]

In this chat, we talk to our drummer, Jacob Harelick, about professional Simon Says, Westchester Judaism, our "tour", love squares, his various early bands (Walking Is Like Running, Arthur The Pleasure, Soul Candy), being a Ripe/Lawrence fanboy, niches, reaching out, terrible shows, fracturing his heels, and the various artists he drums for (including salem elise, Emilia Ali, Sophia Gripari, OSTON, London Mars, Jake Bennet, Rozie Baker, Julia Gartha, and us).

Text us: 914-226-4772

Shirts: sleepinglionmusic.com/store

Patreon: patreon.com/talkinglion

[Recorded 8.17.20]

We talked with our friend/collaborator Sophia Gripari about what it means to be "Lonely In LA" (which is also the name of our new song that's out now!)

Going through voice memos, demos, stems, and talking to collaborators like Ashlynn Malia, we talked about the unexpected creation of our new EP “Different Plans”.

[Recorded 7.15.20]

Going through voice memos, demos, stems we talked about our new single "We're Fine" and the 5-year journey it took to complete.

[Recorded 7.8.20]

In this chat, we're joined by our friend Max Chester to talk about college auditions, math theorems, left-handed polar bears, bad puns, friend-families, rough breakfasts, anxiety dreams, stuffed animals, bravery, Eurovision, broken phones, fireworks, chess stalemates, external support, crafting a narrative, finishing our EP ("Different Plans"), and a surprise outro (that may or may not include Play-Doh).

[Recorded 7.3.20]

In this chat, we talk about Mercedes Benz's in Zimbabwe, Guitar Hero, past conflicts, embarrassing childhood crushes, eisoptrophobia, unintentional success, poetry prompts, unexpected similarities in movies (feat. a Campbellian analysis of the Frozen I & Frozen II), hiking, endoscopy semantics, and our new segment: "Can I Ask You A Personal Question?".

[Recorded 6.24.20]

Going through early demos, we talked with our friend & co-writer, Casey Cook, about our first session together and the stories behind our new single, "Tendencies" (w/ Transviolet).

[Recorded 6.21.20]

In this chat, we talk with our filmmaker friend Russell Goldman about TV reviews, intimidatingly good ideas, industrial musicals, the first film we worked on together (Alpacaland), our fathers, shrimp tails, Better Call Saul, Spike Lee joints, the history of Atlantis (the movie), Disney, The Last of Us Part II, Phoebe Bridgers's new album Punisher, mental health, his film No Comment, and the process of working together on his upcoming film I Make Good Sounds At Parties through the quarantine.

[Recorded 6.14.20]

In this chat, we talk about politics/current events, things we still haven't found the time to do during quarantine, exercise, screenwriting, de-cluttering, trouble sleeping, Avatar: The Last Airbender, and High School Musical.

[Recorded 5.15.20]

Going through voice memos & demos, we talked with our friend Miette Hope about the process for the new single we released together, "Balance".

[Recorded 5.20.20]

In this chat, we talk about where songs start, potatoes, Guitar Hero/Rock Band, music supervision in the mid-2000's, indie films, white collar crime, hiking, Noah's spontaneous new song "2 not b alone", grocery shopping, vertigo, cookies, cooking, old friends, new shirts, and the importance of expressing how much this sucks!

[Recorded 5.13.29]

In this chat, we talk about burgers, our theme song, small business aids (SBA/PPP), Logic updates (10.5), copyright traps, Unreal Engine 5, sit-com floorplans, dented fenders, edibles, roadtrips, exploring LA, and our new challenges.

[Recorded 5.6.20]

In our fourth chat, we talk about the vibes of different cities, writer's block, starting as a duo, quality vs. marketing, Star Wars, real-world locations in video games, "Dave" (on FXX), finishing songs, cover art, and our recent brush with Tik Tok fame.

[Recorded 4.29.20]

In our third chat, we talk about Philly bands, jazz piano, the ET video game, Phoebe Waller Bridge, compound words, motherly criticism, the release of "No Comment" (a short film Nate sound designed), broken glasses, e-sports, Tik Tok, hiking, and the confusing nature of the word "podcast".

[Recorded 3.28.20]

Going through voice memos & track stems, we talked with our friends/collaborators Alex Koste (producer) & Alex Venegas (songwriter) about the creation of Sleeping Lion's new single "Don't Like Me".

[Recorded 3.16.20]

In our first "Chats" episode, we talk through the early days of quarantine (due to COVID-19), ask each other the questions that will guide all future "Chats", and announce Talking Lion's new Patreon platform.